Table 4-2: Licensed Drivers: 2007
Table 4-2: Licensed Drivers: 2007
State | Number of licensed drivers | Licensed drivers per registered vehicle | Resident population | Driving age population (16 and over) | Drivers per 1,000 total resident population | Drivers per 1,000 driving age population1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 3,691,762 | 0.80 | 4,627,851 | 3,637,874 | 798 | 1,015 |
Alaska | 495,249 | 0.74 | 683,478 | 524,326 | 725 | 945 |
Arizona | 4,153,739 | 0.96 | 6,338,755 | 4,850,909 | 655 | 856 |
Arkansas | 2,046,039 | 1.03 | 2,834,797 | 2,215,834 | 722 | 923 |
California | 23,467,452 | 0.70 | 36,553,215 | 28,283,442 | 642 | 830 |
Colorado | 3,502,709 | 2.10 | 4,861,515 | 3,802,612 | 720 | 921 |
Connecticut | 2,848,602 | 0.95 | 3,502,309 | 2,784,104 | 813 | 1,023 |
Delaware | 624,472 | 0.74 | 864,764 | 683,539 | 722 | 914 |
District of Columbia | 396,193 | 1.93 | 588,292 | 487,895 | 673 | 812 |
Florida | 14,138,846 | 0.88 | 18,251,243 | 14,693,365 | 775 | 962 |
Georgia | 6,134,298 | 0.73 | 9,544,750 | 7,296,807 | 643 | 841 |
Hawaii | 862,903 | 0.89 | 1,283,388 | 1,031,532 | 672 | 837 |
Idaho | 1,027,502 | 0.82 | 1,499,402 | 1,137,712 | 685 | 903 |
Illinois | 8,190,023 | 0.85 | 12,852,548 | 10,026,556 | 637 | 817 |
Indiana | 4,308,845 | 0.89 | 6,345,289 | 4,943,883 | 679 | 872 |
Iowa | 2,093,649 | 0.63 | 2,988,046 | 2,362,793 | 701 | 886 |
Kansas | 2,018,219 | 0.84 | 2,775,997 | 2,161,059 | 727 | 934 |
Kentucky | 2,933,266 | 0.84 | 4,241,474 | 3,355,492 | 692 | 874 |
Louisiana | 3,033,966 | 0.79 | 4,293,204 | 3,342,139 | 707 | 908 |
Maine | 1,009,780 | 0.96 | 1,317,207 | 1,075,094 | 767 | 939 |
Maryland | 3,737,847 | 0.84 | 5,618,344 | 4,425,954 | 665 | 845 |
Massachusetts | 4,699,301 | 0.89 | 6,449,755 | 5,196,652 | 729 | 904 |
Michigan | 7,058,955 | 0.88 | 10,071,822 | 7,934,832 | 701 | 890 |
Minnesota | 3,149,109 | 0.67 | 5,197,621 | 4,089,100 | 606 | 770 |
Mississippi | 1,926,969 | 0.97 | 2,918,785 | 2,239,618 | 660 | 860 |
Missouri | 4,161,957 | 0.85 | 5,878,415 | 4,625,371 | 708 | 900 |
Montana | 735,753 | 0.80 | 957,861 | 766,628 | 768 | 960 |
Nebraska | 1,330,698 | 0.78 | 1,774,571 | 1,380,554 | 750 | 964 |
Nevada | 1,661,588 | 1.19 | 2,565,382 | 1,976,966 | 648 | 840 |
New Hampshire | 1,026,546 | 0.88 | 1,315,828 | 1,056,521 | 780 | 972 |
New Jersey | 5,782,155 | 0.95 | 8,685,920 | 6,870,036 | 666 | 842 |
New Mexico | 1,365,249 | 0.88 | 1,969,915 | 1,528,616 | 693 | 893 |
New York | 11,369,280 | 1.01 | 19,297,729 | 15,435,572 | 589 | 737 |
North Carolina | 6,383,542 | 1.03 | 9,061,032 | 7,095,276 | 705 | 900 |
North Dakota | 470,731 | 0.68 | 639,715 | 514,785 | 736 | 914 |
Ohio | 7,975,774 | 0.75 | 11,466,917 | 9,050,086 | 696 | 881 |
Oklahoma | 2,283,178 | 0.73 | 3,617,316 | 2,821,740 | 631 | 809 |
Oregon | 2,827,188 | 0.94 | 3,747,455 | 2,989,332 | 754 | 946 |
Pennsylvania | 8,600,691 | 0.88 | 12,432,792 | 10,002,053 | 692 | 860 |
Rhode Island | 743,793 | 0.95 | 1,057,832 | 854,516 | 703 | 870 |
South Carolina | 3,126,890 | 0.90 | 4,407,709 | 3,475,812 | 709 | 900 |
South Dakota | 588,546 | 0.70 | 796,214 | 622,827 | 739 | 945 |
Tennessee | 4,425,881 | 0.84 | 6,156,719 | 4,857,445 | 719 | 911 |
Texas | 15,184,123 | 0.86 | 23,904,380 | 17,994,671 | 635 | 844 |
Utah | 1,651,790 | 0.72 | 2,645,330 | 1,912,595 | 624 | 864 |
Vermont | 534,495 | 0.96 | 621,254 | 508,076 | 860 | 1,052 |
Virginia | 5,259,512 | 0.81 | 7,712,091 | 6,099,550 | 682 | 862 |
Washington | 4,879,705 | 0.86 | 6,468,424 | 5,117,600 | 754 | 954 |
West Virginia | 1,358,529 | 0.99 | 1,812,035 | 1,471,975 | 750 | 923 |
Wisconsin | 4,066,273 | 0.82 | 5,601,640 | 4,443,807 | 726 | 915 |
Wyoming | 398,283 | 0.63 | 522,830 | 412,679 | 762 | 965 |
United States, total | 205,741,845 | 0.85 | 301,621,157 | 236,468,212 | 682 | 870 |
1 Some states report more licensed drivers than residents of driving age. This may occur for several reasons: 1) the records of expired licenses, drivers who have moved out of state, and people who have died are only periodically purged from a state's drivers license database; 2) some drivers fraudulently obtain a license in more than one state; and 3) some drivers obtain a license in a state other than that in which they are a legal resident.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2007, Washington, DC: 2008, table DL-1C, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/ as of Jan. 8, 2009.