US states by traffic fatality rate

Name: US states by traffic fatality rate, 2019
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Wyoming had the highest traffic fatality rate of 51 states in 2019, at 25.6 per 100,000 people. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 3.3 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 11 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest25.6Wyoming

Lowest3.3District of Columbia

Median11.651 states

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All states, 2019

per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2019 per 100,000 people	Change on 2018
1	Wyoming	25.6	+6.2 pts
2	Mississippi	21.6	-0.7 pts
3	New Mexico	20.1	+1.5 pts
4	South Carolina	19.8	-0.8 pts
5	Alabama	18.6	-0.6 pts
6	Montana	17.1	+0.1 pts
7	Arkansas	17	-0.3 pts
8	Tennessee	16.6	+1.3 pts
9	Kentucky	16.3	+0.1 pts
10	Oklahoma	16.2	-0.4 pts
11	Louisiana	15.6	-0.9 pts
12	Florida	14.9	+0.1 pts
13	West Virginia	14.4	-1.8 pts
14	Missouri	14.3	-0.7 pts
15	North Carolina	14.1	+0.1 pts
16	Georgia	14	-0.3 pts
17	Kansas	14	+0.2 pts
18	Arizona	13.9	-0.7 pts
19	Delaware	13.5	+2 pts
20	North Dakota	12.9	-0.7 pts
21	Nebraska	12.7	+0.9 pts
22	Texas	12.5	-0.3 pts
23	Idaho	12.4	-0.8 pts
24	Indiana	12	-0.8 pts
25	Oregon	11.7	-0.3 pts
26	Maine	11.6	+1.5 pts
27	South Dakota	11.6	-3.3 pts
28	Iowa	10.6	+0.5 pts
29	Colorado	10.4	-0.7 pts
30	Nevada	9.9	-1 pts
31	Michigan	9.8	+0.1 pts
32	Ohio	9.8	+0.7 pts
33	Virginia	9.7	+0.1 pts
34	Wisconsin	9.6	-0.4 pts
35	California	9.4	-0.2 pts
36	Alaska	9.1	-1.7 pts
37	Maryland	8.7	+0.3 pts
38	Pennsylvania	8.2	-1 pts
39	Illinois	7.9	-0.2 pts
40	Utah	7.7	-0.5 pts
41	Hawaii	7.4	-0.6 pts
42	New Hampshire	7.4	-3.4 pts
43	Vermont	7.3	-3.3 pts
44	Washington	7	-0.1 pts
45	Connecticut	6.9	-1.2 pts
46	Minnesota	6.4	-0.3 pts
47	New Jersey	6	-0.1 pts
48	Rhode Island	5.2	-0.2 pts
49	Massachusetts	4.8	-0.3 pts
50	New York	4.6	-0.1 pts
51	District of Columbia	3.3	-1.2 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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, 2019. 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, 2019 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{invokely_us_states_by_traffic_2019,
  author = {{Invokely}},
  title = {{NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: US states by traffic fatality rate, 2019}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/us-states?period=2019. Publisher attribution: 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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Which state has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Wyoming, with 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which state has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

District of Columbia, with 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.