NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in Georgia
Quick answer: I-75 is the deadliest road in Georgia: 369 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Cobb County (29 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-20 (245) and I-85 (199).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-75 Interstate · live page |
369 | 320 | 65 → 67 | near Cobb County: 29 deaths map | Fulton County, Cobb County, Clayton County, Bartow County |
| 2 | I-20 Interstate |
245 | 215 | 43 → 47 | near DeKalb County: 35 deaths map | DeKalb County, Fulton County, Douglas County, Warren County |
| 3 | I-85 Interstate |
199 | 188 | 41 → 29 | near Fulton County: 20 deaths map | Fulton County, Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, Coweta County |
| 4 | I-285 Interstate |
161 | 151 | 34 → 18 | near DeKalb County: 29 deaths map | DeKalb County, Fulton County, Clayton County, Cobb County |
| 5 | SR-3 State Highway |
105 | 100 | 22 → 17 | near Clayton County: 10 deaths map | Clayton County, Bartow County, Whitfield County, Spalding County |
| 6 | SR-1 State Highway |
98 | 88 | 17 → 15 | near Floyd County: 11 deaths map | Floyd County, Walker County, Chattooga County, Muscogee County |
| 7 | I-95 Interstate · live page |
85 | 72 | 23 → 10 | near Chatham County: 15 deaths map | Chatham County, Liberty County, Camden County, Glynn County |
| 8 | SR-20 State Highway |
71 | 63 | 4 → 14 | near Gwinnett County: 8 deaths map | Gwinnett County, Bartow County, Cherokee County, Forsyth County |
| 9 | SR-10 State Highway |
69 | 66 | 10 → 10 | near DeKalb County: 16 deaths map | DeKalb County, Clarke County, Richmond County, Gwinnett County |
| 10 | US-27 U.S. Highway |
65 | 57 | 17 → 11 | near Floyd County: 7 deaths map | Muscogee County, Floyd County, Carroll County, Chattooga County |
| 11 | I-16 Interstate |
65 | 60 | 13 → 9 | near Chatham County: 7 deaths map | Chatham County, Bulloch County, Laurens County, Bibb County |
| 12 | SR-11 State Highway |
63 | 58 | 13 → 6 | near Jackson County: 5 deaths map | Walton County, Jackson County, Bibb County, Barrow County |
| 13 | US-19 U.S. Highway |
59 | 56 | 17 → 5 | near Spalding County: 9 deaths map | Spalding County, Clayton County, Forsyth County, Fulton County |
| 14 | SR-520 State Highway |
59 | 52 | 3 → 15 | near Ware County: 7 deaths map | Ware County, Tift County, Webster County, Dougherty County |
| 15 | SR-138 State Highway |
53 | 47 | 11 → 7 | near Fulton County: 9 deaths map | Clayton County, Rockdale County, Henry County, Fulton County |
| 16 | SR-15 State Highway |
52 | 47 | 15 → 7 | near Rabun County: 9 deaths map | Rabun County, Jackson County, Banks County, Pierce County |
| 17 | SR-53 State Highway |
52 | 48 | 6 → 14 | near Hall County: 4 deaths map | Gordon County, Hall County, Floyd County, Dawson County |
| 18 | SR-17 State Highway |
50 | 46 | 8 → 7 | near Habersham County: 7 deaths map | Habersham County, Stephens County, Towns County, Effingham County |
| 19 | SR-8 State Highway |
48 | 45 | 8 → 7 | near Gwinnett County: 5 deaths map | Gwinnett County, Madison County, Barrow County, Fulton County |
| 20 | SR-2 State Highway |
48 | 40 | 11 → 8 | near Walker County: 9 deaths map | Walker County, Fannin County, Rabun County, Catoosa County |
| 21 | SR-5 State Highway |
48 | 46 | 7 → 12 | near Cobb County: 14 deaths map | Cobb County, Pickens County, Fannin County, Gilmer County |
| 22 | SR-16 State Highway |
45 | 43 | 9 → 6 | near Coweta County: 5 deaths map | Spalding County, Coweta County, Carroll County, Hancock County |
| 23 | SR-14 State Highway |
45 | 40 | 6 → 6 | near Fulton County: 16 deaths map | Fulton County, Troup County, Coweta County |
| 24 | SR-120 State Highway |
43 | 41 | 14 → 3 | near Paulding County: 8 deaths map | Cobb County, DeKalb County, Paulding County, Haralson County |
| 25 | SR-92 State Highway |
43 | 42 | 8 → 9 | near Cherokee County: 9 deaths map | Cherokee County, Cobb County, Fayette County, Fulton County |
| 26 | SR-25 State Highway |
40 | 37 | 9 → 9 | near Glynn County: 9 deaths map | Chatham County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Bryan County |
| 27 | US-29 U.S. Highway |
40 | 35 | 18 → 5 | near Fulton County: 8 deaths map | Fulton County, Barrow County, DeKalb County, Clarke County |
| 28 | SR-42 State Highway |
40 | 39 | 10 → 6 | near Clayton County: 8 deaths map | Monroe County, Clayton County, Fulton County, DeKalb County |
| 29 | SR-38 State Highway |
39 | 37 | 10 → 8 | near Thomas County: 3 deaths map | Lowndes County, Thomas County, Decatur County, Pierce County |
| 30 | US-23 U.S. Highway |
39 | 31 | 8 → 6 | near Habersham County: 6 deaths map | DeKalb County, Habersham County, Butts County, Henry County |
| 31 | SR-6 State Highway |
38 | 35 | 12 → 6 | near Douglas County: 9 deaths map | Paulding County, Douglas County, Fulton County, Polk County |
| 32 | US-41 U.S. Highway |
37 | 35 | 9 → 5 | near Cobb County: 5 deaths map | Cobb County, Bibb County, Lowndes County, Bartow County |
| 33 | SR-85 State Highway |
