The States Where Every Drive Is Most Likely to Be Fatal
Data reflects final 2024 fatality counts sourced from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and 2024 resident population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 State Population Estimates. Fatality rates are calculated as total traffic fatalities per 100,000 residents and are intended to reflect the relative risk of traffic death by state independent of population size. Raw fatality totals alone favor the most populous states and do not reflect the lived risk experienced by residents. Rankings reflect the ten states with the highest calculated rates among all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Chart: Postman Law