The deadliest roads in North Dakota
I-94 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in North Dakota from 2015 to 2024: 69, with 73 deaths. The 22 roads listed held 40% of all fatal crashes in North Dakota from 2015 to 2024; 2 are interstates, 6 US routes, 14 state highways.
100 numbered roads in North Dakota recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 22 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 1 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in North Dakota.
Every numbered road in North Dakota, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-94 | Interstate | 69 | 73 | 21 | Stark, Morton, Cass |
| 2 | US 2 | US route | 48 | 59 | 6 | Williams, Grand Forks, Mountrail |
| 3 | US 83 | US route | 29 | 33 | 9 | Ward, McLean, Burleigh |
| 4 | I-29 | Interstate | 28 | 33 | 7 | Cass, Grand Forks, Richland |
| 5 | State Highway 1804 | State highway | 25 | 28 | 7 | Williams, Burleigh, Mountrail |
| 6 | State Highway 23 | State highway | 24 | 32 | 8 | McKenzie, Mountrail, Ward |
| 7 | US 85 | US route | 22 | 27 | 4 | McKenzie, Williams, Billings |
| 8 | US 281 | US route | 20 | 21 | 7 | Rolette, Towner, LaMoure |
| 9 | State Highway 22 | State highway | 18 | 18 | 2 | Dunn, McKenzie, Stark |
| 10 | US 52 | US route | 16 | 18 | 3 | Ward, McHenry, Stutsman |
| 11 | State Highway 1806 | State highway | 15 | 17 | 4 | Morton, McKenzie, Sioux |
| 12 | State Highway 200 | State highway | 12 | 14 | 2 | McKenzie, Dunn, Mercer |
| 13 | State Highway 1 | State highway | 8 | 8 | 4 | Barnes, Nelson, Dickey |
| 14 | State Highway 20 | State highway | 8 | 8 | 0 | Stutsman, Ramsey, Benson |
| 15 | State Highway 8 | State highway | 7 | 7 | 1 | Mountrail, Adams, Burke |
| 16 | US 81 | US route | 7 | 7 | 3 | Walsh, Cass, Grand Forks |
| 17 | State Highway 32 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 2 | Ransom, Walsh, Barnes |
| 18 | State Highway 5 | State highway | 5 | 7 | 0 | Bottineau, Divide, Cavalier |
| 19 | State Highway 57 | State highway | 5 | 7 | 4 | Benson |
| 20 | State Highway 13 | State highway | 5 | 6 | 3 | Sargent, Richland, Logan |
| 21 | State Highway 18 | State highway | 5 | 6 | 0 | Cass, Grand Forks, Walsh |
| 22 | State Highway 46 | State highway | 5 | 5 | 0 | Stutsman, Cass, Ransom |
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 North Dakota as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/deadliest-roads/north-dakota/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
Interstates in North Dakota per mile
Fatal crashes a year per 100 miles of road, 2015 to 2024, for interstates with 20 miles or more in North Dakota. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle. Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log.
| Road | Per 100 miles a year | Fatal crashes | Miles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-94 | 2.0 | 69 | 352 |
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 North Dakota
- What is the deadliest road in North Dakota?
- I-94 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in North Dakota from 2015 to 2024: 69, with 73 deaths. US 2 was second with 48 and US 83 third with 29. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Which interstate in North Dakota is the most dangerous per mile?
- I-94, with 2 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024 on 352 miles. That is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
- How many fatal crashes in North Dakota happen on numbered roads?
- 523 of 962 fatal crashes in North Dakota from 2015 to 2024 (54%) 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota, 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.