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Residents 31,290,831Deaths 2024 4,160Deaths 2015–2024 39,616Counties 254Routes with pages 147

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. Latest data year: 2024.

Texas recorded 4,160 deaths in 3,774 fatal crashes in 2024, the latest year in NHTSA's FARS, and 39,616 deaths over 2015–2024.

That is 13.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 15% higher than the national rate of 11.8. The ten-year total rose 18% from 33,523 in 2005–2014 to 39,616 in 2015–2024.

Relative to the national shares, speeding stands out most: 32.1% of fatal crashes against 27.2% nationally. 38.1% of the state's fatal crashes were on rural roads and 55.9% happened after dark.

Among counties with at least 50 deaths in the ten years, the highest rates per 100,000 residents were in Oldham County (263.6), Culberson County (259.2) and Hudspeth County (248.2).

4,160deaths in 20243,774 fatal crashes

13.6per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–2024US 11.8

+18%ten-year change in deaths33,523 → 39,616

26%crashes with a drinking driverUS 26%

Trend since 1975

People killed in crashes in Texas by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 4,160 deaths.

Rate per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

Deaths per 100,000 residents in Texas and nationally, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 13.3. this page United States

Year pages: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975

Compared with the nation

Measure	Texas	United States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–2024	13.6	11.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024	13.3	11.5
Deaths, 2015–2024	39,616	389,190
Deaths per fatal crash	1.1	1.1
Change vs previous ten years	+18%	+7%
Share of the national toll	10.2%	100%

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking25.5%

Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver32.1%

Pedestriansshare of people killed17.6%

Motorcyclistsshare of people killed12.7%

Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used45.1%

In darknesscrashes after dark55.9%

Rural roadscrashes on rural roads38.1%

tick marks the US share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties ranked by rate

Deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024. Small counties on through routes can rank high on few deaths; the deaths column gives the scale. Counties with fewer than 10 fatal crashes in the ten years show no factor shares.

