US States With the Lowest Always Wears a Seatbelt

49 US states ranked by always wears a seatbelt, from lowest to highest. First are New Hampshire (86.1), South Dakota (86.2) and Mississippi (88.3). The middle one of the 49 has 94.1.

What this measures

Adults who say they always wear a seatbelt in a car. Source: .

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

Every state

Rank	State	% of adults
1	New Hampshire	86.1
2	South Dakota	86.2
3	Mississippi	88.3
4	Montana	88.5
5	Nebraska	88.7
6	Missouri	88.7
7	Wyoming	89.4
8	North Dakota	90
9	West Virginia	91.1
10	Alaska	91.3
11	Oklahoma	91.5
12	Arkansas	91.6
13	Idaho	91.7
14	Massachusetts	92.2
15	Maine	92.3
16	Ohio	92.4
17	Tennessee	92.8
18	Alabama	92.9
19	Wisconsin	92.9
20	Kansas	93
21	Louisiana	93.1
22	Indiana	93.1
23	New York	93.3
24	Iowa	94
25	Vermont	94.1
26	Illinois	94.2
27	Connecticut	94.3
28	Georgia	94.3
29	District of Columbia	94.5
30	Virginia	94.5
31	Florida	94.5
32	Colorado	94.6
33	Nevada	94.6
34	Arizona	94.6
35	South Carolina	94.6
36	Texas	94.7
37	New Jersey	94.7
38	Michigan	94.7
39	Hawaii	94.8
40	Rhode Island	95
41	New Mexico	95.2
42	North Carolina	95.4
43	Maryland	95.5
44	Utah	95.7
45	Minnesota	95.9
46	Delaware	95.9
47	California	96.3
48	Washington	97.1
49	Oregon	97.4

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