Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatalities

Pulaski County had the highest traffic fatalities of 75 counties in 2023, at 88. Woodruff County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Arkansas was 596. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest88Pulaski County

Lowest0Woodruff County

Median475 counties

Arkansas596History

Map of counties, 2023

Under 2
2 to 4
4 to 7
7 to 12
12 and over

count, 2023. 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, 2023

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

Rank	Counties	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Pulaski County	88	-4.3%
2	Washington County	30	-9.1%
3	Benton County	26	-3.7%
4	Crittenden County	23	+35.3%
5	Saline County	20	+33.3%
5	Sebastian County	20	-9.1%
7	Faulkner County	19	+5.6%
8	Jefferson County	18	+12.5%
8	White County	18	+12.5%
10	Garland County	16	-30.4%
10	Pope County	16	+220%
12	Greene County	13	+85.7%
12	Hot Spring County	13	-31.6%
14	Hempstead County	11	+120%
14	Madison County	11	+57.1%
16	Craighead County	10	-61.5%
16	Grant County	10	+150%
18	Carroll County	9	+80%
18	Lonoke County	9	-47.1%
18	Miller County	9	-18.2%
18	Mississippi County	9	-18.2%
22	Jackson County	8	+100%
23	Baxter County	7	+75%
23	Clark County	7	+16.7%
23	Independence County	7	-12.5%
23	Little River County	7	n/a
23	Monroe County	7	+250%
23	Phillips County	7	+133.3%
23	Pike County	7	+600%
30	Chicot County	6	-25%
30	Ouachita County	6	-25%
30	Randolph County	6	-14.3%
30	Sevier County	6	-25%
30	Union County	6	-14.3%
35	Franklin County	5	+66.7%
35	Logan County	5	+66.7%
35	Scott County	5	-16.7%
38	Ashley County	4	+33.3%
38	Cleburne County	4	-20%
38	Cleveland County	4	-20%
38	Conway County	4	-20%
38	Crawford County	4	-60%
38	Dallas County	4	+100%
38	Howard County	4	n/a
38	Lee County	4	+300%
38	Poinsett County	4	-33.3%
38	Polk County	4	-20%
38	Prairie County	4	+100%
38	Searcy County	4	0%
38	Sharp County	4	+300%
51	Arkansas County	3	-25%
51	Boone County	3	-50%
51	Drew County	3	-50%
51	Fulton County	3	-50%
51	Johnson County	3	-50%
51	Lawrence County	3	-72.7%
51	St. Francis County	3	-66.7%
51	Stone County	3	-25%
51	Yell County	3	-50%
60	Columbia County	2	-75%
60	Desha County	2	n/a
60	Lafayette County	2	n/a
60	Marion County	2	0%
60	Montgomery County	2	0%
60	Newton County	2	-66.7%
66	Bradley County	1	-66.7%
66	Clay County	1	-66.7%
66	Cross County	1	-75%
66	Nevada County	1	-80%
66	Van Buren County	1	-75%
71	Calhoun County	0	-100%
71	Izard County	0	-100%
71	Lincoln County	0	-100%
71	Perry County	0	-100%
71	Woodruff County	0	n/a

Other periods

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/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/arkansas-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Pulaski County, with 88 in 2023, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Woodruff County, with 0 in 2023.

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.