#	County	Residents	Deaths 2015–2024	Per 100k / yr	Deaths 2024	Alcohol	Speeding
1	Loving County	48	33	3,484.7	1–2	21%	13%
2	Kenedy County	330	20	524.9	1–2	6%	13%
3	Glasscock County	1,153	38	300.6	3	9%	32%
4	Oldham County	1,823	51	263.6	10	3%	31%
5	Culberson County	2,254	57	259.2	0	17%	29%
6	Hudspeth County	3,608	97	248.2	18	18%	36%
7	King County	215	6	232.2	0	—	—
8	McMullen County	565	15	221.5	1–2	0%	10%
9	Martin County	5,179	106	195.2	16	12%	33%
10	Borden County	557	12	191.8	0	—	—
11	Terrell County	718	14	183.8	0	—	—
12	Kimble County	4,401	66	150.6	1–2	2%	31%
13	Crockett County	2,799	48	147.5	3	20%	43%
14	Armstrong County	1,809	27	145.9	1–2	26%	21%
15	Sterling County	1,387	16	118.5	0	21%	21%
16	Reeves County	11,956	154	109.5	12	16%	21%
17	Hartley County	4,996	59	108.7	14	38%	18%
18	Edwards County	1,383	17	102.3	1–2	13%	38%
19	Winkler County	7,381	73	95.4	5	25%	22%
20	Carson County	5,822	55	93.3	9	16%	26%
21	Sherman County	2,771	27	92.8	3	17%	17%
22	Real County	2,772	28	90.2	1–2	22%	56%
23	Ward County	11,038	101	88.6	7	19%	28%
24	Kinney County	3,191	30	88.0	7	6%	29%
25	Upton County	3,128	29	84.7	3	20%	44%
26	La Salle County	6,679	58	81.7	7	15%	27%
27	Roberts County	837	7	81.7	0	—	—
28	Sutton County	3,269	28	78.8	1–2	8%	24%
29	Menard County	1,911	16	78.7	3	14%	50%
30	Wheeler County	4,824	40	78.5	7	9%	36%
31	Donley County	3,193	25	75.9	1–2	14%	27%
32	Concho County	3,326	25	75.8	5	17%	11%
33	Reagan County	3,139	25	71.5	0	24%	18%
34	Leon County	16,698	113	67.5	8	20%	27%
35	Dimmit County	8,181	61	64.9	13	13%	31%
36	Pecos County	14,712	98	63.9	9	16%	24%
37	Crane County	4,594	30	63.9	7	19%	14%
38	Motley County	1,015	7	62.6	3	—	—
39	Callahan County	14,615	84	59.8	12	14%	34%
40	Live Oak County	11,967	70	58.9	8	16%	28%
41	Zavala County	9,209	60	56.0	3	15%	30%
42	Coleman County	7,990	45	55.7	5	24%	32%
43	Freestone County	20,645	110	55.3	9	18%	21%
44	Lynn County	5,952	32	55.3	3	28%	24%
45	Andrews County	18,923	101	55.1	7	22%	14%
46	Nolan County	14,182	80	54.4	6	21%	34%
47	Fayette County	25,488	135	53.8	13	20%	26%
48	Mills County	4,563	25	53.2	0	22%	17%
49	Blanco County	13,358	61	51.0	10	28%	28%
50	Baylor County	3,533	18	51.0	0	38%	13%
51	Dickens County	1,725	10	50.9	1–2	—	—
52	San Augustine County	7,767	41	50.8	3	39%	28%
53	Refugio County	6,739	35	50.7	1–2	13%	40%
54	Panola County	23,022	115	50.0	7	27%	42%
55	Gonzales County	20,040	101	49.8	7	21%	20%
56	Brooks County	6,740	35	49.7	1–2	13%	38%
57	Jeff Davis County	1,778	10	48.4	3	30%	40%
58	Eastland County	18,290	87	48.0	12	22%	19%
59	Colorado County	21,475	100	47.4	10	12%	29%
60	Madison County	13,877	65	46.6	4	12%	28%
61	Marion County	9,704	46	46.6	1–2	31%	36%
62	Throckmorton County	1,532	7	46.3	0	—	—
63	Somervell County	10,098	42	45.3	8	25%	47%
64	Grimes County	33,448	134	45.2	15	27%	33%
65	Crosby County	5,030	24	44.2	0	38%	38%
66	Jackson County	15,284	66	44.1	5	26%	24%
67	Wilbarger County	12,455	56	44.0	6	16%	26%
68	Red River County	11,696	52	43.7	4	22%	28%
69	Milam County	26,159	107	42.5	5	26%	32%
70	Mitchell County	8,968	37	42.5	0	16%	11%
71	Comanche County	14,359	58	42.2	4	11%	23%
72	Coke County	3,396	14	42.2	1–2	8%	8%
73	Garza County	4,645	24	41.8	1–2	14%	33%
74	Jack County	9,398	37	41.7	6	28%	13%
75	Burleson County	20,179	75	40.6	8	27%	25%
76	Karnes County	15,137	61	40.0	8	19%	33%
77	Duval County	9,585	42	40.0	1–2	11%	17%
78	Fisher County	3,665	15	40.0	0	23%	46%
79	Collingsworth County	2,611	11	39.5	0	46%	27%
80	Lee County	18,451	68	38.8	9	26%	37%
81	Houston County	22,197	87	38.7	13	21%	26%
82	Runnels County	9,751	39	38.7	3	27%	17%
83	Stonewall County	1,235	5	38.5	1–2	—	—
84	Dallam County	7,526	28	38.4	6	9%	17%
85	Clay County	10,730	40	38.3	5	27%	21%
86	Hamilton County	8,644	32	38.2	3	21%	25%
87	Hill County	38,771	139	38.1	16	22%	37%
