Counties in Florida by traffic fatalities

Miami-Dade County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2023, at 325. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 22 and the figure for Florida was 3,375. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest325Miami-Dade County

Lowest0Lafayette County

Median2267 counties

Florida3,375History

Map of counties, 2023

Under 7
7 to 15
15 to 22
22 to 41
41 to 99
99 and over

count, 2023. 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, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Miami-Dade County	325	+5.9%
2	Hillsborough County	230	+2.2%
3	Broward County	219	-24%
4	Palm Beach County	194	-16.4%
5	Orange County	172	-16.1%
6	Duval County	165	+10%
7	Polk County	157	+18%
8	Lee County	120	-11.1%
9	Pinellas County	112	-8.9%
10	Volusia County	110	-16%
11	Brevard County	105	+4%
12	Marion County	99	-11.6%
13	Pasco County	92	-12.4%
14	Lake County	83	+12.2%
15	Osceola County	81	+6.6%
16	Manatee County	71	+2.9%
17	Escambia County	63	+14.5%
18	Alachua County	58	+11.5%
18	Sarasota County	58	0%
20	Seminole County	49	-2%
20	St. Lucie County	49	+19.5%
22	Hernando County	45	0%
23	St. Johns County	41	+17.1%
24	Collier County	40	-7%
25	Leon County	38	0%
26	Charlotte County	33	-13.2%
27	Clay County	32	0%
28	Okaloosa County	28	+47.4%
29	Citrus County	26	+4%
30	Columbia County	24	+14.3%
30	Flagler County	24	-11.1%
32	Bay County	23	-52.1%
32	Santa Rosa County	23	+15%
34	Sumter County	22	-42.1%
35	Gadsden County	21	+31.3%
35	Levy County	21	+110%
35	Nassau County	21	+50%
35	Putnam County	21	-36.4%
35	Walton County	21	-12.5%
40	Suwannee County	19	+18.8%
41	Indian River County	18	-28%
41	Monroe County	18	+50%
43	Hendry County	16	-5.9%
43	Jackson County	16	+45.5%
45	Hardee County	15	+114.3%
45	Martin County	15	-60.5%
47	Highlands County	14	-62.2%
48	DeSoto County	13	-35%
49	Glades County	11	+22.2%
50	Bradford County	10	+42.9%
50	Dixie County	10	0%
50	Madison County	10	+42.9%
50	Okeechobee County	10	-16.7%
54	Baker County	7	+250%
54	Calhoun County	7	-41.7%
54	Holmes County	7	+40%
57	Franklin County	6	+200%
57	Gulf County	6	+20%
57	Taylor County	6	-45.5%
60	Hamilton County	5	-58.3%
60	Wakulla County	5	-28.6%
62	Gilchrist County	4	+33.3%
62	Washington County	4	-20%
64	Jefferson County	3	-25%
64	Union County	3	+50%
66	Liberty County	1	n/a
67	Lafayette County	0	-100%

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/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/florida-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Miami-Dade County, with 325 in 2023, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Lafayette County, with 0 in 2023.

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.