The deadliest roads in Minnesota
US 169 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024: 114, with 123 deaths. The 60 roads listed held 41% of all fatal crashes in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024; 7 are interstates, 14 US routes, 39 state highways.
128 numbered roads in Minnesota recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 60 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 10 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in Minnesota.
Every numbered road in Minnesota, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US 169 | US route | 114 | 123 | 39 | Hennepin, Itasca, Scott |
| 2 | I-94 | Interstate | 89 | 99 | 29 | Hennepin, Stearns, Wright |
| 3 | US 10 | US route | 69 | 75 | 22 | Sherburne, Morrison, Benton |
| 4 | I-35 | Interstate | 69 | 73 | 21 | Chisago, Pine, Rice |
| 5 | State Highway 23 | State highway | 62 | 70 | 16 | Stearns, Benton, Pine |
| 6 | State Highway 65 | State highway | 59 | 66 | 16 | Anoka, Isanti, Kanabec |
| 7 | State Highway 55 | State highway | 57 | 64 | 17 | Hennepin, Dakota, Wright |
| 8 | US 61 | US route | 54 | 62 | 20 | Ramsey, Washington, Wabasha |
| 9 | US 71 | US route | 46 | 53 | 9 | Wadena, Todd, Stearns |
| 10 | State Highway 210 | State highway | 45 | 48 | 14 | Otter Tail, Crow Wing, Carlton |
| 11 | State Highway 47 | State highway | 43 | 45 | 10 | Anoka, Isanti, Aitkin |
| 12 | I-90 | Interstate | 39 | 48 | 18 | Winona, Faribault, Olmsted |
| 13 | State Highway 7 | State highway | 37 | 42 | 15 | Hennepin, McLeod, Carver |
| 14 | US 14 | US route | 37 | 41 | 9 | Olmsted, Nicollet, Blue Earth |
| 15 | I-35W | Interstate | 36 | 40 | 12 | Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey |
| 16 | US 59 | US route | 32 | 37 | 9 | Pennington, Becker, Lyon |
| 17 | US 12 | US route | 32 | 34 | 7 | Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Wright |
| 18 | US 52 | US route | 31 | 33 | 8 | Goodhue, Olmsted, Dakota |
| 19 | US 2 | US route | 30 | 36 | 5 | St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami |
| 20 | State Highway 95 | State highway | 29 | 30 | 5 | Washington, Isanti, Chisago |
| 21 | State Highway 60 | State highway | 28 | 28 | 11 | Rice, Blue Earth, Wabasha |
| 22 | State Highway 13 | State highway | 27 | 28 | 7 | Dakota, Scott, Waseca |
| 23 | State Highway 371 | State highway | 26 | 29 | 11 | Crow Wing, Cass |
| 24 | US 212 | US route | 25 | 26 | 8 | Carver, Renville, McLeod |
| 25 | State Highway 25 | State highway | 24 | 25 | 5 | Wright, Morrison, Crow Wing |
| 26 | State Highway 19 | State highway | 22 | 25 | 6 | Sibley, Rice, Redwood |
| 27 | State Highway 15 | State highway | 21 | 22 | 6 | Stearns, Brown, Meeker |
| 28 | State Highway 5 | State highway | 21 | 22 | 9 | Ramsey, Carver, Hennepin |
| 29 | State Highway 22 | State highway | 19 | 20 | 10 | Blue Earth, Faribault, McLeod |
| 30 | State Highway 30 | State highway | 18 | 19 | 10 | Olmsted, Pipestone, Cottonwood |
| 31 | State Highway 9 | State highway | 16 | 22 | 4 | Clay, Wilkin, Norman |
| 32 | I-494 | Interstate | 16 | 18 | 4 | Hennepin, Dakota, Washington |
| 33 | US 63 | US route | 16 | 17 | 7 | Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha |
| 34 | I-694 | Interstate | 15 | 18 | 7 | Anoka, Ramsey, Washington |
| 35 | State Highway 6 | State highway | 15 | 16 | 2 | Crow Wing, Cass, Itasca |
| 36 | State Highway 27 | State highway | 15 | 15 | 3 | Morrison, Douglas, Mille Lacs |
| 37 | State Highway 1 | State highway | 14 | 15 | 3 | Pennington, St. Louis, Marshall |
| 38 | I-35E | Interstate | 14 | 14 | 8 | Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka |
| 39 | US 53 | US route | 13 | 14 | 4 | St. Louis |
| 40 | US 75 | US route | 13 | 14 | 5 | Polk, Clay, Yellow Medicine |
| 41 | State Highway 62 | State highway | 12 | 13 | 6 | Hennepin, Dakota, Cottonwood |
| 42 | State Highway 200 | State highway | 12 | 12 | 4 | Cass, Hubbard, Aitkin |
| 43 | State Highway 36 | State highway | 12 | 12 | 2 | Ramsey, Washington |
| 44 | State Highway 29 | State highway | 11 | 13 | 3 | Douglas, Swift, Otter Tail |
| 45 | State Highway 34 | State highway | 11 | 11 | 2 | Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail |
| 46 | State Highway 4 | State highway | 11 | 11 | 4 | Meeker, Brown, Stearns |
| 47 | State Highway 56 | State highway | 10 | 12 | 3 | Dakota, Dodge, Mower |
| 48 | State Highway 61 | State highway | 10 | 11 | 4 | Lake, Cook, St. Louis |
| 49 | State Highway 3 | State highway | 9 | 9 | 5 | Dakota, Rice |
| 50 | State Highway 610 | State highway | 9 | 9 | 2 | Hennepin, Anoka |
| 51 | State Highway 135 | State highway | 7 | 9 | 1 | St. Louis |
| 52 | State Highway 24 | State highway | 7 | 9 | 3 | Wright, Meeker, Sherburne |
| 53 | State Highway 44 | State highway | 7 | 8 | 1 | Fillmore, Houston |
| 54 | State Highway 92 | State highway | 7 | 8 | 1 | Clearwater, Polk, Red Lake |
| 55 | State Highway 11 | State highway | 7 | 7 | 3 | Roseau, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods |
| 56 | State Highway 252 | State highway | 7 | 7 | 1 | Hennepin |
| 57 | State Highway 42 | State highway | 7 | 7 | 3 | Olmsted, Wabasha |
| 58 | State Highway 64 | State highway | 7 | 7 | 4 | Cass, Hubbard |
| 59 | State Highway 40 | State highway | 6 | 9 | 3 | Chippewa, Kandiyohi |
| 60 | US 8 | US route | 6 | 8 | 1 | Chisago |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every numbered road in Minnesota as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/deadliest-roads/minnesota/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
Interstates in Minnesota per mile
Fatal crashes a year per 100 miles of road, 2015 to 2024, for interstates with 20 miles or more in Minnesota. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle. Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about the deadliest roads in Minnesota
- What is the deadliest road in Minnesota?
- US 169 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024: 114, with 123 deaths. I-94 was second with 89 and US 10 third with 69. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Which interstate in Minnesota is the most dangerous per mile?
- I-94, with 3.4 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024 on 259 miles. That is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
- How many fatal crashes in Minnesota happen on numbered roads?
- 1,751 of 3,788 fatal crashes in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024 (46%) were filed on an interstate, US or state route; the rest were on county roads, city streets and unnamed roads, which are in the state's total but not ranked here.
Where the Minnesota road numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash filed on a numbered interstate, US or state route in Minnesota, read from the road name NHTSA filed, with ramps, frontage and service roads left out. A road gets its own page with 15 or more fatal crashes from 2022 to 2024. The full method.