Table 8. Total State Per-Capita Spending on Highways, 1999-2004

State/ Jurisdiction

2003 Population (in thousands)

Total Revenue 1999-2004 (000s)

Annual Average Revenue (000s)

Per Capita Annual Revenue over six years

Rank by Highest

Alabama

4,501

$8,695,137

$1,449,189.50

$321.97

37

Alaska

649

3,233,066

538,844.33

830.27

2

Arizona

5,581

13,827,597

2,304,599.50

412.94

21

Arkansas

2,726

6,177,229

1,029,538.17

377.67

24

California

35,484

45,636,206

7,606,034.33

214.35

51

Colorado

4,551

11,385,693

1,897,615.50

416.97

20

Connecticut

3,483

9,173,463

1,528,910.50

438.96

17

Delaware

817

4,438,056

739,676.00

905.36

1

Florida

17,019

30,460,456

5,076,742.67

298.30

44

Georgia

8,685

11,437,666

1,906,277.67

219.49

50

Hawaii

1,258

1,923,476

320,579.33

254.83

48

Idaho

1,366

3,082,423

513,737.17

376.09

26

Illinois

12,654

23,087,364

3,847,894.00

304.09

42

Indiana

6,196

13,886,235

2,314,372.50

373.53

27

Iowa

2,944

8,376,024

1,396,004.00

474.19

14

Kansas

2,724

9,310,034

1,551,672.33

569.63

10

Kentucky

4,118

10,077,755

1,679,625.83

407.87

22

Louisiana

4,496

8,256,714

1,376,119.00

306.08

40

Maine

1,306

3,587,942

597,990.33

457.88

16

Maryland

5,509

10,665,053

1,777,508.83

322.66

36

Massachusetts

6,433

21,847,870

3,641,311.67

566.04

11

Michigan

10,080

17,077,298

2,846,216.33

282.36

45

Minnesota

5,059

10,852,652

1,808,775.33

357.54

28

Mississippi

2,881

6,063,234

1,010,539.00

350.76

31

Missouri

5,704

12,114,125

2,019,020.83

353.97

30

Montana

918

3,065,722

510,953.67

556.59

12

Nebraska

1,739

4,565,265

760,877.50

437.54

18

Nevada

2,241

4,345,479

724,246.50

323.18

35

New Hampshire

1,288

2,759,223

459,870.50

357.04

29

New Jersey

8,638

34,017,895

5,669,649.17

656.36

4

New Mexico

1,875

7,198,183

1,199,697.17

639.84

5

New York

19,190

35,221,708

5,870,284.67

305.90

41

North Carolina

8,407

17,127,669

2,854,611.50

339.55

34

North Dakota

634

2,323,497

387,249.50

610.80

7

Ohio

11,436

20,534,194

3,422,365.67

299.26

43

Oklahoma

3,512

7,947,211

1,324,535.17

377.15

25

Oregon

3,560

6,790,557

1,131,759.50

317.91

38

Pennsylvania

12,365

28,903,595

4,817,265.83

389.59

23

Rhode Island

1,076

2,048,273

341,378.83

317.27

39

South Carolina

4,147

5,959,947

993,324.50

239.53

49

South Dakota

764

2,652,562

442,093.67

578.66

8

Tennessee

5,842

9,312,531

1,552,088.50

265.68

47

Texas

22,119

35,486,445

5,914,407.50

267.39

46

Utah

2,351

6,533,626

1,088,937.67

463.18

15

Vermont

619

1,788,945

298,157.50

481.68

13

Virginia

7,386

18,552,410

3,092,068.33

418.64

19

Washington

6,131

12,708,268

2,118,044.67

345.46

32

West Virginia

1,810

6,787,942

1,131,323.67

625.04

6

Wisconsin

5,472

11,321,791

1,886,965.17

344.84

33

Wyoming

501

2,467,612

411,268.67

820.90

3

District of Columbia

563

1,946,134

324,355.67

576.12

9

Totals

290,810

$597,039,452

$99,506,575.33

$342.17

* Includes bond proceeds as a revenue source, which leads to some double-counting of revenues.

Source: NCSL Compilation from Highway Statistics, Finance Series, Federal Highway Administration, Table SF-1, 1999-2004.

