Andrews County, Texas: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 7 deaths in 7 fatal crashes in Andrews County in 2024.

FARS records 101 deaths in 73 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 55.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Texas in the same years is 13.6.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Andrews County was number 86 of 254 counties of Texas.

Deaths in Andrews County rose by 14.8% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (88) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (101).

In the counties of Texas the deaths rose by 18.2% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 86.3% of the fatal crashes in Andrews County with a known setting were rural, against 38.1% in Texas.

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 Andrews County by year, 2015 to 2024

1 or 2

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.Andrews County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	7	7	1 or 2
2023	6	3	1 or 2
2022	19	10	1 or 2
2021	10	9	1 or 2
2020	4	3	1 or 2
2019	15	11	1 or 2
2018	9	9	1 or 2
2017	16	10	1 or 2
2016	1 or 2	1 or 2	0
2015	14	10	3
2015 to 2024	101	73	16

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 19 (2022)2024: 7

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

Table 2.Andrews County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	7	7
2023	6	3
2022	19	10
2021	10	9
2020	4	3
2019	15	11
2018	9	9
2017	16	10
2016	1 or 2	1 or 2
2015	14	10
2014	11	9
2013	12	10
2012	15	14
2011	17	12
2010	5	5
2009	6	5
2008	6	6
2007	7	5
2006	4	4
2005	5	4
2004	1 or 2	1 or 2
2003	10	8
2002	7	5
2001	4	4
2000	3	3
1999	1 or 2	1 or 2
1998	7	5
1997	1 or 2	1 or 2
1996	3	3
1995	0	0
1994	10	5
1993	1 or 2	1 or 2
1992	0	0
1991	1 or 2	1 or 2
1990	4	3
1989	1 or 2	1 or 2
1988	4	3
1987	0	0
1986	4	4
1985	6	5
1984	6	5
1983	6	6
1982	12	11
1981	8	5
1980	7	6
1979	6	6
1978	3	3
1977	6	6
1976	4	4
1975	3	3

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.Andrews County beside Texas and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Andrews County	Texas	United States
2024	37.2	13.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	55.2	13.6	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. Andrews County had 18,798 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Andrews County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Texas
A driver recorded as drinkingof 73 fatal crashes	16	73 fatal crashes	21.9%	25.5%
A speeding-related driverof 73 fatal crashes	10	73 fatal crashes	13.7%	32.1%
No restraint usedof 85 occupant deaths with restraint use known	45	85 occupant deathswith restraint use known	52.9%	45.1%
Pedestriansof 101 deaths	3	101 deaths	3.0%	17.6%
Bicyclistsof 101 deaths	0	101 deaths	0.0%	1.9%
Motorcyclistsof 101 deaths	4	101 deaths	4.0%	12.7%
On a rural roadof 73 fatal crashes with the condition reported	63	73 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	86.3%	38.1%
In the darkof 73 fatal crashes with the condition reported	38	73 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	52.1%	55.9%

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.Andrews 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	4	0	4	1 or 2	9
Monday	1 or 2	5	4	1 or 2	12
Tuesday	1 or 2	5	1 or 2	6	13
Wednesday	5	3	3	1 or 2	13
Thursday	1 or 2	1 or 2	1 or 2	0	3
Friday	6	5	1 or 2	3	16
Saturday	3	1 or 2	0	1 or 2	7
All days	22	21	15	15	73

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.Andrews County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Texas
Interstate	0	0.0%	15.8%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	6.3%
Other principal arterial	18	24.7%	29.8%
Minor arterial	35	47.9%	20.3%
Major collector	15	20.5%	18.9%
Minor collector	1 or 2	2.7%	1.7%
Local	3	4.1%	7.1%
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.Andrews County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	29
Dark, not lighted	35
Dark, lighted	1 or 2
Dawn	4
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Andrews County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	60
Cloudy	8
Rain	4
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Andrews County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Andrews	In all of Texas
State Route 115	State highway	15	38
State Route 176	State highway	17	32
US Route 385	US highway	14	114

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 Texas

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Andrews County on the county map of Texas

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

Fewer than 1014 counties
10 to 14.926 counties
15 to 19.924 counties
20 to 29.963 counties
30 or more125 counties
Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown2 counties
Andrews County: 55.2

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 Texas

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Andrews County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Lea County	New Mexico	31	194	27.0
Ector County	Texas	50	484	29.7
Gaines County	Texas	8	79	36.7
Martin County	Texas	16	106	194.5
Midland County	Texas	34	405	23.6
Winkler County	Texas	5	73	94.8

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of Texas have a population nearest to that of Andrews 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.
Texas Traffic Safety SectionThe highway safety office of Texas.

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 Andrews in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 88 deaths in Andrews County from 2005 to 2014. It records 101 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Andrews in 2024?

The rate of Andrews County in 2024 was 37.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Texas was 13.3. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 16 of 73 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 Andrews?

FARS records 15 fatal crashes on State Route 115 in the county from 2015 to 2024. FARS records 17 fatal crashes on State Route 176 in the county from 2015 to 2024. FARS records 14 fatal crashes on US Route 385 in the county from 2015 to 2024.