Counties in Georgia by traffic fatalities

Fulton County had the highest traffic fatalities of 159 counties in 2016, at 130. Talbot County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Georgia was 1,556. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest130Fulton County
Median5159 counties
Georgia1,556History

Map of counties, 2016

Appling County: 5 countAtkinson County: 3 countBacon County: 4 countBaker County: 2 countBaldwin County: 12 countBanks County: 8 countBarrow County: 10 countBartow County: 26 countBen Hill County: 2 countBerrien County: 4 countBibb County: 28 countBleckley County: 2 countBrantley County: 4 countBrooks County: 4 countBryan County: 13 countBulloch County: 18 countBurke County: 8 countButts County: 3 countCalhoun County: 0 countCamden County: 7 countCandler County: 4 countCarroll County: 20 countCatoosa County: 13 countCharlton County: 2 countChatham County: 44 countChattahoochee County: 1 countChattooga County: 7 countCherokee County: 7 countClarke County: 13 countClay County: 1 countClayton County: 48 countClinch County: 3 countCobb County: 59 countCoffee County: 7 countColquitt County: 8 countColumbia County: 17 countCook County: 8 countCoweta County: 22 countCrawford County: 4 countCrisp County: 2 countDade County: 3 countDawson County: 5 countDecatur County: 12 countDeKalb County: 80 countDodge County: 4 countDooly County: 6 countDougherty County: 20 countDouglas County: 21 countEarly County: 7 countEchols County: 1 countEffingham County: 12 countElbert County: 7 countEmanuel County: 5 countEvans County: 4 countFannin County: 1 countFayette County: 8 countFloyd County: 18 countForsyth County: 11 countFranklin County: 7 countFulton County: 130 countGilmer County: 6 countGlascock County: 2 countGlynn County: 7 countGordon County: 13 countGrady County: 5 countGreene County: 4 countGwinnett County: 61 countHabersham County: 12 countHall County: 31 countHancock County: 2 countHaralson County: 7 countHarris County: 9 countHart County: 5 countHeard County: 4 countHenry County: 26 countHouston County: 17 countIrwin County: 3 countJackson County: 23 countJasper County: 5 countJeff Davis County: 4 countJefferson County: 9 countJenkins County: 8 countJohnson County: 3 countJones County: 8 countLamar County: 3 countLanier County: 1 countLaurens County: 9 countLee County: 3 countLiberty County: 8 countLincoln County: 2 countLong County: 2 countLowndes County: 17 countLumpkin County: 5 countMcDuffie County: 6 countMcIntosh County: 5 countMacon County: 2 countMadison County: 4 countMarion County: 3 countMeriwether County: 8 countMiller County: 4 countMitchell County: 4 countMonroe County: 14 countMontgomery County: 3 countMorgan County: 10 countMurray County: 8 countMuscogee County: 27 countNewton County: 21 countOconee County: 9 countOglethorpe County: 2 countPaulding County: 21 countPeach County: 6 countPickens County: 3 countPierce County: 4 countPike County: 2 countPolk County: 13 countPulaski County: 1 countPutnam County: 8 countQuitman County: 0 countRabun County: 3 countRandolph County: 0 countRichmond County: 17 countRockdale County: 13 countSchley County: 2 countScreven County: 4 countSeminole County: 4 countSpalding County: 11 countStephens County: 3 countStewart County: 1 countSumter County: 7 countTalbot County: 0 countTaliaferro County: 1 countTattnall County: 2 countTaylor County: 3 countTelfair County: 3 countTerrell County: 2 countThomas County: 10 countTift County: 12 countToombs County: 3 countTowns County: 2 countTreutlen County: 2 countTroup County: 16 countTurner County: 4 countTwiggs County: 7 countUnion County: 7 countUpson County: 4 countWalker County: 9 countWalton County: 16 countWare County: 11 countWarren County: 5 countWashington County: 6 countWayne County: 3 countWebster County: 2 countWheeler County: 3 countWhite County: 9 countWhitfield County: 13 countWilcox County: 1 countWilkes County: 1 countWilkinson County: 5 countWorth County: 2 count
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count, 2016. 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, 2016

