Counties in Kansas by traffic fatalities

Sedgwick County had the highest traffic fatalities of 105 counties in 2018, at 72. Woodson County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 2 and the figure for Kansas was 405. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest72Sedgwick County

Lowest0Woodson County

Median2105 counties

Kansas405History

Map of counties, 2018

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count, 2018. 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, 2018

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	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Sedgwick County	72	+26.3%
2	Johnson County	23	-30.3%
3	Wyandotte County	20	-50%
4	Shawnee County	18	+20%
5	Leavenworth County	14	+7.7%
6	Ellsworth County	11	+450%
6	McPherson County	11	+266.7%
8	Atchison County	10	+900%
9	Reno County	9	0%
10	Butler County	8	-33.3%
10	Cherokee County	8	+166.7%
10	Dickinson County	8	+33.3%
10	Miami County	8	+60%
14	Brown County	7	+40%
14	Franklin County	7	0%
14	Montgomery County	7	-22.2%
17	Cowley County	6	-14.3%
17	Douglas County	6	-40%
17	Harvey County	6	+100%
17	Saline County	6	+50%
17	Thomas County	6	+200%
22	Anderson County	5	-28.6%
22	Kiowa County	5	+150%
22	Meade County	5	-16.7%
22	Russell County	5	+150%
22	Seward County	5	+25%
27	Crawford County	4	-33.3%
27	Linn County	4	+100%
27	Lyon County	4	+100%
27	Marion County	4	-42.9%
27	Marshall County	4	+300%
27	Osage County	4	+33.3%
27	Riley County	4	+33.3%
27	Sumner County	4	-42.9%
35	Coffey County	3	+50%
35	Ford County	3	-72.7%
35	Jackson County	3	-50%
35	Kingman County	3	n/a
35	Pawnee County	3	+50%
35	Pottawatomie County	3	-66.7%
35	Pratt County	3	+200%
35	Rice County	3	+200%
35	Stevens County	3	+50%
44	Allen County	2	-66.7%
44	Clark County	2	+100%
44	Ellis County	2	-60%
44	Finney County	2	0%
44	Geary County	2	-50%
44	Gove County	2	-50%
44	Grant County	2	n/a
44	Haskell County	2	0%
44	Jefferson County	2	-66.7%
44	Neosho County	2	-33.3%
44	Norton County	2	0%
44	Ottawa County	2	n/a
44	Scott County	2	n/a
44	Sherman County	2	0%
44	Stafford County	2	n/a
44	Stanton County	2	0%
60	Barton County	1	-85.7%
60	Bourbon County	1	0%
60	Chase County	1	-50%
60	Clay County	1	-75%
60	Doniphan County	1	-50%
60	Edwards County	1	-80%
60	Gray County	1	-75%
60	Greenwood County	1	-87.5%
60	Jewell County	1	0%
60	Morris County	1	-66.7%
60	Ness County	1	-66.7%
60	Osborne County	1	n/a
60	Phillips County	1	-50%
60	Rooks County	1	n/a
60	Wabaunsee County	1	-75%
60	Washington County	1	n/a
60	Wichita County	1	-50%
60	Wilson County	1	-80%
78	Barber County	0	-100%
78	Chautauqua County	0	n/a
78	Cheyenne County	0	n/a
78	Cloud County	0	-100%
78	Comanche County	0	-100%
78	Decatur County	0	-100%
78	Elk County	0	n/a
78	Graham County	0	n/a
78	Greeley County	0	-100%
78	Hamilton County	0	n/a
78	Harper County	0	-100%
78	Hodgeman County	0	-100%
78	Kearny County	0	-100%
78	Labette County	0	-100%
78	Lane County	0	n/a
78	Lincoln County	0	n/a
78	Logan County	0	-100%
78	Mitchell County	0	-100%
78	Morton County	0	n/a
78	Nemaha County	0	-100%
78	Rawlins County	0	-100%
78	Republic County	0	n/a
78	Rush County	0	-100%
78	Sheridan County	0	-100%
78	Smith County	0	-100%
78	Trego County	0	-100%
78	Wallace County	0	n/a
78	Woodson County	0	n/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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2018. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{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, 2018}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2018. 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Sedgwick County, with 72 in 2018, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Woodson County, with 0 in 2018.

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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.