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Alabama fatal crash statistics by county

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Counties by year (CSV)Cite this page

FARS records 962 deaths in 895 fatal crashes in Alabama in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 18.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Alabama and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.32 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Alabama and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Alabama was number 5 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Alabama fell by 1.2% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 59.4% of the fatal crashes in Alabama with a known setting were rural, against 42.7% in the United States.

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 .

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

Figure 1.Deaths in Alabama by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 2 has the numbers. Go to the table

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

County map

Figure 2.Counties of Alabama by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Autauga County: 18.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBaldwin County: 13.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBarbour County: 26.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBibb County: 22.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBlount County: 25.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBullock County: 51.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearButler County: 57.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCalhoun County: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChambers County: 26.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCherokee County: 36.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChilton County: 30.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChoctaw County: 40.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClarke County: 31.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClay County: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCleburne County: 42.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCoffee County: 19.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearColbert County: 23.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearConecuh County: 50.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCoosa County: 47.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCovington County: 23.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrenshaw County: 25.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCullman County: 27.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDale County: 18.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDallas County: 33.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDeKalb County: 24.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearElmore County: 14.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEscambia County: 29.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEtowah County: 19.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFayette County: 25.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 20.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGeneva County: 26.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreene County: 93.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHale County: 25.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHenry County: 16.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHouston County: 15.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 28.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLamar County: 27.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLauderdale County: 15.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLawrence County: 31.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLee County: 11.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLimestone County: 23.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLowndes County: 67.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMacon County: 49.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMadison County: 11.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarengo County: 32.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarion County: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarshall County: 18.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMobile County: 18.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMonroe County: 28.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontgomery County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorgan County: 14.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPerry County: 31.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPickens County: 23.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPike County: 29.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRandolph County: 25.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRussell County: 28.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Clair County: 21.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearShelby County: 9.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSumter County: 49.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTalladega County: 28.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTallapoosa County: 19.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTuscaloosa County: 17.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWalker County: 30.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWilcox County: 37.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWinston County: 29.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 101 county
  • 10 to 14.96 counties
  • 15 to 19.913 counties
  • 20 to 29.928 counties
  • 30 or more19 counties

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.

In words: 1 county has a rate of fewer than 10; 6 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 13 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 28 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 19 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Alabama: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Autauga County61,476810718.6
Baldwin County261,6522631613.7
Barbour County24,52076626.4
Bibb County22,22555122.9
Blount County60,1731615225.9
Bullock County9,86345251.2
Butler County18,276811057.2
Calhoun County116,3032420818.0
Chambers County34,30968926.2
Cherokee County26,088129336.2
Chilton County47,3641613630.2
Choctaw County12,09065140.3
Clarke County22,12777331.3
Clay County14,21243324.0
Cleburne County15,83896542.8
Coffee County56,482510419.5
Colbert County59,0731213223.4
Conecuh County11,045106050.8
Coosa County10,28465047.5
Covington County37,966118623.0
Crenshaw County13,13933525.9
Cullman County92,7712224027.7
Dale County50,02469018.2
Dallas County35,5841512733.4
DeKalb County73,5812117424.2
Elmore County91,051812014.0
Escambia County36,673910829.3
Etowah County103,4752219819.2
Fayette County15,921114125.2
Franklin County32,18976520.4
Geneva County27,33177026.3
Greene County7,1361 or 27493.9
Hale County15,14643825.6
Henry County18,2341 or 22816.1
Houston County109,7071216215.2
Jackson County53,9351414728.0
Jefferson County666,58510195914.4
Lamar County13,55343827.6
Lauderdale County97,2981914615.5
Lawrence County33,6511110331.1
Lee County187,7822619311.3
Limestone County119,0512224023.3
Lowndes County9,51756767.2
Macon County18,27589249.2
Madison County423,0714442411.0
Marengo County18,47056132.0
Marion County29,358137124.0
Marshall County102,8601518518.9
Mobile County412,1937475818.3
Monroe County19,08945728.0
Montgomery County225,8894239117.2
Morgan County126,2482518214.9
Perry County7,62652731.2
Pickens County18,46974623.6
Pike County33,19989729.2
Randolph County23,06665725.2
Russell County58,9591016428.1
Shelby County235,806122099.4
St. Clair County97,0461819621.5
Sumter County11,62966149.4
Talladega County81,4812722828.2
Tallapoosa County40,89278019.6
Tuscaloosa County240,8803538117.1
Walker County65,1172219530.2
Washington County14,97243824.0
Wilcox County9,89033937.4
Winston County23,87076929.1