Table 9. Major Sources for Overall Transit Funding1

State/Jurisdiction

General Fund

Gas Tax

Motor Vehicle Rental/Car Sales Tax

Registration/ License/Title Fees

Bond Proceeds

General Sales Tax

Interest Income

Other2

Arizona

0.3%

99.7%

Arkansas

100%

California

X

X

X

X

Connecticut

X

X

X

X

X

Delaware

X

X

X

Florida

X

X

X

Georgia

100%

Idaho

100%

Illinois

X

X

Indiana

100%

Iowa

100%

Kansas

100%

Kentucky

100%

Louisiana

100%

Maine

100%

Maryland

29%

31%

17%

18%

4%

Massachusetts

X

X

X

X

Michigan

X

X

X

X

Minnesota

X

X

Mississippi

100%

Missouri

100%

Montana

19%

81%

Nebraska

X

X

Nevada

100%

New Hampshire

56%

44%

New Jersey

23%

X

X

3%

New Mexico

100%

New York

6%

X

X

North Carolina

X

North Dakota

100%

Ohio

100%

Oklahoma

69%

31%

Oregon

X

X

X

X

Pennsylvania

X

X

X

X

X

Rhode Island

97%

X

X

South Carolina

100%

South Dakota

100%

Tennessee

100%

Texas

100%

Vermont

100%

Virginia

X

X

X

X

X

Washington

100%

West Virginia

100%

Wisconsin

X

X

X

Wyoming

X

X

District of Columbia

79%

21%

Alabama

These five states do not use state funds for public transit

Alaska

Colorado

Hawaii

Utah

Number of States

19

15

9

8

9

7

4

24

Notes

1.  A percentage figure is shown when the share or contribution of a particular source could be discerned.  Where the exact share cannot be computed, an "X" is placed to illustrate the state's reliance on that source.

2. "Other" includes state highway funds, trust funds, miscellaneous revenues, fees, taxes, lottery funds, tolls, or other type of assessments.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, 2005.

Table 10. Per-Capita State Funding for Public Transportation, 2004

State/ Jurisdiction

FY 2004 Funding

FY 2004 Per Capita Costs

Population

District of Columbia*

$208,252,896

$376.23

553,523

Massachusetts

1,291,363,175

201.26

6,416,505

Maryland

789,511,418

142.05

5,558,058

New Jersey

837,476,000

96.27

8,698,879

New York

1,811,372,000

94.21

19,227,088

Delaware

72,000,000

86.71

830,364

Pennsylvania

785,151,000

63.29

12,406,292

Illinois

778,700,000

61.25

12,713,634

Connecticut

200,167,000

57.13

3,503,604

Minnesota

214,255,000

42.00

5,100,958

California

1,317,933,858

36.72

35,893,799

Rhode Island

36,839,916

34.09

1,080,632

Michigan

209,652,400

20.73

10,112,620

Wisconsin

109,077,870

19.80

5,509,026

Virginia

140,100,00'

18.78

7,459,827

North Carolina

154,680,000

18.11

8,541,221

Vermont

6,103,254

9.82

621,394

Oregon

31,444,655

8.75

3,594,586

Tennessee

38,532,100

6.53

5,900,962

Indiana

36,200,751

5.80

6,237,569

Florida

96,504,077

5.55

17,397,161

Washington

29,150,000

4.70

6,203,788

Wyoming

2,466,127

4.87

506,529

Arizona

20,068,000

3.49

5,743,834

Iowa

8,600,000

2.91

2,954,451

North Dakota

1,545,700

2.44

634,366

Kansas

6,000,000

2.19

2,735,502

Ohio

18,100,000

1,58

11,459,011

South Carolina

5,864,000

1.40

4,198,068

South Dakota

996,000

1.29

770,883

West Virginia

2,294,162

1.26

1,815,354

New Mexico

2,402,000

1.26

1,903,289

Texas**

27,741,068

1.23

22,490,022

Missouri

6,600,000

1.15

5,754,618

Louisiana

4,962,500

1.10

4,515,770

Arkansas

2,800,000

1.02

2,752,629

Nebraska

1,500,000

0.86

1,747,214

Oklahoma

2,750,000

0.78

3,523,553

Georgia

4,858,257

0.55

8,829,383

Montana

390,000

0.42

926,865

Maine

505,000

0.38

1,317,253

Kentucky

1,400,000

0.34

4,145,922

Mississippi

800,000

0.28

2,902,966

Idaho

312,000

0.22

1,393,262

New Hampshire

225,000

0.17

1,299,500

Nevada

125,000

0.05

2,334,771

Alabama***

0

0.00

4,530,182

Alaska***

0

0.00

655,435

Colorado***

0

0.00

4,601,403

Hawaii***

0

0.00

1,262,840

Utah***

0

0.00

2,389,039

* The District of Columbia per capita figure is artificially high. WMATA extends well beyond District boundaries into Maryland and Virginia and, therefore, serves a population much larger than that of the District. Per-capita figure is calculated only for District investment per District resident population.

** Texas provides funds on a biennial basis. Figures shown are average annual funds for the biennium.

***State provides no state funds for public transit.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation, 2004 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. DOT, Feb. 23, 2005), 3-9.