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Traffic fatality rate in South Dakota

Traffic fatality rate in South Dakota was 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA. That is up 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, per 100,000 people15.7 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.5 pts
Rank11th of 51US states ranked
Series high26.62003
Series low11.62019

Traffic fatality rate in South Dakota, 1997 to 2024

1015202530199720012005200920132017202120241997: 19.9 per 100,000 people1998: 22.1 per 100,000 people1999: 20 per 100,000 people2000: 22.9 per 100,000 people2001: 22.6 per 100,000 people2002: 23.7 per 100,000 people2003: 26.6 per 100,000 people2004: 25.6 per 100,000 people2005: 24 per 100,000 people2006: 24.4 per 100,000 people2007: 18.4 per 100,000 people2008: 15.1 per 100,000 people2009: 16.2 per 100,000 people2010: 17.2 per 100,000 people2011: 13.5 per 100,000 people2012: 16 per 100,000 people2013: 16.1 per 100,000 people2014: 16 per 100,000 people2015: 15.7 per 100,000 people2016: 13.5 per 100,000 people2017: 14.8 per 100,000 people2018: 14.9 per 100,000 people2019: 11.6 per 100,000 people2020: 15.9 per 100,000 people2021: 16.5 per 100,000 people2022: 15.1 per 100,000 people2023: 15.3 per 100,000 people2024: 15.7 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 28 values
Periodper 100,000 people
202415.7 Estimated
202315.3
202215.1
202116.5
202015.9
201911.6
201814.9
201714.8
201613.5
201515.7
201416
201316.1
201216
201113.5
201017.2
200916.2
200815.1
200718.4
200624.4
200524
200425.6
200326.6
200223.7
200122.6
200022.9
199920
199822.1
199719.9

Compared with United States

Place2024
South Dakota15.7
United States11.5

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Definition

Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

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).

How it is calculated

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.

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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.

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Questions

What is the traffic fatality rate in South Dakota?

Traffic fatality rate in South Dakota was 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA. That is up 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Invokely. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatality rate in South Dakota?

26.6 per 100,000 people in 2003, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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