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May 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 4. Changes on Urban 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 6 1,932 1,907 1.3 11 1,696 1,714 -1.0
Maine 24 273 261 5.0 24 208 204 2.0
Massachusetts 210 4,145 3,983 4.1 216 3,684 3,621 1.8
New Hampshire 71 563 541 4.2 71 483 475 1.6
New Jersey 61 5,133 4,811 6.7 66 4,155 4,140 0.4
New York 57 5,839 5,584 4.6 56 4,907 4,834 1.5
Pennsylvania 42 4,820 4,682 2.9 25 4,425 4,437 -0.3
Rhode Island 23 544 519 4.8 24 488 478 2.2
Vermont 18 129 124 4.0 15 102 100 2.7
Subtotal 23,378 22,412 4.3 20,148 20,003 0.7
South Atlantic
Delaware - 499 482 3.6 13 385 398 -3.4
District of Columbia 14 188 186 1.1 15 246 248 -0.8
Florida 160 10,539 10,252 2.8 162 9,678 9,706 -0.3
Georgia 111 5,669 5,578 1.6 113 5,163 5,205 -0.8
Maryland 34 3,406 3,364 1.3 35 3,037 3,121 -2.7
North Carolina 48 4,639 4,590 1.1 50 3,797 3,848 -1.3
South Carolina 43 2,236 2,213 1.0 41 2,145 2,151 -0.3
Virginia 352 3,843 3,725 3.2 352 3,543 3,573 -0.8
West Virginia 10 594 592 0.5 11 551 558 -1.1
Subtotal 31,613 30,982 2.0 28,545 28,808 -0.9
North Central
Illinois 54 5,259 5,254 0.1 56 4,989 4,963 0.5
Indiana 34 2,786 2,751 1.3 37 2,462 2,512 -2.0
Iowa 27 957 929 2.9 28 855 850 0.6
Kansas 18 1,052 1,024 2.7 17 972 978 -0.6
Michigan 50 5,026 4,915 2.2 51 3,983 4,036 -1.3
Minnesota 13 2,542 2,427 4.7 15 2,002 2,028 -1.3
Missouri 63 2,784 2,719 2.4 63 2,548 2,528 0.8
Nebraska 19 669 646 3.6 19 633 634 -0.2
North Dakota 8 179 178 0.7 9 156 152 2.7
Ohio 98 5,265 5,120 2.8 100 4,790 4,785 0.1
South Dakota 4 214 206 3.7 4 197 198 -0.4
Wisconsin 138 2,435 2,372 2.7 141 2,162 2,169 -0.3
Subtotal 29,168 28,541 2.2 25,749 25,833 -0.3
South Gulf
Alabama 147 2,379 2,352 1.1 143 2,222 2,245 -1.0
Arkansas 1 1,329 1,310 1.5 - 1,186 1,184 0.2
Kentucky 23 1,510 1,482 1.9 23 1,379 1,366 1.0
Louisiana 20 2,310 2,327 -0.7 20 2,093 2,145 -2.4
Mississippi 29 1,038 1,037 0.1 29 862 889 -3.1
Oklahoma 29 1,691 1,666 1.5 28 1,671 1,698 -1.6
Tennessee 24 3,588 3,586 0.1 25 3,210 3,299 -2.7
Texas 81 14,981 14,629 2.4 70 13,936 13,989 -0.4
Subtotal 28,826 28,389 1.5 26,559 26,815 -1.0
West
Alaska 49 202 199 1.5 52 177 182 -2.9
Arizona 151 3,745 3,604 3.9 151 3,656 3,629 0.7
California 61 19,180 18,993 1.0 52 18,475 18,053 2.3
Colorado 39 2,813 2,710 3.8 39 2,352 2,362 -0.4
Hawaii 40 437 429 1.8 50 403 410 -1.7
Idaho 72 585 553 5.8 71 539 530 1.7
Montana 12 236 228 3.6 12 215 210 2.6
Nevada 37 1,259 1,237 1.8 37 1,230 1,220 0.8
New Mexico 4 856 788 8.6 8 778 726 7.2
Oregon 43 1,534 1,477 3.9 41 1,384 1,387 -0.2
Utah - 1,608 1,555 3.4 71 1,437 1,452 -1.0
Washington 94 3,045 2,894 5.2 93 2,711 2,704 0.3
Wyoming 27 164 161 2.1 28 141 147 -4.2
Subtotal 35,664 34,828 2.4 33,498 33,012 1.5
Totals 2,793 148,655 145,154 2.4 2,883 134,501 134,472 0.0

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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