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Counties in Alabama by traffic fatalities, 2024

Jefferson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2024, at 101. Henry County had the lowest, at 2. The median was 9 and the figure for Alabama was 962. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest101Jefferson County
Lowest2Henry County
Median967 counties
Alabama962History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Jefferson County: 101 countJefferson County101Mobile County: 74 countMobile County74Madison County: 44 countMadison County44Montgomery County: 42 countMontgomery County42Tuscaloosa County: 35 countTuscaloosa County35Talladega County: 27 countTalladega County27Baldwin County: 26 countBaldwin County26Lee County: 26 countLee County26Morgan County: 25 countMorgan County25Calhoun County: 24 countCalhoun County24Cullman County: 22 countCullman County22Etowah County: 22 countEtowah County22Limestone County: 22 countLimestone County22Walker County: 22 countWalker County22DeKalb County: 21 countDeKalb County21Lauderdale County: 19 countLauderdale County19St. Clair County: 18 countSt. Clair County18Blount County: 16 countBlount County16Chilton County: 16 countChilton County16Dallas County: 15 countDallas County15Marshall County: 15 countMarshall County15Jackson County: 14 countJackson County14Marion County: 13 countMarion County13Cherokee County: 12 countCherokee County12Colbert County: 12 countColbert County12Houston County: 12 countHouston County12Shelby County: 12 countShelby County12Covington County: 11 countCovington County11Fayette County: 11 countFayette County11Lawrence County: 11 countLawrence County11Conecuh County: 10 countConecuh County10Russell County: 10 countRussell County10Cleburne County: 9 countCleburne County9Escambia County: 9 countEscambia County9Autauga County: 8 countAutauga County8Butler County: 8 countButler County8Elmore County: 8 countElmore County8Macon County: 8 countMacon County8Pike County: 8 countPike County8Barbour County: 7 countBarbour County7
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Jefferson County Provisional101-9.8%
2Mobile County Provisional74-16.9%
3Madison County Provisional44-13.7%
4Montgomery County Provisional42+10.5%
5Tuscaloosa County Provisional35+12.9%
6Talladega County Provisional27+28.6%
7Baldwin County Provisional26+18.2%
7Lee County Provisional26+4%
9Morgan County Provisional25+78.6%
10Calhoun County Provisional24+20%
11Cullman County Provisional220%
11Etowah County Provisional22+10%
11Limestone County Provisional22+22.2%
11Walker County Provisional22+100%
15DeKalb County Provisional21+90.9%
16Lauderdale County Provisional19+58.3%
17St. Clair County Provisional18-10%
18Blount County Provisional16-11.1%
18Chilton County Provisional16+77.8%
20Dallas County Provisional15-16.7%
20Marshall County Provisional15-31.8%
22Jackson County Provisional14-17.6%
23Marion County Provisional13+44.4%
24Cherokee County Provisional12+20%
24Colbert County Provisional12-25%
24Houston County Provisional120%
24Shelby County Provisional12-42.9%
28Covington County Provisional11+57.1%
28Fayette County Provisional11+1,000%
28Lawrence County Provisional11-15.4%
31Conecuh County Provisional10+25%
31Russell County Provisional10-33.3%
33Cleburne County Provisional9+28.6%
33Escambia County Provisional90%
35Autauga County Provisional8-27.3%
35Butler County Provisional80%
35Elmore County Provisional8+60%
35Macon County Provisional8+33.3%
35Pike County Provisional8-27.3%
40Barbour County Provisional7-36.4%
40Clarke County Provisional7-30%
40Franklin County Provisional7+40%
40Geneva County Provisional7+16.7%
40Pickens County Provisional7+133.3%
40Tallapoosa County Provisional7-12.5%
40Winston County Provisional7-46.2%
47Chambers County Provisional6-66.7%
47Choctaw County Provisional60%
47Coosa County Provisional6+20%
47Dale County Provisional6-45.5%
47Randolph County Provisional6-14.3%
47Sumter County Provisional6+50%
53Bibb County Provisional50%
53Coffee County Provisional5-37.5%
53Lowndes County Provisional5-28.6%
53Marengo County Provisional5-50%
53Perry County Provisional50%
58Bullock County Provisional4-20%
58Clay County Provisional4n/a
58Hale County Provisional4+33.3%
58Lamar County Provisional4+300%
58Monroe County Provisional4-33.3%
58Washington County Provisional40%
64Crenshaw County Provisional3-40%
64Wilcox County Provisional3-40%
66Greene County Provisional2-80%
66Henry County Provisional2-33.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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.

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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 (Counties in Alabama by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Alabama by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties. 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. Counties in Alabama by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties.

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, Counties in Alabama by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jefferson County, with 101 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Henry County, with 2 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

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