US states by pedestrian fatalities
California had the highest pedestrian fatalities of 51 states in 2021, at 1,179. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 7. The median was 86 and the figure for the United States was 7,470. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Map of states, 2021
- Under 20
- 20 to 40
- 40 to 90
- 90 to 130
- 130 to 200
- 200 and over
All states, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,179 | +16.4% |
| 2 | Florida | 819 | +17.8% |
| 3 | Texas | 817 | +18.8% |
| 4 | Georgia | 307 | +10% |
| 5 | New York | 293 | +27.9% |
| 6 | North Carolina | 254 | +10.4% |
| 7 | Arizona | 250 | +12.6% |
| 8 | New Jersey | 211 | +21.3% |
| 9 | Illinois | 209 | +19.4% |
| 10 | South Carolina | 190 | +1.1% |
| 11 | Louisiana | 184 | +27.8% |
| 12 | Tennessee | 177 | +2.9% |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | 176 | +23.1% |
| 14 | Michigan | 175 | +1.7% |
| 15 | Ohio | 168 | +5.7% |
| 16 | Washington | 143 | +36.2% |
| 17 | Maryland | 129 | -3.7% |
| 18 | Alabama | 127 | +25.7% |
| 19 | Virginia | 123 | +10.8% |
| 20 | Missouri | 117 | -8.6% |
| 21 | Indiana | 111 | +19.4% |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 106 | +23.3% |
| 23 | New Mexico | 102 | +29.1% |
| 24 | Mississippi | 93 | -11.4% |
| 25 | Colorado | 92 | +5.7% |
| 26 | Oregon | 86 | +21.1% |
| 27 | Nevada | 80 | -1.2% |
| 28 | Arkansas | 78 | -4.9% |
| 29 | Kentucky | 75 | -17.6% |
| 30 | Massachusetts | 74 | +42.3% |
| 31 | Connecticut | 55 | -6.8% |
| 32 | Minnesota | 50 | +11.1% |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 48 | -4% |
| 34 | Kansas | 43 | -6.5% |
| 34 | Utah | 43 | +30.3% |
| 36 | West Virginia | 36 | +100% |
| 37 | Iowa | 30 | +3.4% |
| 38 | Delaware | 29 | +16% |
| 39 | Hawaii | 25 | +19% |
| 40 | Idaho | 21 | +50% |
| 41 | Maine | 19 | +111.1% |
| 42 | District of Columbia | 18 | +80% |
| 42 | Montana | 18 | +5.9% |
| 44 | Alaska | 17 | +30.8% |
| 45 | Nebraska | 15 | -16.7% |
| 46 | South Dakota | 14 | 0% |
| 47 | Wyoming | 11 | +83.3% |
| 48 | North Dakota | 10 | +25% |
| 49 | New Hampshire | 8 | -50% |
| 49 | Vermont | 8 | 0% |
| 51 | Rhode Island | 7 | -58.8% |
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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip
MLA 9
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, 2021. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/pedestrian-fatalities/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/pedestrian-fatalities/us-states?period=2021.
Harvard
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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/pedestrian-fatalities/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which state has the highest pedestrian fatalities?
California, with 1,179 in 2021, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Which state has the lowest pedestrian fatalities?
Rhode Island, with 7 in 2021.
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.