With nearly 50 million people traveling during this Thanksgiving holiday, streets and highways all over the country will be jam packed. If you are driving during this time, it’s important to pay extra attention while on the roads, especially in certain states. The map below shows which states have a higher than normal fatal crash rate during Thanksgiving for the past 5 years. The map is interactive, so feel free to hover over any state for additional information

The study was conducted by the team at 1point21 Interactive and the law firm of Cannon and Dunphy. You can read the full study here to get much more detailed information.

Rank State Fatal Crashes Fatalites Increase or Decrease
1 Maine 17 18 110.53%
2 Rhode Island 6 6 88.24%
3 Missouri 78 86 63.87%
4 New Hampshire 10 10 55.86%
5 North Carolina 114 133 51.97%
6 Alaska 6 6 48.61%
7 Oregon 34 38 44.14%
8 Kansas 30 35 41.18%
9 South Dakota 9 12 36.62%
10 Mississippi 47 51 35.69%
11 District Of Columbia 2 2 34.45%
11 Nebraska 16 17 34.45%
13 Utah 19 26 33.45%
14 Arizona 65 76 32.42%
15 Texas 252 276 31.47%
16 California 246 274 31.4%
17 Maryland 36 36 30.32%
18 New Jersey 41 45 28.63%
19 Louisiana 52 59 28.12%
20 Illinois 70 76 27.68%
21 Massachusetts 25 26 26.5%
22 Vermont 4 5 25.49%
23 Wisconsin 38 42 25.05%
24 Montana 13 17 24.85%
25 Florida 197 214 22.46%
26 Hawaii 7 7 22%
27 Oklahoma 43 46 21.9%
28 Idaho 14 17 15.58%
29 Washington 33 34 15.03%
30 New Mexico 22 25 13.77%
31 New York 64 68 13.65%
32 Michigan 59 60 11.5%
33 Alabama 55 67 11.08%
34 South Carolina 58 60 10.5%
35 Georgia 85 100 9.29%
36 Virginia 46 48 8.24%
37 Iowa 19 22 7.73%
38 Indiana 48 54 7.05%
39 Pennsylvania 67 75 5.1%
40 Ohio 58 68 -2.17%
41 Tennessee 51 59 -6.25%
42 Minnesota 19 19 -6.86%
43 Delaware 6 6 -8.92%
44 Arkansas 24 26 -12.45%
45 Kentucky 35 37 -12.85%
46 Colorado 26 28 -17.33%
47 North Dakota 5 5 -18.86%
48 West Virginia 12 13 -19.33%
49 Connecticut 11 12 -28.1%
50 Nevada 11 13 -35.29%
51 Wyoming 3 5 -54.46%