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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatalities, 2024

Pulaski County had the highest traffic fatalities of 75 counties in 2024, at 91. Woodruff County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Arkansas was 603. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest91Pulaski County
Lowest0Woodruff County
Median575 counties
Arkansas603History

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 1 countAshley County: 5 countBaxter County: 11 countBenton County: 27 countBoone County: 5 countBradley County: 1 countCalhoun County: 2 countCarroll County: 6 countChicot County: 0 countClark County: 4 countClay County: 14 countCleburne County: 8 countCleveland County: 2 countColumbia County: 6 countConway County: 3 countCraighead County: 22 countCrawford County: 8 countCrittenden County: 16 countCross County: 3 countDallas County: 2 countDesha County: 3 countDrew County: 4 countFaulkner County: 18 countFranklin County: 11 countFulton County: 7 countGarland County: 23 countGrant County: 1 countGreene County: 6 countHempstead County: 9 countHot Spring County: 6 countHoward County: 2 countIndependence County: 10 countIzard County: 3 countJackson County: 3 countJefferson County: 14 countJohnson County: 5 countLafayette County: 1 countLawrence County: 9 countLee County: 1 countLincoln County: 1 countLittle River County: 3 countLogan County: 8 countLonoke County: 17 countMadison County: 3 countMarion County: 4 countMiller County: 8 countMississippi County: 10 countMonroe County: 4 countMontgomery County: 6 countNevada County: 4 countNewton County: 4 countOuachita County: 4 countPerry County: 3 countPhillips County: 1 countPike County: 1 countPoinsett County: 9 countPolk County: 8 countPope County: 10 countPrairie County: 9 countPulaski County: 91 countRandolph County: 1 countSt. Francis County: 6 countSaline County: 12 countScott County: 4 countSearcy County: 1 countSebastian County: 15 countSevier County: 4 countSharp County: 7 countStone County: 5 countUnion County: 9 countVan Buren County: 2 countWashington County: 23 countWhite County: 19 countWoodruff County: 0 countYell County: 5 count
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count, 2024. 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, 2024

