A new study into road traffic accidents in America has found that Mississippi is the state where millennials are most likely to be involved in fatal accidents.
Research by legal funding experts Tribeca Lawsuit Loans analyzed fatal road accident data from 2017 – 2021 and found that millennials, ages 27 to 42 in 2023, are more likely to be involved in fatal accidents on the roads.
1 – Mississippi
In Mississippi, there is a millennial population of 595,502; between the allotted time frame, there were 959 fatalities due to car accidents. This is equal to 161.04 per every 100,000 of the population, the highest count across all of the states.
Fatalities per 100,000 of the population: 161.04.
2 – South Carolina
South Carolina has the second-most dangerous roads for millennials, with 1541 reported deaths on the roads between 2017-2021. When adjusted to the population this number is equal to 142.90 fatalities per 100,000.
Fatalities per 100,000 of the population: 142.90.
3 – New Mexico
New Mexico is the third state on this list. With 621 fatalities over five years (139.55 per 100,000), on average that’s 124.2 deaths every year.
Fatalities per 100,000 of the population: 139.55.
4 – Wyoming
Wyoming has a much smaller millennial population of 122,160. Over the 5-year time period, there were 167 deaths on the roads, which when adjusted to the population is 136.71 deaths per 100,000 people. On average that’s 27.34 deaths every year on the roads.
Fatalities per 100,000 of the population: 136.71.
5 – Alabama
Alabama is the fifth most dangerous state for millennial drivers, with 1337 deaths due to road traffic accidents; on average, that’s 267.4 every year. When adjusted to the population that is equal to 129.63 per 100,000 people.
Fatalities per 100,000 of the population: 129.63.
6 – Arkansas
Arkansas is sixth on this list, with 795 fatalities over five years that’s equal to 126.75 per 100,000 of the 627,195 millennial population.
Fatalities per 100,000 of the population: 126.75.
7 – Louisiana
Louisiana has a millennial population of 985,883, and over the five years of 2017 – 2021, there were 1209 fatalities on the roads (241.8 per year). That’s equal to 122.63 per 100,000 people, or 24.53 per 100,000 every year.
Fatalities per 100,000 of the population: 122.63.
8 – Montana
Montana is the eighth most dangerous state for millennial drivers. On average there were 55.4 fatalities over the five years included in the data. In total that is 277 deaths or 117.93 per 100,000 of the population.
Fatalities per 100,000 of the population: 117.93.
9 – West Virginia
West Virginia had 368 millennial fatalities on the roads between 2017 and 2021 (73.60 per year). When adjusted to the population of millennials, which is 338,441, this is equal to 108.73 per 100,000.
Fatalities per 100,000 of the population: 108.73.
10 – Kentucky
Kentucky is the tenth most dangerous state for driving as a millennial; between 2017 and 2021, there were 995 fatalities on the road (199 per year). When adjusted to the larger millennial population of 926,452 this is equal to 107.40 per 100,000.
Fatalities per 100,000 of the population: 107.40.
A spokesperson from Tribeca Lawsuit Loans said: “Many studies conducted all paint a picture that millennial drivers are involved In the most accidents on the roads. The intersection of technology, distractions, and a fast-paced lifestyle creates a complex driving landscape and one that leads to many preventable deaths every year.”