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US states by traffic fatality rate

Wyoming had the highest traffic fatality rate of 51 states in 2014, at 25.8 per 100,000 people. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 3.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 10.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest25.8Wyoming
Lowest3.5District of Columbia
Median10.451 states
United States10.3History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 8 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 9 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 13 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 9 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 16 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 25.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2014

Wyoming: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleWyoming25.8Mississippi: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMississippi20.3Montana: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMontana18.7New Mexico: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico18.4North Dakota: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota18.1Oklahoma: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma17.3South Carolina: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina17.2Alabama: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleAlabama16.8South Dakota: 16 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota16Louisiana: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana15.9Arkansas: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleArkansas15.9Kentucky: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleKentucky15.2Tennessee: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleTennessee14.7West Virginia: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia14.7Delaware: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleDelaware13.3Kansas: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleKansas13.2Texas: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleTexas13.1North Carolina: 13 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina13Missouri: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleMissouri12.6Florida: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleFlorida12.6Nebraska: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleNebraska11.9Arizona: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleArizona11.7Georgia: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia11.6Idaho: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleIdaho11.3Indiana: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleIndiana11.3Nevada: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleNevada10.4Iowa: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleIowa10.3Alaska: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleAlaska9.9Maine: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMaine9.8Pennsylvania: 9.3 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania9.3Colorado: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleColorado9.1Michigan: 9 per 100,000 peopleMichigan9Oregon: 9 per 100,000 peopleOregon9Wisconsin: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin8.8Utah: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleUtah8.7Ohio: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleOhio8.6Virginia: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleVirginia8.4California: 8 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia8Maryland: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMaryland7.4Illinois: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleIllinois7.1New Hampshire: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire7.1Vermont: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleVermont6.9Connecticut: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut6.9Hawaii: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleHawaii6.6Minnesota: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota6.6Washington: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington6.5New Jersey: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey6.2New York: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleNew York5.2Massachusetts: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts5.2Rhode Island: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island4.8District of Columbia: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia3.5Wyoming: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleWyoming25.8Mississippi: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMississippi20.3Montana: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMontana18.7New Mexico: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico18.4North Dakota: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota18.1Oklahoma: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma17.3South Carolina: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina17.2Alabama: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleAlabama16.8South Dakota: 16 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota16Louisiana: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana15.9Arkansas: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleArkansas15.9Kentucky: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleKentucky15.2Tennessee: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleTennessee14.7West Virginia: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia14.7Delaware: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleDelaware13.3Kansas: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleKansas13.2Texas: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleTexas13.1North Carolina: 13 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina13Missouri: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleMissouri12.6Florida: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleFlorida12.6Nebraska: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleNebraska11.9Arizona: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleArizona11.7Georgia: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia11.6Idaho: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleIdaho11.3Indiana: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleIndiana11.3Nevada: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleNevada10.4Iowa: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleIowa10.3Alaska: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleAlaska9.9Maine: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMaine9.8Pennsylvania: 9.3 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania9.3Colorado: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleColorado9.1Michigan: 9 per 100,000 peopleMichigan9Oregon: 9 per 100,000 peopleOregon9Wisconsin: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin8.8Utah: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleUtah8.7Ohio: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleOhio8.6Virginia: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleVirginia8.4California: 8 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia8Maryland: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMaryland7.4Illinois: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleIllinois7.1New Hampshire: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire7.1Vermont: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleVermont6.9Connecticut: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut6.9Hawaii: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleHawaii6.6Minnesota: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota6.6Washington: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington6.5New Jersey: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey6.2New York: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleNew York5.2Massachusetts: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts5.2Rhode Island: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island4.8District of Columbia: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia3.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1Wyoming25.8+10.8 pts
2Mississippi20.3-0.2 pts
3Montana18.7-3.8 pts
4New Mexico18.4+3.6 pts
5North Dakota18.1-2.2 pts
6Oklahoma17.3-0.3 pts
7South Carolina17.2+1 pts
8Alabama16.8-0.8 pts
9South Dakota16-0 pts
10Louisiana15.9+0.7 pts
11Arkansas15.9-1 pts
12Kentucky15.2+0.7 pts
13Tennessee14.7-0.6 pts
14West Virginia14.7-3.2 pts
15Delaware13.3+2.6 pts
16Kansas13.2+1.2 pts
17Texas13.1+0.3 pts
18North Carolina13-0.2 pts
19Missouri12.6+0.1 pts
20Florida12.6+0.3 pts
21Nebraska11.9+0.6 pts
22Arizona11.7-1.3 pts
23Georgia11.6-0.3 pts
24Idaho11.3-1.9 pts
25Indiana11.3-0.6 pts
26Nevada10.4+0.8 pts
27Iowa10.3+0.1 pts
28Alaska9.9+3 pts
29Maine9.8-1 pts
30Pennsylvania9.3-0.1 pts
31Colorado9.1-0 pts
32Michigan9-0.5 pts
33Oregon9+1 pts
34Wisconsin8.8-0.7 pts
35Utah8.7+1.1 pts
36Ohio8.6+0.1 pts
37Virginia8.4-0.5 pts
38California8-0.1 pts
39Maryland7.4-0.4 pts
40Illinois7.1-0.5 pts
41New Hampshire7.1-3 pts
42Vermont6.9-4 pts
43Connecticut6.9-1.1 pts
44Hawaii6.6-0.5 pts
45Minnesota6.6-0.5 pts
46Washington6.5+0.3 pts
47New Jersey6.2+0.1 pts
48New York5.2-0.8 pts
49Massachusetts5.2-0 pts
50Rhode Island4.8-1.3 pts
51District of Columbia3.5+0.4 pts

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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).

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.

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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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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (US states by traffic fatality rate, 2014) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, US states by traffic fatality rate, 2014. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Invokely. n.d. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. US states by traffic fatality rate, 2014. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, US states by traffic fatality rate, 2014 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: US states by traffic fatality rate, 2014}},
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Which state has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Wyoming, with 25.8 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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District of Columbia, with 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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