Top 5 U.S. States by Car Crash Deaths per 100,000 People in 2022

This chart shows the five U.S. states with the highest car crash death rates per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022. Mississippi leads the nation, followed closely by Wyoming and New Mexico.

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Death rates vary significantly across states, ranging from 4.9 to 25.4 deaths per 100,000 people. Southern and rural states dominate the top of the list, highlighting regional traffic safety risks. South Carolina is the deadliest by miles driven, but Mississippi leads by population-based death rate.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper