Counties in Georgia by traffic fatalities

DeKalb County had the highest traffic fatalities of 159 counties in 2023, at 151. Treutlen County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Georgia was 1,610. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest151DeKalb County
Median6159 counties
Georgia1,610History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 3 countAtkinson County: 3 countBacon County: 0 countBaker County: 0 countBaldwin County: 6 countBanks County: 3 countBarrow County: 13 countBartow County: 23 countBen Hill County: 3 countBerrien County: 3 countBibb County: 37 countBleckley County: 6 countBrantley County: 8 countBrooks County: 5 countBryan County: 10 countBulloch County: 17 countBurke County: 6 countButts County: 7 countCalhoun County: 0 countCamden County: 13 countCandler County: 4 countCarroll County: 21 countCatoosa County: 6 countCharlton County: 3 countChatham County: 39 countChattahoochee County: 1 countChattooga County: 10 countCherokee County: 26 countClarke County: 19 countClay County: 2 countClayton County: 37 countClinch County: 1 countCobb County: 54 countCoffee County: 7 countColquitt County: 11 countColumbia County: 5 countCook County: 7 countCoweta County: 22 countCrawford County: 0 countCrisp County: 2 countDade County: 4 countDawson County: 6 countDecatur County: 11 countDeKalb County: 151 countDodge County: 6 countDooly County: 5 countDougherty County: 7 countDouglas County: 15 countEarly County: 1 countEchols County: 1 countEffingham County: 8 countElbert County: 6 countEmanuel County: 5 countEvans County: 1 countFannin County: 7 countFayette County: 10 countFloyd County: 26 countForsyth County: 16 countFranklin County: 5 countFulton County: 112 countGilmer County: 5 countGlascock County: 1 countGlynn County: 12 countGordon County: 17 countGrady County: 4 countGreene County: 2 countGwinnett County: 67 countHabersham County: 20 countHall County: 14 countHancock County: 1 countHaralson County: 6 countHarris County: 11 countHart County: 6 countHeard County: 5 countHenry County: 28 countHouston County: 13 countIrwin County: 5 countJackson County: 14 countJasper County: 5 countJeff Davis County: 2 countJefferson County: 3 countJenkins County: 3 countJohnson County: 0 countJones County: 4 countLamar County: 2 countLanier County: 2 countLaurens County: 16 countLee County: 5 countLiberty County: 11 countLincoln County: 2 countLong County: 2 countLowndes County: 18 countLumpkin County: 7 countMcDuffie County: 4 countMcIntosh County: 9 countMacon County: 2 countMadison County: 7 countMarion County: 4 countMeriwether County: 1 countMiller County: 3 countMitchell County: 7 countMonroe County: 5 countMontgomery County: 3 countMorgan County: 4 countMurray County: 15 countMuscogee County: 26 countNewton County: 24 countOconee County: 3 countOglethorpe County: 2 countPaulding County: 23 countPeach County: 12 countPickens County: 7 countPierce County: 4 countPike County: 8 countPolk County: 12 countPulaski County: 2 countPutnam County: 3 countQuitman County: 0 countRabun County: 4 countRandolph County: 0 countRichmond County: 51 countRockdale County: 7 countSchley County: 0 countScreven County: 4 countSeminole County: 2 countSpalding County: 16 countStephens County: 8 countStewart County: 2 countSumter County: 3 countTalbot County: 3 countTaliaferro County: 2 countTattnall County: 3 countTaylor County: 2 countTelfair County: 0 countTerrell County: 3 countThomas County: 11 countTift County: 7 countToombs County: 6 countTowns County: 6 countTreutlen County: 0 countTroup County: 17 countTurner County: 3 countTwiggs County: 6 countUnion County: 6 countUpson County: 5 countWalker County: 12 countWalton County: 7 countWare County: 7 countWarren County: 5 countWashington County: 4 countWayne County: 9 countWebster County: 1 countWheeler County: 3 countWhite County: 7 countWhitfield County: 12 countWilcox County: 5 countWilkes County: 1 countWilkinson County: 5 countWorth County: 6 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

