Table 10
Estimated Percent Alcohol-Related Fatalities and Drivers With BAC .08 or Greater
in Fatal Crashes by Region and State, 1982 and 2005

Region and State
Estimated Percent of Alcohol-Related Fatalities (Driver or Nonoccupant with BAC ≥ .01 g/dL)
Estimated Percent of Drivers in Fatal Crashes with BAC ≥ .08 g/dL
1982
2005
1982
2005
New England Region Connecticut
69
44
43
23
Maine
56
35
35
20
Massachusetts
62
39
39
22
New Hampshire
64
36
38
22
Rhode Island
67
50
43
24
Vermont
65
40
35
26
Eastern
Region		 New Jersey
59
35
31
16
New York
52
37
28
18
Puerto Rico
56
48
30
23
Mid-Atlantic
Region		 Delaware
67
49
40
23
Dist of Columbia
61
55
30
26
Maryland
56
38
32
17
Pennsylvania
58
39
34
22
Virginia
56
37
33
20
West Virginia
54
34
35
20
Southeast
Region		 Alabama
58
37
36
21
Florida
53
42
29
19
Georgia
61
32
34
15
Kentucky
59
32
32
18
Mississippi
58
40
35
24
North Carolina
63
36
36
18
South Carolina
60
42
35
22
Tennessee
63
37
40
20
Great Lakes Region Illinois
61
43
34
21
Indiana
52
34
31
18
Michigan
63
37
37
18
Minnesota
56
36
33
20
Ohio
60
38
37
19
Wisconsin
62
45
41
27
South Central Region Arkansas
61
36
38
20
Louisiana
60
41
33
22
New Mexico
65
39
39
21
Oklahoma
58
35
32
20
Texas
66
45
43
24
Central Region Iowa
52
26
30
15
Kansas
51
35
30
19
Missouri
54
41
32
22
Nebraska
50
33
28
19
Rocky Mountain Region Colorado
63
40
39
22
Montana
67
49
41
31
North Dakota
66
47
41
33
South Dakota
61
43
39
26
Utah
41
13
23
9
Wyoming
59
38
36
27
Western
Region		 Arizona
58
42
31
21
California
61
40
36
19
Hawaii
63
51
39
28
Nevada
68
37
40
19
Northwest
Region 		Alaska
61
48
41
24
Idaho
51
32
32
21
Oregon
62
36
38
17
Washington
64
45
42
25
  U.S. Total
60
39
35
20

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