Source: Reason Foundation
Latest Data: 2020
Release Timing: August
Frequency: Annual
Contact: Baruch Feigenbaum, baruch.feigenbaum@reason.org

The Reason Foundation has published a study of state-owned highway systems for 20 years. The 26th Annual Highway Report: Each State’s Highway Performance Ranking came out on November 18, 2021 and shows the overall highway performance of the state highway systems using 2019 and 2020 data.

According to the website, the Annual Highway Report measures the condition and cost-effectiveness of state-controlled highways in 13 categories, including urban and rural pavement condition, deficient bridges, traffic fatalities, spending per mile, and administrative costs per mile of highway. 

The states are ranked from 1-50 with one being the best and 50 the worst.