When COVID-19 public measures hit in early 2020, including lockdowns in many parts of the country, it seemed as if the roads at times were empty. And yet, despite the fewer cars on the road, the fatality rate per mile driven increased, according to data in the libertarian Reason Foundation’s Annual Highway Report.
For example, the rural fatality rate nationwide increased from 1.26 per 100 million vehicle-mile in 2019 to 1.30 in 2020. This is despite the fact that fewer rural fatalities were reported (5,822 in 2020 vs 6,273 in 2019). Offsetting the fewer fatalities were the far fewer VMT (vehicle-miles of travel), which decreased to 0.45 trillion from 0.50 trillion in 2019.
Similarly, the nation’s urban highway fatality rate worsened from 0.82 in 2019 to 1.04 in 2020. However, in this case, both urban fatalities increased (from 11,889 in 2020 vs 10,737 in 2019) and VMT decreased. Finally, the fatality rate in the “other” category was 1.54 per 100 million VMT in 2020 — also with an increase in fatalities (20,193 in 2020 vs 18,855 in 2019) and a decrease in VMT.
To find the state with the worst highway fatality rate in America, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed Reason Foundation’s 27th Annual Highway Report, which provides data for 2020. The report includes fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles of rural arterials, urban arterials, as well as rural and urban minor arterials, collectors, and local roadways. All states and the District of Columbia are listed in alphabetical order and all data is from the report.
Maryland reported the lowest rural fatality rate in 2020, at 0.57 per 100 million VMT, while South Carolina reported the highest, at 2.92. Twenty states reported a decrease in their rural fatality rate from 2019, while 27 states reported an increase and three states remained the same. (Also see: This Is the Worst American City To Drive In.)
As for the urban fatality rate, New Hampshire reported the lowest rate, at 0.37 per 100 VMT, while New Mexico reported the highest, at 2.15. Only three states reported a decrease in their urban fatality rates, while 47 states saw their fatality rate increase. Finally, Hawaii reported the lowest other fatality rate, at 0.65, while West Virginia reported the highest, at 2.28.
Alabama
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.45 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 15th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.49% — 21st highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.21 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 13th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 5.16% — 15th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.43 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 24th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 29,707 — 20th highest
Alaska
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.71 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 7th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 9.63% — the highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.27 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 10th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.69% — 12th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 0.99 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 5th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 11,754 — 8th lowest
Arizona
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.62 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 10th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.22% — 15th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.49 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 3rd highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.13% — 14th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.34 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 18th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 20,046 — 20th lowest
Arkansas
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.03 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 18th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.65% — 12th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.58 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 7th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 5.13% — 16th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.11 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 8th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 38,078 — 16th highest
California
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.52 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 12th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 4.52% — 3rd highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.96 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 23rd lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 9.38% — 4th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.77 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 13th highest
- State-control highway miles: 52,004 — 9th highest
Colorado
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.29 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 19th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 8.32% — 2nd highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.18 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 15th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 6.64% — 11th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.38 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 20th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 23,022 — 23rd lowest
Connecticut
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.19 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 25th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.73% — 13th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.74 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 11th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.57% — 8th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.32 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 17th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 9,827 — 7th lowest
Delaware
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.49 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 13th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: N/A% — N/A
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.33 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 8th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 8.67% — 7th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.43 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 25th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 11,998 — 9th lowest
Florida
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.79 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 6th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.15% — the lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.55 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 2nd highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.59% — 9th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.28 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 15th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 45,013 — 12th highest
Georgia
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.37 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 16th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.91% — 18th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.20 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 14th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.36% — 5th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.61 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 18th highest
- State-control highway miles: 49,497 — 11th highest
Hawaii
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 2.89 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 2nd highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: N/A% — N/A
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.24 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 12th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 25.88% — the highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 0.65 per 100 million vehicle-miles — the lowest
- State-control highway miles: 2,477 — the lowest
Idaho
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.64 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 8th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.08% — 17th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.51 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 3rd lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.66% — 11th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.31 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 16th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 12,272 — 10th lowest
Illinois
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.92 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 14th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.34% — 23rd highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.02 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 25th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 4.82% — 17th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.52 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 23rd highest
- State-control highway miles: 42,169 — 13th highest
Indiana
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.45 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 14th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.76% — 10th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.96 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 24th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 4.24% — 20th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.19 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 10th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 28,445 — 23rd highest
Iowa
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.84 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 10th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.55% — 19th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.95 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 22nd lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 4.72% — 18th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.44 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 25th highest
- State-control highway miles: 22,918 — 22nd lowest
Kansas
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.27 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 21st highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.74% — 14th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.03 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 24th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.08% — 25th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.89 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 10th highest
- State-control highway miles: 24,037 — 24th lowest
Kentucky
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.19 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 24th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.80% — 16th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.26 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 11th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.32% — 16th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 2.14 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 3rd highest
- State-control highway miles: 62,346 — 8th highest
Louisiana
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.11 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 20th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.07% — 6th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.43 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 5th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 11.99% — 2nd highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 2.11 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 4th highest
- State-control highway miles: 40,154 — 14th highest
Maine
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.83 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 8th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.39% — 22nd highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.52 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 4th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.43% — 7th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.58 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 19th highest
- State-control highway miles: 17,467 — 16th lowest
Maryland
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.57 per 100 million vehicle-miles — the lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.24% — 23rd lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.98 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 25th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 6.94% — 9th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.40 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 22nd lowest
- State-control highway miles: 14,928 — 12th lowest
Massachusetts
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.95 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 15th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.04% — 20th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.58 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 8th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.99% — 23rd lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 0.68 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 2nd lowest
- State-control highway miles: 9,556 — 6th lowest
Michigan
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.82 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 5th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.00% — 8th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.03 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 23rd highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 7.79% — 8th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.55 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 20th highest
- State-control highway miles: 27,366 — 25th highest
Minnesota
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.69 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 2nd lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.89% — 17th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.40 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 2nd lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.20% — 24th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 0.99 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 4th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 29,176 — 22nd highest
