Top 10 States Where Distracted Driving Fatalities Hit Hardest Per Capita
Rates reflect distraction related driving fatalities per 100,000 residents in each state, calculated by dividing each state's total distracted driving deaths in 2024 by its 2024 population and multiplying by 100,000. Distraction related includes any driver reported as texting, talking on a phone, eating, adjusting controls, or otherwise not focused on driving at the time of the crash. Ranking by rate rather than raw count adjusts for the fact that larger states naturally record more total fatalities, allowing for a fairer comparison of relative risk across states of different sizes.