Counties in Georgia by traffic fatalities

Fulton County had the highest traffic fatalities of 159 counties in 2019, at 144. Stewart County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Georgia was 1,492. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest144Fulton County
Median5159 counties
Georgia1,492History

Map of counties, 2019

Appling County: 2 countAtkinson County: 3 countBacon County: 2 countBaker County: 2 countBaldwin County: 12 countBanks County: 7 countBarrow County: 12 countBartow County: 21 countBen Hill County: 2 countBerrien County: 1 countBibb County: 35 countBleckley County: 2 countBrantley County: 1 countBrooks County: 4 countBryan County: 7 countBulloch County: 14 countBurke County: 10 countButts County: 13 countCalhoun County: 3 countCamden County: 10 countCandler County: 4 countCarroll County: 25 countCatoosa County: 5 countCharlton County: 1 countChatham County: 30 countChattahoochee County: 1 countChattooga County: 9 countCherokee County: 12 countClarke County: 12 countClay County: 0 countClayton County: 51 countClinch County: 1 countCobb County: 67 countCoffee County: 8 countColquitt County: 5 countColumbia County: 11 countCook County: 6 countCoweta County: 22 countCrawford County: 2 countCrisp County: 6 countDade County: 9 countDawson County: 3 countDecatur County: 14 countDeKalb County: 79 countDodge County: 10 countDooly County: 2 countDougherty County: 14 countDouglas County: 23 countEarly County: 3 countEchols County: 0 countEffingham County: 8 countElbert County: 4 countEmanuel County: 8 countEvans County: 2 countFannin County: 5 countFayette County: 10 countFloyd County: 15 countForsyth County: 13 countFranklin County: 14 countFulton County: 144 countGilmer County: 6 countGlascock County: 0 countGlynn County: 21 countGordon County: 8 countGrady County: 5 countGreene County: 3 countGwinnett County: 61 countHabersham County: 11 countHall County: 20 countHancock County: 5 countHaralson County: 13 countHarris County: 6 countHart County: 6 countHeard County: 5 countHenry County: 23 countHouston County: 16 countIrwin County: 5 countJackson County: 14 countJasper County: 2 countJeff Davis County: 3 countJefferson County: 7 countJenkins County: 4 countJohnson County: 2 countJones County: 3 countLamar County: 3 countLanier County: 2 countLaurens County: 11 countLee County: 4 countLiberty County: 8 countLincoln County: 1 countLong County: 3 countLowndes County: 18 countLumpkin County: 3 countMcDuffie County: 6 countMcIntosh County: 4 countMacon County: 4 countMadison County: 5 countMarion County: 2 countMeriwether County: 8 countMiller County: 0 countMitchell County: 5 countMonroe County: 6 countMontgomery County: 4 countMorgan County: 4 countMurray County: 8 countMuscogee County: 21 countNewton County: 9 countOconee County: 3 countOglethorpe County: 2 countPaulding County: 12 countPeach County: 12 countPickens County: 5 countPierce County: 4 countPike County: 4 countPolk County: 8 countPulaski County: 2 countPutnam County: 7 countQuitman County: 1 countRabun County: 6 countRandolph County: 1 countRichmond County: 26 countRockdale County: 16 countSchley County: 3 countScreven County: 2 countSeminole County: 2 countSpalding County: 10 countStephens County: 5 countStewart County: 0 countSumter County: 2 countTalbot County: 4 countTaliaferro County: 1 countTattnall County: 6 countTaylor County: 2 countTelfair County: 5 countTerrell County: 3 countThomas County: 10 countTift County: 5 countToombs County: 5 countTowns County: 6 countTreutlen County: 1 countTroup County: 12 countTurner County: 2 countTwiggs