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Minnesota fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 477 deaths in 431 fatal crashes in Minnesota in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 8.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 0.81 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Minnesota and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Minnesota was number 44 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Minnesota rose by 18.7% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 57.8% of the fatal crashes in Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Aitkin County: 23.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAnoka County: 5.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBecker County: 15.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBeltrami County: 11.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBenton County: 11.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBig Stone County: 11.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBlue Earth County: 7.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBrown County: 7.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarlton County: 12.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarver County: 5.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCass County: 22.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChippewa County: 15.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChisago County: 11.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClay County: 6.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClearwater County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCook County: 7.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCottonwood County: 21.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrow Wing County: 10.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDakota County: 4.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDodge County: 12.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDouglas County: 12.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFaribault County: 23.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFillmore County: 12.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFreeborn County: 10.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGoodhue County: 11.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrant County: 16.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHennepin County: 4.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHouston County: 12.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHubbard County: 11.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIsanti County: 15.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearItasca County: 12.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 17.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKanabec County: 21.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKandiyohi County: 13.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKittson County: 7.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKoochiching County: 14.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLac qui Parle County: 11.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLake County: 17.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLake of the Woods County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLe Sueur County: 13.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLincoln County: 8.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLyon County: 9.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcLeod County: 11.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMahnomen County: 22.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarshall County: 15.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMartin County: 9.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMeeker County: 10.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMille Lacs County: 15.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorrison County: 17.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMower County: 6.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMurray County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNicollet County: 6.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNobles County: 10.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNorman County: 18.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOlmsted County: 6.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOtter Tail County: 10.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPennington County: 14.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPine County: 22.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPipestone County: 10.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPolk County: 10.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPope County: 10.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRamsey County: 4.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRed Lake County: 10.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRedwood County: 16.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRenville County: 20.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRice County: 7.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRock County: 12.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRoseau County: 7.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Louis County: 9.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearScott County: 5.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSherburne County: 11.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSibley County: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStearns County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSteele County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStevens County: 10.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSwift County: 20.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTodd County: 10.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTraverse County: 9.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWabasha County: 15.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWadena County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWaseca County: 6.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 3.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWatonwan County: 9.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWilkin County: 14.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWinona County: 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWright County: 6.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYellow Medicine County: 16.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 1028 counties
  • 10 to 14.934 counties
  • 15 to 19.916 counties
  • 20 to 29.99 counties
  • 30 or more0 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: 28 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 34 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 16 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 9 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 0 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Minnesota: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Aitkin County16,28363823.8
Anoka County377,855132005.5
Becker County35,38595315.3
Beltrami County46,77985311.4
Benton County41,76974611.3
Big Stone County5,0790611.9
Blue Earth County70,2004537.8
Brown County25,5714197.5
Carlton County36,72554412.2
Carver County112,5957615.8
Cass County31,424106722.3
Chippewa County12,3941 or 21915.6
Chisago County58,94776511.5
Clay County67,3397456.9
Clearwater County8,6551 or 21517.2
Cook County5,5371 or 247.3
Cottonwood County11,40762421.1
Crow Wing County68,66797110.8
Dakota County453,755231854.3
Dodge County21,2811 or 22512.0
Douglas County39,9531 or 24812.5
Faribault County13,90633223.1
Fillmore County21,4881 or 22712.7
Freeborn County30,43053210.5
Goodhue County48,14945311.2
Grant County6,13901016.6
Hennepin County1,277,084555094.0
Houston County18,5351 or 22412.8
Hubbard County22,11542411.2
Isanti County43,65756315.4
Itasca County45,45275812.8
Jackson County9,8731 or 21717.1
Kanabec County16,62483521.5
Kandiyohi County44,77495913.6
Kittson County4,029037.1
Koochiching County11,59451714.0
Lac qui Parle County6,6551 or 2811.9
Lake County10,7541 or 21917.7
Lake of the Woods County3,7800615.8
Le Sueur County29,43373913.6
Lincoln County5,5911 or 258.9
Lyon County25,7853259.7
Mahnomen County5,2411 or 21222.2
Marshall County8,78801415.3
Martin County19,5641 or 2199.6
McLeod County36,82344011.0
Meeker County23,5221 or 22510.7
Mille Lacs County27,68054115.5
Morrison County34,49476017.8
Mower County40,6841 or 2246.0
Murray County8,0271 or 21113.4
Nicollet County34,2393216.1
Nobles County22,24242410.9
Norman County6,3011 or 21218.6
Olmsted County165,77711976.1
Otter Tail County60,958106410.8
Pennington County13,75042014.3
Pine County30,39856522.1
Pipestone County9,25101010.8
Polk County30,6831 or 23210.3
Pope County11,46431210.7
Ramsey County540,713282254.1
Red Lake County3,8941 or 2410.1
Redwood County15,2381 or 22516.3
Renville County14,41743020.6
Rice County69,5454527.7
Rock County9,5631 or 21212.6
Roseau County15,2493127.8
Scott County157,4548795.3
Sherburne County103,1561110811.1
Sibley County15,29002214.7
St. Louis County200,630251839.1
Stearns County163,113121227.6
Steele County37,4536287.6
Stevens County9,8281 or 21010.2
Swift County9,72102020.9
Todd County25,96542610.4
Traverse County3,1521 or 239.1
Wabasha County21,5541 or 23315.3
Wadena County14,35532215.8
Waseca County18,6721 or 2126.4
Washington County282,99481053.9
Watonwan County11,3651 or 2119.9
Wilkin County6,3191 or 2914.2
Winona County50,3437428.3
Wright County154,61215916.4
Yellow Medicine County9,4771 or 21616.6