DeKalb County: 151 countDeKalb County151Fulton County: 112 countFulton County112Gwinnett County: 67 countGwinnett County67Cobb County: 54 countCobb County54Richmond County: 51 countRichmond County51Chatham County: 39 countChatham County39Bibb County: 37 countBibb County37Clayton County: 37 countClayton County37Henry County: 28 countHenry County28Cherokee County: 26 countCherokee County26Floyd County: 26 countFloyd County26Muscogee County: 26 countMuscogee County26Newton County: 24 countNewton County24Bartow County: 23 countBartow County23Paulding County: 23 countPaulding County23Coweta County: 22 countCoweta County22Carroll County: 21 countCarroll County21Habersham County: 20 countHabersham County20Clarke County: 19 countClarke County19Lowndes County: 18 countLowndes County18Bulloch County: 17 countBulloch County17Gordon County: 17 countGordon County17Troup County: 17 countTroup County17Forsyth County: 16 countForsyth County16Laurens County: 16 countLaurens County16Spalding County: 16 countSpalding County16Douglas County: 15 countDouglas County15Murray County: 15 countMurray County15Hall County: 14 countHall County14Jackson County: 14 countJackson County14Barrow County: 13 countBarrow County13Camden County: 13 countCamden County13Houston County: 13 countHouston County13Glynn County: 12 countGlynn County12Peach County: 12 countPeach County12Polk County: 12 countPolk County12Walker County: 12 countWalker County12Whitfield County: 12 countWhitfield County12Colquitt County: 11 countColquitt County11Decatur County: 11 countDecatur County11DeKalb County: 151 countDeKalb County151Fulton County: 112 countFulton County112Gwinnett County: 67 countGwinnett County67Cobb County: 54 countCobb County54Richmond County: 51 countRichmond County51Chatham County: 39 countChatham County39Bibb County: 37 countBibb County37Clayton County: 37 countClayton County37Henry County: 28 countHenry County28Cherokee County: 26 countCherokee County26Floyd County: 26 countFloyd County26Muscogee County: 26 countMuscogee County26Newton County: 24 countNewton County24Bartow County: 23 countBartow County23Paulding County: 23 countPaulding County23Coweta County: 22 countCoweta County22Carroll County: 21 countCarroll County21Habersham County: 20 countHabersham County20Clarke County: 19 countClarke County19Lowndes County: 18 countLowndes County18Bulloch County: 17 countBulloch County17Gordon County: 17 countGordon County17Troup County: 17 countTroup County17Forsyth County: 16 countForsyth County16Laurens County: 16 countLaurens County16Spalding County: 16 countSpalding County16Douglas County: 15 countDouglas County15Murray County: 15 countMurray County15Hall County: 14 countHall County14Jackson County: 14 countJackson County14Barrow County: 13 countBarrow County13Camden County: 13 countCamden County13Houston County: 13 countHouston County13Glynn County: 12 countGlynn County12Peach County: 12 countPeach County12Polk County: 12 countPolk County12Walker County: 12 countWalker County12Whitfield County: 12 countWhitfield County12Colquitt County: 11 countColquitt County11Decatur County: 11 countDecatur 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

