Counties in Indiana by traffic fatalities

Marion County had the highest traffic fatalities of 92 counties in 2020, at 146. Martin County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Indiana was 897. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest146Marion County

Lowest0Martin County

Median692 counties

Indiana897History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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	2020 count	Change on 2019
1	Marion County	146	+36.4%
2	Lake County	58	+26.1%
3	Allen County	35	-7.9%
4	St. Joseph County	32	+18.5%
5	Elkhart County	30	+20%
6	Hamilton County	24	+84.6%
7	Porter County	20	+233.3%
7	Vanderburgh County	20	+66.7%
9	Madison County	18	+50%
10	Delaware County	17	-15%
11	Vigo County	16	+60%
12	Clark County	15	+66.7%
12	LaPorte County	15	+36.4%
14	Jefferson County	14	+180%
14	Kosciusko County	14	+27.3%
16	DeKalb County	13	+550%
17	Bartholomew County	12	+9.1%
17	Hendricks County	12	-33.3%
17	Wayne County	12	+140%
20	Morgan County	11	+175%
21	Cass County	10	+233.3%
21	Harrison County	10	+11.1%
21	Henry County	10	+42.9%
21	Howard County	10	-23.1%
21	Knox County	10	+25%
26	Dearborn County	9	+12.5%
26	Grant County	9	-25%
26	Jackson County	9	-47.1%
26	Jasper County	9	+125%
26	Montgomery County	9	+50%
26	Shelby County	9	-10%
26	Starke County	9	+800%
26	Tippecanoe County	9	-40%
34	Boone County	8	+60%
34	Hancock County	8	-33.3%
34	Johnson County	8	-11.1%
34	Marshall County	8	-20%
34	Monroe County	8	+60%
34	Pulaski County	8	-11.1%
34	Putnam County	8	-20%
34	Scott County	8	-11.1%
34	Whitley County	8	+300%
43	Floyd County	7	+16.7%
43	Miami County	7	+16.7%
43	White County	7	+600%
46	Fulton County	6	+50%
46	Washington County	6	+20%
48	Adams County	5	-54.5%
48	Clinton County	5	+25%
48	Jay County	5	-28.6%
48	LaGrange County	5	0%
48	Noble County	5	-61.5%
48	Steuben County	5	-70.6%
48	Tipton County	5	+25%
48	Wells County	5	+400%
56	Blackford County	4	n/a
56	Clay County	4	-42.9%
56	Fountain County	4	+100%
56	Huntington County	4	-33.3%
56	Newton County	4	-33.3%
56	Randolph County	4	-20%
56	Union County	4	+300%
56	Vermillion County	4	+100%
56	Warren County	4	n/a
56	Warrick County	4	0%
66	Carroll County	3	0%
66	Decatur County	3	+50%
66	Dubois County	3	+200%
66	Franklin County	3	+50%
66	Gibson County	3	0%
66	Jennings County	3	-66.7%
66	Lawrence County	3	-62.5%
66	Orange County	3	-25%
66	Ripley County	3	-57.1%
66	Switzerland County	3	-50%
66	Wabash County	3	-57.1%
77	Benton County	2	-66.7%
77	Brown County	2	-60%
77	Daviess County	2	-80%
77	Greene County	2	-71.4%
77	Owen County	2	+100%
77	Perry County	2	-33.3%
77	Pike County	2	n/a
77	Posey County	2	+100%
85	Crawford County	1	-66.7%
85	Fayette County	1	-83.3%
85	Ohio County	1	n/a
85	Parke County	1	-83.3%
85	Rush County	1	0%
85	Spencer County	1	-88.9%
85	Sullivan County	1	-50%
92	Martin 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/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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 Indiana by traffic fatalities, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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 Indiana by traffic fatalities, 2020. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/indiana-counties?period=2020. 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 Indiana by traffic fatalities, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/indiana-counties?period=2020.

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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 Indiana by traffic fatalities, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/indiana-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/indiana-counties?period=2020. 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/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Marion County, with 146 in 2020, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Martin County, with 0 in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.