Traffic fatalities in Merced County
Traffic fatalities in Merced County was 46 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 22% from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 58 counties in 2024.
Traffic fatalities in Merced County, 2000 to 2024
All 25 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 Provisional |
| 2023 | 59 |
| 2022 | 71 |
| 2021 | 67 |
| 2020 | 46 |
| 2019 | 54 |
| 2018 | 55 |
| 2017 | 70 |
| 2016 | 72 |
| 2015 | 54 |
| 2014 | 37 |
| 2013 | 48 |
| 2012 | 45 |
| 2011 | 43 |
| 2010 | 31 |
| 2009 | 53 |
| 2008 | 56 |
| 2007 | 46 |
| 2006 | 57 |
| 2005 | 68 |
| 2004 | 62 |
| 2003 | 52 |
| 2002 | 61 |
| 2001 | 73 |
| 2000 | 61 |
Compared with California and United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Merced County | 46 |
| California | 3,876 |
| United States | 39,254 |
Rankings
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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
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, Merced 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, Merced 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/merced-county-california. 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, Merced 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/merced-county-california.
Harvard
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, Merced 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/merced-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{national_traffic_fatalities_merced_county_2024,
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, Merced 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/merced-county-california. 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 Merced County?
Traffic fatalities in Merced County was 46 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 22% from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 58 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 Merced County?
73 in 2001, the highest value since 2000 in this series.