HaulTruck Accident Statistics in Kentucky (2015–2025)
Review truck accident statistics in Kentucky, including truck crash data by year, fatal crashes, fatalities, and injuries over 2015–2025. This page uses public FMCSA crash records to show reported volume and trend direction, not fault, cause, or relative safety.
Kentucky truck & bus accidents (2015–2025)
Truck and bus accidents reported in Kentucky for 2015–2025 (snapshot 2026-06-09); 2025 is still provisional as late reports arrive. Across all years on file, Kentucky has 95,650 reported crash records. Each figure is a count of reported records — it reflects reporting volume and exposure (fleet size and miles traveled), not fault, cause, crash risk, road safety, or state enforcement quality.
Truck accident statistics in Kentucky by year (2015–2025)
Each bar shows the number of truck and bus accident records reported in Kentucky for that year — the most were reported in 2018 (3,629). This year-by-year chart is the main anti-thin-content upgrade for the state pages, giving each jurisdiction a unique trend instead of a template-only summary. The final bar is lighter and outlined because 2025 is provisional, with late reports still arriving. These are counts of reported records, reflecting trucking activity and exposure, not crash risk or safety.
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| Year | Truck & bus accidents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,516 |
| 2016 | 3,371 |
| 2017 | 3,316 |
| 2018 | 3,629 |
| 2019 | 3,391 |
| 2020 | 2,955 |
| 2021 | 3,579 |
| 2022 | 3,585 |
| 2023 | 3,339 |
| 2024 | 3,129 |
| 2025 (provisional) | 3,261 |
Share of the national total (2015–2025)
Kentucky accounts for about 1.8% of all reported truck and bus accidents nationwide over 2015–2025, and its reported record volume is roughly 7% below the average across the 51 U.S. states and DC. This is a comparison of reported record volume — driven largely by how much trucking activity a state sees — not a measure of crash risk, fault, or safety.
The national total includes records from all jurisdictions in the file; the per-state ranking here is limited to the 51 U.S. states and DC.
How Kentucky compares (by reported record volume, 2015–2025)
By reported crash-record volume over 2015–2025, Kentucky ranks #21 of 51 U.S. states and DC. This ordering reflects how many records were reported, not crash risk, carrier fault, road safety, or which states are “safer.” The bar below places Kentucky among its closest neighbors by record volume.
Showing where crash records were reported, not where carriers are based. Counts reflect exposure and reporting volume, not relative safety.
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| Rank | State | Crash records | Fatal crashes | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 | Maryland | 39,442 | 762 | 823 | 24,544 |
| #19 | South Carolina | 39,316 | 1,327 | 1,500 | 27,262 |
| #20 | Oklahoma | 37,334 | 1,325 | 1,486 | 16,900 |
| #21 | Kentucky | 37,071 | 1,085 | 1,243 | 19,137 |
| #22 | Arkansas | 32,710 | 1,044 | 1,239 | 15,430 |
| #23 | Arizona | 32,257 | 1,327 | 1,631 | 6,040 |
| #24 | Wisconsin | 30,801 | 856 | 988 | 15,198 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many truck accidents happen in Kentucky each year?
- Over 2015–2025, the FMCSA MCMIS Crash File recorded 37,071 truck and bus crash records in Kentucky — an average of about 3,370 per year. These are reported records, reflecting trucking activity and exposure, not a measure of crash risk or road safety.
- How many people die in truck accidents in Kentucky?
- The file records 1,243 fatalities and 1,085 fatal crashes involving trucks and buses reported in Kentucky over 2015–2025, along with 19,137 injuries.
- Where does Kentucky rank for truck accidents?
- By reported crash-record volume over 2015–2025, Kentucky ranks #21 of 51 U.S. states and DC, accounting for about 1.8% of all reported records nationwide. Rank reflects reporting volume and exposure, not which states are safer.
More truck accident statistics
See the national picture in U.S. Truck Accident Statistics (2015–2025), or compare nearby states: