# Traffic fatality rate Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place. ## Key facts - Traffic fatality rate in the United States was 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA. - Mississippi had the highest traffic fatality rate of 51 states in 2024, at 25.5 per 100,000 people, and Rhode Island the lowest, at 4.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA. - Published for 3,131 places, with figures from 1997 to 2024. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k` - Unit: per 100,000 people - Note: Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate). - Method: Invokely calculation: NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by the BEA mid-year resident population (Census Bureau estimates, tables SAINC1 and CAINC1) of the same year and place, times 100,000. - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatality-rate - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k ## Latest figures | Place | Period | per 100,000 people | Source | |---|---|---:|---| | United States | 2024 | 11.5 | Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12. | ## Rankings - [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/us-states.md) (51 places) - [US counties](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/us-counties.md) (3079 places) - [Counties in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/texas-counties.md) (254 places) - [Counties in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/georgia-counties.md) (159 places) - [Counties in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/kentucky-counties.md) (120 places) - [Counties in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/missouri-counties.md) (115 places) - [Counties in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/kansas-counties.md) (105 places) - [Counties in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/illinois-counties.md) (102 places) - [Counties in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/north-carolina-counties.md) (100 places) - [Counties in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/iowa-counties.md) (99 places) - [Counties in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/tennessee-counties.md) (95 places) - [Counties in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/nebraska-counties.md) (93 places) - [Counties in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/indiana-counties.md) (92 places) - [Counties in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/ohio-counties.md) (88 places) - [Counties in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/minnesota-counties.md) (87 places) - [Counties in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/michigan-counties.md) (83 places) - [Counties in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/mississippi-counties.md) (82 places) - [Counties in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/virginia-counties.md) (82 places) - [Counties in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/oklahoma-counties.md) (77 places) - [Counties in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/arkansas-counties.md) (75 places) - [Counties in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/wisconsin-counties.md) (72 places) - [Counties in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/alabama-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/florida-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/pennsylvania-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in South Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/south-dakota-counties.md) (66 places) - [Counties in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/colorado-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/louisiana-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/new-york-counties.md) (62 places) - [Counties in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/california-counties.md) (58 places) - [Counties in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/montana-counties.md) (56 places) - [Counties in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/west-virginia-counties.md) (55 places) - [Counties in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/north-dakota-counties.md) (53 places) - [Counties in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/south-carolina-counties.md) (46 places) - [Counties in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/idaho-counties.md) (44 places) - [Counties in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/washington-counties.md) (39 places) - [Counties in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/oregon-counties.md) (36 places) - [Counties in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/new-mexico-counties.md) (33 places) - [Counties in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/utah-counties.md) (29 places) - [Counties in Alaska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/alaska-counties.md) (27 places) - [Counties in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/maryland-counties.md) (24 places) - [Counties in Wyoming](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/wyoming-counties.md) (23 places) - [Counties in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/new-jersey-counties.md) (21 places) - [Counties in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/nevada-counties.md) (17 places) - [Counties in Maine](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/maine-counties.md) (16 places) - [Counties in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/arizona-counties.md) (15 places) - [Counties in Massachusetts](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/massachusetts-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in Vermont](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/vermont-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in New Hampshire](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/new-hampshire-counties.md) (10 places) - [Counties in Rhode Island](https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/rhode-island-counties.md) (5 places)