Counties in Colorado by traffic fatalities, 2024
Adams County had the highest traffic fatalities of 64 counties in 2024, at 84. Teller County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3 and the figure for Colorado was 689. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Map of counties, 2024
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- 1 to 2
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- 3 to 5
- 5 to 14
- 14 and over
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams County Provisional | 84 | +31.3% |
| 2 | El Paso County Provisional | 78 | 0% |
| 3 | Weld County Provisional | 67 | +15.5% |
| 4 | Denver County Provisional | 63 | -17.1% |
| 5 | Arapahoe County Provisional | 55 | -21.4% |
| 6 | Jefferson County Provisional | 54 | +14.9% |
| 7 | Larimer County Provisional | 35 | -16.7% |
| 8 | Pueblo County Provisional | 25 | -37.5% |
| 9 | Boulder County Provisional | 23 | -17.9% |
| 10 | Douglas County Provisional | 19 | -13.6% |
| 11 | Mesa County Provisional | 17 | -19% |
| 12 | Fremont County Provisional | 11 | +57.1% |
| 12 | La Plata County Provisional | 11 | -8.3% |
| 14 | Montrose County Provisional | 10 | +150% |
| 14 | Morgan County Provisional | 10 | +66.7% |
| 16 | Eagle County Provisional | 8 | +14.3% |
| 17 | Delta County Provisional | 7 | +16.7% |
| 18 | Garfield County Provisional | 6 | +20% |
| 18 | Kit Carson County Provisional | 6 | +20% |
| 18 | Lincoln County Provisional | 6 | +100% |
| 21 | Clear Creek County Provisional | 5 | 0% |
| 21 | Moffat County Provisional | 5 | |
| 23 | Broomfield County Provisional | 4 | -20% |
| 23 | Elbert County Provisional | 4 | 0% |
| 23 | Jackson County Provisional | 4 | 0% |
| 23 | Montezuma County Provisional | 4 | -42.9% |
| 23 | Otero County Provisional | 4 | |
| 23 | Park County Provisional | 4 | -42.9% |
| 23 | Routt County Provisional | 4 | -55.6% |
| 23 | Saguache County Provisional | 4 | -33.3% |
| 23 | Summit County Provisional | 4 | -20% |
| 32 | Archuleta County Provisional | 3 | -40% |
| 32 | Chaffee County Provisional | 3 | +200% |
| 32 | Logan County Provisional | 3 | -50% |
| 32 | Prowers County Provisional | 3 | +200% |
| 32 | Rio Blanco County Provisional | 3 | -25% |
| 32 | San Miguel County Provisional | 3 | 0% |
| 38 | Alamosa County Provisional | 2 | +100% |
| 38 | Bent County Provisional | 2 | +100% |
| 38 | Cheyenne County Provisional | 2 | -33.3% |
| 38 | Grand County Provisional | 2 | |
| 38 | Las Animas County Provisional | 2 | 0% |
| 38 | Ouray County Provisional | 2 | -33.3% |
| 38 | San Juan County Provisional | 2 | |
| 38 | Yuma County Provisional | 2 | |
| 46 | Baca County Provisional | 1 | 0% |
| 46 | Conejos County Provisional | 1 | -50% |
| 46 | Costilla County Provisional | 1 | -50% |
| 46 | Custer County Provisional | 1 | |
| 46 | Dolores County Provisional | 1 | -50% |
| 46 | Gunnison County Provisional | 1 | -66.7% |
| 46 | Huerfano County Provisional | 1 | -80% |
| 46 | Kiowa County Provisional | 1 | |
| 46 | Mineral County Provisional | 1 | -66.7% |
| 46 | Phillips County Provisional | 1 | -50% |
| 46 | Pitkin County Provisional | 1 | 0% |
| 46 | Rio Grande County Provisional | 1 | -66.7% |
| 46 | Sedgwick County Provisional | 1 | -50% |
| 46 | Washington County Provisional | 1 | -66.7% |
| 60 | Crowley County Provisional | 0 | -100% |
| 60 | Gilpin County Provisional | 0 | |
| 60 | Hinsdale County Provisional | 0 | -100% |
| 60 | Lake County Provisional | 0 | -100% |
| 60 | Teller County Provisional | 0 |
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/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
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 Colorado by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip
MLA 9
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Colorado by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/colorado-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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 Colorado by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/colorado-counties.
Harvard
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 Colorado by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?
Adams County, with 84 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?
Teller County, with 0 in 2024.
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.