NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in Texas
Quick answer: I-10 is the deadliest road in Texas: 586 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Jefferson County (38 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-35 (568) and I-20 (454).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-10 Unknown/Not Reported · live page |
586 | 532 | 102 → 123 | near Jefferson County: 38 deaths map | Harris County, El Paso County, Bexar County, Jefferson County |
| 2 | I-35 Interstate · live page |
568 | 508 | 65 → 139 | near Bexar County: 35 deaths map | Travis County, Bexar County, Dallas County, Tarrant County |
| 3 | I-20 Unknown/Not Reported |
454 | 410 | 79 → 84 | near Tarrant County: 23 deaths map | Tarrant County, Dallas County, Harrison County, Parker County |
| 4 | I-45 Interstate |
391 | 359 | 73 → 79 | near Harris County: 33 deaths map | Harris County, Montgomery County, Dallas County, Ellis County |
| 5 | US-59 U.S. Highway |
256 | 214 | 64 → 41 | near San Jacinto County: 11 deaths map | Wharton County, Nacogdoches County, Polk County, Cass County |
| 6 | I-30 Interstate |
210 | 191 | 40 → 35 | near Dallas County: 18 deaths map | Dallas County, Tarrant County, Hunt County, Hopkins County |
| 7 | US-287 U.S. Highway |
207 | 169 | 34 → 31 | near Tarrant County: 10 deaths map | Ellis County, Tarrant County, Armstrong County, Wichita County |
| 8 | US-90 U.S. Highway |
202 | 176 | 21 → 44 | near Bexar County: 18 deaths map | Harris County, Bexar County, Liberty County, Medina County |
| 9 | US-281 U.S. Highway |
151 | 124 | 25 → 31 | near Brooks County: 10 deaths map | Blanco County, Bexar County, Brooks County, Burnet County |
| 10 | US-67 U.S. Highway |
149 | 127 | 20 → 36 | near Ellis County: 10 deaths map | Johnson County, Somervell County, Tom Green County, Erath County |
| 11 | US-87 U.S. Highway |
144 | 119 | 24 → 31 | near Hartley County: 10 deaths map | Tom Green County, Gillespie County, Wilson County, Howard County |
| 12 | US-84 U.S. Highway |
142 | 119 | 25 → 24 | near Lubbock County: 12 deaths map | Lubbock County, Garza County, Limestone County, Nolan County |
| 13 | SR-6 State Highway |
141 | 126 | 19 → 33 | near Harris County: 23 deaths map | Harris County, Fort Bend County, McLennan County, Brazos County |
| 14 | US-290 U.S. Highway |
136 | 122 | 24 → 33 | near Travis County: 11 deaths map | Travis County, Harris County, Washington County, Bastrop County |
| 15 | US-183 U.S. Highway |
133 | 122 | 22 → 25 | near Travis County: 17 deaths map | Travis County, Williamson County, Gonzales County, Caldwell County |
| 16 | SR-12 State Highway |
125 | 117 | 24 → 21 | near Dallas County: 24 deaths map | Dallas County, Orange County |
| 17 | SR-71 State Highway |
125 | 106 | 33 → 23 | near Travis County: 14 deaths map | Travis County, Bastrop County, Fayette County, Colorado County |
| 18 | US-83 U.S. Highway |
122 | 103 | 26 → 21 | near Starr County: 6 deaths map | Starr County, Jones County, Taylor County, Uvalde County |
| 19 | US-82 U.S. Highway |
121 | 107 | 23 → 21 | near Grayson County: 6 deaths map | Grayson County, Lamar County, Cooke County, Bowie County |
| 20 | US-69 U.S. Highway |
120 | 109 | 20 → 29 | near Jefferson County: 8 deaths map | Cherokee County, Jefferson County, Angelina County, Hunt County |
| 21 | I-69 Interstate |
120 | 114 | 13 → 28 | near Harris County: 14 deaths map | Harris County, Cameron County, Montgomery County, Fort Bend County |
| 22 | US-77 U.S. Highway |
110 | 91 | 25 → 18 | near Ellis County: 6 deaths map | San Patricio County, Milam County, Refugio County, Victoria County |
| 23 | US-190 U.S. Highway |
107 | 93 | 26 → 30 | near Robertson County: 11 deaths map | Polk County, Bell County, Robertson County, Jasper County |
| 24 | I-410 Unknown/Not Reported |
92 | 90 | 12 → 22 | near Bexar County: 18 deaths map | Bexar County |
| 25 | US-79 U.S. Highway |
91 | 73 | 14 → 6 | near Leon County: 6 deaths map | Panola County, Leon County, Milam County, Rusk County |
| 26 | SR-36 State Highway |
89 | 79 | 13 → 19 | near Burleson County: 7 deaths map | Burleson County, Brazoria County, Callahan County, Coryell County |
| 27 | SR-8 State Highway |
87 | 81 | 13 → 17 | near Harris County: 13 deaths map | Harris County, Bowie County, Cass County, Travis County |
| 28 | I-37 Interstate |
84 | 76 | 11 → 19 | near Bexar County: 11 deaths map | Bexar County, Atascosa County, Live Oak County, Nueces County |
| 29 | US-75 U.S. Highway |
84 | 74 | 19 → 17 | near Collin County: 16 deaths map | Grayson County, Dallas County, Collin County |
| 30 | SR-16 State Highway |
