Drive Carefully
There are tens of thousands of motor vehicle deaths every year on American highways. But certain highways have more than others—and these are the ones with the most fatalities in each state across the country. Rather than listing them alphabetically, we have ranked them in ascending order based on the average number of lives lost per year throughout the first two decades of this century (2000-2019).
Please drive safe at all times...
50: Alaska
Deadliest Highway Overall: Route 3
Average Annual Fatalities: 4
Deadliest 10 Miles (2000-2019): State Hwy 1, exits N Eagle River-Eklutna
Deadliest 10 Miles Fatal Crashes (2000-2019): 20
Deadliest 10 Miles Deaths (2000-2019): 22
(We will abbreviate the category titles from here on)
Jim from Lexington, KY, USA, Wikimedia Commons
49: Rhode Island
Highway: I-95
Average Annual: 4
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-95, exits 16-29
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 77
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 80
Kenneth C. Zirkel, Wikimedia Commons
48: Vermont
Highway: US 7
Average Annual: 5.3
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-91, exits 9-10B
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 12
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 13
47: South Dakota
Highway: US 18
Average Annual: 5.5
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-90, exits 37-46
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 17
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 20
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46: New Hampshire
Highway: I-93
Average Annual: 6
10 Miles (2000-2019): Frederick E Everett Turnpike, exits 5-12
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 22
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 22
Ronofthedead07 (talk) (Uploads), Wikimedia Commons
45: Minnesota
Highway: US 169
Average Annual: 7
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-94, exits 229-238
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 40
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 45
44: Hawaii
Highway: Route 11
Average Annual: 7.2
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-H-1, exits 18A-26
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 31
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 31
Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, Wikimedia Commons
43: Massachusetts
Highway: I-495
Average Annual: 9.5
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-93, exits 8-17B
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 38
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 39
42: Maine
Highway: US 1
Average Annual: 10
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-95, exits 19-25
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 15
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 17
41: North Dakota
Highway: US 2
Average Annual: 10
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-94, exits 331-343
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 9
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 9
40: Colorado
Highway: US 60
Average Annual: 11
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-70, exits 273-282
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 53
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 55
Zakker82 (talk), Wikimedia Commons
39: Illinois
Highway: US 45
Average Annual: 11
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-94, exits 61B-71B
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 70
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 74
38: New Jersey
Highway: US 130
Average Annual: 11
10 Miles (2000-2019): Garden State Parkway, exits 136-145
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 52
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 55
37: West Virginia
Highway: US 19
Average Annual: 11
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-81, exits 8-16W
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 41
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 47
Adam Moss from Tonawanda, New York, United States, Wikimedia Commons
36: Indiana
Highway: US 41
Average Annual: 11.1
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-80, exits 1-10
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 62
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 65
Retaildesigner (talk), Wikimedia Commons
35: California
Average Annual: 11.5
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-710, exits 6A-15
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 108
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 118
34: Pennsylvania
Highway: I-80
Average Annual: 11.5
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-95, exits 19-27
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 61
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 67
33: Kentucky
Highway: US 62
Average Annual: 12
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-71, exits 180-189
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 41
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 42
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32: Delaware
Highway: US 13
Average Annual: 13
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-95, exits 3-8
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 44
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 49
31: Utah
Highway: US 89
Average Annual: 13
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-15, exits 300-309
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 37 40
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 40
30: Wisconsin
Highway: I-94
Average Annual: 13
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-43, exits 77-314
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 24
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 24
29: Maryland
Highway: US 1
Average Annual: 13.5
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-495, exits 4A-13
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 65
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 70
28: Arkansas
Highway: US 65
Average Annual: 14
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-30, exits 126-135
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 56
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 59
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27: Georgia
Highway: State Route 11
Average Annual: 14
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-20, exits 44-53
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 83
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 89
26: Mississippi
Highway: US 61
Average Annual: 14
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-20, exits 92B-100
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 59
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 69
Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Wikimedia Commons
25: Oregon
Highway: US 101
Average Annual: 14
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-5, exits 298-308
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 30
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 30
24: Montana
Highway: US 2
Average Annual: 15
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-90, exits 443-450
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 28
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 31
23: Oklahoma
Highway: US 69
Average Annual: 15
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-44, exits 222A-231
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 58
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 59
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22: Kansas
Highway: I-70
Average Annual: 15.5
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-35, exits 225-234
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 33
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 34
21: Idaho
Highway: US 95
Average Annual: 16
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-84, exits 28-36
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 38
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 42
20: Connecticut
Highway: I-95
Average Annual: 16.4
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-95, exits 40-51
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 49
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 50
Adam Moss from Tonawanda, New York, United States, Wikimedia Commons
19: Nevada
Highway: I-80
Average Annual: 17
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-15, exits 37-46
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 60
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 65
Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, Wikimedia Commons
18: Missouri
Highway: US 63
Average Annual: 18
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-44, exits 199-290C
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 69
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 72
17: Iowa
Highway: I-80
Average Annual: 19
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-35, exits 131-141
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 27
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 29
16: New York
Highway: I-87
Average Annual: 19
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-87, exits 1-14 (Bronx), 1-2 (Westchester)
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 63
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 65
15: Ohio
Highway: I-71
Average Annual: 19
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-70, exits 99A-116
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 53
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 59
14: Virginia
Highway: US 460
Average Annual: 21
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-64, exits 250A-258B
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 33
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 41
13: Wyoming
Highway: I-80
Average Annual: 21
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-80, exits 311-323
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 26
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 33
12: Nebraska
Highway: I-80
Average Annual: 23.5
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-80, exits 445-453
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 35
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 36
11: North Carolina
Highway: I-95
Average Annual: 24
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-85, exits 33-43
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 60
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 63
10: Washington
Highway: I-5
Average Annual: 26
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-5, exits 161-169
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 70
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 73
9: Louisiana
Highway: US 90
Average Annual: 29.5
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-10, exits 231A-241
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 93
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 96
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8: South Carolina
Highway: I-95
Average Annual: 30
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-26, exits 103-113
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 40
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 42
7: Michigan
Highway: US 31
Average Annual: 31
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-75, exits 52-61
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 79
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 86
6: Alabama
Highway: I-65
Average Annual: 33
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-20, exits 115-124A
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 69
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 71
formulanone from Huntsville, United States, Wikimedia Commons
5: Texas
Highway: US 83
Average Annual: 34
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-35, exits 49B-60A
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 142
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 148
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4: Arizona
Highway: I-40
Average Annual: 35
10 Miles (2000-2019): US Hwy 60, exits 173-182
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 62
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 64
Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, Wikimedia Commons
3: New Mexico
Highway: I-40
Average Annual: 40
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-25, exits 240-252
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 42
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 53
2: Tennessee
Highway: I-40
Average Annual: 52
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-240, exits 21-32
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 74
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 87
1: Florida
Highway: US 1
Average Annual: 108
10 Miles (2000-2019): I-95, exits 7-16
10 Miles F Crashes (2000-2019): 132
10 Miles D (2000-2019): 135
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