Counties in Illinois by traffic fatalities

Cook County had the highest traffic fatalities of 102 counties in 2022, at 399. Wabash County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Illinois was 1,268. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest399Cook County

Lowest0Wabash County

Median5102 counties

Illinois1,268History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Cook County	399	-12.9%
2	Will County	65	-7.1%
3	Lake County	60	+62.2%
4	St. Clair County	47	+17.5%
5	Kane County	44	+4.8%
6	DuPage County	38	-17.4%
7	Madison County	37	+32.1%
8	Sangamon County	32	+33.3%
9	Winnebago County	28	-42.9%
10	McHenry County	26	+23.8%
11	Champaign County	22	0%
12	McLean County	21	+61.5%
13	Peoria County	20	-9.1%
14	Tazewell County	18	+20%
14	Vermilion County	18	+125%
16	DeKalb County	16	+23.1%
16	Whiteside County	16	+60%
18	Adams County	15	+150%
18	Kankakee County	15	-21.1%
20	LaSalle County	14	0%
21	Rock Island County	13	+62.5%
21	Williamson County	13	+44.4%
23	Marion County	12	+200%
24	Clinton County	10	+25%
25	Boone County	9	-10%
25	Lee County	9	+200%
25	Macon County	9	-18.2%
25	Randolph County	9	+28.6%
25	Washington County	9	+800%
30	Coles County	8	0%
30	Ogle County	8	0%
32	Effingham County	7	-36.4%
32	Iroquois County	7	-53.3%
32	Montgomery County	7	-22.2%
35	Christian County	6	-53.8%
35	Clark County	6	+500%
35	Grundy County	6	-40%
35	Henry County	6	+20%
35	Jackson County	6	+50%
35	Jefferson County	6	-33.3%
35	Kendall County	6	-71.4%
35	Livingston County	6	+20%
35	Macoupin County	6	-33.3%
35	Monroe County	6	+50%
35	Morgan County	6	+20%
35	Union County	6	+100%
35	Wayne County	6	+100%
35	Woodford County	6	+100%
49	Bureau County	5	-64.3%
49	Jersey County	5	-16.7%
49	Warren County	5	+66.7%
52	Alexander County	4	0%
52	Edgar County	4	n/a
52	Fayette County	4	-60%
52	Jasper County	4	n/a
52	Logan County	4	-50%
52	Shelby County	4	-42.9%
52	Stephenson County	4	-50%
59	Bond County	3	-50%
59	Crawford County	3	+200%
59	Franklin County	3	-76.9%
59	Fulton County	3	-50%
59	Henderson County	3	n/a
59	Jo Daviess County	3	n/a
59	Marshall County	3	0%
59	Saline County	3	+50%
59	Scott County	3	+200%
59	White County	3	0%
69	Carroll County	2	+100%
69	Clay County	2	0%
69	Cumberland County	2	-60%
69	Gallatin County	2	+100%
69	Greene County	2	n/a
69	Lawrence County	2	-50%
69	McDonough County	2	+100%
76	Calhoun County	1	-50%
76	De Witt County	1	-66.7%
76	Douglas County	1	0%
76	Edwards County	1	n/a
76	Ford County	1	-75%
76	Johnson County	1	-50%
76	Knox County	1	-87.5%
76	Mason County	1	-85.7%
76	Massac County	1	n/a
76	Mercer County	1	-75%
76	Moultrie County	1	-50%
76	Pike County	1	-75%
76	Pulaski County	1	n/a
76	Richland County	1	-66.7%
76	Schuyler County	1	-50%
76	Stark County	1	-50%
92	Brown County	0	n/a
92	Cass County	0	-100%
92	Hamilton County	0	-100%
92	Hancock County	0	-100%
92	Hardin County	0	-100%
92	Menard County	0	-100%
92	Perry County	0	-100%
92	Piatt County	0	-100%
92	Pope County	0	-100%
92	Putnam County	0	-100%
92	Wabash 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/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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/illinois-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Cook County, with 399 in 2022, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wabash County, with 0 in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 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.