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Counties in Kansas by traffic fatalities, 2024

Sedgwick County had the highest traffic fatalities of 105 counties in 2024, at 61. Wichita County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for Kansas was 339. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest61Sedgwick County
Lowest0Wichita County
Median1105 counties
Kansas339History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Sedgwick County: 61 countSedgwick County61Shawnee County: 24 countShawnee County24Johnson County: 23 countJohnson County23Wyandotte County: 21 countWyandotte County21Montgomery County: 10 countMontgomery County10Douglas County: 8 countDouglas County8Butler County: 7 countButler County7Clay County: 7 countClay County7Cowley County: 7 countCowley County7Leavenworth County: 7 countLeavenworth County7Saline County: 7 countSaline County7Crawford County: 6 countCrawford County6Neosho County: 6 countNeosho County6Atchison County: 5 countAtchison County5Geary County: 5 countGeary County5Harvey County: 5 countHarvey County5Reno County: 5 countReno County5Thomas County: 5 countThomas County5Brown County: 4 countBrown County4Cherokee County: 4 countCherokee County4Ellis County: 4 countEllis County4Franklin County: 4 countFranklin County4Gray County: 4 countGray County4Jackson County: 4 countJackson County4Jefferson County: 4 countJefferson County4Lyon County: 4 countLyon County4McPherson County: 4 countMcPherson County4Miami County: 4 countMiami County4Pratt County: 4 countPratt County4Riley County: 4 countRiley County4Seward County: 4 countSeward County4Sumner County: 4 countSumner County4Allen County: 3 countAllen County3Kiowa County: 3 countKiowa County3Marion County: 3 countMarion County3Morris County: 3 countMorris County3Republic County: 3 countRepublic County3Wabaunsee County: 3 countWabaunsee County3Wilson County: 3 countWilson County3Cheyenne County: 2 countCheyenne County2
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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Sedgwick County Provisional61+13%
2Shawnee County Provisional24+100%
3Johnson County Provisional23-4.2%
4Wyandotte County Provisional21-19.2%
5Montgomery County Provisional10+233.3%
6Douglas County Provisional8+14.3%
7Butler County Provisional7-56.3%
7Clay County Provisional7+600%
7Cowley County Provisional7+40%
7Leavenworth County Provisional7+133.3%
7Saline County Provisional7+16.7%
12Crawford County Provisional6+20%
12Neosho County Provisional6+100%
14Atchison County Provisional5+400%
14Geary County Provisional5+66.7%
14Harvey County Provisional5-28.6%
14Reno County Provisional5-54.5%
14Thomas County Provisional5+25%
19Brown County Provisional4+33.3%
19Cherokee County Provisional4-33.3%
19Ellis County Provisional4+300%
19Franklin County Provisional4-20%
19Gray County Provisional4-20%
19Jackson County Provisional4+100%
19Jefferson County Provisional4+33.3%
19Lyon County Provisional4-42.9%
19McPherson County Provisional4-20%
19Miami County Provisional4-33.3%
19Pratt County Provisional4-55.6%
19Riley County Provisional4-42.9%
19Seward County Provisional4+100%
19Sumner County Provisional4-33.3%
33Allen County Provisional3n/a
33Kiowa County Provisional3-25%
33Marion County Provisional3-40%
33Morris County Provisional3+200%
33Republic County Provisional3+200%
33Wabaunsee County Provisional30%
33Wilson County Provisional3-57.1%
40Cheyenne County Provisional2n/a
40Dickinson County Provisional2-50%
40Edwards County Provisional2+100%
40Finney County Provisional2-60%
40Kingman County Provisional2+100%
40Labette County Provisional2-66.7%
40Norton County Provisional2+100%
40Rice County Provisional2-33.3%
40Sheridan County Provisional20%
40Washington County Provisional2-33.3%
50Barton County Provisional1-80%
50Bourbon County Provisional1-66.7%
50Cloud County Provisional10%
50Coffey County Provisional1-75%
50Doniphan County Provisional1n/a
50Ford County Provisional1-75%
50Gove County Provisional1-75%
50Graham County Provisional10%
50Harper County Provisional1-50%
50Marshall County Provisional1-50%
50Meade County Provisional10%
50Morton County Provisional1n/a
50Nemaha County Provisional1n/a
50Ness County Provisional10%
50Osage County Provisional1-66.7%
50Phillips County Provisional1-50%
50Pottawatomie County Provisional1-50%
50Rawlins County Provisional1-50%
50Rush County Provisional10%
50Sherman County Provisional1n/a
50Smith County Provisional1n/a
50Stevens County Provisional1n/a
50Woodson County Provisional10%
73Anderson County Provisional0n/a
73Barber County Provisional0-100%
73Chase County Provisional0-100%
73Chautauqua County Provisional0-100%
73Clark County Provisional0-100%
73Comanche County Provisional0-100%
73Decatur County Provisional0-100%
73Elk County Provisional0n/a
73Ellsworth County Provisional0-100%
73Grant County Provisional0-100%
73Greeley County Provisional0-100%
73Greenwood County Provisional0-100%
73Hamilton County Provisional0-100%
73Haskell County Provisional0-100%
73Hodgeman County Provisional0-100%
73Jewell County Provisional0-100%
73Kearny County Provisional0n/a
73Lane County Provisional0n/a
73Lincoln County Provisional0n/a
73Linn County Provisional0-100%
73Logan County Provisional0n/a
73Mitchell County Provisional0-100%
73Osborne County Provisional0n/a
73Ottawa County Provisional0-100%
73Pawnee County Provisional0-100%
73Rooks County Provisional0n/a
73Russell County Provisional0-100%
73Scott County Provisional0n/a
73Stafford County Provisional0-100%
73Stanton County Provisional0n/a
73Trego County Provisional0n/a
73Wallace County Provisional0-100%
73Wichita County Provisional0n/a

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/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Kansas by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

MLA 9

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Kansas by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Kansas by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties.

Harvard

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 Kansas by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Sedgwick County, with 61 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wichita County, with 0 in 2024.

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.

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