Counties in Florida by traffic fatalities

Miami-Dade County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2021, at 352. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 27 and the figure for Florida was 3,741. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest352Miami-Dade County

Lowest1Lafayette County

Median2767 counties

Florida3,741History

Map of counties, 2021

Under 6
6 to 16
16 to 27
27 to 43
43 to 100
100 and over

count, 2021. 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, 2021

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	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Miami-Dade County	352	+12.1%
2	Broward County	280	+4.5%
3	Hillsborough County	271	+27.2%
4	Orange County	216	+24.1%
5	Palm Beach County	215	+16.8%
6	Duval County	191	+2.1%
7	Polk County	182	+35.8%
8	Pinellas County	158	+46.3%
9	Volusia County	148	+8%
10	Lee County	116	+8.4%
11	Pasco County	105	-1.9%
12	Brevard County	102	+25.9%
13	Marion County	93	-11.4%
14	Escambia County	77	+35.1%
15	Manatee County	71	+9.2%
16	Lake County	64	+20.8%
17	Sarasota County	61	0%
18	Osceola County	60	+1.7%
19	Alachua County	57	+18.8%
20	St. Lucie County	50	+2%
21	Bay County	47	+34.3%
22	Leon County	45	+28.6%
23	Okaloosa County	43	-4.4%
24	Collier County	41	-2.4%
24	Highlands County	41	+51.9%
26	Walton County	39	+34.5%
27	Citrus County	37	-2.6%
27	St. Johns County	37	-5.1%
29	Hernando County	33	-25%
29	Seminole County	33	-10.8%
31	Charlotte County	30	+15.4%
32	Clay County	29	+26.1%
32	Sumter County	29	+20.8%
34	Martin County	27	+17.4%
35	Putnam County	26	-16.1%
36	Columbia County	25	+19%
37	Indian River County	24	+9.1%
38	Hendry County	22	+69.2%
38	Santa Rosa County	22	+4.8%
40	Monroe County	20	+66.7%
41	Okeechobee County	19	0%
42	Suwannee County	17	-15%
43	Flagler County	16	-40.7%
43	Hardee County	16	+100%
43	Jackson County	16	-11.1%
46	DeSoto County	14	0%
46	Levy County	14	+7.7%
48	Gadsden County	12	-29.4%
49	Nassau County	10	-37.5%
49	Union County	10	+400%
51	Calhoun County	9	+200%
52	Bradford County	7	-22.2%
52	Washington County	7	-30%
54	Baker County	6	+50%
54	Holmes County	6	+20%
54	Taylor County	6	+100%
54	Wakulla County	6	+100%
58	Dixie County	5	-16.7%
58	Jefferson County	5	+400%
58	Madison County	5	0%
61	Hamilton County	4	-66.7%
62	Gilchrist County	3	-40%
62	Glades County	3	-25%
64	Franklin County	2	+100%
64	Liberty County	2	+100%
66	Gulf County	1	-80%
66	Lafayette County	1	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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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 Florida by traffic fatalities, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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 Florida by traffic fatalities, 2021. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2021. 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 Florida by traffic fatalities, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2021.

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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 Florida by traffic fatalities, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2021. 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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Miami-Dade County, with 352 in 2021, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Lafayette County, with 1 in 2021.

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.