NHTSA · FARS database

Traffic Fatalities by State

Name: US Traffic Fatalities
Creator: NHTSA
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Deaths on U.S. roads, from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System. After decades of decline, fatalities surged about 30% from 2014 — jumping sharply in 2020-21 even as the pandemic cut driving. Per capita, the risk is far from even: rural Mississippi, Wyoming and New Mexico see more than triple the death rate of the safest states.

Traffic Fatalities by State — PublicChartsU.S. road deaths by year and by state, with per-capita fatality rates. Source: NHTSA FARS.Traffic Fatalities by StateDeaths on U.S. roads, from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System. After decades of decline, fatalities surged about 30% from 2014 — jumping sharply in 2020-21 even as the pandemic cut driving. Per capita, the risk is far from even: rural Mississippi, Wyoming and New Mexico see more than triple the death rate of the safest states.