U.S. General Accounting Office

Trends in State Capital Investment in Highways (GAO-03-915SP)

Below are links to various views of information. You may view this information by clicking on each of the topics where you will find state-by-state comparisons. Or you may view the information for each state individually by clicking on "U.S. State Map and State Information," which will bring you to a U.S. map where you can select a state.

Highway Capital Expenditures

Expenditures (1982-2000)

Expenditures per 100 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)

Expenditures per Registered Vehicle

Level of Effort

Expenditures per $1,000 Gross State Product (GSP)

Highway Expenditures Compared with Other State Program Expenditures

State Sources of Funding

State Funding Used for Highways

Bond Proceeds for Highways

Motor Fuel Taxes

Gas Tax Rates

Effective Motor Fuel Tax Rates

Highway Trust Fund Apportionments and Payments

Ratio of Highway Trust Fund Apportionments/Allocations to Payments to the Fund

U.S. State Map and State Information

A more detailed discussion of our scope and methodology and a summary can be found in Trends in Federal and State Capital Investment in Highways (GAO-03-744R)