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Michigan fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 1,098 deaths in 1,011 fatal crashes in Michigan in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 10.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Michigan and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.10 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Michigan and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Michigan was number 31 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Michigan rose by 0.2% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 39.4% of the occupants killed in Michigan with restraint use known had no restraint, against 49.0% 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 Michigan 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 Michigan by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Alcona County: 18.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAlger County: 19.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAllegan County: 14.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAlpena County: 7.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAntrim County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearArenac County: 28.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBaraga County: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBarry County: 13.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBay County: 11.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBenzie County: 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBerrien County: 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBranch County: 12.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCalhoun County: 16.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCass County: 22.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCharlevoix County: 11.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCheboygan County: 12.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChippewa County: 10.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClare County: 18.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClinton County: 10.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrawford County: 12.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDelta County: 11.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDickinson County: 13.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEaton County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEmmet County: 11.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGenesee County: 12.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGladwin County: 11.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGogebic County: 7.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrand Traverse County: 11.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGratiot County: 14.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHillsdale County: 13.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHoughton County: 7.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHuron County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIngham County: 8.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIonia County: 12.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIosco County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIron County: 17.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIsabella County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 12.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKalamazoo County: 11.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKalkaska County: 20.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKent County: 9.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKeweenaw County: 14.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLake County: 14.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLapeer County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLeelanau County: 14.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLenawee County: 15.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLivingston County: 8.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLuce County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMackinac County: 28.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMacomb County: 6.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearManistee County: 14.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarquette County: 7.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMason County: 19.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMecosta County: 11.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMenominee County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMidland County: 10.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMissaukee County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMonroe County: 13.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontcalm County: 19.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontmorency County: 6.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMuskegon County: 11.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNewaygo County: 19.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOakland County: 5.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOceana County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOgemaw County: 23.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOntonagon County: 22.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOsceola County: 20.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOscoda County: 32.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOtsego County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOttawa County: 7.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPresque Isle County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRoscommon County: 24.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSaginaw County: 10.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Clair County: 13.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Joseph County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSanilac County: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSchoolcraft County: 17.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearShiawassee County: 13.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTuscola County: 14.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVan Buren County: 19.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashtenaw County: 7.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWayne County: 11.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWexford County: 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 1012 counties
  • 10 to 14.943 counties
  • 15 to 19.919 counties
  • 20 to 29.98 counties
  • 30 or more1 county

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: 12 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 43 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 19 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 8 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 1 county has a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Michigan: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Alcona County10,55161918.3
Alger County8,70701719.0
Allegan County122,5672116714.1
Alpena County28,8836227.7
Antrim County24,44143313.9
Arenac County15,05954328.5
Baraga County8,22201518.0
Barry County64,009108513.7
Bay County102,4321311911.5
Benzie County18,49283318.4
Berrien County152,3941719112.4
Branch County46,02465412.2
Calhoun County133,6112122016.4
Cass County51,533811522.3
Charlevoix County26,12372911.1
Cheboygan County25,89203112.1
Chippewa County36,10933810.3
Clare County31,4081 or 25818.8
Clinton County80,189118610.9
Crawford County13,6061 or 21712.5
Delta County36,71354311.8
Dickinson County25,91833413.2
Eaton County109,1801814713.5
Emmet County33,94733811.3
Genesee County401,2885349712.3
Gladwin County25,94532911.4
Gogebic County14,2531 or 2117.5
Grand Traverse County96,4641011111.8
Gratiot County41,362126114.8
Hillsdale County45,69456013.1
Houghton County37,7031 or 2297.9
Huron County30,7411 or 24213.5
Ingham County287,390212288.0
Ionia County66,30978412.8
Iosco County25,42534015.8
Iron County11,77362017.5
Isabella County64,8731410715.8
Jackson County159,5882320612.9
Kalamazoo County263,1222531011.8
Kalkaska County18,64053620.1
Kent County670,412636079.3
Keweenaw County2,1650314.2
Lake County13,0161 or 21814.8
Lapeer County89,2751911913.4
Leelanau County22,84933314.9
Lenawee County97,8252314815.0
Livingston County196,886141708.8
Luce County6,36801015.8
Mackinac County11,10343128.5
Macomb County882,497705586.4
Manistee County25,57573514.0
Marquette County67,8166507.5
Mason County29,06345819.9
Mecosta County41,93284811.4
Menominee County23,12263113.4
Midland County83,76898810.5
Missaukee County15,19602113.9
Monroe County155,8702020213.2
Montcalm County69,0721413019.8
Montmorency County9,7871 or 266.4
Muskegon County177,2252120311.6
Newaygo County51,387149719.6
Oakland County1,282,549686675.3
Oceana County26,9571 or 23613.5
Ogemaw County21,04274823.0
Ontonagon County5,8661 or 21322.1
Osceola County23,5711 or 24720.2
Oscoda County8,6291 or 22732.4
Otsego County26,11734317.2
Ottawa County306,190172107.1
Presque Isle County13,22001813.9
Roscommon County23,95185824.4
Saginaw County187,7622920410.7
Sanilac County40,23846014.7
Schoolcraft County8,1661 or 21417.3
Shiawassee County67,828139013.2
St. Clair County160,3041820813.0
St. Joseph County61,0231111619.1
Tuscola County52,82367914.9
Van Buren County76,1001114619.3
Washtenaw County368,956352827.7
Wayne County1,765,5341771,94811.0
Wexford County34,34756218.4

