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January 2022 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State January December
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2022 (Preliminary) 2021 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 2 119 118 0.6 2 137 117 17.7
Maine 54 352 354 -0.7 61 414 380 8.9
Massachusetts 14 112 104 8.0 15 132 110 20.6
New Hampshire 67 242 236 2.3 61 270 230 17.6
New Jersey 18 203 209 -2.5 18 243 211 15.2
New York 46 868 825 5.2 48 989 845 17.0
Pennsylvania 48 1,547 1,507 2.7 45 1,839 1,518 21.1
Rhode Island 7 48 46 4.6 7 59 47 25.3
Vermont 23 206 191 8.0 24 228 190 20.0
Subtotal 3,697 3,590 3.0 4,311 3,648 18.2
South Atlantic
Delaware 2 85 85 0.6 1 81 67 21.1
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 92 2,258 2,116 6.7 105 2,532 2,245 12.8
Georgia 52 1,611 1,559 3.3 54 1,827 1,664 9.8
Maryland 7 420 414 1.3 7 545 429 27.0
North Carolina 40 1,490 1,544 -3.5 40 1,869 1,674 11.6
South Carolina 49 1,367 1,308 4.5 48 1,572 1,364 15.2
Virginia 319 1,437 1,482 -3.0 319 1,839 1,602 14.8
West Virginia 9 359 376 -4.6 10 462 403 14.9
Subtotal 9,027 8,884 1.6 10,727 9,448 13.5
North Central
Illinois 32 1,272 1,208 5.3 34 1,468 1,317 11.5
Indiana 26 1,263 1,228 2.9 25 1,444 1,279 12.9
Iowa 82 981 944 3.9 82 1,128 1,005 12.3
Kansas 65 760 746 1.9 68 901 804 12.1
Michigan 57 1,297 1,271 2.0 58 1,476 1,329 11.1
Minnesota 29 1,054 1,050 0.4 31 1,217 1,114 9.3
Missouri 86 1,441 1,399 3.0 86 1,700 1,523 11.6
Nebraska 9 614 591 3.8 38 702 629 11.7
North Dakota - 275 280 -1.7 53 307 294 4.4
Ohio 53 1,356 1,312 3.4 55 1,563 1,372 14.0
South Dakota 40 376 368 2.1 38 422 397 6.3
Wisconsin 113 1,220 1,176 3.8 126 1,377 1,253 9.9
Subtotal 11,909 11,573 2.9 13,705 12,316 11.3
South Gulf
Alabama 69 1,294 1,302 -0.6 72 1,435 1,346 6.7
Arkansas 14 777 789 -1.6 18 957 865 10.6
Kentucky 29 1,224 1,253 -2.3 30 1,526 1,331 14.6
Louisiana 14 990 986 0.4 14 1,163 1,069 8.8
Mississippi 46 1,073 1,090 -1.5 49 1,236 1,141 8.3
Oklahoma 35 1,078 1,065 1.2 34 1,235 1,091 13.2
Tennessee 24 1,348 1,384 -2.6 29 1,623 1,501 8.1
Texas 138 4,628 4,393 5.3 147 5,320 4,664 14.0
Subtotal 12,412 12,262 1.2 14,495 13,008 11.4
West
Alaska 36 76 79 -4.2 39 84 80 4.5
Arizona 74 1,093 1,004 8.9 75 1,215 1,036 17.2
California 55 3,522 3,161 11.4 60 3,878 3,329 16.5
Colorado 72 880 864 1.9 73 971 868 11.8
Hawaii 11 73 64 13.9 12 74 67 10.5
Idaho 120 486 485 0.3 124 531 494 7.5
Montana 67 409 416 -1.5 67 446 425 4.9
Nevada 40 347 333 4.0 43 360 346 4.1
New Mexico 18 795 748 6.4 19 904 766 18.1
Oregon 98 721 703 2.5 102 744 730 1.9
Utah 22 517 495 4.3 27 533 500 6.6
Washington 70 791 795 -0.6 84 862 819 5.2
Wyoming 99 318 321 -1.0 97 319 322 -0.8
Subtotal 10,028 9,468 5.9 10,921 9,782 11.6
Totals 2,592 47,073 45,778 2.8 2,774 54,158 48,200 12.4

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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