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US states by traffic fatalities

Texas had the highest traffic fatalities of 51 states in 2014, at 3,536. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 23. The median was 462 and the figure for the United States was 32,744. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest3,536Texas
Lowest23District of Columbia
Median46251 states
United States32,744History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 820 countAlaska: 73 countArizona: 773 countArkansas: 470 countCalifornia: 3,102 countColorado: 488 countConnecticut: 248 countDelaware: 124 countDistrict of Columbia: 23 countFlorida: 2,494 countGeorgia: 1,164 countHawaii: 95 countIdaho: 186 countIllinois: 924 countIndiana: 745 countIowa: 322 countKansas: 385 countKentucky: 672 countLouisiana: 740 countMaine: 131 countMaryland: 442 countMassachusetts: 354 countMichigan: 901 countMinnesota: 361 countMississippi: 607 countMissouri: 766 countMontana: 192 countNebraska: 225 countNevada: 291 countNew Hampshire: 95 countNew Jersey: 556 countNew Mexico: 386 countNew York: 1,041 countNorth Carolina: 1,284 countNorth Dakota: 135 countOhio: 1,006 countOklahoma: 669 countOregon: 357 countPennsylvania: 1,195 countRhode Island: 51 countSouth Carolina: 823 countSouth Dakota: 136 countTennessee: 963 countTexas: 3,536 countUtah: 256 countVermont: 44 countVirginia: 703 countWashington: 462 countWest Virginia: 272 countWisconsin: 506 countWyoming: 150 count
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count, 2014. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2014

Texas: 3,536 countTexas3,536California: 3,102 countCalifornia3,102Florida: 2,494 countFlorida2,494North Carolina: 1,284 countNorth Carolina1,284Pennsylvania: 1,195 countPennsylvania1,195Georgia: 1,164 countGeorgia1,164New York: 1,041 countNew York1,041Ohio: 1,006 countOhio1,006Tennessee: 963 countTennessee963Illinois: 924 countIllinois924Michigan: 901 countMichigan901South Carolina: 823 countSouth Carolina823Alabama: 820 countAlabama820Arizona: 773 countArizona773Missouri: 766 countMissouri766Indiana: 745 countIndiana745Louisiana: 740 countLouisiana740Virginia: 703 countVirginia703Kentucky: 672 countKentucky672Oklahoma: 669 countOklahoma669Mississippi: 607 countMississippi607New Jersey: 556 countNew Jersey556Wisconsin: 506 countWisconsin506Colorado: 488 countColorado488Arkansas: 470 countArkansas470Washington: 462 countWashington462Maryland: 442 countMaryland442New Mexico: 386 countNew Mexico386Kansas: 385 countKansas385Minnesota: 361 countMinnesota361Oregon: 357 countOregon357Massachusetts: 354 countMassachusetts354Iowa: 322 countIowa322Nevada: 291 countNevada291West Virginia: 272 countWest Virginia272Utah: 256 countUtah256Connecticut: 248 countConnecticut248Nebraska: 225 countNebraska225Montana: 192 countMontana192Idaho: 186 countIdaho186Wyoming: 150 countWyoming150South Dakota: 136 countSouth Dakota136North Dakota: 135 countNorth Dakota135Maine: 131 countMaine131Delaware: 124 countDelaware124Hawaii: 95 countHawaii95New Hampshire: 95 countNew Hampshire95Alaska: 73 countAlaska73Rhode Island: 51 countRhode Island51Vermont: 44 countVermont44District of Columbia: 23 countDistrict of Columbia23Texas: 3,536 countTexas3,536California: 3,102 countCalifornia3,102Florida: 2,494 countFlorida2,494North Carolina: 1,284 countNorth Carolina1,284Pennsylvania: 1,195 countPennsylvania1,195Georgia: 1,164 countGeorgia1,164New York: 1,041 countNew York1,041Ohio: 1,006 countOhio1,006Tennessee: 963 countTennessee963Illinois: 924 countIllinois924Michigan: 901 countMichigan901South Carolina: 823 countSouth Carolina823Alabama: 820 countAlabama820Arizona: 773 countArizona773Missouri: 766 countMissouri766Indiana: 745 countIndiana745Louisiana: 740 countLouisiana740Virginia: 703 countVirginia703Kentucky: 672 countKentucky672Oklahoma: 669 countOklahoma669Mississippi: 607 countMississippi607New Jersey: 556 countNew Jersey556Wisconsin: 506 countWisconsin506Colorado: 488 countColorado488Arkansas: 470 countArkansas470Washington: 462 countWashington462Maryland: 442 countMaryland442New Mexico: 386 countNew Mexico386Kansas: 385 countKansas385Minnesota: 361 countMinnesota361Oregon: 357 countOregon357Massachusetts: 354 countMassachusetts354Iowa: 322 countIowa322Nevada: 291 countNevada291West Virginia: 272 countWest Virginia272Utah: 256 countUtah256Connecticut: 248 countConnecticut248Nebraska: 225 countNebraska225Montana: 192 countMontana192Idaho: 186 countIdaho186Wyoming: 150 countWyoming150South Dakota: 136 countSouth Dakota136North Dakota: 135 countNorth Dakota135Maine: 131 countMaine131Delaware: 124 countDelaware124Hawaii: 95 countHawaii95New Hampshire: 95 countNew Hampshire95Alaska: 73 countAlaska73Rhode Island: 51 countRhode Island51Vermont: 44 countVermont44District of Columbia: 23 countDistrict of Columbia23
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1Texas3,536+4.3%
2California3,102-0.2%
3Florida2,494+3.8%
4North Carolina1,284-0.5%
5Pennsylvania1,195-1.2%
6Georgia1,164-1.4%
7New York1,041-13.4%
8Ohio1,006+1.7%
9Tennessee963-3.2%
10Illinois924-6.8%
11Michigan901-4.9%
12South Carolina823+7.3%
13Alabama820-3.9%
14Arizona773-9%
15Missouri766+1.2%
16Indiana745-5%
17Louisiana740+5.3%
18Virginia703-5%
19Kentucky672+5.3%
20Oklahoma669-1.3%
21Mississippi607-1%
22New Jersey556+2.6%
23Wisconsin506-6.8%
24Colorado488+1.2%
25Arkansas470-5.6%
26Washington462+6%
27Maryland442-4.9%
28New Mexico386+24.1%
29Kansas385+10%
30Minnesota361-6.7%
31Oregon357+14.1%
32Massachusetts354+0.9%
33Iowa322+1.6%
34Nevada291+9.4%
35West Virginia272-18.1%
36Utah256+16.4%
37Connecticut248-13.3%
38Nebraska225+6.6%
39Montana192-16.2%
40Idaho186-13.1%
41Wyoming150+72.4%
42South Dakota136+0.7%
43North Dakota135-8.8%
44Maine131-9%
45Delaware124+25.3%
46Hawaii95-6.9%
46New Hampshire95-29.6%
48Alaska73+43.1%
49Rhode Island51-21.5%
50Vermont44-36.2%
51District of Columbia23+15%

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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/us-states?period=2014.

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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest traffic fatalities?

Texas, with 3,536 in 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which state has the lowest traffic fatalities?

District of Columbia, with 23 in 2014.

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