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Idaho licensed drivers

1,416,161

Licensed drivers in Idaho, 2024

+1.3% since 2023 (1,398,007); +13.1% since 2019 (1,252,535); +25.5% since 2014 (1,128,497)

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics series. Data period 2024. Published . Newest release as of ; next expected by June 2027.

Total licensed drivers, from FHWA Highway Statistics table DL-1C.

Comparison

Among 50 states and the District of Columbia, Idaho ranked 31st highest in 2024 on licensed drivers as a share of residents from the Federal Highway Administration. Arkansas was highest at 95.9% and Kansas lowest at 58.9%.

Historical data

Idaho licensed drivers, 2010 to 2024Idaho licensed drivers, 2010 to 2024. Idaho: 1,069,542 in 2010, 1,416,161 in 2024.0500k1M1.5M201020152020PeopleIdaho licensed drivers, 2010 to 2024Idaho licensed drivers, 2010 to 2024. Idaho: 1,069,542 in 2010, 1,416,161 in 2024.0500k1M1.5M201020152020PeopleIdaho licensed drivers, 2010 to 2024Idaho licensed drivers, 2010 to 2024. Idaho: 1,069,542 in 2010, 1,416,161 in 2024.0500k1M1.5M201020152020People

Source: FHWA, Highway Statistics series.

Data table (15 rows)
PeriodIdaho (people)
20101,069,542
20111,083,992
20121,092,977
20131,111,485
20141,128,497
20151,135,009
20161,160,922
20171,190,367
20181,252,535
20191,252,535
20201,285,331
20211,343,453
20221,392,644
20231,398,007
20241,416,161

Compared with other states

Every state is compared on licensed drivers as a share of residents from the Federal Highway Administration: Licensed drivers from FHWA Highway Statistics table DL-1C divided by the Census Bureau's July 1 population estimate for the same year, times 100. The denominator is every resident, including children too young to hold a license, so this is not a share of the adult population.

Percent

  1. Arkansas95.9%
  2. Delaware86.4%
  3. Arizona78.1%
  4. Montana77.3%
  5. Wyoming76.8%
  6. Washington76.4%
  7. Oregon74.6%
  8. Nevada70.9%
  9. Idaho70.8%
  10. Utah65.9%
  11. District of Columbia61.1%
  12. Kentucky60.5%
  13. Kansas58.9%

Source: FHWA, Licensed drivers as a share of residents (computed by Understand Idaho).

Data table (51 rows)
State2024
1. Arkansas95.9%
2. Delaware86.4%
3. Arizona78.1%
4. New Hampshire77.7%
5. Michigan77.4%
6. Montana77.3%
7. Maine76.9%
8. Wyoming76.8%
9. Washington76.4%
10. Colorado75.7%
11. South Carolina75.6%
12. South Dakota75.2%
13. Wisconsin75.1%
14. Oregon74.6%
15. Vermont74.6%
16. North Dakota74.5%
17. Iowa74.1%
18. Louisiana74.1%
19. Nebraska74.1%
20. New Mexico74.1%
21. Alabama73.8%
22. North Carolina73.8%
23. Florida73.7%
24. Alaska73.3%
25. New Jersey73.1%
26. Minnesota72.8%
27. Ohio72.3%
28. Connecticut71.7%
29. Tennessee71.3%
30. Nevada70.9%
31. Idaho70.8%
32. California70.7%
33. Mississippi70.6%
34. Georgia69.9%
35. Pennsylvania69.8%
36. Massachusetts69.5%
37. Indiana69.4%
38. Maryland69.4%
39. Missouri69.4%
40. Rhode Island69.4%
41. Illinois69.3%
42. Virginia68.0%
43. Hawaii66.9%
44. Utah65.9%
45. West Virginia64.9%
46. Oklahoma62.6%
47. Texas62.4%
48. New York62.2%
49. District of Columbia61.1%
50. Kentucky60.5%
51. Kansas58.9%

Licensed drivers as a share of residents

70.8% in 2024 (estimate). Licensed drivers from FHWA Highway Statistics table DL-1C divided by the Census Bureau's July 1 population estimate for the same year, times 100. The denominator is every resident, including children too young to hold a license, so this is not a share of the adult population.

