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Licensed Drivers, Vehicle Registrations, VMT, and Population: 1985-2022

Key: VMT = Vehicle-Miles Traveled.

Figure

This line graph shows the change in the number of licensed drivers, vehicle registrations, vehicle miles travelled (VMT), and population. All lines start at 1.0 in 1985. VMT increased the most peaking at 1.8 in 2019 just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. VMT was also affected the most by the recession and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The population increased the least at 1.3 in 2022.

Dataset Excel:

F1-7 Licensed Drivers Vehicle Registrations VMT and Population.xlsx (47.59 KB)

Description:

This graph is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

Vehicles, Drivers, and Population: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2022. Tables DL 1C and MV-1. Available at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2022 as of July 2024. VMT: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-35, available at www.bts.gov as of July 2024.

Previous Editions:
Licensed Drivers, Vehicle Registrations, VMT, and Population 1985-2021
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