Illinois drivers are nearly 6 percent more likely to collide with a deer than they were last year, according to new statistics from State Farm.
The odds a driver will hit a deer in Illinois are 1 out of 199, below the national odds of 1 in 169.
Using its claims data and state licensed driver counts from the Federal Highway Administration, State Farm estimates the state-by-state chance of a motorist striking a deer, elk or moose.
Illinois is ranked 33rd in the country for the most deer collisions. The national cost per claim is $4,135, up 6 percent from 2014, when the average was $3,888.
The months a driver is most likely to collide with a deer in Illinois, mostly due to mating and hunting seasons, are October, November, December and June, according to the statistics.
For the ninth year in a row, West Virginia tops the list of states in which a collision is most likely, with 1-in-44 odds. Hawaii rounds out the bottom of the list, with 1-in-8,765 odds.