County: 1 countUnion County: 1 countUpson County: 7 countWalker County: 6 countWalton County: 11 countWare County: 10 countWarren County: 4 countWashington County: 4 countWayne County: 3 countWebster County: 1 countWheeler County: 1 countWhite County: 7 countWhitfield County: 13 countWilcox County: 1 countWilkes County: 3 countWilkinson County: 6 countWorth County: 9 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Fulton County: 144 countFulton County144DeKalb County: 79 countDeKalb County79Cobb County: 67 countCobb County67Gwinnett County: 61 countGwinnett County61Clayton County: 51 countClayton County51Bibb County: 35 countBibb County35Chatham County: 30 countChatham County30Richmond County: 26 countRichmond County26Carroll County: 25 countCarroll County25Douglas County: 23 countDouglas County23Henry County: 23 countHenry County23Coweta County: 22 countCoweta County22Bartow County: 21 countBartow County21Glynn County: 21 countGlynn County21Muscogee County: 21 countMuscogee County21Hall County: 20 countHall County20Lowndes County: 18 countLowndes County18Houston County: 16 countHouston County16Rockdale County: 16 countRockdale County16Floyd County: 15 countFloyd County15Bulloch County: 14 countBulloch County14Decatur County: 14 countDecatur County14Dougherty County: 14 countDougherty County14Franklin County: 14 countFranklin County14Jackson County: 14 countJackson County14Butts County: 13 countButts County13Forsyth County: 13 countForsyth County13Haralson County: 13 countHaralson County13Whitfield County: 13 countWhitfield County13Baldwin County: 12 countBaldwin County12Barrow County: 12 countBarrow County12Cherokee County: 12 countCherokee County12Clarke County: 12 countClarke County12Paulding County: 12 countPaulding County12Peach County: 12 countPeach County12Troup County: 12 countTroup County12Columbia County: 11 countColumbia County11Habersham County: 11 countHabersham County11Laurens County: 11 countLaurens County11Walton County: 11 countWalton County11Fulton County: 144 countFulton County144DeKalb County: 79 countDeKalb County79Cobb County: 67 countCobb County67Gwinnett County: 61 countGwinnett County61Clayton County: 51 countClayton County51Bibb County: 35 countBibb County35Chatham County: 30 countChatham County30Richmond County: 26 countRichmond County26Carroll County: 25 countCarroll County25Douglas County: 23 countDouglas County23Henry County: 23 countHenry County23Coweta County: 22 countCoweta County22Bartow County: 21 countBartow County21Glynn County: 21 countGlynn County21Muscogee County: 21 countMuscogee County21Hall County: 20 countHall County20Lowndes County: 18 countLowndes County18Houston County: 16 countHouston County16Rockdale County: 16 countRockdale County16Floyd County: 15 countFloyd County15Bulloch County: 14 countBulloch County14Decatur County: 14 countDecatur County14Dougherty County: 14 countDougherty County14Franklin County: 14 countFranklin County14Jackson County: 14 countJackson County14Butts County: 13 countButts County13Forsyth County: 13 countForsyth County13Haralson County: 13 countHaralson County13Whitfield County: 13 countWhitfield County13Baldwin County: 12 countBaldwin County12Barrow County: 12 countBarrow County12Cherokee County: 12 countCherokee County12Clarke County: 12 countClarke County12Paulding County: 12 countPaulding County12Peach County: 12 countPeach County12Troup County: 12 countTroup County12Columbia County: 11 countColumbia County11Habersham County: 11 countHabersham County11Laurens County: 11 countLaurens County11Walton 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

