Traffic fatalities in West Virginia

Traffic fatalities in West Virginia was 256 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 1.5% from 2023. That is the 37th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count256 Provisional

Change on 2023-1.5%

Rank37th of 51US states ranked

Series high5231980

Series low2562024

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Traffic fatalities in West Virginia, 1975 to 2024

count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.

All 50 values

Period	count
2024	256 Provisional
2023	260
2022	266
2021	282
2020	267
2019	260
2018	294
2017	304
2016	269
2015	268
2014	272
2013	332
2012	339
2011	338
2010	315
2009	357
2008	378
2007	432
2006	410
2005	374
2004	410
2003	394
2002	439
2001	376
2000	411
1999	395
1998	354
1997	381
1996	348
1995	376
1994	356
1993	429
1992	420
1991	414
1990	481
1989	468
1988	460
1987	471
1986	440
1985	420
1984	438
1983	425
1982	450
1981	410
1980	523
1979	512
1978	457
1977	514
1976	489
1975	461

Compared with United States

Place	2024
West Virginia	256
United States	39,254

Rankings

US states by traffic fatalities 51 places

Definition

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.

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.

How to cite

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.

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APA 7

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states (Traffic fatalities, West Virginia, 1975 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

MLA 9

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, West Virginia, 1975 to 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/west-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Traffic fatalities, West Virginia, 1975 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/west-virginia.

Harvard

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, West Virginia, 1975 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states: Traffic fatalities, West Virginia, 1975 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/west-virginia. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the traffic fatalities in West Virginia?

Traffic fatalities in West Virginia was 256 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 1.5% from 2023. That is the 37th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatalities in West Virginia?

523 in 1980, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

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