Fulton County: 130 countFulton County130DeKalb County: 80 countDeKalb County80Gwinnett County: 61 countGwinnett County61Cobb County: 59 countCobb County59Clayton County: 48 countClayton County48Chatham County: 44 countChatham County44Hall County: 31 countHall County31Bibb County: 28 countBibb County28Muscogee County: 27 countMuscogee County27Bartow County: 26 countBartow County26Henry County: 26 countHenry County26Jackson County: 23 countJackson County23Coweta County: 22 countCoweta County22Douglas County: 21 countDouglas County21Newton County: 21 countNewton County21Paulding County: 21 countPaulding County21Carroll County: 20 countCarroll County20Dougherty County: 20 countDougherty County20Bulloch County: 18 countBulloch County18Floyd County: 18 countFloyd County18Columbia County: 17 countColumbia County17Houston County: 17 countHouston County17Lowndes County: 17 countLowndes County17Richmond County: 17 countRichmond County17Troup County: 16 countTroup County16Walton County: 16 countWalton County16Monroe County: 14 countMonroe County14Bryan County: 13 countBryan County13Catoosa County: 13 countCatoosa County13Clarke County: 13 countClarke County13Gordon County: 13 countGordon County13Polk County: 13 countPolk County13Rockdale County: 13 countRockdale County13Whitfield County: 13 countWhitfield County13Baldwin County: 12 countBaldwin County12Decatur County: 12 countDecatur County12Effingham County: 12 countEffingham County12Habersham County: 12 countHabersham County12Tift County: 12 countTift County12Forsyth County: 11 countForsyth County11Fulton County: 130 countFulton County130DeKalb County: 80 countDeKalb County80Gwinnett County: 61 countGwinnett County61Cobb County: 59 countCobb County59Clayton County: 48 countClayton County48Chatham County: 44 countChatham County44Hall County: 31 countHall County31Bibb County: 28 countBibb County28Muscogee County: 27 countMuscogee County27Bartow County: 26 countBartow County26Henry County: 26 countHenry County26Jackson County: 23 countJackson County23Coweta County: 22 countCoweta County22Douglas County: 21 countDouglas County21Newton County: 21 countNewton County21Paulding County: 21 countPaulding County21Carroll County: 20 countCarroll County20Dougherty County: 20 countDougherty County20Bulloch County: 18 countBulloch County18Floyd County: 18 countFloyd County18Columbia County: 17 countColumbia County17Houston County: 17 countHouston County17Lowndes County: 17 countLowndes County17Richmond County: 17 countRichmond County17Troup County: 16 countTroup County16Walton County: 16 countWalton County16Monroe County: 14 countMonroe County14Bryan County: 13 countBryan County13Catoosa County: 13 countCatoosa County13Clarke County: 13 countClarke County13Gordon County: 13 countGordon County13Polk County: 13 countPolk County13Rockdale County: 13 countRockdale County13Whitfield County: 13 countWhitfield County13Baldwin County: 12 countBaldwin County12Decatur County: 12 countDecatur County12Effingham County: 12 countEffingham County12Habersham County: 12 countHabersham County12Tift County: 12 countTift County12Forsyth County: 11 countForsyth County11
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

