Counties in Illinois by traffic fatalities

Cook County had the highest traffic fatalities of 102 counties in 2016, at 268. Stark County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Illinois was 1,078. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest268Cook County

Lowest0Stark County

Median5102 counties

Illinois1,078History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Cook County	268	+12.1%
2	Lake County	50	+38.9%
3	Will County	45	-11.8%
4	St. Clair County	40	+2.6%
5	Kane County	39	+34.5%
5	Winnebago County	39	+34.5%
7	DuPage County	36	0%
8	LaSalle County	30	+130.8%
9	McHenry County	26	+44.4%
10	Champaign County	23	+53.3%
10	Kankakee County	23	+155.6%
12	Madison County	21	-36.4%
13	Sangamon County	20	+53.8%
14	Peoria County	16	0%
15	Jo Daviess County	12	+50%
15	Livingston County	12	+71.4%
17	Bureau County	11	+37.5%
17	Jackson County	11	+10%
17	Jefferson County	11	+1,000%
17	McLean County	11	-38.9%
17	Rock Island County	11	+10%
17	Williamson County	11	0%
23	Logan County	10	+66.7%
23	Randolph County	10	+150%
25	Effingham County	9	0%
25	Fayette County	9	+350%
25	Grundy County	9	+28.6%
25	Marion County	9	-30.8%
25	Tazewell County	9	-18.2%
25	Washington County	9	+28.6%
31	Iroquois County	8	-27.3%
31	Jasper County	8	+300%
31	Macoupin County	8	+60%
31	Montgomery County	8	+100%
31	Vermilion County	8	-20%
36	Clark County	7	n/a
36	Edgar County	7	+600%
36	Franklin County	7	-58.8%
36	Jersey County	7	+600%
36	Knox County	7	-56.3%
36	Macon County	7	-65%
42	Coles County	6	+50%
42	Cumberland County	6	+50%
42	Kendall County	6	-33.3%
42	Lee County	6	0%
42	Stephenson County	6	n/a
47	Adams County	5	-61.5%
47	Christian County	5	-37.5%
47	DeKalb County	5	-58.3%
47	Ford County	5	+400%
47	Henry County	5	+66.7%
47	Whiteside County	5	-58.3%
53	Carroll County	4	n/a
53	Douglas County	4	+100%
53	Greene County	4	0%
53	Lawrence County	4	-20%
53	Massac County	4	+33.3%
53	McDonough County	4	+300%
53	Pike County	4	0%
60	Boone County	3	-25%
60	De Witt County	3	+200%
60	Fulton County	3	-40%
60	Hamilton County	3	+200%
60	Johnson County	3	0%
60	Monroe County	3	-25%
60	Wayne County	3	0%
67	Bond County	2	-50%
67	Clay County	2	n/a
67	Clinton County	2	-81.8%
67	Edwards County	2	-33.3%
67	Hancock County	2	+100%
67	Marshall County	2	0%
67	Menard County	2	n/a
67	Morgan County	2	-33.3%
67	Ogle County	2	-84.6%
67	Perry County	2	-33.3%
67	Piatt County	2	+100%
67	Richland County	2	0%
67	Saline County	2	-50%
67	Scott County	2	n/a
67	Shelby County	2	-60%
67	Wabash County	2	n/a
67	Warren County	2	-50%
67	White County	2	-33.3%
67	Woodford County	2	0%
86	Alexander County	1	0%
86	Brown County	1	n/a
86	Gallatin County	1	n/a
86	Hardin County	1	0%
86	Henderson County	1	-50%
86	Mercer County	1	-50%
86	Pulaski County	1	-66.7%
86	Putnam County	1	0%
86	Union County	1	-66.7%
95	Calhoun County	0	n/a
95	Cass County	0	-100%
95	Crawford County	0	-100%
95	Mason County	0	-100%
95	Moultrie County	0	-100%
95	Pope County	0	-100%
95	Schuyler County	0	n/a
95	Stark County	0	-100%

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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 Illinois by traffic fatalities, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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 Illinois by traffic fatalities, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/illinois-counties?period=2016. 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 Illinois by traffic fatalities, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/illinois-counties?period=2016.

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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 Illinois by traffic fatalities, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/illinois-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash: Counties in Illinois by traffic fatalities, 2016}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/illinois-counties?period=2016. 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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Cook County, with 268 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Stark County, with 0 in 2016.

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