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September 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State September August
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 2 135 136 -0.4 2 157 154 2.2
Maine 72 552 548 0.8 70 631 616 2.4
Massachusetts 14 144 144 -0.4 12 170 164 3.8
New Hampshire 80 319 313 1.8 82 359 349 3.0
New Jersey 5 267 269 -0.9 13 290 284 2.2
New York 37 1,165 1,138 2.4 41 1,334 1,313 1.5
Pennsylvania 48 2,057 2,026 1.5 46 2,281 2,201 3.6
Rhode Island 5 63 64 -1.9 2 73 70 5.2
Vermont 19 261 253 3.4 18 291 280 4.1
Subtotal 4,963 4,891 1.5 5,586 5,431 2.9
South Atlantic
Delaware 3 139 142 -2.0 1 145 141 2.7
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 98 2,181 2,102 3.8 96 2,239 2,199 1.8
Georgia 60 1,679 1,664 0.9 59 1,702 1,686 0.9
Maryland 3 555 564 -1.6 6 619 619 0.1
North Carolina 56 1,880 1,845 1.9 54 2,003 1,941 3.2
South Carolina 56 1,532 1,493 2.6 54 1,586 1,577 0.5
Virginia 326 1,933 1,942 -0.4 325 2,085 2,028 2.8
West Virginia 17 446 437 2.0 15 459 443 3.6
Subtotal 10,345 10,189 1.5 10,838 10,634 1.9
North Central
Illinois 25 1,492 1,513 -1.4 33 1,510 1,502 0.5
Indiana 23 1,515 1,470 3.1 22 1,607 1,554 3.4
Iowa 73 1,260 1,262 -0.2 72 1,332 1,301 2.4
Kansas 66 935 923 1.3 65 1,002 974 2.9
Michigan 59 1,816 1,779 2.1 59 1,917 1,862 2.9
Minnesota 22 1,579 1,596 -1.1 20 1,616 1,609 0.4
Missouri 82 1,707 1,724 -1.0 83 1,778 1,776 0.1
Nebraska 30 785 770 1.9 30 836 804 3.9
North Dakota 51 398 391 1.7 49 429 409 4.7
Ohio 50 1,736 1,704 1.9 51 1,854 1,789 3.7
South Dakota 34 483 478 1.0 32 531 519 2.3
Wisconsin 119 1,695 1,673 1.3 108 1,869 1,801 3.7
Subtotal 15,401 15,283 0.8 16,281 15,900 2.4
South Gulf
Alabama 77 1,457 1,441 1.1 74 1,465 1,434 2.2
Arkansas 9 1,012 1,011 0.1 10 1,045 1,006 3.8
Kentucky 27 1,547 1,510 2.4 25 1,570 1,527 2.9
Louisiana 22 1,098 1,115 -1.6 22 1,066 1,047 1.8
Mississippi 46 1,152 1,140 1.0 46 1,185 1,147 3.4
Oklahoma 38 1,232 1,236 -0.3 37 1,256 1,233 1.9
Tennessee 32 1,677 1,625 3.2 28 1,726 1,654 4.3
Texas 133 5,020 4,986 0.7 141 5,302 5,090 4.1
Subtotal 14,195 14,064 0.9 14,615 14,138 3.4
West
Alaska 35 118 116 1.4 36 143 136 5.2
Arizona 65 1,201 1,188 1.0 64 1,212 1,196 1.4
California 42 3,540 3,555 -0.4 46 3,822 3,734 2.4
Colorado 73 1,148 1,139 0.8 72 1,203 1,178 2.1
Hawaii 12 68 70 -2.6 12 73 75 -2.1
Idaho 118 651 641 1.6 113 700 677 3.4
Montana 57 661 652 1.3 57 745 733 1.7
Nevada 37 420 415 1.3 43 444 441 0.7
New Mexico 27 845 844 0.1 22 814 787 3.4
Oregon 93 938 947 -0.9 95 1,026 1,023 0.2
Utah 27 662 644 2.8 25 710 683 3.9
Washington 72 1,076 1,076 0.0 71 1,157 1,153 0.3
Wyoming 89 513 503 1.9 87 566 542 4.3
Subtotal 11,841 11,790 0.4 12,615 12,358 2.1
Totals 2,666 56,741 56,214 0.9 2,646 59,937 58,462 2.5

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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