Table 4-2: Licensed Drivers: 2010
State | Number of licensed drivers1 | Licensed drivers per registered vehicle | Resident population | Driving age population (16 and over)2 | Drivers per 1,000 total resident population | Drivers per 1,000 driving age population |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 3,805,751 | 0.83 | 4,779,736 | 3,781,800 | 796 | 1,006 |
Alaska3 | 515,239 | 0.74 | 710,231 | 544,208 | 725 | 947 |
Arizona | 4,443,647 | 1.04 | 6,392,017 | 4,944,481 | 695 | 899 |
Arkansas3 | 2,077,806 | 1.02 | 2,915,918 | 2,284,744 | 713 | 909 |
California | 23,753,441 | 0.71 | 37,253,956 | 29,079,048 | 638 | 817 |
Colorado | 3,779,273 | 2.49 | 5,029,196 | 3,937,831 | 751 | 960 |
Connecticut | 2,934,576 | 0.97 | 3,574,097 | 2,859,207 | 821 | 1,026 |
Delaware | 695,036 | 0.88 | 897,934 | 716,853 | 774 | 970 |
District of Columbia3 | 384,940 | 1.93 | 601,723 | 512,575 | 640 | 751 |
Florida | 13,949,726 | 0.99 | 18,801,310 | 15,283,266 | 742 | 913 |
Georgia | 6,507,888 | 0.78 | 9,687,653 | 7,478,195 | 672 | 870 |
Hawaii | 909,407 | 1.03 | 1,360,301 | 1,091,079 | 669 | 833 |
Idaho | 1,069,542 | 0.82 | 1,567,582 | 1,184,858 | 682 | 903 |
Illinois3 | 8,373,969 | 0.84 | 12,830,632 | 10,072,849 | 653 | 831 |
Indiana4 | 5,550,469 | 0.99 | 6,483,802 | 5,061,394 | 856 | 1,097 |
Iowa | 2,166,759 | 0.66 | 3,046,355 | 2,402,200 | 711 | 902 |
Kansas | 2,033,092 | 0.85 | 2,853,118 | 2,206,600 | 713 | 921 |
Kentucky | 2,950,191 | 0.83 | 4,339,367 | 3,432,660 | 680 | 859 |
Louisiana | 3,133,631 | 0.79 | 4,533,372 | 3,544,274 | 691 | 884 |
Maine3 | 1,019,738 | 0.99 | 1,328,361 | 1,089,252 | 768 | 936 |
Maryland | 3,918,305 | 0.87 | 5,773,552 | 4,584,109 | 679 | 855 |
Massachusetts | 4,592,500 | 0.87 | 6,547,629 | 5,303,787 | 701 | 866 |
Michigan | 7,083,107 | 0.92 | 9,883,640 | 7,832,236 | 717 | 904 |
Minnesota | 3,281,463 | 0.68 | 5,303,925 | 4,168,319 | 619 | 787 |
Mississippi | 1,928,487 | 0.97 | 2,967,297 | 2,299,852 | 650 | 839 |
Missouri | 4,246,249 | 0.83 | 5,988,927 | 4,730,501 | 709 | 898 |
Montana | 743,611 | 0.83 | 989,415 | 792,520 | 752 | 938 |
Nebraska | 1,351,516 | 0.77 | 1,826,341 | 1,417,810 | 740 | 953 |
Nevada | 1,691,318 | 1.27 | 2,700,551 | 2,109,730 | 626 | 802 |
New Hampshire | 1,037,083 | 0.87 | 1,316,470 | 1,066,277 | 788 | 973 |
New Jersey | 5,952,583 | 0.92 | 8,791,894 | 6,976,489 | 677 | 853 |
New Mexico | 1,405,926 | 0.90 | 2,059,179 | 1,600,398 | 683 | 878 |
New York | 11,285,830 | 1.04 | 19,378,102 | 15,588,804 | 582 | 724 |
North Carolina | 6,536,601 | 1.16 | 9,535,483 | 7,510,570 | 686 | 870 |
North Dakota | 483,097 | 0.67 | 672,591 | 539,946 | 718 | 895 |
Ohio | 7,963,372 | 0.72 | 11,536,504 | 9,133,831 | 690 | 872 |
Oklahoma | 2,348,718 | 0.72 | 3,751,351 | 2,924,289 | 626 | 803 |
Oregon | 2,769,734 | 0.93 | 3,831,074 | 3,064,689 | 723 | 904 |
Pennsylvania | 8,737,162 | 0.89 | 12,702,379 | 10,260,299 | 688 | 852 |
Rhode Island | 747,875 | 0.97 | 1,052,567 | 857,232 | 711 | 872 |
South Carolina | 3,337,247 | 0.93 | 4,625,364 | 3,669,965 | 722 | 909 |
South Dakota | 602,275 | 0.67 | 814,180 | 634,183 | 740 | 950 |
Tennessee | 4,418,210 | 0.88 | 6,346,105 | 5,022,781 | 696 | 880 |
Texas | 15,157,650 | 0.83 | 25,145,561 | 19,035,255 | 603 | 796 |
Utah | 1,659,835 | 0.62 | 2,763,885 | 1,978,979 | 601 | 839 |
Vermont | 513,481 | 0.93 | 625,741 | 513,248 | 821 | 1,000 |
Virginia | 5,402,347 | 0.89 | 8,001,024 | 6,362,861 | 675 | 849 |
Washington | 5,106,367 | 0.94 | 6,724,540 | 5,327,767 | 759 | 958 |
West Virginia | 1,206,026 | 0.86 | 1,852,994 | 1,511,356 | 651 | 798 |
Wisconsin | 4,133,377 | 0.84 | 5,686,986 | 4,506,907 | 727 | 917 |
Wyoming | 419,466 | 0.66 | 563,626 | 443,141 | 744 | 947 |
United States, total | 210,114,939 | 0.87 | 308,745,538 | 243,275,505 | 681 | 864 |
1Include 397,541 restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses of age 14 and 15.
2Driver includes 14 and older. Population (Census Bureau) covers only 16 and older.
3Age and/or sex segregation estimated by FHWA.
4State did not provide current data. Table displays 2009 data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, DL-1C, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of March 2013.