US Drivers License Ratio by State
(Licenses per 1,000 Population)

State 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 1999
Alabama 278 404 505 583 681 789
Alaska --- 482 470 540 571 742
Arizona 448 597 635 711 653 690
Arkansas 310 454 550 642 733 755
California 490 553 584 662 667 628
Colorado 541 623 625 709 620 737
Connecticut 417 572 569 700 674 723
Delaware 466 518 596 702 728 732
DC 391 448 448 539 679 672
Florida 470 537 588 746 714 821
Georgia 345 454 590 627 691 702
Hawaii --- 436 652 561 611 635
Idaho 595 630 680 668 699 697
Illinois 459 453 518 613 638 653
Indiana 430 493 520 661 650 649
Iowa 562 529 594 723 674 674
Kansas 607 646 647 709 692 713
Kentucky 313 413 500 561 652 672
Louisiana 317 402 489 537 610 632
Maine 370 460 518 649 722 728
Maryland 377 477 524 645 703 618
Massachusetts 378 507 525 635 703 716
Michigan 453 521 578 691 693 696
Minnesota 573 525 607 573 578 609
Mississippi 261 343 558 630 732 646
Missouri 448 483 549 660 721 702
Montana 461 528 590 761 755 748
Nebraska 517 635 630 696 690 722
Nevada 565 584 689 782 704 731
New Hampshire 315 514 578 709 760 765
New Jersey 391 454 562 669 722 682
New Mexico 426 523 567 656 709 702
New York 357 421 442 526 570 584
North Carolina 328 439 540 642 687 718
North Dakota 469 559 536 642 665 723
Ohio 425 484 573 651 685 715
Oklahoma 416 525 633 650 724 689
Oregon 461 536 624 756 778 742
Pennsylvania 385 510 527 595 665 707
Rhode Island 398 484 532 619 668 695
South Carolina 391 460 544 626 681 723
South Dakota 509 625 617 696 707 741
Tennessee 322 450 530 612 684 762
Texas 363 454 570 653 656 666
Utah 462 542 581 578 607 676
Vermont 384 460 569 672 732 835
Virginia 354 461 505 647 709 688
Washington 624 498 563 644 694 717
West Virginia 340 448 523 773 716 705
Wisconsin 490 471 557 634 680 711
Wyoming 629 641 689 737 735 758
United States 411 487 549 641 672 686
Calculated from Federal Highway Administration and US Census Bureau data.

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