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May 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State May April
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 2 124 123 0.6 2 109 110 -0.8
Maine 72 485 463 4.8 67 365 360 1.5
Massachusetts 16 147 143 3.1 16 125 123 1.8
New Hampshire 85 316 301 5.2 82 271 266 1.8
New Jersey 4 271 257 5.3 4 224 226 -0.5
New York 43 1,168 1,113 5.0 40 987 945 4.5
Pennsylvania 46 2,184 2,076 5.2 29 1,862 1,844 1.0
Rhode Island 6 58 56 2.4 5 49 48 2.3
Vermont 22 239 231 3.7 22 184 183 0.3
Subtotal 4,992 4,763 4.8 4,176 4,105 1.7
South Atlantic
Delaware - 152 146 4.1 1 109 114 -4.2
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 98 2,424 2,349 3.2 97 2,237 2,236 0.1
Georgia 62 1,776 1,748 1.6 59 1,620 1,640 -1.2
Maryland 5 570 568 0.3 5 460 473 -2.8
North Carolina 47 1,975 1,927 2.5 51 1,605 1,602 0.2
South Carolina 53 1,627 1,611 1.0 52 1,501 1,508 -0.5
Virginia 328 2,072 1,994 3.9 328 1,881 1,885 -0.2
West Virginia 16 463 450 2.9 17 426 417 2.1
Subtotal 11,059 10,793 2.5 9,839 9,875 -0.4
North Central
Illinois 32 1,648 1,621 1.7 32 1,571 1,532 2.6
Indiana 24 1,595 1,519 5.0 25 1,405 1,385 1.4
Iowa 69 1,306 1,265 3.2 79 1,170 1,157 1.1
Kansas 66 974 956 1.9 65 857 863 -0.7
Michigan 61 1,843 1,833 0.5 61 1,391 1,434 -3.0
Minnesota 19 1,510 1,509 0.1 35 1,256 1,269 -1.0
Missouri 85 1,827 1,790 2.1 85 1,627 1,617 0.6
Nebraska 26 768 752 2.2 28 675 679 -0.7
North Dakota 49 416 385 8.0 50 334 301 11.0
Ohio 53 1,779 1,728 2.9 52 1,584 1,583 0.0
South Dakota 36 475 462 2.8 36 396 393 0.8
Wisconsin 122 1,712 1,650 3.7 133 1,492 1,480 0.8
Subtotal 15,853 15,470 2.5 13,758 13,693 0.5
South Gulf
Alabama 74 1,560 1,515 3.0 74 1,252 1,274 -1.7
Arkansas 12 1,122 1,112 0.9 6 971 969 0.1
Kentucky 29 1,631 1,588 2.7 30 1,473 1,457 1.1
Louisiana 22 1,242 1,241 0.1 23 1,090 1,127 -3.2
Mississippi 50 1,230 1,210 1.6 51 1,067 1,089 -2.0
Oklahoma 38 1,308 1,289 1.5 38 1,163 1,171 -0.7
Tennessee 34 1,746 1,685 3.6 30 1,574 1,550 1.5
Texas 138 5,304 5,189 2.2 123 4,724 4,691 0.7
Subtotal 15,143 14,829 2.1 13,314 13,328 -0.1
West
Alaska 38 110 110 0.3 39 87 90 -3.0
Arizona 76 1,248 1,221 2.3 78 1,132 1,151 -1.6
California 53 3,704 3,694 0.3 37 3,271 3,235 1.1
Colorado 73 1,060 1,038 2.1 69 818 822 -0.5
Hawaii 13 73 71 2.6 13 67 68 -1.5
Idaho 126 644 622 3.6 113 566 567 -0.2
Montana 58 603 581 3.9 62 493 481 2.7
Nevada 42 444 435 1.9 41 372 376 -1.1
New Mexico 16 934 894 4.5 19 783 774 1.1
Oregon 96 956 918 4.1 102 839 845 -0.8
Utah - 614 601 2.2 28 485 486 -0.2
Washington 75 1,077 1,024 5.1 84 944 933 1.2
Wyoming 90 462 454 1.8 92 360 374 -3.9
Subtotal 11,929 11,663 2.3 10,217 10,202 0.1
Totals 2,700 58,976 57,518 2.5 2,710 51,306 51,204 0.2

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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