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Counties in Georgia by traffic fatalities, 2024

DeKalb County had the highest traffic fatalities of 159 counties in 2024, at 106. Wilkes County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Georgia was 1,403. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest106DeKalb County
Lowest0Wilkes County
Median5159 counties
Georgia1,403History

Map of counties, 2024

Appling County: 6 countAtkinson County: 3 countBacon County: 2 countBaker County: 3 countBaldwin County: 8 countBanks County: 3 countBarrow County: 10 countBartow County: 24 countBen Hill County: 2 countBerrien County: 5 countBibb County: 32 countBleckley County: 2 countBrantley County: 3 countBrooks County: 1 countBryan County: 8 countBulloch County: 10 countBurke County: 5 countButts County: 5 countCalhoun County: 0 countCamden County: 6 countCandler County: 7 countCarroll County: 19 countCatoosa County: 8 countCharlton County: 1 countChatham County: 29 countChattahoochee County: 1 countChattooga County: 9 countCherokee County: 15 countClarke County: 6 countClay County: 1 countClayton County: 47 countClinch County: 1 countCobb County: 56 countCoffee County: 6 countColquitt County: 12 countColumbia County: 5 countCook County: 5 countCoweta County: 14 countCrawford County: 3 countCrisp County: 7 countDade County: 4 countDawson County: 5 countDecatur County: 4 countDeKalb County: 106 countDodge County: 5 countDooly County: 2 countDougherty County: 13 countDouglas County: 18 countEarly County: 2 countEchols County: 1 countEffingham County: 13 countElbert County: 8 countEmanuel County: 2 countEvans County: 7 countFannin County: 5 countFayette County: 14 countFloyd County: 14 countForsyth County: 13 countFranklin County: 3 countFulton County: 95 countGilmer County: 8 countGlascock County: 0 countGlynn County: 12 countGordon County: 11 countGrady County: 8 countGreene County: 4 countGwinnett County: 65 countHabersham County: 8 countHall County: 18 countHancock County: 1 countHaralson County: 5 countHarris County: 8 countHart County: 2 countHeard County: 1 countHenry County: 21 countHouston County: 14 countIrwin County: 1 countJackson County: 9 countJasper County: 4 countJeff Davis County: 1 countJefferson County: 6 countJenkins County: 9 countJohnson County: 0 countJones County: 6 countLamar County: 4 countLanier County: 0 countLaurens County: 6 countLee County: 6 countLiberty County: 4 countLincoln County: 2 countLong County: 5 countLowndes County: 18 countLumpkin County: 7 countMcDuffie County: 6 countMcIntosh County: 4 countMacon County: 1 countMadison County: 8 countMarion County: 1 countMeriwether County: 4 countMiller County: 2 countMitchell County: 8 countMonroe County: 8 countMontgomery County: 3 countMorgan County: 9 countMurray County: 4 countMuscogee County: 25 countNewton County: 9 countOconee County: 6 countOglethorpe County: 3 countPaulding County: 16 countPeach County: 8 countPickens County: 9 countPierce County: 3 countPike County: 10 countPolk County: 6 countPulaski County: 1 countPutnam County: 3 countQuitman County: 0 countRabun County: 5 countRandolph County: 2 countRichmond County: 43 countRockdale County: 14 countSchley County: 0 countScreven County: 0 countSeminole County: 2 countSpalding County: 13 countStephens County: 2 countStewart County: 1 countSumter County: 2 countTalbot County: 2 countTaliaferro County: 2 countTattnall County: 3 countTaylor County: 4 countTelfair County: 2 countTerrell County: 1 countThomas County: 16 countTift County: 11 countToombs County: 10 countTowns County: 2 countTreutlen County: 3 countTroup County: 17 countTurner County: 1 countTwiggs County: 1 countUnion County: 6 countUpson County: 9 countWalker County: 13 countWalton County: 8 countWare County: 9 countWarren County: 3 countWashington County: 4 countWayne County: 7 countWebster County: 2 countWheeler County: 2 countWhite County: 4 countWhitfield County: 7 countWilcox County: 1 countWilkes County: 0 countWilkinson County: 8 countWorth County: 6 count
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count, 2024. 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, 2024

