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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatalities

Pulaski County had the highest traffic fatalities of 75 counties in 2019, at 62. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Arkansas was 511. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest62Pulaski County
Lowest0Van Buren County
Median575 counties
Arkansas511History

Map of counties, 2019

Arkansas County: 3 countAshley County: 2 countBaxter County: 8 countBenton County: 23 countBoone County: 6 countBradley County: 2 countCalhoun County: 3 countCarroll County: 4 countChicot County: 5 countClark County: 8 countClay County: 2 countCleburne County: 10 countCleveland County: 3 countColumbia County: 4 countConway County: 6 countCraighead County: 18 countCrawford County: 6 countCrittenden County: 9 countCross County: 8 countDallas County: 0 countDesha County: 2 countDrew County: 4 countFaulkner County: 4 countFranklin County: 3 countFulton County: 4 countGarland County: 21 countGrant County: 7 countGreene County: 8 countHempstead County: 5 countHot Spring County: 8 countHoward County: 5 countIndependence County: 11 countIzard County: 2 countJackson County: 2 countJefferson County: 14 countJohnson County: 6 countLafayette County: 1 countLawrence County: 8 countLee County: 3 countLincoln County: 1 countLittle River County: 4 countLogan County: 4 countLonoke County: 10 countMadison County: 2 countMarion County: 3 countMiller County: 8 countMississippi County: 7 countMonroe County: 6 countMontgomery County: 4 countNevada County: 4 countNewton County: 5 countOuachita County: 7 countPerry County: 2 countPhillips County: 5 countPike County: 2 countPoinsett County: 4 countPolk County: 3 countPope County: 9 countPrairie County: 3 countPulaski County: 62 countRandolph County: 2 countSt. Francis County: 10 countSaline County: 15 countScott County: 1 countSearcy County: 2 countSebastian County: 9 countSevier County: 7 countSharp County: 7 countStone County: 1 countUnion County: 13 countVan Buren County: 0 countWashington County: 21 countWhite County: 14 countWoodruff County: 1 countYell County: 5 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Pulaski County: 62 countPulaski County62Benton County: 23 countBenton County23Garland County: 21 countGarland County21Washington County: 21 countWashington County21Craighead County: 18 countCraighead County18Saline County: 15 countSaline County15Jefferson County: 14 countJefferson County14White County: 14 countWhite County14Union County: 13 countUnion County13Independence County: 11 countIndependence County11Cleburne County: 10 countCleburne County10Lonoke County: 10 countLonoke County10St. Francis County: 10 countSt. Francis County10Crittenden County: 9 countCrittenden County9Pope County: 9 countPope County9Sebastian County: 9 countSebastian County9Baxter County: 8 countBaxter County8Clark County: 8 countClark County8Cross County: 8 countCross County8Greene County: 8 countGreene County8Hot Spring County: 8 countHot Spring County8Lawrence County: 8 countLawrence County8Miller County: 8 countMiller County8Grant County: 7 countGrant County7Mississippi County: 7 countMississippi County7Ouachita County: 7 countOuachita County7Sevier County: 7 countSevier County7Sharp County: 7 countSharp County7Boone County: 6 countBoone County6Conway County: 6 countConway County6Crawford County: 6 countCrawford County6Johnson County: 6 countJohnson County6Monroe County: 6 countMonroe County6Chicot County: 5 countChicot County5Hempstead County: 5 countHempstead County5Howard County: 5 countHoward County5Newton County: 5 countNewton County5Phillips County: 5 countPhillips County5Yell County: 5 countYell County5Carroll County: 4 countCarroll County4Pulaski County: 62 countPulaski County62Benton County: 23 countBenton County23Garland County: 21 countGarland County21Washington County: 21 countWashington County21Craighead County: 18 countCraighead County18Saline County: 15 countSaline County15Jefferson County: 14 countJefferson County14White County: 14 countWhite County14Union County: 13 countUnion County13Independence County: 11 countIndependence County11Cleburne County: 10 countCleburne County10Lonoke County: 10 countLonoke County10St. Francis County: 10 countSt. Francis County10Crittenden County: 9 countCrittenden County9Pope County: 9 countPope County9Sebastian County: 9 countSebastian County9Baxter County: 8 countBaxter County8Clark County: 8 countClark County8Cross County: 8 countCross County8Greene County: 8 countGreene County8Hot Spring County: 8 countHot Spring County8Lawrence County: 8 countLawrence County8Miller County: 8 countMiller County8Grant County: 7 countGrant County7Mississippi County: 7 countMississippi County7Ouachita County: 7 countOuachita County7Sevier County: 7 countSevier County7Sharp County: 7 countSharp County7Boone County: 6 countBoone County6Conway County: 6 countConway County6Crawford County: 6 countCrawford County6Johnson County: 6 countJohnson County6Monroe County: 6 countMonroe County6Chicot County: 5 countChicot County5Hempstead County: 5 countHempstead County5Howard County: 5 countHoward County5Newton County: 5 countNewton County5Phillips County: 5 countPhillips County5Yell County: 5 countYell County5Carroll County: 4 countCarroll 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

RankCounties2019
count		Change on 2018
1Pulaski County62-11.4%
2Benton County23+27.8%
3Garland County21+16.7%
3Washington County21+16.7%
5Craighead County180%
6Saline County15+114.3%
7Jefferson County14+27.3%
7White County14+100%
9Union County13+8.3%
10Independence County11+57.1%
11Cleburne County10+66.7%
11Lonoke County10+42.9%
11St. Francis County10+25%
14Crittenden County9-57.1%
14Pope County9+12.5%
14Sebastian County9-40%
17Baxter County8+14.3%
17Clark County80%
17Cross County8+100%
17Greene County8-11.1%
17Hot Spring County8-11.1%
17Lawrence County8-42.9%
17Miller County8-20%
24Grant County7+16.7%
24Mississippi County7+133.3%
24Ouachita County7+75%
24Sevier County7+600%
24Sharp County7+40%
29Boone County6-50%
29Conway County6+50%
29Crawford County6-50%
29Johnson County60%
29Monroe County6+500%
34Chicot County5+150%
34Hempstead County5-37.5%
34Howard County5+25%
34Newton County5+25%
34Phillips County5+25%
34Yell County50%
40Carroll County4-63.6%
40Columbia County4+100%
40Drew County4-33.3%
40Faulkner County4-81%
40Fulton County4+300%
40Little River County4-20%
40Logan County4+300%
40Montgomery County4+33.3%
40Nevada County40%
40Poinsett County4-33.3%
50Arkansas County3+50%
50Calhoun County3+50%
50Cleveland County3+200%
50Franklin County3-25%
50Lee County3n/a
50Marion County30%
50Polk County30%
50Prairie County3+50%
58Ashley County2-50%
58Bradley County2n/a
58Clay County2-71.4%
58Desha County2-33.3%
58Izard County2-50%
58Jackson County20%
58Madison County20%
58Perry County20%
58Pike County2n/a
58Randolph County2-71.4%
58Searcy County2-71.4%
69Lafayette County1n/a
69Lincoln County1-75%
69Scott County1-66.7%
69Stone County10%
69Woodruff County10%
74Dallas County0n/a
74Van Buren 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/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2019. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Pulaski County, with 62 in 2019, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Van Buren County, with 0 in 2019.

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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