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Texas fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 4,160 deaths in 3,774 fatal crashes in Texas in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 13.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Texas and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.35 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Texas and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Texas was number 18 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Texas fell by 3.1% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 55.9% of the fatal crashes in Texas with known light were in the dark, against 49.2% 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 Texas 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 Texas by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Anderson County: 22.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAndrews County: 55.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAngelina County: 20.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAransas County: 20.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearArcher County: 35.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearArmstrong County: 145.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAtascosa County: 20.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAustin County: 21.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBailey County: 18.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBandera County: 25.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBastrop County: 30.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBaylor County: 51.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBee County: 15.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBell County: 13.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBexar County: 10.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBlanco County: 51.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBorden County: 191.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBosque County: 27.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBowie County: 17.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBrazoria County: 10.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBrazos County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBrewster County: 19.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBriscoe County: 33.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBrooks County: 49.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBrown County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBurleson County: 40.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBurnet County: 22.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCaldwell County: 27.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCalhoun County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCallahan County: 59.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCameron County: 8.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCamp County: 24.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarson County: 93.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCass County: 32.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCastro County: 24.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChambers County: 31.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCherokee County: 24.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChildress County: 32.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClay County: 38.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCochran County: 22.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCoke County: 42.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearColeman County: 55.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCollin County: 5.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCollingsworth County: 39.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearColorado County: 47.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearComal County: 12.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearComanche County: 42.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearConcho County: 74.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCooke County: 27.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCoryell County: 13.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCottle County: 22.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrane County: 63.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrockett County: 147.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrosby County: 44.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCulberson County: 258.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDallam County: 38.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDallas County: 12.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDawson County: 32.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDeaf Smith County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDelta County: 26.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDenton County: 5.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDeWitt County: 22.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDickens County: 51.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDimmit County: 64.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDonley County: 75.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDuval County: 40.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEastland County: 48.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEctor County: 29.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEdwards County: 102.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEllis County: 16.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEl Paso County: 9.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearErath County: 32.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFalls County: 36.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFannin County: 37.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFayette County: 53.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFisher County: 40.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFloyd County: 29.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFoard County: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownFort Bend County: 4.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 30.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFreestone County: 55.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFrio County: 36.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGaines County: 36.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGalveston County: 11.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGarza County: 42.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGillespie County: 27.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGlasscock County: 300.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGoliad County: 38.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGonzales County: 49.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGray County: 22.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrayson County: 17.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGregg County: 21.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrimes County: 45.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGuadalupe County: 11.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHale County: 15.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHall County: 34.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHamilton County: 38.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHansford County: 28.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHardeman County: 35.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHardin County: 19.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHarris County: 10.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHarrison County: 31.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHartley County: 108.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHaskell County: 34.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHays County: 12.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHemphill County: 11.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHenderson County: 22.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHidalgo County: 7.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHill County: 38.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHockley County: 26.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHood County: 15.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHopkins County: 27.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHouston County: 38.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHoward County: 30.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHudspeth County: 250.