DeKalb County: 106 countDeKalb County106Fulton County: 95 countFulton County95Gwinnett County: 65 countGwinnett County65Cobb County: 56 countCobb County56Clayton County: 47 countClayton County47Richmond County: 43 countRichmond County43Bibb County: 32 countBibb County32Chatham County: 29 countChatham County29Muscogee County: 25 countMuscogee County25Bartow County: 24 countBartow County24Henry County: 21 countHenry County21Carroll County: 19 countCarroll County19Douglas County: 18 countDouglas County18Hall County: 18 countHall County18Lowndes County: 18 countLowndes County18Troup County: 17 countTroup County17Paulding County: 16 countPaulding County16Thomas County: 16 countThomas County16Cherokee County: 15 countCherokee County15Coweta County: 14 countCoweta County14Fayette County: 14 countFayette County14Floyd County: 14 countFloyd County14Houston County: 14 countHouston County14Rockdale County: 14 countRockdale County14Dougherty County: 13 countDougherty County13Effingham County: 13 countEffingham County13Forsyth County: 13 countForsyth County13Spalding County: 13 countSpalding County13Walker County: 13 countWalker County13Colquitt County: 12 countColquitt County12Glynn County: 12 countGlynn County12Gordon County: 11 countGordon County11Tift County: 11 countTift County11Barrow County: 10 countBarrow County10Bulloch County: 10 countBulloch County10Pike County: 10 countPike County10Toombs County: 10 countToombs County10Chattooga County: 9 countChattooga County9Jackson County: 9 countJackson County9Jenkins County: 9 countJenkins County9DeKalb County: 106 countDeKalb County106Fulton County: 95 countFulton County95Gwinnett County: 65 countGwinnett County65Cobb County: 56 countCobb County56Clayton County: 47 countClayton County47Richmond County: 43 countRichmond County43Bibb County: 32 countBibb County32Chatham County: 29 countChatham County29Muscogee County: 25 countMuscogee County25Bartow County: 24 countBartow County24Henry County: 21 countHenry County21Carroll County: 19 countCarroll County19Douglas County: 18 countDouglas County18Hall County: 18 countHall County18Lowndes County: 18 countLowndes County18Troup County: 17 countTroup County17Paulding County: 16 countPaulding County16Thomas County: 16 countThomas County16Cherokee County: 15 countCherokee County15Coweta County: 14 countCoweta County14Fayette County: 14 countFayette County14Floyd County: 14 countFloyd County14Houston County: 14 countHouston County14Rockdale County: 14 countRockdale County14Dougherty County: 13 countDougherty County13Effingham County: 13 countEffingham County13Forsyth County: 13 countForsyth County13Spalding County: 13 countSpalding County13Walker County: 13 countWalker County13Colquitt County: 12 countColquitt County12Glynn County: 12 countGlynn County12Gordon County: 11 countGordon County11Tift County: 11 countTift County11Barrow County: 10 countBarrow County10Bulloch County: 10 countBulloch County10Pike County: 10 countPike County10Toombs County: 10 countToombs County10Chattooga County: 9 countChattooga County9Jackson County: 9 countJackson County9Jenkins County: 9 countJenkins County9
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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1DeKalb County Provisional106-29.8%
2Fulton County Provisional95-15.2%
3Gwinnett County Provisional65-3%
4Cobb County Provisional56+3.7%
5Clayton County Provisional47+27%
6Richmond County Provisional43-15.7%
7Bibb County Provisional32-13.5%
8Chatham County Provisional29-25.6%
9Muscogee County Provisional25-3.8%
10Bartow County Provisional24+4.3%
11Henry County Provisional21-25%
12Carroll County Provisional19-9.5%
13Douglas County Provisional18+20%
13Hall County Provisional18+28.6%
13Lowndes County Provisional180%
16Troup County Provisional170%
17Paulding County Provisional16-30.4%
17Thomas County Provisional16+45.5%
19Cherokee County Provisional15-42.3%
20Coweta County Provisional14-36.4%
20Fayette County Provisional14+40%
20Floyd County Provisional14-46.2%
20Houston County Provisional14+7.7%
20Rockdale County Provisional14+100%
25Dougherty County Provisional13+85.7%
25Effingham County Provisional13+62.5%
25Forsyth County Provisional13-18.8%
25Spalding County Provisional13-18.8%
25Walker County Provisional13+8.3%
30Colquitt County Provisional12+9.1%
30Glynn County Provisional120%
32Gordon County Provisional11-35.3%
32Tift County Provisional11+57.1%
34Barrow County Provisional10-23.1%
34Bulloch County Provisional10-41.2%
34Pike County Provisional10+25%
34Toombs County Provisional10+66.7%
38Chattooga County Provisional9-10%
38Jackson County Provisional9-35.7%
38Jenkins County Provisional9+200%
38Morgan County Provisional9+125%
38Newton County Provisional9-62.5%
38Pickens County Provisional9+28.6%
38Upson County Provisional9+80%
38Ware County Provisional9+28.6%
