Fatal crashes by state
39,254 people died in 36,297 fatal crashes on US roads in 2024. Every state and the District of Columbia, A to Z; click a column head to rank.
Road deaths per resident, state by state
All 50 states and DC, 2024
| State | Deaths, 2024 | Fatal crashes | Change on 2023 | Per 100,000100K | Per 100M miles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 962 | 895 | -1.2% | 18.7 | 1.32 | |
| Alaska | 70 | 63 | +14.8% | 9.5 | 1.27 | |
| Arizona | 1,229 | 1,118 | -6.0% | 16.2 | 1.74 | |
| Arkansas | 603 | 547 | +1.2% | 19.5 | 1.53 | |
| California | 3,876 | 3,583 | -7.0% | 9.8 | 1.19 | |
| Colorado | 689 | 642 | -4.3% | 11.6 | 1.25 | |
| Connecticut | 310 | 285 | +0.6% | 8.4 | 1.00 | |
| Delaware | 126 | 121 | -6.7% | 12.0 | 1.27 | |
| District of Columbia | 47 | 46 | +6.8% | 6.7 | 1.33 | |
| Florida | 3,138 | 2,931 | -7.0% | 13.4 | 1.26 | |
| Georgia | 1,403 | 1,312 | -12.9% | 12.5 | 1.15 | |
| Hawaii | 102 | 97 | +9.7% | 7.1 | 0.96 | |
| Idaho | 238 | 219 | -13.5% | 11.9 | 1.19 | |
| Illinois | 1,177 | 1,085 | -5.2% | 9.3 | 1.13 | |
| Indiana | 832 | 785 | -8.0% | 12.0 | 0.94 | |
| Iowa | 356 | 324 | -6.1% | 11.0 | 1.05 | |
| Kansas | 339 | 314 | -12.4% | 11.4 | 1.07 | |
| Kentucky | 707 | 663 | -13.1% | 15.4 | 1.44 | |
| Louisiana | 752 | 705 | -7.3% | 16.4 | 1.36 | |
| Maine | 177 | 167 | +31.1% | 12.6 | 1.17 | |
| Maryland | 578 | 552 | -6.9% | 9.2 | 1.01 | |
| Massachusetts | 363 | 349 | +6.1% | 5.1 | 0.59 | |
| Michigan | 1,098 | 1,011 | +0.2% | 10.8 | 1.10 | |
| Minnesota | 477 | 431 | +18.7% | 8.2 | 0.81 | |
| Mississippi | 753 | 678 | +2.7% | 25.6 | 1.81 | |
| Missouri | 955 | 882 | -3.6% | 15.3 | 1.17 | |
| Montana | 206 | 193 | -1.0% | 18.1 | 1.49 | |
| Nebraska | 251 | 223 | +10.6% | 12.5 | 1.15 | |
| Nevada | 417 | 378 | +2.7% | 12.8 | 1.47 | |
| New Hampshire | 133 | 120 | +4.7% | 9.4 | 0.96 | |
| New Jersey | 670 | 638 | +10.7% | 7.1 | 0.84 | |
| New Mexico | 409 | 378 | -7.0% | 19.2 | 1.43 | |
| New York | 1,101 | 1,036 | -1.4% | 5.5 | 0.91 | |
| North Carolina | 1,619 | 1,509 | +2.7% | 14.7 | 1.24 | |
| North Dakota | 90 | 84 | -15.1% | 11.3 | 0.90 | |
| Ohio | 1,157 | 1,077 | -6.8% | 9.7 | 1.00 | |
| Oklahoma | 645 | 594 | -9.3% | 15.7 | 1.39 | |
| Oregon | 538 | 491 | -8.3% | 12.6 | 1.44 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1,127 | 1,060 | -6.9% | 8.6 | 1.18 | |
| Rhode Island | 52 | 48 | -26.8% | 4.7 | 0.68 | |
| South Carolina | 1,038 | 948 | -0.9% | 18.9 | 1.67 | |
| South Dakota | 146 | 134 | +4.3% | 15.8 | 1.40 | |
| Tennessee | 1,197 | 1,093 | -9.5% | 16.6 | 1.52 | |
| Texas | 4,160 | 3,774 | -3.1% | 13.3 | 1.35 | |
| Utah | 277 | 251 | -1.1% | 7.9 | 0.77 | |
| Vermont | 59 | 53 | -14.5% | 9.1 | 0.82 | |
| Virginia | 917 | 867 | +0.3% | 10.4 | 1.04 | |
| Washington | 730 | 674 | -9.8% | 9.2 | 1.21 | |
| West Virginia | 256 | 238 | -1.5% | 14.5 | 1.49 | |
| Wisconsin | 595 | 529 | +1.5% | 10.0 | 0.86 | |
| Wyoming | 107 | 102 | -25.7% | 18.2 | 1.10 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every state, 2024 as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/fatal-crashes/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
Rates use Census Bureau population estimates and FHWA vehicle-miles, the only figures not counted from FARS. Click a column head to rank by it.
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