Notice2023-11810
Designation of Transportation Management Areas
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June 5, 2023
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June 5, 2023
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Abstract
On December 29, 2022, the United States Census Bureau published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the qualifying urban areas from the 2020 Census. The FTA and FHWA are announcing that all urbanized areas (UZA) with populations greater than 200,000, as determined by the 2020 Census, are hereby identified as Transportation Management Areas (TMA). The FTA and FHWA are taking this action in compliance with the agencies' authorizing statutes. This action supersedes the agencies' previous designations of TMAs made in the Federal Register.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36637-36642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11810]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Designation of Transportation Management Areas
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit
Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On December 29, 2022, the United States Census Bureau
published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the qualifying
urban areas from the 2020 Census. The FTA and FHWA are announcing that
all urbanized areas (UZA) with populations greater than 200,000, as
determined by the 2020 Census, are hereby identified as Transportation
Management Areas (TMA). The FTA and FHWA are taking this action in
compliance with the agencies' authorizing statutes. This action
supersedes the agencies' previous designations of TMAs made in the
Federal Register.
DATES: This notice is effective June 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FTA related questions, please
contact Fleming El-Amin, Office of Planning (TPE-10), (202) 493-0316,
or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b5bfb6bebabdb4fdb6bffeb2bebabd93b7bca7fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="593f353c3430373e773c357438343037193d362d773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>, or Mark Montgomery, Office of
Chief Counsel (TCC), (202) 366-1017, via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8d5d9cad396d5d7d6ccdfd7d5ddcac1f8dcd7cc96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="264b47544d084b49485241494b43545f6642495208414950">[email protected]</span></a>, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours for FTA are from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., et., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
For FHWA related questions, please contact Kenneth Petty, Office of
Planning (HEPP), (202) 366-6654, or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8838d86868d9c80c6988d9c9c91a88c879cc68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d36383333382935732d382929241d393229733a322b">[email protected]</span></a>,
or Michael Harkins, Office of Chief Counsel (HCC), 202-366-1523, via
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90fdf9f3f8f1f5fcbef8f1e2fbf9fee3d0f4ffe4bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="513c38323930343d7f3930233a383f2211353e257f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>, Federal Highway Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours for FHWA are
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., et., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau's urban-rural
classification is a delineation of geographical areas, identifying
individual urban areas as well as the rural portion of the Nation. The
resulting classification of ``urban areas'' is distinguishable from
FHWA and FTA's definition of ``urbanized areas,'' but the population
data from the decennial census informs which geographical areas meet
the definition of ``urbanized area'' for transportation planning
purposes under Titles 23 and 49 of the United States Code (23 U.S.C.
101(a)(36) and 49 U.S.C. 5302(24)).
The Census Bureau defined the qualifying urban areas from the 2020
Census using the criteria published in the Federal Register on March
24, 2022 (87 FR 16706). As a result of these criteria and a decade of
population and land use change, there are significant differences in
the UZAs based on the 2020 Census from those based on the 2010 Census,
including place names, boundary shapes, and population counts. Notably,
192 UZAs have populations over 200,000, the statutory threshold for TMA
designation, including 15 UZAs that were not identified in the Federal
Register on July 18, 2012 (77 FR 42354). Furthermore, 2 UZAs that were
previously above 200,000 are now below the threshold (i.e., Norwich-New
London, Connecticut, and Visalia, California).
Titles 23 and 49 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) (23 U.S.C.
134(k)(1)(A) and 49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(1)(A)) require the Secretary of
Transportation to identify each UZA over 200,000 in population as a
TMA. The UZAs that meet this threshold, as determined by the 2020
Census, are listed in the table below and are hereby identified as
TMAs. For the multistate UZAs over 200,000 in population, the UZA is
listed under the State with the largest share of the population;
however, the TMA designation applies to the entire multistate area.
The TMAs are subject to special transportation planning and
programming requirements. These requirements apply to the metropolitan
planning areas that must be determined jointly by the metropolitan
planning organization (MPO) and Governor, in accordance with 23 U.S.C.
134(e) and 49 U.S.C. 5303(e). The FTA and FHWA have developed a series
of ``Questions and Answers'' related to applying 2020 Census data to
urban areas and UZAs in the joint FTA and FHWA planning processes. More
information can be found at: <a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census_issues/urbanized_areas_and_mpo_tma/">https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census_issues/urbanized_areas_and_mpo_tma/</a> and <a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/census">https://www.transit.dot.gov/census</a>.
