States where you are most likely to hit an animal

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A squirrel eating an apple on the side of a road in D.C. with a police car in the background.
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- Chances of hitting an animal, resulting in a claim: 1 in 977
- Risk level: Low

#51. Washington DC
Wild goats walking across a road in the Valley of Fire.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 770
- Risk level: Low

#50. Nevada
A rooster walking across the street in Honolulu.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 710
- Risk level: Low

#49. Hawaii
A large grizzly bear walking off into the sunset and toward a car on a road in Denali National Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 522
- Risk level: Low

#48. Alaska
A donkey on the side of the road in Oatman.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 508
- Risk level: Low

#47. Arizona
An alligator crossing a road in St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 487
- Risk level: Low

#46. Florida
A wild black bear crossing the road in Kings Canyon National Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 388
- Risk level: Low

#45. California
A wild turkey crossing a sunny state highway in Kittitas County.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 286
- Risk level: Low

#44. Washington
A snapping turtle crossing a road in Windsor Locks.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 267
- Risk level: Low

#43. Connecticut
A car stopping for a large bull that is crossing a highway in Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 262
- Risk level: Low

#42. New Mexico
A bull elk walking on a highway in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 240
- Risk level: Low

#41. Colorado
A wild deer on the side of the road in the Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 213
- Risk level: Low

#40. New Jersey
Cattle crossing the desert road in Moab.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 205
- Risk level: Low

#39. Utah
Cattle and cowboys on crossing a road in Outback Scenic Byway.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 197
- Risk level: Low

#38. Oregon
An alligator crossing a road in New Orleans.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 193
- Risk level: Low

#37. Louisiana
Coyote crossing a road in Big Bend National Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 191
- Risk level: Low

#36. Texas
A snapping turtle with an outstretched neck crossing a dirt road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 169
- Risk level: Low

#35. New Hampshire
Deer crossing a suburban road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 152
- Risk level: Medium

#34. Illinois
A red fox on the side of a road in the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 148
- Risk level: Medium

#33. Delaware
A white tail deer crossing the road near houses in Oneonta.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 144
- Risk level: Medium

#32. New York
A deer crossing a road in McCall.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 136
- Risk level: Medium

#31. Idaho
A large snapping turtle crossing a road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 127
- Risk level: Medium

#30. Nebraska
A bison crossing a road in the Wichita Mountains.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 119
- Risk level: Medium

#29. Oklahoma
A muddy wild horse crossing a road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 116
- Risk level: Medium

#28. Maryland
A herd of cow grazing near a road with a tractor driving down it.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 110
- Risk level: Medium

#27. Vermont
Geese crossing a road while cars are waiting.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 109
- Risk level: Medium

#26. Massachusetts
A rat snake on a road in northeastern Georgia.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 108
- Risk level: Medium

#25. Georgia
A large male turkey walking on a Tennessee road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 107
- Risk level: Medium

#24. Tennessee
A common ribbon snake crawling on a road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 100
- Risk level: Medium

#23. Indiana
A deer walking toward a road in Columbus.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 97
- Risk level: Medium

#22. Ohio
A young deer stands at the edge of a road on a sunny day.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 96
- Risk level: Medium

#21. Rhode Island
A herd of cow and a cowboy on the side of a Kansas road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 96
- Risk level: Medium

#20. Kansas
A gopher tortoise crossing a road at Gulf State Park with grass in its mouth.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 93
- Risk level: Medium

#19. Alabama
A snapping turtle crossing a road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 91
- Risk level: Medium

#18. Kentucky
An elk about to cross a road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 88
- Risk level: High

#17. Arkansas
A deer on the side of a wooded road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 87
- Risk level: High

#16. North Carolina
A deer crossing a road in Arcadia National Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 83
- Risk level: High

#15. Maine
An alligator crossing a road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 83
- Risk level: High

#14. South Carolina
Two white-tailed deers crossing a road in Yellowstone National Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 83
- Risk level: High

#13. Wyoming
A herd of bison crossing the Scenic Drive in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 82
- Risk level: High

#12. North Dakota
A deer walking along the side of a road in Voyageurs National Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 81
- Risk level: High

#11. Minnesota
Three deer crossing a street during a snow storm.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 80
- Risk level: High

#10. Missouri
A deer running across a road in Shenandoah National Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 78
- Risk level: High

#9. Virginia
A bison crossing a dirt road with traffic in the background at Custer State Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 69
- Risk level: High

#8. South Dakota
A deer crossing a road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 64
- Risk level: High

#7. Mississippi
A herd of American Bison causing a traffic jam on a rural road in the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 63
- Risk level: High

#6. Iowa
A group of white-tailed deer crossing a county highway road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 60
- Risk level: High

#5. Wisconsin
Geese crossing a road at Belle Isle Park in Detroit.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 60
- Risk level: High

#4. Michigan
A white tail deer standing in the middle of a Pennsylvania road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 59
- Risk level: High

#3. Pennsylvania
A herd of wild bison crossing a road in front of stopped cars in Yellowstone National Park.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 53
- Risk level: High

#2. Montana
A deer crossing a road.
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- Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 38
- Risk level: High

Data work by Emma Rubin. 

#1. West Virginia
White tail deer standing in the middle of a Wisconsin road in the fall.
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