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Residents 5,793,151Deaths 2024 477Deaths 2015–2024 4,111Counties 87Routes with pages 29

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.

In 2024, 477 people died in 431 fatal crashes in Minnesota; the ten years 2015–2024 total 4,111 deaths in 3,788 crashes.

That is 7.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 38% lower than the national rate of 11.8. The ten-year total fell 6% from 4,361 in 2005–2014 to 4,111 in 2015–2024.

Relative to the national shares, alcohol (a driver reported as drinking) stands out most: 30.3% of fatal crashes against 26.3% nationally. 57.8% of the state's fatal crashes were on rural roads and 38.5% happened after dark.

Among counties with at least 50 deaths in the ten years, the highest rates per 100,000 residents were in Cass County (22.3), Pine County (22.1) and Morrison County (17.8).

477deaths in 2024431 fatal crashes
7.3per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–2024US 11.8
-6%ten-year change in deaths4,361 → 4,111
30%crashes with a drinking driverUS 26%

Trend since 1975

0481962197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 754 deaths1976: 802 deaths1977: 837 deaths1978: 962 deaths1979: 867 deaths1980: 848 deaths1981: 753 deaths1982: 571 deaths1983: 555 deaths1984: 582 deaths1985: 608 deaths1986: 571 deaths1987: 530 deaths1988: 612 deaths1989: 604 deaths1990: 566 deaths1991: 531 deaths1992: 581 deaths1993: 538 deaths1994: 646 deaths1995: 597 deaths1996: 576 deaths1997: 600 deaths1998: 650 deaths1999: 626 deaths2000: 625 deaths2001: 568 deaths2002: 657 deaths2003: 655 deaths2004: 567 deaths2005: 559 deaths2006: 494 deaths2007: 510 deaths2008: 455 deaths2009: 421 deaths2010: 411 deaths2011: 368 deaths2012: 395 deaths2013: 387 deaths2014: 361 deaths2015: 411 deaths2016: 392 deaths2017: 358 deaths2018: 381 deaths2019: 364 deaths2020: 394 deaths2021: 488 deaths2022: 444 deaths2023: 402 deaths2024: 477 deaths
People killed in crashes in Minnesota by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 477 deaths.

Rate per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

08152000200520102015202020242000: 12.72001: 11.42002: 13.12003: 132004: 11.12005: 10.92006: 9.62007: 9.82008: 8.72009: 82010: 7.72011: 6.92012: 7.32013: 7.12014: 6.62015: 7.52016: 7.12017: 6.42018: 6.82019: 6.52020: 6.92021: 8.52022: 7.82023: 72024: 8.2
Deaths per 100,000 residents in Minnesota and nationally, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 8.2. this page United States

Year pages: 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975

Compared with the nation

MeasureMinnesotaUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–20247.311.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 20248.211.5
Deaths, 2015–20244,111389,190
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Change vs previous ten years-6%+7%
Share of the national toll1.1%100%

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking30.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver27.1%
Pedestriansshare of people killed11.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed15.5%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used39.8%
In darknesscrashes after dark38.5%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads57.8%

tick marks the US 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 ranked by rate

Deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024. Small counties on through routes can rank high on few deaths; the deaths column gives the scale. Counties with fewer than 10 fatal crashes in the ten years show no factor shares.

