Counties in Georgia by traffic fatalities

Fulton County had the highest traffic fatalities of 159 counties in 2018, at 131. Wilcox County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Georgia was 1,505. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest131Fulton County
Median5159 counties
Georgia1,505History

Map of counties, 2018

Appling County: 5 countAtkinson County: 3 countBacon County: 3 countBaker County: 0 countBaldwin County: 11 countBanks County: 7 countBarrow County: 19 countBartow County: 27 countBen Hill County: 2 countBerrien County: 5 countBibb County: 33 countBleckley County: 0 countBrantley County: 6 countBrooks County: 5 countBryan County: 5 countBulloch County: 8 countBurke County: 10 countButts County: 7 countCalhoun County: 2 countCamden County: 4 countCandler County: 3 countCarroll County: 22 countCatoosa County: 5 countCharlton County: 4 countChatham County: 37 countChattahoochee County: 2 countChattooga County: 5 countCherokee County: 18 countClarke County: 12 countClay County: 2 countClayton County: 45 countClinch County: 2 countCobb County: 57 countCoffee County: 9 countColquitt County: 8 countColumbia County: 12 countCook County: 4 countCoweta County: 14 countCrawford County: 2 countCrisp County: 4 countDade County: 11 countDawson County: 7 countDecatur County: 3 countDeKalb County: 108 countDodge County: 3 countDooly County: 11 countDougherty County: 10 countDouglas County: 18 countEarly County: 5 countEchols County: 1 countEffingham County: 8 countElbert County: 3 countEmanuel County: 8 countEvans County: 4 countFannin County: 2 countFayette County: 14 countFloyd County: 24 countForsyth County: 16 countFranklin County: 7 countFulton County: 131 countGilmer County: 8 countGlascock County: 1 countGlynn County: 11 countGordon County: 14 countGrady County: 2 countGreene County: 3 countGwinnett County: 62 countHabersham County: 3 countHall County: 24 countHancock County: 5 countHaralson County: 9 countHarris County: 9 countHart County: 7 countHeard County: 9 countHenry County: 24 countHouston County: 12 countIrwin County: 2 countJackson County: 14 countJasper County: 2 countJeff Davis County: 4 countJefferson County: 1 countJenkins County: 3 countJohnson County: 2 countJones County: 7 countLamar County: 3 countLanier County: 0 countLaurens County: 10 countLee County: 1 countLiberty County: 7 countLincoln County: 2 countLong County: 3 countLowndes County: 18 countLumpkin County: 11 countMcDuffie County: 10 countMcIntosh County: 6 countMacon County: 7 countMadison County: 6 countMarion County: 1 countMeriwether County: 7 countMiller County: 2 countMitchell County: 4 countMonroe County: 6 countMontgomery County: 2 countMorgan County: 6 countMurray County: 2 countMuscogee County: 21 countNewton County: 24 countOconee County: 7 countOglethorpe County: 1 countPaulding County: 18 countPeach County: 8 countPickens County: 2 countPierce County: 2 countPike County: 3 countPolk County: 5 countPulaski County: 4 countPutnam County: 7 countQuitman County: 0 countRabun County: 3 countRandolph County: 0 countRichmond County: 23 countRockdale County: 8 countSchley County: 0 countScreven County: 4 countSeminole County: 6 countSpalding County: 12 countStephens County: 9 countStewart County: 1 countSumter County: 5 countTalbot County: 3 countTaliaferro County: 5 countTattnall County: 7 countTaylor County: 0 countTelfair County: 4 countTerrell County: 3 countThomas County: 9 countTift County: 7 countToombs County: 8 countTowns County: 4 countTreutlen County: 1 countTroup County: 13 countTurner County: 3 countTwiggs County: 3 countUnion County: 3 countUpson County: 3 countWalker County: 9 countWalton County: 14 countWare County: 12 countWarren County: 2 countWashington County: 8 countWayne County: 8 countWebster County: 1 countWheeler County: 2 countWhite County: 5 countWhitfield County: 13 countWilcox County: 0 countWilkes County: 1 countWilkinson County: 1 countWorth County: 5 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

