# Traffic fatalities People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence. ## Key facts - Traffic fatalities in the United States was 39,254 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. - Texas had the highest traffic fatalities of 51 states in 2024, at 4,160, and District of Columbia the lowest, at 47. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. - Published for 3,184 places, with figures from 1975 to 2024. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `traffic_fatalities` - Unit: count - Note: A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison. - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/traffic_fatalities ## Latest figures | Place | Period | count | Source | |---|---|---:|---| | United States | 2024 | 39,254 | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12. | ## Rankings - [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/us-states.md) (51 places) - [US counties](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/us-counties.md) (3132 places) - [Counties in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/texas-counties.md) (254 places) - [Counties in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties.md) (159 places) - [Counties in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/virginia-counties.md) (133 places) - [Counties in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties.md) (120 places) - [Counties in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/missouri-counties.md) (115 places) - [Counties in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties.md) (105 places) - [Counties in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/illinois-counties.md) (102 places) - [Counties in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-carolina-counties.md) (100 places) - [Counties in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/iowa-counties.md) (99 places) - [Counties in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/tennessee-counties.md) (95 places) - [Counties in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties.md) (93 places) - [Counties in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/indiana-counties.md) (92 places) - [Counties in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties.md) (88 places) - [Counties in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties.md) (87 places) - [Counties in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties.md) (83 places) - [Counties in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/mississippi-counties.md) (82 places) - [Counties in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties.md) (77 places) - [Counties in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties.md) (75 places) - [Counties in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties.md) (72 places) - [Counties in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in South Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/south-dakota-counties.md) (66 places) - [Counties in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/colorado-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-york-counties.md) (62 places) - [Counties in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/california-counties.md) (58 places) - [Counties in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/montana-counties.md) (56 places) - [Counties in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/west-virginia-counties.md) (55 places) - [Counties in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-dakota-counties.md) (53 places) - [Counties in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/south-carolina-counties.md) (46 places) - [Counties in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/idaho-counties.md) (44 places) - [Counties in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/washington-counties.md) (39 places) - [Counties in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oregon-counties.md) (36 places) - [Counties in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-mexico-counties.md) (33 places) - [Counties in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/utah-counties.md) (29 places) - [Counties in Alaska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alaska-counties.md) (27 places) - [Counties in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/maryland-counties.md) (24 places) - [Counties in Wyoming](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wyoming-counties.md) (23 places) - [Counties in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-jersey-counties.md) (21 places) - [Counties in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nevada-counties.md) (17 places) - [Counties in Maine](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/maine-counties.md) (16 places) - [Counties in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arizona-counties.md) (15 places) - [Counties in Massachusetts](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/massachusetts-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in Vermont](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/vermont-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in New Hampshire](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-hampshire-counties.md) (10 places) - [Counties in Hawaii](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/hawaii-counties.md) (5 places) - [Counties in Rhode Island](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/rhode-island-counties.md) (5 places)