Counties in Kansas by traffic fatalities

Sedgwick County had the highest traffic fatalities of 105 counties in 2019, at 57. Wallace County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 2 and the figure for Kansas was 410. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 1 countAnderson County: 0 countAtchison County: 2 countBarber County: 4 countBarton County: 4 countBourbon County: 3 countBrown County: 4 countButler County: 11 countChase County: 6 countChautauqua County: 3 countCherokee County: 2 countCheyenne County: 2 countClark County: 1 countClay County: 0 countCloud County: 1 countCoffey County: 1 countComanche County: 1 countCowley County: 3 countCrawford County: 7 countDecatur County: 2 countDickinson County: 2 countDoniphan County: 2 countDouglas County: 12 countEdwards County: 0 countElk County: 1 countEllis County: 3 countEllsworth County: 2 countFinney County: 9 countFord County: 4 countFranklin County: 11 countGeary County: 9 countGove County: 1 countGraham County: 0 countGrant County: 3 countGray County: 0 countGreeley County: 0 countGreenwood County: 2 countHamilton County: 4 countHarper County: 2 countHarvey County: 4 countHaskell County: 1 countHodgeman County: 1 countJackson County: 1 countJefferson County: 7 countJewell County: 0 countJohnson County: 29 countKearny County: 1 countKingman County: 0 countKiowa County: 0 countLabette County: 7 countLane County: 1 countLeavenworth County: 17 countLincoln County: 1 countLinn County: 2 countLogan County: 0 countLyon County: 4 countMcPherson County: 5 countMarion County: 4 countMarshall County: 2 countMeade County: 6 countMiami County: 4 countMitchell County: 0 countMontgomery County: 12 countMorris County: 1 countMorton County: 1 countNemaha County: 2 countNeosho County: 0 countNess County: 1 countNorton County: 1 countOsage County: 5 countOsborne County: 0 countOttawa County: 2 countPawnee County: 1 countPhillips County: 0 countPottawatomie County: 3 countPratt County: 1 countRawlins County: 1 countReno County: 12 countRepublic County: 7 countRice County: 2 countRiley County: 4 countRooks County: 0 countRush County: 1 countRussell County: 1 countSaline County: 7 countScott County: 0 countSedgwick County: 57 countSeward County: 2 countShawnee County: 15 countSheridan County: 2 countSherman County: 1 countSmith County: 0 countStafford County: 0 countStanton County: 0 countStevens County: 1 countSumner County: 4 countThomas County: 4 countTrego County: 2 countWabaunsee County: 2 countWallace County: 0 countWashington County: 1 countWichita County: 2 countWilson County: 6 countWoodson County: 2 countWyandotte County: 22 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Sedgwick County: 57 countSedgwick County57Johnson County: 29 countJohnson County29Wyandotte County: 22 countWyandotte County22Leavenworth County: 17 countLeavenworth County17Shawnee County: 15 countShawnee County15Douglas County: 12 countDouglas County12Montgomery County: 12 countMontgomery County12Reno County: 12 countReno County12Butler County: 11 countButler County11Franklin County: 11 countFranklin County11Finney County: 9 countFinney County9Geary County: 9 countGeary County9Crawford County: 7 countCrawford County7Jefferson County: 7 countJefferson County7Labette County: 7 countLabette County7Republic County: 7 countRepublic County7Saline County: 7 countSaline County7Chase County: 6 countChase County6Meade County: 6 countMeade County6Wilson County: 6 countWilson County6McPherson County: 5 countMcPherson County5Osage County: 5 countOsage County5Barber County: 4 countBarber County4Barton County: 4 countBarton County4Brown County: 4 countBrown County4Ford County: 4 countFord County4Hamilton County: 4 countHamilton County4Harvey County: 4 countHarvey County4Lyon County: 4 countLyon County4Marion County: 4 countMarion County4Miami County: 4 countMiami County4Riley County: 4 countRiley County4Sumner County: 4 countSumner County4Thomas County: 4 countThomas County4Bourbon County: 3 countBourbon County3Chautauqua County: 3 countChautauqua County3Cowley County: 3 countCowley County3Ellis County: 3 countEllis County3Grant County: 3 countGrant County3Pottawatomie County: 3 countPottawatomie County3Sedgwick County: 57 countSedgwick County57Johnson County: 29 countJohnson County29Wyandotte County: 22 countWyandotte County22Leavenworth County: 17 countLeavenworth County17Shawnee County: 15 countShawnee County15Douglas County: 12 countDouglas County12Montgomery County: 12 countMontgomery County12Reno County: 12 countReno County12Butler County: 11 countButler County11Franklin County: 11 countFranklin County11Finney County: 9 countFinney County9Geary County: 9 countGeary County9Crawford County: 7 countCrawford County7Jefferson County: 7 countJefferson County7Labette County: 7 countLabette County7Republic County: 7 countRepublic County7Saline County: 7 countSaline County7Chase County: 6 countChase County6Meade County: 6 countMeade County6Wilson County: 6 countWilson County6McPherson County: 5 countMcPherson County5Osage County: 5 countOsage County5Barber County: 4 countBarber County4Barton County: 4 countBarton County4Brown County: 4 countBrown County4Ford County: 4 countFord County4Hamilton County: 4 countHamilton County4Harvey County: 4 countHarvey County4Lyon County: 4 countLyon County4Marion County: 4 countMarion County4Miami County: 4 countMiami County4Riley County: 4 countRiley County4Sumner County: 4 countSumner County4Thomas County: 4 countThomas County4Bourbon County: 3 countBourbon County3Chautauqua County: 3 countChautauqua County3Cowley County: 3 countCowley County3Ellis County: 3 countEllis County3Grant County: 3 countGrant County3Pottawatomie County: 3 countPottawatomie 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

