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Counties in Alabama by traffic fatalities

Jefferson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2013, at 92. Henry County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9 and the figure for Alabama was 853. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest92Jefferson County
Lowest0Henry County
Median967 counties
Alabama853History

Map of counties, 2013

Autauga County: 12 countBaldwin County: 38 countBarbour County: 5 countBibb County: 5 countBlount County: 13 countBullock County: 7 countButler County: 3 countCalhoun County: 9 countChambers County: 9 countCherokee County: 15 countChilton County: 15 countChoctaw County: 6 countClarke County: 8 countClay County: 3 countCleburne County: 7 countCoffee County: 4 countColbert County: 11 countConecuh County: 7 countCoosa County: 3 countCovington County: 3 countCrenshaw County: 4 countCullman County: 14 countDale County: 10 countDallas County: 8 countDeKalb County: 17 countElmore County: 16 countEscambia County: 10 countEtowah County: 13 countFayette County: 3 countFranklin County: 3 countGeneva County: 2 countGreene County: 11 countHale County: 6 countHenry County: 0 countHouston County: 15 countJackson County: 11 countJefferson County: 92 countLamar County: 3 countLauderdale County: 12 countLawrence County: 7 countLee County: 11 countLimestone County: 23 countLowndes County: 10 countMacon County: 8 countMadison County: 33 countMarengo County: 6 countMarion County: 8 countMarshall County: 19 countMobile County: 65 countMonroe County: 2 countMontgomery County: 32 countMorgan County: 17 countPerry County: 3 countPickens County: 8 countPike County: 7 countRandolph County: 10 countRussell County: 16 countSt. Clair County: 14 countShelby County: 16 countSumter County: 6 countTalladega County: 27 countTallapoosa County: 10 countTuscaloosa County: 27 countWalker County: 21 countWashington County: 2 countWilcox County: 7 countWinston County: 5 count
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count, 2013. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Jefferson County: 92 countJefferson County92Mobile County: 65 countMobile County65Baldwin County: 38 countBaldwin County38Madison County: 33 countMadison County33Montgomery County: 32 countMontgomery County32Talladega County: 27 countTalladega County27Tuscaloosa County: 27 countTuscaloosa County27Limestone County: 23 countLimestone County23Walker County: 21 countWalker County21Marshall County: 19 countMarshall County19DeKalb County: 17 countDeKalb County17Morgan County: 17 countMorgan County17Elmore County: 16 countElmore County16Russell County: 16 countRussell County16Shelby County: 16 countShelby County16Cherokee County: 15 countCherokee County15Chilton County: 15 countChilton County15Houston County: 15 countHouston County15Cullman County: 14 countCullman County14St. Clair County: 14 countSt. Clair County14Blount County: 13 countBlount County13Etowah County: 13 countEtowah County13Autauga County: 12 countAutauga County12Lauderdale County: 12 countLauderdale County12Colbert County: 11 countColbert County11Greene County: 11 countGreene County11Jackson County: 11 countJackson County11Lee County: 11 countLee County11Dale County: 10 countDale County10Escambia County: 10 countEscambia County10Lowndes County: 10 countLowndes County10Randolph County: 10 countRandolph County10Tallapoosa County: 10 countTallapoosa County10Calhoun County: 9 countCalhoun County9Chambers County: 9 countChambers County9Clarke County: 8 countClarke County8Dallas County: 8 countDallas County8Macon County: 8 countMacon County8Marion County: 8 countMarion County8Pickens County: 8 countPickens County8Jefferson County: 92 countJefferson County92Mobile County: 65 countMobile County65Baldwin County: 38 countBaldwin County38Madison County: 33 countMadison County33Montgomery County: 32 countMontgomery County32Talladega County: 27 countTalladega County27Tuscaloosa County: 27 countTuscaloosa County27Limestone County: 23 countLimestone County23Walker County: 21 countWalker County21Marshall County: 19 countMarshall County19DeKalb County: 17 countDeKalb County17Morgan County: 17 countMorgan County17Elmore County: 16 countElmore County16Russell County: 16 countRussell County16Shelby County: 16 countShelby County16Cherokee County: 15 countCherokee County15Chilton County: 15 countChilton County15Houston County: 15 countHouston County15Cullman County: 14 countCullman County14St. Clair County: 14 countSt. Clair County14Blount County: 13 countBlount County13Etowah County: 13 countEtowah County13Autauga County: 12 countAutauga County12Lauderdale County: 12 countLauderdale County12Colbert County: 11 countColbert County11Greene County: 11 countGreene County11Jackson County: 11 countJackson County11Lee County: 11 countLee County11Dale County: 10 countDale County10Escambia County: 10 countEscambia County10Lowndes County: 10 countLowndes County10Randolph County: 10 countRandolph County10Tallapoosa County: 10 countTallapoosa County10Calhoun County: 9 countCalhoun County9Chambers County: 9 countChambers County9Clarke County: 8 countClarke County8Dallas County: 8 countDallas County8Macon County: 8 countMacon County8Marion County: 8 countMarion County8Pickens County: 8 countPickens County8
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

RankCounties2013
count		Change on 2012
1Jefferson County92-17.1%
2Mobile County65+18.2%
3Baldwin County38+46.2%
4Madison County33-37.7%
5Montgomery County32+3.2%
6Talladega County27+42.1%
6Tuscaloosa County27-32.5%
8Limestone County23+130%
9Walker County21+5%
10Marshall County19+5.6%
11DeKalb County17-5.6%
11Morgan County17-5.6%
13Elmore County16+60%
13Russell County16+45.5%
13Shelby County160%
16Cherokee County15+66.7%
16Chilton County15+50%
16Houston County15+15.4%
19Cullman County14-6.7%
19St. Clair County14-50%
21Blount County13-7.1%
21Etowah County13-7.1%
23Autauga County12+9.1%
23Lauderdale County12-29.4%
25Colbert County11-31.3%
25Greene County11+120%
25Jackson County11+57.1%
25Lee County11-15.4%
29Dale County100%
29Escambia County10-23.1%
29Lowndes County10+100%
29Randolph County10+42.9%
29Tallapoosa County100%
34Calhoun County9+12.5%
34Chambers County9-43.8%
36Clarke County80%
36Dallas County8-33.3%
36Macon County8+100%
36Marion County8-11.1%
36Pickens County80%
41Bullock County7+250%
41Cleburne County7+16.7%
41Conecuh County7+40%
41Lawrence County70%
41Pike County7+75%
41Wilcox County7+16.7%
47Choctaw County6+100%
47Hale County6+500%
47Marengo County6-25%
47Sumter County6+500%
51Barbour County5-28.6%
51Bibb County5+25%
51Winston County5-37.5%
54Coffee County4-63.6%
54Crenshaw County40%
56Butler County3-50%
56Clay County3+50%
56Coosa County3+200%
56Covington County3-57.1%
56Fayette County3+200%
56Franklin County3-25%
56Lamar County30%
56Perry County3-62.5%
64Geneva County2-50%
64Monroe County2-80%
64Washington County2-50%
67Henry County0n/a

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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/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jefferson County, with 92 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Henry County, with 0 in 2013.

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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