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May 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State May April
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 1 125 93 33.9 1 111 70 59.8
Maine 50 488 347 40.7 40 394 264 49.3
Massachusetts 15 147 97 51.4 9 127 73 72.3
New Hampshire 79 272 206 31.8 78 260 161 61.6
New Jersey 4 248 169 46.9 7 228 132 72.7
New York 49 1,178 856 37.7 41 972 597 62.9
Pennsylvania 36 2,027 1,494 35.7 27 1,758 1,057 66.3
Rhode Island 5 58 37 59.2 3 39 24 61.7
Vermont 23 221 163 35.5 17 180 111 61.5
Subtotal 4,764 3,462 37.6 4,069 2,489 63.5
South Atlantic
Delaware 6 106 69 54.1 2 78 48 61.3
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 97 2,324 1,782 30.4 73 2,145 1,303 64.7
Georgia 55 1,836 1,491 23.1 42 1,808 1,121 61.2
Maryland 8 538 386 39.7 3 439 265 65.4
North Carolina 34 2,000 1,473 35.7 22 1,791 1,097 63.2
South Carolina 55 1,648 1,293 27.4 40 1,430 887 61.1
Virginia 317 1,921 1,435 33.9 189 1,674 1,029 62.7
West Virginia 18 343 274 25.3 15 528 329 60.4
Subtotal 10,716 8,203 30.6 9,893 6,079 62.7
North Central
Illinois 32 1,484 1,175 26.3 34 1,463 914 60.1
Indiana 25 1,619 1,206 34.2 21 1,547 948 63.2
Iowa 79 1,260 969 30.0 82 1,177 754 56.0
Kansas 69 911 735 24.1 67 846 541 56.5
Michigan 59 1,733 1,242 39.6 26 1,445 851 69.9
Minnesota 25 1,422 1,101 29.2 31 1,382 887 55.8
Missouri 82 1,827 1,454 25.7 74 1,576 1,000 57.6
Nebraska 37 808 634 27.4 37 722 486 48.6
North Dakota 52 350 289 21.4 50 417 293 42.2
Ohio 60 1,707 1,257 35.9 48 1,553 937 65.9
South Dakota 38 466 350 33.1 39 467 294 59.0
Wisconsin 105 1,700 1,327 28.1 103 1,472 916 60.6
Subtotal 15,287 11,739 30.2 14,067 8,821 59.5
South Gulf
Alabama 69 1,575 1,277 23.4 45 1,394 911 53.0
Arkansas 23 1,026 832 23.3 18 859 571 50.2
Kentucky 27 1,575 1,185 32.9 23 1,553 933 66.4
Louisiana 11 1,293 958 35.0 11 1,133 655 72.9
Mississippi 19 1,274 1,021 24.7 31 1,153 735 56.8
Oklahoma 35 1,162 924 25.7 31 1,166 760 53.5
Tennessee 24 1,560 1,259 23.9 16 1,454 911 59.7
Texas 136 4,848 3,778 28.3 125 4,449 2,794 59.2
Subtotal 14,313 11,234 27.4 13,161 8,270 59.1
West
Alaska 37 125 107 17.6 19 99 66 49.4
Arizona 67 1,158 870 33.2 54 1,116 676 65.0
California 47 3,764 2,783 35.3 40 3,229 1,967 64.1
Colorado 71 940 740 27.0 56 836 527 58.8
Hawaii 9 60 43 38.3 9 64 39 63.6
Idaho 121 606 482 25.7 113 558 364 53.4
Montana 62 560 457 22.5 63 495 317 55.9
Nevada 39 439 334 31.4 29 348 223 55.8
New Mexico 22 907 677 34.1 19 828 510 62.5
Oregon 99 903 688 31.2 92 847 532 59.2
Utah - 654 515 26.8 - 568 359 58.4
Washington - 927 758 22.2 - 956 624 53.2
Wyoming 92 447 362 23.3 92 374 258 44.8
Subtotal 11,490 8,816 30.3 10,318 6,462 59.7
Totals 2,525 56,570 43,451 30.2 2,107 51,510 32,124 60.3

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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