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November 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State November October
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 2 141 121 16.7 2 169 152 11.5
Maine 60 425 375 13.4 61 523 478 9.5
Massachusetts 15 133 110 20.2 15 156 139 12.4
New Hampshire 76 272 236 15.5 73 326 296 10.2
New Jersey 4 246 221 11.2 18 271 244 11.2
New York 49 1,006 893 12.7 47 1,169 1,079 8.3
Pennsylvania 44 1,924 1,670 15.2 43 2,115 1,955 8.2
Rhode Island 7 62 49 27.0 7 70 59 18.5
Vermont 25 211 180 17.3 26 257 232 11.1
Subtotal 4,420 3,855 14.7 5,056 4,634 9.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 4 106 90 17.2 2 101 101 0.1
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 104 2,454 2,141 14.6 101 2,423 2,191 10.6
Georgia 52 1,815 1,660 9.3 53 1,880 1,754 7.2
Maryland 6 576 449 28.2 4 558 524 6.5
North Carolina 35 1,887 1,691 11.6 34 1,980 1,833 8.0
South Carolina 48 1,562 1,392 12.2 52 1,621 1,503 7.8
Virginia 320 1,886 1,647 14.5 310 1,954 1,799 8.7
West Virginia 18 454 410 10.6 17 485 468 3.5
Subtotal 10,740 9,480 13.3 11,002 10,173 8.1
North Central
Illinois 36 1,473 1,277 15.3 36 1,594 1,479 7.8
Indiana 24 1,445 1,267 14.1 23 1,577 1,469 7.3
Iowa 82 1,158 981 18.0 79 1,260 1,161 8.5
Kansas 68 905 807 12.1 69 968 915 5.8
Michigan 57 1,547 1,358 14.0 55 1,763 1,680 4.9
Minnesota 30 1,290 1,099 17.4 29 1,478 1,325 11.5
Missouri 86 1,717 1,501 14.4 82 1,779 1,639 8.5
Nebraska 38 725 631 14.9 38 803 747 7.5
North Dakota 54 334 290 15.2 53 375 340 10.3
Ohio 55 1,607 1,400 14.7 56 1,741 1,613 8.0
South Dakota 39 449 390 15.3 36 523 459 14.0
Wisconsin 106 1,424 1,209 17.8 87 1,628 1,473 10.5
Subtotal 14,074 12,210 15.3 15,489 14,300 8.3
South Gulf
Alabama 71 1,461 1,349 8.3 67 1,545 1,444 7.0
Arkansas 18 956 882 8.4 21 968 937 3.4
Kentucky 25 1,534 1,342 14.2 30 1,601 1,512 5.9
Louisiana 17 1,099 1,003 9.5 16 1,100 1,019 7.9
Mississippi 48 1,254 1,161 8.0 49 1,315 1,232 6.7
Oklahoma 34 1,234 1,107 11.5 34 1,277 1,174 8.8
Tennessee 25 1,629 1,506 8.1 25 1,737 1,632 6.4
Texas 142 5,112 4,485 14.0 136 5,314 4,781 11.1
Subtotal 14,279 12,835 11.3 14,857 13,731 8.2
West
Alaska 40 84 74 12.6 42 95 95 0.1
Arizona 74 1,220 1,081 12.8 66 1,206 1,157 4.2
California 69 3,954 3,517 12.4 57 3,998 3,828 4.4
Colorado 72 976 844 15.6 69 1,106 1,042 6.1
Hawaii 12 78 65 20.6 11 73 60 21.8
Idaho 124 564 486 16.1 112 628 598 5.0
Montana 67 502 431 16.6 68 587 524 12.1
Nevada 39 393 349 12.8 41 411 412 -0.3
New Mexico 19 896 729 23.0 15 946 822 15.1
Oregon 100 814 729 11.7 90 887 865 2.6
Utah - 541 474 14.3 - 598 576 4.0
Washington 79 938 801 17.0 66 1,016 937 8.4
Wyoming 99 363 324 12.0 99 428 429 -0.2
Subtotal 11,323 9,904 14.3 11,979 11,345 5.6
Totals 2,718 54,835 48,286 13.6 2,622 58,383 54,182 7.8

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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