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January 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State January December
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2020 (Revised) 2019
Northeast
Connecticut 2 100 117 -14.6 2 105 127 -17.0
Maine 53 359 409 -12.3 58 400 447 -10.5
Massachusetts 12 98 121 -18.8 14 124 150 -17.4
New Hampshire 76 210 245 -14.1 64 232 269 -13.6
New Jersey 20 181 211 -14.5 19 211 249 -15.2
New York 45 832 988 -15.8 46 959 1,181 -18.9
Pennsylvania 42 1,406 1,610 -12.7 39 1,562 1,920 -18.7
Rhode Island 7 27 31 -13.5 7 42 52 -19.6
Vermont 22 177 218 -18.9 26 187 237 -21.2
Subtotal 3,390 3,950 -14.2 3,822 4,632 -17.5
South Atlantic
Delaware 1 62 77 -19.5 1 41 86 -52.6
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 91 2,126 2,242 -5.2 103 2,118 2,264 -6.4
Georgia 54 1,615 1,687 -4.3 53 1,624 1,694 -4.1
Maryland 9 392 452 -13.3 9 438 520 -15.9
North Carolina 35 1,608 1,758 -8.5 35 1,767 1,909 -7.4
South Carolina 52 1,250 1,346 -7.1 51 1,314 1,444 -9.0
Virginia 315 1,444 1,631 -11.5 316 1,566 1,806 -13.3
West Virginia 9 342 393 -13.0 12 406 475 -14.5
Subtotal 8,839 9,586 -7.8 9,274 10,198 -9.1
North Central
Illinois 27 1,134 1,286 -11.9 33 1,185 1,334 -11.2
Indiana 25 1,301 1,390 -6.5 25 1,293 1,426 -9.3
Iowa 78 976 1,040 -6.1 83 981 1,110 -11.6
Kansas 65 770 802 -4.1 65 825 889 -7.2
Michigan 59 1,391 1,501 -7.4 60 1,426 1,606 -11.2
Minnesota 18 1,066 1,176 -9.4 32 1,125 1,263 -11.0
Missouri 85 1,137 1,166 -2.5 85 1,429 1,509 -5.3
Nebraska 37 566 586 -3.3 37 638 686 -7.0
North Dakota - 343 362 -5.3 53 304 350 -13.3
Ohio 58 1,336 1,494 -10.6 59 1,437 1,671 -14.0
South Dakota 43 331 338 -2.2 43 380 395 -3.7
Wisconsin 103 1,186 1,339 -11.4 114 1,328 1,537 -13.6
Subtotal 11,537 12,480 -7.6 12,351 13,776 -10.3
South Gulf
Alabama 68 1,221 1,254 -2.7 67 1,252 1,307 -4.2
Arkansas 23 826 849 -2.7 23 964 1,004 -4.0
Kentucky 26 1,224 1,344 -9.0 26 1,228 1,395 -12.0
Louisiana 3 909 935 -2.8 4 979 999 -2.0
Mississippi 40 1,034 1,058 -2.3 45 998 1,038 -3.9
Oklahoma 42 923 966 -4.4 42 887 975 -9.0
Tennessee 23 1,410 1,456 -3.1 22 1,384 1,480 -6.5
Texas 149 4,196 4,550 -7.8 156 4,244 4,608 -7.9
Subtotal 11,743 12,412 -5.4 11,936 12,806 -6.8
West
Alaska 34 72 76 -5.5 30 75 83 -9.7
Arizona 68 1,019 1,059 -3.8 69 1,011 1,125 -10.1
California 68 2,431 2,760 -11.9 74 3,791 4,294 -11.7
Colorado 70 842 915 -8.0 70 815 900 -9.4
Hawaii 11 48 59 -18.1 11 52 61 -13.9
Idaho 121 443 424 4.5 127 454 456 -0.5
Montana 66 384 371 3.5 68 463 470 -1.4
Nevada 40 298 313 -4.6 40 348 358 -2.7
New Mexico 20 750 776 -3.4 22 744 802 -7.2
Oregon 99 632 656 -3.7 104 712 756 -5.8
Utah 23 477 464 2.8 27 465 473 -1.7
Washington 66 666 699 -4.8 56 748 834 -10.3
Wyoming 97 335 332 0.8 96 328 344 -4.6
Subtotal 8,397 8,904 -5.7 10,006 10,956 -8.7
Totals 2,600 43,902 47,333 -7.2 2,723 47,387 52,369 -9.5

Note: Where Number of Stations are shown as dashes, the values for the Vehicle-Miles and Percent Change are derived from the estimated VMT based on data from surrounding States or the nationwide average VMT.

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