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Transportation Geography of the United States 2023 - back

Figure

Four graphics showing freight flows by highway, railway and waterway; a tree map showing how many alternative fueling stations are in the U.S.; a population pyramid showing motor vehicle crash fatalities split by sex, age, and person type; and a choropleth map showing a change in crash fatality rates by state between 2019 and 2020.

Description:

The back side of our 2-sided print map, Transportation Geography of the U.S. 2023, includes visualizations of:

  • Freight Flows by Highway, Railway, and Waterway;
  • How Many Alternative Fueling Stations Are in the U.S.?;
  • 2020 Crash Fatalities by Age, Sex, and Person Type; and
  • Change in Crash Fatality Rates by State.

Source:

Freight Flows by Highway, Railway, and Waterway

Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, version 5.4, 2022; Rail: Based on Surface Transportation Board, Annual Carload Waybill Sample and rail freight flow assignment done by Federal Railroad Administration, 2019; Inland Waterways: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute of Water Resources, Annual Vessel Operating Activity and Lock Performance Monitoring System data, 2022.

Crash Fatalities by Age, Sex, and Person Type

NOTES: Individuals sustaining fatal injuries with unreported or unknown sex were omitted for this visualization. This group accounts for 0.26% of all 2020 crash fatalities (38,824). Vehicle occupants consist of person type classifications of driver, passenger, or unknown occupant and non-motorists consist of pedestrians and pedalcyclists.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2020.

Change in Crash Fatality Rates by State

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2020.

How many Alternative Fueling Stations are in the U.S.?

NOTES: Alternative fueling stations have been filtered to those currently available as opposed to those planned or temporarily unavailable. B20 & + stands for Biodiesel (B20 and above) and CNG, compressed natural gas.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Alternative Fueling Stations, 2022.