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHunt County: 25.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHutchinson County: 19.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIrion County: 32.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJack County: 41.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 44.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJasper County: 27.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJeff Davis County: 48.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 16.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJim Hogg County: 24.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJim Wells County: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJohnson County: 15.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJones County: 29.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKarnes County: 40.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKaufman County: 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKendall County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKenedy County: 527.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKent County: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownKerr County: 19.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKimble County: 150.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKing County: 233.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKinney County: 88.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKleberg County: 14.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKnox County: 37.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLamar County: 22.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLamb County: 30.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLampasas County: 24.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLa Salle County: 82.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLavaca County: 23.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLee County: 38.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLeon County: 67.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLiberty County: 26.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLimestone County: 24.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLipscomb County: 12.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLive Oak County: 58.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLlano County: 27.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLoving County: 3,503.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLubbock County: 15.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLynn County: 55.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcCulloch County: 35.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcLennan County: 13.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcMullen County: 221.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMadison County: 46.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarion County: 46.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMartin County: 194.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMason County: 34.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMatagorda County: 26.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMaverick County: 12.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMedina County: 24.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMenard County: 78.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMidland County: 23.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMilam County: 42.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMills County: 53.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMitchell County: 42.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontague County: 31.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontgomery County: 9.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMoore County: 23.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorris County: 33.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMotley County: 62.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNacogdoches County: 25.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNavarro County: 21.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNewton County: 37.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNolan County: 54.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNueces County: 12.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOchiltree County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOldham County: 264.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOrange County: 25.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPalo Pinto County: 27.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPanola County: 50.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearParker County: 16.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearParmer County: 24.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPecos County: 63.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPolk County: 32.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPotter County: 21.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPresidio County: 31.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRains County: 24.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRandall County: 9.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearReagan County: 71.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearReal County: 90.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRed River County: 43.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearReeves County: 109.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRefugio County: 50.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRoberts County: 81.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRobertson County: 38.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRockwall County: 7.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRunnels County: 38.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRusk County: 32.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSabine County: 31.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSan Augustine County: 50.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSan Jacinto County: 33.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSan Patricio County: 20.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSan Saba County: 17.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSchleicher County: 33.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearScurry County: 27.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearShackelford County: 21.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearShelby County: 32.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSherman County: 92.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSmith County: 23.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSomervell County: 45.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStarr County: 6.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStephens County: 15.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSterling County: 118.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStonewall County: 38.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSutton County: 78.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSwisher County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTarrant County: 9.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTaylor County: 14.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTerrell County: 183.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTerry County: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearThrockmorton County: 46.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTitus County: 24.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTom Green County: 12.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTravis County: 11.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTrinity County: 30.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTyler County: 34.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUpshur County: 27.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUpton County: 84.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUvalde County: 25.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVal Verde County: 11.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVan Zandt County: 29.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVictoria County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWalker County: 21.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWaller County: 23.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWard County: 88.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 26.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWebb County: 9.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWharton County: 33.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWheeler County: 78.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWichita County: 11.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWilbarger County: 44.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWillacy County: 17.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWilliamson County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWilson County: 13.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWinkler County: 94.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWise County: 28.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWood County: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYoakum County: 28.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYoung County: 16.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearZapata County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearZavala County: 56.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 1014 counties
