US states and counties with the highest share of speeding-related fatalities ranked; see local data - Entrepreneur Generations

A new report shows which states and counties have the most speeding-related fatalities as a share of overall vehicle fatalities. Several largely rural states, including Alaska and Vermont, made the top 15 list, with New Hampshire in the top spot. All 50 states and more than 500 counties were ranked. And though most of the top 30 counties were metropolitan, many rural counties featured in list of 593 counties with the highest proportions of speed-related fatalities.

To create the report for the Governors Highway Safety Administration, researchers at car-shopping app CoPilot analyzed state and county data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety from 2014-2018.

Speeding-related fatalities were associated with a number of factors, including alcohol consumption, age, seatbelt usage, driving conditions, and road maintenance. A 2019 GHSA report found that curvy roads, more common in rural areas, are frequently a factor in speeding-related crashes, and that a higher percentage of fatal curve-related crashes happen on rural roads.

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