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August 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 2 157 154 2.2 2 152 153 -0.3
Maine 70 631 616 2.4 72 600 586 2.3
Massachusetts 12 170 164 3.8 15 162 161 0.5
New Hampshire 82 359 349 3.0 81 353 351 0.7
New Jersey 5 294 284 3.3 17 281 277 1.7
New York 41 1,334 1,313 1.5 41 1,361 1,320 3.1
Pennsylvania 46 2,281 2,201 3.6 47 2,257 2,187 3.2
Rhode Island 2 73 70 5.2 4 68 65 4.2
Vermont 18 291 280 4.1 20 283 273 3.8
Subtotal 5,590 5,431 2.9 5,517 5,373 2.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 1 145 141 2.7 1 119 120 -0.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 96 2,239 2,199 1.8 98 2,413 2,374 1.7
Georgia 59 1,702 1,686 0.9 60 1,764 1,731 1.9
Maryland 6 618 615 0.5 7 618 621 -0.5
North Carolina 54 2,003 1,941 3.2 57 2,047 1,959 4.5
South Carolina 54 1,586 1,577 0.5 55 1,656 1,614 2.6
Virginia 325 2,085 2,028 2.8 326 2,089 2,020 3.4
West Virginia 15 459 443 3.6 15 463 445 4.2
Subtotal 10,837 10,630 1.9 11,169 10,884 2.6
North Central
Illinois 33 1,510 1,502 0.5 36 1,590 1,594 -0.3
Indiana 22 1,607 1,554 3.4 24 1,575 1,509 4.4
Iowa 72 1,332 1,301 2.4 66 1,317 1,284 2.6
Kansas 65 1,002 974 2.9 67 1,053 1,023 3.0
Michigan 59 1,917 1,862 2.9 61 1,939 1,902 1.9
Minnesota 20 1,616 1,609 0.4 24 1,634 1,603 1.9
Missouri 83 1,778 1,776 0.1 85 1,844 1,804 2.2
Nebraska 30 836 804 3.9 30 835 811 3.0
North Dakota 49 429 409 4.7 49 430 408 5.4
Ohio 51 1,854 1,789 3.7 50 1,822 1,773 2.8
South Dakota 32 531 519 2.3 36 529 509 4.0
Wisconsin 108 1,869 1,801 3.7 124 1,965 1,902 3.3
Subtotal 16,281 15,900 2.4 16,533 16,122 2.5
South Gulf
Alabama 74 1,465 1,434 2.2 76 1,594 1,540 3.5
Arkansas 10 1,045 1,006 3.8 9 1,137 1,096 3.8
Kentucky 25 1,570 1,527 2.9 26 1,609 1,568 2.6
Louisiana 22 1,066 1,047 1.8 22 1,148 1,151 -0.2
Mississippi 46 1,185 1,147 3.4 47 1,234 1,212 1.8
Oklahoma 37 1,256 1,233 1.9 38 1,263 1,231 2.6
Tennessee 28 1,726 1,654 4.3 28 1,798 1,717 4.8
Texas 141 5,302 5,090 4.1 149 5,390 5,190 3.8
Subtotal 14,615 14,138 3.4 15,173 14,705 3.2
West
Alaska 36 143 136 5.2 35 149 142 5.1
Arizona 45 1,210 1,196 1.2 73 1,292 1,254 3.0
California 46 3,822 3,734 2.4 30 3,980 3,839 3.7
Colorado 72 1,203 1,178 2.1 73 1,278 1,233 3.7
Hawaii 12 73 75 -2.1 13 74 74 -0.2
Idaho 113 700 677 3.4 121 721 690 4.5
Montana 57 745 733 1.7 58 796 765 4.0
Nevada 43 444 441 0.7 40 451 446 1.2
New Mexico 22 814 787 3.4 23 934 893 4.6
Oregon 95 1,026 1,023 0.2 101 1,045 1,029 1.5
Utah 25 710 683 3.9 28 754 727 3.8
Washington 71 1,157 1,153 0.3 72 1,170 1,130 3.5
Wyoming 87 566 542 4.3 89 600 571 5.2
Subtotal 12,613 12,358 2.1 13,244 12,793 3.5
Totals 2,619 59,937 58,458 2.5 2,721 61,638 59,873 2.9

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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