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South Dakota Traffic Fatality Data

South Dakota's pedestrian deaths fell 29% in 2024 versus its own 2020-2024 average of 13 a year.

This page tracks South Dakota'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.

9

pedestrian deaths in South Dakota, 2024

No. 41 of 51 by rate: 0.97 for every 100,000 residents.

From federal fatal-crash records · 2024 totals

South Dakota by the numbers

Pedestrian deaths

9

2024 total · 5-year average 13 · 0.97 per 100,000 · No. 48 of 51 by total, No. 41 by rate

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Motorcyclist deaths

33

2024 total · 5-year average 25 · 3.57 per 100,000 · No. 42 of 51 by total, No. 2 by rate

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Large truck crash deaths

32

2024 total · 5-year average 27 · 3.46 per 100,000 · No. 39 of 51 by total, No. 4 by rate

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Bicyclist deaths

4

2024 total · 5-year average 1 · 0.43 per 100,000 · No. 38 of 51 by total, No. 9 by rate

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Overall traffic deaths

146

2024 total · 5-year average 142 · 15.79 per 100,000 · No. 42 of 51 by total, No. 11 by rate

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Alcohol-involved deaths

56

2024 total · 5-year average 50 · 6.06 per 100,000 · No. 42 of 51 by total, No. 3 by rate

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Where South Dakota sits on the pedestrian-death map

Alabama: 2.48 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Alaska: 2.03 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Arizona: 3.30 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Arkansas: 2.23 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents California: 2.76 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Colorado: 1.88 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Connecticut: 1.66 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Delaware: 2.66 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Florida: 2.86 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Georgia: 2.56 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Hawaii: 2.42 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Idaho: 0.70 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Illinois: 1.68 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Indiana: 1.50 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Iowa: 0.93 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Kansas: 1.14 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Kentucky: 2.07 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Louisiana: 3.46 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Maine: 0.93 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Maryland: 2.43 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Massachusetts: 1.06 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Michigan: 1.48 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Minnesota: 0.98 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Mississippi: 3.53 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Missouri: 2.19 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Montana: 0.88 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Nebraska: 0.95 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Nevada: 3.31 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents New Hampshire: 0.71 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents New Jersey: 2.21 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents New Mexico: 4.22 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents New York: 1.45 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents North Carolina: 2.39 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents North Dakota: 0.63 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Ohio: 1.03 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Oklahoma: 1.88 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Oregon: 2.25 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Pennsylvania: 1.32 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Rhode Island: 1.17 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents South Carolina: 2.85 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents South Dakota: 0.97 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Tennessee: 2.19 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Texas: 2.44 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Utah: 1.20 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Vermont: 0.93 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Virginia: 1.40 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Washington: 1.91 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents West Virginia: 1.41 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Wisconsin: 0.97 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents Wyoming: 0.68 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents District of Columbia: 2.56 Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents
Pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents
From federal fatal-crash records, 2024. Every figure on this map also exists as a real table on this page, never only inside the map.

Signals in the data

These are the patterns South Dakota's numbers show against the national picture. Each one traces to the numbers above.

  • South Dakota's pedestrian deaths fell 29% in 2024 versus its own 2020-2024 average of 13 a year.
  • South Dakota ranks 42nd in total motorcyclist deaths but 2nd by rate. That is a gap of 40 places once you adjust for population.
  • South Dakota ranks 39th in total deaths in large-truck crashes but 4th by rate. That is a gap of 35 places once you adjust for population.
  • South Dakota ranks 38th in total bicyclist deaths but 9th by rate. That is a gap of 29 places once you adjust for population.
  • South Dakota ranks 42nd in total traffic deaths but 11th by rate. That is a gap of 31 places once you adjust for population.
  • South Dakota ranks 42nd in total alcohol-involved crash deaths but 3rd by rate. That is a gap of 39 places once you adjust for population.

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Cite this data: "South Dakota Traffic Fatality Data," injured.org, 2024. https://injured.org/south-dakota/

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.