These 10 States Write The Most Speeding Tickets

Despite exceeding the posted speed limit being an offense in all 50 states, we have probably seen countless drivers on the road driving above the limit or done it ourselves. However, only about nine percent of drivers across the United States have a speeding ticket on their record. As with any average, plenty of states are above the national mean.

Insurance agency Insurify has identified which states issue the most speeding tickets using their database of over 4.6 million car insurance applications. The agency noted that auto insurance applicants must disclose their driving history over the past seven years, including speeding tickets. Its data science team compared the number of drivers with speeding violations to the total number of drivers to rank each state. Here are the states at the top of the list:

With 12.01 percent of Wyoming drivers having a speeding ticket on their record, Wyoming opens the list already three percentage points above the national average.

Colorado slightly edged out Wyoming, with 12.03 percent of Colorado drivers being written up for speeding.

While 12.17 percent of drivers in Washington have gotten speeding tickets, I expected that number to increase with the state moving to install speed cameras in work zones on state highways.

The largest state in the country has plenty of roads to speed on, and people do get caught, with 12.40 percent of Alaskan drivers with speeding tickets on their record. Though, drivers won't be able to escape a potential ticket with a "white privilege" card.

Virginia might be for lovers, but it has never been for speeders. Though, the state missed out on the top five, with only 12.65 percent of Virginia drivers being written up for speeding.

South Carolina is considering an extra fee to register vehicles from out of state. But the state seemingly gets a decent slice of revenues from tickets, with 13.35 percent of South Carolina drivers written up for speeding.

Until a manufacturer can find an automated way to escape speeding tickets, Wisconsin's drivers will just have to slow down because 13.43 percent of Wisconsin drivers have speeding tickets on their records.

Despite a notable incident with a grandmother getting four tickets in three hours in South Dakota, their neighbors to the north have it harder, with 14.41 percent of North Dakota drivers having speeding tickets.

A speeding ticket case once went all the way to Iowa's state supreme court, so it isn't surprising that 14.87 percent of Iowa drivers have been written up for speeding.

Ohio leads the nation in speeding tickets handed out, with 14.95 percent of the state's drivers being cited for going over the limit. Some localities have certainly done their part to tightly monitor Ohio's roads, including one village that collected $3 million in fines.