West VA Has #1 for Odds of Hitting a Deer, What About MN?
State Farm Insurance has ranked the odds of hitting a deer by state. The national average is 1 in 169. West Virginia tops the list with 1 in 39 odds, but where does Minnesota rank?
Top Ten States Driving vs. Deer Odds
- West Virginia: 1 in 39
- Pennsylvania: 1 in 71
- Montana: 1 in 75
- Iowa: 1 in 77
- South Dakota: 1 in 82
- Mississippi: 1 in 84
- Wisconsin: 1 in 85
- Minnesota: 1 in 88
- Virginia: 1 in 88
- South Carolina: 1 in 93
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From the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety: Deer-vehicle crashes peak in the autumn months, but Minnesota’s large deer population makes them a safety hazard on the road all year long. Deer crashes are especially dangerous for motorcyclists — a group which accounted for 14 of the 15 vehicle-deer related deaths over a three-year period (2013 - 2015).