NHTSA FARS · 2019–2023 final files
Fatal crashes in the United States
Five years of fatal crash counts, deaths and road-user involvement, compiled from federal crash records.
Data edition: 2019–2023 · Imported
Fatal crashes and deaths, 2019–2023
Three findings from the records
- United States recorded 37,769 fatal crashes and 41,025 deaths in 2023.
- Deaths in 2023 minus deaths in 2019: +4,670 (41,025 − 36,355).
- Across 2019–2023, United States recorded 186,398 fatal crashes and 202,338 deaths.
Annual counts and involvement shares
Each share is an exact fraction of that year's fatal crashes. A crash involving more than one category appears in each applicable column; the shares do not add to 100%.
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths | Large truck share | Motorcycle share | Pedestrian share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33,487 | 36,355 | 4,502 of 33,487 | 4,945 of 33,487 | 6,251 of 33,487 |
| 2020 | 35,935 | 39,007 | 4,423 of 35,935 | 5,544 of 35,935 | 6,538 of 35,935 |
| 2021 | 39,785 | 43,230 | 5,178 of 39,785 | 6,083 of 39,785 | 7,424 of 39,785 |
| 2022 | 39,422 | 42,721 | 5,311 of 39,422 | 6,198 of 39,422 | 7,545 of 39,422 |
| 2023 | 37,769 | 41,025 | 4,902 of 37,769 | 6,274 of 37,769 | 7,323 of 37,769 |
State records, 2023
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| State | Fatal crashes | Deaths | Large truck share | Motorcycle share | Pedestrian share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 893 | 974 | 124 of 893 | 95 of 893 | 123 of 893 |
| Alaska | 57 | 61 | 11 of 57 | 8 of 57 | 13 of 57 |
| Arizona | 1,198 | 1,308 | 134 of 1,198 | 261 of 1,198 | 269 of 1,198 |
| Arkansas | 542 | 596 | 87 of 542 | 92 of 542 | 74 of 542 |
| California | 3,826 | 4,169 | 355 of 3,826 | 595 of 3,826 | 1,139 of 3,826 |
| Colorado | 666 | 720 | 87 of 666 | 133 of 666 | 125 of 666 |
| Connecticut | 289 | 308 | 33 of 289 | 60 of 289 | 48 of 289 |
| Delaware | 128 | 135 | 10 of 128 | 14 of 128 | 28 of 128 |
| District of Columbia | 39 | 44 | 1 of 39 | 6 of 39 | 14 of 39 |
| Florida | 3,163 | 3,375 | 318 of 3,163 | 664 of 3,163 | 769 of 3,163 |
| Georgia | 1,486 | 1,610 | 172 of 1,486 | 197 of 1,486 | 306 of 1,486 |
| Hawaii | 88 | 93 | 2 of 88 | 27 of 88 | 22 of 88 |
| Idaho | 242 | 275 | 49 of 242 | 39 of 242 | 31 of 242 |
| Illinois | 1,143 | 1,241 | 168 of 1,143 | 165 of 1,143 | 199 of 1,143 |
| Indiana | 848 | 904 | 133 of 848 | 144 of 848 | 98 of 848 |
| Iowa | 330 | 379 | 64 of 330 | 63 of 330 | 28 of 330 |
| Kansas | 353 | 387 | 75 of 353 | 42 of 353 | 38 of 353 |
| Kentucky | 767 | 814 | 105 of 767 | 106 of 767 | 120 of 767 |
| Louisiana | 755 | 811 | 107 of 755 | 97 of 755 | 144 of 755 |
| Maine | 127 | 135 | 18 of 127 | 16 of 127 | 18 of 127 |
| Maryland | 577 | 621 | 67 of 577 | 90 of 577 | 156 of 577 |
| Massachusetts | 324 | 342 | 23 of 324 | 59 of 324 | 66 of 324 |
| Michigan | 1,022 | 1,096 | 93 of 1,022 | 178 of 1,022 | 174 of 1,022 |
| Minnesota | 364 | 402 | 63 of 364 | 65 of 364 | 39 of 364 |
| Mississippi | 667 | 733 | 96 of 667 | 59 of 667 | 87 of 667 |
| Missouri | 905 | 991 | 113 of 905 | 166 of 905 | 127 of 905 |
| Montana | 196 | 208 | 32 of 196 | 29 of 196 | 20 of 196 |
| Nebraska | 206 | 227 | 50 of 206 | 22 of 206 | 13 of 206 |
| Nevada | 367 | 406 | 49 of 367 | 71 of 367 | 107 of 367 |
| New Hampshire | 119 | 127 | 10 of 119 | 38 of 119 | 15 of 119 |
| New Jersey | 572 | 605 | 58 of 572 | 88 of 572 | 168 of 572 |
| New Mexico | 405 | 440 | 92 of 405 | 53 of 405 | 104 of 405 |
| New York | 1,035 | 1,117 | 110 of 1,035 | 201 of 1,035 | 289 of 1,035 |
| North Carolina | 1,465 | 1,577 | 173 of 1,465 | 217 of 1,465 | 227 of 1,465 |
| North Dakota | 96 | 106 | 24 of 96 | 14 of 96 | 9 of 96 |
| Ohio | 1,150 | 1,242 | 148 of 1,150 | 233 of 1,150 | 144 of 1,150 |
| Oklahoma | 636 | 711 | 113 of 636 | 101 of 636 | 87 of 636 |
| Oregon | 534 | 587 | 79 of 534 | 69 of 534 | 102 of 534 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,133 | 1,211 | 160 of 1,133 | 235 of 1,133 | 185 of 1,133 |
| Rhode Island | 67 | 71 | 3 of 67 | 15 of 67 | 11 of 67 |
| South Carolina | 976 | 1,047 | 111 of 976 | 148 of 976 | 186 of 976 |
| South Dakota | 128 | 140 | 23 of 128 | 28 of 128 | 15 of 128 |
| Tennessee | 1,219 | 1,323 | 136 of 1,219 | 203 of 1,219 | 183 of 1,219 |
| Texas | 3,877 | 4,294 | 640 of 3,877 | 590 of 3,877 | 794 of 3,877 |
| Utah | 251 | 280 | 54 of 251 | 41 of 251 | 39 of 251 |
| Vermont | 63 | 69 | 7 of 63 | 18 of 63 | 5 of 63 |
| Virginia | 856 | 914 | 108 of 856 | 128 of 856 | 128 of 856 |
| Washington | 732 | 809 | 67 of 732 | 139 of 732 | 149 of 732 |
| West Virginia | 233 | 260 | 40 of 233 | 37 of 233 | 16 of 233 |
| Wisconsin | 533 | 586 | 74 of 533 | 102 of 533 | 61 of 533 |
| Wyoming | 121 | 144 | 33 of 121 | 13 of 121 | 11 of 121 |
Road function classes, 2023
All recorded classes, ordered by fatal crash count. Unknown and not-reported classes are retained. These counts have no road-mileage or traffic-volume denominator.