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 Michigan by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 2,020 (1978)2024: 1,098

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

Table 2.Michigan: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20241,0981,01110.91.10
20231,0961,02210.91.12
20221,1241,05411.21.17
20211,1371,07311.31.18
20201,0861,01310.81.25
20199869039.90.97
20189779079.80.95
20171,03194010.31.01
20161,06598110.71.07
20159678969.70.99
20149018319.1n/a
20139478769.6n/a
20129408749.5n/a
20118898349.0n/a
20109428739.5n/a
20098728078.8n/a
20089809159.9n/a
20071,08799010.9n/a
20061,0861,00410.8n/a
20051,1291,03011.2n/a
20041,1591,05511.5n/a
20031,2831,17212.8n/a
20021,2771,17312.7n/a
20011,3281,20613.3n/a
20001,3821,23713.9n/a
19991,3821,245n/an/a
19981,3661,234n/an/a
19971,4461,283n/an/a
19961,5051,339n/an/a
19951,5301,379n/an/a
19941,4211,264n/an/a
19931,4141,269n/an/a
19921,3001,179n/an/a
19911,4211,287n/an/a
19901,5711,404n/an/a
19891,6391,471n/an/a
19881,7081,526n/an/a
19871,6021,425n/an/a
19861,6051,442n/an/a
19851,5451,388n/an/a
19841,5311,368n/an/a
19831,3141,192n/an/a
19821,3921,257n/an/a
19811,5641,430n/an/a
19801,7501,561n/an/a
19791,8231,638n/an/a
19782,0201,783n/an/a
19771,9151,713n/an/a
19761,9241,707n/an/a
19751,7791,584n/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.Michigan beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodMichiganUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202410.911.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year10.611.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.101.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.081.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Michigan had 10,099,962 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Michigan had 99,661 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Michigan: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 9,800 fatal crashes2,7529,800 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 9,800 fatal crashes2,4869,800 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 5,733 occupant deaths with restraint use known2,2575,733 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 10,567 deaths1,60910,567 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 10,567 deaths29110,567 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 10,567 deaths1,60910,567 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 9,743 fatal crashes with the condition reported3,9579,743 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 9,742 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,5119,742 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.Michigan: 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
Sunday4881914094071,495
Monday2142703983591,241
Tuesday1482514233991,221
Wednesday1862574054121,260
Thursday2052794174521,353
Friday2382814415641,524
Saturday4322264335991,690
All days1,9111,7552,9263,1929,784

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.Michigan: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate8749.0%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways3894.0%4.4%
Other principal arterial2,69427.7%29.8%
Minor arterial2,53926.1%22.1%
Major collector1,78718.4%15.5%
Minor collector1691.7%3.4%
Local1,28013.2%12.2%
Not reported68n/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

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

All routes in Michigan

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 Michigan in ten years?

FARS records 10,567 deaths in 9,800 fatal crashes in Michigan from 2015 to 2024. It records 9,773 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Michigan had 1,098 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 2.8 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 2,752 of 9,800 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 2,486 of them.

How many pages does Michigan have?

Michigan has 83 county pages, 54 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.