Gallatin County, Montana: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 21 deaths in 19 fatal crashes in Gallatin County in 2024.

FARS records 108 deaths in 99 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 9.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Montana in the same years is 18.9.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Gallatin County was number 5 of 56 counties of Montana.

Deaths in Gallatin County fell by 7.7% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (117) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (108).

In the counties of Montana the deaths fell by 9.7% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 42.4% of fatal crashes in Gallatin County and 35.8% in Montana.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Gallatin County by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.Gallatin County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	21	19	9
2023	17	15	5
2022	7	6	1 or 2
2021	12	11	3
2020	6	5	1 or 2
2019	7	7	4
2018	9	7	6
2017	9	9	6
2016	10	10	6
2015	10	10	5
2015 to 2024	108	99	48

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Gallatin County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 22 (1991)2024: 21

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Gallatin County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	21	19
2023	17	15
2022	7	6
2021	12	11
2020	6	5
2019	7	7
2018	9	7
2017	9	9
2016	10	10
2015	10	10
2014	9	9
2013	9	8
2012	12	12
2011	10	10
2010	10	9
2009	6	6
2008	13	11
2007	15	14
2006	22	16
2005	11	10
2004	16	12
2003	22	17
2002	17	14
2001	14	14
2000	15	15
1999	9	8
1998	14	11
1997	17	14
1996	12	12
1995	6	6
1994	5	5
1993	6	5
1992	16	10
1991	22	16
1990	5	4
1989	1 or 2	1 or 2
1988	5	5
1987	13	12
1986	4	1 or 2
1985	13	11
1984	9	9
1983	7	7
1982	12	11
1981	15	13
1980	8	7
1979	10	9
1978	12	10
1977	10	9
1976	9	8
1975	8	8

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.Gallatin County beside Montana and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Gallatin County	Montana	United States
2024	16.5	18.1	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	9.3	18.9	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Gallatin County had 127,498 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Gallatin County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Montana
A driver recorded as drinkingof 99 fatal crashes	48	99 fatal crashes	48.5%	43.9%
A speeding-related driverof 99 fatal crashes	42	99 fatal crashes	42.4%	35.8%
No restraint usedof 74 occupant deaths with restraint use known	46	74 occupant deathswith restraint use known	62.2%	63.3%
Pedestriansof 108 deaths	7	108 deaths	6.5%	7.5%
Bicyclistsof 108 deaths	3	108 deaths	2.8%	1.0%
Motorcyclistsof 108 deaths	15	108 deaths	13.9%	13.0%
On a rural roadof 99 fatal crashes with the condition reported	77	99 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	77.8%	83.5%
In the darkof 98 fatal crashes with the condition reported	37	98 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	37.8%	41.8%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Gallatin County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	6	1 or 2	1 or 2	7	17
Monday	1 or 2	3	1 or 2	6	12
Tuesday	1 or 2	4	4	5	14
Wednesday	1 or 2	0	4	3	8
Thursday	1 or 2	3	1 or 2	3	10
Friday	3	1 or 2	4	6	15
Saturday	1 or 2	4	6	9	21
All days	16	18	24	39	97

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Gallatin County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Montana
Interstate	29	29.3%	16.6%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	0.2%
Other principal arterial	22	22.2%	32.9%
Minor arterial	9	9.1%	15.2%
Major collector	15	15.2%	15.2%
Minor collector	6	6.1%	4.1%
Local	18	18.2%	15.8%
Not reported	0	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.Gallatin County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	56
Dark, not lighted	30
Dark, lighted	7
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	4
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Gallatin County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	52
Cloudy	33
Rain	4
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	6
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	1 or 2
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Gallatin County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Gallatin	In all of Montana
Interstate 90	Interstate	27	203
US Route 191	US highway	15	25

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Montana

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Gallatin County on the county map of Montana

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 102 counties
10 to 14.911 counties
15 to 19.96 counties
20 to 29.97 counties
30 or more27 counties
Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown3 counties
Gallatin County: 9.3

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Montana

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Gallatin County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Fremont County	Idaho	1 or 2	37	27.5
Broadwater County	Montana	4	21	30.9
Jefferson County	Montana	7	52	42.2
Madison County	Montana	1 or 2	29	33.0
Meagher County	Montana	1 or 2	8	41.5
Park County	Montana	4	48	28.2
Park County	Wyoming	7	56	18.8
Teton County	Wyoming	5	25	10.7

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Montana have a population nearest to that of Gallatin County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Governors Highway Safety Association: State Highway Safety OfficesThe list of the highway safety offices of the states.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Gallatin in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 117 deaths in Gallatin County from 2005 to 2014. It records 108 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Gallatin in 2024?

The rate of Gallatin County in 2024 was 16.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Montana was 18.1. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Gallatin had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 48 of 99 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in Gallatin?

FARS records 27 fatal crashes on Interstate 90 in the county from 2015 to 2024. FARS records 15 fatal crashes on US Route 191 in the county from 2015 to 2024.