Counties in Georgia by traffic fatalities

Fulton County had the highest traffic fatalities of 159 counties in 2017, at 115. Webster County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Georgia was 1,540. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest115Fulton County
Median6159 counties
Georgia1,540History

Map of counties, 2017

Appling County: 7 countAtkinson County: 1 countBacon County: 4 countBaker County: 2 countBaldwin County: 8 countBanks County: 3 countBarrow County: 12 countBartow County: 17 countBen Hill County: 3 countBerrien County: 4 countBibb County: 34 countBleckley County: 1 countBrantley County: 4 countBrooks County: 0 countBryan County: 4 countBulloch County: 14 countBurke County: 12 countButts County: 3 countCalhoun County: 2 countCamden County: 10 countCandler County: 4 countCarroll County: 28 countCatoosa County: 3 countCharlton County: 2 countChatham County: 29 countChattahoochee County: 4 countChattooga County: 6 countCherokee County: 32 countClarke County: 6 countClay County: 0 countClayton County: 32 countClinch County: 3 countCobb County: 53 countCoffee County: 8 countColquitt County: 12 countColumbia County: 21 countCook County: 5 countCoweta County: 23 countCrawford County: 5 countCrisp County: 2 countDade County: 2 countDawson County: 7 countDecatur County: 12 countDeKalb County: 95 countDodge County: 6 countDooly County: 1 countDougherty County: 13 countDouglas County: 17 countEarly County: 7 countEchols County: 2 countEffingham County: 6 countElbert County: 3 countEmanuel County: 8 countEvans County: 4 countFannin County: 6 countFayette County: 14 countFloyd County: 12 countForsyth County: 15 countFranklin County: 8 countFulton County: 115 countGilmer County: 10 countGlascock County: 0 countGlynn County: 16 countGordon County: 5 countGrady County: 7 countGreene County: 5 countGwinnett County: 66 countHabersham County: 7 countHall County: 31 countHancock County: 3 countHaralson County: 5 countHarris County: 9 countHart County: 7 countHeard County: 2 countHenry County: 27 countHouston County: 12 countIrwin County: 2 countJackson County: 24 countJasper County: 7 countJeff Davis County: 3 countJefferson County: 4 countJenkins County: 0 countJohnson County: 2 countJones County: 8 countLamar County: 3 countLanier County: 0 countLaurens County: 13 countLee County: 2 countLiberty County: 14 countLincoln County: 0 countLong County: 8 countLowndes County: 17 countLumpkin County: 9 countMcDuffie County: 6 countMcIntosh County: 6 countMacon County: 7 countMadison County: 5 countMarion County: 1 countMeriwether County: 4 countMiller County: 0 countMitchell County: 9 countMonroe County: 12 countMontgomery County: 5 countMorgan County: 9 countMurray County: 6 countMuscogee County: 26 countNewton County: 17 countOconee County: 6 countOglethorpe County: 0 countPaulding County: 15 countPeach County: 9 countPickens County: 8 countPierce County: 2 countPike County: 8 countPolk County: 7 countPulaski County: 1 countPutnam County: 8 countQuitman County: 0 countRabun County: 6 countRandolph County: 1 countRichmond County: 32 countRockdale County: 14 countSchley County: 0 countScreven County: 6 countSeminole County: 0 countSpalding County: 10 countStephens County: 12 countStewart County: 2 countSumter County: 6 countTalbot County: 5 countTaliaferro County: 1 countTattnall County: 5 countTaylor County: 6 countTelfair County: 5 countTerrell County: 4 countThomas County: 10 countTift County: 10 countToombs County: 4 countTowns County: 3 countTreutlen County: 3 countTroup County: 15 countTurner County: 2 countTwiggs County: 