Counties in Georgia by traffic fatalities

Fulton County had the highest traffic fatalities of 159 counties in 2022, at 160. Taylor County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Georgia was 1,796. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest160Fulton County
Median6159 counties
Georgia1,796History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 2 countAtkinson County: 4 countBacon County: 2 countBaker County: 0 countBaldwin County: 9 countBanks County: 5 countBarrow County: 14 countBartow County: 29 countBen Hill County: 5 countBerrien County: 4 countBibb County: 51 countBleckley County: 4 countBrantley County: 1 countBrooks County: 6 countBryan County: 3 countBulloch County: 13 countBurke County: 6 countButts County: 9 countCalhoun County: 0 countCamden County: 7 countCandler County: 6 countCarroll County: 26 countCatoosa County: 13 countCharlton County: 4 countChatham County: 40 countChattahoochee County: 4 countChattooga County: 14 countCherokee County: 25 countClarke County: 11 countClay County: 1 countClayton County: 59 countClinch County: 1 countCobb County: 69 countCoffee County: 9 countColquitt County: 15 countColumbia County: 11 countCook County: 14 countCoweta County: 20 countCrawford County: 1 countCrisp County: 5 countDade County: 5 countDawson County: 4 countDecatur County: 10 countDeKalb County: 126 countDodge County: 5 countDooly County: 6 countDougherty County: 20 countDouglas County: 25 countEarly County: 1 countEchols County: 0 countEffingham County: 14 countElbert County: 3 countEmanuel County: 8 countEvans County: 3 countFannin County: 7 countFayette County: 10 countFloyd County: 18 countForsyth County: 24 countFranklin County: 8 countFulton County: 160 countGilmer County: 8 countGlascock County: 2 countGlynn County: 16 countGordon County: 13 countGrady County: 5 countGreene County: 6 countGwinnett County: 66 countHabersham County: 7 countHall County: 32 countHancock County: 6 countHaralson County: 14 countHarris County: 6 countHart County: 11 countHeard County: 6 countHenry County: 43 countHouston County: 23 countIrwin County: 5 countJackson County: 22 countJasper County: 8 countJeff Davis County: 3 countJefferson County: 4 countJenkins County: 1 countJohnson County: 1 countJones County: 4 countLamar County: 3 countLanier County: 2 countLaurens County: 11 countLee County: 7 countLiberty County: 7 countLincoln County: 0 countLong County: 4 countLowndes County: 19 countLumpkin County: 7 countMcDuffie County: 6 countMcIntosh County: 6 countMacon County: 3 countMadison County: 9 countMarion County: 1 countMeriwether County: 7 countMiller County: 2 countMitchell County: 5 countMonroe County: 11 countMontgomery County: 7 countMorgan County: 2 countMurray County: 6 countMuscogee County: 25 countNewton County: 14 countOconee County: 5 countOglethorpe County: 2 countPaulding County: 10 countPeach County: 5 countPickens County: 6 countPierce County: 2 countPike County: 0 countPolk County: 8 countPulaski County: 1 countPutnam County: 9 countQuitman County: 0 countRabun County: 12 countRandolph County: 3 countRichmond County: 34 countRockdale County: 15 countSchley County: 2 countScreven County: 5 countSeminole County: 3 countSpalding County: 15 countStephens County: 5 countStewart County: 4 countSumter County: 6 countTalbot County: 3 countTaliaferro County: 4 countTattnall County: 5 countTaylor County: 0 countTelfair County: 4 countTerrell County: 9 countThomas County: 5 countTift County: 11 countToombs County: 10 countTowns County: 5 countTreutlen County: 1 countTroup County: 16 countTurner County: 2 countTwiggs County: 5 countUnion County: 2 countUpson County: 7 countWalker County: 6 countWalton County: 14 countWare County: 