List of U.S. states by road deaths

This is a list of U.S. states by road deaths. Data are for the year 2021. Death data are from NHTSA, mileage figures are from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and population data are from the US Census.

Per billion vehicle miles, South Carolina had the highest death rate while Massachusetts had the lowest. Mississippi had the most deaths per capita while Rhode Island had the lowest.

One third of fatal accidents involve alcohol. Deaths from speeding exceeded 12,000, half of which involved drivers not wearing a seatbelt, and a third of which involved male drivers aged 15 to 20. According to data from the National Highway Transit Safety Administration, roughly 1 in 4 fatal car crashes in the United States happen at an intersection. Most deaths were occupants of cars, but 17% were pedestrians, 14% were motorcyclists and 2% were cyclists.

Location Road deaths Deaths / bil. miles Deaths / 100k people Deaths / 100k drivers 42,939 13.7 12.9 18.4 1,198 20.8 23.1 30.0 772 18.9 26.2 38.0 693 18.0 22.9 30.0 481 17.9 22.7 32.6 972 17.8 21.0 28.3 239 17.7 21.6 27.9 280 17.4 15.7 24.6 3,738 17.2 17.1 23.2 762 17.0 19.1 29.3 806 16.8 17.9 27.0 599 16.3 14.1 19.8 1,327 16.1 19.1 26.5 1,180 16.0 16.2 20.4 4,498 15.8 15.2 24.6 1,797 14.9 16.7 23.4 148 14.8 16.5 22.1 385 14.2 12.2 17.9 1,663 14.1 15.7 21.4 271 14.0 14.2 20.2 4,285 13.8 10.9 15.8 1,334 13.7 10.5 15.9 136 13.4 13.5 16.0 424 13.4 14.4 20.3 691 12.8 11.9 15.7 1,016 12.7 16.5 23.8 41 12.6 6.1 8.0 983 12.4 19.5 24.2 973 12.1 11.2 16.5 1,354 12.0 11.5 16.3 1,230 12.0 9.5 13.5 932 11.9 13.7 20.1 1,136 11.7 11.3 14.2 67 11.6 9.1 12.9 670 11.6 8.7 11.4 74 11.2 11.4 15.8 101 10.9 13.0 18.4 1,157 10.8 5.8 9.7 356 10.8 11.1 15.2 153 10.5 11.1 14.5 221 10.4 11.3 15.4 298 10.3 8.3 11.4 110 9.9 19.0 25.6 561 9.9 9.1 12.6 328 9.8 9.8 14.9 620 9.5 10.5 14.3 699 9.5 7.5 10.8 94 9.4 6.5 10.2 118 9.0 8.5 10.0 488 8.5 8.5 11.8 63 8.4 5.7 8.3 417 7.1 6.0 8.5

List of U.S. states by road deaths

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