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February 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State February January
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 2 100 103 -3.0 2 114 103 11.3
Maine 68 361 354 2.2 67 372 348 6.8
Massachusetts 15 111 108 2.6 14 113 105 7.4
New Hampshire 72 242 237 2.1 72 254 236 7.8
New Jersey 4 210 207 1.9 18 229 203 12.8
New York 41 831 805 3.3 35 894 823 8.6
Pennsylvania 48 1,617 1,563 3.4 48 1,664 1,541 8.0
Rhode Island 4 46 44 4.6 4 51 45 13.6
Vermont 20 214 210 2.0 20 216 206 5.0
Subtotal 3,732 3,631 2.8 3,907 3,610 8.2
South Atlantic
Delaware 2 170 169 0.5 2 130 111 17.3
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 100 2,151 2,096 2.7 99 2,257 2,124 6.2
Georgia 61 1,501 1,496 0.3 57 1,584 1,512 4.8
Maryland 3 450 450 0.0 4 462 432 7.1
North Carolina 50 1,605 1,586 1.2 49 1,702 1,464 16.3
South Carolina 50 1,382 1,359 1.7 55 1,503 1,355 10.9
Virginia 325 1,595 1,569 1.7 324 1,694 1,469 15.3
West Virginia 17 353 346 2.2 14 374 326 14.9
Subtotal 9,207 9,071 1.5 9,706 8,793 10.4
North Central
Illinois 30 1,205 1,163 3.6 29 1,279 1,274 0.4
Indiana 25 1,223 1,128 8.5 25 1,275 1,225 4.1
Iowa 82 976 983 -0.7 82 1,030 989 4.1
Kansas 67 733 698 5.1 66 795 763 4.2
Michigan 61 1,307 1,268 3.0 61 1,378 1,314 4.9
Minnesota 22 972 973 -0.2 27 1,136 1,053 7.9
Missouri 85 1,421 1,295 9.8 85 1,485 1,447 2.6
Nebraska 29 546 574 -4.9 31 574 610 -5.8
North Dakota 52 282 258 9.2 52 311 271 14.7
Ohio 53 1,391 1,356 2.6 53 1,451 1,360 6.7
South Dakota 34 315 331 -4.9 37 336 345 -2.4
Wisconsin 114 1,195 1,197 -0.1 113 1,307 1,229 6.4
Subtotal 11,566 11,224 3.0 12,357 11,880 4.0
South Gulf
Alabama 72 1,262 1,262 0.0 70 1,312 1,244 5.4
Arkansas 8 847 806 5.0 7 943 866 8.9
Kentucky 27 1,284 1,185 8.3 28 1,315 1,168 12.6
Louisiana 17 964 957 0.8 19 1,001 972 3.0
Mississippi 49 960 950 1.0 51 1,034 1,000 3.3
Oklahoma 38 1,023 942 8.6 38 1,097 1,088 0.8
Tennessee 23 1,377 1,338 3.0 19 1,503 1,337 12.4
Texas 122 4,403 4,194 5.0 143 4,843 4,546 6.5
Subtotal 12,120 11,634 4.2 13,048 12,221 6.8
West
Alaska 36 77 75 2.5 32 82 77 6.2
Arizona 76 1,090 1,063 2.5 78 1,094 1,076 1.7
California 45 2,938 3,165 -7.2 30 3,175 3,248 -2.3
Colorado 71 863 840 2.7 72 900 879 2.5
Hawaii 13 69 71 -2.7 13 79 75 4.5
Idaho 121 465 477 -2.5 122 498 486 2.5
Montana 63 375 382 -1.9 66 407 401 1.3
Nevada 39 306 336 -9.0 38 336 358 -6.2
New Mexico 15 706 685 3.0 11 785 760 3.3
Oregon 103 680 729 -6.7 99 746 738 1.0
Utah 31 496 518 -4.2 33 532 537 -0.9
Washington 81 741 757 -2.1 78 858 789 8.8
Wyoming 93 280 307 -9.0 95 295 323 -8.6
Subtotal 9,086 9,405 -3.4 9,787 9,747 0.4
Totals 2,679 45,713 44,967 1.7 2,687 48,807 46,250 5.5

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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