Measure Results|
| Year | Result | Explanatory Note |
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| 2006 | 23.29 | |
| 2007 | 24.14 | |
| 2008 | 24.41 | |
| 2009 | 24.83 | |
| 2010 | 22.87 | |
| 2011 | 191,853,250.00 | Previous results were reported as trips per person; however, the measure data point requested was a total ridership figure. Thus, FY2011 measures have been reported in the original method preferred. |
| 2012 | 196,371,408.00 | |
| 2013 | 190,264,121.00 | |
| 2014 | 203,153,966.00 | |
| 2015 | 203,181,645.00 | Ridership in the Washington metro area fell in FY 2015 due to fare increases, service cuts, and track work on the weekends. Although passenger trips have increased on most transit systems, the decrease in ridership in the metro area caused a slight decrease in overall ridership as compared to FY 2014. |
| 2016 | 191,504,921.00 | This reduction is mainly attributed to the fall in gas prices. |
| 2017 | 177,072,260.00 | |
| 2018 | 173,403,868.00 | FY18 saw a decrease of 1.9 percent loss compared to the prior year. |
| 2019 | 171,927,129.00 | |
| 2020 | 115,571,432.00 | Due to COVID-19 pandemic, DRPT is reporting ridership from July 1, 2019, through February 29, 2020. |
| 2021 | | Ridership has significantly been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Ridership reached a nadir in the prior FY20 in April 2020. It grew through October 2020, and it saw a usual decrease in the winter months of 2020 and early 2021. It then rebounded and grew through the end of the Fiscal Year. June 2021 was the best month for ridership since the beginning of the pandemic. |
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