Seat Belt Use statistics - states compared

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

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.

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

Rank

States

Amount

= 1

Arizona:

95%

= 1

Hawaii:

95%

# 3

Washington:

94%

# 4

Oregon:

93%

# 5

Michigan:

91%

= 6

California:

90%

= 6

New Mexico:

90%

# 8

Maryland:

89%

= 9

Nevada:

87%

= 9

District of Columbia:

87%

= 9

Georgia:

87%

= 12

Iowa:

86%

= 12

North Carolina:

86%

= 12

Utah:

86%

# 15

New York:

85%

= 16

Texas:

83%

= 16

Illinois:

83%

= 16

Connecticut:

83%

= 16

Indiana:

83%

= 20

Delaware:

82%

= 20

Pennsylvania:

82%

= 20

New Jersey:

82%

= 20

Minnesota:

82%

# 24

Montana:

81%

= 25

Oklahoma:

80%

= 25

Vermont:

80%

= 25

Virginia:

80%

= 25

Alabama:

80%

= 29

Colorado:

79%

= 29

Nebraska:

79%

# 31

Alaska:

77%

= 32

Florida:

76%

= 32

Missouri:

76%

= 32

West Virginia:

76%

= 32

Rhode Island:

76%

# 36

Louisiana:

75%

= 37

Idaho:

74%

= 37

Ohio:

74%

= 39

Wisconsin:

72%

= 39

Tennessee:

72%

= 39

Maine:

72%

# 42

Wyoming:

70%

# 43

South Dakota:

69%

# 44

Kansas:

68%

# 45

North Dakota:

67%

= 46

South Carolina:

66%

= 46

Kentucky:

66%

# 48

Arkansas:

64%

= 49

Massachusetts:

63%

= 49

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 via StateMaster

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

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