ARKANSAS REGISTRATION FIGURES
FROM STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION BIENNIAL REPORTS 1912-38:
PASSENGER DEALER PASSENGER M/C DEALER TLR.
1911 1,563 1921 77,227 171 451 4
1912 2,238 1922 76,161 238 82
1913 3,648 1923 102,065 231 84
1914 5,643 1924 123,456 265 274
1915 8,021 1925 161,296 324 903
1916 15,423 1926 179,863 298 487a 1,567
1917 28,250 312 1927 174,657 303 479 1,994
1918 40,757 634 1928 181,822 342 508 2,037
1919 49,145 1929 193,703 400 545 2,805
1920 59,185 1930 191,287 380 481 2,781
1931 149,215 314 354 (See
1932+ 112,722 188 275 below)
1933 154,956 356 306
1934 159,667 450 545=
1935 168,314 425 469=
1936 169,652 508 550
1937 173,820 499 530
TRUCK 1/2* 1 1 1/2 1 3/4 2 2 1/2
1922 6,534 407 621 82
1926
1927 12,773 19,382 781 500 73
1928 11,597 20,183 1,157 491 43
1929 13,756 18,060 6,481 589 366
1930 - 16,113 9,826 22 586 330
1931 11,030 10,116 10,198 13 790 240
1932+ 9,485 5,404 8,027 10 671 156
1933 11,590 7,331 12,480 14 894 346
1934 14,451 5,729 12,096 45 1,360 474
1935 18,511 6,556 13,000 30 2,502 916
1936 23,439 6,542 15,532 14 2,406 829
1937 29,031 7,219 16,956 22 3,500 950
TRUCK 3 3 1/2 4 4 1/2 5 6 TOTAL
1922 48 36 10 7,738
1923 - - - - - - 11,047
1924 - - - - - - 16,006
1925 - - - - - - 24,262
1926 29,055
1927 79 20 3 4 33,615
1928 73 22 1 2 33,569
1929 82 15 10 5 39,364
1930 74 12 8 1 2 26,974
1931 106 19 16 15 3 1 32,547
1932+ 108 15 29 5 5 1 23,916
1933 218 39 54 5 9 32,980
1934 362 99 106 6 22 8 34,758
1935 700 300 199 24 33 18 42,789
1936 718 268 274 36 62 11 50,131
1937 934 283 260 17 71 20 59,263
TRAILER 1/2 1 1 1/2 2 3 4 5 TOTAL
1931 682 - - 2,780 337 96 148 4,043
1932+ 614 - - 1,670 474 175 185 3,118
1933 2,727 - - 2,381 737 209 733 6,787
1934 4,174 502 1,251 564 682 261 604 8,038
1935 4,894 939 1,900 566 800 400 700 10,199
1936 4,774 1,479 2,103 520 736 448 686 10,746
1937 5,673 1,829 2,683 774 932 446 797 13,134
a As of 8/1/1926
+ "Registration shown in 1932 not indicative of true registration
as quarterly permits were issued, and registration shown does
not include such permits except when plate was issued in the
last quarter or when plate was issued in the first quarter for
the entire year."
= Plus Extra Dealer 1934 1,358, 1935 1,269.
* 1/2 Ton Truck plates issued through 1929, "Light Delivery Truck
registrations issued in passenger car series" 1930, became
Light Delivery Truck 1931-35, back to 1/2 Ton Truck 1935-37.
