Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatalities

Pulaski County had the highest traffic fatalities of 75 counties in 2017, at 60. Woodruff County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Arkansas was 525. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 3 countAshley County: 5 countBaxter County: 11 countBenton County: 15 countBoone County: 8 countBradley County: 1 countCalhoun County: 0 countCarroll County: 11 countChicot County: 5 countClark County: 6 countClay County: 5 countCleburne County: 7 countCleveland County: 2 countColumbia County: 3 countConway County: 4 countCraighead County: 17 countCrawford County: 12 countCrittenden County: 9 countCross County: 4 countDallas County: 1 countDesha County: 1 countDrew County: 2 countFaulkner County: 19 countFranklin County: 7 countFulton County: 3 countGarland County: 13 countGrant County: 5 countGreene County: 9 countHempstead County: 4 countHot Spring County: 13 countHoward County: 2 countIndependence County: 6 countIzard County: 2 countJackson County: 6 countJefferson County: 16 countJohnson County: 1 countLafayette County: 0 countLawrence County: 4 countLee County: 3 countLincoln County: 3 countLittle River County: 2 countLogan County: 7 countLonoke County: 9 countMadison County: 7 countMarion County: 1 countMiller County: 18 countMississippi County: 7 countMonroe County: 4 countMontgomery County: 2 countNevada County: 2 countNewton County: 2 countOuachita County: 8 countPerry County: 5 countPhillips County: 2 countPike County: 2 countPoinsett County: 4 countPolk County: 4 countPope County: 9 countPrairie County: 8 countPulaski County: 60 countRandolph County: 7 countSt. Francis County: 6 countSaline County: 10 countScott County: 4 countSearcy County: 1 countSebastian County: 14 countSevier County: 2 countSharp County: 11 countStone County: 6 countUnion County: 6 countVan Buren County: 6 countWashington County: 24 countWhite County: 10 countWoodruff County: 0 countYell County: 7 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Pulaski County: 60 countPulaski County60Washington County: 24 countWashington County24Faulkner County: 19 countFaulkner County19Miller County: 18 countMiller County18Craighead County: 17 countCraighead County17Jefferson County: 16 countJefferson County16Benton County: 15 countBenton County15Sebastian County: 14 countSebastian County14Garland County: 13 countGarland County13Hot Spring County: 13 countHot Spring County13Crawford County: 12 countCrawford County12Baxter County: 11 countBaxter County11Carroll County: 11 countCarroll County11Sharp County: 11 countSharp County11Saline County: 10 countSaline County10White County: 10 countWhite County10Crittenden County: 9 countCrittenden County9Greene County: 9 countGreene County9Lonoke County: 9 countLonoke County9Pope County: 9 countPope County9Boone County: 8 countBoone County8Ouachita County: 8 countOuachita County8Prairie County: 8 countPrairie County8Cleburne County: 7 countCleburne County7Franklin County: 7 countFranklin County7Logan County: 7 countLogan County7Madison County: 7 countMadison County7Mississippi County: 7 countMississippi County7Randolph County: 7 countRandolph County7Yell County: 7 countYell County7Clark County: 6 countClark County6Independence County: 6 countIndependence County6Jackson County: 6 countJackson County6St. Francis County: 6 countSt. Francis County6Stone County: 6 countStone County6Union County: 6 countUnion County6Van Buren County: 6 countVan Buren County6Ashley County: 5 countAshley County5Chicot County: 5 countChicot County5Clay County: 5 countClay County5Pulaski County: 60 countPulaski County60Washington County: 24 countWashington County24Faulkner County: 19 countFaulkner County19Miller County: 18 countMiller County18Craighead County: 17 countCraighead County17Jefferson County: 16 countJefferson County16Benton County: 15 countBenton County15Sebastian County: 14 countSebastian County14Garland County: 13 countGarland County13Hot Spring County: 13 countHot Spring County13Crawford County: 12 countCrawford County12Baxter County: 11 countBaxter County11Carroll County: 11 countCarroll County11Sharp County: 11 countSharp County11Saline County: 10 countSaline County10White County: 10 countWhite County10Crittenden County: 9 countCrittenden County9Greene County: 9 countGreene County9Lonoke County: 9 countLonoke County9Pope County: 9 countPope County9Boone County: 8 countBoone County8Ouachita County: 8 countOuachita County8Prairie County: 8 countPrairie County8Cleburne County: 7 countCleburne County7Franklin County: 7 countFranklin County7Logan County: 7 countLogan County7Madison County: 7 countMadison County7Mississippi County: 7 countMississippi County7Randolph County: 7 countRandolph County7Yell County: 7 countYell County7Clark County: 6 countClark County6Independence County: 6 countIndependence County6Jackson County: 6 countJackson County6St. Francis County: 6 countSt. Francis County6Stone County: 6 countStone County6Union County: 6 countUnion County6Van Buren County: 6 countVan Buren County6Ashley County: 5 countAshley County5Chicot County: 5 countChicot County5Clay County: 5 countClay 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

RankCounties2017
count
Change on 2016
1Pulaski County60+39.5%
2Washington County24-29.4%
3Faulkner County19+26.7%
4Miller County18+80%
5Craighead County17-5.6%
6Jefferson County16+45.5%
7Benton County15-50%
8Sebastian County14-6.7%
9Garland County13-58.1%
9Hot Spring County13-13.3%
11Crawford County120%
12Baxter County11+175%
12Carroll County11-21.4%
12Sharp County11+57.1%
15Saline County10+11.1%
15White County10-50%
17Crittenden County9-35.7%
17Greene County9+125%
17Lonoke County9-40%
17Pope County9+80%
21Boone County8+33.3%
21Ouachita County8+166.7%
21Prairie County8+300%
24Cleburne County7+250%
24Franklin County7+16.7%
24Logan County7+250%
24Madison County7+16.7%
24Mississippi County7-36.4%
24Randolph County7+250%
24Yell County7-12.5%
31Clark County6+200%
31Independence County6-25%
31Jackson County6+50%
31St. Francis County60%
31Stone County6+50%
31Union County6-14.3%
31Van Buren County6n/a
38Ashley County5+66.7%
38Chicot County5-50%
38Clay County5-28.6%
38Grant County5+25%
38Perry County5+25%
43Conway County40%
43Cross County4+100%
43Hempstead County4-55.6%
43Lawrence County4-63.6%
43Monroe County4-50%
43Poinsett County4-69.2%
43Polk County40%
43Scott County40%
51Arkansas County3-40%
51Columbia County3-40%
51Fulton County3-40%
51Lee County3+200%
51Lincoln County3+200%
56Cleveland County2-33.3%
56Drew County2-75%
56Howard County20%
56Izard County2n/a
56Little River County2-60%
56Montgomery County20%
56Nevada County2-50%
56Newton County2+100%
56Phillips County2-50%
56Pike County20%
56Sevier County2-71.4%
67Bradley County1-50%
67Dallas County1n/a
67Desha County1-66.7%
67Johnson County1-75%
67Marion County1-50%
67Searcy County1-66.7%
73Calhoun County0n/a
73Lafayette County0-100%
73Woodruff 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.

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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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2017. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Pulaski County, with 60 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Woodruff County, with 0 in 2017.

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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