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 Minnesota by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 962 (1978)2024: 477

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

Table 2.Minnesota: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20244774318.20.81
20234023647.00.69
20224444187.80.77
20214884518.50.85
20203943696.90.76
20193643336.50.60
20183813496.80.63
20173583416.40.60
20163923577.10.66
20154113757.50.72
20143613246.6n/a
20133873577.1n/a
20123953497.3n/a
20113683346.9n/a
20104113647.7n/a
20094213718.0n/a
20084554208.7n/a
20075104639.8n/a
20064944569.6n/a
200555950010.9n/a
200456752011.1n/a
200365558313.0n/a
200265759013.1n/a
200156850811.4n/a
200062555712.7n/a
1999626567n/an/a
1998650575n/an/a
1997600528n/an/a
1996576503n/an/a
1995597515n/an/a
1994646552n/an/a
1993538477n/an/a
1992581494n/an/a
1991531469n/an/a
1990566501n/an/a
1989604538n/an/a
1988612543n/an/a
1987530466n/an/a
1986571505n/an/a
1985608536n/an/a
1984582517n/an/a
1983555498n/an/a
1982571508n/an/a
1981753663n/an/a
1980848742n/an/a
1979867776n/an/a
1978962834n/an/a
1977837730n/an/a
1976802712n/an/a
1975754665n/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.Minnesota beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodMinnesotaUnited States
For each 100,000 residents20248.211.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year7.311.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20240.811.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20240.711.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Minnesota had 5,797,405 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Minnesota had 59,181 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Minnesota: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 3,788 fatal crashes1,1463,788 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 3,788 fatal crashes1,0273,788 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 2,445 occupant deaths with restraint use known9722,445 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 4,111 deaths4584,111 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 4,111 deaths794,111 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 4,111 deaths6384,111 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 3,760 fatal crashes with the condition reported2,1733,760 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 3,741 fatal crashes with the condition reported1,4423,741 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.Minnesota: 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
Sunday12588165144522
Monday66130180129505
Tuesday59137171138505
Wednesday67150167129513
Thursday48121188153510
Friday79121191192583
Saturday133123205183644
All days5778701,2671,0683,782

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.Minnesota: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate3188.5%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways962.6%4.4%
Other principal arterial82722.0%29.8%
Minor arterial1,20832.2%22.1%
Major collector70918.9%15.5%
Minor collector1925.1%3.4%
Local40310.7%12.2%
Not reported35n/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

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

All routes in Minnesota

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 Minnesota in ten years?

FARS records 4,111 deaths in 3,788 fatal crashes in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024. It records 4,361 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Minnesota had 477 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 1.2 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 1,146 of 3,788 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 1,027 of them.

How many pages does Minnesota have?

Minnesota has 87 county pages, 29 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.