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Fatal car crashes in Mississippi, county by county

From 2020 through 2024, 3,703 people died in 3,371 crashes on Mississippi roads. That is 25.2 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents, above the US rate of 12.1, and the 1st highest rate of the 50 states and DC.

Hinds County had the most deaths (298). The road stretch with the most fatal crashes was I-55 (South) in Hinds County (39). In 2024, 753 people were killed, 1% more than in 2020.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 · checked October 2, 2026

3,703

people killed in crashes, 2020-2024

25.2

deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 1st highest of 51 (US 12.1)

470

pedestrians killed, 13% of deaths (US 18%)

18%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related (US 28%)

Death rate by county

Deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 2020-2024. Rural counties often rank highest: fewer people, faster roads and longer waits for an ambulance.

Adams County: 17.4 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsAlcorn County: 32.7 per 100,000 a year, 56 deathsAmite County: 36.9 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsAttala County: 32.5 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsBenton County: 44.9 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsBolivar County: 26.8 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsCalhoun County: 31.4 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsCarroll County: 34.1 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsChickasaw County: 32.2 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsChoctaw County: 37.1 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsClaiborne County: 56.6 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsClarke County: 21.1 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsClay County: 22 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsCoahoma County: 32.8 per 100,000 a year, 33 deathsCopiah County: 37.8 per 100,000 a year, 52 deathsCovington County: 57.7 per 100,000 a year, 52 deathsDeSoto County: 10.8 per 100,000 a year, 106 deathsForrest County: 25 per 100,000 a year, 98 deathsFranklin County: 26.6 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsGeorge County: 26.3 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsGreene County: 35.1 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsGrenada County: 45.9 per 100,000 a year, 48 deathsHancock County: 25 per 100,000 a year, 58 deathsHarrison County: 15 per 100,000 a year, 160 deathsHinds County: 28.1 per 100,000 a year, 298 deathsHolmes County: 55.3 per 100,000 a year, 43 deathsHumphreys County: 47.7 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsItawamba County: 20.7 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsJackson County: 19.5 per 100,000 a year, 143 deathsJasper County: 41.8 per 100,000 a year, 33 deathsJefferson County: 49.3 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsJefferson Davis County: 54.3 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsJones County: 19.1 per 100,000 a year, 63 deathsKemper County: 32.7 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsLafayette County: 19 per 100,000 a year, 57 deathsLamar County: 18.3 per 100,000 a year, 61 deathsLauderdale County: 28.3 per 100,000 a year, 100 deathsLawrence County: 24 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsLeake County: 38.2 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsLee County: 22.2 per 100,000 a year, 92 deathsLeflore County: 24.5 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsLincoln County: 28 per 100,000 a year, 49 deathsLowndes County: 19.2 per 100,000 a year, 55 deathsMadison County: 10.7 per 100,000 a year, 61 deathsMarion County: 33.3 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsMarshall County: 51.8 per 100,000 a year, 89 deathsMonroe County: 30.5 per 100,000 a year, 51 deathsMontgomery County: 31.9 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsNeshoba County: 30.4 per 100,000 a year, 44 deathsNewton County: 25.6 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsNoxubee County: 44.8 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsOktibbeha County: 17.7 per 100,000 a year, 46 deathsPanola County: 39.7 per 100,000 a year, 65 deathsPearl River County: 25.1 per 100,000 a year, 74 deathsPerry County: 59.6 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsPike County: 32.3 per 100,000 a year, 63 deathsPontotoc County: 23.7 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsPrentiss County: 18 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsQuitman County: 57.7 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsRankin County: 13 per 100,000 a year, 104 deathsScott County: 51.3 per 100,000 a year, 71 deathsSimpson County: 28.9 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsSmith County: 22.8 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsStone County: 36.8 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsSunflower County: 35.6 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsTallahatchie County: 34.8 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsTate County: 32.2 per 100,000 a year, 46 deathsTippah County: 14.9 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsTishomingo County: 22.6 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsTunica County: 78.6 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsUnion County: 25.4 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsWalthall County: 24.6 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsWarren County: 29.5 per 100,000 a year, 62 deathsWashington County: 41.3 per 100,000 a year, 85 deathsWayne County: 35.4 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsWilkinson County: 53.7 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsWinston County: 31 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsYalobusha County: 38.5 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsYazoo County: 30.4 per 100,000 a year, 35 deaths
under 1010-1515-2020-3030+ too few crashes

The most dangerous roads in Mississippi

Fatal crashes by road within each county, 2020-2024. A long interstate shows up once per county it crosses.

#RoadWhereFatal crashesDeaths
1 I-55 South Hinds County, MS 39 46
2 US-90 Harrison County, MS 35 36
3 US-49 Forrest County, MS 33 35
4 US-82 Washington County, MS 32 35
5 I-10 Harrison County, MS 28 29
6 US-90 West Jackson County, MS 25 28
7 SR-18 Hinds County, MS 23 25
8 US-80 Hinds County, MS 22 24
9 US-49 South Stone County, MS 20 21
10 I-20 West Lauderdale County, MS 19 24
11 I-22 West Marshall County, MS 19 20
12 SR-19 Lauderdale County, MS 19 19
13 US-49 South Harrison County, MS 18 20
14 I-20 West Hinds County, MS 18 19
15 I-10 Jackson County, MS 18 19

Deaths by year

Every Mississippi county

79 counties with 10 or more fatal crashes in five years, by deaths. 3 more had fewer than 10 and are listed after the table.

CountyDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Hinds County 298 28.1 80 211,975
Harrison County 160 15.0 37 213,730
Jackson County 143 19.5 31 147,002
DeSoto County 106 10.8 17 195,871
Rankin County 104 13.0 8 160,573
Lauderdale County 100 28.3 18 70,588
Forrest County 98 25.0 19 78,435
Lee County 92 22.2 14 83,012
Marshall County 89 51.8 5 34,374
Washington County 85 41.3 22 41,181
Pearl River County 74 25.1 11 59,030
Scott County 71 51.3 7 27,666
Panola County 65 39.7 6 32,764
Jones County 63 19.1 3 65,837
Pike County 63 32.3 9 38,980
Warren County 62 29.5 6 42,105
Lamar County 61 18.3 7 66,734
Madison County 61 10.7 6 114,247
Hancock County 58 25.0 6 46,492
Lafayette County 57 19.0 6 59,843
Alcorn County 56 32.7 6 34,228
Lowndes County 55 19.2 2 57,210
Copiah County 52 37.8 5 27,536
Covington County 52 57.7 3 18,015
Monroe County 51 30.5 8 33,483
Lincoln County 49 28.0 4 34,956
Grenada County 48 45.9 6 20,931
Oktibbeha County 46 17.7 5 51,965
Tate County 46 32.2 4 28,551
Neshoba County 44 30.4 4 28,973
Holmes County 43 55.3 5 15,560
Leake County 41 38.2 4 21,462
Sunflower County 41 35.6 5 23,029
Marion County 40 33.3 4 24,008
Bolivar County 38 26.8 5 28,395
Pontotoc County 38 23.7 2 32,014
Simpson County 37 28.9 4 25,597
Stone County 36 36.8 1 19,569
Tunica County 36 78.6 6 9,157
Union County 36 25.4 6 28,363
Wayne County 35 35.4 1 19,749
Yazoo County 35 30.4 3 23,024
George County 34 26.3 5 25,880
Perry County 34 59.6 2 11,406
Coahoma County 33 32.8 6 20,105
Jasper County 33 41.8 1 15,799
Leflore County 32 24.5 4 26,157
Jefferson Davis County 30 54.3 3 11,059
Attala County 28 32.5 0 17,222
Chickasaw County 27 32.2 2 16,774
Newton County 27 25.6 1 21,063
Winston County 27 31.0 1 17,418
Adams County 25 17.4 3 28,674
Itawamba County 25 20.7 1 24,198
Greene County 24 35.1 3 13,675
Yalobusha County 24 38.5 0 12,458
Amite County 23 36.9 0 12,451
Claiborne County 23 56.6 2 8,122
Prentiss County 23 18.0 2 25,489
Noxubee County 22 44.8 1 9,825
Tishomingo County 21 22.6 1 18,553
Wilkinson County 21 53.7 3 7,820
Calhoun County 20 31.4 1 12,754
Clay County 20 22.0 1 18,213
Tallahatchie County 19 34.8 2 10,921
Benton County 17 44.9 0 7,566
Humphreys County 17 47.7 2 7,121
Jefferson County 17 49.3 1 6,900
Walthall County 17 24.6 0 13,839
Carroll County 16 34.1 0 9,378
Clarke County 16 21.1 1 15,155
Quitman County 16 57.7 2 5,542
Smith County 16 22.8 1 14,051
Tippah County 16 14.9 0 21,423
Choctaw County 15 37.1 1 8,091
Montgomery County 15 31.9 2 9,411
Kemper County 14 32.7 1 8,562
Lawrence County 14 24.0 2 11,672
Franklin County 10 26.6 1 7,516

Fewer than 10 fatal crashes, 2020-2024: Issaquena County (9 deaths), Sharkey County (7 deaths), Webster County (11 deaths).

Cities

CityDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Jackson 209 29.6 63 141,449

What was involved

FactorMississippiShareUS
Speeding was a factor
a driver coded by police as speeding, racing or too fast for conditions		 594 18% 28%
A driver had been drinking
police reported alcohol involvement for at least one driver		 595 18% 26%
A large truck was involved
a truck over 10,000 lbs		 439 13% 13%
Hit-and-run
a driver left the scene		 149 4% 7%
Pedestrians killed
share of all deaths		 470 13% 18%
Motorcyclists killed
share of all deaths		 267 7% 15%
Bicyclists killed
share of all deaths		 64 2% 3%
Teens (15-19) killed
share of all deaths		 291 8% 7%

After a crash in Mississippi

  1. Get the crash report

    Statewide copies come from Mississippi Department of Public Safety (Mississippi Highway Patrol), sold online through ReportBeam, cost $15.00 per Mississippi Uniform Crash Report (mail-in or walk-in at a Highway Patrol district station); $20.00 online (DSB page adds a $5.00 handling fee for other-agency online reports).

    How to get a Mississippi crash report

  2. Know your deadline

    Mississippi gives you three years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49(1)). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: Before suing the state or a local government you must file a written notice of claim with its chief executive officer at least 90 days before suit, and suit must be filed within one year of the wrongful conduct (the notice tolls the period for 95 days).

    Work out your date

  3. Who pays

    Mississippi is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.

    Mississippi car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    If you were partly at fault, your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault, and you can still recover even if you were mostly at fault.

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in Mississippi is $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per crash and $25,000 for property (25/50/25).

    Every state’s minimums

Check your deadline and a rough claim range

A filing date and a rough value range for Mississippi. Both take under a minute.

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