Counties in Georgia by traffic fatalities

Fulton County had the highest traffic fatalities of 159 counties in 2021, at 153. Webster County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Georgia was 1,809. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest153Fulton County

Lowest0Webster County

Median6159 counties

Georgia1,809History

Map of counties, 2021

Under 2
2 to 4
4 to 6
6 to 9
9 to 17
17 and over

count, 2021. 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, 2021

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

Rank	Counties	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Fulton County	153	+5.5%
2	DeKalb County	145	+59.3%
3	Clayton County	65	+32.7%
3	Cobb County	65	-22.6%
5	Gwinnett County	51	-10.5%
6	Bibb County	49	+48.5%
7	Richmond County	45	+50%
8	Chatham County	40	+17.6%
9	Henry County	33	+17.9%
10	Bartow County	32	+14.3%
11	Hall County	30	0%
12	Newton County	29	+31.8%
12	Whitfield County	29	+81.3%
14	Lowndes County	28	+133.3%
15	Muscogee County	27	+35%
16	Coweta County	26	+8.3%
16	Floyd County	26	+160%
18	Carroll County	23	0%
18	Douglas County	23	+76.9%
20	Clarke County	22	+69.2%
20	Paulding County	22	-15.4%
22	Bulloch County	20	-16.7%
23	Rockdale County	19	+11.8%
23	Troup County	19	+35.7%
25	Barrow County	18	0%
26	Colquitt County	17	+21.4%
26	Dougherty County	17	0%
26	Fayette County	17	+183.3%
26	Houston County	17	-5.6%
26	Walton County	17	+88.9%
31	Forsyth County	16	+33.3%
31	Glynn County	16	-5.9%
31	Walker County	16	+33.3%
34	Franklin County	15	+50%
34	Laurens County	15	+15.4%
36	Liberty County	14	-56.3%
37	Cherokee County	13	-38.1%
37	Coffee County	13	-13.3%
37	Jackson County	13	+8.3%
37	Polk County	13	+8.3%
37	Spalding County	13	-13.3%
37	Worth County	13	+85.7%
43	Oglethorpe County	12	+200%
44	Burke County	11	+83.3%
44	Decatur County	11	+266.7%
44	Gilmer County	11	+120%
44	Meriwether County	11	+22.2%
48	Baldwin County	10	-9.1%
48	Catoosa County	10	0%
48	Gordon County	10	+100%
48	Lee County	10	+233.3%
52	Habersham County	9	+125%
52	Madison County	9	+80%
52	Thomas County	9	-10%
52	White County	9	+200%
56	Brooks County	8	+300%
56	Bryan County	8	+60%
56	Columbia County	8	-27.3%
56	Crisp County	8	+33.3%
56	Emanuel County	8	+60%
56	Lumpkin County	8	+14.3%
56	Putnam County	8	+166.7%
56	Rabun County	8	0%
56	Sumter County	8	+300%
56	Ware County	8	-11.1%
66	Banks County	7	+250%
66	Elbert County	7	+16.7%
66	Monroe County	7	-46.2%
66	Murray County	7	-22.2%
66	Twiggs County	7	+133.3%
71	Clinch County	6	+500%
71	Cook County	6	-25%
71	Grady County	6	-33.3%
71	Greene County	6	+100%
71	Harris County	6	+50%
71	Morgan County	6	-25%
71	Stephens County	6	+20%
71	Tift County	6	-14.3%
71	Toombs County	6	-14.3%
71	Washington County	6	+20%
71	Wayne County	6	-25%
82	Butts County	5	-54.5%
82	Dawson County	5	+25%
82	Hart County	5	+66.7%
82	Lincoln County	5	0%
82	Peach County	5	-50%
82	Pickens County	5	-50%
82	Screven County	5	0%
82	Tattnall County	5	-16.7%
90	Appling County	4	-33.3%
90	Camden County	4	-33.3%
90	Chattooga County	4	-55.6%
90	Clay County	4	+300%
90	Crawford County	4	+100%
90	Effingham County	4	-60%
90	Evans County	4	-20%
90	Hancock County	4	-20%
90	Haralson County	4	-71.4%
90	Heard County	4	+300%
90	Jenkins County	4	+300%
90	Macon County	4	-66.7%
90	McIntosh County	4	-42.9%
90	Taliaferro County	4	+33.3%
90	Taylor County	4	+100%
90	Upson County	4	0%
90	Wilkinson County	4	-42.9%
107	Berrien County	3	-40%
107	Chattahoochee County	3	+200%
107	Dade County	3	-25%
107	Early County	3	+200%
107	Jefferson County	3	-40%
107	Lamar County	3	-25%
107	Lanier County	3	+50%
107	McDuffie County	3	-25%
107	Mitchell County	3	0%
107	Montgomery County	3	+50%
107	Oconee County	3	-57.1%
107	Pierce County	3	-40%
107	Stewart County	3	0%
107	Talbot County	3	+50%
107	Union County	3	-40%
107	Wheeler County	3	0%
107	Wilkes County	3	-25%
124	Atkinson County	2	+100%
124	Baker County	2	-33.3%
124	Bleckley County	2	-71.4%
124	Candler County	2	-50%
124	Dooly County	2	-60%
124	Jasper County	2	0%
124	Jeff Davis County	2	-77.8%
124	Jones County	2	-33.3%
124	Long County	2	-33.3%
124	Miller County	2	+100%
124	Randolph County	2	0%
124	Schley County	2	n/a
124	Towns County	2	-33.3%
124	Turner County	2	+100%
124	Wilcox County	2	-60%
139	Bacon County	1	-75%
139	Ben Hill County	1	-66.7%
139	Brantley County	1	-75%
139	Charlton County	1	-50%
139	Fannin County	1	-88.9%
139	Irwin County	1	n/a
139	Johnson County	1	-50%
139	Marion County	1	-66.7%
139	Pulaski County	1	-66.7%
139	Quitman County	1	n/a
139	Terrell County	1	-66.7%
139	Treutlen County	1	-75%
139	Warren County	1	-75%
152	Calhoun County	0	-100%
152	Dodge County	0	-100%
152	Echols County	0	-100%
152	Glascock County	0	-100%
152	Pike County	0	-100%
152	Seminole County	0	-100%
152	Telfair County	0	-100%
152	Webster County	0	n/a

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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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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, 2021. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2021.

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  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  title = {{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, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Fulton County, with 153 in 2021, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Webster County, with 0 in 2021.

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