#CountyResidentsDeaths 2015–2024Per 100k / yrDeaths 2024AlcoholSpeeding
1Aitkin County16,3353823.8622%28%
2Faribault County13,8863223.1327%30%
3Cass County31,4426722.31051%31%
4Pine County30,3196522.1542%27%
5Mahnomen County5,2961222.11–2——
6Kanabec County16,6083521.5821%12%
7Cottonwood County11,3382421.1614%5%
8Swift County9,6662020.9056%17%
9Renville County14,4533020.5427%31%
10Norman County6,2841218.61–246%27%
11Morrison County34,5206017.8736%13%
12Lake County10,6981917.71–233%39%
13Clearwater County8,6301517.21–253%40%
14Jackson County9,8611717.11–233%40%
15Yellow Medicine County9,3731616.61–240%13%
16Grant County6,1091016.6010%20%
17Redwood County15,2542516.31–221%11%
18Wadena County14,4372215.8324%24%
19Lake of the Woods County3,797615.80——
20Chippewa County12,2991915.61–217%17%
21Mille Lacs County27,5774115.5537%21%
22Isanti County43,6876315.4527%15%
23Becker County35,4445315.3945%31%
24Wabasha County21,5743315.31–236%23%
25Marshall County8,7711415.3025%25%
26Sibley County15,1942214.7010%5%
27Pennington County13,6522014.3428%17%
28Wilkin County6,268914.21–2——
29Koochiching County11,5941714.0529%64%
30Kandiyohi County44,6745913.6933%20%
31Le Sueur County29,4583913.6733%33%
32Murray County8,0441113.41–260%30%
33Houston County18,3522412.91–214%23%
34Itasca County45,4425812.8735%33%
35Fillmore County21,5022712.71–236%8%
36Rock County9,5251212.61–2——
37Douglas County39,9334812.51–219%12%
38Carlton County36,7454412.2541%28%
39Dodge County21,2422512.01–223%41%
40Lac qui Parle County6,636811.91–2——
41Big Stone County5,067611.90——
42Chisago County59,1056511.5734%31%
43Beltrami County46,7625311.4835%22%
44Benton County41,8814611.3727%27%
45Goodhue County47,9825311.2430%23%
46Hubbard County22,0502411.2435%52%
47Sherburne County103,05910811.11127%28%
48McLeod County36,7804011.0436%17%
49Nobles County21,9692411.0426%17%
50Crow Wing County68,6427110.8919%17%
51Otter Tail County60,8846410.81028%26%
52Pipestone County9,1001010.8040%30%
53Meeker County23,4912510.71–238%21%
54Pope County11,4951210.7336%9%
55Freeborn County30,3143210.5527%10%
56Todd County25,9552610.4436%24%
57Polk County30,4133210.31–243%36%
58Stevens County9,8191010.21–240%20%
59Red Lake County3,882410.11–2——
60Watonwan County11,204119.91–240%30%
61Lyon County25,577259.7338%17%
62Martin County19,561199.61–253%37%
63St. Louis County200,7941839.22535%25%
64Traverse County3,13439.21–2——
65Lincoln County5,56458.91–2——
66Winona County49,973428.4713%23%
67Blue Earth County70,700537.8420%12%
68Rice County69,025527.8427%18%
69Roseau County15,265127.838%25%
70Stearns County163,9971227.61231%32%
71Steele County37,434287.6620%36%
72Brown County25,710197.5424%24%
73Cook County5,57147.31–2——
74Kittson County3,99237.10——
75Clay County66,848456.9721%24%
76Wright County154,593916.41533%21%
77Waseca County18,684126.41–217%42%
78Olmsted County166,424976.11120%25%
79Nicollet County34,493216.1315%25%
80Mower County40,900246.01–210%14%
81Carver County112,628615.8735%26%
82Anoka County376,8402005.51332%31%
83Scott County157,206795.3825%25%
84Dakota County453,1561854.32322%31%
85Ramsey County542,0152254.12833%33%
86Hennepin County1,273,3345094.05531%37%
87Washington County283,9601053.9832%26%

Routes with the most fatal crashes

#RouteTypeFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1US Route 169US highway11612525%23%
2Interstate 94Interstate9710826%25%
3Interstate 35Interstate848930%32%
4US Route 10US highway717718%24%
5State Route 23State highway627018%11%
6State Route 65State highway596614%22%
7State Route 55State highway576421%21%
8US Route 61US highway556329%29%
9US Route 71US highway465324%33%
10State Route 210State highway454813%22%
11State Route 47State highway434523%16%
12Interstate 90Interstate394813%33%
13US Route 14US highway374111%27%
14State Route 7State highway374232%16%
15US Route 12US highway333524%30%
16US Route 52US highway323416%41%
17US Route 59US highway323731%25%
18US Route 2US highway303617%17%
19State Route 95State highway293010%10%
20Interstate 35WInterstate283236%46%
21State Route 60State highway282821%18%
22State Route 13State highway282925%29%
23US Route 212US highway27287%22%
24State Route 371State highway262935%15%
25State Route 25State highway242525%25%
26State Route 19State highway222527%9%
27State Route 15State highway222314%18%
28State Route 5State highway212229%24%
29Interstate 494Interstate202240%50%

Signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024; 29 routes in Minnesota qualify. Local streets and county roads are not listed. Long routes carry more traffic and so more crashes; this is a count, not a rate.

Time of day and day of week

12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat

Fatal crashes in Minnesota by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 3,782 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Saturday17%
Friday15%
Sunday14%
Wednesday14%
Thursday13%
Monday13%
Tuesday13%

Light condition

Daylight57%
Dark, not lighted21%
Dark, lighted16%
Dusk3%
Dawn1%
Dark, lighting unknown1%

Road type

Minor arterial32%
Other principal arterial22%
Major collector19%
Local11%
Interstate8%
Minor collector5%
Other freeways and expressways3%

FHWA functional classes (FARS FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the national share. What the classes mean.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Minnesota in 2024?

477 people in 431 fatal crashes, per NHTSA's FARS annual file. Over 2015–2024 the total is 4,111.

How does Minnesota compare with the national rate?

7.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 11.8 nationally; in 2024 alone, 8.2 against 11.5.

Which counties in Minnesota have the most fatal crashes?

By deaths over 2015–2024: Hennepin County (509), Ramsey County (225) and Anoka County (200). The county table ranks by rate per 100,000 residents instead, which is a fairer comparison across sizes.

What share of fatal crashes in Minnesota involved alcohol or speeding?

30.3% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had a driver reported as drinking (US: 26.3%) and 27.1% had a speeding-related driver (US: 27.2%).

Which routes in Minnesota have the most fatal crashes?

US Route 169 (116 fatal crashes, 2015–2024), Interstate 94 (97 fatal crashes, 2015–2024) and Interstate 35 (84 fatal crashes, 2015–2024). Route pages exist for signed routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in the ten years.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files 1975–2024; US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology, sources and corrections.