State,Population (1000s),Ped Fatalities,"Rate per 100,000" Nevada,1809,67,3.70 Florida,15111,487,3.22 District of Columbia,519,16,3.08 Arizona,4778,143,2.99 New Mexico,1740,52,2.99 Wyoming,480,14,2.92 South Carolina,3886,113,2.91 Louisiana,4372,106,2.42 Maryland,5172,114,2.20 Mississippi,2769,60,2.17 Texas,20044,426,2.13 Georgia,7788,159,2.04 North Carolina,7651,155,2.03 California,33145,665,2.01 Alabama,4370,86,1.97 New York,18197,351,1.93 New Jersey,8143,154,1.89 Utah,2130,38,1.78 Hawaii,1185,21,1.77 Oklahoma,3358,59,1.76 Michigan,9864,173,1.75 Arkansas,2551,41,1.61 West Virginia,1807,29,1.60 Delaware,754,12,1.59 Connecticut,3282,51,1.55 Colorado,4056,63,1.55 Pennsylvania,11994,183,1.53 South Dakota,733,11,1.50 Oregon,3316,48,1.45 Illinois,12128,175,1.44 Rhode Island,991,14,1.41 Tennessee,5484,74,1.35 Kentucky,3961,52,1.31 Kansas,2654,33,1.24 Virginia,6873,85,1.24 Massachusetts,6175,74,1.20 Missouri,5468,65,1.19 Alaska,620,7,1.13 Indiana,5943,67,1.13 Idaho,1252,14,1.12 Ohio,11257,122,1.08 Minnesota,4776,51,1.07 Washington,5756,60,1.04 Wisconsin,5250,54,1.03 Maine,1253,11,0.88 Nebraska,1666,14,0.84 Montana,883,7,0.79 Vermont,594,4,0.67 North Dakota,634,4,0.63 Iowa,2869,17,0.59 New Hampshire,1201,5,0.42 "SOURCE: U.S Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Accident Reporting System",,,