Counties in Kansas by traffic fatalities

Sedgwick County had the highest traffic fatalities of 105 counties in 2013, at 45. Woodson County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 2 and the figure for Kansas was 350. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2013

Allen County: 3 countAnderson County: 2 countAtchison County: 0 countBarber County: 1 countBarton County: 4 countBourbon County: 7 countBrown County: 1 countButler County: 12 countChase County: 1 countChautauqua County: 3 countCherokee County: 10 countCheyenne County: 0 countClark County: 1 countClay County: 0 countCloud County: 3 countCoffey County: 4 countComanche County: 0 countCowley County: 5 countCrawford County: 4 countDecatur County: 1 countDickinson County: 2 countDoniphan County: 0 countDouglas County: 6 countEdwards County: 0 countElk County: 1 countEllis County: 7 countEllsworth County: 5 countFinney County: 4 countFord County: 5 countFranklin County: 2 countGeary County: 2 countGove County: 0 countGraham County: 1 countGrant County: 0 countGray County: 4 countGreeley County: 2 countGreenwood County: 2 countHamilton County: 1 countHarper County: 0 countHarvey County: 3 countHaskell County: 0 countHodgeman County: 2 countJackson County: 2 countJefferson County: 1 countJewell County: 0 countJohnson County: 23 countKearny County: 1 countKingman County: 2 countKiowa County: 0 countLabette County: 7 countLane County: 0 countLeavenworth County: 9 countLincoln County: 0 countLinn County: 1 countLogan County: 1 countLyon County: 4 countMcPherson County: 4 countMarion County: 1 countMarshall County: 1 countMeade County: 2 countMiami County: 6 countMitchell County: 1 countMontgomery County: 4 countMorris County: 2 countMorton County: 1 countNemaha County: 1 countNeosho County: 0 countNess County: 3 countNorton County: 2 countOsage County: 5 countOsborne County: 1 countOttawa County: 4 countPawnee County: 2 countPhillips County: 3 countPottawatomie County: 0 countPratt County: 5 countRawlins County: 1 countReno County: 6 countRepublic County: 1 countRice County: 3 countRiley County: 11 countRooks County: 2 countRush County: 1 countRussell County: 0 countSaline County: 6 countScott County: 1 countSedgwick County: 45 countSeward County: 2 countShawnee County: 12 countSheridan County: 3 countSherman County: 3 countSmith County: 2 countStafford County: 2 countStanton County: 0 countStevens County: 5 countSumner County: 5 countThomas County: 2 countTrego County: 2 countWabaunsee County: 3 countWallace County: 0 countWashington County: 5 countWichita County: 2 countWilson County: 1 countWoodson County: 0 countWyandotte County: 14 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Sedgwick County: 45 countSedgwick County45Johnson County: 23 countJohnson County23Wyandotte County: 14 countWyandotte County14Butler County: 12 countButler County12Shawnee County: 12 countShawnee County12Riley County: 11 countRiley County11Cherokee County: 10 countCherokee County10Leavenworth County: 9 countLeavenworth County9Bourbon County: 7 countBourbon County7Ellis County: 7 countEllis County7Labette County: 7 countLabette County7Douglas County: 6 countDouglas County6Miami County: 6 countMiami County6Reno County: 6 countReno County6Saline County: 6 countSaline County6Cowley County: 5 countCowley County5Ellsworth County: 5 countEllsworth County5Ford County: 5 countFord County5Osage County: 5 countOsage County5Pratt County: 5 countPratt County5Stevens County: 5 countStevens County5Sumner County: 5 countSumner County5Washington County: 5 countWashington County5Barton County: 4 countBarton County4Coffey County: 4 countCoffey County4Crawford County: 4 countCrawford County4Finney County: 4 countFinney County4Gray County: 4 countGray County4Lyon County: 4 countLyon County4McPherson County: 4 countMcPherson County4Montgomery County: 4 countMontgomery County4Ottawa County: 4 countOttawa County4Allen County: 3 countAllen County3Chautauqua County: 3 countChautauqua County3Cloud County: 3 countCloud County3Harvey County: 3 countHarvey County3Ness County: 3 countNess County3Phillips County: 3 countPhillips County3Rice County: 3 countRice County3Sheridan County: 3 countSheridan County3Sedgwick County: 45 countSedgwick County45Johnson County: 23 countJohnson County23Wyandotte County: 14 countWyandotte County14Butler County: 12 countButler County12Shawnee County: 12 countShawnee County12Riley County: 11 countRiley County11Cherokee County: 10 countCherokee County10Leavenworth County: 9 countLeavenworth County9Bourbon County: 7 countBourbon County7Ellis County: 7 countEllis County7Labette County: 7 countLabette County7Douglas County: 6 countDouglas County6Miami County: 6 countMiami County6Reno County: 6 countReno County6Saline County: 6 countSaline County6Cowley County: 5 countCowley County5Ellsworth County: 5 countEllsworth County5Ford County: 5 countFord County5Osage County: 5 countOsage County5Pratt County: 5 countPratt County5Stevens County: 5 countStevens County5Sumner County: 5 countSumner County5Washington County: 5 countWashington County5Barton County: 4 countBarton County4Coffey County: 4 countCoffey County4Crawford County: 4 countCrawford County4Finney County: 4 countFinney County4Gray County: 4 countGray County4Lyon County: 4 countLyon County4McPherson County: 4 countMcPherson County4Montgomery County: 4 countMontgomery County4Ottawa County: 4 countOttawa County4Allen County: 3 countAllen County3Chautauqua County: 3 countChautauqua County3Cloud County: 3 countCloud County3Harvey County: 3 countHarvey County3Ness County: 3 countNess County3Phillips County: 3 countPhillips County3Rice County: 3 countRice County3Sheridan County: 3 countSheridan County3
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

