Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatalities

Pulaski County had the highest traffic fatalities of 75 counties in 2018, at 70. Pike County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Arkansas was 520. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2018

Arkansas County: 2 countAshley County: 4 countBaxter County: 7 countBenton County: 18 countBoone County: 12 countBradley County: 0 countCalhoun County: 2 countCarroll County: 11 countChicot County: 2 countClark County: 8 countClay County: 7 countCleburne County: 6 countCleveland County: 1 countColumbia County: 2 countConway County: 4 countCraighead County: 18 countCrawford County: 12 countCrittenden County: 21 countCross County: 4 countDallas County: 0 countDesha County: 3 countDrew County: 6 countFaulkner County: 21 countFranklin County: 4 countFulton County: 1 countGarland County: 18 countGrant County: 6 countGreene County: 9 countHempstead County: 8 countHot Spring County: 9 countHoward County: 4 countIndependence County: 7 countIzard County: 4 countJackson County: 2 countJefferson County: 11 countJohnson County: 6 countLafayette County: 0 countLawrence County: 14 countLee County: 0 countLincoln County: 4 countLittle River County: 5 countLogan County: 1 countLonoke County: 7 countMadison County: 2 countMarion County: 3 countMiller County: 10 countMississippi County: 3 countMonroe County: 1 countMontgomery County: 3 countNevada County: 4 countNewton County: 4 countOuachita County: 4 countPerry County: 2 countPhillips County: 4 countPike County: 0 countPoinsett County: 6 countPolk County: 3 countPope County: 8 countPrairie County: 2 countPulaski County: 70 countRandolph County: 7 countSt. Francis County: 8 countSaline County: 7 countScott County: 3 countSearcy County: 7 countSebastian County: 15 countSevier County: 1 countSharp County: 5 countStone County: 1 countUnion County: 12 countVan Buren County: 3 countWashington County: 18 countWhite County: 7 countWoodruff County: 1 countYell County: 5 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

Pulaski County: 70 countPulaski County70Crittenden County: 21 countCrittenden County21Faulkner County: 21 countFaulkner County21Benton County: 18 countBenton County18Craighead County: 18 countCraighead County18Garland County: 18 countGarland County18Washington County: 18 countWashington County18Sebastian County: 15 countSebastian County15Lawrence County: 14 countLawrence County14Boone County: 12 countBoone County12Crawford County: 12 countCrawford County12Union County: 12 countUnion County12Carroll County: 11 countCarroll County11Jefferson County: 11 countJefferson County11Miller County: 10 countMiller County10Greene County: 9 countGreene County9Hot Spring County: 9 countHot Spring County9Clark County: 8 countClark County8Hempstead County: 8 countHempstead County8Pope County: 8 countPope County8St. Francis County: 8 countSt. Francis County8Baxter County: 7 countBaxter County7Clay County: 7 countClay County7Independence County: 7 countIndependence County7Lonoke County: 7 countLonoke County7Randolph County: 7 countRandolph County7Saline County: 7 countSaline County7Searcy County: 7 countSearcy County7White County: 7 countWhite County7Cleburne County: 6 countCleburne County6Drew County: 6 countDrew County6Grant County: 6 countGrant County6Johnson County: 6 countJohnson County6Poinsett County: 6 countPoinsett County6Little River County: 5 countLittle River County5Sharp County: 5 countSharp County5Yell County: 5 countYell County5Ashley County: 4 countAshley County4Conway County: 4 countConway County4Cross County: 4 countCross County4Pulaski County: 70 countPulaski County70Crittenden County: 21 countCrittenden County21Faulkner County: 21 countFaulkner County21Benton County: 18 countBenton County18Craighead County: 18 countCraighead County18Garland County: 18 countGarland County18Washington County: 18 countWashington County18Sebastian County: 15 countSebastian County15Lawrence County: 14 countLawrence County14Boone County: 12 countBoone County12Crawford County: 12 countCrawford County12Union County: 12 countUnion County12Carroll County: 11 countCarroll County11Jefferson County: 11 countJefferson County11Miller County: 10 countMiller County10Greene County: 9 countGreene County9Hot Spring County: 9 countHot Spring County9Clark County: 8 countClark County8Hempstead County: 8 countHempstead County8Pope County: 8 countPope County8St. Francis County: 8 countSt. Francis County8Baxter County: 7 countBaxter County7Clay County: 7 countClay County7Independence County: 7 countIndependence County7Lonoke County: 7 countLonoke County7Randolph County: 7 countRandolph County7Saline County: 7 countSaline County7Searcy County: 7 countSearcy County7White County: 7 countWhite County7Cleburne County: 6 countCleburne County6Drew County: 6 countDrew County6Grant County: 6 countGrant County6Johnson County: 6 countJohnson County6Poinsett County: 6 countPoinsett County6Little River County: 5 countLittle River County5Sharp County: 5 countSharp County5Yell County: 5 countYell County5Ashley County: 4 countAshley County4Conway County: 4 countConway County4Cross County: 4 countCross 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

RankCounties2018
count
Change on 2017
1Pulaski County70+16.7%
2Crittenden County21+133.3%
2Faulkner County21+10.5%
4Benton County18+20%
4Craighead County18+5.9%
4Garland County18+38.5%
4Washington County18-25%
8Sebastian County15+7.1%
9Lawrence County14+250%
10Boone County12+50%
10Crawford County120%
10Union County12+100%
13Carroll County110%
13Jefferson County11-31.3%
15Miller County10-44.4%
16Greene County90%
16Hot Spring County9-30.8%
18Clark County8+33.3%
18Hempstead County8+100%
18Pope County8-11.1%
18St. Francis County8+33.3%
22Baxter County7-36.4%
22Clay County7+40%
22Independence County7+16.7%
22Lonoke County7-22.2%
22Randolph County70%
22Saline County7-30%
22Searcy County7+600%
22White County7-30%
30Cleburne County6-14.3%
30Drew County6+200%
30Grant County6+20%
30Johnson County6+500%
30Poinsett County6+50%
35Little River County5+150%
35Sharp County5-54.5%
35Yell County5-28.6%
38Ashley County4-20%
38Conway County40%
38Cross County40%
38Franklin County4-42.9%
38Howard County4+100%
38Izard County4+100%
38Lincoln County4+33.3%
38Nevada County4+100%
38Newton County4+100%
38Ouachita County4-50%
38Phillips County4+100%
49Desha County3+200%
49Marion County3+200%
49Mississippi County3-57.1%
49Montgomery County3+50%
49Polk County3-25%
49Scott County3-25%
49Van Buren County3-50%
56Arkansas County2-33.3%
56Calhoun County2n/a
56Chicot County2-60%
56Columbia County2-33.3%
56Jackson County2-66.7%
56Madison County2-71.4%
56Perry County2-60%
56Prairie County2-75%
64Cleveland County1-50%
64Fulton County1-66.7%
64Logan County1-85.7%
64Monroe County1-75%
64Sevier County1-50%
64Stone County1-83.3%
64Woodruff County1n/a
71Bradley County0-100%
71Dallas County0-100%
71Lafayette County0n/a
71Lee County0-100%
71Pike 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2018. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Pulaski County, with 70 in 2018, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Pike County, with 0 in 2018.

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