Minnesota Car Accident Statistics by County
477 people died in traffic crashes in Minnesota in 2024, 8.2 per 100,000 residents against 11.5 nationally. That's up 31% from 2019. Pick a county below for its deadliest roads, who was killed and when crashes happen.
Traffic deaths in Minnesota by year
Who died, 2019–2024
Fatal crashes by county
| County | Deaths 2024 | Deaths 2019–2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County | 55 | 329 |
| Ramsey County | 28 | 156 |
| Anoka County | 13 | 124 |
| Dakota County | 23 | 118 |
| St. Louis County | 25 | 114 |
| Stearns County | 12 | 76 |
| Sherburne County | 11 | 70 |
| Washington County | 8 | 68 |
| Wright County | 15 | 64 |
| Olmsted County | 11 | 58 |
| Scott County | 8 | 46 |
| Carver County | 7 | 45 |
| Kandiyohi County | 9 | 43 |
| Otter Tail County | 10 | 42 |
| Crow Wing County | 9 | 42 |
| Cass County | 10 | 41 |
| Chisago County | 7 | 40 |
| Itasca County | 7 | 39 |
| Rice County | 4 | 35 |
| Morrison County | 7 | 35 |
| Beltrami County | 8 | 35 |
| Pine County | 5 | 33 |
| Clay County | 7 | 33 |
| Isanti County | 5 | 32 |
| Douglas County | 1 | 31 |
| Becker County | 9 | 30 |
Counties with fewer than 30 traffic deaths over 2019–2024: Goodhue County (28), Kanabec County (27), Winona County (26), Blue Earth County (26), McLeod County (26), Le Sueur County (25), Benton County (25), Freeborn County (23), Carlton County (23), Renville County (22), Mille Lacs County (22), Faribault County (22), Wabasha County (21), Todd County (19), Aitkin County (18), Steele County (17), Nicollet County (16), Mower County (16), Polk County (15), Nobles County (15), Cottonwood County (15), Fillmore County (15), Dodge County (15), Lyon County (14), Hubbard County (14), Houston County (14), Martin County (12), Sibley County (12), Chippewa County (12), Wadena County (12), Brown County (11), Pope County (11), Mahnomen County (10), Redwood County (10), Pennington County (10), Jackson County (10), Koochiching County (10), Lake County (10), Meeker County (10), Clearwater County (9), Swift County (9), Rock County (8), Yellow Medicine County (8), Wilkin County (8), Murray County (8), Roseau County (7), Stevens County (7), Watonwan County (7), Waseca County (7), Grant County (7), Norman County (6), Marshall County (6), Lac qui Parle County (6), Lincoln County (5), Pipestone County (4), Cook County (4), Big Stone County (4), Traverse County (3), Red Lake County (3), Lake of the Woods County (3), Kittson County (2).
After a crash in Minnesota
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Hurt in a crash in Minnesota?
Compare car accident lawyers in MinnesotaSource: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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