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Transportation Statistics > Seat Belt Use (most recent) by state

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Rank   States  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Hawaii: 95% 
#2   Arizona: 95% 
#3   Washington: 94% 
#4   Oregon: 93% 
#5   Michigan: 91% 
#6   California: 90% 
#7   New Mexico: 90% 
#8   Maryland: 89% 
#9   Georgia: 87% 
#10   District of Columbia: 87% 
#11   Nevada: 87% 
#12   Iowa: 86% 
#13   Utah: 86% 
#14   North Carolina: 86% 
#15   New York: 85% 
#16   Illinois: 83% 
#17   Texas: 83% 
#18   Connecticut: 83% 
#19   Indiana: 83% 
#20   Pennsylvania: 82% 
#21   Minnesota: 82% 
#22   Delaware: 82% 
#23   New Jersey: 82% 
#24   Montana: 81% 
#25   Virginia: 80% 
#26   Vermont: 80% 
#27   Oklahoma: 80% 
#28   Alabama: 80% 
#29   Colorado: 79% 
#30   Nebraska: 79% 
#31   Alaska: 77% 
#32   West Virginia: 76% 
#33   Rhode Island: 76% 
#34   Missouri: 76% 
#35   Florida: 76% 
#36   Louisiana: 75% 
#37   Ohio: 74% 
#38   Idaho: 74% 
#39   Tennessee: 72% 
#40   Maine: 72% 
#41   Wisconsin: 72% 
#42   Wyoming: 70% 
#43   South Dakota: 69% 
#44   Kansas: 68% 
#45   North Dakota: 67% 
#46   South Carolina: 66% 
#47   Kentucky: 66% 
#48   Arkansas: 64% 
#49   Massachusetts: 63% 
#50   Mississippi: 63% 
Weighted average: 79.5%  


DEFINITION: Percent of drivers and passengers in the front seat who use seat belts, 2004. NOTE: Data not available for New Hampshire as they have no seat belt law.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Safety Belt Use in 2004 - Use Rates in the States and Territories, Washington, DC: November 2004

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