U.S. - seat belt use by state 2017
nationwide average.
Seat belt use enforcement varies by state, with some U.S. states having primary enforcement laws, while others having secondary or no enforcement laws at all.
This statistic represents the rate of seat belt use in the United States in 2017, broken down by state or territory. In 2017, the Federal District of Columbia had a seat belt usage rate of 93.6 percent, which is above the Seat belt use enforcement varies by state, with some U.S. states having primary enforcement laws, while others having secondary or no enforcement laws at all.