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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatalities

Pulaski County had the highest traffic fatalities of 75 counties in 2015, at 53. Prairie County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Arkansas was 550. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest53Pulaski County
Lowest0Prairie County
Median575 counties
Arkansas550History

Map of counties, 2015

Arkansas County: 1 countAshley County: 7 countBaxter County: 12 countBenton County: 25 countBoone County: 9 countBradley County: 1 countCalhoun County: 1 countCarroll County: 13 countChicot County: 8 countClark County: 3 countClay County: 6 countCleburne County: 6 countCleveland County: 2 countColumbia County: 1 countConway County: 5 countCraighead County: 17 countCrawford County: 10 countCrittenden County: 14 countCross County: 3 countDallas County: 5 countDesha County: 3 countDrew County: 5 countFaulkner County: 14 countFranklin County: 5 countFulton County: 4 countGarland County: 26 countGrant County: 3 countGreene County: 8 countHempstead County: 12 countHot Spring County: 17 countHoward County: 7 countIndependence County: 6 countIzard County: 0 countJackson County: 5 countJefferson County: 9 countJohnson County: 1 countLafayette County: 1 countLawrence County: 5 countLee County: 5 countLincoln County: 3 countLittle River County: 4 countLogan County: 4 countLonoke County: 15 countMadison County: 7 countMarion County: 7 countMiller County: 11 countMississippi County: 4 countMonroe County: 3 countMontgomery County: 5 countNevada County: 1 countNewton County: 1 countOuachita County: 6 countPerry County: 4 countPhillips County: 4 countPike County: 1 countPoinsett County: 8 countPolk County: 12 countPope County: 8 countPrairie County: 0 countPulaski County: 53 countRandolph County: 3 countSt. Francis County: 9 countSaline County: 18 countScott County: 3 countSearcy County: 5 countSebastian County: 6 countSevier County: 3 countSharp County: 3 countStone County: 4 countUnion County: 11 countVan Buren County: 1 countWashington County: 22 countWhite County: 11 countWoodruff County: 3 countYell County: 2 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Pulaski County: 53 countPulaski County53Garland County: 26 countGarland County26Benton County: 25 countBenton County25Washington County: 22 countWashington County22Saline County: 18 countSaline County18Craighead County: 17 countCraighead County17Hot Spring County: 17 countHot Spring County17Lonoke County: 15 countLonoke County15Crittenden County: 14 countCrittenden County14Faulkner County: 14 countFaulkner County14Carroll County: 13 countCarroll County13Baxter County: 12 countBaxter County12Hempstead County: 12 countHempstead County12Polk County: 12 countPolk County12Miller County: 11 countMiller County11Union County: 11 countUnion County11White County: 11 countWhite County11Crawford County: 10 countCrawford County10Boone County: 9 countBoone County9Jefferson County: 9 countJefferson County9St. Francis County: 9 countSt. Francis County9Chicot County: 8 countChicot County8Greene County: 8 countGreene County8Poinsett County: 8 countPoinsett County8Pope County: 8 countPope County8Ashley County: 7 countAshley County7Howard County: 7 countHoward County7Madison County: 7 countMadison County7Marion County: 7 countMarion County7Clay County: 6 countClay County6Cleburne County: 6 countCleburne County6Independence County: 6 countIndependence County6Ouachita County: 6 countOuachita County6Sebastian County: 6 countSebastian County6Conway County: 5 countConway County5Dallas County: 5 countDallas County5Drew County: 5 countDrew County5Franklin County: 5 countFranklin County5Jackson County: 5 countJackson County5Lawrence County: 5 countLawrence County5Pulaski County: 53 countPulaski County53Garland County: 26 countGarland County26Benton County: 25 countBenton County25Washington County: 22 countWashington County22Saline County: 18 countSaline County18Craighead County: 17 countCraighead County17Hot Spring County: 17 countHot Spring County17Lonoke County: 15 countLonoke County15Crittenden County: 14 countCrittenden County14Faulkner County: 14 countFaulkner County14Carroll County: 13 countCarroll County13Baxter County: 12 countBaxter County12Hempstead County: 12 countHempstead County12Polk County: 12 countPolk County12Miller County: 11 countMiller County11Union County: 11 countUnion County11White County: 11 countWhite County11Crawford County: 10 countCrawford County10Boone County: 9 countBoone County9Jefferson County: 9 countJefferson County9St. Francis County: 9 countSt. Francis County9Chicot County: 8 countChicot County8Greene County: 8 countGreene County8Poinsett County: 8 countPoinsett County8Pope County: 8 countPope County8Ashley County: 7 countAshley County7Howard County: 7 countHoward County7Madison County: 7 countMadison County7Marion County: 7 countMarion County7Clay County: 6 countClay County6Cleburne County: 6 countCleburne County6Independence County: 6 countIndependence County6Ouachita County: 6 countOuachita County6Sebastian County: 6 countSebastian County6Conway County: 5 countConway County5Dallas County: 5 countDallas County5Drew County: 5 countDrew County5Franklin County: 5 countFranklin County5Jackson County: 5 countJackson County5Lawrence County: 5 countLawrence 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

RankCounties2015
count		Change on 2014
1Pulaski County53+32.5%
2Garland County26+44.4%
3Benton County25+92.3%
4Washington County22+15.8%
5Saline County18+28.6%
6Craighead County17+41.7%
6Hot Spring County170%
8Lonoke County15+66.7%
9Crittenden County14+16.7%
9Faulkner County140%
11Carroll County13+225%
12Baxter County12+100%
12Hempstead County12+33.3%
12Polk County12+100%
15Miller County11+83.3%
15Union County11+57.1%
15White County11-35.3%
18Crawford County10-16.7%
19Boone County9+200%
19Jefferson County9-43.8%
19St. Francis County9+80%
22Chicot County8+300%
22Greene County8-50%
22Poinsett County8+14.3%
22Pope County80%
26Ashley County7+40%
26Howard County7+600%
26Madison County7+40%
26Marion County7+133.3%
30Clay County6+50%
30Cleburne County60%
30Independence County6-25%
30Ouachita County6+200%
30Sebastian County6+20%
35Conway County5-16.7%
35Dallas County5+66.7%
35Drew County5+66.7%
35Franklin County50%
35Jackson County5+25%
35Lawrence County5-28.6%
35Lee County5n/a
35Montgomery County5+25%
35Searcy County5+25%
44Fulton County4+300%
44Little River County4+100%
44Logan County4+100%
44Mississippi County4-42.9%
44Perry County4+300%
44Phillips County4-33.3%
44Stone County4+33.3%
51Clark County3-57.1%
51Cross County3-40%
51Desha County3+50%
51Grant County30%
51Lincoln County3-25%
51Monroe County30%
51Randolph County3-50%
51Scott County3+200%
51Sevier County30%
51Sharp County3+200%
51Woodruff County3-40%
62Cleveland County2n/a
62Yell County2-50%
64Arkansas County1-50%
64Bradley County1n/a
64Calhoun County1-66.7%
64Columbia County1-75%
64Johnson County1-75%
64Lafayette County1-50%
64Nevada County1-66.7%
64Newton County1-66.7%
64Pike County1-75%
64Van Buren County1-87.5%
74Izard County0-100%
74Prairie 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/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Pulaski County, with 53 in 2015, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Prairie County, with 0 in 2015.

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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