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2019

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Pennsylvania in 2019

Deaths 1,059Fatal crashes 990Per 100,000 8.3US deaths 36,355

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. Final FARS file for 2019.

In 2019, 1,059 people died in 990 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania, 8.3 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.1 nationally.

The death toll fell 11% from 1,190 in 2018 to 1,059 in 2019.

Pennsylvania accounted for 2.9% of the 36,355 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

26.7% of the state's fatal crashes that year had at least one driver reported as drinking.

By FHWA road function class, the largest share was on other principal arterial roads (28%).

34% of the crashes happened between noon to 6pm; Friday was the most common day.

← 201820192020 →All years

Compared with 2018 and the nation

MeasurePennsylvania 2019Pennsylvania 2018United States 2019
Deaths1,0591,19036,355
Fatal crashes9901,10333,487
Deaths per 100,000 residents8.39.311.1
Crashes with a drinking driver27%25%26%

Counties in 2019

Every county with a fatal crash in 2019, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 66 counties listed.

CountyFatal crashesDeathsPer 100,000Deaths 2015–2024
Philadelphia County86915.81,196
Allegheny County59625.0686
Berks County424911.2440
Bucks County44487.4513
Lancaster County43447.8503
Westmoreland County363710.5349
Luzerne County30329.7313
Montgomery County30323.6420
Delaware County30315.3264
Chester County27295.2319
Erie County25269.7262
Lehigh County25266.7296
York County23255.3377
Washington County232411.4234
Schuylkill County212215.2208
Franklin County202113.2207
Lebanon County191913.1190
Pike County171930.578
Fayette County161814.5212
Cumberland County17176.2199
Monroe County161710.2221
Somerset County161723.6112
Butler County16168.0182
Dauphin County16165.5295
Beaver County11169.7117
Mercer County141513.9135
Greene County111544.257
Northampton County14144.3213
Bradford County111321.8113
McKean County81332.956
Adams County121211.1125
Cambria County12129.2108
Indiana County111214.5116
Wayne County111121.486
Armstrong County101117.394
Clearfield County101012.8138
Lackawanna County10104.6200
Lycoming County9108.8139
Susquehanna County9923.695
Crawford County8911.0121
Northumberland County8910.0103
Lawrence County889.597
Tioga County8819.768
Blair County775.8123
Carbon County7710.6106
Mifflin County7715.256
Venango County7714.171
Huntingdon County6716.162
Clarion County6616.360
Clinton County6615.869
Jefferson County6613.857
Perry County6612.879
Bedford County5612.690
Warren County4616.155
Fulton County4427.744
Wyoming County4415.538
Elk County3413.337
Union County349.547
Cameron County3369.08
Columbia County334.579
Potter County3318.830
Snyder County337.654
Montour County1–21–2—32
Centre County1–21–2—129
Forest County1–21–2—14
Juniata County1–21–2—42

Per 100,000 uses the 2024 population estimate for every year, so early-year rates are understated where a county has grown.

Hour of day

12am2.9%
1am3.2%
2am2.9%
3am2.8%
4am1.2%
5am3.2%
6am3.3%
7am3%
8am2.6%
9am4.3%
10am3.8%
11am3.1%
12pm3.8%
1pm6%
2pm5.5%
3pm6.1%
4pm6.4%
5pm6%
6pm6.1%
7pm4.2%
8pm5.2%
9pm5.2%
10pm3.1%
11pm6%

Weekday

Sunday16%
Monday14%
Tuesday12%
Wednesday13%
Thursday12%
Friday17%
Saturday16%

Road type

Other principal arterial28%
Minor arterial23%
Local19%
Major collector13%
Interstate9%
Minor collector5%
Other freeways and expressways3%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Pennsylvania in 2019?

1,059 people in 990 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2019 file, or 8.3 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Pennsylvania had the most crash deaths in 2019?

Philadelphia County with 91 deaths in 86 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2019 compare with 2018 in Pennsylvania?

1,059 deaths against 1,190 in 2018 (+-11%). Nationally the 2019 total was 36,355.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2019 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.