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1DeKalb County151+19.8%
2Fulton County112-30%
3Gwinnett County67+1.5%
4Cobb County54-21.7%
5Richmond County51+50%
6Chatham County39-2.5%
7Bibb County37-27.5%
7Clayton County37-37.3%
9Henry County28-34.9%
10Cherokee County26+4%
10Floyd County26+44.4%
10Muscogee County26+4%
13Newton County24+71.4%
14Bartow County23-20.7%
14Paulding County23+130%
16Coweta County22+10%
17Carroll County21-19.2%
18Habersham County20+185.7%
19Clarke County19+72.7%
20Lowndes County18-5.3%
21Bulloch County17+30.8%
21Gordon County17+30.8%
21Troup County17+6.3%
24Forsyth County16-33.3%
24Laurens County16+45.5%
24Spalding County16+6.7%
27Douglas County15-40%
27Murray County15+150%
29Hall County14-56.3%
29Jackson County14-36.4%
31Barrow County13-7.1%
31Camden County13+85.7%
31Houston County13-43.5%
34Glynn County12-25%
34Peach County12+140%
34Polk County12+50%
34Walker County12+100%
34Whitfield County12-25%
39Colquitt County11-26.7%
39Decatur County11+10%
39Harris County11+83.3%
39Liberty County11+57.1%
39Thomas County11+120%
44Bryan County10+233.3%
44Chattooga County10-28.6%
44Fayette County100%
47McIntosh County9+50%
47Wayne County9+350%
49Brantley County8+700%
49Effingham County8-42.9%
49Pike County8n/a
49Stephens County8+60%
53Butts County7-22.2%
53Coffee County7-22.2%
53Cook County7-50%
53Dougherty County7-65%
53Fannin County70%
53Lumpkin County70%
53Madison County7-22.2%
53Mitchell County7+40%
53Pickens County7+16.7%
53Rockdale County7-53.3%
53Tift County7-36.4%
53Walton County7-50%
53Ware County7-30%
53White County7-12.5%
67Baldwin County6-33.3%
67Bleckley County6+50%
67Burke County60%
67Catoosa County6-53.8%
67Dawson County6+50%
67Dodge County6+20%
67Elbert County6+100%
67Haralson County6-57.1%
67Hart County6-45.5%
67Toombs County6-40%
67Towns County6+20%
67Twiggs County6+20%
67Union County6+200%
67Worth County6-40%
81Brooks County5-16.7%
81Columbia County5-54.5%
81Dooly County5-16.7%
81Emanuel County5-37.5%
81Franklin County5-37.5%
81Gilmer County5-37.5%
81Heard County5-16.7%
81Irwin County50%
81Jasper County5-37.5%
81Lee County5-28.6%
81Monroe County5-54.5%
81Upson County5-28.6%
81Warren County5-28.6%
81Wilcox County5+150%
81Wilkinson County50%
96Candler County4-33.3%
96Dade County4-20%
96Grady County4-20%
96Jones County40%
96Marion County4+300%
96McDuffie County4-33.3%
96Morgan County4+100%
96Pierce County4+100%
96Rabun County4-66.7%
96Screven County4-20%
96Washington County4-20%
107Appling County3+50%
107Atkinson County3-25%
107Banks County3-40%
107Ben Hill County3-40%
107Berrien County3-25%
107Charlton County3-25%
107Jefferson County3-25%
107Jenkins County3+200%
107Miller County3+50%
107Montgomery County3-57.1%
107Oconee County3-40%
107Putnam County3-66.7%
107Sumter County3-50%
107Talbot County30%
107Tattnall County3-40%
107Terrell County3-66.7%
107Turner County3+50%
107Wheeler County3-57.1%
125Clay County2+100%
125Crisp County2-60%
125Greene County2-66.7%
125Jeff Davis County2-33.3%
125Lamar County2-33.3%
125Lanier County20%
125Lincoln County2n/a
125Long County2-50%
125Macon County2-33.3%
125Oglethorpe County20%
125Pulaski County2+100%
125Seminole County2-33.3%
125Stewart County2-50%
125Taliaferro County2-50%
125Taylor County2n/a
140Chattahoochee County1-75%
140Clinch County10%
140Early County10%
140Echols County1n/a
140Evans County1-66.7%
140Glascock County1-50%
140Hancock County1-83.3%
140Meriwether County1-85.7%
140Webster County1-85.7%
140Wilkes County10%
150Bacon County0-100%
150Baker County0n/a
150Calhoun County0n/a
150Crawford County0-100%
150Johnson County0-100%
150Quitman County0n/a
150Randolph County0-100%
150Schley County0-100%
150Telfair County0-100%
150Treutlen 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/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/georgia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

DeKalb County, with 151 in 2023, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Treutlen County, with 0 in 2023.

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