  • 10 to 14.926 counties
  • 15 to 19.924 counties
  • 20 to 29.963 counties
  • 30 or more125 counties
  • Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown2 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: 14 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 26 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 24 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 63 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 125 counties have a rate of 30 or more; 2 counties have a count of 1 or 2 and no rate. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Texas: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Anderson County59,5731312822.0
Andrews County18,798710155.2
Angelina County87,9582017620.2
Aransas County25,68665120.7
Archer County9,14003135.2
Armstrong County1,8141 or 227145.9
Atascosa County52,937910520.9
Austin County32,87896421.0
Bailey County6,89101318.8
Bandera County22,79075625.3
Bastrop County115,9372428730.0
Baylor County3,48201851.1
Bee County32,651105015.6
Bell County397,4396348213.1
Bexar County2,138,9422182,05110.2
Blanco County13,395106151.0
Borden County560012191.6
Bosque County18,96145027.1
Bowie County92,6761115917.1
Brazoria County411,4162841110.9
Brazos County248,373151777.6
Brewster County9,5211 or 21819.2
Briscoe County1,4720533.9
Brooks County6,7001 or 23549.7
Brown County38,729105514.4
Burleson County20,09787540.7
Burnet County56,0041311322.8
Caldwell County52,9391712527.5
Calhoun County19,77862813.5
Callahan County14,527128459.9
Cameron County432,952413388.0
Camp County13,22243124.1
Carson County5,82895593.2
Cass County28,686109632.8
Castro County7,3431 or 21824.1
Chambers County55,9881314731.7
Cherokee County53,1781012624.2
Childress County6,6901 or 22332.9
Clay County10,73654038.3
Cochran County2,5361 or 2622.2
Coke County3,3881 or 21442.2
Coleman County7,97454555.7
Collin County1,254,213725765.4
Collingsworth County2,56701139.6
Colorado County21,4471010047.4
Comal County201,4862220312.5
Comanche County14,28845842.2
Concho County3,57752574.9
Cooke County44,3532311227.0
Coryell County85,1731010913.6
Cottle County1,2671 or 2322.1
Crane County4,59173063.9
Crockett County2,803348147.4
Crosby County4,95302444.3
Culberson County2,273057258.8
Dallam County7,44762838.5
Dallas County2,664,0133303,12612.0
Dawson County11,85244132.8
Deaf Smith County18,51303217.2
Delta County5,5581 or 21426.3
Denton County1,046,226505215.7
DeWitt County20,3601 or 24622.8
Dickens County1,7021 or 21051.0
Dimmit County8,216136164.8
Donley County3,2191 or 22575.8
Duval County9,6521 or 24240.0
Eastland County18,314128748.0
Ector County170,6545048429.7
Edwards County1,3811 or 217102.2
El Paso County879,894818169.6
Ellis County232,4544132616.8
Erath County43,9952013932.5
Falls County17,75896336.5
Fannin County38,7782513437.3
Fayette County25,5011313553.8
Fisher County3,68101540.0
Floyd County5,0201 or 21629.0
Foard County1,04801 or 2n/a
Fort Bend County951,028413894.7
Franklin County10,8431 or 23230.0
Freestone County20,686911055.3
Frio County18,80786936.2
Gaines County23,27287936.7
Galveston County367,3673941111.9
Garza County4,5671 or 22442.0
Gillespie County28,12657527.8
Glasscock County1,145338300.8
Goliad County7,2031 or 22838.1
Gonzales County20,129710149.8
Gray County20,9311 or 24822.1
Grayson County150,8653224517.9
Gregg County126,3872526221.0
Grimes County33,3431513445.2
Guadalupe County195,6741819711.5
Hale County32,08055015.2
Hall County2,79701034.1
Hamilton County8,71633238.2
Hansford County5,01231528.2
Hardeman County3,36201335.0
Hardin County58,6361311119.4
Harris County4,996,3315834,85110.2
Harrison County71,4101521231.0
Hartley County4,9701459108.8
Haskell County5,47001934.1
Hays County294,3392830212.5
Hemphill County3,1380411.1
Henderson County87,5912618522.3
Hidalgo County913,612626387.3
Hill County38,8891613938.1
Hockley County21,51245926.6
Hood County69,310109615.4
Hopkins County38,826310227.5
Houston County22,331138738.7
Howard County30,568710330.0
Hudspeth County3,4501897250.2
Hunt County119,2102325725.3
Hutchinson County19,80034119.7
Irion County1,5090532.5
Jack County9,42163741.7
Jackson County15,35756644.0
Jasper County32,956119527.8
Jeff Davis County1,77531048.3
Jefferson County254,4974540916.1
Jim Hogg County4,61131224.1
Jim Wells County38,829119624.0
Johnson County211,5902127415.1
Jones County20,8021 or 25929.4
Karnes County15,02086140.1
Kaufman County198,0102427318.4
Kendall County51,977117315.8
Kenedy County3231 or 220527.0
Kent County69901 or 2n/a
Kerr County54,014910519.9
Kimble County4,4241 or 266150.5
King County21206233.2
Kinney County3,12473088.3
Kleberg County30,32904314.0
Knox County3,25101337.1
La Salle County6,55075882.0
Lamar County51,342811222.3
Lamb County12,61833930.1
Lampasas County23,57685424.8
Lavaca County20,52634723.2
Lee County18,50196838.8
Leon County16,739811367.5
Liberty County116,2911925126.8
Limestone County22,74755624.5
Lipscomb County2,9011 or 2412.7
Live Oak County11,85887058.9
Llano County23,31065927.1
Loving County471 or 2333,503.2
Lubbock County325,1375147815.3
Lynn County5,95933255.2
Madison County14,17946546.5
Marion County9,8311 or 24646.5
Martin County5,28716106194.5
Mason County4,0101 or 21434.3
Matagorda County36,190129626.3
Maverick County58,580127412.8
McCulloch County7,47532835.9
McLennan County270,3482234213.2
McMullen County5581 or 215221.6
Medina County55,6111412724.5
Menard County1,92031678.7
Midland County184,0753440523.6
Milam County26,254510742.5
Mills County4,58602553.2
Mitchell County8,95503742.5
Montague County21,86386331.1
Montgomery County751,183626069.6
Moore County21,67645023.4
Morris County12,167104133.6
Motley County1,0033762.7
Nacogdoches County65,9631116425.1
Navarro County56,4971411021.2
Newton County11,98964937.6
Nolan County14,14668054.4
Nueces County352,9254844512.5
Ochiltree County9,4621 or 21717.2
Oldham County1,7941051264.1
Orange County85,9691521225.1
Palo Pinto County30,34297927.3
Panola County23,034711550.0
Parker County179,6743524116.1
Parmer County9,6331 or 22424.7
Pecos County14,67799863.9
Polk County53,5052216532.6
Potter County114,5512525021.2
Presidio County5,62642031.2
Rains County13,32343024.5
Randall County150,283161369.7
Reagan County3,14602571.5
Real County2,7621 or 22890.3
Red River County11,84145243.6
Reeves County12,12512154109.3
Refugio County6,7201 or 23550.7
Roberts County8530781.5
Robertson County17,62556538.1
Rockwall County136,8805807.2
Runnels County9,75833938.7
Rusk County54,6301717332.4
Sabine County10,0841 or 23231.2
San Augustine County7,77734150.8
San Jacinto County29,328129533.5
San Patricio County71,5341413720.0
San Saba County5,8101 or 21017.1
Schleicher County2,2921 or 2933.6
Scurry County16,15754627.4
Shackelford County3,1941 or 2721.6
Shelby County24,32488032.3
Sherman County2,77732792.9
Smith County249,5295356223.9
Somervell County10,08684245.3
Starr County66,3987426.5
Stephens County9,4141 or 21415.0
Sterling County1,373016118.8
Stonewall County1,2241 or 2538.6
Sutton County3,2461 or 22878.8
Swisher County6,8421 or 21013.9
Tarrant County2,230,0382051,9019.0
Taylor County148,3902420714.6
Terrell County711014183.8
Terry County11,6371 or 22924.0
Throckmorton County1,5360746.2
Titus County31,61577924.7
Tom Green County120,2071714312.0
Travis County1,374,9211531,40411.0
Trinity County14,43484430.7
Tyler County20,51247234.5
Upshur County44,0241611327.0
Upton County3,11032984.8
Uvalde County24,96556725.9
Val Verde County47,77955411.2
Van Zandt County65,2661217429.5
Victoria County92,1881315817.2
Walker County83,4602216621.8
Waller County66,0971113623.9
Ward County11,081710188.6
Washington County37,683139426.2
Webb County280,570232639.7
Wharton County42,0651413833.1
Wheeler County4,82774078.5
Wichita County129,524914811.3
Wilbarger County12,47465644.0
Willacy County20,07033617.3
Williamson County729,013514657.6
Wilson County55,32157013.7
Winkler County7,56357394.8
Wise County81,2923520028.3
Wood County49,153811024.0
Yoakum County7,50152328.5
Young County18,32143016.6
Zapata County13,79861913.5
Zavala County9,18236056.0

