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Counties in Alabama by traffic fatalities

Jefferson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2022, at 98. Hale County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 9 and the figure for Alabama was 988. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest98Jefferson County
Lowest1Hale County
Median967 counties
Alabama988History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 10 countBaldwin County: 33 countBarbour County: 1 countBibb County: 2 countBlount County: 12 countBullock County: 7 countButler County: 13 countCalhoun County: 18 countChambers County: 7 countCherokee County: 12 countChilton County: 12 countChoctaw County: 9 countClarke County: 5 countClay County: 3 countCleburne County: 8 countCoffee County: 15 countColbert County: 14 countConecuh County: 4 countCoosa County: 4 countCovington County: 8 countCrenshaw County: 1 countCullman County: 32 countDale County: 5 countDallas County: 19 countDeKalb County: 24 countElmore County: 15 countEscambia County: 13 countEtowah County: 24 countFayette County: 3 countFranklin County: 6 countGeneva County: 8 countGreene County: 7 countHale County: 1 countHenry County: 2 countHouston County: 17 countJackson County: 16 countJefferson County: 98 countLamar County: 4 countLauderdale County: 9 countLawrence County: 12 countLee County: 17 countLimestone County: 33 countLowndes County: 11 countMacon County: 5 countMadison County: 37 countMarengo County: 4 countMarion County: 4 countMarshall County: 27 countMobile County: 73 countMonroe County: 8 countMontgomery County: 66 countMorgan County: 20 countPerry County: 2 countPickens County: 4 countPike County: 9 countRandolph County: 5 countRussell County: 14 countSt. Clair County: 25 countShelby County: 18 countSumter County: 2 countTalladega County: 13 countTallapoosa County: 8 countTuscaloosa County: 44 countWalker County: 16 countWashington County: 5 countWilcox County: 3 countWinston County: 2 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Jefferson County: 98 countJefferson County98Mobile County: 73 countMobile County73Montgomery County: 66 countMontgomery County66Tuscaloosa County: 44 countTuscaloosa County44Madison County: 37 countMadison County37Baldwin County: 33 countBaldwin County33Limestone County: 33 countLimestone County33Cullman County: 32 countCullman County32Marshall County: 27 countMarshall County27St. Clair County: 25 countSt. Clair County25DeKalb County: 24 countDeKalb County24Etowah County: 24 countEtowah County24Morgan County: 20 countMorgan County20Dallas County: 19 countDallas County19Calhoun County: 18 countCalhoun County18Shelby County: 18 countShelby County18Houston County: 17 countHouston County17Lee County: 17 countLee County17Jackson County: 16 countJackson County16Walker County: 16 countWalker County16Coffee County: 15 countCoffee County15Elmore County: 15 countElmore County15Colbert County: 14 countColbert County14Russell County: 14 countRussell County14Butler County: 13 countButler County13Escambia County: 13 countEscambia County13Talladega County: 13 countTalladega County13Blount County: 12 countBlount County12Cherokee County: 12 countCherokee County12Chilton County: 12 countChilton County12Lawrence County: 12 countLawrence County12Lowndes County: 11 countLowndes County11Autauga County: 10 countAutauga County10Choctaw County: 9 countChoctaw County9Lauderdale County: 9 countLauderdale County9Pike County: 9 countPike County9Cleburne County: 8 countCleburne County8Covington County: 8 countCovington County8Geneva County: 8 countGeneva County8Monroe County: 8 countMonroe County8Jefferson County: 98 countJefferson County98Mobile County: 73 countMobile County73Montgomery County: 66 countMontgomery County66Tuscaloosa County: 44 countTuscaloosa County44Madison County: 37 countMadison County37Baldwin County: 33 countBaldwin County33Limestone County: 33 countLimestone County33Cullman County: 32 countCullman County32Marshall County: 27 countMarshall County27St. Clair County: 25 countSt. Clair County25DeKalb County: 24 countDeKalb County24Etowah County: 24 countEtowah County24Morgan County: 20 countMorgan County20Dallas County: 19 countDallas County19Calhoun County: 18 countCalhoun County18Shelby County: 18 countShelby County18Houston County: 17 countHouston County17Lee County: 17 countLee County17Jackson County: 16 countJackson County16Walker County: 16 countWalker County16Coffee County: 15 countCoffee County15Elmore County: 15 countElmore County15Colbert County: 14 countColbert County14Russell County: 14 countRussell County14Butler County: 13 countButler County13Escambia County: 13 countEscambia County13Talladega County: 13 countTalladega County13Blount County: 12 countBlount County12Cherokee County: 12 countCherokee County12Chilton County: 12 countChilton County12Lawrence County: 12 countLawrence County12Lowndes County: 11 countLowndes County11Autauga County: 10 countAutauga County10Choctaw County: 9 countChoctaw County9Lauderdale County: 9 countLauderdale County9Pike County: 9 countPike County9Cleburne County: 8 countCleburne County8Covington County: 8 countCovington County8Geneva County: 8 countGeneva County8Monroe County: 8 countMonroe 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

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Jefferson County98-9.3%
2Mobile County73-7.6%
3Montgomery County66+53.5%
4Tuscaloosa County44-8.3%
5Madison County37-28.8%
6Baldwin County33+26.9%
6Limestone County33+43.5%
8Cullman County32+68.4%
9Marshall County27+12.5%
10St. Clair County25+31.6%
11DeKalb County24+41.2%
11Etowah County24+71.4%
13Morgan County20+11.1%
14Dallas County19+90%
15Calhoun County18-5.3%
15Shelby County18+12.5%
17Houston County170%
17Lee County17-10.5%
19Jackson County16+45.5%
19Walker County16-36%
21Coffee County15-11.8%
21Elmore County15+15.4%
23Colbert County14+100%
23Russell County14-30%
25Butler County13-35%
25Escambia County13+116.7%
25Talladega County13-48%
28Blount County12+50%
28Cherokee County12+140%
28Chilton County12-20%
28Lawrence County12-25%
32Lowndes County11-8.3%
33Autauga County10-28.6%
34Choctaw County9+50%
34Lauderdale County9-10%
34Pike County9-10%
37Cleburne County8-11.1%
37Covington County8+33.3%
37Geneva County80%
37Monroe County8+166.7%
37Tallapoosa County8+100%
42Bullock County70%
42Chambers County7-22.2%
42Greene County70%
45Franklin County6+100%
46Clarke County5+25%
46Dale County5-50%
46Macon County5-50%
46Randolph County5+66.7%
46Washington County5+400%
51Conecuh County40%
51Coosa County4+100%
51Lamar County40%
51Marengo County4-50%
51Marion County40%
51Pickens County40%
57Clay County3+50%
57Fayette County3-40%
57Wilcox County3-40%
60Bibb County2-66.7%
60Henry County20%
60Perry County20%
60Sumter County2-85.7%
60Winston County2-75%
65Barbour County1-87.5%
65Crenshaw County1-80%
65Hale County1-80%

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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/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/alabama-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jefferson County, with 98 in 2022, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Hale County, with 1 in 2022.

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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