RankCounties2016
count
Change on 2015
1Fulton County130+25%
2DeKalb County80-3.6%
3Gwinnett County61-9%
4Cobb County59+20.4%
5Clayton County48+84.6%
6Chatham County44-18.5%
7Hall County31-6.1%
8Bibb County28+33.3%
9Muscogee County27+92.9%
10Bartow County26-10.3%
10Henry County26-10.3%
12Jackson County23+21.1%
13Coweta County22+22.2%
14Douglas County21-4.5%
14Newton County21+16.7%
14Paulding County21-12.5%
17Carroll County20-25.9%
17Dougherty County20+53.8%
19Bulloch County18+20%
19Floyd County18+28.6%
21Columbia County17+13.3%
21Houston County17+54.5%
21Lowndes County17-5.6%
21Richmond County17-37%
25Troup County16+77.8%
25Walton County16+60%
27Monroe County14+133.3%
28Bryan County13+62.5%
28Catoosa County13+44.4%
28Clarke County13-13.3%
28Gordon County13+62.5%
28Polk County13+160%
28Rockdale County13+85.7%
28Whitfield County13-23.5%
35Baldwin County12+140%
35Decatur County12+100%
35Effingham County12+140%
35Habersham County12+33.3%
35Tift County12+140%
40Forsyth County11-15.4%
40Spalding County11+22.2%
40Ware County11+120%
43Barrow County10-16.7%
43Morgan County10+25%
43Thomas County10+150%
46Harris County9+12.5%
46Jefferson County9+50%
46Laurens County9-18.2%
46Oconee County9+80%
46Walker County9-18.2%
46White County9+125%
52Banks County8+14.3%
52Burke County8+166.7%
52Colquitt County8-38.5%
52Cook County8+33.3%
52Fayette County8+14.3%
52Jenkins County8+100%
52Jones County8+166.7%
52Liberty County80%
52Meriwether County8+33.3%
52Murray County8-11.1%
52Putnam County8+33.3%
63Camden County7+40%
63Chattooga County7+75%
63Cherokee County7-41.7%
63Coffee County70%
63Early County7-12.5%
63Elbert County7+133.3%
63Franklin County7+16.7%
63Glynn County7-22.2%
63Haralson County70%
63Sumter County7+250%
63Twiggs County7+40%
63Union County7+75%
75Dooly County6+200%
75Gilmer County6-14.3%
75McDuffie County6+50%
75Peach County6-40%
75Washington County6-33.3%
80Appling County5+25%
80Dawson County5-58.3%
80Emanuel County5-50%
80Grady County5-44.4%
80Hart County50%
80Jasper County5+66.7%
80Lumpkin County5-16.7%
80McIntosh County5+150%
80Warren County5-16.7%
80Wilkinson County50%
90Bacon County4-33.3%
90Berrien County4+100%
90Brantley County4+100%
90Brooks County4-33.3%
90Candler County4+33.3%
90Crawford County40%
90Dodge County4-20%
90Evans County4n/a
90Greene County4-50%
90Heard County4+33.3%
90Jeff Davis County4+33.3%
90Madison County40%
90Miller County4+100%
90Mitchell County4+33.3%
90Pierce County4-20%
90Screven County4-33.3%
90Seminole County4+100%
90Turner County4+100%
90Upson County4-20%
109Atkinson County3-25%
109Butts County3-62.5%
109Clinch County3+200%
109Dade County3-40%
109Irwin County3+200%
109Johnson County3+200%
109Lamar County3-50%
109Lee County30%
109Marion County3+200%
109Montgomery County3+50%
109Pickens County3-57.1%
109Rabun County3-57.1%
109Stephens County3-40%
109Taylor County3+200%
109Telfair County3-25%
109Toombs County3-40%
109Wayne County3-25%
109Wheeler County30%
127Baker County20%
127Ben Hill County2n/a
127Bleckley County2-60%
127Charlton County2-33.3%
127Crisp County2-60%
127Glascock County2n/a
127Hancock County2-71.4%
127Lincoln County20%
127Long County20%
127Macon County20%
127Oglethorpe County2-50%
127Pike County2-77.8%
127Schley County2n/a
127Tattnall County2-60%
127Terrell County2+100%
127Towns County2-33.3%
127Treutlen County2-66.7%
127Webster County20%
127Worth County2-80%
146Chattahoochee County1-66.7%
146Clay County1n/a
146Echols County1-50%
146Fannin County1-66.7%
146Lanier County1n/a
146Pulaski County1-50%
146Stewart County10%
146Taliaferro County1-50%
146Wilcox County10%
146Wilkes County10%
156Calhoun County0n/a
156Quitman County0n/a
156Randolph County0-100%
156Talbot 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.

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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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2016. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Fulton County, with 130 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Talbot County, with 0 in 2016.

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