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Sedgwick County45+15.4%
2Johnson County23-4.2%
3Wyandotte County14-53.3%
4Butler County12-14.3%
4Shawnee County12-29.4%
6Riley County11+450%
7Cherokee County10+66.7%
8Leavenworth County9-25%
9Bourbon County7+600%
9Ellis County7+40%
9Labette County7+75%
12Douglas County6-45.5%
12Miami County6-14.3%
12Reno County6-45.5%
12Saline County6-33.3%
16Cowley County5+25%
16Ellsworth County5+400%
16Ford County5-44.4%
16Osage County5-16.7%
16Pratt County5+66.7%
16Stevens County5n/a
16Sumner County5-28.6%
16Washington County5+400%
24Barton County4-63.6%
24Coffey County4n/a
24Crawford County4+300%
24Finney County4-50%
24Gray County4+100%
24Lyon County40%
24McPherson County4-50%
24Montgomery County4-50%
24Ottawa County40%
33Allen County3+200%
33Chautauqua County3+50%
33Cloud County30%
33Harvey County3-66.7%
33Ness County3n/a
33Phillips County3+200%
33Rice County3-50%
33Sheridan County3+200%
33Sherman County30%
33Wabaunsee County3+50%
43Anderson County2+100%
43Dickinson County2+100%
43Franklin County20%
43Geary County2-81.8%
43Greeley County2n/a
43Greenwood County20%
43Hodgeman County2n/a
43Jackson County2-33.3%
43Kingman County2-33.3%
43Meade County20%
43Morris County2n/a
43Norton County2n/a
43Pawnee County2-60%
43Rooks County2-33.3%
43Seward County2-50%
43Smith County20%
43Stafford County2+100%
43Thomas County20%
43Trego County2n/a
43Wichita County2+100%
63Barber County1n/a
63Brown County1-80%
63Chase County1n/a
63Clark County10%
63Decatur County1n/a
63Elk County1n/a
63Graham County1n/a
63Hamilton County10%
63Jefferson County1-80%
63Kearny County1-66.7%
63Linn County1-50%
63Logan County1n/a
63Marion County1-80%
63Marshall County1-66.7%
63Mitchell County1-50%
63Morton County1n/a
63Nemaha County1-50%
63Osborne County10%
63Rawlins County1n/a
63Republic County1-50%
63Rush County1n/a
63Scott County1-50%
63Wilson County1n/a
86Atchison County0-100%
86Cheyenne County0n/a
86Clay County0n/a
86Comanche County0-100%
86Doniphan County0-100%
86Edwards County0-100%
86Gove County0-100%
86Grant County0-100%
86Harper County0-100%
86Haskell County0-100%
86Jewell County0-100%
86Kiowa County0-100%
86Lane County0n/a
86Lincoln County0n/a
86Neosho County0n/a
86Pottawatomie County0-100%
86Russell County0-100%
86Stanton County0-100%
86Wallace County0-100%
86Woodson 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.

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/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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 Kansas by traffic fatalities, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2013. 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 Kansas by traffic fatalities, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Sedgwick County, with 45 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Woodson County, with 0 in 2013.

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