Fast Facts

State Facts

  • Missouri population – 6.270 million
  • Land area in sq. miles – 69,707
  • Licensed drivers – 4.4 million
  • Registered vehicles – 7.4 million

Federal Fuel Tax

  • 18.4 cents per gallon on gasoline
  • 24.4 cents per gallon on diesel

Missouri Fuel Tax

  • 29.5 cents per gallon – gasoline and diesel.
  • 4.45 cents goes to cities
  • 3.90 cents goes to counties
  • 21.15 cents goes to MoDOT
  • Each cent of additional fuel tax results in approximately $29 million for MoDOT and $12.4 million for cities and counties.
  • Missouri ranks 47th nationally in revenue per mile.
  • Missouri ranks 5th nationally in lowest administrative cost per mile.

 

MoDOT

  • Governed by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission
  • Six commissioners, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate
  • Seven district offices and a Central Office
  • Approximately 4,800 salaried employees
  • FY 2027 budget – $7.3 billion
  • Customer satisfaction rating – 67%
  • Projects completed 6.2% under budget and 95% on time

MO by the Mile

  • 33,805 miles of state highways (7th nationally in state highway miles)
    • Interstate highways – 1,385 miles (9th most nationally)
    • U.S. routes – 3,412 miles
    • State routes – 8,259 miles
    • Lettered routes – 18,993 miles
    • Other (outer roads, business routes, etc.) – 1,759 miles
  • Major routes – 5,558 miles that carry approximately 77% of traffic
  • Minor routes – 17,782 miles that carry approximately 22% of traffic
  • Low-volume routes - 10,465 miles that carry approximately 1% of traffic

Roadways

  • Cost to resurface one lane of interstate highway – $204,026 per mile
  • Cost to resurface one lane of major highway – $140,086 per mile
  • Cost to resurface one lane of minor highway – $61,516 per mile
  • 5-year average tons of salt used per winter – 100,270
  • 5-year average annual snow removal costs – $44.1 million
  • Litter pick-up 5-year average cost – $12.5 million ($13 million in 2025)
  • Mowing 5-year average cost – $27 million ($27.5 million in 2025)
  • *Costs may increase due to inflation

Bridges

  • MoDOT bridges and culverts – 10,423
  • Number of major bridges 1,000 ft. or longer – 211
  • Major river bridge cost – $35 million - $300 million
  • Average cost of other bridges – $1.3 million
  • See More: Poor and Weight-Restricted Bridges
  • *Costs may increase due to inflation

Other Forms of Transportation

  • 120 public-use airports, including 38 that are business-capable
  • 3,800 miles of mainline railroad tracks
  • Kansas City and St. Louis are the 2nd and 6th largest freight rail hubs in the U.S.
  • 4 Amtrak routes with 13 station stops
  • 1,050 miles of navigable rivers – ranks 10th nationally
  • 19 river ports including St. Louis – the 7th largest U.S. inland port
  • 1 tri-state port
  • Trucks, planes, barges and trains in Missouri move 1.1 billion tons each year valued at more than $1.7 trillion
  • 34.3 million transit trips annually

Safety Belt Use

  • Overall in Missouri – 88.5%
  • National average use rate – 91.3%
  • Teens – 74%

Crashes from 2023-2025

('25 data incomplete)

  • 2,855 people died
  • More than 15,786 seriously injured
  • 61% of vehicle drivers and passengers killed weren’t wearing safety belts