Florida recorded 1,666 motorcycle crash fatalities among Gen Z riders between 2020 and 2024, giving the state the second-highest per capita fatality rate for the age group in the country. A new study by Wilk Law Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyers analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the U.S. Census Bureau to evaluate fatal motorcycle crashes among residents aged 15 to 29 across all 50 states.

National Rankings

During the five-year period, Florida averaged 333.2 Gen Z motorcycle deaths annually. Out of a population of nearly 3.94 million residents in that 15-to-29 age bracket, Florida’s average annual fatality rate reached 8.46 per 100,000 people. That figure is roughly double the fatality rates of neighboring states Georgia, which recorded 4.34 deaths per 100,000, and Alabama, which recorded 4.53.

Nationally, Delaware recorded the highest rate with 8.75 deaths per 100,000 young residents, totaling 81 fatalities over five years. Florida followed in second, while Arizona ranked third with a rate of 7.08 per 100,000 (533 total deaths). South Carolina ranked fourth at 6.73 (343 total deaths), and New Mexico ranked fifth at 6.52 (137 total deaths). Minnesota recorded the lowest rate in the nation at 2.18 deaths per 100,000.

Original reporting: Tampa Free Press — read the source article.