Fulton County: 131 countFulton County131DeKalb County: 108 countDeKalb County108Gwinnett County: 62 countGwinnett County62Cobb County: 57 countCobb County57Clayton County: 45 countClayton County45Chatham County: 37 countChatham County37Bibb County: 33 countBibb County33Bartow County: 27 countBartow County27Floyd County: 24 countFloyd County24Hall County: 24 countHall County24Henry County: 24 countHenry County24Newton County: 24 countNewton County24Richmond County: 23 countRichmond County23Carroll County: 22 countCarroll County22Muscogee County: 21 countMuscogee County21Barrow County: 19 countBarrow County19Cherokee County: 18 countCherokee County18Douglas County: 18 countDouglas County18Lowndes County: 18 countLowndes County18Paulding County: 18 countPaulding County18Forsyth County: 16 countForsyth County16Coweta County: 14 countCoweta County14Fayette County: 14 countFayette County14Gordon County: 14 countGordon County14Jackson County: 14 countJackson County14Walton County: 14 countWalton County14Troup County: 13 countTroup County13Whitfield County: 13 countWhitfield County13Clarke County: 12 countClarke County12Columbia County: 12 countColumbia County12Houston County: 12 countHouston County12Spalding County: 12 countSpalding County12Ware County: 12 countWare County12Baldwin County: 11 countBaldwin County11Dade County: 11 countDade County11Dooly County: 11 countDooly County11Glynn County: 11 countGlynn County11Lumpkin County: 11 countLumpkin County11Burke County: 10 countBurke County10Dougherty County: 10 countDougherty County10Fulton County: 131 countFulton County131DeKalb County: 108 countDeKalb County108Gwinnett County: 62 countGwinnett County62Cobb County: 57 countCobb County57Clayton County: 45 countClayton County45Chatham County: 37 countChatham County37Bibb County: 33 countBibb County33Bartow County: 27 countBartow County27Floyd County: 24 countFloyd County24Hall County: 24 countHall County24Henry County: 24 countHenry County24Newton County: 24 countNewton County24Richmond County: 23 countRichmond County23Carroll County: 22 countCarroll County22Muscogee County: 21 countMuscogee County21Barrow County: 19 countBarrow County19Cherokee County: 18 countCherokee County18Douglas County: 18 countDouglas County18Lowndes County: 18 countLowndes County18Paulding County: 18 countPaulding County18Forsyth County: 16 countForsyth County16Coweta County: 14 countCoweta County14Fayette County: 14 countFayette County14Gordon County: 14 countGordon County14Jackson County: 14 countJackson County14Walton County: 14 countWalton County14Troup County: 13 countTroup County13Whitfield County: 13 countWhitfield County13Clarke County: 12 countClarke County12Columbia County: 12 countColumbia County12Houston County: 12 countHouston County12Spalding County: 12 countSpalding County12Ware County: 12 countWare County12Baldwin County: 11 countBaldwin County11Dade County: 11 countDade County11Dooly County: 11 countDooly County11Glynn County: 11 countGlynn County11Lumpkin County: 11 countLumpkin County11Burke County: 10 countBurke County10Dougherty County: 10 countDougherty County10
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

