Key figures
Traffic fatalities
39,207
Deaths per year · 2024
Total highway bridges
621,474
Bridges · 2025
Historical data
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Traffic fatalities
1994–202439,207▼ 4%
Sum of the 50 states (+ DC where reported). NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), State Traffic Data.
Sources: BEA, BLS, Census Bureau, EIA, FBI, USDA, NCES, U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies (via FRED where noted). National totals marked “Sum of the 50 states” add up official state figures.