Counties in Colorado by traffic fatalities

El Paso County had the highest traffic fatalities of 64 counties in 2013, at 63. Rio Blanco County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Colorado was 482. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 33 countAlamosa County: 2 countArapahoe County: 21 countArchuleta County: 2 countBaca County: 2 countBent County: 3 countBoulder County: 12 countBroomfield County: 4 countChaffee County: 1 countCheyenne County: 2 countClear Creek County: 8 countConejos County: 1 countCostilla County: 0 countCrowley County: 1 countCuster County: 0 countDelta County: 10 countDenver County: 40 countDolores County: 2 countDouglas County: 12 countEagle County: 4 countElbert County: 3 countEl Paso County: 63 countFremont County: 8 countGarfield County: 7 countGilpin County: 1 countGrand County: 1 countGunnison County: 4 countHinsdale County: 0 countHuerfano County: 1 countJackson County: 0 countJefferson County: 43 countKiowa County: 1 countKit Carson County: 5 countLake County: 0 countLa Plata County: 12 countLarimer County: 20 countLas Animas County: 9 countLincoln County: 8 countLogan County: 6 countMesa County: 19 countMineral County: 0 countMoffat County: 0 countMontezuma County: 9 countMontrose County: 4 countMorgan County: 6 countOtero County: 5 countOuray County: 0 countPark County: 6 countPhillips County: 1 countPitkin County: 2 countProwers County: 1 countPueblo County: 14 countRio Blanco County: 0 countRio Grande County: 4 countRoutt County: 4 countSaguache County: 2 countSan Juan County: 1 countSan Miguel County: 2 countSedgwick County: 3 countSummit County: 1 countTeller County: 5 countWashington County: 4 countWeld County: 35 countYuma County: 2 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

El Paso County: 63 countEl Paso County63Jefferson County: 43 countJefferson County43Denver County: 40 countDenver County40Weld County: 35 countWeld County35Adams County: 33 countAdams County33Arapahoe County: 21 countArapahoe County21Larimer County: 20 countLarimer County20Mesa County: 19 countMesa County19Pueblo County: 14 countPueblo County14Boulder County: 12 countBoulder County12Douglas County: 12 countDouglas County12La Plata County: 12 countLa Plata County12Delta County: 10 countDelta County10Las Animas County: 9 countLas Animas County9Montezuma County: 9 countMontezuma County9Clear Creek County: 8 countClear Creek County8Fremont County: 8 countFremont County8Lincoln County: 8 countLincoln County8Garfield County: 7 countGarfield County7Logan County: 6 countLogan County6Morgan County: 6 countMorgan County6Park County: 6 countPark County6Kit Carson County: 5 countKit Carson County5Otero County: 5 countOtero County5Teller County: 5 countTeller County5Broomfield County: 4 countBroomfield County4Eagle County: 4 countEagle County4Gunnison County: 4 countGunnison County4Montrose County: 4 countMontrose County4Rio Grande County: 4 countRio Grande County4Routt County: 4 countRoutt County4Washington County: 4 countWashington County4Bent County: 3 countBent County3Elbert County: 3 countElbert County3Sedgwick County: 3 countSedgwick County3Alamosa County: 2 countAlamosa County2Archuleta County: 2 countArchuleta County2Baca County: 2 countBaca County2Cheyenne County: 2 countCheyenne County2Dolores County: 2 countDolores County2El Paso County: 63 countEl Paso County63Jefferson County: 43 countJefferson County43Denver County: 40 countDenver County40Weld County: 35 countWeld County35Adams County: 33 countAdams County33Arapahoe County: 21 countArapahoe County21Larimer County: 20 countLarimer County20Mesa County: 19 countMesa County19Pueblo County: 14 countPueblo County14Boulder County: 12 countBoulder County12Douglas County: 12 countDouglas County12La Plata County: 12 countLa Plata County12Delta County: 10 countDelta County10Las Animas County: 9 countLas Animas County9Montezuma County: 9 countMontezuma County9Clear Creek County: 8 countClear Creek County8Fremont County: 8 countFremont County8Lincoln County: 8 countLincoln County8Garfield County: 7 countGarfield County7Logan County: 6 countLogan County6Morgan County: 6 countMorgan County6Park County: 6 countPark County6Kit Carson County: 5 countKit Carson County5Otero County: 5 countOtero County5Teller County: 5 countTeller County5Broomfield County: 4 countBroomfield County4Eagle County: 4 countEagle County4Gunnison County: 4 countGunnison County4Montrose County: 4 countMontrose County4Rio Grande County: 4 countRio Grande County4Routt County: 4 countRoutt County4Washington County: 4 countWashington County4Bent County: 3 countBent County3Elbert County: 3 countElbert County3Sedgwick County: 3 countSedgwick County3Alamosa County: 2 countAlamosa County2Archuleta County: 2 countArchuleta County2Baca County: 2 countBaca County2Cheyenne County: 2 countCheyenne County2Dolores County: 2 countDolores County2
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.

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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/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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 Colorado by traffic fatalities, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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 Colorado by traffic fatalities, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/colorado-counties?period=2013. 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 Colorado by traffic fatalities, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/colorado-counties?period=2013.

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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 Colorado by traffic fatalities, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/colorado-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

El Paso County, with 63 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Rio Blanco County, with 0 in 2013.

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