Traffic fatalities in McDowell County

Traffic fatalities in McDowell County was 6 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 25% from 2023. That is the 68th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

2024, count6 Provisional

Change on 2023-25%

Rank68th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high182000

Series low22005

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Traffic fatalities in McDowell County, 2000 to 2024

count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.

All 25 values

Period	count
2024	6 Provisional
2023	8
2022	10
2021	8
2020	5
2019	7
2018	8
2017	5
2016	8
2015	5
2014	9
2013	10
2012	7
2011	13
2010	9
2009	7
2008	8
2007	9
2006	6
2005	2
2004	7
2003	13
2002	5
2001	8
2000	18

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2024
McDowell County	6
North Carolina	1,619
United States	39,254

McDowell County compared with nearby places

Under 4
4 to 7
7 to 12
12 to 17
17 to 26
26 and over

Traffic fatalities, 2024, count. McDowell County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by traffic fatalities 51 places
Counties in North Carolina by traffic fatalities 100 places

Definition

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash (Traffic fatalities, McDowell County, 2000 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

MLA 9

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Traffic fatalities, McDowell County, 2000 to 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/mcdowell-county-north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Traffic fatalities, McDowell County, 2000 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/mcdowell-county-north-carolina.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Traffic fatalities, McDowell County, 2000 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/mcdowell-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash: Traffic fatalities, McDowell County, 2000 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/mcdowell-county-north-carolina. Publisher attribution: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the traffic fatalities in McDowell County?

Traffic fatalities in McDowell County was 6 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 25% from 2023. That is the 68th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatalities in McDowell County?

18 in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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