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US states by traffic fatality rate

Mississippi had the highest traffic fatality rate of 51 states in 2022, at 23.9 per 100,000 people. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 4.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 12.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest23.9Mississippi
Lowest4.7Rhode Island
Median13.151 states
United States12.8History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 14 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 6 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 14.2 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 15 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 23 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2022

Mississippi: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleMississippi23.9Wyoming: 23 per 100,000 peopleWyoming23New Mexico: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico22.1Arkansas: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleArkansas20.9South Carolina: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina20.7Louisiana: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana19.7Alabama: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleAlabama19.5Montana: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMontana19.2Tennessee: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleTennessee18.6Arizona: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleArizona17.9Oklahoma: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma17.6Missouri: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleMissouri17.1Kentucky: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleKentucky16.5Georgia: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia16.4Delaware: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware15.9Florida: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleFlorida15.8North Carolina: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina15.2South Dakota: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota15.1West Virginia: 15 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia15Texas: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleTexas14.6Indiana: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleIndiana14.3Oregon: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleOregon14.2Kansas: 14 per 100,000 peopleKansas14Nevada: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleNevada13.1Maine: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleMaine13.1Colorado: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleColorado13.1North Dakota: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota12.6Nebraska: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleNebraska12.4Vermont: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleVermont11.7California: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia11.6Virginia: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleVirginia11.6Michigan: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleMichigan11.2Alaska: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleAlaska11.2Idaho: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleIdaho11.1Ohio: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleOhio10.8Iowa: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleIowa10.5New Hampshire: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire10.5Wisconsin: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin10.2Connecticut: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut10.1Illinois: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleIllinois10.1Washington: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington9.5Utah: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleUtah9.4Maryland: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMaryland9.2Pennsylvania: 9.1 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania9.1Hawaii: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleHawaii8.1Minnesota: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota7.8New Jersey: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey7.4Massachusetts: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts6.2New York: 6 per 100,000 peopleNew York6District of Columbia: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia4.7Rhode Island: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island4.7Mississippi: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleMississippi23.9Wyoming: 23 per 100,000 peopleWyoming23New Mexico: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico22.1Arkansas: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleArkansas20.9South Carolina: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina20.7Louisiana: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana19.7Alabama: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleAlabama19.5Montana: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMontana19.2Tennessee: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleTennessee18.6Arizona: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleArizona17.9Oklahoma: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma17.6Missouri: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleMissouri17.1Kentucky: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleKentucky16.5Georgia: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia16.4Delaware: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware15.9Florida: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleFlorida15.8North Carolina: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina15.2South Dakota: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota15.1West Virginia: 15 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia15Texas: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleTexas14.6Indiana: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleIndiana14.3Oregon: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleOregon14.2Kansas: 14 per 100,000 peopleKansas14Nevada: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleNevada13.1Maine: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleMaine13.1Colorado: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleColorado13.1North Dakota: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota12.6Nebraska: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleNebraska12.4Vermont: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleVermont11.7California: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia11.6Virginia: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleVirginia11.6Michigan: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleMichigan11.2Alaska: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleAlaska11.2Idaho: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleIdaho11.1Ohio: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleOhio10.8Iowa: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleIowa10.5New Hampshire: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire10.5Wisconsin: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin10.2Connecticut: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut10.1Illinois: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleIllinois10.1Washington: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington9.5Utah: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleUtah9.4Maryland: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMaryland9.2Pennsylvania: 9.1 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania9.1Hawaii: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleHawaii8.1Minnesota: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota7.8New Jersey: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey7.4Massachusetts: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts6.2New York: 6 per 100,000 peopleNew York6District of Columbia: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia4.7Rhode Island: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island4.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Mississippi23.9-2.1 pts
2Wyoming23+4.1 pts
3New Mexico22.1-0.8 pts
4Arkansas20.9-2 pts
5South Carolina20.7-2.4 pts
6Louisiana19.7-1.3 pts
7Alabama19.5-0 pts
8Montana19.2-2.4 pts
9Tennessee18.6-0.5 pts
10Arizona17.9+1.5 pts
11Oklahoma17.6-1.4 pts
12Missouri17.1+0.6 pts
13Kentucky16.5-1.4 pts
14Georgia16.4-0.3 pts
15Delaware15.9+2.3 pts
16Florida15.8-1.3 pts
17North Carolina15.2-0.8 pts
18South Dakota15.1-1.4 pts
19West Virginia15-0.8 pts
20Texas14.6-0.6 pts
21Indiana14.3+0.6 pts
22Oregon14.2+0.1 pts
23Kansas14-0.4 pts
24Nevada13.1+0.9 pts
25Maine13.1+2 pts
26Colorado13.1+1.2 pts
27North Dakota12.6-0.4 pts
28Nebraska12.4+1.1 pts
29Vermont11.7+0.3 pts
30California11.6+0.1 pts
31Virginia11.6+0.4 pts
32Michigan11.2-0.1 pts
33Alaska11.2+1.6 pts
34Idaho11.1-3.3 pts
35Ohio10.8-0.7 pts
36Iowa10.5-0.6 pts
37New Hampshire10.5+2 pts
38Wisconsin10.2-0.3 pts
39Connecticut10.1+1.7 pts
40Illinois10.1-0.4 pts
41Washington9.5+0.8 pts
42Utah9.4-0.5 pts
43Maryland9.20 pts
44Pennsylvania9.1-0.4 pts
45Hawaii8.1+1.6 pts
46Minnesota7.8-0.8 pts
47New Jersey7.4-0.1 pts
48Massachusetts6.2+0.3 pts
49New York6+0.2 pts
50District of Columbia4.7-1.4 pts
51Rhode Island4.7-1 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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, 2022. 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, 2022 [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, 2022}},
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  url = {https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which state has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Mississippi, with 23.9 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Rhode Island, with 4.7 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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