RankCounties2018
count
Change on 2017
1Fulton County131+13.9%
2DeKalb County108+13.7%
3Gwinnett County62-6.1%
4Cobb County57+7.5%
5Clayton County45+40.6%
6Chatham County37+27.6%
7Bibb County33-2.9%
8Bartow County27+58.8%
9Floyd County24+100%
9Hall County24-22.6%
9Henry County24-11.1%
9Newton County24+41.2%
13Richmond County23-28.1%
14Carroll County22-21.4%
15Muscogee County21-19.2%
16Barrow County19+58.3%
17Cherokee County18-43.8%
17Douglas County18+5.9%
17Lowndes County18+5.9%
17Paulding County18+20%
21Forsyth County16+6.7%
22Coweta County14-39.1%
22Fayette County140%
22Gordon County14+180%
22Jackson County14-41.7%
22Walton County14+27.3%
27Troup County13-13.3%
27Whitfield County130%
29Clarke County12+100%
29Columbia County12-42.9%
29Houston County120%
29Spalding County12+20%
29Ware County12+100%
34Baldwin County11+37.5%
34Dade County11+450%
34Dooly County11+1,000%
34Glynn County11-31.3%
34Lumpkin County11+22.2%
39Burke County10-16.7%
39Dougherty County10-23.1%
39Laurens County10-23.1%
39McDuffie County10+66.7%
43Coffee County9+12.5%
43Haralson County9+80%
43Harris County90%
43Heard County9+350%
43Stephens County9-25%
43Thomas County9-10%
43Walker County9+12.5%
50Bulloch County8-42.9%
50Colquitt County8-33.3%
50Effingham County8+33.3%
50Emanuel County80%
50Gilmer County8-20%
50Peach County8-11.1%
50Rockdale County8-42.9%
50Toombs County8+100%
50Washington County8-11.1%
50Wayne County8-11.1%
60Banks County7+133.3%
60Butts County7+133.3%
60Dawson County70%
60Franklin County7-12.5%
60Hart County70%
60Jones County7-12.5%
60Liberty County7-50%
60Macon County70%
60Meriwether County7+75%
60Oconee County7+16.7%
60Putnam County7-12.5%
60Tattnall County7+40%
60Tift County7-30%
73Brantley County6+50%
73Madison County6+20%
73McIntosh County60%
73Monroe County6-50%
73Morgan County6-33.3%
73Seminole County6n/a
79Appling County5-28.6%
79Berrien County5+25%
79Brooks County5n/a
79Bryan County5+25%
79Catoosa County5+66.7%
79Chattooga County5-16.7%
79Early County5-28.6%
79Hancock County5+66.7%
79Polk County5-28.6%
79Sumter County5-16.7%
79Taliaferro County5+400%
79White County5-28.6%
79Worth County5-50%
92Camden County4-60%
92Charlton County4+100%
92Cook County4-20%
92Crisp County4+100%
92Evans County40%
92Jeff Davis County4+33.3%
92Mitchell County4-55.6%
92Pulaski County4+300%
92Screven County4-33.3%
92Telfair County4-20%
92Towns County4+33.3%
103Atkinson County3+200%
103Bacon County3-25%
103Candler County3-25%
103Decatur County3-75%
103Dodge County3-50%
103Elbert County30%
103Greene County3-40%
103Habersham County3-57.1%
103Jenkins County3n/a
103Lamar County30%
103Long County3-62.5%
103Pike County3-62.5%
103Rabun County3-50%
103Talbot County3-40%
103Terrell County3-25%
103Turner County3+50%
103Twiggs County3-50%
103Union County3-57.1%
103Upson County3n/a
122Ben Hill County2-33.3%
122Calhoun County20%
122Chattahoochee County2-50%
122Clay County2n/a
122Clinch County2-33.3%
122Crawford County2-60%
122Fannin County2-66.7%
122Grady County2-71.4%
122Irwin County20%
122Jasper County2-71.4%
122Johnson County20%
122Lincoln County2n/a
122Miller County2n/a
122Montgomery County2-60%
122Murray County2-66.7%
122Pickens County2-75%
122Pierce County20%
122Warren County2-33.3%
122Wheeler County20%
141Echols County1-50%
141Glascock County1n/a
141Jefferson County1-75%
141Lee County1-50%
141Marion County10%
141Oglethorpe County1n/a
141Stewart County1-50%
141Treutlen County1-66.7%
141Webster County1n/a
141Wilkes County10%
141Wilkinson County1-75%
152Baker County0-100%
152Bleckley County0-100%
152Lanier County0n/a
152Quitman County0n/a
152Randolph County0-100%
152Schley County0n/a
152Taylor County0-100%
152Wilcox 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2018. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Fulton County, with 131 in 2018, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wilcox County, with 0 in 2018.

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