Counties in Georgia by traffic fatalities

Fulton County had the highest traffic fatalities of 159 counties in 2020, at 145. Webster County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Georgia was 1,658. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest145Fulton County
Median5159 counties
Georgia1,658History

Map of counties, 2020

Appling County: 6 countAtkinson County: 1 countBacon County: 4 countBaker County: 3 countBaldwin County: 11 countBanks County: 2 countBarrow County: 18 countBartow County: 28 countBen Hill County: 3 countBerrien County: 5 countBibb County: 33 countBleckley County: 7 countBrantley County: 4 countBrooks County: 2 countBryan County: 5 countBulloch County: 24 countBurke County: 6 countButts County: 11 countCalhoun County: 1 countCamden County: 6 countCandler County: 4 countCarroll County: 23 countCatoosa County: 10 countCharlton County: 2 countChatham County: 34 countChattahoochee County: 1 countChattooga County: 9 countCherokee County: 21 countClarke County: 13 countClay County: 1 countClayton County: 49 countClinch County: 1 countCobb County: 84 countCoffee County: 15 countColquitt County: 14 countColumbia County: 11 countCook County: 8 countCoweta County: 24 countCrawford County: 2 countCrisp County: 6 countDade County: 4 countDawson County: 4 countDecatur County: 3 countDeKalb County: 91 countDodge County: 6 countDooly County: 5 countDougherty County: 17 countDouglas County: 13 countEarly County: 1 countEchols County: 1 countEffingham County: 10 countElbert County: 6 countEmanuel County: 5 countEvans County: 5 countFannin County: 9 countFayette County: 6 countFloyd County: 10 countForsyth County: 12 countFranklin County: 10 countFulton County: 145 countGilmer County: 5 countGlascock County: 2 countGlynn County: 17 countGordon County: 5 countGrady County: 9 countGreene County: 3 countGwinnett County: 57 countHabersham County: 4 countHall County: 30 countHancock County: 5 countHaralson County: 14 countHarris County: 4 countHart County: 3 countHeard County: 1 countHenry County: 28 countHouston County: 18 countIrwin County: 0 countJackson County: 12 countJasper County: 2 countJeff Davis County: 9 countJefferson County: 5 countJenkins County: 1 countJohnson County: 2 countJones County: 3 countLamar County: 4 countLanier County: 2 countLaurens County: 13 countLee County: 3 countLiberty County: 32 countLincoln County: 5 countLong County: 3 countLowndes County: 12 countLumpkin County: 7 countMcDuffie County: 4 countMcIntosh County: 7 countMacon County: 12 countMadison County: 5 countMarion County: 3 countMeriwether County: 9 countMiller County: 1 countMitchell County: 3 countMonroe County: 13 countMontgomery County: 2 countMorgan County: 8 countMurray County: 9 countMuscogee County: 20 countNewton County: 22 countOconee County: 7 countOglethorpe County: 4 countPaulding County: 26 countPeach County: 10 countPickens County: 10 countPierce County: 5 countPike County: 3 countPolk County: 12 countPulaski County: 3 countPutnam County: 3 countQuitman County: 0 countRabun County: 8 countRandolph County: 2 countRichmond County: 30 countRockdale County: 17 countSchley County: 0 countScreven County: 5 countSeminole County: 5 countSpalding County: 15 countStephens County: 5 countStewart County: 3 countSumter County: 2 countTalbot County: 2 countTaliaferro County: 3 countTattnall County: 6 countTaylor County: 2 countTelfair County: 4 countTerrell County: 3 countThomas County: 10 countTift County: 7 countToombs County: 7 countTowns County: 3 countTreutlen County: 4 countTroup County: 14 countTurner County: 1 countTwiggs County: 3 countUnion County: 5 countUpson County: 4 countWalker County: 12 countWalton County: 9 countWare County: 9 countWarren County: 4 countWashington County: 5 countWayne County: 8 countWebster County: 0 countWheeler County: 3 countWhite County: 3 countWhitfield County: 16 countWilcox County: 5 countWilkes County: 4 countWilkinson County: 7 countWorth County: 7 count
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count, 2020. 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, 2020

