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October 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 2 141 127 11.0 2 145 131 10.7
Maine 61 491 449 9.4 58 490 450 8.7
Massachusetts 15 150 134 12.3 16 143 128 11.2
New Hampshire 73 303 276 9.9 74 299 281 6.7
New Jersey 4 246 229 7.2 16 309 281 9.6
New York 47 1,111 1,026 8.3 48 1,128 1,052 7.2
Pennsylvania 43 2,126 1,968 8.0 38 1,978 1,826 8.3
Rhode Island 7 64 54 18.6 6 129 109 18.0
Vermont 26 244 220 10.9 20 251 228 10.1
Subtotal 4,876 4,483 8.8 4,872 4,486 8.6
South Atlantic
Delaware 2 91 91 0.1 2 115 106 8.0
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 101 2,453 2,218 10.6 94 2,191 2,013 8.9
Georgia 53 1,864 1,739 7.2 55 1,583 1,487 6.5
Maryland 4 564 529 6.6 7 569 542 4.9
North Carolina 34 2,062 1,910 7.9 35 1,872 1,717 9.0
South Carolina 52 1,480 1,372 7.8 54 1,562 1,455 7.4
Virginia 310 1,876 1,726 8.7 308 1,796 1,632 10.0
West Virginia 17 481 464 3.6 15 495 471 5.1
Subtotal 10,871 10,049 8.2 10,183 9,423 8.1
North Central
Illinois 36 1,573 1,459 7.8 32 1,471 1,340 9.8
Indiana 23 1,586 1,478 7.3 24 1,497 1,408 6.3
Iowa 79 1,275 1,177 8.4 77 1,278 1,180 8.3
Kansas 69 959 908 5.6 69 1,013 958 5.8
Michigan 55 1,747 1,666 4.9 52 1,795 1,722 4.3
Minnesota 29 1,447 1,297 11.5 31 1,448 1,339 8.1
Missouri 82 1,612 1,487 8.4 84 2,040 1,902 7.2
Nebraska 38 840 782 7.4 38 789 746 5.7
North Dakota 53 381 346 10.2 52 354 332 6.5
Ohio 56 1,728 1,599 8.0 57 1,707 1,594 7.1
South Dakota 36 487 426 14.1 32 489 467 4.9
Wisconsin 87 1,728 1,566 10.3 99 1,630 1,495 9.0
Subtotal 15,363 14,191 8.3 15,511 14,483 7.1
South Gulf
Alabama 67 1,427 1,336 6.8 67 1,390 1,318 5.5
Arkansas 21 993 960 3.4 18 909 872 4.3
Kentucky 30 1,481 1,398 6.0 28 1,394 1,315 6.0
Louisiana 16 932 867 7.6 13 849 766 10.9
Mississippi 49 1,209 1,132 6.8 48 1,242 1,157 7.4
Oklahoma 34 1,212 1,115 8.7 34 1,216 1,140 6.7
Tennessee 25 1,674 1,574 6.3 33 1,572 1,499 4.9
Texas 136 5,178 4,660 11.1 141 4,981 4,518 10.2
Subtotal 14,106 13,042 8.2 13,553 12,585 7.7
West
Alaska 42 100 100 0.1 38 110 104 5.9
Arizona 66 1,276 1,224 4.3 67 1,086 997 8.9
California 57 4,049 3,873 4.5 63 3,220 2,985 7.9
Colorado 69 1,128 1,063 6.2 71 1,061 1,002 5.8
Hawaii 11 90 73 22.5 10 67 57 17.3
Idaho 112 619 589 5.0 119 631 605 4.3
Montana 68 615 550 12.0 68 646 608 6.4
Nevada 41 380 381 -0.2 42 376 377 -0.2
New Mexico 15 1,049 911 15.1 8 945 846 11.7
Oregon 90 877 855 2.6 94 940 853 10.2
Utah - 590 560 5.3 9 607 599 1.3
Washington 66 970 896 8.3 71 1,137 1,040 9.3
Wyoming 99 465 467 -0.2 98 496 488 1.7
Subtotal 12,208 11,542 5.8 11,322 10,561 7.2
Totals 2,608 57,424 53,308 7.7 2,635 55,441 51,538 7.6

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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