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2023

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Pennsylvania in 2023

Deaths 1,211Fatal crashes 1,133Per 100,000 9.3US deaths 41,025

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 2023.

In 2023, 1,211 people died in 1,133 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania, 9.3 deaths per 100,000 residents against 12.2 nationally.

The death toll was about level between 2022 (1,179) and 2023 (1,211).

Pennsylvania accounted for 3% of the 41,025 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

24.6% 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 (29%).

32% of the crashes happened between noon to 6pm; Saturday was the most common day.

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Compared with 2022 and the nation

MeasurePennsylvania 2023Pennsylvania 2022United States 2023
Deaths1,2111,17941,025
Fatal crashes1,1331,09237,769
Deaths per 100,000 residents9.39.112.2
Crashes with a drinking driver25%26%26%

Counties in 2023

Every county with a fatal crash in 2023, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 64 counties listed.

CountyFatal crashesDeathsPer 100,000Deaths 2015–2024
Philadelphia County1281358.61,196
Allegheny County74776.3686
Montgomery County47525.9420
Lancaster County49519.1503
Berks County475111.6440
Bucks County47497.5513
Luzerne County363610.9313
York County34357.4377
Dauphin County293511.9295
Chester County30335.9319
Westmoreland County28329.1349
Franklin County253119.5207
Erie County283011.2262
Delaware County26264.4264
Lehigh County23266.7296
Butler County222512.5182
Schuylkill County232416.6208
Monroe County202313.8221
Cumberland County22228.0199
Northampton County19226.8213
Mercer County182119.4135
Fayette County162016.1212
Lackawanna County18188.3200
Cambria County131612.3108
Lebanon County151510.3190
Washington County14157.1234
Centre County13159.4129
Crawford County141417.1121
Bradford County131321.8113
Lycoming County131311.5139
Northumberland County131314.4103
Carbon County111218.3106
Bedford County111123.190
Beaver County10106.0117
Blair County10108.3123
Columbia County101015.179
Adams County9109.3125
Armstrong County91015.794
Somerset County91013.9112
Huntingdon County9920.862
Indiana County9910.8116
Wayne County9917.586
Fulton County8962.344
Clearfield County8810.2138
Mifflin County8817.456
Perry County8817.179
Susquehanna County8821.095
Jefferson County7716.157
McKean County7717.756
Clinton County6615.869
Lawrence County667.197
Tioga County6614.768
Union County6614.247
Snyder County5615.154
Potter County5531.330
Venango County5510.171
Wyoming County4415.538
Pike County334.878
Juniata County1–2312.842
Clarion County1–21–2—60
Montour County1–21–2—32
Warren County1–21–2—55
Elk County1–21–2—37
Sullivan County1–21–2—11

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

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

Weekday

Sunday13%
Monday14%
Tuesday12%
Wednesday14%
Thursday14%
Friday15%
Saturday17%

Road type

Other principal arterial29%
Minor arterial22%
Local20%
Major collector14%
Interstate9%
Minor collector3%
Other freeways and expressways3%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Pennsylvania in 2023?

1,211 people in 1,133 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2023 file, or 9.3 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Pennsylvania had the most crash deaths in 2023?

Philadelphia County with 135 deaths in 128 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2023 compare with 2022 in Pennsylvania?

1,211 deaths against 1,179 in 2022 (+3%). Nationally the 2023 total was 41,025.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2023 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.