Licensed drivers as a share of residents, 2010 to 2024Licensed drivers as a share of residents, 2010 to 2024. Licensed drivers as a share of residents: 68.1% in 2010, 70.8% in 2024.0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%201020152020PercentLicensed drivers as a share of residents, 2010 to 2024Licensed drivers as a share of residents, 2010 to 2024. Licensed drivers as a share of residents: 68.1% in 2010, 70.8% in 2024.0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%201020152020PercentLicensed drivers as a share of residents, 2010 to 2024Licensed drivers as a share of residents, 2010 to 2024. Licensed drivers as a share of residents: 68.1% in 2010, 70.8% in 2024.0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%201020152020Percent

Source: FHWA, Licensed drivers as a share of residents (computed by Understand Idaho).

Data table (15 rows)
PeriodLicensed drivers as a share of residents (percent)
201068.1%
201168.4%
201268.5%
201369.0%
201469.2%
201568.7%
201669.0%
201769.3%
201871.6%
201970.1%
202069.5%
202170.5%
202271.7%
202370.9%
202470.8%

Source

Organization
Federal Highway Administration
Dataset
Highway Statistics series
Geography
States and the District of Columbia
Time coverage
1900-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Newest release as of
; next expected by June 2027
Original file
https://datahub.transportation.gov/browse?q=highway%20statistics
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
Highway Statistics series

Caveats

  • Vehicle miles traveled (VM-2) is an estimate from each state's own travel monitoring program, not a direct count.
  • Traffic fatalities (FI-20) are Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) counts as FHWA republishes them by functional system.
  • Vehicle registrations (MV-1) count registered vehicles, not owners; one business or agency vehicle counts once regardless of drivers.
  • The licensed-drivers table (DL-1C) starts in 2010 in this republication; earlier years are not available through this source.
  • No source table prints a state total for its category breakdown; a state total here is summed from the categories.
  • Puerto Rico appears in the source tables but is excluded here; it is not in this site's geography list.
  • Idaho's MV-1 vehicle-registration total rises from 1,378,190 in 2010 to 1,625,204 in 2011, about 18 percent. The increase concentrates in the Truck, Private (up 166,972) and Auto, Private (up 68,546) categories; FHWA's published MV-1 table carries no footnote for Idaho in either year explaining the change.
  • Some MV-1 rows, Idaho's included, carry a fractional vehicle count (for example, Idaho's 2012 Auto, Private row is 571,308.21) as FHWA's republication prints it. This dataset stores the figure as printed rather than rounding it.

State comparison:

Organization
Federal Highway Administration
Dataset
Licensed drivers as a share of residents (computed by Understand Idaho)
Geography
States and the District of Columbia
Time coverage
1900-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Newest release as of
; next expected by June 2027
Original file
https://datahub.transportation.gov/browse?q=highway%20statistics
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
Licensed drivers as a share of residents (computed by Understand Idaho)

Caveats

  • Computed by Understand Idaho from Highway Statistics series and Population Estimates Program; it is not a figure the publisher releases.
  • Totals for 2010-2019 are Vintage 2019 estimates and 2020-2025 are Vintage 2025; a change across 2019 to 2020 includes the revision between vintages.

Where sources disagree

  • Population, Idaho, 2020: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census apportionment counts publishes 1,839,106. The Population Estimates base for April 1, 2020 is 1,839,123, 17 more than the 1,839,106 apportionment count. The 2020 to 2025 estimates build forward from that base.

Inputs: Highway Statistics series and Population Estimates Program.

Cite as Understand Idaho, “Idaho licensed drivers”, https://understandidaho.com/transportation/licensed-drivers/; cite the publisher above for the figures. See the data catalog.

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