Data / Rankings / Traffic fatalities / Counties in Florida

Counties in Florida by traffic fatalities

Miami-Dade County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2017, at 285. Franklin County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 23 and the figure for Florida was 3,116. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest285Miami-Dade County
Lowest1Franklin County
Median2367 counties
Florida3,116History

Map of counties, 2017

Alachua County: 55 countBaker County: 7 countBay County: 29 countBradford County: 7 countBrevard County: 83 countBroward County: 226 countCalhoun County: 1 countCharlotte County: 27 countCitrus County: 31 countClay County: 21 countCollier County: 23 countColumbia County: 20 countDeSoto County: 15 countDixie County: 4 countDuval County: 151 countEscambia County: 51 countFlagler County: 33 countFranklin County: 1 countGadsden County: 19 countGilchrist County: 4 countGlades County: 13 countGulf County: 9 countHamilton County: 9 countHardee County: 12 countHendry County: 9 countHernando County: 34 countHighlands County: 18 countHillsborough County: 191 countHolmes County: 10 countIndian River County: 28 countJackson County: 18 countJefferson County: 4 countLafayette County: 5 countLake County: 48 countLee County: 113 countLeon County: 34 countLevy County: 23 countLiberty County: 3 countMadison County: 2 countManatee County: 54 countMarion County: 90 countMartin County: 25 countMiami-Dade County: 285 countMonroe County: 18 countNassau County: 18 countOkaloosa County: 32 countOkeechobee County: 13 countOrange County: 188 countOsceola County: 55 countPalm Beach County: 162 countPasco County: 107 countPinellas County: 119 countPolk County: 112 countPutnam County: 26 countSt. Johns County: 42 countSt. Lucie County: 41 countSanta Rosa County: 19 countSarasota County: 49 countSeminole County: 48 countSumter County: 23 countSuwannee County: 14 countTaylor County: 13 countUnion County: 4 countVolusia County: 130 countWakulla County: 7 countWalton County: 21 countWashington County: 10 count
  • Under 7
  • 7 to 15
  • 15 to 23
  • 23 to 34
  • 34 to 90
  • 90 and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

Miami-Dade County: 285 countMiami-Dade County285Broward County: 226 countBroward County226Hillsborough County: 191 countHillsborough County191Orange County: 188 countOrange County188Palm Beach County: 162 countPalm Beach County162Duval County: 151 countDuval County151Volusia County: 130 countVolusia County130Pinellas County: 119 countPinellas County119Lee County: 113 countLee County113Polk County: 112 countPolk County112Pasco County: 107 countPasco County107Marion County: 90 countMarion County90Brevard County: 83 countBrevard County83Alachua County: 55 countAlachua County55Osceola County: 55 countOsceola County55Manatee County: 54 countManatee County54Escambia County: 51 countEscambia County51Sarasota County: 49 countSarasota County49Lake County: 48 countLake County48Seminole County: 48 countSeminole County48St. Johns County: 42 countSt. Johns County42St. Lucie County: 41 countSt. Lucie County41Hernando County: 34 countHernando County34Leon County: 34 countLeon County34Flagler County: 33 countFlagler County33Okaloosa County: 32 countOkaloosa County32Citrus County: 31 countCitrus County31Bay County: 29 countBay County29Indian River County: 28 countIndian River County28Charlotte County: 27 countCharlotte County27Putnam County: 26 countPutnam County26Martin County: 25 countMartin County25Collier County: 23 countCollier County23Levy County: 23 countLevy County23Sumter County: 23 countSumter County23Clay County: 21 countClay County21Walton County: 21 countWalton County21Columbia County: 20 countColumbia County20Gadsden County: 19 countGadsden County19Santa Rosa County: 19 countSanta Rosa County19Miami-Dade County: 285 countMiami-Dade County285Broward County: 226 countBroward County226Hillsborough County: 191 countHillsborough County191Orange County: 188 countOrange County188Palm Beach County: 162 countPalm Beach County162Duval County: 151 countDuval County151Volusia County: 130 countVolusia County130Pinellas County: 119 countPinellas County119Lee County: 113 countLee County113Polk County: 112 countPolk County112Pasco County: 107 countPasco County107Marion County: 90 countMarion County90Brevard County: 83 countBrevard County83Alachua County: 55 countAlachua County55Osceola County: 55 countOsceola County55Manatee County: 54 countManatee County54Escambia County: 51 countEscambia County51Sarasota County: 49 countSarasota County49Lake County: 48 countLake County48Seminole County: 48 countSeminole County48St. Johns County: 42 countSt. Johns County42St. Lucie County: 41 countSt. Lucie County41Hernando County: 34 countHernando County34Leon County: 34 countLeon County34Flagler County: 33 countFlagler County33Okaloosa County: 32 countOkaloosa County32Citrus County: 31 countCitrus County31Bay County: 29 countBay County29Indian River County: 28 countIndian River County28Charlotte County: 27 countCharlotte County27Putnam County: 26 countPutnam County26Martin County: 25 countMartin County25Collier County: 23 countCollier County23Levy County: 23 countLevy County23Sumter County: 23 countSumter County23Clay County: 21 countClay County21Walton County: 21 countWalton County21Columbia County: 20 countColumbia County20Gadsden County: 19 countGadsden County19Santa Rosa County: 19 countSanta Rosa County19
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