88	Goliad County	7,221	28	38.1	1–2	22%	26%
89	Robertson County	17,659	65	38.0	5	16%	21%
90	Newton County	11,908	49	37.6	6	30%	35%
91	Fannin County	38,650	134	37.3	25	24%	38%
92	Knox County	3,255	13	37.1	0	31%	46%
93	Gaines County	22,892	79	36.8	8	20%	23%
94	Falls County	17,752	63	36.5	9	28%	30%
95	McCulloch County	7,448	28	36.0	3	8%	27%
96	Frio County	19,520	69	35.9	8	14%	23%
97	Archer County	9,155	31	35.2	0	22%	37%
98	Hardeman County	3,417	13	34.9	0	30%	50%
99	Tyler County	20,560	72	34.5	4	14%	24%
100	Mason County	3,987	14	34.4	1–2	27%	18%
101	Haskell County	5,435	19	34.1	0	19%	13%
102	Hall County	2,828	10	34.0	0	—	—
103	Briscoe County	1,494	5	33.8	0	—	—
104	San Jacinto County	29,326	95	33.6	12	25%	36%
105	Morris County	12,184	41	33.6	10	19%	25%
106	Schleicher County	2,302	9	33.5	1–2	—	—
107	Wharton County	42,035	138	33.1	14	15%	29%
108	Childress County	6,679	23	32.9	1–2	12%	18%
109	Cass County	28,622	96	32.8	10	24%	32%
110	Dawson County	11,758	41	32.8	4	23%	23%
111	Rusk County	53,391	173	32.5	17	17%	33%
112	Polk County	54,258	165	32.5	22	24%	29%
113	Erath County	44,496	139	32.5	20	24%	25%
114	Irion County	1,526	5	32.4	0	—	—
115	Shelby County	24,192	80	32.3	8	28%	34%
116	Chambers County	56,179	147	31.7	13	22%	28%
117	Sabine County	10,058	32	31.2	1–2	24%	40%
118	Montague County	21,890	63	31.1	8	25%	30%
119	Presidio County	5,686	20	31.1	4	44%	33%
120	Harrison County	71,370	212	31.0	15	33%	45%
121	Trinity County	14,489	44	30.7	8	33%	33%
122	Bastrop County	114,931	287	30.0	24	35%	27%
123	Howard County	30,833	103	30.0	7	19%	30%
124	Lamb County	12,687	39	30.0	3	30%	27%
125	Franklin County	10,912	32	30.0	1–2	44%	40%
126	Ector County	170,022	484	29.8	50	38%	32%
127	Van Zandt County	65,304	174	29.5	12	12%	35%
128	Jones County	20,850	59	29.4	1–2	25%	19%
129	Floyd County	5,042	16	29.0	1–2	46%	46%
130	Yoakum County	7,581	23	28.4	5	16%	21%
131	Wise County	81,275	200	28.3	35	24%	33%
132	Hansford County	5,006	15	28.2	3	8%	23%
133	Jasper County	32,907	95	27.8	11	20%	37%
134	Gillespie County	28,159	75	27.8	5	32%	40%
135	Caldwell County	52,430	125	27.5	17	23%	41%
136	Hopkins County	38,784	102	27.5	3	19%	36%
137	Scurry County	16,211	46	27.4	5	30%	28%
138	Palo Pinto County	30,231	79	27.3	9	22%	40%
139	Llano County	23,163	59	27.1	6	29%	24%
140	Bosque County	19,013	50	27.1	4	18%	44%
141	Upshur County	44,050	113	27.0	16	11%	30%
142	Cooke County	44,258	112	27.0	23	32%	37%
143	Kent County	703	2	27.0	0	—	—
144	Liberty County	115,042	251	26.8	19	17%	23%
145	Hockley County	21,505	59	26.6	4	31%	15%
146	Matagorda County	36,391	96	26.3	12	20%	33%
147	Washington County	37,810	94	26.2	13	21%	35%
148	Delta County	5,647	14	26.2	1–2	27%	18%
149	Uvalde County	25,138	67	25.9	5	15%	23%
150	Hunt County	118,729	257	25.3	23	29%	24%
151	Bandera County	22,830	56	25.3	7	26%	44%
152	Nacogdoches County	65,728	164	25.2	11	23%	21%
153	Orange County	86,115	212	25.0	15	20%	25%
154	Lampasas County	23,539	54	24.8	8	21%	36%
155	Titus County	31,547	79	24.7	7	20%	22%
156	Parmer County	9,669	24	24.7	1–2	23%	23%
157	Medina County	55,619	127	24.5	14	26%	36%
158	Limestone County	22,569	56	24.5	5	23%	32%
159	Rains County	13,306	30	24.5	4	25%	38%
160	Cherokee County	53,223	126	24.2	10	29%	35%
161	Camp County	13,164	31	24.2	4	32%	54%
162	Jim Hogg County	4,583	12	24.2	3	—	—
163	Wood County	48,742	110	24.1	8	22%	33%
164	Smith County	249,091	562	24.0	53	17%	30%
165	Waller County	65,109	136	24.0	11	19%	29%
166	Jim Wells County	38,886	96	24.0	11	19%	22%
167	Terry County	11,602	29	24.0	1–2	29%	42%
168	Castro County	7,380	18	24.0	1–2	22%	22%
169	Midland County	183,587	405	23.6	34	32%	33%
170	Moore County	21,872	50	23.4	4	28%	13%
171	Lavaca County	20,605	47	23.2	3	24%	32%
172	Burnet County	55,722	113	22.8	13	31%	43%
