Teen Crash Deaths by State

Quick answer: 2,662 teenagers aged 15–19 died in US road crashes in 2024, 6.8% of all road deaths. Over 2020–2024, 13,444 teens died, 7,604 of them while driving. The most deaths over the five years were in Texas (1,504), California (1,248) and Florida (972).

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Deaths of 15–19 year olds by state

"Teen drivers" are 15–19 year olds killed while driving; the other columns include teen passengers, pedestrians, cyclists and riders.

State	Teens killed 2024	Teen drivers 2024	Teens killed 2020–2024	Teen drivers 2020–2024	Share of 2024 deaths
Texas	309	179	1,504	851	7.4%
California	240	131	1,248	631	6.2%
Florida	173	100	972	532	5.5%
North Carolina	122	73	549	322	7.5%
Georgia	99	50	508	272	7.1%
Illinois	86	55	452	266	7.3%
Tennessee	79	56	449	265	6.6%
Ohio	73	44	409	244	6.3%
Arizona	88	55	391	222	7.2%
Missouri	75	48	388	237	7.9%
Pennsylvania	65	30	355	198	5.8%
Indiana	55	33	340	206	6.6%
New York	69	37	332	151	6.3%
South Carolina	72	40	330	204	6.9%
Alabama	70	45	324	195	7.3%
Michigan	72	42	313	176	6.6%
Mississippi	69	39	291	175	9.2%
Virginia	60	35	284	172	6.5%
Colorado	59	42	279	159	8.6%
Oklahoma	46	25	261	136	7.1%
Louisiana	36	20	254	126	4.8%
Washington	46	33	240	128	6.3%
Kentucky	41	21	234	131	5.8%
Wisconsin	42	26	206	124	7.1%
Arkansas	36	24	183	117	6.0%
New Jersey	39	23	179	90	5.8%
Minnesota	41	27	171	100	8.6%
Oregon	37	25	163	89	6.9%
Kansas	30	21	162	99	8.8%
New Mexico	28	17	151	85	6.8%
Maryland	30	18	148	78	5.2%
Iowa	25	13	140	81	7.0%
Utah	18	13	130	68	6.5%
Massachusetts	20	14	125	82	5.5%
Idaho	25	21	113	71	10.5%
Nevada	26	18	103	54	6.2%
Montana	20	15	101	71	9.7%
Connecticut	14	7	100	56	4.5%
Nebraska	19	10	94	57	7.6%
West Virginia	18	12	81	48	7.0%
Maine	13	10	61	36	7.3%
Wyoming	7	4	51	30	6.5%
Delaware	8	4	50	28	6.3%
South Dakota	9	4	48	25	6.2%
North Dakota	5	4	37	27	5.6%
New Hampshire	15	10	34	23	11.3%
Vermont	9	7	29	21	15.3%
Rhode Island	2	1	24	14	3.8%
Hawaii	8	6	22	14	7.8%
Alaska	7	2	21	13	10.0%
District of Columbia	7	2	10	4	14.9%

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

Questions

FAQ

How many teens die in car crashes each year in the US?

2,662 people aged 15–19 died on US roads in 2024, about 51 a week. Between 2020 and 2024 the total was 13,444.

Which state has the most teen driver deaths?

Over 2020–2024 the most deaths of 15–19 year olds were in Texas (1,504), California (1,248) and Florida (972). These are large states; the last column shows teens as a share of each state's road deaths, where Vermont (15.3%), District of Columbia (14.9%) and New Hampshire (11.3%) were highest in 2024.

Are teens killed as drivers or passengers?

Both. Of the 13,444 teens killed in 2020–2024, 7,604 (56.6%) were driving; the rest were passengers, pedestrians, cyclists or riders.

Why are teenage drivers more likely to crash?

Inexperience is the main reason: new drivers are worse at spotting hazards and judging speed, and the risk is highest in the first months after getting a licence. Night driving, teen passengers, speeding, phones and not wearing seat belts add to it, which is why most states use graduated licensing with night and passenger limits.

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.