Counties in Alabama by traffic fatalities

Jefferson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2016, at 90. Lamar County had the lowest, at 2. The median was 13 and the figure for Alabama was 1,083. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest90Jefferson County

Lowest2Lamar County

Median1367 counties

Alabama1,083History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 4
4 to 6
6 to 13
13 to 17
17 to 26
26 and over

count, 2016. 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, 2016

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

Rank	Counties	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Jefferson County	90	+12.5%
2	Mobile County	77	+6.9%
3	Tuscaloosa County	50	+22%
4	Madison County	45	+87.5%
5	Montgomery County	39	+18.2%
6	Baldwin County	37	+15.6%
7	Etowah County	31	+121.4%
8	Talladega County	30	+57.9%
9	Russell County	29	+70.6%
10	Limestone County	28	+27.3%
11	Houston County	27	+125%
12	Calhoun County	26	+73.3%
12	Shelby County	26	+36.8%
14	Cullman County	25	0%
15	Walker County	23	+35.3%
16	Marshall County	22	+69.2%
17	Chilton County	21	+23.5%
18	Elmore County	20	+11.1%
18	St. Clair County	20	+5.3%
20	DeKalb County	19	+58.3%
21	Colbert County	18	+28.6%
21	Lee County	18	+50%
23	Blount County	17	+240%
23	Jackson County	17	-5.6%
25	Autauga County	15	+87.5%
25	Coffee County	15	+50%
25	Tallapoosa County	15	+114.3%
28	Butler County	14	+100%
28	Cherokee County	14	+55.6%
30	Chambers County	13	+44.4%
30	Dale County	13	+62.5%
30	Lauderdale County	13	-23.5%
30	Macon County	13	+116.7%
30	Morgan County	13	+30%
35	Dallas County	11	+37.5%
35	Winston County	11	+37.5%
37	Coosa County	10	+233.3%
38	Lawrence County	9	+12.5%
39	Bibb County	8	+60%
39	Conecuh County	8	+33.3%
39	Covington County	8	+33.3%
39	Escambia County	8	-60%
39	Marengo County	8	+300%
44	Monroe County	7	+16.7%
45	Choctaw County	6	+100%
45	Clarke County	6	+50%
45	Cleburne County	6	0%
45	Henry County	6	+200%
45	Marion County	6	-33.3%
45	Pickens County	6	0%
51	Barbour County	5	-28.6%
51	Greene County	5	-37.5%
51	Hale County	5	+150%
51	Pike County	5	-68.8%
51	Randolph County	5	+150%
56	Bullock County	4	-33.3%
56	Clay County	4	+300%
56	Crenshaw County	4	+33.3%
56	Franklin County	4	-20%
56	Lowndes County	4	+100%
56	Perry County	4	+33.3%
56	Sumter County	4	-55.6%
56	Washington County	4	0%
64	Wilcox County	3	-50%
65	Fayette County	2	0%
65	Geneva County	2	-71.4%
65	Lamar County	2	-50%

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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties?period=2016. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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: Counties in Alabama by traffic fatalities, 2016}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties?period=2016. 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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jefferson County, with 90 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Lamar County, with 2 in 2016.

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.