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Summary 2005 Travel Statistics for Arkansas and the United States 2005 Average Gallons Used Per Registered Vehicle 1970-2004 Arkansas Transportation Fuel Consumption 1970-2005 Arkansas Highway Use of Gasoline per Vehicle 2004 Arkansas Transportation Sector Petroleum Consumption by Fuel Type 2005 Arkansas Distillate Fuel Sales by End-Use 1985-2005 Arkansas Farm Diesel Consumption 1970-2004 Arkansas Residential Sector End-Use Energy Consumption 2004 Arkansas Residential Sector End-Use Energy Consumption 2001 Energy Consumption per Household, West South Central Census Division 1970-2004 Arkansas Commercial Sector End-Use Energy Consumption 2004 Arkansas Commercial Sector End-Use Energy Consumption 1970-2004 Arkansas Industrial Sector End-Use Consumption 2004 Arkansas Industrial Sector End-Use Consumption 2005 Arkansas Utility Electric Power Generation Capacity 2005 Arkansas Non-Utility Electric Power Generation Capacity 2005 Arkansas Generator Nameplate Capacity by Primary Energy Source 2004 Arkansas Electric Power Sector Consumption by Fuel Type 1970-2004 Arkansas Electric Power Consumption by Sector 2004 Arkansas Electric Power Consumption by Sector 2004 Arkansas Electric Power Consumption 1970-2004 Arkansas Natural Gas Consumption 2004 Arkansas Natural Gas Consumption by Economic Sector 2001-2006 Arkansas Natural Gas Deliveries to Consumers 1970-2004 Arkansas Petroleum Consumption 2004 Arkansas Petroleum Consumption by Economic Sector 2004 Arkansas Petroleum Consumption by Fuel Type

2005 Average Gallons Used Per Registered Vehicle

05 Rank State Gallons/Vehicle 05 Rank State Gallons/Vehicle
1 Colorado  1078.81 27 Dist. of Col. 525.48
2 Nevada 786.98 28 Illinois 518.32
3 Mississippi 786.04 29 Florida 516.15
4 South Carolina 703.80 30 Oregon 508.67
5 Arkansas 687.20 31 Connecticut 501.62
6 Arizona 677.42 32 Massachusetts   500.41
7 North Carolina 675.42 33 Pennsylvania 497.66
8 Missouri 660.26 34 Wisconsin 488.37
9 New Jersey 656.77 35 California 470.84
10 Vermont 639.31 36 Oklahoma 470.35
11 Texas  636.26 37 North Dakota 465.27
12 Maine 633.02 38 Hawaii 463.00
13 Kentucky 614.77 39 New York 461.87
14 Indiana 613.72 40 Ohio 461.80
15 Georgia 605.23 41 Kansas 459.07
16 West Virginia 599.94 42 Washington 457.27
17 Maryland 598.11 43 Nebraska 451.61
18 Tennessee 593.28 44 Rhode Island 447.59
19 New Mexico 584.30 45 Wyoming 446.80
20 Virginia 581.75 46 Utah 441.37
21 Louisiana 577.37 47 Montana 436.13
22 Michigan 565.64 48 South Dakota 435.64
23 Delaware 564.69 49 Iowa 431.30
24 Alabama 548.94 50 Idaho 406.90
25 New Hampshire 548.01 51 Alaska 385.36
26 Minnesota 535.65   US Average  546.34

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

As this table documents, in 2005 Arkansas had the 5th lowest average highway gallons used per registered vehicle. This average of 687.20 gallons per vehicle was higher than the U.S. average of 546.34 gallons per vehicle.

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