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April 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State April March
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 2 109 110 -0.8 2 119 119 0.6
Maine 67 365 360 1.5 67 416 412 1.1
Massachusetts 16 125 123 1.8 13 127 122 4.6
New Hampshire 82 271 266 1.8 79 270 264 2.3
New Jersey 4 224 226 -0.5 20 241 235 2.5
New York 40 987 945 4.5 42 990 958 3.4
Pennsylvania 29 1,862 1,844 1.0 48 1,893 1,849 2.4
Rhode Island 5 49 48 2.3 4 56 54 3.7
Vermont 22 184 183 0.3 18 223 216 3.0
Subtotal 4,176 4,105 1.7 4,335 4,229 2.5
South Atlantic
Delaware 1 109 114 -4.2 2 144 139 3.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 97 2,237 2,236 0.1 98 2,625 2,527 3.9
Georgia 59 1,620 1,640 -1.2 58 1,761 1,723 2.2
Maryland 5 460 473 -2.8 5 503 497 1.3
North Carolina 51 1,605 1,602 0.2 50 1,930 1,847 4.5
South Carolina 52 1,501 1,508 -0.5 52 1,660 1,596 4.0
Virginia 328 1,881 1,885 -0.2 324 1,913 1,844 3.7
West Virginia 17 426 417 2.1 18 435 426 2.1
Subtotal 9,839 9,875 -0.4 10,971 10,599 3.5
North Central
Illinois 32 1,571 1,532 2.6 32 1,499 1,549 -3.3
Indiana 25 1,405 1,385 1.4 24 1,445 1,428 1.2
Iowa 79 1,170 1,157 1.1 82 1,110 1,121 -1.0
Kansas 65 857 863 -0.7 67 878 865 1.4
Michigan 61 1,391 1,434 -3.0 62 1,466 1,510 -2.9
Minnesota 35 1,256 1,269 -1.0 32 1,196 1,210 -1.2
Missouri 85 1,627 1,617 0.6 85 1,714 1,710 0.2
Nebraska 28 675 679 -0.7 30 681 701 -2.9
North Dakota 50 334 301 11.0 52 314 330 -4.7
Ohio 52 1,584 1,583 0.0 52 1,622 1,600 1.4
South Dakota 36 396 393 0.8 35 375 402 -6.5
Wisconsin 133 1,492 1,480 0.8 129 1,441 1,414 1.9
Subtotal 13,758 13,693 0.5 13,741 13,840 -0.7
South Gulf
Alabama 74 1,252 1,274 -1.7 76 1,511 1,496 1.0
Arkansas 6 971 969 0.1 7 1,064 1,078 -1.3
Kentucky 30 1,473 1,457 1.1 30 1,523 1,508 1.0
Louisiana 23 1,090 1,127 -3.2 23 1,241 1,205 3.0
Mississippi 51 1,067 1,089 -2.0 46 1,158 1,137 1.8
Oklahoma 38 1,163 1,171 -0.7 38 1,277 1,288 -0.8
Tennessee 30 1,574 1,550 1.5 12 1,681 1,609 4.5
Texas 123 4,724 4,691 0.7 134 5,371 5,259 2.1
Subtotal 13,314 13,328 -0.1 14,826 14,580 1.7
West
Alaska 39 87 90 -3.0 41 95 94 1.5
Arizona 78 1,132 1,151 -1.6 80 1,317 1,297 1.5
California 37 3,271 3,235 1.1 49 3,377 3,575 -5.6
Colorado 69 818 822 -0.5 72 976 970 0.6
Hawaii 13 67 68 -1.5 13 79 79 0.0
Idaho 113 566 567 -0.2 125 553 568 -2.6
Montana 62 493 481 2.7 63 470 491 -4.3
Nevada 41 372 376 -1.1 39 378 411 -8.0
New Mexico 19 783 774 1.1 16 911 897 1.6
Oregon 102 839 845 -0.8 102 839 873 -3.9
Utah 28 485 486 -0.2 32 555 579 -4.0
Washington 84 944 933 1.2 82 978 974 0.4
Wyoming 92 360 374 -3.9 92 341 370 -7.9
Subtotal 10,217 10,202 0.1 10,869 11,178 -2.8
Totals 2,710 51,306 51,204 0.2 2,754 54,745 54,423 0.6

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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