Counties in Georgia by traffic fatalities

Fulton County had the highest traffic fatalities of 159 counties in 2015, at 104. Schley County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Georgia was 1,432. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest104Fulton County
Median5159 counties
Georgia1,432History

Map of counties, 2015

Appling County: 4 countAtkinson County: 4 countBacon County: 6 countBaker County: 2 countBaldwin County: 5 countBanks County: 7 countBarrow County: 12 countBartow County: 29 countBen Hill County: 0 countBerrien County: 2 countBibb County: 21 countBleckley County: 5 countBrantley County: 2 countBrooks County: 6 countBryan County: 8 countBulloch County: 15 countBurke County: 3 countButts County: 8 countCalhoun County: 0 countCamden County: 5 countCandler County: 3 countCarroll County: 27 countCatoosa County: 9 countCharlton County: 3 countChatham County: 54 countChattahoochee County: 3 countChattooga County: 4 countCherokee County: 12 countClarke County: 15 countClay County: 0 countClayton County: 26 countClinch County: 1 countCobb County: 49 countCoffee County: 7 countColquitt County: 13 countColumbia County: 15 countCook County: 6 countCoweta County: 18 countCrawford County: 4 countCrisp County: 5 countDade County: 5 countDawson County: 12 countDecatur County: 6 countDeKalb County: 83 countDodge County: 5 countDooly County: 2 countDougherty County: 13 countDouglas County: 22 countEarly County: 8 countEchols County: 2 countEffingham County: 5 countElbert County: 3 countEmanuel County: 10 countEvans County: 0 countFannin County: 3 countFayette County: 7 countFloyd County: 14 countForsyth County: 13 countFranklin County: 6 countFulton County: 104 countGilmer County: 7 countGlascock County: 0 countGlynn County: 9 countGordon County: 8 countGrady County: 9 countGreene County: 8 countGwinnett County: 67 countHabersham County: 9 countHall County: 33 countHancock County: 7 countHaralson County: 7 countHarris County: 8 countHart County: 5 countHeard County: 3 countHenry County: 29 countHouston County: 11 countIrwin County: 1 countJackson County: 19 countJasper County: 3 countJeff Davis County: 3 countJefferson County: 6 countJenkins County: 4 countJohnson County: 1 countJones County: 3 countLamar County: 6 countLanier County: 0 countLaurens County: 11 countLee County: 3 countLiberty County: 8 countLincoln County: 2 countLong County: 2 countLowndes County: 18 countLumpkin County: 6 countMcDuffie County: 4 countMcIntosh County: 2 countMacon County: 2 countMadison County: 4 countMarion County: 1 countMeriwether County: 6 countMiller County: 2 countMitchell County: 3 countMonroe County: 6 countMontgomery County: 2 countMorgan County: 8 countMurray County: 9 countMuscogee County: 14 countNewton County: 18 countOconee County: 5 countOglethorpe County: 4 countPaulding County: 24 countPeach County: 10 countPickens County: 7 countPierce County: 5 countPike County: 9 countPolk County: 5 countPulaski County: 2 countPutnam County: 6 countQuitman County: 0 countRabun County: 7 countRandolph County: 1 countRichmond County: 27 countRockdale County: 7 countSchley County: 0 countScreven County: 6 countSeminole County: 2 countSpalding County: 9 countStephens County: 5 countStewart County: 1 countSumter County: 2 countTalbot County: 1 countTaliaferro County: 2 countTattnall County: 5 countTaylor County: 1 countTelfair County: 4 countTerrell County: 1 countThomas County: 4 countTift County: 5 countToombs County: 5 countTowns County: 3 countTreutlen County: 6 countTroup County: 9 countTurner County: 2 countTwiggs