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Table 7-4: Motor-Fuel Use: 2008

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Table 7-4: Motor-Fuel Use: 2008

(Millions of gallons)

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State Gasoline Special fuel
(mainly diesel)
Private and commercial		 Total use
Highway use Nonhighway use
Private and commercial Public use Private and commercial Public use Private and commercial Public use Combined total
Alabama 2,472 38 69 2 774 3,316 40 3,356
Alaska 254 7 25 <0.5 245 524 8 532
Arizona 2,612 39 67 2 819 3,499 41 3,540
Arkansas 1,333 26 52 1 628 2,014 28 2,042
California 14,567 221 253 11 2,957 17,776 232 18,008
Colorado 2,005 36 38 2 583 2,625 38 2,663
Connecticut 1,441 21 36 1 296 1,773 22 1,796
Delaware 412 7 24 <0.5 66 502 7 509
District of Columbia 91 10 6 <0.5 27 123 10 133
Florida 7,758 143 351 5 1,496 9,605 148 9,753
Georgia 4,605 62 97 3 1,336 6,039 65 6,104
Hawaii 417 10 14 <1.5 59 490 11 501
Idaho 595 14 37 1 247 878 14 893
Illinois 4,743 94 103 5 1,477 6,323 98 6,421
Indiana 2,884 51 126 2 1,317 4,327 54 4,380
Iowa 1,469 31 122 2 652 2,243 32 2,276
Kansas 1,218 28 48 1 482 1,749 30 1,779
Kentucky 2,054 37 52 2 822 2,928 38 2,966
Louisiana 2,026 37 64 2 699 2,789 38 2,827
Maine 627 10 17 1 192 836 11 846
Maryland 2,597 30 63 1 535 3,196 31 3,227
Massachusetts 2,718 38 50 2 380 3,148 39 3,188
Michigan 4,384 70 141 3 842 5,367 73 5,440
Minnesota 2,433 46 117 2 668 3,218 48 3,267
Mississippi 1,563 27 37 1 626 2,226 29 2,255
Missouri 3,053 49 69 2 997 4,119 51 4,170
Montana 449 11 24 1 253 726 11 737
Nebraska 787 19 31 1 409 1,227 20 1,246
Nevada 1,084 15 31 1 339 1,454 16 1,470
New Hampshire 691 10 18 <0.5 99 808 10 818
New Jersey 4,142 54 82 3 905 5,129 56 5,186
New Mexico 873 17 29 1 474 1,375 18 1,394
New York 5,367 108 141 5 1,423 6,931 113 7,044
North Carolina 4,476 94 141 3 1,022 5,639 97 5,735
North Dakota 329 8 23 <0.5 199 551 9 559
Ohio 4,810 85 125 4 1,514 6,448 89 6,537
Oklahoma 1,731 34 72 2 907 2,710 35 2,746
Oregon 1,431 27 51 1 540 2,023 29 2,052
Pennsylvania 4,807 105 65 4 1,421 6,292 109 6,402
Rhode Island 382 8 11 <0.5 63 455 9 464
South Carolina 2,467 30 77 1 678 3,221 32 3,253
South Dakota 386 10 21 <0.5 206 613 10 623
Tennessee 2,904 47 90 2 1,003 3,997 49 4,047
Texas 11,496 164 236 8 4,242 15,975 172 16,147
Utah 983 21 34 1 459 1,475 22 1,498
Vermont 317 6 7 <0.5 61 385 6 391
Virginia 3,819 55 71 3 1,038 4,927 57 4,984
Washington 2,510 54 76 2 661 3,247 56 3,303
West Virginia 732 17 17 1 287 1,036 18 1,054
Wisconsin 2,365 46 73 2 747 3,185 49 3,233
Wyoming 302 7 43 <0.5 390 734 7 741
United States 129,969 2,236 3,669 103 38,560 172,198 2,338 174,537

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.

NOTES: 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 2008 (Washington, DC: 2009), table MF-21, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of Apr. 15, 2010.