A driver had a 1 in 169 chance of striking a deer last year, according to State Farm, the nation’s largest car insurance company. In 11 states, the odds were better than 1 in 100.
Below is a projection of deer collisions by state for the year ending June 30, 2014 — the last year the data was available for at press time — estimated by State Farm, and a ranking of odds that considers the number of licensed drivers in each state. In addition to the accompanying chart, you can find an interactive map here.
| Rank | State | Projected collisions | Chance of collision |
| 19 | Alabama | 30,051 | 1 in 127 |
| 44 | Alaska | 1,100 | 1 in 479 |
| 50 | Arizona | 3,794 | 1 in 1,238 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 20,487 | 1 in 107 |
| 48 | California | 24,933 | 1 in 970 |
| 40 | Colorado | 11,601 | 1 in 328 |
| 36 | Connecticut | 9,723 | 1 in 256 |
| 24 | Delaware | 4,803 | 1 in 150 |
| 46 | District of Columbia | 546 | 1 in 734 |
| 47 | Florida | 14,823 | 1 in 938 |
| 21 | Georgia | 49,182 | 1 in 134 |
| 51 | Hawaii | 89 | 1 in 10,281 |
| 28 | Idaho | 6,372 | 1 in 172 |
| 31 | Illinois | 38,969 | 1 in 211 |
| 28 | Indiana | 31,286 | 1 in 172 |
| 4 | Iowa | 28,716 | 1 in 77 |
| 22 | Kansas | 14,731 | 1 in 137 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 27,912 | 1 in 107 |
| 38 | Louisiana | 9,783 | 1 in 299 |
| 24 | Maine | 6,702 | 1 in 150 |
| 17 | Maryland | 33,946 | 1 in 121 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | 11,250 | 1 in 421 |
| 11 | Michigan | 74,709 | 1 in 94 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 37,549 | 1 in 88 |
| 6 | Mississippi | 23,403 | 1 in 84 |
| 18 | Missouri | 34,550 | 1 in 124 |
| 3 | Montana | 10,099 | 1 in 75 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 9,210 | 1 in 148 |
| 49 | Nevada | 1,583 | 1 in 1,092 |
| 35 | New Hampshire | 4,654 | 1 in 229 |
| 33 | New Jersey | 26,860 | 1 in 225 |
| 45 | New Mexico | 2,545 | 1 in 562 |
| 26 | New York | 72,618 | 1 in 154 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 64815 | 1 in 103 |
| 16 | North Dakota | 4,207 | 1 in 120 |
| 19 | Ohio | 63,138 | 1 in 127 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 11,287 | 1 in 213 |
| 37 | Oregon | 10,523 | 1 in 263 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 123,941 | 1 in 71 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | 1,833 | 1 in 409 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 37,000 | 1 in 93 |
| 5 | South Dakota | 7,420 | 1 in 82 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 28,044 | 1 in 163 |
| 39 | Texas | 48,648 | 1 in 314 |
| 34 | Utah | 7,928 | 1 in 226 |
| 30 | Vermont | 3,029 | 1 in 175 |
| 9 | Virginia | 63,145 | 1 in 88 |
| 41 | Washington | 14,043 | 1 in 372 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 32,177 | 1 in 39 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 47,669 | 1 in 85 |
| 15 | Wyoming | 3,849 | 1 in 110 |
| Source: State Farm | |||