Fulton County: 145 countFulton County145DeKalb County: 91 countDeKalb County91Cobb County: 84 countCobb County84Gwinnett County: 57 countGwinnett County57Clayton County: 49 countClayton County49Chatham County: 34 countChatham County34Bibb County: 33 countBibb County33Liberty County: 32 countLiberty County32Hall County: 30 countHall County30Richmond County: 30 countRichmond County30Bartow County: 28 countBartow County28Henry County: 28 countHenry County28Paulding County: 26 countPaulding County26Bulloch County: 24 countBulloch County24Coweta County: 24 countCoweta County24Carroll County: 23 countCarroll County23Newton County: 22 countNewton County22Cherokee County: 21 countCherokee County21Muscogee County: 20 countMuscogee County20Barrow County: 18 countBarrow County18Houston County: 18 countHouston County18Dougherty County: 17 countDougherty County17Glynn County: 17 countGlynn County17Rockdale County: 17 countRockdale County17Whitfield County: 16 countWhitfield County16Coffee County: 15 countCoffee County15Spalding County: 15 countSpalding County15Colquitt County: 14 countColquitt County14Haralson County: 14 countHaralson County14Troup County: 14 countTroup County14Clarke County: 13 countClarke County13Douglas County: 13 countDouglas County13Laurens County: 13 countLaurens County13Monroe County: 13 countMonroe County13Forsyth County: 12 countForsyth County12Jackson County: 12 countJackson County12Lowndes County: 12 countLowndes County12Macon County: 12 countMacon County12Polk County: 12 countPolk County12Walker County: 12 countWalker County12Fulton County: 145 countFulton County145DeKalb County: 91 countDeKalb County91Cobb County: 84 countCobb County84Gwinnett County: 57 countGwinnett County57Clayton County: 49 countClayton County49Chatham County: 34 countChatham County34Bibb County: 33 countBibb County33Liberty County: 32 countLiberty County32Hall County: 30 countHall County30Richmond County: 30 countRichmond County30Bartow County: 28 countBartow County28Henry County: 28 countHenry County28Paulding County: 26 countPaulding County26Bulloch County: 24 countBulloch County24Coweta County: 24 countCoweta County24Carroll County: 23 countCarroll County23Newton County: 22 countNewton County22Cherokee County: 21 countCherokee County21Muscogee County: 20 countMuscogee County20Barrow County: 18 countBarrow County18Houston County: 18 countHouston County18Dougherty County: 17 countDougherty County17Glynn County: 17 countGlynn County17Rockdale County: 17 countRockdale County17Whitfield County: 16 countWhitfield County16Coffee County: 15 countCoffee County15Spalding County: 15 countSpalding County15Colquitt County: 14 countColquitt County14Haralson County: 14 countHaralson County14Troup County: 14 countTroup County14Clarke County: 13 countClarke County13Douglas County: 13 countDouglas County13Laurens County: 13 countLaurens County13Monroe County: 13 countMonroe County13Forsyth County: 12 countForsyth County12Jackson County: 12 countJackson County12Lowndes County: 12 countLowndes County12Macon County: 12 countMacon County12Polk County: 12 countPolk County12Walker County: 12 countWalker County12
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

