"Table 9
States with the Greatest and Least Three Mode Access
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States With Highest Percent of Three Mode Access,,,,
,Rural Population,All Mode Access,Percent Covered,
Rhode Island,"175,457","174,555",99.5%,
Connecticut,"595,174","546,415",91.8%,
Massachusetts,"887,715","707,520",79.7%,
California,"3,835,613","2,601,013",67.8%,
Washington,"1,548,161","1,024,342",66.2%,
Florida,"3,618,587","2,230,528",61.6%,
Vermont,"448,107","272,384",60.8%,
Maryland,"1,079,420","616,945",57.2%,
New York,"3,541,133","1,861,384",52.6%,
Illinois,"2,301,905","1,138,922",49.5%,
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States With Lowest Percent of Three Mode Access,,,,
,Rural Population,Coverage,Percent Covered,
Idaho,"624,767","4,012",0.6%
Tennessee,"2,583,439","77,309",3.0%
Iowa,"1,548,051","74,698",4.8%
Kentucky,"2,191,907","128,774",5.9%
Montana,"506,692","38,370",7.6%
Oklahoma,"1,575,634","181,696",11.5%
Alabama,"2,431,865","374,685",15.4%
Georgia,"3,121,275","500,689",16.0%
New Mexico,"698,221","133,911",19.2%
Arkansas,"1,645,360","322,495",19.6%
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NOTE:  Hawaii, South Dakota, and Wyoming do not have service from three intercity modes and thus are not listed.  Although Alaska and Washington State are served by four modes, only three mode access is considered relevant due to the limited geographic nature of ferry service.",,,
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ April 2005 analysis of the U.S. scheduled intercity transportation network. ",,,