FROM STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORTS:
PASSENGER TRUCK M/C TRAILER AMB./BUS/TAXI
1938 170,635 55,274 548 10,195
1939 182,707 62,742 579 10,774
1940 177,083 66,052 679 12,100
1941 210,217 77,157 764 14,785
1942 211,632 75,267 845 14,943 1,449
1943 199,857 74,893 930 14,111 1,667
1944 188,083 74,519 941 13,278 1,885
1945 193,213 78,544 1,249 16,164 2,123
1946 221,064 94,041 1,962 22,135 2,938
1947 238,716 110,480 3,127 23,601 2,870
1948 253,741 124,598 3,279 26,224 2,811
1949 276,946 138,900 3,314 26,304 2,723
1950 315,209 121,888 2,946 25,164 2,557
1951 323,928 126,841 2,804 26,419 2,391
1952 332,648 160,162 1,969 26,611 2,225
1953 350,457 167,627 2,211 28,134 2,207
1954 362,189 169,476 2,192 29,440 1,802
1955 392,420 177,625 2,245 33,608 1,981
1956 414,296 181,003 2,623 37,719 2,132
1957 426,972 181,831 3,420 40,564 2,042
OTHER AMB./ MASTER EXTRA
PASSENGER PASS. TAXI HEARSE M/C DEALER DEALER
1958 440,619 544 574 3,880 1,874? 2,055
1959 469,614 611 598 4,806 1,957 2,219
1960 490,908 588 608 4,770 1,967 2,320
1961 505,604 604 597 5,240 2,199 2,369
1962 542,082 568 620 6,012 2,159 2,562
1963 588,864 643 655 6,454 2,102 2,807
1964 616,037 653 620 7,151 2,434 2,962
1965 645,083 517 620 9,456 2,348 3,053
1966 669,892 577 612 12,222 2,288 2,679
1967 687,271 624 626 14,441 2,164 2,770
1968 714,754 624 593 16,025 2,253 2,881
1969 655,702 589 432 18,500 2,320 2,967
1970 726,796 658 473 22,000 2,406 3,076
1971 749,847 627 507 23,760 2,476 3,232
1972 730,565* 938 476 29,818 2,421 9,976
1973 803,266* 813 487 39,200 2,647 11,479
1974 840,692* 588 491 44,919 2,766 13,311
1975 863,433* 430 475 36,918 2,426 12,858
1976 900,364 347 472 33,060 2,802 15,652
1977 943,026 266 421 31,315 2,927 14,768
1978 974,401 205 382 31,358 2,908 15,037
1979 991,889 262 435 33,415 2,901 14,395
1980 1,043,528 385 453 34,106 2,310 6,949
1981 1,100,353 369 421 30,386 2,824 10,697
1982 964,366 292 298 25,938 2,971 11,529
1983 923,117 20,145 203 174 23,768 3,068 11,536
1984 959,973 21,584 229 204 28,119 3,886 14,742
1985 989,700 23,041 233 200 28,844 3,993 14,820
1986 1,016,093 23,606 237 179 24,078 3,053 11,433
1987 1,028,042 21,061 229 194 20,048 3,015 11,402
1988 1,015,540 20,618 190 200 16,586 3,009 11,434
1989 1,034,738 25,021 190 485 15,122 2,948 11,917
1990 1,041,698 26,716 189 509 14,537 2,988 12,656
1991 1,057,234 35,672 162 538 13,982 3,014 12,910
1992 1,077,031 31,084 196 544 13,886 3,175 13,857
1993+ 1,089,907 39,068 358 561 13,791 3,324 14,987
1994 1,130,598 41,063 196 544 14,356 3,258 15,101
1995 1,152,894 41,690 375 619 15,520 3,395 16,144
1996 1,168,451 43,332 288 639 15,625 3,667 16,333
1997 1,170,872 46,407 267 660 15,953 3,803 17,403
Passenger includes National Guard and Disabled Veteran 1953-on,
School Vehicles and Public Property 1965-on (changed to Public-
Municipal & State 1977, County added 1980), Unclassified Types
1974-on, Motor Homes and Self-propelled buses converted into
campers 1975-on (changed to Vans 1979). All above types moved
to Other Passenger 1983-on.
Taxi includes Border City Cabs 1959-60, 1963-on.
*Totals disagree with summary table.
+1993 copy somewhat illegible.
TRAILER BOAT TLR. MOB.HOME COMM.BUS OTHER BUSES
1958 42,765 - 199 652
1959 49,778 - 164 646
1960 50,480 - 163 648
1961 54,325 - 353 454
1962 57,907 - 396 485
1963 60,391 - 376 3,870
1964 64,470 - 396 3,913
1965 68,884 - 434 3,972
1966 71,977 - 375 3,982
1967 77,284 - 343 3,989
1968 85,132 - 359 4,148
1969 97,427 - 337 4,010
1970 106,187 - 358 4,546
1971 126,993 - 415 4,555
1972 152,672 - 152 6,637
1973 152,144 - 7,276 355 6,893
1974 150,906 - 14,399 373 6,903
1975 173,629 - 32,478 395 6,071
1976 124,605 93,685 37,406 314 5,519
1977 101,409 51,383 12,984 337 5,498
1978 87,063 36,865 6,647 259 4,550
1979 51,679 109,515 10,733 229 4,700
1980 32,420 60,978 9,718 275 5,257
1981 36,543 158,829 8,674 246 5,228
1982 35,647 158,431 3,270 * 5,926*
1983 34,535 147,266 12,706 75 3,138
1984 36,631 177,502 14,037 88 4,667
1985 37,340 177,140 14,213 99 4,944
1986 40,126 198,361 14,394 99 5,099
1987 42,126 211,941 14,581 106 5,182
1988 42,318 221,919 13,188 97 5,186
1989 43,456 231,371 12,024 83 5,194
1990 43,515 242,748 10,315 76 5,109
1991 26,422 257,477 9,328 78 5,418
1992 31,343 240,490 9,824 115 5,512
1993+ 31,544 279,106 10,007 84 5,696
1994 34,429 267,516 12,653 115 5,512
1995 31,248 277,131 13 858 76 5,916
1996 33,524 293,604 14,834 69 6,021
1997 34,476 202,165 14,901 59 6,073
Trailer became Truck Trailer 1976.
