| State | Road fatalities in 2012 |
| 1) Texas | 3,398 |
| 2) California | 2,857 |
| 3) Florida | 2,424 |
| 4) Pennsylvania | 1,310 |
| 5) North Carolina | 1,292 |
| 6) Georgia | 1,192 |
| 7) New York | 1,168 |
| 8) Ohio | 1,123 |
| 9) Tennessee | 1,014 |
| 10) Illinois | 956 |
Sources: University of Michigan Transportation Research and the Wall Street Journal, (July 20, 2014.)
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