Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatalities

Pulaski County had the highest traffic fatalities of 75 counties in 2022, at 92. Woodruff County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Arkansas was 637. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 4 countAshley County: 3 countBaxter County: 4 countBenton County: 27 countBoone County: 6 countBradley County: 3 countCalhoun County: 5 countCarroll County: 5 countChicot County: 8 countClark County: 6 countClay County: 3 countCleburne County: 5 countCleveland County: 5 countColumbia County: 8 countConway County: 5 countCraighead County: 26 countCrawford County: 10 countCrittenden County: 17 countCross County: 4 countDallas County: 2 countDesha County: 0 countDrew County: 6 countFaulkner County: 18 countFranklin County: 3 countFulton County: 6 countGarland County: 23 countGrant County: 4 countGreene County: 7 countHempstead County: 5 countHot Spring County: 19 countHoward County: 0 countIndependence County: 8 countIzard County: 5 countJackson County: 4 countJefferson County: 16 countJohnson County: 6 countLafayette County: 0 countLawrence County: 11 countLee County: 1 countLincoln County: 5 countLittle River County: 0 countLogan County: 3 countLonoke County: 17 countMadison County: 7 countMarion County: 2 countMiller County: 11 countMississippi County: 11 countMonroe County: 2 countMontgomery County: 2 countNevada County: 5 countNewton County: 6 countOuachita County: 8 countPerry County: 4 countPhillips County: 3 countPike County: 1 countPoinsett County: 6 countPolk County: 5 countPope County: 5 countPrairie County: 2 countPulaski County: 92 countRandolph County: 7 countSt. Francis County: 9 countSaline County: 15 countScott County: 6 countSearcy County: 4 countSebastian County: 22 countSevier County: 8 countSharp County: 1 countStone County: 4 countUnion County: 7 countVan Buren County: 4 countWashington County: 33 countWhite County: 16 countWoodruff County: 0 countYell County: 6 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Pulaski County: 92 countPulaski County92Washington County: 33 countWashington County33Benton County: 27 countBenton County27Craighead County: 26 countCraighead County26Garland County: 23 countGarland County23Sebastian County: 22 countSebastian County22Hot Spring County: 19 countHot Spring County19Faulkner County: 18 countFaulkner County18Crittenden County: 17 countCrittenden County17Lonoke County: 17 countLonoke County17Jefferson County: 16 countJefferson County16White County: 16 countWhite County16Saline County: 15 countSaline County15Lawrence County: 11 countLawrence County11Miller County: 11 countMiller County11Mississippi County: 11 countMississippi County11Crawford County: 10 countCrawford County10St. Francis County: 9 countSt. Francis County9Chicot County: 8 countChicot County8Columbia County: 8 countColumbia County8Independence County: 8 countIndependence County8Ouachita County: 8 countOuachita County8Sevier County: 8 countSevier County8Greene County: 7 countGreene County7Madison County: 7 countMadison County7Randolph County: 7 countRandolph County7Union County: 7 countUnion County7Boone County: 6 countBoone County6Clark County: 6 countClark County6Drew County: 6 countDrew County6Fulton County: 6 countFulton County6Johnson County: 6 countJohnson County6Newton County: 6 countNewton County6Poinsett County: 6 countPoinsett County6Scott County: 6 countScott County6Yell County: 6 countYell County6Calhoun County: 5 countCalhoun County5Carroll County: 5 countCarroll County5Cleburne County: 5 countCleburne County5Cleveland County: 5 countCleveland County5Pulaski County: 92 countPulaski County92Washington County: 33 countWashington County33Benton County: 27 countBenton County27Craighead County: 26 countCraighead County26Garland County: 23 countGarland County23Sebastian County: 22 countSebastian County22Hot Spring County: 19 countHot Spring County19Faulkner County: 18 countFaulkner County18Crittenden County: 17 countCrittenden County17Lonoke County: 17 countLonoke County17Jefferson County: 16 countJefferson County16White County: 16 countWhite County16Saline County: 15 countSaline County15Lawrence County: 11 countLawrence County11Miller County: 11 countMiller County11Mississippi County: 11 countMississippi County11Crawford County: 10 countCrawford County10St. Francis County: 9 countSt. Francis County9Chicot County: 8 countChicot County8Columbia County: 8 countColumbia County8Independence County: 8 countIndependence County8Ouachita County: 8 countOuachita County8Sevier County: 8 countSevier County8Greene County: 7 countGreene County7Madison County: 7 countMadison County7Randolph County: 7 countRandolph County7Union County: 7 countUnion County7Boone County: 6 countBoone County6Clark County: 6 countClark County6Drew County: 6 countDrew County6Fulton County: 6 countFulton County6Johnson County: 6 countJohnson County6Newton County: 6 countNewton County6Poinsett County: 6 countPoinsett County6Scott County: 6 countScott County6Yell County: 6 countYell County6Calhoun County: 5 countCalhoun County5Carroll County: 5 countCarroll County5Cleburne County: 5 countCleburne County5Cleveland County: 5 countCleveland 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

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Pulaski County92+31.4%
2Washington County33+13.8%
3Benton County27-22.9%
4Craighead County26+36.8%
5Garland County230%
6Sebastian County22+10%
7Hot Spring County19+26.7%
8Faulkner County18-14.3%
9Crittenden County17+88.9%
9Lonoke County17+6.3%
11Jefferson County160%
11White County16-20%
13Saline County15-48.3%
14Lawrence County11+83.3%
14Miller County11-26.7%
14Mississippi County11+22.2%
17Crawford County100%
18St. Francis County9-25%
19Chicot County8+100%
19Columbia County8+14.3%
19Independence County8-60%
19Ouachita County8+33.3%
19Sevier County8+166.7%
24Greene County7-12.5%
24Madison County7+40%
24Randolph County7-22.2%
24Union County7-46.2%
28Boone County6-53.8%
28Clark County6-53.8%
28Drew County6+50%
28Fulton County6-33.3%
28Johnson County60%
28Newton County6+200%
28Poinsett County6-33.3%
28Scott County6+100%
28Yell County6-25%
37Calhoun County50%
37Carroll County5+25%
37Cleburne County50%
37Cleveland County50%
37Conway County5-16.7%
37Hempstead County5+66.7%
37Izard County5+25%
37Lincoln County5+400%
37Nevada County5+25%
37Polk County5-37.5%
37Pope County5-58.3%
48Arkansas County40%
48Baxter County4-50%
48Cross County4+100%
48Grant County4-42.9%
48Jackson County4+100%
48Perry County40%
48Searcy County4-20%
48Stone County40%
48Van Buren County4-50%
57Ashley County3-40%
57Bradley County30%
57Clay County3-62.5%
57Franklin County3-66.7%
57Logan County3-66.7%
57Phillips County3-66.7%
63Dallas County2-33.3%
63Marion County2-60%
63Monroe County20%
63Montgomery County2-50%
63Prairie County20%
68Lee County1-66.7%
68Pike County10%
68Sharp County1-75%
71Desha County0-100%
71Howard County0-100%
71Lafayette County0n/a
71Little River County0-100%
71Woodruff County0n/a

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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/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Pulaski County, with 92 in 2022, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Woodruff County, with 0 in 2022.

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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