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The Midwest > Iowa > Transportation

IOWAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Active Aviation Pilots 6,179 [33rd of 51]
    Active Aviation Pilots (per capita) 0.208 per 100 people [25th of 51]
Active Flight Instructors 813 [32nd of 51]
    Active Flight Instructors (per capita) 0.274 per 1,000 people [27th of 51]
Airports 235 [25th of 51]
    Airports (per capita) 7.922 per 100,000 people [14th of 51]
Auto Accidents > Pedestrian fatalities as percent of total 4.1% [49th of 51]
Auto Accidents > Pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population 0.6 [51st of 51]
Auto Fatalities > Restraint not used, percent 42.4% [44th of 51]
Auto Fatalities > Restraint used, percent 39.8% [19th of 51]
Bridges > Functionally obsolete 1,836 [18th of 51]
    Bridges > Functionally obsolete (per capita) 0.619 per 1,000 people [8th of 51]
Bridges > Percent functionally obsolete or structurally deficient 28.7% [23rd of 51]
Bridges > Structurally deficient 5,329 [3rd of 51]
    Bridges > Structurally deficient (per capita) 17.965 per 10,000 people [2nd of 51]
Bridges > Total number 24,992 [5th of 51]
    Bridges > Total number (per capita) 8.425 per 1,000 people [3rd of 51]
Heliports 84 [25th of 51]
    Heliports (per capita) 0.283 per 10,000 people [12th of 51]
Helmet Laws > Motorcycle riders No law
Helmut Laws > Bicycle riders No law
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Fatalities 3 [32nd of 51]
    Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Fatalities (per capita) 1.011 per 1 million people [24th of 51]
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Incidents of collision 58 [23rd of 51]
    Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Incidents of collision (per capita) 1.955 per 100,000 people [12th of 51]
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Injuries 18 [23rd of 51]
    Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Injuries (per capita) 6.068 per 1 million people [11th of 51]
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Total number 8,385 [8th of 51]
    Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Total number (per capita) 28.267 per 10,000 people [6th of 51]
Inland Waterway Mileage 492 [19th of 40]
    Inland Waterway Mileage (per capita) 1.659 per 10,000 people [12th of 40]
Large truck fatalities 61 [27th of 51]
    Large truck fatalities (per capita) 2.056 per 100,000 people [18th of 51]
Large truck fatalities > Percent of total 10.8% [8th of 51]
    Large truck fatalities > Percent of total (per capita) 3.641 % per 1 million people [17th of 51]
Large trucks involved in fatal crashes 10.8% [8th of 51]
Licensed Drivers > Per 1,000 driving age population 847 [41st of 51]
Licensed Drivers > Per registered vehicle 0.6 [51st of 51]
Licensed Drivers > Total number 1,977,909 [32nd of 51]
    Licensed Drivers > Total number (per capita) 0.667 per capita [32nd of 51]
Number of toll bridges 6 [7th of 51]
    Number of toll bridges (per capita) 2.023 per 1 million people [2nd of 51]
Number of toll ferries 1 [21st of 51]
    Number of toll ferries (per capita) 3.371 per 10 million people [21st of 51]
Public Transportation > Annual unlinked passenger trips 16,981,000 [31st of 51]
    Public Transportation > Annual unlinked passenger trips (per capita) 5.725 per capita [29th of 51]
Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995 $21,847,000.00 [29th of 51]
    Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995 (per $ GDP) $0.19 per $1,000 of GDP [26th of 51]
    Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995 (per capita) $7.37 per capita [26th of 51]
Public Transportation > Federal funding, 2003 $34,024,000.00 [35th of 51]
    Public Transportation > Federal funding, 2003 (per $ GDP) $0.30 per $1,000 of GDP [35th of 51]
    Public Transportation > Federal funding, 2003 (per capita) $11.47 per capita [34th of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent commuter rail 0% [17th of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent heavy rail 0% [22nd of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent light rail 0% [20th of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent motor bus 95.2% [16th of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent other 4.8% [19th of 51]
Public Transportation > State funding, 1995 $7,465,000.00 [19th of 47]
    Public Transportation > State funding, 1995 (per $ GDP) $65.33 per $1 million of GDP [17th of 47]
    Public Transportation > State funding, 1995 (per capita) $25.17 per 10 people [17th of 47]
Public Transportation > State funding, 2003 $9,500,000.00 [25th of 51]
    Public Transportation > State funding, 2003 (per $ GDP) $8.31 per $100,000 of GDP [23rd of 51]
    Public Transportation > State funding, 2003 (per capita) $3.20 per capita [23rd of 51]
Rail Accidents > Fatalities 11 [28th of 51]
    Rail Accidents > Fatalities (per capita) 0.371 per 100,000 people [13th of 51]
Rail Accidents > Injuries 115 [27th of 51]
    Rail Accidents > Injuries (per capita) 3.877 per 100,000 people [16th of 51]
Rail Accidents > Total number 234 [23rd of 51]
    Rail Accidents > Total number (per capita) 7.889 per 100,000 people [10th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Alcohol related 5 [34th of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Alcohol related (per capita) 1.686 per 1 million people [30th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Deaths in alcohol related events 0 [45th of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Deaths in alcohol related events (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [45th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Fatalities 0 [50th of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Fatalities (per capita) 0 per 100,000 people [50th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries 24 [39th of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries (per capita) 0.809 per 100,000 people [37th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries in alcohol related events 8 [24th of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries in alcohol related events (per capita) 2.697 per 1 million people [16th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Total 25 [42nd of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Total (per capita) 0.843 per 100,000 people [43rd of 51]
Road Condition > Fair 10,165 [10th of 51]
    Road Condition > Fair (per capita) 34.268 per 10,000 people [6th of 51]
Road Condition > Good 9,623 [7th of 51]
    Road Condition > Good (per capita) 3.244 per 1,000 people [6th of 51]
Road Condition > Mediocre 1,379 [25th of 51]
    Road Condition > Mediocre (per capita) 4.649 per 10,000 people [19th of 51]
Road Condition > Poor 346 [36th of 51]
    Road Condition > Poor (per capita) 11.664 per 100,000 people [35th of 51]
Road Condition > Very good 2,644 [17th of 51]
    Road Condition > Very good (per capita) 8.913 per 10,000 people [9th of 51]
Seaplane bases 0 [43rd of 51]
    Seaplane bases (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [46th of 51]
Seat belt fines $25.00 [19th of 50]
Seat Belt Use 86% [12th of 50]
STOLports 2 [12th of 51]
    STOLports (per capita) 0.674 per 1 million people [7th of 51]
Toll road mileage 0 [43rd of 51]
    Toll road mileage (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [43rd of 51]
Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases 321 [24th of 51]
    Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases (per capita) 1.082 per 10,000 people [15th of 51]

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2003 U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics, table 5, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports, Airport Safety Data Branch, 2004.; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003: Pedestrians, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory: Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System, Washington, DC: 2004; Insurance Institute for Highway Safety-Highway Loss Data Institute, Helmet Use Laws, 2004.; Insurance Institute for Highway Safety-Highway Loss Data Institute, Helmet Use Laws, 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center, National Waterway Network, October 2004.; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003: Overview, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Toll Facilities in the United States: Bridges-Roads-Tunnels-Ferries, Washington, DC: July 2003; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database; U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation for Calendar Year 2003, Washington, DC: 2004, table 1.2.; U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics, 2003, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Safety Belt Use in 2004 - Use Rates in the States and Territories, Washington, DC: November 2004

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