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May 2022 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State May April
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2022 (Preliminary) 2021 2022 (Revised) 2021
Northeast
Connecticut 2 142 141 0.4 2 126 122 3.3
Maine 68 467 461 1.3 67 363 360 1.0
Massachusetts 16 153 147 4.0 17 132 126 4.7
New Hampshire 81 308 304 1.4 81 273 265 3.1
New Jersey 4 250 255 -2.0 18 226 219 3.0
New York 45 1,173 1,148 2.1 46 996 982 1.4
Pennsylvania 46 2,089 2,086 0.1 46 1,856 1,810 2.6
Rhode Island 4 61 59 4.1 6 53 48 9.7
Vermont 22 232 223 3.8 25 184 176 4.7
Subtotal 4,875 4,824 1.1 4,209 4,108 2.5
South Atlantic
Delaware 3 111 112 -0.9 6 86 86 0.7
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 96 2,497 2,486 0.4 94 2,376 2,257 5.2
Georgia 59 1,864 1,852 0.6 56 1,747 1,730 1.0
Maryland 8 555 533 4.1 6 462 449 2.8
North Carolina 37 1,961 1,998 -1.8 39 1,629 1,634 -0.4
South Carolina 56 1,660 1,642 1.1 54 1,555 1,499 3.8
Virginia 328 1,951 1,940 0.6 327 1,844 1,788 3.1
West Virginia 15 497 507 -1.9 17 460 468 -1.8
Subtotal 11,096 11,070 0.2 10,159 9,911 2.5
North Central
Illinois 35 1,617 1,573 2.8 35 1,529 1,548 -1.2
Indiana 22 1,565 1,575 -0.6 26 1,427 1,423 0.3
Iowa 76 1,254 1,251 0.3 84 1,147 1,167 -1.7
Kansas 63 951 946 0.5 63 859 865 -0.7
Michigan 57 1,808 1,779 1.7 58 1,413 1,389 1.7
Minnesota 29 1,511 1,451 4.1 35 1,271 1,308 -2.9
Missouri 86 1,784 1,778 0.3 86 1,611 1,629 -1.1
Nebraska 9 757 815 -7.2 9 684 727 -5.9
North Dakota 50 382 382 -0.1 50 299 337 -11.2
Ohio 56 1,724 1,718 0.3 55 1,580 1,560 1.3
South Dakota 40 504 528 -4.5 39 429 455 -5.6
Wisconsin 122 1,626 1,615 0.7 122 1,457 1,466 -0.6
Subtotal 15,483 15,411 0.5 13,706 13,874 -1.2
South Gulf
Alabama 78 1,575 1,623 -2.9 76 1,325 1,358 -2.4
Arkansas 15 1,002 994 0.8 8 873 930 -6.1
Kentucky 30 1,665 1,653 0.7 32 1,529 1,535 -0.4
Louisiana 16 1,213 1,258 -3.6 18 1,129 1,150 -1.8
Mississippi 22 1,300 1,338 -2.8 43 1,167 1,201 -2.8
Oklahoma 39 1,277 1,294 -1.3 39 1,160 1,174 -1.2
Tennessee 33 1,727 1,698 1.7 26 1,586 1,595 -0.5
Texas 135 5,286 5,207 1.5 129 4,776 4,682 2.0
Subtotal 15,045 15,065 -0.1 13,545 13,625 -0.6
West
Alaska 32 108 110 -2.5 20 89 89 -0.5
Arizona 83 1,241 1,269 -2.3 79 1,169 1,152 1.5
California 36 4,002 4,048 -1.1 51 3,516 3,630 -3.1
Colorado 72 1,039 1,045 -0.6 72 823 819 0.4
Hawaii 11 69 70 -1.9 11 66 65 2.3
Idaho 121 627 641 -2.2 120 571 580 -1.6
Montana 65 592 600 -1.3 64 490 514 -4.7
Nevada 41 422 442 -4.5 41 364 377 -3.5
New Mexico 17 935 936 -0.1 20 810 807 0.4
Oregon 89 896 939 -4.6 102 826 872 -5.3
Utah - 587 601 -2.3 12 461 466 -1.2
Washington 73 1,027 1,045 -1.7 82 936 961 -2.6
Wyoming 92 448 469 -4.5 98 370 379 -2.4
Subtotal 11,993 12,215 -1.8 10,491 10,711 -2.1
Totals 2,635 58,492 58,584 -0.2 2,712 52,110 52,228 -0.2

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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