Boat Trailer became Other Trailer (Boat, Utility and small) 1993.
Commercial Bus includes City Bus 1961-on (172 in 1962), Farm-to-
Market 1963-on, and Out-of-State under IRP 1978-on.
Other Buses include City Bus 1960 only (191), Farm-to-Market 1960
only, Non-For-Hire 1960, 1963-on, Church, School, Boy Scout and
Orphanage 1963-on, Buses converted into campers 1972-74 only.
*Bus types combined 1982 only.
+1993 copy somewhat illegible.
TRUCKS:
A* B C D E H J K NR FARM
1958 139,550 16,353 3,399 3,457 439 - - - 21,235 -
1959 147,052 16,638 3,693 3,475 919 - - - 23,003 -
1960 150,681 16,341 3,441 3,275 1,094 - - - 23,561 -
1961 156,857 16,345 3,667 3,378 1,430 - - - 24,101 -
1962 167,685 16,384 3,817 3,582 1,693 - - - 26,187 -
1963 178,945 16,582 4,427 2,789 1,362 266 1,496 - 26,502 -
1964 191,637 17,176 4,649 2,660 1,029 299 2,409 - 27,258 -
1965 203,189 19,442 7,443 3,322 1,524 529 3,478 - 8,478 13,036
1966 215,367 19,528 8,711 3,542 1,210 619 4,572 - 5,622 16,917
1967 228,305 19,306 8,198 3,161 1,024 364 4,654 - 5,838 17,669
1968 237,431 18,221 8,281 3,157 881 353 5,407 - 5,070 17,218
1969 223,248 17,391 8,335 3,105 774 314 6,100 - 5,198 18,837
1970 243,755 17,537 9,018 3,362 724 319 6,731 - 5,410 17,496
1971 251,806 17,706 9,656 3,775 811 441 6,866 - 5,152 16,848
1972 257,912 19,749 10,058 4,320 896 465 10,650 - 5,207 16,585
1973 294,997 20,863 10,171 4,687 1,056 845 10,954 - 5,561 17,016
1974 316,880 19,140 8,996 4,066 740 516 8,895 - 5,801 18,133
1975 331,317 20,888 10,083 4,986 787 661 8,560 - 5,100 19,745
1976 354,177 21,135 11,705 4,873 907 788 11,398 - 5,218 19,348
1977 384,289 21,347 11,970 4,989 738 1,084 10,807 - 5,140 19,444
1978 402,007 19,696 10,044 3,655 615 895 9,142 - 4,166 17,242
1979 421,449 23,208 11,916 4,621 640 1,306 11,141 - 5,149 19,562
1980 439,684 21,262 11,258 4,141 544 1,274 10,761 - 4,678 17,645
1981 468,926 22,394 8,874 3,758 470 1,130 11,580 - 4,748 18,997
1982 419,212 20,871 8,814 4,155 441 1,281 13,125 - 4,241 18,061
1983 405,221 19,694 7,423 4,717 477 1,297 6,486 8,223 5,646 21,552
1984 431,139 21,173 8,290 3,819 354 1,261 1,965 7,595 3,973 17,228
1985 450,999 22,596 8,748 3,964 299 1,316 1,872 8,304 3,768 17,577
1986 467,798 23,492 8,388 3,233 207 908 1,525 8,534 3,663 16,261
1987 479,057 23,167 8,802 4,046 244 1,278 1,832 8,611 3,556 16,583
1988 478,612 22,822 8,741 3,939 217 1,345 2,063 7,527 2,921 16,787
1989 501,554 25,542 9,463 4,151 213 1,393 2,189 6,609 3,210 17,875
1990 508,363 26,486 9,667 4,221 223 1,470 1,193 6,542 3,647 18,469
1991 517,201 26,242 9,684 4,080 192 1,497 1,081 5,920 3,538 18,437
1992 530,191 26,081 9,674 4,237 182 1,631 939 5,872 3,486 18,226
1993+ 539,186 26,720 9,915 4,185 157 1,666 915 5,610 3,349 18,777
1994 565,178 27,275 10,344 4,167 109 1,768 680 5,020 3,351 18,952
1995 606,772 28,943 10,857 4,736 122 2,125 738 6,302 3,428 19,674
1996 621,821 7,830 11,968 4,454 116 2,268 565 5,618 3,206 13,538
1997 623,048 8,463 10,452 4,851 113 2,423 596 6,581 3,103 13,561
*A Truck became Pickup Truck 1971.
+1993 copy somewhat illegible.
