Midland County, Texas: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 34 deaths in 32 fatal crashes in Midland County in 2024.

FARS records 405 deaths in 372 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 23.6 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, Midland County was number 20 of 254 counties of Texas.

Deaths in Midland County rose by 42.1% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (285) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (405).

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

From 2015 to 2024, a driver was recorded as drinking in 31.7% of fatal crashes in Midland County and 25.5% 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 Midland 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.Midland County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	34	32	4
2023	44	41	7
2022	65	61	31
2021	35	34	9
2020	27	25	7
2019	41	40	9
2018	51	45	16
2017	50	38	15
2016	25	24	8
2015	33	32	12
2015 to 2024	405	372	118

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 65 (2022)2024: 34

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

Table 2.Midland County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	34	32
2023	44	41
2022	65	61
2021	35	34
2020	27	25
2019	41	40
2018	51	45
2017	50	38
2016	25	24
2015	33	32
2014	47	45
2013	44	41
2012	34	23
2011	23	22
2010	29	26
2009	31	28
2008	27	26
2007	25	23
2006	17	16
2005	8	8
2004	18	15
2003	18	15
2002	22	21
2001	22	19
2000	18	13
1999	20	16
1998	22	19
1997	11	9
1996	19	18
1995	12	11
1994	18	18
1993	19	17
1992	5	5
1991	8	7
1990	17	16
1989	14	12
1988	18	14
1987	15	12
1986	13	12
1985	25	23
1984	28	23
1983	20	19
1982	32	28
1981	24	22
1980	21	19
1979	16	15
1978	11	11
1977	24	17
1976	24	19
1975	18	16

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.Midland County beside Texas and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Midland County	Texas	United States
2024	18.5	13.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	23.6	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. Midland County had 184,075 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Midland County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Texas
A driver recorded as drinkingof 372 fatal crashes	118	372 fatal crashes	31.7%	25.5%
A speeding-related driverof 372 fatal crashes	121	372 fatal crashes	32.5%	32.1%
No restraint usedof 278 occupant deaths with restraint use known	124	278 occupant deathswith restraint use known	44.6%	45.1%
Pedestriansof 405 deaths	48	405 deaths	11.9%	17.6%
Bicyclistsof 405 deaths	4	405 deaths	1.0%	1.9%
Motorcyclistsof 405 deaths	49	405 deaths	12.1%	12.7%
On a rural roadof 372 fatal crashes with the condition reported	134	372 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	36.0%	38.1%
In the darkof 372 fatal crashes with the condition reported	215	372 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	57.8%	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.Midland 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	30	5	4	22	61
Monday	16	14	7	13	50
Tuesday	11	11	14	11	47
Wednesday	6	9	10	16	41
Thursday	12	14	19	16	61
Friday	11	12	12	17	52
Saturday	19	10	8	23	60
All days	105	75	74	118	372

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.Midland County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Texas
Interstate	45	12.1%	15.8%
Other freeways and expressways	33	8.9%	6.3%
Other principal arterial	134	36.0%	29.8%
Minor arterial	47	12.6%	20.3%
Major collector	76	20.4%	18.9%
Minor collector	5	1.3%	1.7%
Local	32	8.6%	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.Midland County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	146
Dark, not lighted	131
Dark, lighted	84
Dawn	7
Dusk	4
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Midland County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	313
Cloudy	36
Rain	17
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	1 or 2
Fog, smog or smoke	5
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Midland County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Midland	In all of Texas
Interstate 20	Interstate	42	852
State Route 137	State highway	3	39
State Route 158	State highway	44	72
State Route 191	State highway	26	56
State Route 349	State highway	46	93

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.Midland 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
Midland County: 23.6

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 Midland County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Andrews County	Texas	7	101	55.2
Ector County	Texas	50	484	29.7
Glasscock County	Texas	3	38	300.8
Martin County	Texas	16	106	194.5
Upton County	Texas	3	29	84.8

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 Midland 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 Midland in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 285 deaths in Midland County from 2005 to 2014. It records 405 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Midland in 2024?

The rate of Midland County in 2024 was 18.5 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 Midland had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 118 of 372 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 Midland?

5 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 161 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.