Counties in Kansas by traffic fatalities

Sedgwick County had the highest traffic fatalities of 105 counties in 2014, at 50. Woodson County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 2 and the figure for Kansas was 385. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2014

Allen County: 2 countAnderson County: 2 countAtchison County: 3 countBarber County: 1 countBarton County: 3 countBourbon County: 0 countBrown County: 2 countButler County: 7 countChase County: 2 countChautauqua County: 1 countCherokee County: 5 countCheyenne County: 0 countClark County: 0 countClay County: 1 countCloud County: 5 countCoffey County: 1 countComanche County: 0 countCowley County: 5 countCrawford County: 4 countDecatur County: 0 countDickinson County: 3 countDoniphan County: 2 countDouglas County: 8 countEdwards County: 1 countElk County: 1 countEllis County: 5 countEllsworth County: 4 countFinney County: 8 countFord County: 3 countFranklin County: 4 countGeary County: 2 countGove County: 0 countGraham County: 0 countGrant County: 1 countGray County: 0 countGreeley County: 1 countGreenwood County: 4 countHamilton County: 2 countHarper County: 2 countHarvey County: 5 countHaskell County: 0 countHodgeman County: 0 countJackson County: 4 countJefferson County: 9 countJewell County: 0 countJohnson County: 21 countKearny County: 2 countKingman County: 0 countKiowa County: 3 countLabette County: 7 countLane County: 0 countLeavenworth County: 7 countLincoln County: 1 countLinn County: 4 countLogan County: 1 countLyon County: 3 countMcPherson County: 4 countMarion County: 6 countMarshall County: 4 countMeade County: 3 countMiami County: 4 countMitchell County: 2 countMontgomery County: 13 countMorris County: 1 countMorton County: 2 countNemaha County: 0 countNeosho County: 5 countNess County: 1 countNorton County: 0 countOsage County: 8 countOsborne County: 2 countOttawa County: 3 countPawnee County: 3 countPhillips County: 2 countPottawatomie County: 5 countPratt County: 2 countRawlins County: 0 countReno County: 9 countRepublic County: 0 countRice County: 2 countRiley County: 3 countRooks County: 2 countRush County: 2 countRussell County: 1 countSaline County: 4 countScott County: 0 countSedgwick County: 50 countSeward County: 10 countShawnee County: 22 countSheridan County: 3 countSherman County: 1 countSmith County: 0 countStafford County: 0 countStanton County: 0 countStevens County: 4 countSumner County: 6 countThomas County: 4 countTrego County: 5 countWabaunsee County: 1 countWallace County: 0 countWashington County: 1 countWichita County: 4 countWilson County: 3 countWoodson County: 0 countWyandotte County: 16 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Sedgwick County: 50 countSedgwick County50Shawnee County: 22 countShawnee County22Johnson County: 21 countJohnson County21Wyandotte County: 16 countWyandotte County16Montgomery County: 13 countMontgomery County13Seward County: 10 countSeward County10Jefferson County: 9 countJefferson County9Reno County: 9 countReno County9Douglas County: 8 countDouglas County8Finney County: 8 countFinney County8Osage County: 8 countOsage County8Butler County: 7 countButler County7Labette County: 7 countLabette County7Leavenworth County: 7 countLeavenworth County7Marion County: 6 countMarion County6Sumner County: 6 countSumner County6Cherokee County: 5 countCherokee County5Cloud County: 5 countCloud County5Cowley County: 5 countCowley County5Ellis County: 5 countEllis County5Harvey County: 5 countHarvey County5Neosho County: 5 countNeosho County5Pottawatomie County: 5 countPottawatomie County5Trego County: 5 countTrego County5Crawford County: 4 countCrawford County4Ellsworth County: 4 countEllsworth County4Franklin County: 4 countFranklin County4Greenwood County: 4 countGreenwood County4Jackson County: 4 countJackson County4Linn County: 4 countLinn County4Marshall County: 4 countMarshall County4McPherson County: 4 countMcPherson County4Miami County: 4 countMiami County4Saline County: 4 countSaline County4Stevens County: 4 countStevens County4Thomas County: 4 countThomas County4Wichita County: 4 countWichita County4Atchison County: 3 countAtchison County3Barton County: 3 countBarton County3Dickinson County: 3 countDickinson County3Sedgwick County: 50 countSedgwick