RankCounties2019
count
Change on 2018
1Fulton County144+9.9%
2DeKalb County79-26.9%
3Cobb County67+17.5%
4Gwinnett County61-1.6%
5Clayton County51+13.3%
6Bibb County35+6.1%
7Chatham County30-18.9%
8Richmond County26+13%
9Carroll County25+13.6%
10Douglas County23+27.8%
10Henry County23-4.2%
12Coweta County22+57.1%
13Bartow County21-22.2%
13Glynn County21+90.9%
13Muscogee County210%
16Hall County20-16.7%
17Lowndes County180%
18Houston County16+33.3%
18Rockdale County16+100%
20Floyd County15-37.5%
21Bulloch County14+75%
21Decatur County14+366.7%
21Dougherty County14+40%
21Franklin County14+100%
21Jackson County140%
26Butts County13+85.7%
26Forsyth County13-18.8%
26Haralson County13+44.4%
26Whitfield County130%
30Baldwin County12+9.1%
30Barrow County12-36.8%
30Cherokee County12-33.3%
30Clarke County120%
30Paulding County12-33.3%
30Peach County12+50%
30Troup County12-7.7%
37Columbia County11-8.3%
37Habersham County11+266.7%
37Laurens County11+10%
37Walton County11-21.4%
41Burke County100%
41Camden County10+150%
41Dodge County10+233.3%
41Fayette County10-28.6%
41Spalding County10-16.7%
41Thomas County10+11.1%
41Ware County10-16.7%
48Chattooga County9+80%
48Dade County9-18.2%
48Newton County9-62.5%
48Worth County9+80%
52Coffee County8-11.1%
52Effingham County80%
52Emanuel County80%
52Gordon County8-42.9%
52Liberty County8+14.3%
52Meriwether County8+14.3%
52Murray County8+300%
52Polk County8+60%
60Banks County70%
60Bryan County7+40%
60Jefferson County7+600%
60Putnam County70%
60Upson County7+133.3%
60White County7+40%
66Cook County6+50%
66Crisp County6+50%
66Gilmer County6-25%
66Harris County6-33.3%
66Hart County6-14.3%
66McDuffie County6-40%
66Monroe County60%
66Rabun County6+100%
66Tattnall County6-14.3%
66Towns County6+50%
66Walker County6-33.3%
66Wilkinson County6+500%
78Catoosa County50%
78Colquitt County5-37.5%
78Fannin County5+150%
78Grady County5+150%
78Hancock County50%
78Heard County5-44.4%
78Irwin County5+150%
78Madison County5-16.7%
78Mitchell County5+25%
78Pickens County5+150%
78Stephens County5-44.4%
78Telfair County5+25%
78Tift County5-28.6%
78Toombs County5-37.5%
92Brooks County4-20%
92Candler County4+33.3%
92Elbert County4+33.3%
92Jenkins County4+33.3%
92Lee County4+300%
92Macon County4-42.9%
92McIntosh County4-33.3%
92Montgomery County4+100%
92Morgan County4-33.3%
92Pierce County4+100%
92Pike County4+33.3%
92Talbot County4+33.3%
92Warren County4+100%
92Washington County4-50%
106Atkinson County30%
106Calhoun County3+50%
106Dawson County3-57.1%
106Early County3-40%
106Greene County30%
106Jeff Davis County3-25%
106Jones County3-57.1%
106Lamar County30%
106Long County30%
106Lumpkin County3-72.7%
106Oconee County3-57.1%
106Schley County3n/a
106Terrell County30%
106Wayne County3-62.5%
106Wilkes County3+200%
121Appling County2-60%
121Bacon County2-33.3%
121Baker County2n/a
121Ben Hill County20%
121Bleckley County2n/a
121Crawford County20%
121Dooly County2-81.8%
121Evans County2-50%
121Jasper County20%
121Johnson County20%
121Lanier County2n/a
121Marion County2+100%
121Oglethorpe County2+100%
121Pulaski County2-50%
121Screven County2-50%
121Seminole County2-66.7%
121Sumter County2-60%
121Taylor County2n/a
121Turner County2-33.3%
140Berrien County1-80%
140Brantley County1-83.3%
140Charlton County1-75%
140Chattahoochee County1-50%
140Clinch County1-50%
140Lincoln County1-50%
140Quitman County1n/a
140Randolph County1n/a
140Taliaferro County1-80%
140Treutlen County10%
140Twiggs County1-66.7%
140Union County1-66.7%
140Webster County10%
140Wheeler County1-50%
140Wilcox County1n/a
155Clay County0-100%
155Echols County0-100%
155Glascock County0-100%
155Miller County0-100%
155Stewart 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/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2019. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Fulton County, with 144 in 2019, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Stewart County, with 0 in 2019.

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