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North Dakota fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 90 deaths in 84 fatal crashes in North Dakota in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 11.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in North Dakota and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 0.90 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in North Dakota and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, North Dakota was number 29 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in North Dakota fell by 15.1% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 84.5% of the fatal crashes in North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Adams County: 26.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBarnes County: 19.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBenson County: 55.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBillings County: 62.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBottineau County: 23.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBowman County: 13.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBurke County: 13.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBurleigh County: 6.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCass County: 4.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCavalier County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDickey County: 18.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDivide County: 17.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDunn County: 42.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEddy County: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownEmmons County: 21.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFoster County: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownGolden Valley County: 33.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrand Forks County: 8.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrant County: 13.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGriggs County: 13.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHettinger County: 12.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKidder County: 37.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLaMoure County: 22.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLogan County: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownMcHenry County: 32.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcIntosh County: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownMcKenzie County: 57.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcLean County: 27.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMercer County: 16.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorton County: 17.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMountrail County: 49.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNelson County: 23.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOliver County: 31.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPembina County: 16.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPierce County: 22.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRamsey County: 12.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRansom County: 21.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRenville County: 17.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRichland County: 18.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRolette County: 36.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSargent County: 23.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSheridan County: 46.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSioux County: 41.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSlope County: 41.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStark County: 11.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSteele County: 16.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStutsman County: 14.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTowner County: 32.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTraill County: 16.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWalsh County: 21.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWard County: 9.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWells County: 10.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWilliams County: 20.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 104 counties
  • 10 to 14.910 counties
  • 15 to 19.910 counties
  • 20 to 29.911 counties
  • 30 or more14 counties
  • Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown4 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: 4 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 10 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 10 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 11 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 14 counties have a rate of 30 or more; 4 counties have a count of 1 or 2 and no rate. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.North Dakota: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Adams County2,2201 or 2626.7
Barnes County10,6731 or 22119.6
Benson County5,73153555.2
Billings County1,0521 or 2662.0
Bottineau County6,34201523.3
Bowman County2,8400413.3
Burke County2,1340313.8
Burleigh County102,4478606.1
Cass County199,2717884.8
Cavalier County3,5461 or 2513.5
Dickey County4,9151 or 2918.3
Divide County2,1210417.8
Dunn County3,9731 or 21842.8
Eddy County2,33001 or 2n/a
Emmons County3,2171 or 2721.3
Foster County3,27301 or 2n/a
Golden Valley County1,7740633.7
Grand Forks County73,6331 or 2628.7
Grant County2,2160313.0
Griggs County2,2260313.3
Hettinger County2,4661 or 2312.0
Kidder County2,3940937.2
LaMoure County4,0670922.0
Logan County1,88401 or 2n/a
McHenry County5,1531 or 21832.4
McIntosh County2,46701 or 2n/a
McKenzie County14,79857957.1
McLean County9,80332727.8
Mercer County8,34631416.6
Morton County34,26165617.3
Mountrail County9,47534949.5
Nelson County2,9471 or 2723.8
Oliver County1,8841 or 2631.7
Pembina County6,5831 or 21116.1
Pierce County3,8791 or 2922.3
Ramsey County11,5261 or 21412.1
Ransom County5,63661221.9
Renville County2,3101 or 2417.0
Richland County16,6881 or 23118.9
Rolette County11,66454836.3
Sargent County3,7240923.4
Sheridan County1,2741 or 2646.1
Sioux County3,7171 or 21741.9
Slope County6440341.5
Stark County33,6941 or 23711.5
Steele County1,7900316.2
Stutsman County21,4451 or 23114.6
Towner County2,0370732.6
Traill County7,9671 or 21316.3
Walsh County10,2021 or 22321.8
Ward County68,1861 or 2629.0
Wells County3,7871 or 2410.2
Williams County40,75577720.6

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 North Dakota by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 182 (1976)2024: 90

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

Table 2.North Dakota: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
2024908411.30.90
20231069613.51.07
2022989612.61.07
20211018513.01.09
20201009612.81.14
20191009113.11.02
20181059513.81.07
201711610615.31.19
201611310214.91.16
201513111117.31.31
201413512118.3n/a
201314813320.5n/a
201217014724.2n/a
201114813021.6n/a
20101059215.6n/a
200914011621.1n/a
20081049715.8n/a
20071119517.0n/a
200611110117.1n/a
200512310519.0n/a
20041009515.5n/a
20031059516.4n/a
2002978415.2n/a
20011059616.4n/a
2000868013.4n/a
199911992n/an/a
19989279n/an/a
199710589n/an/a
19968580n/an/a
19957465n/an/a
19948876n/an/a
19938981n/an/a
19928879n/an/a
19919486n/an/a
1990112104n/an/a
19898176n/an/a
198810492n/an/a
198710190n/an/a
198610088n/an/a
19859077n/an/a
198410088n/an/a
1983116105n/an/a
1982148128n/an/a
1981167154n/an/a
1980151133n/an/a
1979128114n/an/a
1978181148n/an/a
1977175150n/an/a
1976182151n/an/a
1975167137n/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.North Dakota beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodNorth DakotaUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202411.311.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year13.711.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20240.901.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.101.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. North Dakota had 793,387 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. North Dakota had 10,030 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.North Dakota: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 962 fatal crashes382962 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 962 fatal crashes260962 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 722 occupant deaths with restraint use known454722 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 1,060 deaths691,060 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 1,060 deaths141,060 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 1,060 deaths1391,060 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 959 fatal crashes with the condition reported810959 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 881 fatal crashes with the condition reported348881 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.North Dakota: 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
Sunday35163132114
Monday15343435118
Tuesday16313629112
Wednesday11293545120
Thursday21244039124
Friday19264943137
Saturday30184971168
All days147178274294893

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.North Dakota: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate10110.6%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways80.8%4.4%
Other principal arterial34636.2%29.8%
Minor arterial12112.6%22.1%
Major collector19120.0%15.5%
Minor collector171.8%3.4%
Local17318.1%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

8 signed routes in North Dakota have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in North Dakota

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 North Dakota in ten years?

FARS records 1,060 deaths in 962 fatal crashes in North Dakota from 2015 to 2024. It records 1,295 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in North Dakota?

North Dakota had 90 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 0.2 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 382 of 962 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 260 of them.

How many pages does North Dakota have?

North Dakota has 53 county pages, 8 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.