Additional UZAs may be designated as TMAs by the Secretary of
Transportation upon request of the Governor and the MPO or affected
local officials. Notification of any additional TMAs will be issued
through a Secretarial Memorandum to the appropriate State Governors and
MPOs, not as a notice published in the Federal Register.
For example, the Governor of Texas and the Permian Basin MPO
(formerly the Midland Odessa Transportation Organization) requested TMA
designations in 2012 for the Midland, Texas, and the Odessa, Texas,
UZAs. On July 31, 2012, the Secretary of Transportation approved the
request and designated both UZAs as TMAs. Although the Midland, Texas,
and Odessa, Texas, UZAs do not meet the statutory population threshold
for TMA designation under the 2020 Census, FHWA and FTA continue to
recognize the Midland, Texas and Odessa, Texas UZAs as TMAs due to the
Secretary's prior action.
In addition, the bi-State Lake Tahoe MPO region shall be treated as
a TMA with a UZA population of 145,000 in the State of California and
65,000 in the State of Nevada, per 23 U.S.C. 134(r).
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315, 23 U.S.C. 134(k)(1)(A), 49 U.S.C.
5303(k)(1)(A), 49 CFR 1.85(c)(19), and 49 CFR 1.91(a).
Shailen P. Bhatt,
Administrator, FHWA.
Nuria Fernandez,
Administrator, FTA.
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UZA 2020 Area comparison to 2010
State/urbanized area (UZA) population census TMAs; population
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Alabama:
Birmingham, AL............ 774,956
Huntsville, AL............ 329,066
Mobile, AL................ 321,907
Montgomery, AL............ 254,348
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State Total........... 1,680,277
Alaska:
Anchorage, AK............. 249,252
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State Total........... 249,252
Arizona:
Phoenix--Mesa--Scottsdale, 3,976,313 Name Change.
AZ.
Tucson, AZ................ 875,441
Phoenix West--Goodyear-- 419,946 New TMA.
Avondale, AZ.
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State Total........... 5,271,700
Arkansas:
Little Rock, AR........... 461,864
Fayetteville-Springdale-- 373,687
Rogers, AR-MO.
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State Total........... 835,551
California:
Los Angeles--Long Beach- 12,237,376
Anaheim, CA.
San Francisco--Oakland, CA 3,515,933
San Diego, CA............. 3,070,300
Riverside--San Bernardino, 2,276,703
CA.
Sacramento, CA............ 1,946,618
San Jose, CA.............. 1,837,446
Fresno, CA................ 717,589
Mission Viejo--Lake 646,843 Name Change.
Forest--Laguna Niguel, CA.
Bakersfield, CA........... 570,235
Concord--Walnut Creek, CA. 538,583 Name Change.
Temecula--Murrieta--Menife 528,991 Name Change.
e, CA.
Stockton, CA.............. 414,847
Oxnard--San Buenaventura 376,117 Name Change.
(Ventura), CA.
Indio--Palm Desert--Palm 361,075 Name Change.
Springs, CA.
Palmdale--Lancaster, CA... 359,559 Name Change.
Modesto, CA............... 357,301
Victorville--Hesperia--App 355,816 Name Change.
le Valley, CA.
Antioch, CA............... 326,205
Santa Rosa, CA............ 297,329
Santa Clarita, CA......... 278,031
Livermore--Pleasanton--Dub 240,381 New TMA.
lin, CA.
Thousand Oaks, CA......... 213,986
Santa Barbara, CA......... 202,197 New TMA.
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State Total........... 31,669,461
Colorado:
Denver--Aurora, CO........ 2,686,147
Colorado Springs, CO...... 632,494
Fort Collins, CO.......... 326,332
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State Total........... 3,644,973
Connecticut:
Hartford, CT.............. 977,158
Bridgeport--Stamford, CT- 916,408
NY.
New Haven, CT............. 561,456
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State Total........... 2,455,022
Delaware:..................... N/A
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State Total...........
District of Columbia:
Washington--Arlington, DC- 5,174,759 Name Change.
VA-MD.
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State Total........... 5,174,759
Florida:
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL 6,077,522 Name Change.
Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL. 2,783,045
Orlando, FL............... 1,853,896
Jacksonville, FL.......... 1,247,374
Bradenton--Sarasota--Venic 779,075 Name Change.
e, FL.
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Cape Coral, FL............ 599,242
Palm Bay--Melbourne, FL... 510,675
Port St. Lucie, FL........ 437,745
Bonita Springs--Estero, FL 425,675 Name Change.