County: 5 countUnion County: 4 countUpson County: 5 countWalker County: 11 countWalton County: 10 countWare County: 5 countWarren County: 6 countWashington County: 9 countWayne County: 4 countWebster County: 2 countWheeler County: 3 countWhite County: 4 countWhitfield County: 17 countWilcox County: 1 countWilkes County: 1 countWilkinson County: 5 countWorth County: 10 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Fulton County: 104 countFulton County104DeKalb County: 83 countDeKalb County83Gwinnett County: 67 countGwinnett County67Chatham County: 54 countChatham County54Cobb County: 49 countCobb County49Hall County: 33 countHall County33Bartow County: 29 countBartow County29Henry County: 29 countHenry County29Carroll County: 27 countCarroll County27Richmond County: 27 countRichmond County27Clayton County: 26 countClayton County26Paulding County: 24 countPaulding County24Douglas County: 22 countDouglas County22Bibb County: 21 countBibb County21Jackson County: 19 countJackson County19Coweta County: 18 countCoweta County18Lowndes County: 18 countLowndes County18Newton County: 18 countNewton County18Whitfield County: 17 countWhitfield County17Bulloch County: 15 countBulloch County15Clarke County: 15 countClarke County15Columbia County: 15 countColumbia County15Floyd County: 14 countFloyd County14Muscogee County: 14 countMuscogee County14Colquitt County: 13 countColquitt County13Dougherty County: 13 countDougherty County13Forsyth County: 13 countForsyth County13Barrow County: 12 countBarrow County12Cherokee County: 12 countCherokee County12Dawson County: 12 countDawson County12Houston County: 11 countHouston County11Laurens County: 11 countLaurens County11Walker County: 11 countWalker County11Emanuel County: 10 countEmanuel County10Peach County: 10 countPeach County10Walton County: 10 countWalton County10Worth County: 10 countWorth County10Catoosa County: 9 countCatoosa County9Glynn County: 9 countGlynn County9Grady County: 9 countGrady County9Fulton County: 104 countFulton County104DeKalb County: 83 countDeKalb County83Gwinnett County: 67 countGwinnett County67Chatham County: 54 countChatham County54Cobb County: 49 countCobb County49Hall County: 33 countHall County33Bartow County: 29 countBartow County29Henry County: 29 countHenry County29Carroll County: 27 countCarroll County27Richmond County: 27 countRichmond County27Clayton County: 26 countClayton County26Paulding County: 24 countPaulding County24Douglas County: 22 countDouglas County22Bibb County: 21 countBibb County21Jackson County: 19 countJackson County19Coweta County: 18 countCoweta County18Lowndes County: 18 countLowndes County18Newton County: 18 countNewton County18Whitfield County: 17 countWhitfield County17Bulloch County: 15 countBulloch County15Clarke County: 15 countClarke County15Columbia County: 15 countColumbia County15Floyd County: 14 countFloyd County14Muscogee County: 14 countMuscogee County14Colquitt County: 13 countColquitt County13Dougherty County: 13 countDougherty County13Forsyth County: 13 countForsyth County13Barrow County: 12 countBarrow County12Cherokee County: 12 countCherokee County12Dawson County: 12 countDawson County12Houston County: 11 countHouston County11Laurens County: 11 countLaurens County11Walker County: 11 countWalker County11Emanuel County: 10 countEmanuel County10Peach County: 10 countPeach County10Walton County: 10 countWalton County10Worth County: 10 countWorth County10Catoosa County: 9 countCatoosa County9Glynn County: 9 countGlynn County9Grady County: 9 countGrady 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

