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September 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State September August
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 2 145 131 10.7 2 140 126 11.0
Maine 58 490 450 8.7 55 515 458 12.3
Massachusetts 16 143 128 11.2 16 141 123 14.4
New Hampshire 74 299 281 6.7 75 336 309 8.8
New Jersey 4 300 281 6.6 15 259 241 7.5
New York 48 1,128 1,052 7.2 47 1,429 1,267 12.7
Pennsylvania 38 1,978 1,826 8.3 45 2,137 1,882 13.5
Rhode Island 6 129 109 18.0 7 87 70 23.9
Vermont 20 251 228 10.1 21 276 241 14.5
Subtotal 4,863 4,486 8.4 5,320 4,717 12.8
South Atlantic
Delaware 2 115 106 8.0 2 108 97 11.6
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 94 2,191 2,013 8.9 93 2,217 2,004 10.7
Georgia 55 1,583 1,487 6.5 55 1,627 1,514 7.5
Maryland 7 569 542 4.9 7 613 573 7.0
North Carolina 35 1,872 1,717 9.0 34 1,950 1,778 9.7
South Carolina 54 1,562 1,455 7.4 54 1,616 1,450 11.4
Virginia 308 1,796 1,632 10.0 309 1,935 1,710 13.1
West Virginia 15 495 471 5.1 17 512 466 9.8
Subtotal 10,183 9,423 8.1 10,578 9,592 10.3
North Central
Illinois 32 1,471 1,340 9.8 37 1,467 1,430 2.5
Indiana 24 1,497 1,408 6.3 26 1,445 1,325 9.0
Iowa 77 1,278 1,180 8.3 81 1,290 1,203 7.2
Kansas 69 1,013 958 5.8 68 934 900 3.9
Michigan 52 1,795 1,722 4.3 53 1,878 1,788 5.1
Minnesota 31 1,448 1,339 8.1 26 1,435 1,305 10.0
Missouri 84 2,040 1,902 7.2 83 1,987 1,855 7.1
Nebraska 38 789 746 5.7 38 829 781 6.2
North Dakota 52 354 332 6.5 50 370 344 7.5
Ohio 57 1,707 1,594 7.1 56 1,758 1,591 10.5
South Dakota 32 489 467 4.9 33 503 472 6.7
Wisconsin 99 1,630 1,495 9.0 79 1,646 1,514 8.7
Subtotal 15,511 14,483 7.1 15,542 14,508 7.1
South Gulf
Alabama 67 1,390 1,318 5.5 64 1,447 1,396 3.7
Arkansas 18 909 872 4.3 17 1,035 1,002 3.2
Kentucky 28 1,394 1,315 6.0 25 1,383 1,277 8.4
Louisiana 13 849 766 10.9 14 1,195 1,114 7.3
Mississippi 48 1,242 1,157 7.4 47 1,207 1,148 5.1
Oklahoma 34 1,216 1,140 6.7 35 1,364 1,309 4.2
Tennessee 33 1,572 1,499 4.9 33 1,596 1,509 5.8
Texas 141 4,981 4,518 10.2 141 5,085 4,569 11.3
Subtotal 13,553 12,585 7.7 14,312 13,324 7.4
West
Alaska 38 110 104 5.9 38 133 117 14.2
Arizona 67 1,086 997 8.9 59 1,023 939 8.9
California 63 3,220 2,985 7.9 55 3,801 3,502 8.5
Colorado 71 1,061 1,002 5.8 68 1,037 985 5.3
Hawaii 10 67 57 17.3 10 78 63 23.2
Idaho 119 631 605 4.3 111 683 635 7.6
Montana 68 646 608 6.4 66 750 707 6.0
Nevada 42 376 377 -0.2 38 410 405 1.2
New Mexico 8 945 846 11.7 6 939 826 13.7
Oregon 94 940 853 10.2 94 1,005 973 3.3
Utah 9 607 599 1.3 - 666 631 5.5
Washington 71 1,137 1,040 9.3 74 1,051 990 6.1
Wyoming 98 496 488 1.7 94 537 520 3.3
Subtotal 11,322 10,561 7.2 12,113 11,293 7.3
Totals 2,623 55,433 51,538 7.6 2,573 57,867 53,434 8.3

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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