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January 2025
Table DL-20
| AGE | MALE DRIVERS | FEMALE DRIVERS | TOTAL DRIVERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS |
DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP (1) |
NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS |
DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP (1) |
NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS |
DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP (1) |
|
| UNDER 16 | 60,308 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 58,877 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 119,185 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 16 | 569,375 | 0.5 | 24.9 | 557,762 | 0.5 | 25.6 | 1,127,136 | 0.5 | 25.2 |
| 17 | 989,643 | 0.8 | 44.0 | 947,000 | 0.8 | 44.1 | 1,936,642 | 0.8 | 44.1 |
| 18 | 1,368,505 | 1.2 | 61.4 | 1,260,989 | 1.1 | 59.2 | 2,629,493 | 1.1 | 60.3 |
| 19 | 1,564,800 | 1.3 | 69.8 | 1,434,765 | 1.2 | 66.9 | 2,999,564 | 1.3 | 68.4 |
| (19 AND UNDER) | 4,552,629 | 3.9 | 33.7 | 4,259,391 | 3.5 | 33.1 | 8,812,020 | 3.7 | 33.4 |
| 20 | 1,705,805 | 1.5 | 76.9 | 1,589,049 | 1.3 | 74.8 | 3,294,853 | 1.4 | 75.9 |
| 21 | 1,758,335 | 1.5 | 79.7 | 1,648,054 | 1.4 | 77.9 | 3,406,388 | 1.4 | 78.8 |
| 22 | 1,818,466 | 1.5 | 81.0 | 1,719,217 | 1.4 | 79.7 | 3,537,683 | 1.5 | 80.4 |
| 23 | 1,897,537 | 1.6 | 84.5 | 1,798,889 | 1.5 | 83.3 | 3,696,426 | 1.6 | 83.9 |
| 24 | 1,942,509 | 1.7 | 88.0 | 1,849,679 | 1.5 | 86.9 | 3,792,188 | 1.6 | 87.4 |
| (20-24) | 9,122,651 | 7.8 | 82.0 | 8,604,887 | 7.2 | 80.5 | 17,727,538 | 7.5 | 81.3 |
| 25-29 | 10,039,150 | 8.5 | 89.8 | 9,754,505 | 8.1 | 90.0 | 19,793,655 | 8.3 | 89.9 |
| 30-34 | 10,695,283 | 9.1 | 90.0 | 10,636,186 | 8.9 | 91.4 | 21,331,469 | 9.0 | 90.7 |
| 35-39 | 10,366,077 | 8.8 | 91.2 | 10,394,552 | 8.7 | 93.3 | 20,760,628 | 8.7 | 92.2 |
| 40-44 | 9,985,462 | 8.5 | 90.8 | 10,105,551 | 8.4 | 92.8 | 20,091,013 | 8.5 | 91.8 |
| 45-49 | 9,068,107 | 7.7 | 91.7 | 9,214,506 | 7.7 | 92.8 | 18,282,613 | 7.7 | 92.3 |
| 50-54 | 9,464,074 | 8.0 | 91.9 | 9,646,272 | 8.0 | 93.0 | 19,110,345 | 8.0 | 92.4 |
| 55-59 | 9,438,191 | 8.0 | 92.8 | 9,686,426 | 8.1 | 92.8 | 19,124,616 | 8.0 | 92.8 |
| 60-64 | 9,650,667 | 8.2 | 93.4 | 10,099,447 | 8.4 | 92.6 | 19,750,113 | 8.3 | 92.9 |
| 65-69 | 8,583,330 | 7.3 | 94.1 | 9,195,882 | 7.7 | 91.7 | 17,779,212 | 7.5 | 92.8 |
| 70-74 | 6,824,904 | 5.8 | 94.7 | 7,472,580 | 6.2 | 89.8 | 14,297,484 | 6.0 | 92.0 |
| 75-79 | 4,912,157 | 4.2 | 95.1 | 5,421,114 | 4.5 | 87.1 | 10,333,270 | 4.3 | 90.7 |
| 80-84 | 2,851,658 | 2.4 | 95.2 | 3,237,649 | 2.7 | 81.3 | 6,089,308 | 2.6 | 87.2 |
| 85 AND OVER | 2,016,008 | 1.7 | 88.3 | 2,356,593 | 2.0 | 60.3 | 4,372,601 | 1.8 | 70.6 |
| TOTAL | 117,570,346 | 100.0 | 85.5 | 120,085,539 | 100.0 | 84.4 | 237,655,885 | 100.0 | 85.0 |
(1) These percentages are computed using population estimates from the Census Bureau. For computation purposes, Under 16 age group data is compared to 14 and 15-year-old population estimates; the other age brackets coincide with those from the Census Bureau.
