Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatalities

Pulaski County had the highest traffic fatalities of 75 counties in 2013, at 59. Scott County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Arkansas was 498. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2013

Arkansas County: 2 countAshley County: 5 countBaxter County: 4 countBenton County: 18 countBoone County: 6 countBradley County: 4 countCalhoun County: 3 countCarroll County: 8 countChicot County: 0 countClark County: 6 countClay County: 0 countCleburne County: 5 countCleveland County: 3 countColumbia County: 5 countConway County: 7 countCraighead County: 14 countCrawford County: 6 countCrittenden County: 15 countCross County: 2 countDallas County: 1 countDesha County: 2 countDrew County: 4 countFaulkner County: 14 countFranklin County: 3 countFulton County: 4 countGarland County: 21 countGrant County: 5 countGreene County: 6 countHempstead County: 6 countHot Spring County: 13 countHoward County: 1 countIndependence County: 4 countIzard County: 2 countJackson County: 4 countJefferson County: 10 countJohnson County: 3 countLafayette County: 2 countLawrence County: 4 countLee County: 2 countLincoln County: 2 countLittle River County: 9 countLogan County: 4 countLonoke County: 11 countMadison County: 4 countMarion County: 7 countMiller County: 9 countMississippi County: 12 countMonroe County: 6 countMontgomery County: 3 countNevada County: 2 countNewton County: 1 countOuachita County: 8 countPerry County: 3 countPhillips County: 5 countPike County: 2 countPoinsett County: 4 countPolk County: 5 countPope County: 7 countPrairie County: 13 countPulaski County: 59 countRandolph County: 0 countSt. Francis County: 5 countSaline County: 20 countScott County: 0 countSearcy County: 4 countSebastian County: 10 countSevier County: 4 countSharp County: 3 countStone County: 4 countUnion County: 5 countVan Buren County: 5 countWashington County: 16 countWhite County: 15 countWoodruff County: 4 countYell County: 3 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

Pulaski County: 59 countPulaski County59Garland County: 21 countGarland County21Saline County: 20 countSaline County20Benton County: 18 countBenton County18Washington County: 16 countWashington County16Crittenden County: 15 countCrittenden County15White County: 15 countWhite County15Craighead County: 14 countCraighead County14Faulkner County: 14 countFaulkner County14Hot Spring County: 13 countHot Spring County13Prairie County: 13 countPrairie County13Mississippi County: 12 countMississippi County12Lonoke County: 11 countLonoke County11Jefferson County: 10 countJefferson County10Sebastian County: 10 countSebastian County10Little River County: 9 countLittle River County9Miller County: 9 countMiller County9Carroll County: 8 countCarroll County8Ouachita County: 8 countOuachita County8Conway County: 7 countConway County7Marion County: 7 countMarion County7Pope County: 7 countPope County7Boone County: 6 countBoone County6Clark County: 6 countClark County6Crawford County: 6 countCrawford County6Greene County: 6 countGreene County6Hempstead County: 6 countHempstead County6Monroe County: 6 countMonroe County6Ashley County: 5 countAshley County5Cleburne County: 5 countCleburne County5Columbia County: 5 countColumbia County5Grant County: 5 countGrant County5Phillips County: 5 countPhillips County5Polk County: 5 countPolk County5St. Francis County: 5 countSt. Francis County5Union County: 5 countUnion County5Van Buren County: 5 countVan Buren County5Baxter County: 4 countBaxter County4Bradley County: 4 countBradley County4Drew County: 4 countDrew County4Pulaski County: 59 countPulaski County59Garland County: 21 countGarland County21Saline County: 20 countSaline County20Benton County: 18 countBenton County18Washington County: 16 countWashington County16Crittenden County: 15 countCrittenden County15White County: 15 countWhite County15Craighead County: 14 countCraighead County14Faulkner County: 14 countFaulkner County14Hot Spring County: 13 countHot Spring County13Prairie County: 13 countPrairie County13Mississippi County: 12 countMississippi County12Lonoke County: 11 countLonoke County11Jefferson County: 10 countJefferson County10Sebastian County: 10 countSebastian County10Little River County: 9 countLittle River County9Miller County: 9 countMiller County9Carroll County: 8 countCarroll County8Ouachita County: 8 countOuachita County8Conway County: 7 countConway County7Marion County: 7 countMarion County7Pope County: 7 countPope County7Boone County: 6 countBoone County6Clark County: 6 countClark County6Crawford County: 6 countCrawford County6Greene County: 6 countGreene County6Hempstead County: 6 countHempstead County6Monroe County: 6 countMonroe County6Ashley County: 5 countAshley County5Cleburne County: 5 countCleburne County5Columbia County: 5 countColumbia County5Grant County: 5 countGrant County5Phillips County: 5 countPhillips County5Polk County: 5 countPolk County5St. Francis County: 5 countSt. Francis County5Union County: 5 countUnion County5Van Buren County: 5 countVan Buren County5Baxter County: 4 countBaxter County4Bradley County: 4 countBradley County4Drew County: 4 countDrew County4
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
1Pulaski County59+5.4%
2Garland County21+16.7%
3Saline County20+53.8%
4Benton County18-18.2%
5Washington County16-11.1%
6Crittenden County15-6.3%
6White County15-6.3%
8Craighead County14-39.1%
8Faulkner County140%
10Hot Spring County13-7.1%
10Prairie County13+225%
12Mississippi County12+20%
13Lonoke County11-45%
14Jefferson County10-33.3%
14Sebastian County10+150%
16Little River County9+350%
16Miller County9+28.6%
18Carroll County80%
18Ouachita County8+166.7%
20Conway County7-36.4%
20Marion County7+250%
20Pope County7-66.7%
23Boone County6+20%
23Clark County6+20%
23Crawford County6-14.3%
23Greene County6-33.3%
23Hempstead County6+20%
23Monroe County6+50%
29Ashley County5-16.7%
29Cleburne County5-44.4%
29Columbia County50%
29Grant County5-37.5%
29Phillips County5+400%
29Polk County5-37.5%
29St. Francis County5+400%
29Union County5-58.3%
29Van Buren County50%
38Baxter County4-20%
38Bradley County4+100%
38Drew County4+33.3%
38Fulton County40%
38Independence County4-20%
38Jackson County4-50%
38Lawrence County4-20%
38Logan County4-20%
38Madison County4+33.3%
38Poinsett County40%
38Searcy County4-20%
38Sevier County4+100%
38Stone County4+300%
38Woodruff County4+100%
52Calhoun County30%
52Cleveland County30%
52Franklin County3-50%
52Johnson County3-62.5%
52Montgomery County30%
52Perry County3+200%
52Sharp County3-57.1%
52Yell County3-83.3%
60Arkansas County20%
60Cross County20%
60Desha County2-71.4%
60Izard County2-33.3%
60Lafayette County20%
60Lee County20%
60Lincoln County2+100%
60Nevada County2-71.4%
60Pike County20%
69Dallas County1-50%
69Howard County1-80%
69Newton County1n/a
72Chicot County0-100%
72Clay County0-100%
72Randolph County0-100%
72Scott County0-100%

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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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Pulaski County, with 59 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Scott County, with 0 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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