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Fatal crashes 2015–2024 95Deaths 102Counties 3Latest data year 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. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

US Route 90 in Mississippi was the trafficway in 95 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 102 people died.

That is 1.5% of the 6,385 fatal crashes in Mississippi over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 51% from 63 in 2005–2014 to 95 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Harrison County (47), Jackson County (37) and Hancock County (11).

25.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Mississippi: 18.5%) and 17.9% had a speeding-related driver (14.8%); pedestrians were 27.5% and motorcyclists 14.7% of those killed.

95fatal crashes, 2015–2024+51% vs 2005–2014
102people killed1.1 per fatal crash
25%with a drinking driverMississippi: 19%
18%speeding-relatedMississippi: 15%

Fatal crashes per year

08162000200520102015202020242000: 12 crashes2001: 14 crashes2002: 7 crashes2003: 12 crashes2004: 3 crashes2005: 7 crashes2006: 8 crashes2007: 6 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 6 crashes2010: 5 crashes2011: 10 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 7 crashes2014: 7 crashes2015: 4 crashes2016: 6 crashes2017: 5 crashes2018: 8 crashes2019: 6 crashes2020: 15 crashes2021: 16 crashes2022: 15 crashes2023: 9 crashes2024: 11 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 90 (MS) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 11 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Mississippi

MeasureUS Route 90Mississippi
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024956,385
Deaths, 2015–20241027,057
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.5%100%
Change vs previous ten years+51%-3%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking25.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver17.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed27.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed14.7%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes70.5%

tick marks the Mississippi share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on US-90Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Harrison County4749%289
2Jackson County3739%239
3Hancock County1112%98

Hour of day

12am4.2%
1am3.2%
2am8.4%
3am5.3%
4am2.1%
5am5.3%
6am4.2%
7am3.2%
8am1.1%
9am3.2%
10am2.1%
11am2.1%
12pm2.1%
1pm2.1%
2pm5.3%
3pm2.1%
4pm2.1%
5pm0%
6pm7.4%
7pm4.2%
8pm8.4%
9pm3.2%
10pm14.7%
11pm4.2%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 90 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Mississippi share for all roads.

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All routes and counties in Mississippi

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 90 in Mississippi?

95 fatal crashes with 102 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along US Route 90 had the most fatal crashes?

Harrison County (47), Jackson County (37) and Hancock County (11).

What share of crashes on US Route 90 involved alcohol or speeding?

25.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 17.9% a speeding-related driver, against 18.5% and 14.8% for all fatal crashes in Mississippi.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 90?

70.5% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.