Kissimmee--St. Cloud, FL.. 418,404 Name Change.
Daytona Beach--Palm Coast-- 402,126 Name Change.
Port Orange, FL.
Pensacola, FL--AL......... 390,172
Lakeland, FL.............. 277,915
Winter Haven, FL.......... 253,251
Tallahassee, FL........... 252,934
Navarre--Miramar Beach-- 226,213 New TMA.
Destin, FL.
Gainesville, FL........... 213,748 New TMA.
Deltona, FL............... 210,712 New TMA.
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State Total........... 17,359,724
Georgia:
Atlanta, GA............... 4,999,259
Augusta--Richmond County, 431,480
GA-SC.
Savannah, GA.............. 309,466
Columbus, GA-AL........... 267,746
Gainesville, GA........... 265,218 New TMA.
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State Total........... 6,273,169
Hawaii:
Honolulu, HI.............. 853,252 Name Change.
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State Total........... 853,252
Idaho:
Boise City, ID............ 433,180
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State Total........... 433,180
Illinois:
Chicago, IL-IN............ 8,671,746
Rockford, IL.............. 276,443
Round Lake Beach--McHenry-- 261,835
Grayslake, IL-WI.
Peoria, IL................ 259,781
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State Total........... 9,469,805
Indiana:
Indianapolis, IN.......... 1,699,881
Fort Wayne, IN............ 335,934
South Bend, IN-MI......... 278,921
Evansville, IN............ 206,855 Name Change.
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State Total........... 2,521,591
Iowa:
Des Moines, IA............ 542,486
Davenport, IA-IL.......... 285,211
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State Total........... 827,697
Kansas:
Wichita, KS............... 500,231
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State Total........... 500,231
Kentucky:
Louisville/Jefferson 974,397
County, KY-IN.
Lexington-Fayette, KY..... 315,631
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State Total........... 1,290,028
Louisiana:
New Orleans, LA........... 914,531
Baton Rouge, LA........... 631,326
Shreveport, LA............ 288,052
Lafayette, LA............. 227,316
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State Total........... 2,061,225
Maine:
Portland, ME.............. 205,356
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State Total........... 205,356
Maryland:
Baltimore, MD............. 2,212,038
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Bel Air--Aberdeen, MD..... 214,647 Name Change.
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State Total........... 2,426,685
Massachusetts:
Boston, MA-NH............. 4,382,009 Name Change.
Worcester, MA-CT.......... 482,085
Springfield, MA-CT........ 442,145
Barnstable Town, MA....... 303,269
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State Total........... 5,609,508
Michigan:
Detroit, MI............... 3,776,890
Grand Rapids, MI.......... 605,666
Lansing, MI............... 318,300
Ann Arbor, MI............. 317,689
Flint, MI................. 298,964
Kalamazoo, MI............. 204,562
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State Total........... 5,522,071
Minnesota:
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN. 2,914,866 Name Change.
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State Total........... 2,914,866
Mississippi:
Jackson, MS............... 347,693
Gulfport--Biloxi, MS...... 236,344 Name Change.
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State Total........... 584,037
Missouri:
St. Louis, MO-IL.......... 2,156,323
Kansas City, MO-KS........ 1,674,218
Springfield, MO........... 282,651
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State Total........... 4,113,192
Montana:...................... N/A
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State Total...........
Nebraska:
Omaha, NE-IA.............. 819,508
Lincoln, NE............... 291,217
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State Total........... 1,110,725
Nevada:
Las Vegas--Henderson-- 2,196,623 Name Change.
Paradise, NV.
Reno, NV-CA............... 446,529
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State Total........... 2,643,152
New Hampshire:
Nashua, NH-MA............. 242,984
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State Total........... 242,984
New Jersey:
Trenton, NJ............... 370,422
Atlantic City--Ocean City-- 294,921 Name Change.
Villas, NJ.
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State Total........... 665,343
New Mexico:
Albuquerque, NM........... 769,837
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State Total........... 769,837
New York:
New York--Jersey City-- 19,426,449 Name Change.
Newark, NY-NJ.
Buffalo, NY............... 948,864
Rochester, NY............. 704,327
Albany--Schenectady, NY... 593,142
Syracuse, NY.............. 413,660
Poughkeepsie--Newburgh, NY 314,766 Name Change.
