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Table 7-4: Motor-Fuel Use: 2003

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Table 7-4: Motor-Fuel Use: 2003

(Millions of gallons)

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State Gasoline
Highway use		 Gasoline
Nonhighway use		 Special fuel (mainly diesel)
Private and commercial		 Total use
Private and commercial Public use Private and commercial Public use Private and commercial Public use Combined total
Alabama 2,394 38 76 2 710 3,180 40 3,220
Alaska U U U U U U U U
Arizona 2,536 38 69 2 734 3,339 40 3,379
Arkansas 1,356 26 69 1 591 2,016 28 2,044
California 14,737 224 320 10 2,672 17,729 234 17,964
Colorado 1,948 43 68 2 545 2,561 44 2,606
Connecticut 1,505 22 115 1 222 1,843 23 1,866
Delaware 402 6 17 0 60 479 6 485
District of Columbia 123 9 17 0 26 166 9 175
Florida 7,772 120 281 5 1,433 9,486 125 9,611
Georgia 4,840 60 140 3 1,437 6,417 63 6,479
Hawaii 428 11 9 0 37 473 11 484
Idaho 572 15 35 1 230 837 16 853
Illinois 4,909 94 154 5 1,407 6,469 98 6,568
Indiana 3,174 50 78 2 1,482 4,734 52 4,787
Iowa 1,501 31 100 2 512 2,113 32 2,146
Kansas 1,293 29 60 1 405 1,758 30 1,788
Kentucky 2,176 37 102 2 713 2,991 39 3,030
Louisiana 2,232 37 181 2 639 3,051 39 3,090
Maine 747 10 19 1 203 969 11 980
Maryland 2,534 32 65 1 512 3,112 33 3,145
Massachusetts 2,753 39 63 2 410 3,225 41 3,266
Michigan 4,832 70 168 3 983 5,983 73 6,056
Minnesota 2,543 46 139 2 645 3,327 48 3,375
Mississippi 1,524 36 73 1 593 2,190 37 2,227
Missouri 3,042 49 126 2 965 4,133 51 4,184
Montana 464 13 33 1 194 691 13 704
Nebraska 806 19 58 1 379 1,243 20 1,264
Nevada 1,015 16 30 1 303 1,348 17 1,365
New Hampshire 686 10 25 0 102 813 10 824
New Jersey 4,347 54 94 3 869 5,310 57 5,367
New Mexico 893 20 57 1 440 1,390 21 1,411
New York 5,605 113 155 5 1,263 7,023 118 7,141
North Carolina 4,042 131 158 3 1,040 5,240 134 5,374
North Dakota 332 9 31 0 160 523 9 532
Ohio 5,016 85 142 4 1,520 6,677 89 6,766
Oklahoma 1,728 35 88 2 846 2,662 36 2,698
Oregon 1,475 30 56 1 492 2,024 31 2,055
Pennsylvania 5,016 80 99 4 1,317 6,432 84 6,516
Rhode Island2 381 9 11 0 55 447 9 456
South Carolina 2,278 30 77 1 630 2,985 32 3,017
South Dakota 391 11 34 0 167 592 11 603
Tennessee 2,944 49 71 2 968 3,982 51 4,033
Texas 10,976 158 297 8 3,259 14,532 165 14,697
Utah 971 21 35 1 352 1,358 22 1,381
Vermont 337 6 11 0 67 415 6 421
Virginia 3,817 55 93 3 1,018 4,928 57 4,985
Washington 2,616 43 84 2 595 3,294 45 3,339
West Virginia 798 17 20 1 271 1,088 18 1,106
Wisconsin 2,431 46 91 2 677 3,199 48 3,247
Wyoming 303 8 41 0 293 637 8 645
United States3 131,542 2,237 4,434 99 35,441 171,416 2,336 173,752

1 Based on reports from state motor-fuel tax agencies. Gasohol is included with gasoline. Public use and nonhighway use were estimated by the Federal Highway Administration.

2 Rhode Island data are for 2002.

3 U.S. totals do not include Alaska.

KEY: U = data are unavailable.

NOTE: The term "motor fuel" applies to gasoline and all other fuels, including special fuels, coming under the purview of the state motor-fuel tax laws. "Special fuels" include diesel fuel and, to the extent they can be quantified, liquefied petroleum gases such as propane. Gasohol, a blend of gasoline and fuel alcohol, is included with gasoline.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004, table MF-21, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.htm as of Dec. 1, 2004.