6 countUnion County: 7 countUpson County: 0 countWalker County: 8 countWalton County: 11 countWare County: 6 countWarren County: 3 countWashington County: 9 countWayne County: 9 countWebster County: 0 countWheeler County: 2 countWhite County: 7 countWhitfield County: 13 countWilcox County: 1 countWilkes County: 1 countWilkinson County: 4 countWorth County: 10 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Fulton County: 115 countFulton County115DeKalb County: 95 countDeKalb County95Gwinnett County: 66 countGwinnett County66Cobb County: 53 countCobb County53Bibb County: 34 countBibb County34Cherokee County: 32 countCherokee County32Clayton County: 32 countClayton County32Richmond County: 32 countRichmond County32Hall County: 31 countHall County31Chatham County: 29 countChatham County29Carroll County: 28 countCarroll County28Henry County: 27 countHenry County27Muscogee County: 26 countMuscogee County26Jackson County: 24 countJackson County24Coweta County: 23 countCoweta County23Columbia County: 21 countColumbia County21Bartow County: 17 countBartow County17Douglas County: 17 countDouglas County17Lowndes County: 17 countLowndes County17Newton County: 17 countNewton County17Glynn County: 16 countGlynn County16Forsyth County: 15 countForsyth County15Paulding County: 15 countPaulding County15Troup County: 15 countTroup County15Bulloch County: 14 countBulloch County14Fayette County: 14 countFayette County14Liberty County: 14 countLiberty County14Rockdale County: 14 countRockdale County14Dougherty County: 13 countDougherty County13Laurens County: 13 countLaurens County13Whitfield County: 13 countWhitfield County13Barrow County: 12 countBarrow County12Burke County: 12 countBurke County12Colquitt County: 12 countColquitt County12Decatur County: 12 countDecatur County12Floyd County: 12 countFloyd County12Houston County: 12 countHouston County12Monroe County: 12 countMonroe County12Stephens County: 12 countStephens County12Walton County: 11 countWalton County11Fulton County: 115 countFulton County115DeKalb County: 95 countDeKalb County95Gwinnett County: 66 countGwinnett County66Cobb County: 53 countCobb County53Bibb County: 34 countBibb County34Cherokee County: 32 countCherokee County32Clayton County: 32 countClayton County32Richmond County: 32 countRichmond County32Hall County: 31 countHall County31Chatham County: 29 countChatham County29Carroll County: 28 countCarroll County28Henry County: 27 countHenry County27Muscogee County: 26 countMuscogee County26Jackson County: 24 countJackson County24Coweta County: 23 countCoweta County23Columbia County: 21 countColumbia County21Bartow County: 17 countBartow County17Douglas County: 17 countDouglas County17Lowndes County: 17 countLowndes County17Newton County: 17 countNewton County17Glynn County: 16 countGlynn County16Forsyth County: 15 countForsyth County15Paulding County: 15 countPaulding County15Troup County: 15 countTroup County15Bulloch County: 14 countBulloch County14Fayette County: 14 countFayette County14Liberty County: 14 countLiberty County14Rockdale County: 14 countRockdale County14Dougherty County: 13 countDougherty County13Laurens County: 13 countLaurens County13Whitfield County: 13 countWhitfield County13Barrow County: 12 countBarrow County12Burke County: 12 countBurke County12Colquitt County: 12 countColquitt County12Decatur County: 12 countDecatur County12Floyd County: 12 countFloyd County12Houston County: 12 countHouston County12Monroe County: 12 countMonroe County12Stephens County: 12 countStephens County12Walton County: 11 countWalton 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

