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US share14.5%

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Motorcycles

Measure share of people killed who were motorcyclistsWindow 2015–2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024.

Share of all people killed who were riding a motorcycle, moped, scooter or other motored cycle (FARS body types 80–89), as driver or passenger.

14.5%US share, 2015–2024
56,262people killed, 2015–2024
25.7%highest state: Hawaii
6.7%lowest state: Mississippi

National trend

081620152016201720182019202020212022202320242015: 14.2%2016: 14.1%2017: 13.9%2018: 13.7%2019: 13.9%2020: 14.4%2021: 14.2%2022: 14.6%2023: 15.5%2024: 15.9%
US motorcycles share by year, 2015–2024. Latest point: 2024, 15.9%.

By state, 2015–2024

#StateShareCountAll deaths
1Hawaii25.7%2661,035
2New Hampshire22.6%2771,228
3Connecticut19.6%5862,983
4Nevada19.6%6963,557
5Colorado19.4%1,2666,518
6Rhode Island19.1%115601
7Florida19.0%6,20632,681
8Vermont17.9%115643
9District of Columbia17.3%58335
10Pennsylvania17.3%2,02011,650
11South Dakota16.9%2231,323
12Arizona16.7%1,82210,939
13New York16.4%1,75610,682
14Maine16.3%2591,593
15Ohio16.3%1,94511,899
16Wisconsin15.8%9415,959
17Iowa15.7%5463,477
18Washington15.7%9846,257
19Massachusetts15.6%5723,665
20Minnesota15.5%6384,111
21South Carolina15.4%1,60810,473
22Michigan15.2%1,60910,567
23Wyoming15.2%1911,260
24Utah15.1%4262,824
25Indiana14.9%1,3068,773
26Maryland14.5%8065,548
27California14.1%5,59939,702
28Missouri14.1%1,3489,557
29Oregon13.9%7235,211
30Tennessee13.8%1,59211,576
31Arkansas13.7%8025,846
32Delaware13.6%1751,287
33North Carolina13.5%2,04515,192
34Illinois13.3%1,52011,423
35New Jersey13.3%8156,150
36Idaho13.1%3122,387
37Kentucky13.1%1,0087,684
38North Dakota13.1%1391,060
39Montana13.0%2662,046
40Kansas12.9%5214,045
41Oklahoma12.9%8736,765
42Texas12.7%5,02239,616
43West Virginia12.4%3382,726
44Virginia12.3%1,0648,664
45New Mexico12.2%4984,096
46Georgia11.2%1,77415,801
47Nebraska11.0%2582,346
48Louisiana10.9%8738,045
49Alaska10.8%78722
50Alabama9.5%9089,605
51Mississippi6.7%4747,057

Counties with the highest share

Counties with at least 100 crash deaths in 2015–2024, ranked by share. A high share says what kind of crashes a county has, not how many; the county page gives the rate per 100,000 residents.

#CountyStateShareCountAll deaths
1Pennington CountySD38.3%54141
2Lake CountyOH32.1%35109
3Volusia CountyFL30.5%3671,205
4Blount CountyTN29.6%60203
5Douglas CountyCO29.5%61207
6Buchanan CountyMO29.2%31106
7Jefferson CountyCO29.1%139478
8Wichita CountyTX29.1%43148
9Sebastian CountyAR28.5%43151
10Honolulu CountyHI28.3%152537
11Montgomery CountyTN27.7%80289
12Flagler CountyFL27.5%57207
13Onslow CountyNC26.8%62231
14Washington CountyMN26.7%28105
15Maui CountyHI26.6%46173
16Larimer CountyCO26.4%93352
17Mesa CountyCO26.0%47181
18Anoka CountyMN26.0%52200
19Tolland CountyCT25.9%37143
20Ashtabula CountyOH25.7%44171
21Yellowstone CountyMT25.6%52203
22Pasco CountyFL25.4%249979
23Horry CountySC25.2%180714
24Rockingham CountyNH25.1%60239
25Brevard CountyFL25.0%227907

Other factors: Alcohol · Speeding · Pedestrians · Unrestrained occupants

Questions and answers

What share of US fatal crashes involve motorcycles?

14.5% over 2015–2024 (share of people killed who were motorcyclists), 56,262 in total. Share of all people killed who were riding a motorcycle, moped, scooter or other motored cycle (FARS body types 80–89), as driver or passenger.

Which states have the highest motorcycles share?

Hawaii (25.7%), New Hampshire (22.6%), Connecticut (19.6%), Nevada (19.6%), Colorado (19.4%). The lowest: Mississippi (6.7%), Alabama (9.5%), Alaska (10.8%).

Is the share rising or falling?

Nationally, 14.2% in 2015 and 15.9% in 2024. The chart on this page shows each year.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, vehicle and person tables 2015–2024, public domain. National shares over 2015–2024: 358,460 fatal crashes, 389,190 deaths. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology.