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US states by traffic fatalities, 2024

Texas had the highest traffic fatalities of 51 states in 2024, at 4,160. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 47. The median was 595 and the figure for the United States was 39,254. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest4,160Texas
Lowest47District of Columbia
Median59551 states
United States39,254History

All states, 2024

Texas: 4,160 countTexas4,160California: 3,876 countCalifornia3,876Florida: 3,138 countFlorida3,138North Carolina: 1,619 countNorth Carolina1,619Georgia: 1,403 countGeorgia1,403Arizona: 1,229 countArizona1,229Tennessee: 1,197 countTennessee1,197Illinois: 1,177 countIllinois1,177Ohio: 1,157 countOhio1,157Pennsylvania: 1,127 countPennsylvania1,127New York: 1,101 countNew York1,101Michigan: 1,098 countMichigan1,098South Carolina: 1,038 countSouth Carolina1,038Alabama: 962 countAlabama962Missouri: 955 countMissouri955Virginia: 917 countVirginia917Indiana: 832 countIndiana832Mississippi: 753 countMississippi753Louisiana: 752 countLouisiana752Washington: 730 countWashington730Kentucky: 707 countKentucky707Colorado: 689 countColorado689New Jersey: 670 countNew Jersey670Oklahoma: 645 countOklahoma645Arkansas: 603 countArkansas603Wisconsin: 595 countWisconsin595Maryland: 578 countMaryland578Oregon: 538 countOregon538Minnesota: 477 countMinnesota477Nevada: 417 countNevada417New Mexico: 409 countNew Mexico409Massachusetts: 363 countMassachusetts363Iowa: 356 countIowa356Kansas: 339 countKansas339Connecticut: 310 countConnecticut310Utah: 277 countUtah277West Virginia: 256 countWest Virginia256Nebraska: 251 countNebraska251Idaho: 238 countIdaho238Montana: 206 countMontana206Maine: 177 countMaine177South Dakota: 146 countSouth Dakota146New Hampshire: 133 countNew Hampshire133Delaware: 126 countDelaware126Wyoming: 107 countWyoming107Hawaii: 102 countHawaii102North Dakota: 90 countNorth Dakota90Alaska: 70 countAlaska70Vermont: 59 countVermont59Rhode Island: 52 countRhode Island52District of Columbia: 47 countDistrict of Columbia47
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.

Full ranking

RankStates2024
count		Change on 2023
1Texas Provisional4,160-3.1%
2California Provisional3,876-7%
3Florida Provisional3,138-7%
4North Carolina Provisional1,619+2.7%
5Georgia Provisional1,403-12.9%
6Arizona Provisional1,229-6%
7Tennessee Provisional1,197-9.5%
8Illinois Provisional1,177-5.2%
9Ohio Provisional1,157-6.8%
10Pennsylvania Provisional1,127-6.9%
11New York Provisional1,101-1.4%
12Michigan Provisional1,098+0.2%
13South Carolina Provisional1,038-0.9%
14Alabama Provisional962-1.2%
15Missouri Provisional955-3.6%
16Virginia Provisional917+0.3%
17Indiana Provisional832-8%
18Mississippi Provisional753+2.7%
19Louisiana Provisional752-7.3%
20Washington Provisional730-9.8%
21Kentucky Provisional707-13.1%
22Colorado Provisional689-4.3%
23New Jersey Provisional670+10.7%
24Oklahoma Provisional645-9.3%
25Arkansas Provisional603+1.2%
26Wisconsin Provisional595+1.5%
27Maryland Provisional578-6.9%
28Oregon Provisional538-8.3%
29Minnesota Provisional477+18.7%
30Nevada Provisional417+2.7%
31New Mexico Provisional409-7%
32Massachusetts Provisional363+6.1%
33Iowa Provisional356-6.1%
34Kansas Provisional339-12.4%
35Connecticut Provisional310+0.6%
36Utah Provisional277-1.1%
37West Virginia Provisional256-1.5%
38Nebraska Provisional251+10.6%
39Idaho Provisional238-13.5%
40Montana Provisional206-1%
41Maine Provisional177+31.1%
42South Dakota Provisional146+4.3%
43New Hampshire Provisional133+4.7%
44Delaware Provisional126-6.7%
45Wyoming Provisional107-25.7%
46Hawaii Provisional102+9.7%
47North Dakota Provisional90-15.1%
48Alaska Provisional70+14.8%
49Vermont Provisional59-14.5%
50Rhode Island Provisional52-26.8%
51District of Columbia Provisional47+6.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

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: 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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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 (US states by traffic 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: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, US states by traffic 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/traffic-fatalities/us-states. 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. US states by traffic 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/traffic-fatalities/us-states.

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, US states by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest traffic fatalities?

Texas, with 4,160 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which state has the lowest traffic fatalities?

District of Columbia, with 47 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: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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