County50Shawnee County: 22 countShawnee County22Johnson County: 21 countJohnson County21Wyandotte County: 16 countWyandotte County16Montgomery County: 13 countMontgomery County13Seward County: 10 countSeward County10Jefferson County: 9 countJefferson County9Reno County: 9 countReno County9Douglas County: 8 countDouglas County8Finney County: 8 countFinney County8Osage County: 8 countOsage County8Butler County: 7 countButler County7Labette County: 7 countLabette County7Leavenworth County: 7 countLeavenworth County7Marion County: 6 countMarion County6Sumner County: 6 countSumner County6Cherokee County: 5 countCherokee County5Cloud County: 5 countCloud County5Cowley County: 5 countCowley County5Ellis County: 5 countEllis County5Harvey County: 5 countHarvey County5Neosho County: 5 countNeosho County5Pottawatomie County: 5 countPottawatomie County5Trego County: 5 countTrego County5Crawford County: 4 countCrawford County4Ellsworth County: 4 countEllsworth County4Franklin County: 4 countFranklin County4Greenwood County: 4 countGreenwood County4Jackson County: 4 countJackson County4Linn County: 4 countLinn County4Marshall County: 4 countMarshall County4McPherson County: 4 countMcPherson County4Miami County: 4 countMiami County4Saline County: 4 countSaline County4Stevens County: 4 countStevens County4Thomas County: 4 countThomas County4Wichita County: 4 countWichita County4Atchison County: 3 countAtchison County3Barton County: 3 countBarton County3Dickinson County: 3 countDickinson 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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Sedgwick County50+11.1%
2Shawnee County22+83.3%
3Johnson County21-8.7%
4Wyandotte County16+14.3%
5Montgomery County13+225%
6Seward County10+400%
7Jefferson County9+800%
7Reno County9+50%
9Douglas County8+33.3%
9Finney County8+100%
9Osage County8+60%
12Butler County7-41.7%
12Labette County70%
12Leavenworth County7-22.2%
15Marion County6+500%
15Sumner County6+20%
17Cherokee County5-50%
17Cloud County5+66.7%
17Cowley County50%
17Ellis County5-28.6%
17Harvey County5+66.7%
17Neosho County5n/a
17Pottawatomie County5n/a
17Trego County5+150%
25Crawford County40%
25Ellsworth County4-20%
25Franklin County4+100%
25Greenwood County4+100%
25Jackson County4+100%
25Linn County4+300%
25Marshall County4+300%
25McPherson County40%
25Miami County4-33.3%
25Saline County4-33.3%
25Stevens County4-20%
25Thomas County4+100%
25Wichita County4+100%
38Atchison County3n/a
38Barton County3-25%
38Dickinson County3+50%
38Ford County3-40%
38Kiowa County3n/a
38Lyon County3-25%
38Meade County3+50%
38Ottawa County3-25%
38Pawnee County3+50%
38Riley County3-72.7%
38Sheridan County30%
38Wilson County3+200%
50Allen County2-33.3%
50Anderson County20%
50Brown County2+100%
50Chase County2+100%
50Doniphan County2n/a
50Geary County20%
50Hamilton County2+100%
50Harper County2n/a
50Kearny County2+100%
50Mitchell County2+100%
50Morton County2+100%
50Osborne County2+100%
50Phillips County2-33.3%
50Pratt County2-60%
50Rice County2-33.3%
50Rooks County20%
50Rush County2+100%
67Barber County10%
67Chautauqua County1-66.7%
67Clay County1n/a
67Coffey County1-75%
67Edwards County1n/a
67Elk County10%
67Grant County1n/a
67Greeley County1-50%
67Lincoln County1n/a
67Logan County10%
67Morris County1-50%
67Ness County1-66.7%
67Russell County1n/a
67Sherman County1-66.7%
67Wabaunsee County1-66.7%
67Washington County1-80%
83Bourbon County0-100%
83Cheyenne County0n/a
83Clark County0-100%
83Comanche County0n/a
83Decatur County0-100%
83Gove County0n/a
83Graham County0-100%
83Gray County0-100%
83Haskell County0n/a
83Hodgeman County0-100%
83Jewell County0n/a
83Kingman County0-100%
83Lane County0n/a
83Nemaha County0-100%
83Norton County0-100%
83Rawlins County0-100%
83Republic County0-100%
83Scott County0-100%
83Smith County0-100%
83Stafford County0-100%
83Stanton County0n/a
83Wallace County0n/a
83Woodson County0n/a

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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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2014. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Sedgwick County, with 50 in 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Woodson County, with 0 in 2014.

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