46Baldwin County Provisional8+33.3%
46Bryan County Provisional8-20%
46Catoosa County Provisional8+33.3%
46Elbert County Provisional8+33.3%
46Gilmer County Provisional8+60%
46Grady County Provisional8+100%
46Habersham County Provisional8-60%
46Harris County Provisional8-27.3%
46Madison County Provisional8+14.3%
46Mitchell County Provisional8+14.3%
46Monroe County Provisional8+60%
46Peach County Provisional8-33.3%
46Walton County Provisional8+14.3%
46Wilkinson County Provisional8+60%
60Candler County Provisional7+75%
60Crisp County Provisional7+250%
60Evans County Provisional7+600%
60Lumpkin County Provisional70%
60Wayne County Provisional7-22.2%
60Whitfield County Provisional7-41.7%
66Appling County Provisional6+100%
66Camden County Provisional6-53.8%
66Clarke County Provisional6-68.4%
66Coffee County Provisional6-14.3%
66Jefferson County Provisional6+100%
66Jones County Provisional6+50%
66Laurens County Provisional6-62.5%
66Lee County Provisional6+20%
66McDuffie County Provisional6+50%
66Oconee County Provisional6+100%
66Polk County Provisional6-50%
66Union County Provisional60%
66Worth County Provisional60%
79Berrien County Provisional5+66.7%
79Burke County Provisional5-16.7%
79Butts County Provisional5-28.6%
79Columbia County Provisional50%
79Cook County Provisional5-28.6%
79Dawson County Provisional5-16.7%
79Dodge County Provisional5-16.7%
79Fannin County Provisional5-28.6%
79Haralson County Provisional5-16.7%
79Long County Provisional5+150%
79Rabun County Provisional5+25%
90Dade County Provisional40%
90Decatur County Provisional4-63.6%
90Greene County Provisional4+100%
90Jasper County Provisional4-20%
90Lamar County Provisional4+100%
90Liberty County Provisional4-63.6%
90McIntosh County Provisional4-55.6%
90Meriwether County Provisional4+300%
90Murray County Provisional4-73.3%
90Taylor County Provisional4+100%
90Washington County Provisional40%
90White County Provisional4-42.9%
102Atkinson County Provisional30%
102Baker County Provisional3n/a
102Banks County Provisional30%
102Brantley County Provisional3-62.5%
102Crawford County Provisional3n/a
102Franklin County Provisional3-40%
102Montgomery County Provisional30%
102Oglethorpe County Provisional3+50%
102Pierce County Provisional3-25%
102Putnam County Provisional30%
102Tattnall County Provisional30%
102Treutlen County Provisional3n/a
102Warren County Provisional3-40%
115Bacon County Provisional2n/a
115Ben Hill County Provisional2-33.3%
115Bleckley County Provisional2-66.7%
115Dooly County Provisional2-60%
115Early County Provisional2+100%
115Emanuel County Provisional2-60%
115Hart County Provisional2-66.7%
115Lincoln County Provisional20%
115Miller County Provisional2-33.3%
115Randolph County Provisional2n/a
115Seminole County Provisional20%
115Stephens County Provisional2-75%
115Sumter County Provisional2-33.3%
115Talbot County Provisional2-33.3%
115Taliaferro County Provisional20%
115Telfair County Provisional2n/a
115Towns County Provisional2-66.7%
115Webster County Provisional2+100%
115Wheeler County Provisional2-33.3%
134Brooks County Provisional1-80%
134Charlton County Provisional1-66.7%
134Chattahoochee County Provisional10%
134Clay County Provisional1-50%
134Clinch County Provisional10%
134Echols County Provisional10%
134Hancock County Provisional10%
134Heard County Provisional1-80%
134Irwin County Provisional1-80%
134Jeff Davis County Provisional1-50%
134Macon County Provisional1-50%
134Marion County Provisional1-75%
134Pulaski County Provisional1-50%
134Stewart County Provisional1-50%
134Terrell County Provisional1-66.7%
134Turner County Provisional1-66.7%
134Twiggs County Provisional1-83.3%
134Wilcox County Provisional1-80%
152Calhoun County Provisional0n/a
152Glascock County Provisional0-100%
152Johnson County Provisional0n/a
152Lanier County Provisional0-100%
152Quitman County Provisional0n/a
152Schley County Provisional0n/a
152Screven County Provisional0-100%
152Wilkes County Provisional0-100%

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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.

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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/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Georgia by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Georgia by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties. 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 Georgia by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties.

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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 Georgia by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

DeKalb County, with 106 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wilkes County, with 0 in 2024.

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