35 | 33 | 12 → 5 | near Clayton County: 18 deaths map | Clayton County, Fayette County, Coweta County, Meriwether County |
| 34 | US-78 U.S. Highway |
35 | 35 | 11 → 3 | near DeKalb County: 8 deaths map | DeKalb County, Clarke County, Gwinnett County, Fulton County |
| 35 | SR-316 State Highway |
34 | 27 | 5 → 5 | near Gwinnett County: 10 deaths map | Gwinnett County, Barrow County, Oconee County |
| 36 | US-278 U.S. Highway |
34 | 33 | 7 → 8 | near DeKalb County: 8 deaths map | DeKalb County, Paulding County, Polk County, Richmond County |
| 37 | SR-139 State Highway |
34 | 33 | 7 → 3 | near Fulton County: 16 deaths map | Fulton County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Gordon County |
| 38 | SR-166 State Highway |
34 | 30 | 8 → 3 | near Carroll County: 9 deaths map | Carroll County, Fulton County, Douglas County |
| 39 | SR-52 State Highway |
34 | 33 | 6 → 5 | near Whitfield County: 4 deaths map | Gilmer County, Lumpkin County, Murray County, Hall County |
| 40 | SR-155 State Highway |
33 | 32 | 7 → 5 | near DeKalb County: 12 deaths map | DeKalb County, Henry County, Spalding County |
| 41 | SR-4 State Highway |
32 | 27 | 6 → 7 | near Richmond County: 7 deaths map | Richmond County, Ware County, Toombs County, Emanuel County |
| 42 | SR-400 State Highway |
31 | 27 | 7 → 7 | near Fulton County: 6 deaths map | Fulton County, Forsyth County, Dawson County, Lumpkin County |
| 43 | SR-26 State Highway |
31 | 30 | 6 → 5 | near Effingham County: 3 deaths map | Bulloch County, Chatham County, Marion County, Effingham County |
| 44 | SR-124 State Highway |
31 | 27 | 7 → 4 | near Gwinnett County: 8 deaths map | Gwinnett County, Jackson County, DeKalb County, Houston County |
| 45 | SR-22 State Highway |
30 | 28 | 6 → 7 | near Hancock County: 5 deaths map | Muscogee County, Bibb County, Hancock County, Oglethorpe County |
| 46 | SR-56 State Highway |
30 | 26 | 2 → 2 | near Richmond County: 7 deaths map | Richmond County, Burke County, Toombs County, Montgomery County |
| 47 | SR-54 State Highway |
30 | 29 | 2 → 5 | near Fulton County: 6 deaths map | Fayette County, Clayton County, Fulton County, Coweta County |
| 48 | SR-61 State Highway |
28 | 27 | 5 → 7 | near Bartow County: 6 deaths map | Bartow County, Carroll County, Paulding County, Gordon County |
| 49 | SR-24 U.S. Highway |
27 | 24 | 6 → 4 | near Putnam County: 5 deaths map | Putnam County, Morgan County, Baldwin County, Screven County |
| 50 | SR-27 State Highway |
26 | 26 | 5 → 4 | near Glynn County: 5 deaths map | Glynn County, Wayne County, Muscogee County, Appling County |
| 51 | SR-279 State Highway |
25 | 22 | 8 → 2 | near Fulton County: 25 deaths map | Fulton County |
| 52 | SR-36 State Highway |
25 | 21 | 6 → 7 | near Lamar County: 5 deaths map | Lamar County, Newton County, Upson County, Butts County |
| 53 | I-520 Interstate |
25 | 25 | 1 → 6 | near Richmond County: 10 deaths map | Richmond County |
| 54 | SR-49 State Highway |
24 | 22 | 10 → 6 | near Peach County: 5 deaths map | Peach County, Macon County, Baldwin County, Bibb County |
| 55 | SR-212 State Highway |
24 | 23 | 2 → 10 | near Newton County: 9 deaths map | Newton County, Rockdale County, DeKalb County, Jasper County |
| 56 | US-129 U.S. Highway |
23 | 23 | 10 → 1 | near Bibb County: 3 deaths map | Bibb County, Hall County, Jackson County, Clarke County |
| 57 | SR-247 State Highway |
23 | 21 | 6 → 5 | near Houston County: 8 deaths map | Houston County, Bibb County |
| 58 | SR-136 State Highway |
23 | 23 | 1 → 5 | near Hall County: 3 deaths map | Dade County, Walker County, Hall County, Gordon County |
| 59 | SR-91 State Highway |
23 | 19 | 1 → 5 | near Dougherty County: 4 deaths map | Lee County, Dougherty County, Miller County, Baker County |
| 60 | SR-119 State Highway |
22 | 20 | 10 → 4 | near Liberty County: 7 deaths map | Liberty County, Effingham County, Bulloch County, Bryan County |
Deaths = people killed in crashes on the road, 2020–2024. A crash counts for the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its location; county and unsigned roads are not ranked because their numbers repeat. The stretch is the ~7-mile square with the most deaths on that road. Source: NHTSA FARS.
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Questions
Deadliest roads — FAQ
What is the deadliest highway in Georgia?
I-75 is the deadliest road in Georgia: 369 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Cobb County (29 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-20 (245) and I-85 (199). Long, busy highways lead on totals; the deadliest-stretch column shows where on each road the deaths cluster.
Why is there no deaths-per-mile figure?
FARS records where each fatal crash happened but not how long each route is or how much traffic it carries, so we show totals and the worst ~7-mile stretch rather than a rate we would have to estimate.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which records every fatal crash on US public roads, for 2020–2024. Each crash is credited to the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its trafficway.