🦌 States where you’re most likely to hit an animal. What are chances in Florida?

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#51. Washington DC

– Chances of hitting an animal, resulting in a claim: 1 in 977

– Risk level: Low

Wild goats walking across a road in the Valley of Fire.

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#50. Nevada

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 770

– Risk level: Low

A rooster walking across the street in Honolulu.

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#49. Hawaii

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 710

– Risk level: Low

A large grizzly bear walking off into the sunset and toward a car on a road in Denali National Park.

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#48. Alaska

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 522

– Risk level: Low

A donkey on the side of the road in Oatman.

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#47. Arizona

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 508

– Risk level: Low

An alligator crossing a road in St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.

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#46. Florida

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 487

– Risk level: Low

A wild black bear crossing the road in Kings Canyon National Park.

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#45. California

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 388

– Risk level: Low

A wild turkey crossing a sunny state highway in Kittitas County.

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#44. Washington

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 286

– Risk level: Low

A snapping turtle crossing a road in Windsor Locks.

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#43. Connecticut

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 267

– Risk level: Low

A car stopping for a large bull that is crossing a highway in Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation.

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#42. New Mexico

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 262

– Risk level: Low

A bull elk walking on a highway in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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#41. Colorado

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 240

– Risk level: Low

A wild deer on the side of the road in the Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area Park.

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#40. New Jersey

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 213

– Risk level: Low

Cattle crossing the desert road in Moab.

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#39. Utah

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 205

– Risk level: Low

Cattle and cowboys on crossing a road in Outback Scenic Byway.

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#38. Oregon

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 197

– Risk level: Low

An alligator crossing a road in New Orleans.

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#37. Louisiana

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 193

– Risk level: Low

Coyote crossing a road in Big Bend National Park.

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#36. Texas

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 191

– Risk level: Low

A snapping turtle with an outstretched neck crossing a dirt road.

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#35. New Hampshire

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 169

– Risk level: Low

Deer crossing a suburban road.

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#34. Illinois

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 152

– Risk level: Medium

A red fox on the side of a road in the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

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#33. Delaware

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 148

– Risk level: Medium

A white tail deer crossing the road near houses in Oneonta.

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#32. New York

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 144

– Risk level: Medium

A deer crossing a road in McCall.

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#31. Idaho

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 136

– Risk level: Medium

A large snapping turtle crossing a road.

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#30. Nebraska

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 127

– Risk level: Medium

A bison crossing a road in the Wichita Mountains.

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#29. Oklahoma

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 119

– Risk level: Medium

A muddy wild horse crossing a road.

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#28. Maryland

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 116

– Risk level: Medium

A herd of cow grazing near a road with a tractor driving down it.

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#27. Vermont

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 110

– Risk level: Medium

Geese crossing a road while cars are waiting.

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#26. Massachusetts

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 109

– Risk level: Medium

A rat snake on a road in northeastern Georgia.

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#25. Georgia

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 108

– Risk level: Medium

A large male turkey walking on a Tennessee road.

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#24. Tennessee

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 107

– Risk level: Medium

A common ribbon snake crawling on a road.

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#23. Indiana

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 100

– Risk level: Medium

A deer walking toward a road in Columbus.

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#22. Ohio

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 97

– Risk level: Medium

A young deer stands at the edge of a road on a sunny day.

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#21. Rhode Island

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 96

– Risk level: Medium

A herd of cow and a cowboy on the side of a Kansas road.

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#20. Kansas

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 96

– Risk level: Medium

A gopher tortoise crossing a road at Gulf State Park with grass in its mouth.

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#19. Alabama

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 93

– Risk level: Medium

A snapping turtle crossing a road.

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#18. Kentucky

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 91

– Risk level: Medium

An elk about to cross a road.

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#17. Arkansas

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 88

– Risk level: High

A deer on the side of a wooded road.

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#16. North Carolina

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 87

– Risk level: High

A deer crossing a road in Arcadia National Park.

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#15. Maine

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 83

– Risk level: High

An alligator crossing a road.

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#14. South Carolina

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 83

– Risk level: High

Two white-tailed deers crossing a road in Yellowstone National Park.

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#13. Wyoming

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 83

– Risk level: High

A herd of bison crossing the Scenic Drive in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

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#12. North Dakota

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 82

– Risk level: High

A deer walking along the side of a road in Voyageurs National Park.

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#11. Minnesota

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 81

– Risk level: High

Three deer crossing a street during a snow storm.

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#10. Missouri

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 80

– Risk level: High

A deer running across a road in Shenandoah National Park.

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#9. Virginia

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 78

– Risk level: High

A bison crossing a dirt road with traffic in the background at Custer State Park.

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#8. South Dakota

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 69

– Risk level: High

A deer crossing a road.

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#7. Mississippi

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 64

– Risk level: High

A herd of American Bison causing a traffic jam on a rural road in the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge.

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#6. Iowa

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 63

– Risk level: High

A group of white-tailed deer crossing a county highway road.

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#5. Wisconsin

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 60

– Risk level: High

Geese crossing a road at Belle Isle Park in Detroit.

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#4. Michigan

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 60

– Risk level: High

A white tail deer standing in the middle of a Pennsylvania road.

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#3. Pennsylvania

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 59

– Risk level: High

A herd of wild bison crossing a road in front of stopped cars in Yellowstone National Park.

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#2. Montana

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 53

– Risk level: High

A deer crossing a road.

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#1. West Virginia

– Chances of hitting an animal: 1 in 38

– Risk level: High

Data work by Emma Rubin. 

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