US states by pedestrian fatalities, 2024

California had the highest pedestrian fatalities of 51 states in 2024, at 1,090. Wyoming had the lowest, at 4. The median was 95 and the figure for the United States was 7,080. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest1,090California

Lowest4Wyoming

Median9551 states

United States7,080History

Map of states, 2024

Under 10
10 to 40
40 to 100
100 to 130
130 to 200
200 and over

count, 2024. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2024

count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	California Provisional	1,090	-5.2%
2	Texas Provisional	763	-4.7%
3	Florida Provisional	668	-13.7%
4	New York Provisional	289	-0.3%
5	Georgia Provisional	286	-7.7%
6	North Carolina Provisional	264	+15.3%
7	Arizona Provisional	250	-7.4%
8	Illinois Provisional	213	+7%
9	New Jersey Provisional	210	+27.3%
10	Pennsylvania Provisional	173	-6.5%
11	Louisiana Provisional	159	+9.7%
12	Tennessee Provisional	158	-15.1%
13	South Carolina Provisional	156	-16.6%
14	Maryland Provisional	152	-5%
14	Washington Provisional	152	+0.7%
16	Michigan Provisional	150	-14.8%
17	Missouri Provisional	137	+7.9%
18	Alabama Provisional	128	+3.2%
19	Virginia Provisional	123	-3.1%
20	Ohio Provisional	122	-15.9%
21	Colorado Provisional	112	-10.4%
22	Nevada Provisional	108	-0.9%
23	Indiana Provisional	104	+7.2%
23	Mississippi Provisional	104	+19.5%
25	Oregon Provisional	96	-5%
26	Kentucky Provisional	95	-21.5%
27	New Mexico Provisional	90	-14.3%
28	Oklahoma Provisional	77	-12.5%
29	Massachusetts Provisional	76	+13.4%
30	Arkansas Provisional	69	-6.8%
31	Connecticut Provisional	61	+27.1%
32	Wisconsin Provisional	58	-3.3%
33	Minnesota Provisional	57	+46.2%
34	Utah Provisional	42	+10.5%
35	Hawaii Provisional	35	+59.1%
36	Kansas Provisional	34	-10.5%
37	Iowa Provisional	30	+3.4%
38	Delaware Provisional	28	+3.7%
39	West Virginia Provisional	25	+66.7%
40	Nebraska Provisional	19	+46.2%
41	District of Columbia Provisional	18	+28.6%
42	Alaska Provisional	15	+15.4%
43	Idaho Provisional	14	-54.8%
44	Maine Provisional	13	-31.6%
44	Rhode Island Provisional	13	+18.2%
46	Montana Provisional	10	-50%
46	New Hampshire Provisional	10	-28.6%
48	South Dakota Provisional	9	-40%
49	Vermont Provisional	6	+20%
50	North Dakota Provisional	5	-50%
51	Wyoming Provisional	4	-63.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Pedestrians 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.

Counts people coded as pedestrians only. Cyclists and people on personal conveyances such as wheelchairs or skateboards are not included, as in NHTSA's published pedestrian totals.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states (US states by pedestrian fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states, US states by pedestrian fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/pedestrian-fatalities/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states. US states by pedestrian fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/pedestrian-fatalities/us-states.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states, US states by pedestrian fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/pedestrian-fatalities/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER\_TYP pedestrian and INJ\_SEV 4), United States and states: US states by pedestrian fatalities, 2024}},
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  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/pedestrian-fatalities/us-states. Publisher attribution: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER\_TYP pedestrian and INJ\_SEV 4), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which state has the highest pedestrian fatalities?

California, with 1,090 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which state has the lowest pedestrian fatalities?

Wyoming, with 4 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: pedestrians killed (person.csv, PER_TYP pedestrian and INJ_SEV 4), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.