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State Total........... 22,401,208
North Carolina:
Charlotte, NC-SC.......... 1,379,873
Raleigh, NC............... 1,106,646
Winston-Salem, NC......... 420,924
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Durham, NC................ 396,118
Greensboro, NC............ 338,928
Fayetteville, NC.......... 325,008
Asheville, NC............. 285,776
Concord, NC............... 278,612
Wilmington, NC............ 255,329
Hickory, NC............... 201,511
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State Total........... 4,988,725
North Dakota:
Fargo, ND-MN.............. 216,214 New TMA.
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State Total........... 216,214
Ohio:
Cleveland, OH............. 1,712,178
Cincinnati, OH-KY......... 1,686,744 Name Change.
Columbus, OH.............. 1,567,254
Dayton, OH................ 674,046
Akron, OH................. 541,879
Toledo, OH-MI............. 497,952
Youngstown, OH............ 320,901 Name Change.
Canton, OH................ 295,319
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State Total........... 7,296,273
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma City, OK......... 982,276
Tulsa, OK................. 722,810
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State Total........... 1,705,086
Oregon:
Portland, OR-WA........... 2,104,238
Eugene, OR................ 270,179
Salem, OR................. 268,331
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State Total........... 2,642,748
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD. 5,696,125
Pittsburgh, PA............ 1,745,039
Allentown--Bethlehem, PA- 621,703 Name Change.
NJ.
Harrisburg, PA............ 490,859
Lancaster--Manheim, PA.... 394,530 Name Change.
Scranton, PA.............. 366,713
Reading, PA............... 276,278
York, PA.................. 238,549
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State Total........... 9,829,796
Puerto Rico:
San Juan, PR.............. 1,844,410
Aguadilla--Isabela--San 232,573
Sebastian, PR.
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State Total........... 2,076,983
Rhode Island:
Providence, RI-MA......... 1,285,806
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State Total........... 1,285,806
South Carolina:
Charleston, SC............ 684,773 Name Change.
Columbia, SC.............. 590,407
Greenville, SC............ 387,271
Myrtle Beach--North Myrtle 298,954 Name Change.
Beach, SC-NC.
Rock Hill, SC............. 218,443 New TMA.
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State Total........... 2,179,848
South Dakota:................. N/A
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State Total...........
Tennessee:
Nashville-Davidson, TN.... 1,158,642
Memphis, TN-MS-AR......... 1,056,190
Knoxville, TN............. 597,257
Chattanooga, TN-GA........ 398,569
Clarksville, TN-KY........ 200,947 New TMA.
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State Total........... 3,411,605
Texas:
Houston, TX............... 5,853,575
Dallas--Fort Worth-- 5,732,354
Arlington, TX.
San Antonio, TX........... 1,992,689
Austin, TX................ 1,809,888
El Paso, TX-NM............ 854,584
McAllen, TX............... 779,553
McKinney--Frisco, TX...... 504,803 New TMA.
Denton--Lewisville, TX.... 429,461
The Woodlands--Conroe, TX. 402,454 Name Change.
Corpus Christi, TX........ 339,066
Lubbock, TX............... 272,280
Killeen, TX............... 257,222
Laredo, TX................ 251,462
Brownsville, TX........... 216,444
College Station--Bryan, TX 206,137 New TMA.
Amarillo, TX.............. 205,860 New TMA.
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State Total........... 20,107,832
Utah:
Salt Lake City, UT........ 1,178,533 Name Change.
Ogden--Layton, UT......... 608,857
Provo--Orem, UT........... 588,609
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State Total........... 2,375,999
Vermont:...................... N/A
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State Total...........
Virginia:
Virginia Beach--Norfolk, 1,451,578 Name Change.
VA.
Richmond, VA.............. 1,059,150
Roanoke, VA............... 217,312
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State Total........... 2,728,040
Washington:
Seattle--Tacoma, WA....... 3,544,011 Name Change.
Spokane, WA............... 447,279
Kennewick--Richland--Pasco 255,401 Name Change.
, WA.
Bremerton, WA............. 224,449 New TMA.
Olympia--Lacey, WA........ 208,157
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State Total........... 4,679,297
West Virginia:
Huntington, WV-KY-OH...... 200,157
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State Total........... 200,157
Wisconsin:
Milwaukee, WI............. 1,306,795
Madison, WI............... 450,305
Appleton, WI.............. 230,967
Green Bay, WI............. 224,156
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State Total........... 2,212,223
Wyoming:...................... N/A
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State Total...........
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