RankCounties2019
count
Change on 2018
1Sedgwick County57-20.8%
2Johnson County29+26.1%
3Wyandotte County22+10%
4Leavenworth County17+21.4%
5Shawnee County15-16.7%
6Douglas County12+100%
6Montgomery County12+71.4%
6Reno County12+33.3%
9Butler County11+37.5%
9Franklin County11+57.1%
11Finney County9+350%
11Geary County9+350%
13Crawford County7+75%
13Jefferson County7+250%
13Labette County7n/a
13Republic County7n/a
13Saline County7+16.7%
18Chase County6+500%
18Meade County6+20%
18Wilson County6+500%
21McPherson County5-54.5%
21Osage County5+25%
23Barber County4n/a
23Barton County4+300%
23Brown County4-42.9%
23Ford County4+33.3%
23Hamilton County4n/a
23Harvey County4-33.3%
23Lyon County40%
23Marion County40%
23Miami County4-50%
23Riley County40%
23Sumner County40%
23Thomas County4-33.3%
35Bourbon County3+200%
35Chautauqua County3n/a
35Cowley County3-50%
35Ellis County3+50%
35Grant County3+50%
35Pottawatomie County30%
41Atchison County2-80%
41Cherokee County2-75%
41Cheyenne County2n/a
41Decatur County2n/a
41Dickinson County2-75%
41Doniphan County2+100%
41Ellsworth County2-81.8%
41Greenwood County2+100%
41Harper County2n/a
41Linn County2-50%
41Marshall County2-50%
41Nemaha County2n/a
41Ottawa County20%
41Rice County2-33.3%
41Seward County2-60%
41Sheridan County2n/a
41Trego County2n/a
41Wabaunsee County2+100%
41Wichita County2+100%
41Woodson County2n/a
61Allen County1-50%
61Clark County1-50%
61Cloud County1n/a
61Coffey County1-66.7%
61Comanche County1n/a
61Elk County1n/a
61Gove County1-50%
61Haskell County1-50%
61Hodgeman County1n/a
61Jackson County1-66.7%
61Kearny County1n/a
61Lane County1n/a
61Lincoln County1n/a
61Morris County10%
61Morton County1n/a
61Ness County10%
61Norton County1-50%
61Pawnee County1-66.7%
61Pratt County1-66.7%
61Rawlins County1n/a
61Rush County1n/a
61Russell County1-80%
61Sherman County1-50%
61Stevens County1-66.7%
61Washington County10%
86Anderson County0-100%
86Clay County0-100%
86Edwards County0-100%
86Graham County0n/a
86Gray County0-100%
86Greeley County0n/a
86Jewell County0-100%
86Kingman County0-100%
86Kiowa County0-100%
86Logan County0n/a
86Mitchell County0n/a
86Neosho County0-100%
86Osborne County0-100%
86Phillips County0-100%
86Rooks County0-100%
86Scott County0-100%
86Smith County0n/a
86Stafford County0-100%
86Stanton County0-100%
86Wallace 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/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2019. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Sedgwick County, with 57 in 2019, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Wallace County, with 0 in 2019.

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