84 | 73 | 17 → 19 | near Bexar County: 5 deaths map | Bexar County, Atascosa County, Bandera County, Kerr County |
| 31 | SR-21 State Highway |
82 | 73 | 12 → 20 | near Caldwell County: 9 deaths map | Bastrop County, Nacogdoches County, Lee County, Brazos County |
| 32 | I-820 Interstate |
76 | 67 | 15 → 16 | near Tarrant County: 19 deaths map | Tarrant County |
| 33 | SR-105 State Highway |
75 | 65 | 17 → 11 | near Grimes County: 9 deaths map | Montgomery County, Liberty County, Grimes County, Washington County |
| 34 | SR-31 State Highway |
73 | 61 | 11 → 19 | near Smith County: 10 deaths map | Smith County, Navarro County, Henderson County, Gregg County |
| 35 | I-40 Interstate · live page |
71 | 58 | 16 → 23 | near Potter County: 9 deaths map | Potter County, Oldham County, Carson County, Wheeler County |
| 36 | US-377 U.S. Highway |
71 | 63 | 7 → 17 | near Erath County: 8 deaths map | Hood County, Grayson County, Erath County, Denton County |
| 37 | SR-121 State Highway |
69 | 63 | 6 → 19 | near Denton County: 12 deaths map | Fannin County, Tarrant County, Collin County, Denton County |
| 38 | SR-19 State Highway |
69 | 53 | 10 → 17 | near Walker County: 6 deaths map | Henderson County, Van Zandt County, Hopkins County, Walker County |
| 39 | SR-35 State Highway |
68 | 58 | 13 → 13 | near Aransas County: 8 deaths map | Brazoria County, Aransas County, Matagorda County, Calhoun County |
| 40 | SR-1604 State Highway |
67 | 62 | 16 → 14 | near Bexar County: 9 deaths map | Bexar County |
| 41 | US-62 U.S. Highway |
66 | 55 | 7 → 12 | near Gaines County: 6 deaths map | Lubbock County, Gaines County, Hudspeth County, El Paso County |
| 42 | US-175 U.S. Highway |
65 | 57 | 12 → 7 | near Dallas County: 10 deaths map | Dallas County, Kaufman County, Henderson County, Cherokee County |
| 43 | US-80 U.S. Highway |
65 | 59 | 18 → 7 | near Dallas County: 10 deaths map | Kaufman County, Dallas County, Harrison County, Van Zandt County |
| 44 | I-635 Interstate |
65 | 61 | 10 → 12 | near Dallas County: 19 deaths map | Dallas County, Tarrant County |
| 45 | SR-349 State Highway |
63 | 51 | 7 → 12 | near Martin County: 9 deaths map | Martin County, Midland County, Upton County, Dawson County |
| 46 | US-277 U.S. Highway |
63 | 49 | 13 → 5 | near Val Verde County: 8 deaths map | Maverick County, Val Verde County, Tom Green County, Knox County |
| 47 | US-385 U.S. Highway |
61 | 50 | 10 → 11 | near Ector County: 5 deaths map | Ector County, Crane County, Hartley County, Lamb County |
| 48 | I-610 Interstate |
61 | 60 | 12 → 11 | near Harris County: 16 deaths map | Harris County |
| 49 | US-271 U.S. Highway |
54 | 42 | 16 → 12 | near Camp County: 6 deaths map | Titus County, Upshur County, Lamar County, Camp County |
| 50 | SR-64 State Highway |
52 | 47 | 8 → 7 | near Van Zandt County: 9 deaths map | Van Zandt County, Smith County, Rusk County |
| 51 | SR-146 State Highway |
52 | 45 | 13 → 10 | near Chambers County: 11 deaths map | Liberty County, Harris County, Galveston County, Polk County |
| 52 | SR-302 State Highway |
49 | 41 | 9 → 7 | near Ector County: 8 deaths map | Ector County, Winkler County, Loving County, Reeves County |
| 53 | SR-288 State Highway |
48 | 44 | 5 → 7 | near Harris County: 10 deaths map | Brazoria County, Harris County, Denton County |
| 54 | SR-183 State Highway |
46 | 45 | 14 → 7 | near Tarrant County: 17 deaths map | Tarrant County, Dallas County, Travis County, Williamson County |
| 55 | SR-375 State Highway |
45 | 41 | 5 → 7 | near El Paso County: 12 deaths map | El Paso County |
| 56 | I-35E Unknown/Not Reported |
45 | 40 | 7 → 6 | near Dallas County: 8 deaths map | Dallas County, Denton County, Ellis County, Hill County |
| 57 | US-259 U.S. Highway |
44 | 37 | 11 → 6 | near Rusk County: 10 deaths map | Rusk County, Gregg County, Nacogdoches County, Morris County |
| 58 | SR-155 State Highway |
44 | 38 | 7 → 14 | near Henderson County: 8 deaths map | Smith County, Upshur County, Anderson County, Henderson County |
| 59 | I-27 Interstate |
43 | 37 | 9 → 8 | near Lubbock County: 7 deaths map | Lubbock County, Hale County, Randall County, Swisher County |
| 60 | SR-249 State Highway |
41 | 38 | 7 → 10 | near Harris County: 16 deaths map | Harris County, Montgomery County, Grimes 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 Texas?
I-10 is the deadliest road in Texas: 586 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Jefferson County (38 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-35 (568) and I-20 (454). 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.