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SELECT A STATE from the National Totals dropdown menu to view statistics about impaired driving and underage drinking.

SELECT A LAW to view the details of each state’s impaired driving and underage drinking laws.

See how your state measures up to the rest of the country!

2019 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatality Data National
Total Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities 10,142
Percent of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities of Total Fatalities 28.1
Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities 906
Percent of Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities of Total Under 21 Fatalities 23.3
2019 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100,000 Population
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K population 3.1
Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K population 1.1
2010-2019 % Change in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K Pop
10-year Change in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K pop -5.7
10-year Change in Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K pop -14.5
Percent of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Involving high BAC drivers (.15+)*
BAC=.15+ 70.7
Percent of Drivers in Fatal Crashes Involving Repeat Offenders
BAC .08-.14 25.1
BAC .15+ 74.7
12-20 Year Old Alcohol Consumption (latest available)
Past Month Alcohol Consumption (2018-2019) 18.7
Binge Drinking in Past 30-days (2018-2019) 11.2
2019 Arrest Data
Under 18: Driving under the influence 3,092
Total: Driving under the influence 1,024,508
Under 18: Liquor laws 15,508
Total: Liquor laws 175,548
Under 18: Drunkenness 2,076
Total: Drunkenness 316,032

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatality Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/2021

*Among drivers with a known alcohol test result

Youth Consumption Data Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, 12/2019 (https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/comparison-between-2018-2019--nsduh-state-prevalence-estimates)

Arrest Data Source: 2019 FBI Uniform Crime Report (Tables 29, 32 and 69)

**Drunkenness is not considered a crime in some states; therefore, the figures may vary widely from state to state

Limited, incomplete, or no data were reported by Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, and New York in the 2019 Uniform Crime Report. Data should be used with caution and should not be compared to other states or previous year data.

Note: Because the number of agencies submitting arrest data varies from year to year, users are cautioned about making direct comparisons between 2019 arrest totals and those published in previous years' editions of Crime in the United States. Further, arrest figures may vary widely from state to state because some Part II crimes of the Uniform Crime Report are not considered crimes in some states.

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State State Law
Alabama Impairment-based statute only
Alaska Impairment-based statute only
Arizona Zero tolerance for some drugs
Arkansas Impairment-based statute only
California Impairment-based statute only
Colorado Reasonable inference law with a limit greater than zero for THC
Connecticut Impairment-based statute only
Delaware Zero tolerance for some drugs
District of Columbia Impairment-based statute only
Florida Impairment-based statute only
Georgia Zero tolerance for some drugs
Hawaii Impairment-based statute only
Idaho Impairment-based statute only
Illinois Zero tolerance for some drugs
Indiana Zero tolerance for some drugs
Iowa Zero tolerance for some drugs
Kansas Impairment-based statute only
Kentucky Zero tolerance for some drugs
Louisiana Impairment-based statute only
Maine Impairment-based statute only
Maryland Impairment-based statute only
Massachusetts Impairment-based statute only
Michigan Zero tolerance for some drugs
Minnesota Zero tolerance for some drugs
Mississippi Impairment-based statute only
Missouri Impairment-based statute only
Montana Per se limit greater than zero for some drugs
Nebraska Impairment-based statute only
Nevada Per se limit greater than zero for some drugs
New Hampshire Impairment-based statute only
New Jersey Impairment-based statute only
New Mexico Impairment-based statute only
New York Impairment-based statute only
North Carolina Zero tolerance for some drugs
North Dakota Impairment-based statute only
Ohio Per se limit greater than zero for some drugs
Oklahoma Zero tolerance for some drugs
Oregon Impairment-based statute only
Pennsylvania Zero tolerance for some drugs
Rhode Island Zero tolerance for some drugs
South Carolina Impairment-based statute only
South Dakota Zero tolerance for some drugs
Tennessee Impairment-based statute only
Texas Impairment-based statute only
Utah Zero tolerance for some drugs
Vermont Impairment-based statute only
Virginia Per se limit greater than zero for some drugs
Washington Per se limit greater than zero for some drugs
West Virginia Impairment-based statute only
Wisconsin Zero tolerance for some drugs
Wyoming Impairment-based statute only