Colorado vs. Neighboring States: Where Drivers Hit Deer the Most

If you’ve lived in Colorado for long enough, chances are you’ve had at least one close encounter with a deer, maybe even a little too close. Wildlife encounters in the Centennial State are common, but on a National level, it might not be as common to hit a deer with your car as one may think.

How Common are Car vs. Deer Accidents in Colorado?

According to Car and Driver, the chances of hitting a deer with your car in Colorado are about one in 253, which, when compared to the states that surround Colorado, isn’t as high as one might imagine.

How Common is it to hit a Deer in States that Border Colorado?

The only states that share a border with Colorado that have lower odds of coming into contact with a deer with your car are the two states with significantly warmer climates, which are New Mexico and Arizona.

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In New Mexico, the odds of hitting a deer with your car are one in 397, while the chances of hitting a deer in Arizona are one in 973.

However, that number jumps to one in 222 in Utah, one in 194 in Oklahoma, one in 134 in Nebraska, one in 127 in Kansas, and the state that shares a border with Colorado that has the biggest chance of a motorist hitting a deer is Wyoming, with a ratio of one in 79.

While the figure from Wyoming is alarmingly high, the state in which you’re most likely to hit a deer with your car is West Virginia, where the figure is one in 43.

On the other side of the spectrum, you’re least likely to hit a deer with your car in Hawaii, where the odds are one in 6,823.

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