U.S. Census Bureau

State Rankings -- Statistical Abstract of the United States

TRAFFIC FATALITIES PER 100 MILLION VEHICLE MILES, 2005

[When states share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. Because of rounded data, states may have identical values shown, but different ranks. Cautionary note]

State Rate Rank
    United States 1.5 (X)
Alabama 1.9 11
Alaska 1.4 26
Arizona 2.0 10
Arkansas 2.0 9
California 1.3 32
Colorado 1.3 34
Connecticut 0.9 49
Delaware 1.4 28
District of Columbia 1.3 (X)
Florida 1.8 17
Georgia 1.5 20
Hawaii 1.4 29
Idaho 1.9 13
Illinois 1.3 34
Indiana 1.3 32
Iowa 1.5 24
Kansas 1.4 25
Kentucky 2.1 6
Louisiana 2.1 5
Maine 1.1 40
Maryland 1.1 42
Massachusetts 0.8 50
Michigan 1.1 42
Minnesota 1.0 47
Mississippi 2.2 3
Missouri 1.8 14
Montana 2.3 1
Nebraska 1.4 26
Nevada 2.1 7
New Hampshire 1.2 36
New Jersey 1.0 46
New Mexico 2.0 8
New York 1.0 45
North Carolina 1.5 21
North Dakota 1.6 19
Ohio 1.2 37
Oklahoma 1.7 18
Oregon 1.4 30
Pennsylvania 1.5 22
Rhode Island 1.1 44
South Carolina 2.2 3
South Dakota 2.2 2
Tennessee 1.8 16
Texas 1.5 23
Utah 1.1 41
Vermont 1.0 48
Virginia 1.2 38
Washington 1.2 39
West Virginia 1.8 15
Wisconsin 1.4 31
Wyoming 1.9 12

Symbol
X Not applicable.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
See Table 1072, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2008. [PDF 466K]

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