Population, fatal motor vehicle crashes, motor vehicle crash deaths and motor vehicle crash death rates per state, 2016.

Deaths per 100,000 population, all 50 States from least fatal to most fatal.

Q: Which state has the lowest car accident fatality rate
A: Rhode Island

Q: Which state has the highest car accident fatality rate
A: Mississippi

Noteworth Info:

  • The states with the lowest accident fatality rates are all Democratic / Blue States
  • The states with the highest accident fatality rates are mostly Republican / Red States
  • There were 34,439 fatal motor vehicle crashes in the United States in 2016
  • 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people and 1.16 deaths per 100 million miles
 

Rank

 State Deaths per 100,000 population Political Affiliation
1 Rhode Island 4.8 Least Fatal (Blue State)
2 New York 5.2 Blue State
3 Massachusetts 5.7 Blue State
4 New Jersey 6.7 Blue State
5 Minnesota 7.1 Blue State
6 Washington 7.4 Blue State
7 Connecticut 8.2 Blue State
8 Hawaii 8.4 Blue State
9 Maryland 8.4 Blue State
10 Illinois 8.5 Blue State
11 Virginia 9 Blue State
12 California 9.2 Blue State
13 Utah 9.2 Red State
14 Pennsylvania 9.3 Red State
15 Ohio 9.7 Red State
16 Vermont 9.9 Blue State
17 New Hampshire 10.2 Blue State
18 Wisconsin 10.5 Red State
19 Michigan 10.7 Red State
20 Colorado 11 Blue State
21 Nevada 11.2 Blue State
22 Alaska 11.3 Red State
23 Nebraska 11.4 Red State
24 Maine 12.1 Blue State
25 Oregon 12.1 Blue State
26 Indiana 12.4 Red State
27 Delaware 12.5 Blue State
28 Iowa 12.9 Red State
29 South Dakota 13.4 Red State
30 Texas 13.6 Red State
31 Arizona 13.9 Red State
32 North Carolina 14.3 Red State
33 West Virginia 14.7 Red State
34 Kansas 14.8 Red State
35 North Dakota 14.9 Red State
36 Idaho 15 Red State
37 Georgia 15.1 Red State
38 Florida 15.4 Red State
39 Missouri 15.5 Red State
40 Tennessee 15.7 Red State
41 Louisiana 16.2 Red State
42 Oklahoma 17.4 Red State
43 Arkansas 18.2 Red State
44 Montana 18.2 Red State
45 Kentucky 18.8 Red State
46 Wyoming 19.1 Red State
47 New Mexico 19.3 Blue State
48 South Carolina 20.5 Red State
49 Alabama 21.3 Red State
50 Mississippi 23.1 Most Fatal (Red State)
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