List of U.S. states by road deaths
This is a list of U.S. states by road deaths. Data are for the year 2021. Death data are from NHTSA,[1] mileage figures are from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics[2] and population data are from the US Census.[3]
Per billion vehicle miles, South Carolina had the highest death rate while Massachusetts had the lowest. Mississippi had the most deaths per capita while Rhode Island had the lowest.[4]
One third of fatal accidents involve alcohol.[5] Deaths from speeding exceeded 12,000, half of which involved drivers not wearing a seatbelt, and a third of which involved male drivers aged 15 to 20.[6] Most deaths were occupants of cars, but 17% were pedestrians, 14% were motorcyclists and 2% were cyclists.[5]
Location | Road deaths | Deaths / bil. miles | Deaths / 100k people | Deaths / 100k drivers |
---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 42,939 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 18.4 |
South Carolina | 1,198 | 20.8 | 23.1 | 30.0 |
Mississippi | 772 | 18.9 | 26.2 | 38.0 |
Arkansas | 693 | 18.0 | 22.9 | 30.0 |
New Mexico | 481 | 17.9 | 22.7 | 32.6 |
Louisiana | 972 | 17.8 | 21.0 | 28.3 |
Montana | 239 | 17.7 | 21.6 | 27.9 |
West Virginia | 280 | 17.4 | 15.7 | 24.6 |
Florida | 3,738 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 23.2 |
Oklahoma | 762 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 29.3 |
Kentucky | 806 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 27.0 |
Oregon | 599 | 16.3 | 14.1 | 19.8 |
Tennessee | 1,327 | 16.1 | 19.1 | 26.5 |
Arizona | 1,180 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 20.4 |
Texas | 4,498 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 24.6 |
Georgia | 1,797 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 23.4 |
South Dakota | 148 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 22.1 |
Nevada | 385 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 17.9 |
North Carolina | 1,663 | 14.1 | 15.7 | 21.4 |
Idaho | 271 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 20.2 |
California | 4,285 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 15.8 |
Illinois | 1,334 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 15.9 |
Delaware | 136 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 16.0 |
Kansas | 424 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 20.3 |
Colorado | 691 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 15.7 |
Missouri | 1,016 | 12.7 | 16.5 | 23.8 |
District of Columbia | 41 | 12.6 | 6.1 | 8.0 |
Alabama | 983 | 12.4 | 19.5 | 24.2 |
Virginia | 973 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 16.5 |
Ohio | 1,354 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 16.3 |
Pennsylvania | 1,230 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 13.5 |
Indiana | 932 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 20.1 |
Michigan | 1,136 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 14.2 |
Alaska | 67 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 12.9 |
Washington | 670 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 11.4 |
Vermont | 74 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 15.8 |
North Dakota | 101 | 10.9 | 13.0 | 18.4 |
New York | 1,157 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 9.7 |
Iowa | 356 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 15.2 |
Maine | 153 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 14.5 |
Nebraska | 221 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 15.4 |
Connecticut | 298 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 11.4 |
Wyoming | 110 | 9.9 | 19.0 | 25.6 |
Maryland | 561 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 12.6 |
Utah | 328 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 14.9 |
Wisconsin | 620 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 14.3 |
New Jersey | 699 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 10.8 |
Hawaii | 94 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 10.2 |
New Hampshire | 118 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 |
Minnesota | 488 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 11.8 |
Rhode Island | 63 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 8.3 |
Massachusetts | 417 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 8.5 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Crashes and All Victims". dot.gov. Retrieved 6 Feb 2024.
- ^ "State Highway Travel". bts.gov. Retrieved 6 Feb 2024.
- ^ "State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". census.gov. 18 Dec 2023. Retrieved 6 Feb 2024.
- ^ "nsc.org". nsc.org. Retrieved 6 Feb 2024.
- ^ a b "Fatality Facts 2021 State by state". iihs.org. May 2023. Retrieved 6 Feb 2024.
- ^ "Speeding". nhtsa.gov. Retrieved 6 Feb 2024.