Counties in Florida by traffic fatalities

Miami-Dade County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2022, at 307. Liberty County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 25 and the figure for Florida was 3,548. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2022

Alachua County: 52 countBaker County: 2 countBay County: 48 countBradford County: 7 countBrevard County: 101 countBroward County: 288 countCalhoun County: 12 countCharlotte County: 38 countCitrus County: 25 countClay County: 32 countCollier County: 43 countColumbia County: 21 countDeSoto County: 20 countDixie County: 10 countDuval County: 150 countEscambia County: 55 countFlagler County: 27 countFranklin County: 2 countGadsden County: 16 countGilchrist County: 3 countGlades County: 9 countGulf County: 5 countHamilton County: 12 countHardee County: 7 countHendry County: 17 countHernando County: 45 countHighlands County: 37 countHillsborough County: 225 countHolmes County: 5 countIndian River County: 25 countJackson County: 11 countJefferson County: 4 countLafayette County: 2 countLake County: 74 countLee County: 135 countLeon County: 38 countLevy County: 10 countLiberty County: 0 countMadison County: 7 countManatee County: 69 countMarion County: 112 countMartin County: 38 countMiami-Dade County: 307 countMonroe County: 12 countNassau County: 14 countOkaloosa County: 19 countOkeechobee County: 12 countOrange County: 205 countOsceola County: 76 countPalm Beach County: 232 countPasco County: 105 countPinellas County: 123 countPolk County: 133 countPutnam County: 33 countSt. Johns County: 35 countSt. Lucie County: 41 countSanta Rosa County: 20 countSarasota County: 58 countSeminole County: 50 countSumter County: 38 countSuwannee County: 16 countTaylor County: 11 countUnion County: 2 countVolusia County: 131 countWakulla County: 7 countWalton County: 24 countWashington County: 5 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Miami-Dade County: 307 countMiami-Dade County307Broward County: 288 countBroward County288Palm Beach County: 232 countPalm Beach County232Hillsborough County: 225 countHillsborough County225Orange County: 205 countOrange County205Duval County: 150 countDuval County150Lee County: 135 countLee County135Polk County: 133 countPolk County133Volusia County: 131 countVolusia County131Pinellas County: 123 countPinellas County123Marion County: 112 countMarion County112Pasco County: 105 countPasco County105Brevard County: 101 countBrevard County101Osceola County: 76 countOsceola County76Lake County: 74 countLake County74Manatee County: 69 countManatee County69Sarasota County: 58 countSarasota County58Escambia County: 55 countEscambia County55Alachua County: 52 countAlachua County52Seminole County: 50 countSeminole County50Bay County: 48 countBay County48Hernando County: 45 countHernando County45Collier County: 43 countCollier County43St. Lucie County: 41 countSt. Lucie County41Charlotte County: 38 countCharlotte County38Leon County: 38 countLeon County38Martin County: 38 countMartin County38Sumter County: 38 countSumter County38Highlands County: 37 countHighlands County37St. Johns County: 35 countSt. Johns County35Putnam County: 33 countPutnam County33Clay County: 32 countClay County32Flagler County: 27 countFlagler County27Citrus County: 25 countCitrus County25Indian River County: 25 countIndian River County25Walton County: 24 countWalton County24Columbia County: 21 countColumbia County21DeSoto County: 20 countDeSoto County20Santa Rosa County: 20 countSanta Rosa County20Okaloosa County: 19 countOkaloosa County19Miami-Dade County: 307 countMiami-Dade County307Broward County: 288 countBroward County288Palm Beach County: 232 countPalm Beach County232Hillsborough County: 225 countHillsborough County225Orange County: 205 countOrange County205Duval County: 150 countDuval County150Lee County: 135 countLee County135Polk County: 133 countPolk County133Volusia County: 131 countVolusia County131Pinellas County: 123 countPinellas County123Marion County: 112 countMarion County112Pasco County: 105 countPasco County105Brevard County: 101 countBrevard County101Osceola County: 76 countOsceola County76Lake County: 74 countLake County74Manatee County: 69 countManatee County69Sarasota County: 58 countSarasota County58Escambia County: 55 countEscambia County55Alachua County: 52 countAlachua County52Seminole County: 50 countSeminole County50Bay County: 48 countBay County48Hernando County: 45 countHernando County45Collier County: 43 countCollier County43St. Lucie County: 41 countSt. Lucie County41Charlotte County: 38 countCharlotte County38Leon County: 38 countLeon County38Martin County: 38 countMartin County38Sumter County: 38 countSumter County38Highlands County: 37 countHighlands County37St. Johns County: 35 countSt. Johns County35Putnam County: 33 countPutnam County33Clay County: 32 countClay County32Flagler County: 27 countFlagler County27Citrus County: 25 countCitrus County25Indian River County: 25 countIndian River County25Walton County: 24 countWalton County24Columbia County: 21 countColumbia County21DeSoto County: 20 countDeSoto County20Santa Rosa County: 20 countSanta Rosa County20Okaloosa County: 19 countOkaloosa 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

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Miami-Dade County307-12.8%
2Broward County288+2.9%
3Palm Beach County232+7.9%
4Hillsborough County225-17%
5Orange County205-5.1%
6Duval County150-21.5%
7Lee County135+16.4%
8Polk County133-26.9%
9Volusia County131-11.5%
10Pinellas County123-22.2%
11Marion County112+20.4%
12Pasco County1050%
13Brevard County101-1%
14Osceola County76+26.7%
15Lake County74+15.6%
16Manatee County69-2.8%
17Sarasota County58-4.9%
18Escambia County55-28.6%
19Alachua County52-8.8%
20Seminole County50+51.5%
21Bay County48+2.1%
22Hernando County45+36.4%
23Collier County43+4.9%
24St. Lucie County41-18%
25Charlotte County38+26.7%
25Leon County38-15.6%
25Martin County38+40.7%
25Sumter County38+31%
29Highlands County37-9.8%
30St. Johns County35-5.4%
31Putnam County33+26.9%
32Clay County32+10.3%
33Flagler County27+68.8%
34Citrus County25-32.4%
34Indian River County25+4.2%
36Walton County24-38.5%
37Columbia County21-16%
38DeSoto County20+42.9%
38Santa Rosa County20-9.1%
40Okaloosa County19-55.8%
41Hendry County17-22.7%
42Gadsden County16+33.3%
42Suwannee County16-5.9%
44Nassau County14+40%
45Calhoun County12+33.3%
45Hamilton County12+200%
45Monroe County12-40%
45Okeechobee County12-36.8%
49Jackson County11-31.3%
49Taylor County11+83.3%
51Dixie County10+100%
51Levy County10-28.6%
53Glades County9+200%
54Bradford County70%
54Hardee County7-56.3%
54Madison County7+40%
54Wakulla County7+16.7%
58Gulf County5+400%
58Holmes County5-16.7%
58Washington County5-28.6%
61Jefferson County4-20%
62Gilchrist County30%
63Baker County2-66.7%
63Franklin County20%
63Lafayette County2+100%
63Union County2-80%
67Liberty County0-100%

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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/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Miami-Dade County, with 307 in 2022, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Liberty County, with 0 in 2022.

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