NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in Kansas
Quick answer: I-70 is the deadliest road in Kansas: 90 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Wyandotte County (9 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-35 (63) and US-54 (59).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-70 Unknown/Not Reported · live page |
90 | 83 | 20 → 15 | near Wyandotte County: 9 deaths map | Wyandotte County, Geary County, Shawnee County, Gove County |
| 2 | I-35 Interstate · live page |
63 | 57 | 9 → 11 | near Johnson County: 12 deaths map | Johnson County, Sumner County, Franklin County, Wyandotte County |
| 3 | US-54 U.S. Highway |
59 | 49 | 13 → 10 | near Sedgwick County: 9 deaths map | Sedgwick County, Pratt County, Kiowa County, Butler County |
| 4 | US-50 U.S. Highway |
49 | 40 | 11 → 6 | near Marion County: 5 deaths map | Finney County, Marion County, Ford County, Lyon County |
| 5 | US-24 U.S. Highway |
47 | 40 | 12 → 9 | near Riley County: 5 deaths map | Riley County, Clay County, Jefferson County, Leavenworth County |
| 6 | US-56 U.S. Highway |
42 | 35 | 9 → 5 | near Marion County: 5 deaths map | Marion County, Ford County, Douglas County, Gray County |
| 7 | US-160 U.S. Highway |
39 | 34 | 10 → 5 | near Clark County: 4 deaths map | Cowley County, Clark County, Grant County, Montgomery County |
| 8 | US-75 U.S. Highway |
38 | 34 | 8 → 9 | near Brown County: 4 deaths map | Jackson County, Brown County, Shawnee County, Woodson County |
| 9 | I-135 Interstate |
34 | 29 | 6 → 4 | near Harvey County: 9 deaths map | Sedgwick County, Harvey County, Saline County, McPherson County |
| 10 | US-69 U.S. Highway |
28 | 23 | 4 → 4 | near Bourbon County: 4 deaths map | Johnson County, Bourbon County, Wyandotte County, Linn County |
| 11 | US-40 U.S. Highway |
26 | 16 | 11 → 3 | near Douglas County: 8 deaths map | Douglas County, Wallace County, Shawnee County, Logan County |
| 12 | US-400 U.S. Highway |
25 | 19 | 4 → 3 | near Wilson County: 5 deaths map | Wilson County, Labette County, Greenwood County, Cherokee County |
| 13 | I-435 Interstate |
24 | 24 | 6 → 2 | near Johnson County: 8 deaths map | Johnson County, Wyandotte County |
| 14 | US-169 U.S. Highway |
23 | 20 | 5 → 10 | near Montgomery County: 3 deaths map | Montgomery County, Miami County, Allen County, Neosho County |
| 15 | US-81 U.S. Highway |
21 | 20 | 4 → 4 | near Sedgwick County: 4 deaths map | Ottawa County, Republic County, Sedgwick County, Sumner County |
| 16 | SR-15 State Highway |
20 | 16 | 3 → 3 | near Sedgwick County: 3 deaths map | Dickinson County, Sedgwick County, Clay County, Cowley County |
| 17 | US-36 U.S. Highway |
20 | 20 | 2 → 6 | — | Norton County, Republic County, Washington County, Jewell County |
| 18 | US-73 U.S. Highway |
19 | 17 | 5 → 5 | near Atchison County: 5 deaths map | Leavenworth County, Atchison County, Wyandotte County, Brown County |
| 19 | US-77 U.S. Highway |
19 | 18 | 4 → 4 | near Geary County: 3 deaths map | Butler County, Geary County, Cowley County, Dickinson County |
| 20 | US-59 U.S. Highway |
19 | 18 | 5 → 5 | near Labette County: 3 deaths map | Labette County, Neosho County, Atchison County, Franklin County |
| 21 | SR-4 State Highway |
18 | 15 | 4 → 4 | near Jefferson County: 5 deaths map | Jefferson County, Shawnee County, Lane County, Rush County |
| 22 | SR-96 State Highway |
17 | 14 | 4 → 5 | near Reno County: 3 deaths map | Sedgwick County, Reno County, Greeley County, Wichita County |
| 23 | SR-7 State Highway |
16 | 16 | 1 → 3 | — | Johnson County, Linn County, Crawford County, Bourbon County |
| 24 | US-83 U.S. Highway |
15 | 13 | 6 → 1 | near Thomas County: 3 deaths map | Seward County, Thomas County, Scott County, Finney County |
| 25 | US-281 U.S. Highway |
15 | 14 | 5 → 2 | near Osborne County: 3 deaths map | Barton County, Osborne County, Pratt County, Stafford County |