Mississippi
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.81 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 5th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.49% — 20th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.43 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 6th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.13% — 25th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 2.16 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 2nd highest
- State-control highway miles: 28,310 — 24th highest
Missouri
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.02 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 17th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.55% — 9th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.30 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 9th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.03% — 24th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.52 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 21st highest
- State-control highway miles: 77,693 — 6th highest
Montana
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.84 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 4th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.32% — 24th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.79 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 14th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.74% — 13th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.99 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 6th highest
- State-control highway miles: 25,211 — 25th lowest
Nebraska
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.23 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 23rd highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.62% — 10th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.84 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 17th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.85% — 22nd highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.35 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 19th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 22,541 — 21st lowest
Nevada
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 2.19 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 3rd highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.18% — 2nd lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.08 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 19th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.48% — 17th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.10 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 7th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 13,509 — 11th lowest
New Hampshire
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.77 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 3rd lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.35% — 6th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.37 per 100 million vehicle-miles — the lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.16% — the lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.21 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 14th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 8,453 — 4th lowest
New Jersey
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.90 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 13th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.29% — 24th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.88 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 18th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 9.32% — 5th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 0.84 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 3rd lowest
- State-control highway miles: 8,551 — 5th lowest
New Mexico
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.29 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 20th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.81% — 9th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 2.15 per 100 million vehicle-miles — the highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.57% — 23rd highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.63 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 15th highest
- State-control highway miles: 29,430 — 21st highest
New York
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.83 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 7th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.73% — 11th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.91 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 19th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 9.39% — 3rd highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.17 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 9th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 38,157 — 15th highest
North Carolina
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.16 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 22nd lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.77% — 15th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.93 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 20th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.27% — 15th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.85 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 12th highest
- State-control highway miles: 173,653 — 2nd highest
North Dakota
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.04 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 19th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.38% — 7th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.53 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 5th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.98% — 2nd lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.41 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 22nd lowest
- State-control highway miles: 17,245 — 15th lowest
Ohio
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.85 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 11th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.17% — 16th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.83 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 15th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 4.56% — 19th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.50 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 24th highest
- State-control highway miles: 49,681 — 10th highest
Oklahoma
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.33 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 18th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.36% — 14th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.13 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 16th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 5.42% — 13th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.97 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 7th highest
- State-control highway miles: 30,407 — 18th highest
Oregon
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.63 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 9th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.66% — 11th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.10 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 18th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.88% — 21st lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.94 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 8th highest
- State-control highway miles: 18,460 — 18th lowest
Pennsylvania
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.83 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 9th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.03% — 7th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.06 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 22nd highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 6.13% — 12th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.62 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 17th highest
- State-control highway miles: 88,322 — 5th highest
Rhode Island
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.19 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 25th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.27% — 3rd lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.83 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 16th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.49% — 18th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.21 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 13th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 2,870 — 2nd lowest
South Carolina
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 2.92 per 100 million vehicle-miles — the highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.95% — 19th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.07 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 21st highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.13% — 3rd lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 2.09 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 5th highest
- State-control highway miles: 90,552 — 4th highest
South Dakota
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.25 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 22nd highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.44% — 8th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.08 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 20th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.14% — 4th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.76 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 14th highest
- State-control highway miles: 17,955 — 17th lowest
Tennessee
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.17 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 23rd lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.67% — 12th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.45 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 4th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.66% — 10th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.88 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 11th highest
- State-control highway miles: 37,746 — 17th highest
Texas
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.54 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 11th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.24% — 22nd lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.10 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 17th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.97% — 21st highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.89 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 9th highest
- State-control highway miles: 198,465 — the highest
Utah
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.98 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 16th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.30% — 4th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.78 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 13th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.69% — 20th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.03 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 6th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 16,023 — 14th lowest
Vermont
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.82 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 6th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.14% — 21st lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.75 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 12th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.37% — 6th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.20 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 12th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 5,998 — 3rd lowest
Virginia
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.20 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 24th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 0.35% — 5th lowest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.69 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 10th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.57% — 19th lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.52 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 22nd highest
- State-control highway miles: 128,989 — 3rd highest
Washington
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.81 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 4th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 4.10% — 4th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.58 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 6th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.92% — 22nd lowest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.62 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 17th highest
- State-control highway miles: 18,450 — 19th lowest
West Virginia
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.14 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 21st lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 3.44% — 5th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.95 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 21st lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 8.99% — 6th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 2.28 per 100 million vehicle-miles — the highest
- State-control highway miles: 71,054 — 7th highest
Wisconsin
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 0.89 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 12th lowest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 2.63% — 13th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 0.67 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 9th lowest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 5.23% — 14th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.39 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 21st lowest
- State-control highway miles: 29,806 — 19th highest
Wyoming
- Fatality rate, rural (2020): 1.35 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 17th highest
- Percent rural interstate mileage in poor condition: 1.58% — 18th highest
- Fatality rate, urban (2020): 1.37 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 7th highest
- Percent urban interstate mileage in poor condition: 6.70% — 10th highest
- Fatality rate, other (2020): 1.20 per 100 million vehicle-miles — 11th lowest
- State-control highway miles: 15,792 — 13th lowest
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