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March 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State March February
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 2 119 119 0.6 2 100 103 -3.0
Maine 67 416 412 1.1 68 361 354 2.2
Massachusetts 13 127 122 4.6 15 111 108 2.6
New Hampshire 79 270 264 2.3 72 242 237 2.1
New Jersey 4 237 235 0.9 18 206 207 -0.2
New York 42 990 958 3.4 41 831 805 3.3
Pennsylvania 48 1,893 1,849 2.4 48 1,617 1,563 3.4
Rhode Island 4 56 54 3.7 4 46 44 4.6
Vermont 18 223 216 3.0 20 214 210 2.0
Subtotal 4,331 4,229 2.4 3,728 3,631 2.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 2 144 139 3.4 2 170 169 0.5
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 98 2,625 2,527 3.9 100 2,151 2,096 2.7
Georgia 58 1,761 1,723 2.2 61 1,501 1,496 0.3
Maryland 5 503 497 1.3 3 450 450 0.0
North Carolina 35 1,926 1,847 4.3 50 1,605 1,586 1.2
South Carolina 52 1,660 1,596 4.0 50 1,382 1,359 1.7
Virginia 324 1,913 1,844 3.7 325 1,595 1,569 1.7
West Virginia 18 435 426 2.1 17 353 346 2.2
Subtotal 10,967 10,599 3.5 9,207 9,071 1.5
North Central
Illinois 32 1,499 1,549 -3.3 30 1,205 1,163 3.6
Indiana 24 1,445 1,428 1.2 25 1,223 1,128 8.5
Iowa 82 1,110 1,121 -1.0 82 976 983 -0.7
Kansas 67 878 865 1.4 67 733 698 5.1
Michigan 62 1,466 1,510 -2.9 61 1,307 1,268 3.0
Minnesota 20 1,221 1,210 0.9 22 972 973 -0.2
Missouri 85 1,714 1,710 0.2 85 1,421 1,295 9.8
Nebraska 30 681 701 -2.9 29 546 574 -4.9
North Dakota 52 314 330 -4.7 52 282 258 9.2
Ohio 52 1,622 1,600 1.4 53 1,391 1,356 2.6
South Dakota 35 375 402 -6.5 34 315 331 -4.9
Wisconsin 129 1,441 1,414 1.9 114 1,195 1,197 -0.1
Subtotal 13,766 13,840 -0.5 11,566 11,224 3.0
South Gulf
Alabama 76 1,511 1,496 1.0 72 1,262 1,262 0.0
Arkansas 7 1,064 1,078 -1.3 8 847 806 5.0
Kentucky 30 1,523 1,508 1.0 27 1,284 1,185 8.3
Louisiana 23 1,189 1,159 2.6 3 861 971 -11.3
Mississippi 46 1,158 1,137 1.8 49 960 950 1.0
Oklahoma 38 1,277 1,288 -0.8 38 1,023 942 8.6
Tennessee 12 1,681 1,609 4.5 23 1,377 1,338 3.0
Texas 134 5,371 5,259 2.1 122 4,403 4,194 5.0
Subtotal 14,774 14,534 1.7 12,017 11,648 3.2
West
Alaska 41 95 94 1.5 36 77 75 2.5
Arizona 80 1,317 1,297 1.5 76 1,090 1,063 2.5
California 49 3,377 3,575 -5.6 47 2,962 3,165 -6.4
Colorado 72 976 970 0.6 71 863 840 2.7
Hawaii 13 79 79 0.0 13 69 71 -2.7
Idaho 125 553 568 -2.6 121 465 477 -2.5
Montana 63 470 491 -4.3 63 375 382 -1.9
Nevada 39 378 411 -8.0 39 306 336 -9.0
New Mexico 16 911 897 1.6 15 706 685 3.0
Oregon 102 839 873 -3.9 103 680 729 -6.7
Utah 32 555 579 -4.0 31 496 518 -4.2
Washington 82 978 974 0.4 81 741 757 -2.1
Wyoming 92 341 370 -7.9 93 280 307 -9.0
Subtotal 10,869 11,178 -2.8 9,110 9,405 -3.1
Totals 2,711 54,710 54,377 0.6 2,681 45,630 44,982 1.4

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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