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 Texas by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 4,623 (1981)2024: 4,160

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

Table 2.Texas: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20244,1603,77413.31.35
20234,2943,87714.01.43
20224,4083,96614.61.52
20214,5004,07015.21.58
20203,8763,52213.31.49
20193,6193,29612.51.26
20183,6483,31112.71.29
20173,7323,35213.21.37
20163,7973,42713.61.40
20153,5823,19013.01.39
20143,5363,19013.1n/a
20133,3893,04712.8n/a
20123,4083,03313.1n/a
20113,0542,79011.9n/a
20103,0232,74612.0n/a
20093,1042,80412.5n/a
20083,4763,11614.3n/a
20073,4663,10014.5n/a
20063,5313,12215.1n/a
20053,5363,13315.5n/a
20043,6993,26616.5n/a
20033,8213,36817.3n/a
20023,8233,34817.6n/a
20013,7363,31817.5n/a
20003,7793,25418.0n/a
19993,5223,108n/an/a
19983,5863,168n/an/a
19973,5133,084n/an/a
19963,7423,249n/an/a
19953,1832,799n/an/a
19943,1872,752n/an/a
19933,0432,698n/an/a
19923,0592,691n/an/a
19913,0782,697n/an/a
19903,2502,889n/an/a
19893,3702,936n/an/a
19883,3923,001n/an/a
19873,2602,880n/an/a
19863,5673,120n/an/a
19853,6783,267n/an/a
19843,9123,465n/an/a
19833,8233,328n/an/a
19824,2133,699n/an/a
19814,6234,072n/an/a
19804,3663,814n/an/a
19794,1683,628n/an/a
19783,9143,407n/an/a
19773,6353,175n/an/a
19763,1722,730n/an/a
19753,3722,892n/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.Texas beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodTexasUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202413.311.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year13.611.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.351.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.411.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Texas had 31,318,578 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Texas had 308,461 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Texas: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 35,785 fatal crashes9,11935,785 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 35,785 fatal crashes11,47935,785 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 23,757 occupant deaths with restraint use known10,70423,757 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 39,616 deaths6,96239,616 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 39,616 deaths75739,616 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 39,616 deaths5,02239,616 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 35,723 fatal crashes with the condition reported13,59735,723 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 35,660 fatal crashes with the condition reported19,92935,660 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.Texas: 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
Sunday2,3038631,1871,8196,172
Monday1,0111,0081,1991,4124,630
Tuesday7359571,1621,4214,275
Wednesday8069261,1861,5084,426
Thursday8951,0071,1321,5994,633
Friday1,1691,0091,2451,9935,416
Saturday1,8709111,2572,1896,227
All days8,7896,6818,36811,94135,779

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.Texas: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate5,64915.8%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways2,2676.3%4.4%
Other principal arterial10,64929.8%29.8%
Minor arterial7,25120.3%22.1%
Major collector6,73818.9%15.5%
Minor collector6171.7%3.4%
Local2,5467.1%12.2%
Not reported68n/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

147 signed routes in Texas have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in Texas

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 Texas in ten years?

FARS records 39,616 deaths in 35,785 fatal crashes in Texas from 2015 to 2024. It records 33,523 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in Texas?

Texas had 4,160 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 10.6 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 9,119 of 35,785 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 11,479 of them.

How many pages does Texas have?

Texas has 254 county pages, 147 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.