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Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths

The percentage of driving deaths that involved alcohol.

Reported for2,401areas, in 50 states — none in CT, PR
Link to density0.20not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.13Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
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How it has moved

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Every state, every year

One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.

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Where it comes from

County Health Rankings · County Health Rankings v134
University of Wisconsin · 13 releases, 2013–2025; each value filed under the last year its data covers, 2010–2023 · 95% likely ranges, converted to 90%; figures based on small counts are withheld

Source: County Health Rankings, which compiles each measure from its own source and filed here under the last year of the period it covers.

Combining areas: an average weighted by population.

Population makeup

How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.

Share of residentsUnadjustedAdjusted
Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths and Share White, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share White, not Hispanic by US county+0.09+0.05
Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county-0.08-0.04
Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county-0.11-0.12
Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county-0.08-0.03
Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicWhere Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths is higher, Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county+0.23+0.17

Highest and lowest

Of 2,401 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.

Highest

  1. Yakutat City and Borough, AK — 1%
  2. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK — 1%
  3. Petersburg Borough, AK — 1%
  4. Kusilvak Census Area, AK — 1%
  5. Haines Borough, AK — 1%

Lowest

  1. Lafayette County, FL — 0%
  2. Quitman County, GA — 0%
  3. Union County, GA — 0%
  4. Bear Lake County, ID — 0%
  5. Brown County, IL — 0%

The middle area reports 0.292%. The middle half of counties falls between 0.222% and 0.368% (the 25th to 75th percentile).

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