How many people die on Kansas roads?
In 2024, NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) recorded 314 fatal crashes in Kansas, in which 339 people died. Over the whole period the file covers, 1975 to 2024, it records 22,713 deaths.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) exported 2026-09-11
Fatal crashes in Kansas by year
Fatal crashes in Kansas1975–2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)All 50 years as a table
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 314 | 339 |
| 2023 | 353 | 387 |
| 2022 | 364 | 410 |
| 2021 | 380 | 423 |
| 2020 | 382 | 426 |
| 2019 | 361 | 410 |
| 2018 | 367 | 405 |
| 2017 | 407 | 461 |
| 2016 | 381 | 429 |
| 2015 | 322 | 355 |
| 2014 | 341 | 385 |
| 2013 | 327 | 350 |
| 2012 | 368 | 405 |
| 2011 | 350 | 386 |
| 2010 | 376 | 431 |
| 2009 | 348 | 386 |
| 2008 | 347 | 384 |
| 2007 | 379 | 416 |
| 2006 | 427 | 468 |
| 2005 | 384 | 428 |
| 2004 | 390 | 459 |
| 2003 | 419 | 469 |
| 2002 | 445 | 507 |
| 2001 | 432 | 494 |
| 2000 | 405 | 461 |
| 1999 | 457 | 540 |
| 1998 | 440 | 492 |
| 1997 | 420 | 482 |
| 1996 | 442 | 490 |
| 1995 | 394 | 442 |
| 1994 | 381 | 442 |
| 1993 | 375 | 428 |
| 1992 | 337 | 387 |
| 1991 | 350 | 409 |
| 1990 | 391 | 444 |
| 1989 | 371 | 428 |
| 1988 | 406 | 483 |
| 1987 | 415 | 491 |
| 1986 | 413 | 500 |
| 1985 | 429 | 486 |
| 1984 | 451 | 510 |
| 1983 | 361 | 411 |
| 1982 | 436 | 498 |
| 1981 | 510 | 580 |
| 1980 | 506 | 595 |
| 1979 | 451 | 519 |
| 1978 | 498 | 572 |
| 1977 | 483 | 552 |
| 1976 | 463 | 549 |
| 1975 | 433 | 509 |
1975 opened at 433 fatal crashes and 2024 closed at 314. A year the source holds no rows for is left blank rather than drawn through.
The counties with the most
Kansas counties with the most fatal crashes2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)Counted over the whole period the export covers. A county with more road on it records more crashes; this is not a safety ranking.
| County | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick 20173 | 57 | 61 |
| Shawnee 20177 | 23 | 24 |
| Johnson 20091 | 22 | 23 |
| Wyandotte 20209 | 20 | 21 |
| Montgomery 20125 | 9 | 10 |
| Cowley 20035 | 7 | 7 |
| Leavenworth 20103 | 7 | 7 |
| Butler 20015 | 6 | 7 |
| Crawford 20037 | 6 | 6 |
| Douglas 20045 | 6 | 8 |
| Neosho 20133 | 6 | 6 |
| Saline 20169 | 6 | 7 |
| Atchison 20005 | 5 | 5 |
| Clay 20027 | 5 | 7 |
| Geary 20061 | 5 | 5 |
Which roads carry the deaths
Fatal crashes by road class2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.
| Road class | Fatal crashes | Deaths | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Highway | 88 | 97 | 42% |
| Not Signed | 46 | 48 | 22% |
| Interstate | 37 | 39 | 17% |
| State Highway | 35 | 40 | 17% |
| County | 4 | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Municipal | 1 | 1 | 0% |
Where these numbers come from
These figures come from NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). They are exported into this repository by export_fars_state.py, reviewed, and committed, so the page is static and the
number on it cannot change between a reader loading it and citing it.
The export covers 1975 to 2024 and was generated on 2026-09-11. Every year in that span carries rows.
Counties are keyed by FIPS code rather than by name, because a county name is not unique across the country and thirty states have a Washington County. The code is printed beside each name so a row can be joined to any other federal file.
You are welcome to quote these figures. Please cite NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) as the source, which is where they come from, and link this page if the compilation was useful.
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