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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 .

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

Change and comparison

From 2010 (1,069,542) to 2024 (1,416,161), the change was +32.4%.

The latest figure, 2024, is the highest in the series, which begins in 2010.

Among 50 states and the District of Columbia, Idaho ranked 38th highest in 2024. California was highest at 27,815,343 and District of Columbia lowest at 422,196.

Among Idaho and its 6 neighboring states, Idaho ranks 5th highest; Utah is next above at 2,307,046 and Montana next below at 879,210.

Historical data

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Source: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics series. Published .

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

  1. California27,815,343
  2. Texas19,543,658
  3. Florida17,137,725
  4. Washington6,057,576
  5. Oregon3,180,684
  6. Nevada2,307,542
  7. Utah2,307,046
  8. Idaho1,416,161
  9. Montana879,210
  10. Vermont482,424
  11. Wyoming450,658
  12. District of Columbia422,196

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics series. Data period 2024. Published .

The first 10 of 51 rows; the full table is below.

State2024
1. California27,815,343
2. Texas19,543,658
3. Florida17,137,725
4. New York12,439,380
5. Pennsylvania9,107,421
6. Illinois8,799,495
7. Ohio8,580,551
8. North Carolina8,151,045
9. Georgia7,836,120
10. Michigan7,819,619
Data table (51 rows)
State2024
1. California27,815,343
2. Texas19,543,658
3. Florida17,137,725
4. New York12,439,380
5. Pennsylvania9,107,421
6. Illinois8,799,495
7. Ohio8,580,551
8. North Carolina8,151,045
9. Georgia7,836,120
10. Michigan7,819,619
11. New Jersey6,952,412
12. Washington6,057,576
13. Virginia5,994,059
14. Arizona5,899,741
15. Tennessee5,172,916
16. Massachusetts4,964,434
17. Indiana4,815,863
18. Colorado4,533,480
19. Wisconsin4,474,148
20. Missouri4,333,249
21. Maryland4,331,257
22. Minnesota4,217,820
23. South Carolina4,151,939
24. Alabama3,810,682
25. Louisiana3,421,652
26. Oregon3,180,684
27. Arkansas2,969,286
28. Kentucky2,774,913
29. Connecticut2,635,139
30. Oklahoma2,564,949
31. Iowa2,392,612
32. Nevada2,307,542
33. Utah2,307,046
34. Mississippi2,081,880
35. Kansas1,745,260
36. New Mexico1,576,345
37. Nebraska1,485,949
38. Idaho1,416,161
39. West Virginia1,147,780
40. New Hampshire1,094,005
41. Maine1,083,484
42. Hawaii959,843
43. Delaware907,403
44. Montana879,210
45. Rhode Island770,502
46. South Dakota697,440
47. North Dakota590,836
48. Alaska539,812
49. Vermont482,424
50. Wyoming450,658
51. District of Columbia422,196

Source

Organization
Federal Highway Administration
Dataset
Highway Statistics series
Geography
States, DC
Time coverage
1900-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://datahub.transportation.gov/browse?q=highway%20statistics
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
Highway Statistics series, built by scripts/fetch-fhwa-highway-statistics.py

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.

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