How many people die on Kentucky roads?
In 2024, NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) recorded 663 fatal crashes in Kentucky, in which 707 people died. Over the whole period the file covers, 1975 to 2024, it records 40,817 deaths.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) exported 2026-09-11
Fatal crashes in Kentucky by year
Fatal crashes in Kentucky1975–2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)All 50 years as a table
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 663 | 707 |
| 2023 | 767 | 814 |
| 2022 | 693 | 744 |
| 2021 | 734 | 806 |
| 2020 | 709 | 780 |
| 2019 | 667 | 732 |
| 2018 | 664 | 724 |
| 2017 | 721 | 782 |
| 2016 | 763 | 834 |
| 2015 | 694 | 761 |
| 2014 | 612 | 672 |
| 2013 | 590 | 638 |
| 2012 | 694 | 746 |
| 2011 | 669 | 720 |
| 2010 | 694 | 760 |
| 2009 | 730 | 791 |
| 2008 | 751 | 825 |
| 2007 | 803 | 864 |
| 2006 | 837 | 913 |
| 2005 | 885 | 985 |
| 2004 | 854 | 964 |
| 2003 | 845 | 928 |
| 2002 | 810 | 915 |
| 2001 | 762 | 845 |
| 2000 | 721 | 820 |
| 1999 | 724 | 814 |
| 1998 | 766 | 858 |
| 1997 | 774 | 857 |
| 1996 | 734 | 842 |
| 1995 | 732 | 849 |
| 1994 | 693 | 778 |
| 1993 | 761 | 871 |
| 1992 | 718 | 815 |
| 1991 | 722 | 826 |
| 1990 | 753 | 849 |
| 1989 | 686 | 772 |
| 1988 | 717 | 838 |
| 1987 | 768 | 844 |
| 1986 | 723 | 805 |
| 1985 | 624 | 712 |
| 1984 | 674 | 754 |
| 1983 | 690 | 778 |
| 1982 | 726 | 822 |
| 1981 | 720 | 812 |
| 1980 | 746 | 820 |
| 1979 | 795 | 896 |
| 1978 | 772 | 878 |
| 1977 | 796 | 940 |
| 1976 | 748 | 854 |
| 1975 | 751 | 863 |
1975 opened at 751 fatal crashes and 2024 closed at 663. A year the source holds no rows for is left blank rather than drawn through.
The counties with the most
Kentucky 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson 21111 | 109 | 113 |
| Fayette 21067 | 34 | 37 |
| Hardin 21093 | 22 | 25 |
| Warren 21227 | 20 | 21 |
| Pike 21195 | 18 | 19 |
| Pulaski 21199 | 18 | 18 |
| Laurel 21125 | 17 | 18 |
| McCracken 21145 | 14 | 16 |
| Scott 21209 | 14 | 14 |
| Christian 21047 | 11 | 11 |
| Whitley 21235 | 11 | 12 |
| Hopkins 21107 | 10 | 11 |
| Nelson 21179 | 10 | 10 |
| Shelby 21211 | 10 | 10 |
| Bullitt 21029 | 9 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Highway | 296 | 312 | 45% |
| U.S. Highway | 207 | 220 | 31% |
| Interstate | 78 | 90 | 12% |
| County | 43 | 44 | 6% |
| Municipal | 37 | 39 | 6% |
| Township | 2 | 2 | 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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