10 countWarren County: 7 countWashington County: 5 countWayne County: 2 countWebster County: 7 countWheeler County: 7 countWhite County: 8 countWhitfield County: 16 countWilcox County: 2 countWilkes County: 1 countWilkinson County: 5 countWorth County: 10 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Fulton County: 160 countFulton County160DeKalb County: 126 countDeKalb County126Cobb County: 69 countCobb County69Gwinnett County: 66 countGwinnett County66Clayton County: 59 countClayton County59Bibb County: 51 countBibb County51Henry County: 43 countHenry County43Chatham County: 40 countChatham County40Richmond County: 34 countRichmond County34Hall County: 32 countHall County32Bartow County: 29 countBartow County29Carroll County: 26 countCarroll County26Cherokee County: 25 countCherokee County25Douglas County: 25 countDouglas County25Muscogee County: 25 countMuscogee County25Forsyth County: 24 countForsyth County24Houston County: 23 countHouston County23Jackson County: 22 countJackson County22Coweta County: 20 countCoweta County20Dougherty County: 20 countDougherty County20Lowndes County: 19 countLowndes County19Floyd County: 18 countFloyd County18Glynn County: 16 countGlynn County16Troup County: 16 countTroup County16Whitfield County: 16 countWhitfield County16Colquitt County: 15 countColquitt County15Rockdale County: 15 countRockdale County15Spalding County: 15 countSpalding County15Barrow County: 14 countBarrow County14Chattooga County: 14 countChattooga County14Cook County: 14 countCook County14Effingham County: 14 countEffingham County14Haralson County: 14 countHaralson County14Newton County: 14 countNewton County14Walton County: 14 countWalton County14Bulloch County: 13 countBulloch County13Catoosa County: 13 countCatoosa County13Gordon County: 13 countGordon County13Rabun County: 12 countRabun County12Clarke County: 11 countClarke County11Fulton County: 160 countFulton County160DeKalb County: 126 countDeKalb County126Cobb County: 69 countCobb County69Gwinnett County: 66 countGwinnett County66Clayton County: 59 countClayton County59Bibb County: 51 countBibb County51Henry County: 43 countHenry County43Chatham County: 40 countChatham County40Richmond County: 34 countRichmond County34Hall County: 32 countHall County32Bartow County: 29 countBartow County29Carroll County: 26 countCarroll County26Cherokee County: 25 countCherokee County25Douglas County: 25 countDouglas County25Muscogee County: 25 countMuscogee County25Forsyth County: 24 countForsyth County24Houston County: 23 countHouston County23Jackson County: 22 countJackson County22Coweta County: 20 countCoweta County20Dougherty County: 20 countDougherty County20Lowndes County: 19 countLowndes County19Floyd County: 18 countFloyd County18Glynn County: 16 countGlynn County16Troup County: 16 countTroup County16Whitfield County: 16 countWhitfield County16Colquitt County: 15 countColquitt County15Rockdale County: 15 countRockdale County15Spalding County: 15 countSpalding County15Barrow County: 14 countBarrow County14Chattooga County: 14 countChattooga County14Cook County: 14 countCook County14Effingham County: 14 countEffingham County14Haralson County: 14 countHaralson County14Newton County: 14 countNewton County14Walton County: 14 countWalton County14Bulloch County: 13 countBulloch County13Catoosa County: 13 countCatoosa County13Gordon County: 13 countGordon County13Rabun County: 12 countRabun County12Clarke County: 11 countClarke 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

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Fulton County160+4.6%
2DeKalb County126-13.1%
3Cobb County69+6.2%
4Gwinnett County66+29.4%
5Clayton County59-9.2%
6Bibb County51+4.1%
7Henry County43+30.3%
8Chatham County400%