173	DeWitt County	20,252	46	22.8	1–2	27%	18%
174	Henderson County	87,467	185	22.3	26	25%	27%
175	Lamar County	51,249	112	22.3	8	16%	32%
176	Gray County	20,888	48	22.1	1–2	19%	24%
177	Cochran County	2,583	6	22.1	1–2	—	—
178	Cottle County	1,263	3	22.1	1–2	—	—
179	Anderson County	59,512	128	22.0	13	30%	40%
180	Walker County	83,722	166	21.8	22	18%	37%
181	Shackelford County	3,169	7	21.6	1–2	—	—
182	Potter County	114,649	250	21.2	25	20%	37%
183	Navarro County	56,533	110	21.2	14	22%	44%
184	Gregg County	126,679	262	21.0	25	21%	32%
185	Austin County	32,546	64	21.0	9	12%	34%
186	Atascosa County	52,783	105	20.9	9	24%	28%
187	Aransas County	25,595	51	20.7	6	23%	16%
188	Angelina County	88,094	176	20.2	20	19%	29%
189	San Patricio County	71,467	137	20.0	14	24%	30%
190	Kerr County	53,900	105	19.9	9	25%	29%
191	Hutchinson County	19,721	41	19.8	3	31%	26%
192	Hardin County	58,670	111	19.4	13	18%	27%
193	Brewster County	9,508	18	19.2	1–2	25%	31%
194	Bailey County	7,031	13	18.7	0	50%	42%
195	Kaufman County	197,829	273	18.4	24	27%	29%
196	Grayson County	150,532	245	17.9	32	24%	33%
197	Foard County	1,053	2	17.7	0	—	—
198	Willacy County	20,027	36	17.3	3	35%	31%
199	Victoria County	91,949	158	17.2	13	22%	29%
200	Deaf Smith County	18,495	32	17.2	0	21%	29%
201	Bowie County	91,992	159	17.1	11	21%	24%
202	Ochiltree County	9,717	17	17.1	1–2	20%	40%
203	San Saba County	5,508	10	17.1	1–2	—	—
204	Ellis County	232,387	326	16.8	41	29%	37%
205	Young County	18,236	30	16.6	4	25%	36%
206	Jefferson County	253,948	409	16.1	45	20%	28%
207	Parker County	179,707	241	16.1	35	16%	40%
208	Kendall County	51,828	73	15.8	11	30%	44%
209	Bee County	31,226	50	15.7	10	27%	25%
210	Hood County	69,126	96	15.5	10	18%	32%
211	Lubbock County	327,394	478	15.3	51	33%	29%
212	Hale County	31,953	50	15.2	5	24%	33%
213	Johnson County	210,547	274	15.1	21	17%	33%
214	Stephens County	9,475	14	15.0	1–2	33%	17%
215	Taylor County	148,813	207	14.6	24	16%	30%
216	Brown County	38,631	55	14.4	10	25%	39%
217	Kleberg County	30,442	43	14.0	0	8%	18%
218	Swisher County	6,877	10	13.9	1–2	20%	20%
219	Wilson County	55,415	70	13.7	5	23%	35%
220	Coryell County	86,370	109	13.6	10	25%	30%
221	Calhoun County	19,942	28	13.5	6	40%	36%
222	Zapata County	13,819	19	13.5	6	14%	29%
223	McLennan County	270,358	342	13.2	22	24%	35%
224	Bell County	399,578	482	13.1	63	26%	35%
225	Maverick County	58,829	74	12.8	12	19%	19%
226	Lipscomb County	2,880	4	12.7	1–2	—	—
227	Nueces County	353,125	445	12.5	48	27%	32%
228	Hays County	292,029	302	12.5	28	25%	43%
229	Comal County	201,628	203	12.5	22	26%	42%
230	Dallas County	2,656,028	3,126	12.0	330	30%	39%
231	Tom Green County	120,103	143	12.0	17	25%	40%
232	Galveston County	367,407	411	11.9	39	33%	33%
233	Guadalupe County	195,166	197	11.5	18	21%	31%
234	Wichita County	129,984	148	11.3	9	37%	38%
235	Val Verde County	47,999	54	11.2	5	24%	32%
236	Hemphill County	3,134	4	11.1	0	—	—
237	Travis County	1,363,767	1,404	11.0	153	25%	30%
238	Brazoria County	413,224	411	10.9	28	33%	30%
239	Harris County	5,009,302	4,851	10.2	583	31%	30%
240	Bexar County	2,127,737	2,051	10.2	218	28%	30%
241	Webb County	272,823	263	9.7	23	21%	36%
242	Randall County	150,547	136	9.7	16	25%	36%
243	El Paso County	875,784	816	9.6	81	31%	32%
244	Montgomery County	749,613	606	9.6	62	28%	32%
245	Tarrant County	2,230,708	1,901	9.0	205	20%	37%
246	Cameron County	431,874	338	8.0	41	18%	31%
247	Williamson County	727,480	465	7.6	51	23%	32%
248	Brazos County	249,624	177	7.6	15	24%	35%
249	Hidalgo County	914,820	638	7.3	62	33%	32%
250	Rockwall County	137,044	80	7.2	5	33%	25%
251	Starr County	66,587	42	6.5	7	23%	20%
252	Denton County	1,045,120	521	5.7	50	20%	38%
253	Collin County	1,254,658	576	5.4	72	30%	40%
254	Fort Bend County	958,434	389	4.7	41	23%	28%

