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Wyoming

Residents 587,618Deaths 2024 107Deaths 2015–2024 1,260Counties 23Routes with pages 11

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.

In 2024, 107 people died in 102 fatal crashes in Wyoming; the ten years 2015–2024 total 1,260 deaths in 1,111 crashes.

That is 21.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 83% higher than the national rate of 11.8. The ten-year total fell 14% from 1,458 in 2005–2014 to 1,260 in 2015–2024.

Relative to the national shares, speeding stands out most: 35.4% of fatal crashes against 27.2% nationally. 80.5% of the state's fatal crashes were on rural roads and 36.3% happened after dark.

Among counties with at least 50 deaths in the ten years, the highest rates per 100,000 residents were in Carbon County (66.0), Converse County (41.9) and Fremont County (31.0).

107deaths in 2024102 fatal crashes
21.6per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–2024US 11.8
-14%ten-year change in deaths1,458 → 1,260
33%crashes with a drinking driverUS 26%

Trend since 1975

0132264197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 210 deaths1976: 253 deaths1977: 246 deaths1978: 241 deaths1979: 244 deaths1980: 245 deaths1981: 264 deaths1982: 201 deaths1983: 173 deaths1984: 157 deaths1985: 152 deaths1986: 168 deaths1987: 129 deaths1988: 155 deaths1989: 127 deaths1990: 125 deaths1991: 122 deaths1992: 118 deaths1993: 120 deaths1994: 144 deaths1995: 170 deaths1996: 143 deaths1997: 137 deaths1998: 154 deaths1999: 189 deaths2000: 152 deaths2001: 186 deaths2002: 176 deaths2003: 165 deaths2004: 164 deaths2005: 170 deaths2006: 195 deaths2007: 150 deaths2008: 159 deaths2009: 134 deaths2010: 155 deaths2011: 135 deaths2012: 123 deaths2013: 87 deaths2014: 150 deaths2015: 145 deaths2016: 112 deaths2017: 123 deaths2018: 111 deaths2019: 147 deaths2020: 127 deaths2021: 110 deaths2022: 134 deaths2023: 144 deaths2024: 107 deaths
People killed in crashes in Wyoming by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 107 deaths.

Rate per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

019382000200520102015202020242000: 30.82001: 37.62002: 35.22003: 32.82004: 32.22005: 33.12006: 37.32007: 282008: 29.12009: 23.92010: 27.52011: 23.82012: 21.32013: 14.92014: 25.72015: 24.72016: 19.12017: 21.22018: 19.22019: 25.32020: 222021: 192022: 232023: 24.62024: 18.2
Deaths per 100,000 residents in Wyoming and nationally, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 18.2. this page United States

Year pages: 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975

Compared with the nation

MeasureWyomingUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–202421.611.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 202418.211.5
Deaths, 2015–20241,260389,190
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Change vs previous ten years-14%+7%
Share of the national toll0.3%100%

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking32.5%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver35.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed5.6%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed15.2%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used60.6%
In darknesscrashes after dark36.3%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads80.5%

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.

#CountyResidentsDeaths 2015–2024Per 100k / yrDeaths 2024AlcoholSpeeding
1Niobrara County2,3012187.7013%19%
2Carbon County14,2509866.0824%39%
3Platte County8,5124754.61–223%28%
4Crook County7,7754053.6335%35%
5Johnson County8,8033743.0327%29%
6Converse County13,7665841.9937%37%
7Hot Springs County4,6251839.0039%15%
8Fremont County39,72112331.0860%37%
9Lincoln County21,0005929.6042%46%
10Sweetwater County41,27312128.4518%34%
11Uinta County20,6214622.4319%41%
12Goshen County12,6352720.81–236%32%
13Albany County39,2887920.6728%42%
14Sublette County8,9651819.2053%41%
15Park County31,0825618.8729%38%
16Big Horn County12,0842218.61–248%38%
17Weston County6,8661217.31–236%27%
18Campbell County47,9467515.81234%35%
19Laramie County101,78313813.81623%29%
20Natrona County80,4109912.31141%43%
21Washakie County7,662911.41–2——
22Teton County23,2722510.7536%41%
23Sheridan County32,9783210.3337%17%

Routes with the most fatal crashes

#RouteTypeFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1Interstate 80Interstate17119913%33%
2Interstate 25Interstate849023%25%
3US Route 26US highway434951%37%
4US Route 20US highway384534%21%
5US Route 85US highway354526%23%
6Interstate 90Interstate343524%15%
7US Route 30US highway313416%36%
8US Route 287US highway303833%47%
9State Route 59State highway283132%39%
10US Route 14US highway273333%33%
11US Route 16US highway262819%35%

Signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024; 11 routes in Wyoming 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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Tue
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Fatal crashes in Wyoming by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 1,106 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Saturday18%
Sunday15%
Friday15%
Wednesday14%
Monday14%
Thursday13%
Tuesday12%

Light condition

Daylight58%
Dark, not lighted33%
Dusk4%
Dark, lighted3%
Dawn2%
Dark, lighting unknown0%

Road type

Other principal arterial33%
Interstate26%
Major collector15%
Local12%
Minor arterial10%
Minor collector4%
Other freeways and expressways0%

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 Wyoming in 2024?

107 people in 102 fatal crashes, per NHTSA's FARS annual file. Over 2015–2024 the total is 1,260.

How does Wyoming compare with the national rate?

21.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 11.8 nationally; in 2024 alone, 18.2 against 11.5.

Which counties in Wyoming have the most fatal crashes?

By deaths over 2015–2024: Laramie County (138), Fremont County (123) and Sweetwater County (121). The county table ranks by rate per 100,000 residents instead, which is a fairer comparison across sizes.

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

32.5% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had a driver reported as drinking (US: 26.3%) and 35.4% had a speeding-related driver (US: 27.2%).

Which routes in Wyoming have the most fatal crashes?

Interstate 80 (171 fatal crashes, 2015–2024), Interstate 25 (84 fatal crashes, 2015–2024) and US Route 26 (43 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.