Table 2-6: Safety Belt Use: 2000, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012
Friday, September 12, 2014
(Percentage of drivers and passengers in the front right seat using safety belts)
| State | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 70.6 | 81.8 | 91.4 | 88.0 | 89.5 |
| Alaska | 61.0 | 78.4 | 86.8 | 89.3 | 88.1 |
| Arizona | 75.2 | 94.2 | 81.8 | 82.9 | 82.2 |
| Arkansas | 52.4 | 68.3 | 78.3 | 78.4 | 71.9 |
| California | 88.9 | 92.5 | 96.2 | 96.6 | 95.5 |
| Colorado | 65.1 | 79.2 | 82.9 | 82.1 | 80.7 |
| Connecticut | 76.3 | 81.6 | 88.2 | 88.4 | 86.8 |
| Delaware | 66.1 | 83.8 | 90.7 | 90.3 | 87.9 |
| District of Columbia | 82.6 | 88.8 | 92.3 | 95.2 | 92.4 |
| Florida | 64.8 | 73.9 | 87.4 | 88.1 | 87.4 |
| Georgia | 73.6 | 89.9 | 89.6 | 93.0 | 92.0 |
| Hawaii | 80.4 | 95.3 | 97.6 | 96.0 | 93.4 |
| Idaho | 58.6 | 76.0 | 77.9 | 79.1 | 79.0 |
| Illinois | 70.2 | 86.0 | 92.6 | 92.9 | 93.6 |
| Indiana | 62.1 | 81.2 | 92.4 | 93.2 | 93.6 |
| Iowa | 78.0 | 87.1 | 93.1 | 93.5 | 92.4 |
| Kansas | 61.6 | 69.0 | 81.8 | 82.9 | 79.5 |
| Kentucky | 60.0 | 66.7 | 80.3 | 82.2 | 83.7 |
| Louisiana | 68.2 | 77.7 | 75.9 | 77.7 | 79.3 |
| Maine | U | 75.8 | 82.0 | 81.6 | 84.4 |
| Maryland | 85.0 | 91.1 | 94.7 | 94.2 | 91.1 |
| Massachusetts | 50.0 | 64.8 | 73.7 | 73.2 | 72.7 |
| Michigan | 83.5 | 92.9 | 95.2 | 94.5 | 93.6 |
| Minnesota | 73.4 | 83.9 | 92.3 | 92.7 | 93.6 |
| Mississippi | 50.4 | 60.8 | 81.0 | 81.9 | 83.2 |
| Missouri | 67.7 | 77.4 | 76.0 | 79.0 | 79.4 |
| Montana | 75.6 | 80.0 | 78.9 | 76.9 | 76.3 |
| Nebraska | 70.5 | 79.2 | 84.1 | 84.2 | 78.6 |
| Nevada | 78.5 | 94.8 | 93.2 | 94.1 | 90.5 |
| New Hampshire | U | U | 72.2 | 75.0 | 68.6 |
| New Jersey | 74.2 | 86.0 | 93.7 | 94.5 | 88.3 |
| New Mexico | 86.6 | 89.5 | 89.8 | 90.5 | 91.4 |
| New York | 77.3 | 85.0 | 89.8 | 90.5 | 90.4 |
| North Carolina | 80.5 | 86.7 | 89.7 | 89.5 | 87.5 |
| North Dakota | 47.7 | 76.3 | 74.8 | 76.7 | 80.9 |
| Ohio | 65.3 | 78.7 | 83.8 | 84.1 | 82.0 |
| Oklahoma | 67.5 | 83.1 | 85.9 | 85.9 | 83.8 |
| Oregon | 83.6 | 93.3 | 97.0 | 96.6 | 96.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 70.7 | 83.3 | 86.0 | 83.8 | 83.5 |
| Rhode Island | 64.4 | 74.7 | 78.0 | 80.4 | 77.5 |
| South Carolina | 73.9 | 69.7 | 85.4 | 86.0 | 90.5 |
| South Dakota | 53.4 | 68.8 | 74.5 | 73.4 | 66.5 |
| Tennessee | 59.0 | 74.4 | 87.1 | 87.4 | 83.7 |
| Texas | 76.6 | 89.9 | 93.8 | 93.7 | 94.0 |
| Utah | 75.7 | 86.9 | 89.0 | 89.2 | 81.9 |
| Vermont | 61.6 | 84.7 | 85.2 | 84.7 | 84.2 |
| Virginia | 69.9 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 81.8 | 78.4 |
| Washington | 81.6 | 95.2 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 96.9 |
| West Virginia | 49.8 | 84.9 | 82.1 | 84.9 | 84.0 |
| Wisconsin | 65.4 | 73.3 | 79.2 | 79.0 | 79.9 |
| Wyoming | 66.8 | U | 78.9 | 82.6 | 77.0 |
| Nationwide | 71.0 | 82.0 | 85.0 | 84.0 | 86.0 |
KEY: U = unavailable
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Seat Belt Use in 2012—Use Rates in the States and Territories, available at www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Cats as of June 2014.