9Richmond County34-24.4%
10Hall County32+6.7%
11Bartow County29-9.4%
12Carroll County26+13%
13Cherokee County25+92.3%
13Douglas County25+8.7%
13Muscogee County25-7.4%
16Forsyth County24+50%
17Houston County23+35.3%
18Jackson County22+69.2%
19Coweta County20-23.1%
19Dougherty County20+17.6%
21Lowndes County19-32.1%
22Floyd County18-30.8%
23Glynn County160%
23Troup County16-15.8%
23Whitfield County16-44.8%
26Colquitt County15-11.8%
26Rockdale County15-21.1%
26Spalding County15+15.4%
29Barrow County14-22.2%
29Chattooga County14+250%
29Cook County14+133.3%
29Effingham County14+250%
29Haralson County14+250%
29Newton County14-51.7%
29Walton County14-17.6%
36Bulloch County13-35%
36Catoosa County13+30%
36Gordon County13+30%
39Rabun County12+50%
40Clarke County11-50%
40Columbia County11+37.5%
40Hart County11+120%
40Laurens County11-26.7%
40Monroe County11+57.1%
40Tift County11+83.3%
46Decatur County10-9.1%
46Fayette County10-41.2%
46Paulding County10-54.5%
46Toombs County10+66.7%
46Ware County10+25%
46Worth County10-23.1%
52Baldwin County9-10%
52Butts County9+80%
52Coffee County9-30.8%
52Madison County90%
52Putnam County9+12.5%
52Terrell County9+800%
58Emanuel County80%
58Franklin County8-46.7%
58Gilmer County8-27.3%
58Jasper County8+300%
58Polk County8-38.5%
58White County8-11.1%
64Camden County7+75%
64Fannin County7+600%
64Habersham County7-22.2%
64Lee County7-30%
64Liberty County7-50%
64Lumpkin County7-12.5%
64Meriwether County7-36.4%
64Montgomery County7+133.3%
64Upson County7+75%
64Warren County7+600%
64Webster County7n/a
64Wheeler County7+133.3%
76Brooks County6-25%
76Burke County6-45.5%
76Candler County6+200%
76Dooly County6+200%
76Greene County60%
76Hancock County6+50%
76Harris County60%
76Heard County6+50%
76McDuffie County6+100%
76McIntosh County6+50%
76Murray County6-14.3%
76Pickens County6+20%
76Sumter County6-25%
76Walker County6-62.5%
90Banks County5-28.6%
90Ben Hill County5+400%
90Crisp County5-37.5%
90Dade County5+66.7%
90Dodge County5n/a
90Grady County5-16.7%
90Irwin County5+400%
90Mitchell County5+66.7%
90Oconee County5+66.7%
90Peach County50%
90Screven County50%
90Stephens County5-16.7%
90Tattnall County50%
90Thomas County5-44.4%
90Towns County5+150%
90Twiggs County5-28.6%
90Washington County5-16.7%
90Wilkinson County5+25%
108Atkinson County4+100%
108Berrien County4+33.3%
108Bleckley County4+100%
108Charlton County4+300%
108Chattahoochee County4+33.3%
108Dawson County4-20%
108Jefferson County4+33.3%
108Jones County4+100%
108Long County4+100%
108Stewart County4+33.3%
108Taliaferro County40%
108Telfair County4n/a
120Bryan County3-62.5%
120Elbert County3-57.1%
120Evans County3-25%
120Jeff Davis County3+50%
120Lamar County30%
120Macon County3-25%
120Randolph County3+50%
120Seminole County3n/a
120Talbot County30%
129Appling County2-50%
129Bacon County2+100%
129Glascock County2n/a
129Lanier County2-33.3%
129Miller County20%
129Morgan County2-66.7%
129Oglethorpe County2-83.3%
129Pierce County2-33.3%
129Schley County20%
129Turner County20%
129Union County2-33.3%
129Wayne County2-66.7%
129Wilcox County20%
142Brantley County10%
142Clay County1-75%
142Clinch County1-83.3%
142Crawford County1-75%
142Early County1-66.7%
142Jenkins County1-75%
142Johnson County10%
142Marion County10%
142Pulaski County10%
142Treutlen County10%
142Wilkes County1-66.7%
153Baker County0-100%
153Calhoun County0n/a
153Echols County0n/a
153Lincoln County0-100%
153Pike County0n/a
153Quitman County0-100%
153Taylor 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/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Fulton County, with 160 in 2022, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Taylor County, with 0 in 2022.

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