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Traffic fatality rate in Mitchell County

Traffic fatality rate in Mitchell County was 33.3 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA. That is up 19.9 pts from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

2024, per 100,000 people33.3 Estimated
Change on 2023+19.9 pts
Rank14th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high50.82007
Series low02001
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Traffic fatality rate in Mitchell County, 2001 to 2024

020406020012005200920132017202120242001: 0 per 100,000 people2002: 0 per 100,000 people2003: 0 per 100,000 people2004: 18.8 per 100,000 people2005: 6.3 per 100,000 people2006: 25.5 per 100,000 people2007: 50.8 per 100,000 people2008: 6.4 per 100,000 people2009: 6.4 per 100,000 people2010: 25.8 per 100,000 people2011: 13 per 100,000 people2012: 13.1 per 100,000 people2013: 26.2 per 100,000 people2014: 0 per 100,000 people2015: 13.3 per 100,000 people2016: 13.3 per 100,000 people2017: 0 per 100,000 people2018: 6.7 per 100,000 people2019: 0 per 100,000 people2020: 26.8 per 100,000 people2021: 13.4 per 100,000 people2022: 0 per 100,000 people2023: 13.3 per 100,000 people2024: 33.3 per 100,000 people020406020012009201720242001: 0 per 100,000 people2002: 0 per 100,000 people2003: 0 per 100,000 people2004: 18.8 per 100,000 people2005: 6.3 per 100,000 people2006: 25.5 per 100,000 people2007: 50.8 per 100,000 people2008: 6.4 per 100,000 people2009: 6.4 per 100,000 people2010: 25.8 per 100,000 people2011: 13 per 100,000 people2012: 13.1 per 100,000 people2013: 26.2 per 100,000 people2014: 0 per 100,000 people2015: 13.3 per 100,000 people2016: 13.3 per 100,000 people2017: 0 per 100,000 people2018: 6.7 per 100,000 people2019: 0 per 100,000 people2020: 26.8 per 100,000 people2021: 13.4 per 100,000 people2022: 0 per 100,000 people2023: 13.3 per 100,000 people2024: 33.3 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 24 values
Periodper 100,000 people
202433.3 Estimated
202313.3
20220
202113.4
202026.8
20190
20186.7
20170
201613.3
201513.3
20140
201326.2
201213.1
201113
201025.8
20096.4
20086.4
200750.8
200625.5
20056.3
200418.8
20030
20020
20010

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2024
Mitchell County33.3
North Carolina14.6
United States11.5

Mitchell County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleAlexander County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleAlleghany County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAnson County: 58 per 100,000 peopleAshe County: 11 per 100,000 peopleAvery County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleBertie County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleBladen County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleBuncombe County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleCabarrus County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleCamden County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCarteret County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCaswell County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleCatawba County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleChatham County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleChowan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County: 36 per 100,000 peopleCraven County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleCurrituck County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleDare County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleDavidson County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleDavie County: 22 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleDurham County: 9 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleForsyth County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleGaston County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleGates County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleGraham County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleGranville County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleGuilford County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County: 24 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleHertford County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleHoke County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleHyde County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleIredell County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 11 per 100,000 peopleJohnston County: 16 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County: 10 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleMoore County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleNash County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Hanover County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleOnslow County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 14.4 per 100,000 peoplePamlico County: 23.9 per 100,000 peoplePasquotank County: 9.7 per 100,000 peoplePender County: 10 per 100,000 peoplePerquimans County: 22.3 per 100,000 peoplePerson County: 14.9 per 100,000 peoplePitt County: 14.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleRockingham County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleRowan County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleRutherford County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleSampson County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleScotland County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleStanly County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleStokes County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleSurry County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleSwain County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleTransylvania County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleTyrrell County: 113.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleVance County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleWake County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleWatauga County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleWilkes County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleWilson County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County: 29 per 100,000 peopleYancey County: 10.5 per 100,000 people
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Traffic fatality rate, 2024, per 100,000 people. Mitchell County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Invokely. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate).

How it is calculated

Invokely calculation: NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by the BEA mid-year resident population (Census Bureau estimates, tables SAINC1 and CAINC1) of the same year and place, times 100,000.

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Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Traffic fatality rate, Mitchell County, 2001 to 2024) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Traffic fatality rate, Mitchell County, 2001 to 2024. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Invokely. n.d. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Traffic fatality rate, Mitchell County, 2001 to 2024. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Traffic fatality rate, Mitchell County, 2001 to 2024 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the traffic fatality rate in Mitchell County?

Traffic fatality rate in Mitchell County was 33.3 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA. That is up 19.9 pts from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Invokely. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatality rate in Mitchell County?

50.8 per 100,000 people in 2007, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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