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August 2022 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2022 (Preliminary) 2021 2022 (Revised) 2021
Northeast
Connecticut 2 177 178 -0.3 2 176 177 -0.6
Maine 68 621 622 0.0 70 593 596 -0.5
Massachusetts 15 175 175 -0.1 16 172 171 0.5
New Hampshire 75 358 359 -0.2 75 360 356 1.1
New Jersey 4 286 281 1.6 19 277 284 -2.5
New York 44 1,381 1,388 -0.5 44 1,389 1,400 -0.8
Pennsylvania 44 2,218 2,264 -2.0 46 2,204 2,305 -4.4
Rhode Island 5 74 78 -4.1 4 69 70 -0.6
Vermont 19 281 269 4.7 20 274 271 1.1
Subtotal 5,571 5,614 -0.8 5,514 5,630 -2.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 4 108 108 0.3 4 91 96 -4.9
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 93 2,338 2,265 3.2 96 2,541 2,555 -0.5
Georgia 62 1,797 1,775 1.2 62 1,846 1,919 -3.8
Maryland 7 601 600 0.2 7 603 621 -2.9
North Carolina 44 1,976 1,988 -0.6 44 1,994 2,066 -3.5
South Carolina 56 1,626 1,596 1.9 55 1,660 1,714 -3.1
Virginia 325 1,985 2,017 -1.5 329 1,978 2,084 -5.1
West Virginia 15 489 511 -4.3 15 492 544 -9.6
Subtotal 10,920 10,860 0.6 11,205 11,599 -3.4
North Central
Illinois 35 1,497 1,503 -0.4 39 1,590 1,642 -3.1
Indiana 22 1,603 1,642 -2.4 21 1,555 1,664 -6.6
Iowa 79 1,290 1,311 -1.6 78 1,273 1,330 -4.3
Kansas 64 967 953 1.4 63 1,014 1,039 -2.4
Michigan 58 1,836 1,898 -3.3 55 1,876 1,964 -4.4
Minnesota 27 1,612 1,580 2.0 28 1,605 1,591 0.9
Missouri 84 1,770 1,775 -0.3 84 1,797 1,875 -4.1
Nebraska 8 810 855 -5.2 11 816 884 -7.6
North Dakota 48 407 403 1.0 50 405 415 -2.4
Ohio 53 1,784 1,791 -0.4 54 1,767 1,824 -3.1
South Dakota 32 566 595 -4.9 37 555 615 -9.6
Wisconsin 107 1,773 1,782 -0.5 118 1,869 1,923 -2.8
Subtotal 15,915 16,088 -1.1 16,122 16,766 -3.8
South Gulf
Alabama 71 1,491 1,473 1.2 73 1,600 1,662 -3.7
Arkansas 10 906 926 -2.2 10 988 1,035 -4.5
Kentucky 28 1,602 1,595 0.4 29 1,640 1,747 -6.1
Louisiana 15 1,053 1,077 -2.3 16 1,171 1,221 -4.1
Mississippi 51 1,231 1,256 -2.0 50 1,302 1,388 -6.2
Oklahoma 38 1,221 1,236 -1.2 38 1,220 1,303 -6.4
Tennessee 38 1,694 1,646 2.9 31 1,760 1,837 -4.2
Texas 145 5,186 5,192 -0.1 147 5,281 5,427 -2.7
Subtotal 14,384 14,401 -0.1 14,962 15,620 -4.2
West
Alaska 37 133 139 -4.1 33 139 145 -4.3
Arizona 66 1,216 1,195 1.7 72 1,328 1,295 2.6
California 27 4,078 4,139 -1.5 36 4,158 4,379 -5.0
Colorado 70 1,178 1,183 -0.4 71 1,229 1,278 -3.9
Hawaii 13 73 71 1.6 13 72 73 -2.1
Idaho 110 682 691 -1.3 117 695 734 -5.2
Montana 62 747 757 -1.3 62 781 829 -5.8
Nevada 38 427 418 2.1 37 433 454 -4.6
New Mexico 8 824 911 -9.6 16 935 1,003 -6.8
Oregon 92 999 1,007 -0.8 95 1,005 1,059 -5.2
Utah 34 666 670 -0.6 36 708 739 -4.2
Washington 74 1,157 1,133 2.1 77 1,132 1,164 -2.8
Wyoming 91 535 579 -7.5 97 563 619 -9.0
Subtotal 12,715 12,893 -1.4 13,178 13,771 -4.3
Totals 2,617 59,503 59,858 -0.6 2,702 60,983 63,386 -3.8

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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