RankCounties2017
count		Change on 2016
1Miami-Dade County285-3.1%
2Broward County226-7.8%
3Hillsborough County191-16.2%
4Orange County188+9.9%
5Palm Beach County162-10.5%
6Duval County151-3.2%
7Volusia County130+6.6%
8Pinellas County119-7%
9Lee County113+7.6%
10Polk County112-18.2%
11Pasco County107+24.4%
12Marion County90+28.6%
13Brevard County83-15.3%
14Alachua County55+19.6%
14Osceola County55+12.2%
16Manatee County54-23.9%
17Escambia County51+10.9%
18Sarasota County49-27.9%
19Lake County48-12.7%
19Seminole County48+17.1%
21St. Johns County42+40%
22St. Lucie County41+17.1%
23Hernando County34+36%
23Leon County34-15%
25Flagler County33+32%
26Okaloosa County32+52.4%
27Citrus County31+29.2%
28Bay County29-23.7%
29Indian River County28+7.7%
30Charlotte County27-10%
31Putnam County260%
32Martin County25-26.5%
33Collier County23-34.3%
33Levy County230%
33Sumter County23+35.3%
36Clay County21-19.2%
36Walton County21+23.5%
38Columbia County200%
39Gadsden County19+5.6%
39Santa Rosa County19+46.2%
41Highlands County18-14.3%
41Jackson County180%
41Monroe County18-43.8%
41Nassau County18-18.2%
45DeSoto County15+36.4%
46Suwannee County14-30%
47Glades County13+550%
47Okeechobee County13+30%
47Taylor County13+116.7%
50Hardee County12+140%
51Holmes County10+11.1%
51Washington County10+100%
53Gulf County9+800%
53Hamilton County9+80%
53Hendry County9-52.6%
56Baker County7-46.2%
56Bradford County7+16.7%
56Wakulla County7-50%
59Lafayette County5+150%
60Dixie County4+100%
60Gilchrist County4-20%
60Jefferson County4-42.9%
60Union County4+100%
64Liberty County3-25%
65Madison County2-71.4%
66Calhoun County1-66.7%
66Franklin County1-80%

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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

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 Florida by traffic fatalities, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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 Florida by traffic fatalities, 2017. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2017. 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 Florida by traffic fatalities, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2017.

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 Florida by traffic fatalities, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{national_counties_in_florida_by_2017,
  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash: Counties in Florida by traffic fatalities, 2017}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2017. 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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
TI  - Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash: Counties in Florida by traffic fatalities, 2017
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/24
PB  - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2017
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2017.
N1  - 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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Florida by traffic fatalities using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"traffic_fatalities","level":"province","within":"Florida","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=traffic_fatalities&level=province&within=Florida&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Miami-Dade County, with 285 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Franklin County, with 1 in 2017.

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.

Traffic fatalities: other rankings

Counties in Florida: more rankings