Auto insurance rates might be going up in 2022

By Chris MorrisFormer Contributing Writer
Chris MorrisFormer Contributing Writer

    Chris Morris is a former contributing writer at Fortune, covering everything from general business news to the video game and theme park industries.

    After slowing down or even getting lower in 2020, car insurance rates are on the rise again.

    A new study from Insurify predicts the average rate will jump 5% in 2022 to $1,707 per vehicle annually. That compares with an average of $1,633 last year, which was a 12% jump from 2020.

    Averages, of course, don’t often apply to individuals. Rates vary wildly by state, as people’s commutes, vehicle makes and models, and driving records compare differently. Michigan, for example, is the most expensive state for drivers when it comes to insurance, with annual costs of $2,858, according to Insurify. Hawaii is the cheapest, coming in at $824.

    And urban drivers will pay an average of $194 per year more than those in rural areas.

    Insurify says it looked at the premiums of 40 million accounts in its database. Based on that data, here are the most (and least) expensive states for drivers when it comes to insurance:

    Most expensive states for auto insurance

    Michigan – $2,858

    New York – $2,321

    Rhode Island – $2,321

    Louisiana – $2,206

    Georgia – $2,127

    Nevada – $2,091

    Delaware – $2,020

    Florida – $2,020

    South Carolina – $1,955

    Maryland – $1,948

    Least expensive states for auto insurance

    Hawaii – $824

    North Carolina – $924

    Maine – $945

    Vermont – $945

    Idaho – $953

    New Hampshire – $953

    Indiana – $1,017

    Ohio – $1,031

    Wisconsin – $1,060

    South Dakota – $1,074

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