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Montana fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 206 deaths in 193 fatal crashes in Montana in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 18.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Montana and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.49 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Montana and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Montana was number 7 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Montana fell by 1.0% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 83.5% of the fatal crashes in Montana 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 Montana 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 Montana by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Beaverhead County: 34.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBig Horn County: 99.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBlaine County: 23.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBroadwater County: 30.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarbon County: 38.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarter County: 45.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCascade County: 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChouteau County: 48.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCuster County: 11.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDaniels County: 17.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDawson County: 17.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDeer Lodge County: 22.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFallon County: 0.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFergus County: 19.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFlathead County: 16.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGallatin County: 9.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGarfield County: 80.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGlacier County: 40.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGolden Valley County: 60.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGranite County: 65.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHill County: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 42.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJudith Basin County: 79.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLake County: 28.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLewis and Clark County: 10.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLiberty County: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownLincoln County: 23.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcCone County: 35.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMadison County: 33.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMeagher County: 41.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMineral County: 54.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMissoula County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMusselshell County: 34.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPark County: 28.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPetroleum County: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownPhillips County: 38.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPondera County: 26.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPowder River County: 52.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPowell County: 44.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPrairie County: 45.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRavalli County: 10.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRichland County: 10.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRoosevelt County: 36.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRosebud County: 54.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSanders County: 34.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSheridan County: 17.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSilver Bow County: 10.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStillwater County: 31.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSweet Grass County: 37.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTeton County: 17.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearToole County: 10.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTreasure County: 139.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearValley County: 29.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWheatland County: 14.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWibaux County: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownYellowstone County: 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 102 counties
  • 10 to 14.911 counties
  • 15 to 19.96 counties
  • 20 to 29.97 counties
  • 30 or more27 counties
  • Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown3 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: 2 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 11 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 6 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 7 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 27 counties have a rate of 30 or more; 3 counties have a count of 1 or 2 and no rate. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Montana: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Beaverhead County9,99063334.5
Big Horn County12,8471013099.0
Blaine County6,8761 or 21623.4
Broadwater County8,28942130.9
Carbon County11,50444238.7
Carter County1,4220645.9
Cascade County84,6681110312.4
Chouteau County5,85332848.1
Custer County11,97731311.0
Daniels County1,6430317.9
Dawson County8,73901617.9
Deer Lodge County9,76652122.4
Fallon County2,960000.0
Fergus County11,82602219.2
Flathead County114,3672317816.9
Gallatin County127,498211089.3
Garfield County1,1751 or 21080.8
Glacier County13,51555540.2
Golden Valley County8441 or 2560.3
Granite County3,6391 or 22265.0
Hill County16,1151 or 22414.7
Jefferson County13,23175242.2
Judith Basin County2,11501679.4
Lake County33,38399028.7
Lewis and Clark County75,09267710.9
Liberty County1,95101 or 2n/a
Lincoln County22,14734823.6
Madison County9,7721 or 22933.0
McCone County1,7150635.3
Meagher County2,0951 or 2841.5
Mineral County5,1871 or 22554.2
Missoula County122,4711516513.9
Musselshell County5,45231734.8
Park County18,17344828.2
Petroleum County53801 or 2n/a
Phillips County4,1961 or 21638.6
Pondera County6,06531626.7
Powder River County1,7580952.0
Powell County7,12103144.6
Prairie County1,1080545.3
Ravalli County48,03744610.3
Richland County11,07101210.7
Roosevelt County10,2101 or 24036.8
Rosebud County8,21834754.2
Sanders County13,89234334.5
Sheridan County3,4780617.1
Silver Bow County36,09133610.2
Stillwater County9,42972931.1
Sweet Grass County3,8181 or 21437.8
Teton County6,4391 or 21117.7
Toole County5,1530510.1
Treasure County7351 or 210139.3
Valley County7,38502229.4
Wheatland County2,0580314.3
Wibaux County91201 or 2n/a
Yellowstone County171,5482420312.4

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 Montana by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 338 (1981)2024: 206

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

Table 2.Montana: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
202420619318.11.49
202320819618.41.52
202221518619.21.59
202123922221.61.77
202021319019.61.76
201918416617.21.43
201818116717.01.43
201718616917.61.47
201619017118.21.51
201522420421.71.81
201419217618.8n/a
201322920322.6n/a
201220519220.4n/a
201120918721.0n/a
201018916119.1n/a
200922119822.5n/a
200822920823.5n/a
200727725028.7n/a
200626422727.7n/a
200525122426.7n/a
200422920924.6n/a
200326223928.5n/a
200226923229.5n/a
200123020125.4n/a
200023720326.2n/a
1999220194n/an/a
1998237208n/an/a
1997265223n/an/a
1996200179n/an/a
1995215186n/an/a
1994202182n/an/a
1993195167n/an/a
1992192172n/an/a
1991200172n/an/a
1990212190n/an/a
1989181163n/an/a
1988198183n/an/a
1987234198n/an/a
1986222193n/an/a
1985223194n/an/a
1984238204n/an/a
1983286253n/an/a
1982254215n/an/a
1981338289n/an/a
1980325276n/an/a
1979332275n/an/a
1978270233n/an/a
1977316258n/an/a
1976299248n/an/a
1975291241n/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.Montana beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodMontanaUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202418.111.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year18.911.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.491.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.581.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Montana had 1,137,557 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Montana had 13,865 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Montana: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 1,864 fatal crashes8191,864 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 1,864 fatal crashes6671,864 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 1,530 occupant deaths with restraint use known9681,530 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 2,046 deaths1532,046 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 2,046 deaths202,046 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 2,046 deaths2662,046 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 1,854 fatal crashes with the condition reported1,5481,854 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 1,856 fatal crashes with the condition reported7751,856 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.Montana: 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
Sunday74529074290
Monday50518084265
Tuesday41527357223
Wednesday33386959199
Thursday29527680237
Friday504395112300
Saturday7452105110341
All days3513405885761,855

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.Montana: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate30816.6%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways30.2%4.4%
Other principal arterial61032.9%29.8%
Minor arterial28215.2%22.1%
Major collector28115.2%15.5%
Minor collector764.1%3.4%
Local29315.8%12.2%
Not reported11n/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

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

All routes in Montana

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 Montana in ten years?

FARS records 2,046 deaths in 1,864 fatal crashes in Montana from 2015 to 2024. It records 2,266 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Montana had 206 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 0.5 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 819 of 1,864 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 667 of them.

How many pages does Montana have?

Montana has 56 county pages, 11 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.