| NHTSA road function class | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Other Principal Arterial (3) | 11,318 |
| Minor Arterial (4) | 8,665 |
| Major Collector (5) | 6,200 |
| Interstate (1) | 4,692 |
| Local (7) | 3,948 |
| Other Freeways and Expressways (2) | 1,504 |
| Minor Collector (6) | 1,170 |
| Trafficway Not in State Inventory (96) | 140 |
| Not Reported (98) | 118 |
| Unknown (99) | 14 |
Methodology, definitions and limits
2019–2023 are the latest five final FARS years. The official 2024 national CSV ZIP exists, but NHTSA’s April 2026 manual and research note identify 2024 as the Annual Report File (ARF), subject to revision, and 2023 as Final. This compilation therefore excludes 2024. See NHTSA's April 2026 release note for the final-file and Annual Report File distinction.
NHTSA defines a qualifying FARS crash as involving a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a vehicle occupant or nonoccupant who dies within 30 days of the crash. FARS is a census of qualifying fatal crashes, not an estimate of all crashes or injuries.
Each ACCIDENT.csv record is one fatal crash; deaths are the sum of its FATALS field. Involvement uses NHTSA's official ACC_AUX.CSV crash flags: A_LT for large trucks, A_MC for motorcycles and A_PED for pedestrians. A value of 1 means yes. The auxiliary and accident files are joined by STATE and ST_CASE, so each crash counts once per category. A person or vehicle need not have died for its involvement to count. Involvement does not establish fault or causation.
NHTSA defines large trucks as commercial or noncommercial trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating over 10,000 pounds. Motorcycles include motorcycles, motor scooters and mopeds within NHTSA's classification; pedestrian involvement uses NHTSA's pedestrian flag. Vehicle classification began using vPIC in 2020, and NHTSA cautions that these vehicle-type counts are not comparable with 2019 and earlier. Beginning in 2022, motorized bicycles were classified as pedalcycles rather than motorcycles; crashes involving only motorized bicycles are no longer included in FARS. These changes affect involvement comparisons across years.
The motorcycle section counts killed motorcycle operators/riders and passengers from PERSON.csv, using INJ_SEV, PER_TYP, BODY_TYP, HELM_USE, HOUR and VE_FORMS in the same final-file records. Alcohol involvement is omitted from this edition because NHTSA's alcohol-impaired-driving measure uses BAC values reported to FARS and BAC values imputed when test results are unknown; this compilation does not impute missing BAC values.
The national total includes the 50 states and District of Columbia, and excludes Puerto Rico. Road classes use FUNC_SYS in ACCIDENT.csv; county names and codes use COUNTYNAME and COUNTY. Road and county tables cover 2023; county tables are limited to ten records per state. Downloads retain these same scopes.
Shares divide the distinct involved-crash count by all fatal crashes in the same geography and year. We publish the numerator and denominator without percentage rounding. A death difference subtracts the first year from the last; five-year totals sum the annual counts. No adjustments, estimates or forecasts are added.
Vehicle miles traveled are not supplied in these imported FARS CSV files, so this edition does not report deaths per 100 million VMT. Counts alone do not compare exposure or establish which state, county or road class has a greater crash risk.
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Official definitions and source files
- NHTSA FARS scope and 30-day fatality definition
- FARS Analytical User’s Manual, 1975–2024 (April 2026), Appendix C and D
- FARS Auxiliary Datasets Analytical User’s Manual, 1982–2019 (A_LT, A_MC, A_PED)
- Overview of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in 2024 (April 2026), release status
- 2019 final national CSV ZIP
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- 2019 final national auxiliary CSV ZIP
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- 2020 final national CSV ZIP
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- 2020 final national auxiliary CSV ZIP
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- 2021 final national CSV ZIP
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- 2021 final national auxiliary CSV ZIP
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- 2022 final national CSV ZIP
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- 2022 final national auxiliary CSV ZIP
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- 2023 final national CSV ZIP
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- 2023 final national auxiliary CSV ZIP
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