Note: the rate is for the ten years 2015 to 2024. Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2", and no rate is given for it.

Download: the deaths and fatal crashes of each county by year, 1975 to 2024 (CSV)

Each year

Figure 3.Deaths in Alabama by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 1,207 (2006)2024: 962

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

Table 2.Alabama: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
202496289518.61.32
202397489319.01.35
202298891319.51.38
202198388519.51.37
202093485218.61.38
201993085618.91.30
201895387619.51.34
201794886419.41.34
20161,08397922.31.56
201585078417.51.26
201482074716.9n/a
201385376717.7n/a
201286580918.0n/a
201189581118.6n/a
201086279218.0n/a
200984877417.8n/a
200896989120.5n/a
20071,1101,01023.8n/a
20061,2071,07326.1n/a
20051,1481,02125.1n/a
20041,1541,03225.5n/a
20031,00490222.3n/a
20021,03893123.2n/a
200199190022.2n/a
200099691022.4n/a
19991,138992n/an/a
19981,071958n/an/a
19971,1921,050n/an/a
19961,1461,024n/an/a
19951,114991n/an/a
19941,083953n/an/a
19931,044914n/an/a
19921,031921n/an/a
19911,116984n/an/a
19901,121983n/an/a
19891,029918n/an/a
19881,024922n/an/a
19871,111976n/an/a
19861,081968n/an/a
1985882777n/an/a
1984932820n/an/a
1983930806n/an/a
1982839744n/an/a
1981933825n/an/a
1980940835n/an/a
1979998885n/an/a
19781,142998n/an/a
19771,081947n/an/a
1976988831n/an/a
1975902765n/an/a

Note: each year is a link to the page of that year. The rate for residents starts in 2000. The rate for vehicle-miles starts in 2015.

Two rates

One rate divides the deaths by the residents. The other rate divides the deaths by the miles that vehicles travel in the state.

Table 3.Alabama beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodAlabamaUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202418.611.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year19.311.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.321.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.361.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Alabama had 5,163,055 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Alabama had 72,904 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Alabama: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 8,797 fatal crashes2,2388,797 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 8,797 fatal crashes2,3508,797 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 6,813 occupant deaths with restraint use known3,9266,813 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 9,605 deaths1,1579,605 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 9,605 deaths859,605 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 9,605 deaths9089,605 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 8,792 fatal crashes with the condition reported5,2258,792 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 8,766 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,1888,766 fatal crasheswith the condition reported49.2%

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 .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Alabama: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday4461973104041,357
Monday1922483743081,122
Tuesday1622493943051,110
Wednesday1632413453041,053
Thursday1712833893731,216
Friday2402504214771,388
Saturday4022023745451,523
All days1,7761,6702,6072,7168,769

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.Alabama: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate1,15213.1%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways380.4%4.4%
Other principal arterial2,40727.4%29.8%
Minor arterial2,02823.1%22.1%
Major collector1,85621.1%15.5%
Minor collector2603.0%3.4%
Local1,05112.0%12.2%
Not reported5n/an/a

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

Routes

52 signed routes in Alabama have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in Alabama

Interstate routes

Official channels

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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. Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, table VM-2. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to .

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Alabama in ten years?

FARS records 9,605 deaths in 8,797 fatal crashes in Alabama from 2015 to 2024. It records 9,577 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in Alabama?

Alabama had 962 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 2.5 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 2,238 of 8,797 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 2,350 of them.

How many pages does Alabama have?

Alabama has 67 county pages, 52 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.