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2024

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Pennsylvania in 2024

Deaths 1,127Fatal crashes 1,060Per 100,000 8.6US deaths 39,254

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. 2024 is the latest data year; NHTSA may revise it in a later release.

In 2024, 1,127 people died in 1,060 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania, 8.6 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.5 nationally.

The death toll fell 7% from 1,211 in 2023 to 1,127 in 2024.

Pennsylvania accounted for 2.9% of the 39,254 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

24.2% 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%).

33% of the crashes happened between noon to 6pm; Saturday was the most common day.

← 20232024All years

Compared with 2023 and the nation

MeasurePennsylvania 2024Pennsylvania 2023United States 2024
Deaths1,1271,21139,254
Fatal crashes1,0601,13336,297
Deaths per 100,000 residents8.69.311.5
Crashes with a drinking driver24%25%25%

Counties in 2024

Every county with a fatal crash in 2024, 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 County1331378.71,196
Allegheny County74746.0686
Lancaster County49529.2503
Montgomery County45505.7420
Berks County474710.7440
Bucks County41456.9513
York County37418.7377
Erie County333613.4262
Lehigh County30328.3296
Delaware County27325.5264
Washington County272913.8234
Westmoreland County27288.0349
Dauphin County26268.9295
Chester County24244.3319
Schuylkill County212215.2208
Franklin County202113.2207
Lebanon County192013.8190
Lackawanna County16209.2200
Fayette County151915.3212
Luzerne County18185.4313
Monroe County181810.8221
Cumberland County16186.5199
Bradford County131626.8113
Butler County15157.5182
Northampton County15154.6213
Lycoming County141513.2139
Mercer County141513.9135
Crawford County111417.1121
Adams County131312.0125
Carbon County111319.8106
Cambria County12129.2108
Clearfield County121215.4138
Susquehanna County111128.995
Blair County10108.3123
Pike County91016.078
Somerset County9912.5112
Bedford County8918.990
Wayne County8917.586
Armstrong County8812.694
Northumberland County788.9103
Clarion County7719.060
Indiana County778.4116
Centre County674.4129
Perry County6715.079
Columbia County669.179
Snyder County6615.154
Montour County5633.132
Lawrence County467.197
Clinton County5513.269
Warren County5513.455
Greene County4514.757
Beaver County442.4117
Venango County448.171
Wyoming County4415.538
Union County349.547
Huntingdon County336.962
Jefferson County336.957
Tioga County337.468
Fulton County1–21–2—44
Juniata County1–21–2—42
McKean County1–21–2—56
Potter County1–21–2—30
Cameron County1–21–2—8
Forest County1–21–2—14
Mifflin County1–21–2—56
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%
1am3%
2am3.1%
3am2.3%
4am2.3%
5am3%
6am3.2%
7am3.4%
8am3.4%
9am2.4%
10am2.7%
11am3.4%
12pm4.3%
1pm5.5%
2pm5.2%
3pm6.5%
4pm5.2%
5pm6.2%
6pm5.8%
7pm6.3%
8pm6.1%
9pm4.4%
10pm4.9%
11pm4.2%

Weekday

Sunday14%
Monday11%
Tuesday14%
Wednesday15%
Thursday12%
Friday16%
Saturday17%

Road type

Other principal arterial29%
Minor arterial26%
Local15%
Major collector13%
Interstate10%
Other freeways and expressways4%
Minor collector3%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Pennsylvania in 2024?

1,127 people in 1,060 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2024 file, or 8.6 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Pennsylvania had the most crash deaths in 2024?

Philadelphia County with 137 deaths in 133 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2024 compare with 2023 in Pennsylvania?

1,127 deaths against 1,211 in 2023 (+-7%). Nationally the 2024 total was 39,254.

Provenance

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