RankCounties2015
count
Change on 2014
1Fulton County104+35.1%
2DeKalb County83+50.9%
3Gwinnett County67+21.8%
4Chatham County54+107.7%
5Cobb County490%
6Hall County33+57.1%
7Bartow County29+38.1%
7Henry County29+11.5%
9Carroll County27+28.6%
9Richmond County270%
11Clayton County26+23.8%
12Paulding County24+200%
13Douglas County22+83.3%
14Bibb County21-8.7%
15Jackson County19+171.4%
16Coweta County18+50%
16Lowndes County18+38.5%
16Newton County18+157.1%
19Whitfield County17+30.8%
20Bulloch County15-6.3%
20Clarke County15+66.7%
20Columbia County15+114.3%
23Floyd County14-12.5%
23Muscogee County14-17.6%
25Colquitt County13-23.5%
25Dougherty County13+8.3%
25Forsyth County13+18.2%
28Barrow County12+33.3%
28Cherokee County120%
28Dawson County12+140%
31Houston County11+37.5%
31Laurens County11+37.5%
31Walker County11+175%
34Emanuel County10-16.7%
34Peach County10+900%
34Walton County10+150%
34Worth County10-9.1%
38Catoosa County9+12.5%
38Glynn County9-43.8%
38Grady County9+125%
38Habersham County9+80%
38Murray County9-50%
38Pike County9+350%
38Spalding County90%
38Troup County9-35.7%
38Washington County9+800%
47Bryan County8+60%
47Butts County8+60%
47Early County8+300%
47Gordon County8+60%
47Greene County8+100%
47Harris County8+100%
47Liberty County8+14.3%
47Morgan County8+60%
55Banks County70%
55Coffee County7+16.7%
55Fayette County7-30%
55Gilmer County70%
55Hancock County7+133.3%
55Haralson County7+133.3%
55Pickens County7+40%
55Rabun County7+75%
55Rockdale County7-22.2%
64Bacon County6+500%
64Brooks County6+100%
64Cook County6+20%
64Decatur County6-14.3%
64Franklin County6+50%
64Jefferson County6+50%
64Lamar County6-25%
64Lumpkin County6+100%
64Meriwether County6+100%
64Monroe County6-14.3%
64Putnam County6+500%
64Screven County6-14.3%
64Treutlen County6+200%
64Warren County6+50%
78Baldwin County50%
78Bleckley County5n/a
78Camden County5-44.4%
78Crisp County5+25%
78Dade County5-16.7%
78Dodge County5+150%
78Effingham County5-68.8%
78Hart County5-16.7%
78Oconee County5+66.7%
78Pierce County5+66.7%
78Polk County5-28.6%
78Stephens County5+25%
78Tattnall County5-16.7%
78Tift County5-37.5%
78Toombs County50%
78Twiggs County5+150%
78Upson County5+66.7%
78Ware County5+150%
78Wilkinson County5-16.7%
97Appling County4-50%
97Atkinson County4n/a
97Chattooga County40%
97Crawford County40%
97Jenkins County4+300%
97Madison County4-42.9%
97McDuffie County4-66.7%
97Oglethorpe County4+33.3%
97Telfair County4+300%
97Thomas County4-33.3%
97Union County4+300%
97Wayne County4-20%
97White County40%
110Burke County3-57.1%
110Candler County3+50%
110Charlton County3+200%
110Chattahoochee County3n/a
110Elbert County3-57.1%
110Fannin County3-25%
110Heard County3+200%
110Jasper County3+50%
110Jeff Davis County3+50%
110Jones County3-25%
110Lee County30%
110Mitchell County3-40%
110Towns County30%
110Wheeler County3n/a
124Baker County2-50%
124Berrien County20%
124Brantley County20%
124Dooly County2-50%
124Echols County2+100%
124Lincoln County2n/a
124Long County20%
124Macon County2-50%
124McIntosh County2-50%
124Miller County2n/a
124Montgomery County2+100%
124Pulaski County20%
124Seminole County2n/a
124Sumter County2-71.4%
124Taliaferro County2+100%
124Turner County2-33.3%
124Webster County2+100%
141Clinch County10%
141Irwin County1-75%
141Johnson County10%
141Marion County1-50%
141Randolph County1-66.7%
141Stewart County1n/a
141Talbot County1-50%
141Taylor County1n/a
141Terrell County10%
141Wilcox County1-66.7%
141Wilkes County1-50%
152Ben Hill County0-100%
152Calhoun County0n/a
152Clay County0-100%
152Evans County0-100%
152Glascock County0-100%
152Lanier County0-100%
152Quitman County0n/a
152Schley County0n/a

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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/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Fulton County, with 104 in 2015, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Schley County, with 0 in 2015.

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