28th Annual Highway Report: Other Fatality Rate

The other fatality rate measures fatalities on rural and urban minor arterials, collectors, and local roadways in the state as fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles. The nation’s average other fatality rate increased between 2020 and 2022 from 1.54 to 1.56, (Table 17, Other Fatality Rate per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles, 2022, Figure 14). In 2022, 22,098 fatalities were reported, more than the 20,193 fatalities reported in 2020, as VMT (vehicle-miles of travel) decreased due to COVID-19.

For 2022, Hawaii reported the lowest other fatality rate, 0.62, while West Virginia reported the highest, 2.36. Twenty-two states saw their fatality rates decrease, led by Mississippi (0.61 points) and Rhode Island (0.53 points). Twenty-four states reported an increase to their other fatality rates compared to 2020, led by Nevada and Arkansas (which worsened by 0.62 and 0.59 points respectively).

28th Annual Highway Report: Other Highway Fatality Rate (Per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles Traveled)

2022 Rank	State	Fatality Rate Per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles
1	Hawaii	0.62
2	Rhode Island	0.68
3	Alaska	0.73
4	Massachusetts	0.81
5	Indiana	0.88
6	Minnesota	0.99
7	North Dakota	1
8	New Jersey	1.03
9	Utah	1.06
10	Wisconsin	1.07
11	Maryland	1.1
12	Nebraska	1.21
13	New York	1.25
14	Vermont	1.31
15	Idaho	1.32
16	Virginia	1.34
17	Missouri	1.38
18	Iowa	1.39
19	Michigan	1.45
20	New Hampshire	1.45
21	Connecticut	1.46
22	Wyoming	1.47
22	Maine	1.47
24	Montana	1.48
25	Pennsylvania	1.49
26	Alabama	1.51
27	Florida	1.52
28	Illinois	1.52
29	Georgia	1.54
30	Mississippi	1.55
31	Ohio	1.56
32	Colorado	1.57
33	Washington	1.59
34	New Mexico	1.65
34	Kansas	1.69
36	Arkansas	1.7
37	Nevada	1.72
38	Delaware	1.72
39	North Carolina	1.73
40	South Dakota	1.74
41	Arizona	1.83
42	Tennessee	1.88
43	Texas	1.92
44	Oregon	1.92
45	California	1.99
46	Louisiana	2.11
47	Kentucky	2.17
48	South Carolina	2.24
49	Oklahoma	2.27
50	West Virginia	2.36
	Average	1.56