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December 2022 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State December November
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2022 (Preliminary) 2021 2022 (Revised) 2021
Northeast
Connecticut 2 114 117 -2.7 2 120 123 -2.1
Maine 69 417 411 1.6 68 424 421 0.6
Massachusetts 16 126 124 1.7 15 125 124 0.5
New Hampshire 74 265 263 0.5 80 266 266 0.0
New Jersey 15 238 243 -2.3 16 247 253 -2.5
New York 49 950 938 1.3 48 949 955 -0.6
Pennsylvania 49 1,759 1,826 -3.7 48 1,868 1,909 -2.2
Rhode Island 5 57 55 3.3 5 57 58 -1.7
Vermont 16 228 227 0.2 25 210 211 -0.1
Subtotal 4,154 4,204 -1.2 4,266 4,320 -1.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 3 105 107 -1.5 3 140 139 0.7
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 101 2,406 2,381 1.0 101 2,336 2,308 1.2
Georgia 59 1,687 1,714 -1.6 57 1,691 1,702 -0.6
Maryland 4 518 556 -6.9 4 534 588 -9.1
North Carolina 47 1,825 1,836 -0.6 46 1,833 1,854 -1.1
South Carolina 56 1,532 1,526 0.4 56 1,520 1,517 0.2
Virginia 322 1,840 1,878 -2.0 323 1,892 1,927 -1.8
West Virginia 17 395 419 -5.9 17 399 411 -2.9
Subtotal 10,308 10,417 -1.0 10,345 10,446 -1.0
North Central
Illinois 32 1,408 1,471 -4.3 33 1,459 1,476 -1.2
Indiana 24 1,337 1,400 -4.5 25 1,383 1,401 -1.3
Iowa 80 1,099 1,139 -3.4 81 1,143 1,168 -2.1
Kansas 63 840 906 -7.3 63 874 910 -4.0
Michigan 62 1,442 1,495 -3.5 62 1,519 1,568 -3.1
Minnesota 18 1,142 1,216 -6.1 20 1,260 1,288 -2.2
Missouri 85 1,648 1,706 -3.4 84 1,672 1,721 -2.8
Nebraska 10 649 698 -7.0 9 680 720 -5.6
North Dakota 51 280 309 -9.4 52 328 336 -2.3
Ohio 52 1,531 1,568 -2.4 52 1,599 1,611 -0.8
South Dakota 36 341 386 -11.8 37 382 411 -7.1
Wisconsin 133 1,373 1,397 -1.7 117 1,443 1,444 0.0
Subtotal 13,090 13,691 -4.4 13,742 14,054 -2.2
South Gulf
Alabama 71 1,355 1,380 -1.8 72 1,381 1,405 -1.7
Arkansas 9 1,000 1,063 -5.9 9 1,047 1,063 -1.5
Kentucky 29 1,421 1,455 -2.4 28 1,465 1,462 0.2
Louisiana 17 1,103 1,140 -3.3 18 1,030 1,077 -4.4
Mississippi 52 1,103 1,152 -4.3 42 1,133 1,168 -3.0
Oklahoma 39 1,186 1,246 -4.8 39 1,211 1,246 -2.8
Tennessee 32 1,571 1,584 -0.8 30 1,591 1,592 -0.1
Texas 146 5,188 5,223 -0.7 146 4,990 5,014 -0.5
Subtotal 13,927 14,243 -2.2 13,848 14,027 -1.3
West
Alaska 36 81 85 -5.5 35 82 85 -3.8
Arizona 78 1,239 1,195 3.7 77 1,190 1,200 -0.8
California 43 3,545 3,572 -0.8 48 3,459 3,647 -5.2
Colorado 73 949 970 -2.2 71 937 975 -4.0
Hawaii 13 78 77 1.4 13 79 80 -1.2
Idaho 126 500 527 -5.3 127 530 560 -5.4
Montana 60 399 437 -8.7 61 439 493 -10.9
Nevada 39 368 372 -0.9 38 380 406 -6.5
New Mexico 15 856 864 -0.9 16 841 857 -1.8
Oregon 102 733 761 -3.7 101 790 833 -5.2
Utah 34 541 546 -1.0 33 536 557 -3.7
Washington 79 822 859 -4.3 73 891 935 -4.7
Wyoming 95 312 325 -4.0 96 336 367 -8.6
Subtotal 10,423 10,590 -1.6 10,490 10,995 -4.6
Totals 2,738 51,898 53,146 -2.3 2,722 52,690 53,844 -2.1

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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