Car Accident Deaths by Gender

Quick answer: In 2024, 28,385 men and 10,764 women died on US roads: men were 72.5% of deaths where sex was recorded, about 2.6 male deaths for every female death. The gap is widest among cyclists (88% male) and reverses for passengers, where women were 53% of those killed (2020–2024).

By year

Male and female road deaths in the US

Year	Men	Women	Not recorded	Male share
2020	28,161	10,746	100	72.4%
2021	30,964	12,135	131	71.8%
2022	30,831	11,787	103	72.3%
2023	29,671	11,267	87	72.5%
2024	28,385	10,764	105	72.5%

2020–2024 combined

By road user and by age

Road user	Men	Women	Male share
Drivers	101,480	27,970	78.4%
Passengers	15,452	17,129	47.4%
Pedestrians	25,284	10,541	70.6%
Cyclists	4,545	643	87.6%
Other / unknown	1,251	416	75.0%

Age	Men	Women	Male share
0–14	3,104	2,365	56.8%
15–19	9,413	4,008	70.1%
20–24	15,315	5,408	73.9%
25–34	28,996	9,866	74.6%
35–44	23,848	8,183	74.5%
45–54	20,157	6,808	74.8%
55–64	21,466	7,054	75.3%
65–74	14,281	6,035	70.3%
75 and over	10,904	6,782	61.7%
Age unknown	528	190	73.5%

2024

By state

State	Men	Women	Male share
Alabama	715	245	74.5%
Alaska	46	24	65.7%
Arizona	873	346	71.6%
Arkansas	412	191	68.3%
California	2,871	1,003	74.1%
Colorado	518	171	75.2%
Connecticut	227	83	73.2%
Delaware	92	34	73.0%
District of Columbia	38	9	80.9%
Florida	2,261	839	72.9%
Georgia	1,021	375	73.1%
Hawaii	73	29	71.6%
Idaho	176	62	73.9%
Illinois	826	350	70.2%
Indiana	609	223	73.2%
Iowa	259	96	73.0%
Kansas	246	93	72.6%
Kentucky	507	200	71.7%
Louisiana	567	184	75.5%
Maine	131	46	74.0%
Maryland	421	156	73.0%
Massachusetts	261	101	72.1%
Michigan	785	313	71.5%
Minnesota	334	143	70.0%
Mississippi	535	217	71.1%
Missouri	662	293	69.3%
Montana	151	55	73.3%
Nebraska	182	69	72.5%
Nevada	304	111	73.3%
New Hampshire	99	34	74.4%
New Jersey	491	178	73.4%
New Mexico	300	105	74.1%
New York	802	298	72.9%
North Carolina	1,186	432	73.3%
North Dakota	64	26	71.1%
Ohio	862	295	74.5%
Oklahoma	450	194	69.9%
Oregon	387	151	71.9%
Pennsylvania	827	299	73.4%
Rhode Island	39	13	75.0%
South Carolina	735	303	70.8%
South Dakota	106	40	72.6%
Tennessee	850	346	71.1%
Texas	3,002	1,147	72.4%
Utah	202	75	72.9%
Vermont	42	17	71.2%
Virginia	654	254	72.0%
Washington	499	223	69.1%
West Virginia	194	62	75.8%
Wisconsin	410	185	68.9%
Wyoming	81	26	75.7%

More US crash data: Drunk driving deaths by state · Deaths by age · Teen deaths by state · car accidents by state · US road deaths by year · US drunk driving limit · interstate accident histories.

Questions

FAQ

Do more men or women die in car accidents?

Far more men. In 2024, 28,385 men and 10,764 women died on US roads, so men accounted for 72.5% of deaths. The share has been close to that every year from 2020 to 2024.

Why do more men die in car crashes?

Men drive more miles, are more often the driver rather than the passenger, and are more often involved in the behaviours linked to fatal crashes, such as speeding, drink-driving and not wearing a seat belt. Motorcycling, where almost all riders killed are men, adds to the gap.

Are women more likely to die as passengers?

Yes. Women made up 53% of passengers killed in 2020–2024, compared with 22% of drivers killed, because men do most of the driving when a man and a woman travel together.

Which road users have the largest gender gap?

In 2020–2024 men were 88% of cyclists killed, 78% of drivers killed (motorcycle riders are counted as drivers here) and 71% of pedestrians killed, but only 47% of passengers killed.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024 annual files, public domain. Counted by LiveAccidentTracker from the accident, person and imputed-BAC (MIPER) tables. FARS counts people who died within 30 days of a crash on a public road. The 2024 file is NHTSA's latest annual release and can still be revised. Age and sex are as recorded by police; a small number are unknown. See the methodology.