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July 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State July June
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 2 152 153 -0.3 2 143 142 0.5
Maine 72 600 586 2.3 72 550 537 2.5
Massachusetts 15 162 161 0.5 14 150 147 1.9
New Hampshire 81 353 351 0.7 80 328 320 2.4
New Jersey 5 287 277 3.6 16 268 266 0.8
New York 41 1,361 1,320 3.1 42 1,219 1,164 4.7
Pennsylvania 47 2,257 2,187 3.2 47 2,194 2,079 5.5
Rhode Island 4 68 65 4.2 1 62 62 0.1
Vermont 20 283 273 3.8 17 255 243 5.1
Subtotal 5,523 5,373 2.8 5,169 4,960 4.2
South Atlantic
Delaware 1 119 120 -0.4 2 154 153 0.6
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 98 2,413 2,374 1.7 99 2,360 2,273 3.9
Georgia 60 1,764 1,731 1.9 60 1,728 1,689 2.3
Maryland 7 618 621 -0.5 7 574 574 -0.1
North Carolina 57 2,047 1,959 4.5 57 1,982 1,900 4.3
South Carolina 55 1,656 1,614 2.6 56 1,634 1,573 3.9
Virginia 326 2,089 2,020 3.4 327 2,051 1,976 3.8
West Virginia 15 463 445 4.2 18 469 448 4.7
Subtotal 11,169 10,884 2.6 10,952 10,586 3.5
North Central
Illinois 36 1,590 1,594 -0.3 31 1,653 1,609 2.8
Indiana 24 1,575 1,509 4.4 23 1,622 1,521 6.6
Iowa 66 1,317 1,284 2.6 67 1,327 1,274 4.1
Kansas 67 1,053 1,023 3.0 68 988 957 3.1
Michigan 61 1,939 1,902 1.9 60 1,835 1,758 4.4
Minnesota 24 1,634 1,603 1.9 26 1,641 1,616 1.5
Missouri 85 1,844 1,804 2.2 84 1,823 1,772 2.9
Nebraska 30 835 811 3.0 29 793 770 3.0
North Dakota 49 430 408 5.4 48 421 394 7.0
Ohio 50 1,822 1,773 2.8 50 1,786 1,714 4.2
South Dakota 36 529 509 4.0 37 498 477 4.3
Wisconsin 124 1,965 1,902 3.3 118 1,801 1,704 5.7
Subtotal 16,533 16,122 2.5 16,188 15,566 4.0
South Gulf
Alabama 76 1,594 1,540 3.5 77 1,567 1,509 3.9
Arkansas 9 1,137 1,096 3.8 10 1,124 1,069 5.1
Kentucky 26 1,609 1,568 2.6 26 1,618 1,544 4.8
Louisiana 22 1,148 1,151 -0.2 22 1,155 1,133 2.0
Mississippi 47 1,234 1,212 1.8 48 1,212 1,167 3.9
Oklahoma 38 1,263 1,231 2.6 38 1,275 1,226 4.0
Tennessee 28 1,798 1,717 4.8 32 1,755 1,682 4.3
Texas 149 5,390 5,190 3.8 144 5,336 5,074 5.2
Subtotal 15,173 14,705 3.2 15,042 14,404 4.4
West
Alaska 35 149 142 5.1 35 127 126 0.8
Arizona 73 1,292 1,254 3.0 68 1,256 1,184 6.1
California 30 3,980 3,839 3.7 26 3,811 3,708 2.8
Colorado 73 1,278 1,233 3.7 73 1,161 1,128 3.0
Hawaii 13 74 74 -0.2 13 69 68 1.9
Idaho 121 721 690 4.5 117 681 657 3.7
Montana 58 796 765 4.0 58 694 665 4.3
Nevada 40 451 446 1.2 41 446 435 2.6
New Mexico 23 934 893 4.6 16 912 859 6.1
Oregon 101 1,045 1,029 1.5 99 1,004 963 4.2
Utah 28 754 727 3.8 25 669 640 4.4
Washington 72 1,170 1,130 3.5 76 1,046 995 5.1
Wyoming 89 600 571 5.2 91 542 528 2.8
Subtotal 13,244 12,793 3.5 12,418 11,956 3.9
Totals 2,709 61,644 59,873 3.0 2,693 59,773 57,472 4.0

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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