Here's another excerpt from the article I posted above: (it concurs that W. Virginia is the "winner")
Some US states have a bigger problem with deer-vehicle collisions than others.
State Farm compiles annual statistics assessing the risk in each state. While the insurance company’s statistics cover all animal-vehicle collisions, deer account for the majority of them.
Seventeen states are considered “high risk” for an animal-vehicle collision, according to the latest State Farm report for 2023-24.
Topping the list is West Virginia, where drivers have a 1 in 38 annual risk of being in an animal-involved claim, State Farm says.
That’s not surprising to Adams. The Mountain State is filled with forests, has a high deer population and lacks much in the way of dense urban areas.
“They have a lot of winding roads through wooded areas which further reduces the visibility. A lot of factors play together there that definitely put West Virginia at the top,” Adams said.
Rounding out the top 5 states are:
No. 2: Montana (1 in 53 chance)
No. 3: Pennsylvania (1 in 59 chance)
No. 4: Michigan (1 in 60 chance)
No. 5: Wisconsin (1 in 60 chance)
Your best bets to avoid colliding with an animal: Nevada, where State Farm says the chance is just 1 in 770, and Hawaii (1 in 710 chance).
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