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Minnesota Traffic Fatality Data
Minnesota's pedestrian deaths rose 22% in 2024 versus its own 2020-2024 average of 47 a year.
This page tracks Minnesota's standing across four kinds of traffic death: pedestrian, motorcyclist, large-truck crash, and bicyclist. Each is ranked against all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We rank by total count and by rate for every 100,000 residents. Every number below comes from our national crash record. We show the latest full year and the average of the last five years.
57
pedestrian deaths in Minnesota, 2024
No. 40 of 51 by rate: 0.98 for every 100,000 residents.
From federal fatal-crash records · 2024 totals
Minnesota by the numbers
Pedestrian deaths
57
2024 total · 5-year average 47 · 0.98 per 100,000 · No. 33 of 51 by total, No. 40 by rate
See the full 50-state pedestrian deaths ranking → Read pedestrian accident statistics and injury claims →
Motorcyclist deaths
75
2024 total · 5-year average 72 · 1.29 per 100,000 · No. 28 of 51 by total, No. 44 by rate
See the full 50-state motorcyclist deaths ranking → Read motorcycle accident statistics and injury claims →
Large truck crash deaths
82
2024 total · 5-year average 75 · 1.42 per 100,000 · No. 27 of 51 by total, No. 34 by rate
See the full 50-state large-truck crash deaths ranking → Read truck accident statistics and injury claims →
Bicyclist deaths
7
2024 total · 5-year average 8 · 0.12 per 100,000 · No. 31 of 51 by total, No. 47 by rate
Where Minnesota sits on the pedestrian-death map
Signals in the data
These are the patterns Minnesota's numbers show against the national picture. Each one traces to the numbers above.
- Minnesota's pedestrian deaths rose 22% in 2024 versus its own 2020-2024 average of 47 a year.
- Minnesota ranks 28th in total motorcyclist deaths but only 44th by rate. That is a gap of 16 places once you adjust for population.
- Minnesota ranks 31st in total bicyclist deaths but only 47th by rate. That is a gap of 16 places once you adjust for population.
For journalists
Every number on this page traces back to a documented method and the national ranking behind it. Cite the category page you're pulling from, or request the full state cut →.
Cite this data: "Minnesota Traffic Fatality Data," injured.org, 2024. https://injured.org/minnesota/
Methodology
We pulled this from federal fatal-crash records, 2000-2024. Read the full methodology →
Updated July 2026
Which years the numbers cover: totals and rates use each category's latest complete year. Which states are counted: all 50 states plus the District of Columbia (51 rows). Full source list on our data sources page.