Pulaski County: 91 countPulaski County91Benton County: 27 countBenton County27Garland County: 23 countGarland County23Washington County: 23 countWashington County23Craighead County: 22 countCraighead County22White County: 19 countWhite County19Faulkner County: 18 countFaulkner County18Lonoke County: 17 countLonoke County17Crittenden County: 16 countCrittenden County16Sebastian County: 15 countSebastian County15Clay County: 14 countClay County14Jefferson County: 14 countJefferson County14Saline County: 12 countSaline County12Baxter County: 11 countBaxter County11Franklin County: 11 countFranklin County11Independence County: 10 countIndependence County10Mississippi County: 10 countMississippi County10Pope County: 10 countPope County10Hempstead County: 9 countHempstead County9Lawrence County: 9 countLawrence County9Poinsett County: 9 countPoinsett County9Prairie County: 9 countPrairie County9Union County: 9 countUnion County9Cleburne County: 8 countCleburne County8Crawford County: 8 countCrawford County8Logan County: 8 countLogan County8Miller County: 8 countMiller County8Polk County: 8 countPolk County8Fulton County: 7 countFulton County7Sharp County: 7 countSharp County7Carroll County: 6 countCarroll County6Columbia County: 6 countColumbia County6Greene County: 6 countGreene County6Hot Spring County: 6 countHot Spring County6Montgomery County: 6 countMontgomery County6St. Francis County: 6 countSt. Francis County6Ashley County: 5 countAshley County5Boone County: 5 countBoone County5Johnson County: 5 countJohnson County5Stone County: 5 countStone County5Pulaski County: 91 countPulaski County91Benton County: 27 countBenton County27Garland County: 23 countGarland County23Washington County: 23 countWashington County23Craighead County: 22 countCraighead County22White County: 19 countWhite County19Faulkner County: 18 countFaulkner County18Lonoke County: 17 countLonoke County17Crittenden County: 16 countCrittenden County16Sebastian County: 15 countSebastian County15Clay County: 14 countClay County14Jefferson County: 14 countJefferson County14Saline County: 12 countSaline County12Baxter County: 11 countBaxter County11Franklin County: 11 countFranklin County11Independence County: 10 countIndependence County10Mississippi County: 10 countMississippi County10Pope County: 10 countPope County10Hempstead County: 9 countHempstead County9Lawrence County: 9 countLawrence County9Poinsett County: 9 countPoinsett County9Prairie County: 9 countPrairie County9Union County: 9 countUnion County9Cleburne County: 8 countCleburne County8Crawford County: 8 countCrawford County8Logan County: 8 countLogan County8Miller County: 8 countMiller County8Polk County: 8 countPolk County8Fulton County: 7 countFulton County7Sharp County: 7 countSharp County7Carroll County: 6 countCarroll County6Columbia County: 6 countColumbia County6Greene County: 6 countGreene County6Hot Spring County: 6 countHot Spring County6Montgomery County: 6 countMontgomery County6St. Francis County: 6 countSt. Francis County6Ashley County: 5 countAshley County5Boone County: 5 countBoone County5Johnson County: 5 countJohnson County5Stone County: 5 countStone County5
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
1Pulaski County Provisional91+3.4%
2Benton County Provisional27+3.8%
3Garland County Provisional23+43.8%
3Washington County Provisional23-23.3%
5Craighead County Provisional22+120%
6White County Provisional19+5.6%
7Faulkner County Provisional18-5.3%
8Lonoke County Provisional17+88.9%
9Crittenden County Provisional16-30.4%
10Sebastian County Provisional15-25%
11Clay County Provisional14+1,300%
11Jefferson County Provisional14-22.2%
13Saline County Provisional12-40%
14Baxter County Provisional11+57.1%
14Franklin County Provisional11+120%
16Independence County Provisional10+42.9%
16Mississippi County Provisional10+11.1%
16Pope County Provisional10-37.5%
19Hempstead County Provisional9-18.2%
19Lawrence County Provisional9+200%
19Poinsett County Provisional9+125%
19Prairie County Provisional9+125%
19Union County Provisional9+50%
24Cleburne County Provisional8+100%
24Crawford County Provisional8+100%
24Logan County Provisional8+60%
24Miller County Provisional8-11.1%
24Polk County Provisional8+100%
29Fulton County Provisional7+133.3%
29Sharp County Provisional7+75%
31Carroll County Provisional6-33.3%
31Columbia County Provisional6+200%
31Greene County Provisional6-53.8%
31Hot Spring County Provisional6-53.8%
31Montgomery County Provisional6+200%
31St. Francis County Provisional6+100%
37Ashley County Provisional5+25%
37Boone County Provisional5+66.7%
37Johnson County Provisional5+66.7%
37Stone County Provisional5+66.7%
37Yell County Provisional5+66.7%
42Clark County Provisional4-42.9%
42Drew County Provisional4+33.3%
42Marion County Provisional4+100%
42Monroe County Provisional4-42.9%
42Nevada County Provisional4+300%
42Newton County Provisional4+100%
42Ouachita County Provisional4-33.3%
42Scott County Provisional4-20%
42Sevier County Provisional4-33.3%
51Conway County Provisional3-25%
51Cross County Provisional3+200%
51Desha County Provisional3+50%
51Izard County Provisional3n/a
51Jackson County Provisional3-62.5%
51Little River County Provisional3-57.1%
51Madison County Provisional3-72.7%
51Perry County Provisional3n/a
59Calhoun County Provisional2n/a
59Cleveland County Provisional2-50%
59Dallas County Provisional2-50%
59Howard County Provisional2-50%
59Van Buren County Provisional2+100%
64Arkansas County Provisional1-66.7%
64Bradley County Provisional10%
64Grant County Provisional1-90%
64Lafayette County Provisional1-50%
64Lee County Provisional1-75%
64Lincoln County Provisional1n/a
64Phillips County Provisional1-85.7%
64Pike County Provisional1-85.7%
64Randolph County Provisional1-83.3%
64Searcy County Provisional1-75%
74Chicot County Provisional0-100%
74Woodruff County Provisional0n/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/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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties. 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties.

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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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Pulaski County, with 91 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Woodruff County, with 0 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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