Deer-Car Collisions Ranked By State

West Virginia has the most deer-car collisions of any state — a driver there has a 1 in 39 chance of hitting a deer with their vehicle this year. Where does your state rank?

September 07, 2015 | by Bob Robb

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