| 26 | US-166 U.S. Highway |
15 | 12 | 3 → 1 | near Labette County: 4 deaths map | Cherokee County, Chautauqua County, Labette County, Montgomery County |
| 27 | SR-42 State Highway |
14 | 11 | 6 → 4 | near Sedgwick County: 7 deaths map | Sedgwick County, Kingman County, Pratt County |
| 28 | SR-61 State Highway |
13 | 10 | 2 → 1 | near Reno County: 4 deaths map | Reno County, Pratt County, McPherson County |
| 29 | US-183 U.S. Highway |
12 | 12 | 2 → 2 | — | Ellis County, Rush County, Kiowa County, Pawnee County |
| 30 | SR-14 State Highway |
12 | 11 | 2 → 1 | — | Reno County, Harper County, Rice County, Jewell County |
| 31 | I-235 Interstate |
12 | 11 | 2 → 2 | near Sedgwick County: 7 deaths map | Sedgwick County |
| 32 | SR-156 State Highway |
12 | 10 | 0 → 0 | near Pawnee County: 3 deaths map | Pawnee County, Finney County, Ellsworth County |
| 33 | SR-254 State Highway |
10 | 9 | 1 → 1 | near Sedgwick County: 3 deaths map | Butler County, Sedgwick County |
| 34 | I-335 Interstate |
10 | 7 | 0 → 3 | near Shawnee County: 5 deaths map | Lyon County, Shawnee County, Osage County |
| 35 | US-283 U.S. Highway |
9 | 9 | 1 → 1 | — | Ford County, Clark County, Graham County, Ness County |
| 36 | I-635 Interstate |
9 | 8 | 3 → 2 | near Wyandotte County: 9 deaths map | Wyandotte County |
| 37 | SR-32 State Highway |
9 | 8 | 2 → 1 | near Wyandotte County: 3 deaths map | Wyandotte County, Leavenworth County |
| 38 | SR-9 State Highway |
8 | 7 | 3 → 1 | — | Cloud County, Nemaha County, Mitchell County, Norton County |
| 39 | SR-99 State Highway |
8 | 7 | 3 → 2 | — | Lyon County, Greenwood County, Wabaunsee County, Elk County |
| 40 | SR-18 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 2 → 0 | near Riley County: 5 deaths map | Riley County, Rooks County |
| 41 | SR-25 State Highway |
6 | 5 | 3 → 0 | — | Grant County, Stevens County, Thomas County, Logan County |
| 42 | SR-5 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 1 → 1 | near Wyandotte County: 3 deaths map | Wyandotte County, Leavenworth County |
| 43 | I-470 Interstate |
5 | 5 | 0 → 1 | near Shawnee County: 3 deaths map | Shawnee County |
| 44 | SR-27 State Highway |
5 | 4 | 0 → 0 | near Hamilton County: 3 deaths map | Hamilton County, Wallace County, Stanton County |
| 45 | SR-68 State Highway |
4 | 3 | 3 → 1 | — | Franklin County, Miami County |
| 46 | SR-23 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 1 | — | Sheridan County, Gray County |
| 47 | SR-383 State Highway |
4 | 3 | 1 → 0 | — | Norton County, Phillips County, Decatur County |
| 48 | SR-39 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 0 | — | Neosho County, Bourbon County, Wilson County |
| 49 | SR-92 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 1 | — | Jefferson County, Leavenworth County |
| 50 | SR-10 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | near Douglas County: 3 deaths map | Douglas County, Johnson County |
| 51 | SR-268 State Highway |
3 | 2 | 2 → 0 | near Osage County: 3 deaths map | Osage County |
| 52 | SR-177 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | — | Morris County, Chase County, Butler County |
| 53 | SR-2 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 0 → 0 | — | Harper County, Barber County |
| 54 | SR-16 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 0 → 2 | — | Jefferson County, Jackson County, Pottawatomie County |
| 55 | SR-148 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 0 → 0 | near Washington County: 3 deaths map | Washington 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 Kansas?
I-70 is the deadliest road in Kansas: 90 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Wyandotte County (9 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-35 (63) and US-54 (59). 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.