RankCounties2017
count
Change on 2016
1Fulton County115-11.5%
2DeKalb County95+18.8%
3Gwinnett County66+8.2%
4Cobb County53-10.2%
5Bibb County34+21.4%
6Cherokee County32+357.1%
6Clayton County32-33.3%
6Richmond County32+88.2%
9Hall County310%
10Chatham County29-34.1%
11Carroll County28+40%
12Henry County27+3.8%
13Muscogee County26-3.7%
14Jackson County24+4.3%
15Coweta County23+4.5%
16Columbia County21+23.5%
17Bartow County17-34.6%
17Douglas County17-19%
17Lowndes County170%
17Newton County17-19%
21Glynn County16+128.6%
22Forsyth County15+36.4%
22Paulding County15-28.6%
22Troup County15-6.3%
25Bulloch County14-22.2%
25Fayette County14+75%
25Liberty County14+75%
25Rockdale County14+7.7%
29Dougherty County13-35%
29Laurens County13+44.4%
29Whitfield County130%
32Barrow County12+20%
32Burke County12+50%
32Colquitt County12+50%
32Decatur County120%
32Floyd County12-33.3%
32Houston County12-29.4%
32Monroe County12-14.3%
32Stephens County12+300%
40Walton County11-31.3%
41Camden County10+42.9%
41Gilmer County10+66.7%
41Spalding County10-9.1%
41Thomas County100%
41Tift County10-16.7%
41Worth County10+400%
47Harris County90%
47Lumpkin County9+80%
47Mitchell County9+125%
47Morgan County9-10%
47Peach County9+50%
47Washington County9+50%
47Wayne County9+200%
54Baldwin County8-33.3%
54Coffee County8+14.3%
54Emanuel County8+60%
54Franklin County8+14.3%
54Jones County80%
54Long County8+300%
54Pickens County8+166.7%
54Pike County8+300%
54Putnam County80%
54Walker County8-11.1%
64Appling County7+40%
64Dawson County7+40%
64Early County70%
64Grady County7+40%
64Habersham County7-41.7%
64Hart County7+40%
64Jasper County7+40%
64Macon County7+250%
64Polk County7-46.2%
64Union County70%
64White County7-22.2%
75Chattooga County6-14.3%
75Clarke County6-53.8%
75Dodge County6+50%
75Effingham County6-50%
75Fannin County6+500%
75McDuffie County60%
75McIntosh County6+20%
75Murray County6-25%
75Oconee County6-33.3%
75Rabun County6+100%
75Screven County6+50%
75Sumter County6-14.3%
75Taylor County6+100%
75Twiggs County6-14.3%
75Ware County6-45.5%
90Cook County5-37.5%
90Crawford County5+25%
90Gordon County5-61.5%
90Greene County5+25%
90Haralson County5-28.6%
90Madison County5+25%
90Montgomery County5+66.7%
90Talbot County5n/a
90Tattnall County5+150%
90Telfair County5+66.7%
100Bacon County40%
100Berrien County40%
100Brantley County40%
100Bryan County4-69.2%
100Candler County40%
100Chattahoochee County4+300%
100Evans County40%
100Jefferson County4-55.6%
100Meriwether County4-50%
100Terrell County4+100%
100Toombs County4+33.3%
100Wilkinson County4-20%
112Banks County3-62.5%
112Ben Hill County3+50%
112Butts County30%
112Catoosa County3-76.9%
112Clinch County30%
112Elbert County3-57.1%
112Hancock County3+50%
112Jeff Davis County3-25%
112Lamar County30%
112Towns County3+50%
112Treutlen County3+50%
112Warren County3-40%
124Baker County20%
124Calhoun County2n/a
124Charlton County20%
124Crisp County20%
124Dade County2-33.3%
124Echols County2+100%
124Heard County2-50%
124Irwin County2-33.3%
124Johnson County2-33.3%
124Lee County2-33.3%
124Pierce County2-50%
124Stewart County2+100%
124Turner County2-50%
124Wheeler County2-33.3%
138Atkinson County1-66.7%
138Bleckley County1-50%
138Dooly County1-83.3%
138Marion County1-66.7%
138Pulaski County10%
138Randolph County1n/a
138Taliaferro County10%
138Wilcox County10%
138Wilkes County10%
147Brooks County0-100%
147Clay County0-100%
147Glascock County0-100%
147Jenkins County0-100%
147Lanier County0-100%
147Lincoln County0-100%
147Miller County0-100%
147Oglethorpe County0-100%
147Quitman County0n/a
147Schley County0-100%
147Seminole County0-100%
147Upson County0-100%
147Webster 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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2017. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Fulton County, with 115 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Webster County, with 0 in 2017.

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