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March 2022 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State March February
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2022 (Preliminary) 2021 2022 (Revised) 2021
Northeast
Connecticut 2 137 136 0.3 1 119 99 19.5
Maine 62 416 409 1.7 63 357 327 9.1
Massachusetts 16 131 123 6.6 16 116 99 16.8
New Hampshire 76 271 265 2.2 76 244 220 10.6
New Jersey 4 236 228 3.7 18 207 171 20.9
New York 45 1,009 1,002 0.6 49 849 776 9.3
Pennsylvania 48 1,860 1,830 1.6 47 1,570 1,327 18.3
Rhode Island 6 58 53 8.5 6 48 40 18.7
Vermont 22 217 208 4.4 20 211 184 14.6
Subtotal 4,335 4,254 1.9 3,721 3,243 14.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 7 107 104 2.8 3 129 108 19.6
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 96 2,687 2,523 6.5 99 2,226 1,993 11.7
Georgia 54 1,836 1,795 2.3 55 1,595 1,462 9.1
Maryland 6 486 470 3.2 6 441 356 23.7
North Carolina 40 1,879 1,847 1.8 40 1,614 1,451 11.2
South Carolina 53 1,646 1,549 6.2 50 1,402 1,229 14.1
Virginia 324 1,805 1,774 1.7 319 1,535 1,297 18.3
West Virginia 15 470 476 -1.1 10 381 346 10.2
Subtotal 10,916 10,538 3.6 9,323 8,242 13.1
North Central
Illinois 36 1,545 1,516 1.9 32 1,162 1,117 4.0
Indiana 23 1,473 1,450 1.5 25 1,163 1,105 5.3
Iowa 88 1,111 1,093 1.6 79 974 872 11.7
Kansas 63 861 855 0.7 63 695 640 8.6
Michigan 58 1,491 1,519 -1.9 57 1,252 1,192 5.1
Minnesota 29 1,212 1,214 -0.2 23 974 941 3.5
Missouri 86 1,704 1,704 0.0 86 1,290 1,192 8.2
Nebraska 9 706 709 -0.4 9 578 516 12.0
North Dakota 51 328 330 -0.7 54 257 253 1.6
Ohio 54 1,595 1,571 1.5 54 1,353 1,189 13.7
South Dakota 37 438 448 -2.3 37 361 338 6.8
Wisconsin 125 1,396 1,390 0.4 112 1,182 1,071 10.3
Subtotal 13,860 13,799 0.4 11,241 10,426 7.8
South Gulf
Alabama 78 1,555 1,545 0.7 75 1,312 1,236 6.2
Arkansas 11 970 954 1.7 12 727 714 1.8
Kentucky 30 1,581 1,543 2.4 27 1,243 1,050 18.4
Louisiana - 1,228 1,208 1.6 12 975 894 9.0
Mississippi 23 1,220 1,206 1.2 48 1,019 991 2.8
Oklahoma 39 1,276 1,271 0.4 35 934 825 13.2
Tennessee 13 1,649 1,624 1.5 24 1,368 1,202 13.9
Texas 138 5,354 5,246 2.0 131 4,272 3,583 19.2
Subtotal 14,833 14,597 1.6 11,850 10,495 12.9
West
Alaska 35 92 90 2.1 36 74 75 -1.7
Arizona 77 1,318 1,244 5.9 78 1,080 977 10.5
California 62 3,877 3,773 2.8 67 3,433 3,187 7.7
Colorado 72 970 931 4.2 68 842 791 6.5
Hawaii 11 77 70 9.8 10 69 61 13.6
Idaho 121 572 570 0.4 117 480 438 9.6
Montana 65 500 498 0.6 66 389 342 13.8
Nevada 41 398 396 0.5 38 326 311 4.7
New Mexico 18 939 918 2.3 19 717 655 9.5
Oregon 101 852 856 -0.5 88 712 643 10.8
Utah - 563 544 3.5 20 499 456 9.5
Washington 69 977 956 2.2 68 759 678 12.0
Wyoming 90 365 361 1.1 97 302 272 11.1
Subtotal 11,500 11,207 2.6 9,682 8,886 9.0
Totals 2,629 55,442 54,393 1.9 2,645 45,813 41,293 10.9

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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