Routes with the most fatal crashes

#	Route	Type	Fatal crashes	Deaths	Alcohol	Speeding
1	Interstate 10	Interstate	994	1,112	21%	29%
2	Interstate 35	Interstate	915	1,015	22%	30%
3	Interstate 20	Interstate	852	983	20%	32%
4	Interstate 45	Interstate	668	723	30%	30%
5	US Route 59	US highway	432	517	16%	23%
6	Interstate 30	Interstate	404	455	27%	32%
7	US Route 90	US highway	338	383	28%	20%
8	US Route 287	US highway	314	372	18%	27%
9	US Route 281	US highway	299	360	25%	25%
10	State Route 6	State highway	283	313	22%	26%
11	US Route 69	US highway	271	318	18%	23%
12	US Route 84	US highway	254	293	21%	19%
13	US Route 290	US highway	252	302	26%	33%
14	US Route 67	US highway	249	289	17%	30%
15	US Route 87	US highway	241	291	21%	27%
16	Interstate 69	Interstate	222	239	32%	28%
17	US Route 83	US highway	213	275	18%	25%
18	US Route 190	US highway	204	231	17%	27%
19	US Route 183	US highway	202	229	27%	29%
20	US Route 77	US highway	201	248	13%	27%
21	US Route 82	US highway	200	226	22%	20%
22	State Route 71	State highway	199	239	24%	21%
23	State Route 12	State highway	192	205	23%	36%
24	Interstate 635	Interstate	178	193	30%	41%
25	US Route 75	US highway	170	188	25%	35%
26	State Route 16	State highway	158	180	21%	29%
27	State Route 21	State highway	156	177	26%	29%
28	US Route 79	US highway	154	183	21%	21%
29	State Route 36	State highway	147	167	22%	18%
30	Interstate 410	Interstate	143	148	36%	21%

Signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024; 147 routes in Texas qualify. Local streets and county roads are not listed. Long routes carry more traffic and so more crashes; this is a count, not a rate.

Time of day and day of week

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Fatal crashes in Texas by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 35,779 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Saturday17%

Sunday17%

Friday15%

Thursday13%

Monday13%

Wednesday12%

Tuesday12%

Light condition

Daylight41%

Dark, not lighted31%

Dark, lighted24%

Dawn2%

Dusk2%

Dark, lighting unknown1%

Road type

Other principal arterial30%

Minor arterial20%

Major collector19%

Interstate16%

Local7%

Other freeways and expressways6%

Minor collector2%

FHWA functional classes (FARS FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the national share. What the classes mean.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Texas in 2024?

4,160 people in 3,774 fatal crashes, per NHTSA's FARS annual file. Over 2015–2024 the total is 39,616.

How does Texas compare with the national rate?

13.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 11.8 nationally; in 2024 alone, 13.3 against 11.5.

Which counties in Texas have the most fatal crashes?

By deaths over 2015–2024: Harris County (4,851), Dallas County (3,126) and Bexar County (2,051). The county table ranks by rate per 100,000 residents instead, which is a fairer comparison across sizes.

What share of fatal crashes in Texas involved alcohol or speeding?

25.5% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had a driver reported as drinking (US: 26.3%) and 32.1% had a speeding-related driver (US: 27.2%).

Which routes in Texas have the most fatal crashes?

Interstate 10 (994 fatal crashes, 2015–2024), Interstate 35 (915 fatal crashes, 2015–2024) and Interstate 20 (852 fatal crashes, 2015–2024). Route pages exist for signed routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in the ten years.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files 1975–2024; US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology, sources and corrections.