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Traffic fatality rate in Ritchie County

Traffic fatality rate in Ritchie County was 49 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 55 counties in 2024.

2024, per 100,000 people49 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.1 pts
Rank2nd of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high66.32007
Series low02004
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Traffic fatality rate in Ritchie County, 2001 to 2024

02040608020012005200920132017202120242001: 29 per 100,000 people2002: 48.2 per 100,000 people2003: 28.8 per 100,000 people2004: 0 per 100,000 people2005: 19 per 100,000 people2006: 37.8 per 100,000 people2007: 66.3 per 100,000 people2008: 19 per 100,000 people2009: 19.1 per 100,000 people2010: 28.9 per 100,000 people2011: 29.5 per 100,000 people2012: 30 per 100,000 people2013: 20.4 per 100,000 people2014: 31.2 per 100,000 people2015: 21 per 100,000 people2016: 32.2 per 100,000 people2017: 11 per 100,000 people2018: 22.5 per 100,000 people2019: 34.9 per 100,000 people2020: 0 per 100,000 people2021: 0 per 100,000 people2022: 24.3 per 100,000 people2023: 48.9 per 100,000 people2024: 49 per 100,000 people02040608020012009201720242001: 29 per 100,000 people2002: 48.2 per 100,000 people2003: 28.8 per 100,000 people2004: 0 per 100,000 people2005: 19 per 100,000 people2006: 37.8 per 100,000 people2007: 66.3 per 100,000 people2008: 19 per 100,000 people2009: 19.1 per 100,000 people2010: 28.9 per 100,000 people2011: 29.5 per 100,000 people2012: 30 per 100,000 people2013: 20.4 per 100,000 people2014: 31.2 per 100,000 people2015: 21 per 100,000 people2016: 32.2 per 100,000 people2017: 11 per 100,000 people2018: 22.5 per 100,000 people2019: 34.9 per 100,000 people2020: 0 per 100,000 people2021: 0 per 100,000 people2022: 24.3 per 100,000 people2023: 48.9 per 100,000 people2024: 49 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
202449 Estimated
202348.9
202224.3
20210
20200
201934.9
201822.5
201711
201632.2
201521
201431.2
201320.4
201230
201129.5
201028.9
200919.1
200819
200766.3
200637.8
200519
20040
200328.8
200248.2
200129

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2024
Ritchie County49
West Virginia14.5
United States11.5

Ritchie County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 21 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 18 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 25 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 17 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 33.6 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 26.1 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 49 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 52 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 15 per 100,000 people
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Traffic fatality rate, 2024, per 100,000 people. Ritchie 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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Definition

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, Ritchie 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, Ritchie 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, Ritchie 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, Ritchie 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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Questions

What is the traffic fatality rate in Ritchie County?

Traffic fatality rate in Ritchie County was 49 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 55 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 Ritchie County?

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

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