RankCounties2020
count
Change on 2019
1Fulton County145+0.7%
2DeKalb County91+15.2%
3Cobb County84+25.4%
4Gwinnett County57-6.6%
5Clayton County49-3.9%
6Chatham County34+13.3%
7Bibb County33-5.7%
8Liberty County32+300%
9Hall County30+50%
9Richmond County30+15.4%
11Bartow County28+33.3%
11Henry County28+21.7%
13Paulding County26+116.7%
14Bulloch County24+71.4%
14Coweta County24+9.1%
16Carroll County23-8%
17Newton County22+144.4%
18Cherokee County21+75%
19Muscogee County20-4.8%
20Barrow County18+50%
20Houston County18+12.5%
22Dougherty County17+21.4%
22Glynn County17-19%
22Rockdale County17+6.3%
25Whitfield County16+23.1%
26Coffee County15+87.5%
26Spalding County15+50%
28Colquitt County14+180%
28Haralson County14+7.7%
28Troup County14+16.7%
31Clarke County13+8.3%
31Douglas County13-43.5%
31Laurens County13+18.2%
31Monroe County13+116.7%
35Forsyth County12-7.7%
35Jackson County12-14.3%
35Lowndes County12-33.3%
35Macon County12+200%
35Polk County12+50%
35Walker County12+100%
41Baldwin County11-8.3%
41Butts County11-15.4%
41Columbia County110%
44Catoosa County10+100%
44Effingham County10+25%
44Floyd County10-33.3%
44Franklin County10-28.6%
44Peach County10-16.7%
44Pickens County10+100%
44Thomas County100%
51Chattooga County90%
51Fannin County9+80%
51Grady County9+80%
51Jeff Davis County9+200%
51Meriwether County9+12.5%
51Murray County9+12.5%
51Walton County9-18.2%
51Ware County9-10%
59Cook County8+33.3%
59Morgan County8+100%
59Rabun County8+33.3%
59Wayne County8+166.7%
63Bleckley County7+250%
63Lumpkin County7+133.3%
63McIntosh County7+75%
63Oconee County7+133.3%
63Tift County7+40%
63Toombs County7+40%
63Wilkinson County7+16.7%
63Worth County7-22.2%
71Appling County6+200%
71Burke County6-40%
71Camden County6-40%
71Crisp County60%
71Dodge County6-40%
71Elbert County6+50%
71Fayette County6-40%
71Tattnall County60%
79Berrien County5+400%
79Bryan County5-28.6%
79Dooly County5+150%
79Emanuel County5-37.5%
79Evans County5+150%
79Gilmer County5-16.7%
79Gordon County5-37.5%
79Hancock County50%
79Jefferson County5-28.6%
79Lincoln County5+400%
79Madison County50%
79Pierce County5+25%
79Screven County5+150%
79Seminole County5+150%
79Stephens County50%
79Union County5+400%
79Washington County5+25%
79Wilcox County5+400%
97Bacon County4+100%
97Brantley County4+300%
97Candler County40%
97Dade County4-55.6%
97Dawson County4+33.3%
97Habersham County4-63.6%
97Harris County4-33.3%
97Lamar County4+33.3%
97McDuffie County4-33.3%
97Oglethorpe County4+100%
97Telfair County4-20%
97Treutlen County4+300%
97Upson County4-42.9%
97Warren County40%
97Wilkes County4+33.3%
112Baker County3+50%
112Ben Hill County3+50%
112Decatur County3-78.6%
112Greene County30%
112Hart County3-50%
112Jones County30%
112Lee County3-25%
112Long County30%
112Marion County3+50%
112Mitchell County3-40%
112Pike County3-25%
112Pulaski County3+50%
112Putnam County3-57.1%
112Stewart County3n/a
112Taliaferro County3+200%
112Terrell County30%
112Towns County3-50%
112Twiggs County3+200%
112Wheeler County3+200%
112White County3-57.1%
132Banks County2-71.4%
132Brooks County2-50%
132Charlton County2+100%
132Crawford County20%
132Glascock County2n/a
132Jasper County20%
132Johnson County20%
132Lanier County20%
132Montgomery County2-50%
132Randolph County2+100%
132Sumter County20%
132Talbot County2-50%
132Taylor County20%
145Atkinson County1-66.7%
145Calhoun County1-66.7%
145Chattahoochee County10%
145Clay County1n/a
145Clinch County10%
145Early County1-66.7%
145Echols County1n/a
145Heard County1-80%
145Jenkins County1-75%
145Miller County1n/a
145Turner County1-50%
156Irwin County0-100%
156Quitman County0-100%
156Schley County0-100%
156Webster 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/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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, 2020. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2020. 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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Fulton County, with 145 in 2020, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Webster County, with 0 in 2020.

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