Table: SUVs vs. total vehicles in Virginia cities and counties

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© March 4, 2009

LOCATION	SUVs	Total Vehicles*
ACCOMACK	3,176	30,645
TOWN OF ASHLAND	76	1,612
ALLEGHANY	1,510	16,216
TOWN OF ABINGDON	503	4,344
AMELIA	828	13,256
ALEXANDRIA	14,530	117,491
ALBEMARLE	8,691	78,556
AMHERST	3,422	29,524
AUGUSTA	5,902	73,118
ARLINGTON	16,783	133,928
APPOMATTOX	1,427	14,431
BLAND	650	5,996
BATH	186	5,765
BEDFORD CITY	469	4,654
TOWN OF BOWLING GREEN	27	353
BUCKINGHAM	786	14,269
BRUNSWICK	1,170	17,849
BUCHANAN	2,969	22,953
BEDFORD COUNTY	7,947	73,168
BUENA VISTA	356	4,924
BRISTOL	1,538	12,537
TOWN OF BUCHANAN	14	187
TOWN OF BLACKSBURG	939	8,564
BOTETOURT	3,163	33,824
TOWN OF BELLE HAVEN	2	20
CRAIG	467	5,327
CHESAPEAKE	19,673	180,156
CUMBERLAND	595	9,171
CHESTERFIELD	29,517	271,183
CAMPBELL	5,059	51,087
TOWN OF CHRISTIANSBURG	941	8,568
COLONIAL HEIGHTS	660	16,587
CAROLINE	2,112	26,667
CHARLES CITY	525	8,527
TOWN OF CLIFTON	25	170
CHARLOTTESVILLE	2,088	24,805
CARROLL	2,773	27,452
CULPEPER	4,476	39,216
TOWN OF CLIFTON FORGE	193	2,563
CLARKE	1,480	14,715
COVINGTON	446	5,202
CHARLOTTE	822	11,853
TOWN OF CULPEPER	814	7,237
TOWN OF DAMASCUS	17	237
DINWIDDIE	1,838	26,148
DANVILLE	2,572	32,487
DICKENSON	1,892	14,039
EMPORIA	397	3,979
ESSEX	806	10,939
FAIRFAX CITY	2,611	20,953
FAIRFAX COUNTY	112,226	794,161
FREDERICK	9,686	72,149
FAUQUIER	8,494	65,397
FRANKLIN COUNTY	4,799	52,514
TOWN OF FLOYD	7	130
FLUVANNA	2,157	23,424
FLOYD	1,384	15,231
FRANKLIN CITY	259	6,516
FALLS CHURCH	1,530	13,511
TOWN OF FINCASTLE	16	92
FREDERICKSBURG	1,905	18,899
GOOCHLAND	2,329	21,675
GREENE	1,755	16,763
TOWN OF GLADE SPRING	24	284
GALAX	627	5,254
GILES	1,175	15,769
GREENSVILLE	712	7,938
TOWN OF GRUNDY	9	68
TOWN OF GORDONSVILLE	35	489
GRAYSON	1,503	14,798
GLOUCESTER	3,699	37,304
HIGHLAND	200	2,858
TOWN OF HERNDON	1,264	10,776
HOPEWELL	1,524	17,763
HALIFAX	2,789	33,682
HENRICO	25,779	249,231
HENRY	3,473	50,917
HAMPTON	10,020	108,696
HARRISONBURG	1,991	24,499
TOWN OF HURT	31	1,127
HANOVER	8,057	97,578
ISLE OF WIGHT	3,020	34,560
JAMES CITY	6,636	52,770
KING AND QUEEN	516	7,444
KING WILLIAM	1,307	15,727
KING GEORGE	1,086	22,000
LEE	2,119	18,876
LOUISA	3,109	33,606
TOWN OF LOUISA	36	360
LOUDOUN	38,575	237,900
LANCASTER	1,069	12,571
LEXINGTON	346	3,457
LUNENBURG	782	11,182
LYNCHBURG	5,594	47,402
MANASSAS PARK	1,148	9,618
MONTGOMERY	6,306	61,988
MATHEWS	887	9,737
MARTINSVILLE	886	10,962
TOWN OF MINERAL	43	478
MANASSAS	3,355	28,377
MIDDLESEX	1,141	12,524
MADISON	1,463	13,244
MECKLENBURG	2,826	28,952
NORTHUMBERLAND	1,068	14,349
NEW KENT	1,601	18,394
NEWPORT NEWS	14,807	144,983
NORFOLK	15,206	161,874
NORTON	361	2,815
NELSON	1,466	16,054
NORTHAMPTON	1,039	10,827
NOTTOWAY	761	12,745
ORANGE	2,727	30,970
TOWN OF ORANGE	204	2,331
TOWN OF OCCOQUAN	10	71
PAGE	2,627	24,010
PRINCE EDWARD	1,155	15,497
PRINCE WILLIAM	38,026	285,725
PATRICK	1,334	18,814
PITTSYLVANIA	4,437	60,811
PRINCE GEORGE	1,903	30,014
PULASKI	2,844	30,552
POQUOSON	1,263	11,694
POWHATAN	2,553	26,778
PETERSBURG	1,663	23,517
PORTSMOUTH	6,138	69,467
TOWN OF PORT ROYAL	4	32
ROCKBRIDGE	1,917	22,291
TOWN OF RURAL RETREAT	31	630
RUSSELL	3,024	25,978
ROCKINGHAM	5,296	71,638
RICHMOND CITY	9,882	133,812
TOWN OF RICHLANDS	133	1,058
ROANOKE CITY	7,058	74,547
RAPPAHANNOCK	1,026	8,372
ROANOKE COUNTY	9,772	88,040
RICHMOND COUNTY	729	8,908
RADFORD	827	8,755
SALEM	1,088	21,588
SPOTSYLVANIA	7,840	106,928
SHENANDOAH	4,509	41,897
SUFFOLK	6,665	68,390
STAFFORD	11,028	96,454
SCOTT	2,137	19,986
SURRY	520	7,688
SUSSEX	645	9,482
STAUNTON	1,681	19,703
SOUTHAMPTON	1,085	17,067
SMYTH	2,732	26,551
TAZEWELL	5,780	39,972
TOWN OF TAPPAHANNOCK	48	672
TOWN OF TROUTVILLE	13	91
VIRGINIA BEACH	42,071	350,636
TOWN OF VIENNA	1,027	8,345
WESTMORELAND	1,623	18,307
WISE	4,075	33,025
TOWN OF WYTHEVILLE	391	4,809
WAYNESBORO	1,348	17,053
WARREN	4,741	35,557
WINCHESTER	2,866	20,544
WYTHE	2,588	26,337
WASHINGTON	5,445	48,334
WILLIAMSBURG	1,594	13,277
YORK	5,735	54,722
TOTAL	713,739	6,524,244*
This total does not include heavy duty trucks, trailers or equipment. Source: Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles*

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And the point is?

Submitted by russb757 on Wed, 03/04/2009 at 5:03 pm.

So what we are saying here is that the fact we have more SUV's in VB means we burn more fuel and burning more fuel means higher amounts of fuel tax collected per vehicle. So no need to increase taxes!

Now lets look at those Hybrids. They are not paying their fair share of fuel tax to pay for roads...the horror!

Thanks for pointing this out Pilot!