Counties in Kansas by traffic fatalities

Sedgwick County had the highest traffic fatalities of 105 counties in 2020, at 65. Washington County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 2 and the figure for Kansas was 426. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2020

Allen County: 0 countAnderson County: 2 countAtchison County: 2 countBarber County: 0 countBarton County: 3 countBourbon County: 2 countBrown County: 2 countButler County: 5 countChase County: 1 countChautauqua County: 2 countCherokee County: 4 countCheyenne County: 1 countClark County: 2 countClay County: 2 countCloud County: 5 countCoffey County: 1 countComanche County: 0 countCowley County: 5 countCrawford County: 1 countDecatur County: 0 countDickinson County: 5 countDoniphan County: 0 countDouglas County: 18 countEdwards County: 0 countElk County: 1 countEllis County: 2 countEllsworth County: 2 countFinney County: 7 countFord County: 7 countFranklin County: 7 countGeary County: 2 countGove County: 2 countGraham County: 0 countGrant County: 4 countGray County: 1 countGreeley County: 0 countGreenwood County: 4 countHamilton County: 0 countHarper County: 3 countHarvey County: 9 countHaskell County: 1 countHodgeman County: 0 countJackson County: 4 countJefferson County: 5 countJewell County: 3 countJohnson County: 21 countKearny County: 2 countKingman County: 1 countKiowa County: 1 countLabette County: 6 countLane County: 1 countLeavenworth County: 15 countLincoln County: 0 countLinn County: 3 countLogan County: 0 countLyon County: 4 countMcPherson County: 5 countMarion County: 2 countMarshall County: 1 countMeade County: 1 countMiami County: 6 countMitchell County: 0 countMontgomery County: 8 countMorris County: 1 countMorton County: 1 countNemaha County: 1 countNeosho County: 6 countNess County: 0 countNorton County: 1 countOsage County: 3 countOsborne County: 5 countOttawa County: 1 countPawnee County: 0 countPhillips County: 3 countPottawatomie County: 5 countPratt County: 8 countRawlins County: 0 countReno County: 10 countRepublic County: 4 countRice County: 0 countRiley County: 7 countRooks County: 2 countRush County: 1 countRussell County: 1 countSaline County: 8 countScott County: 4 countSedgwick County: 65 countSeward County: 3 countShawnee County: 21 countSheridan County: 1 countSherman County: 0 countSmith County: 0 countStafford County: 2 countStanton County: 1 countStevens County: 3 countSumner County: 9 countThomas County: 1 countTrego County: 1 countWabaunsee County: 5 countWallace County: 4 countWashington County: 0 countWichita County: 2 countWilson County: 3 countWoodson County: 3 countWyandotte County: 26 count
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count, 2020. 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, 2020

Sedgwick County: 65 countSedgwick County65Wyandotte County: 26 countWyandotte County26Johnson County: 21 countJohnson County21Shawnee County: 21 countShawnee County21Douglas County: 18 countDouglas County18Leavenworth County: 15 countLeavenworth County15Reno County: 10 countReno County10Harvey County: 9 countHarvey County9Sumner County: 9 countSumner County9Montgomery County: 8 countMontgomery County8Pratt County: 8 countPratt County8Saline County: 8 countSaline County8Finney County: 7 countFinney County7Ford County: 7 countFord County7Franklin County: 7 countFranklin County7Riley County: 7 countRiley County7Labette County: 6 countLabette County6Miami County: 6 countMiami County6Neosho County: 6 countNeosho County6Butler County: 5 countButler County5Cloud County: 5 countCloud County5Cowley County: 5 countCowley County5Dickinson County: 5 countDickinson County5Jefferson County: 5 countJefferson County5McPherson County: 5 countMcPherson County5Osborne County: 5 countOsborne County5Pottawatomie County: 5 countPottawatomie County5Wabaunsee County: 5 countWabaunsee County5Cherokee County: 4 countCherokee County4Grant County: 4 countGrant County4Greenwood County: 4 countGreenwood County4Jackson County: 4 countJackson County4Lyon County: 4 countLyon County4Republic County: 4 countRepublic County4Scott County: 4 countScott County4Wallace County: 4 countWallace County4Barton County: 3 countBarton County3Harper County: 3 countHarper County3Jewell County: 3 countJewell County3Linn County: 3 countLinn County3Sedgwick County: 65 countSedgwick County65Wyandotte County: 26 countWyandotte County26Johnson County: 21 countJohnson County21Shawnee County: 21 countShawnee County21Douglas County: 18 countDouglas County18Leavenworth County: 15 countLeavenworth County15Reno County: 10 countReno County10Harvey County: 9 countHarvey County9Sumner County: 9 countSumner County9Montgomery County: 8 countMontgomery County8Pratt County: 8 countPratt County8Saline County: 8 countSaline County8Finney County: 7 countFinney County7Ford County: 7 countFord County7Franklin County: 7 countFranklin County7Riley County: 7 countRiley County7Labette County: 6 countLabette County6Miami County: 6 countMiami County6Neosho County: 6 countNeosho County6Butler County: 5 countButler County5Cloud County: 5 countCloud County5Cowley County: 5 countCowley County5Dickinson County: 5 countDickinson County5Jefferson County: 5 countJefferson County5McPherson County: 5 countMcPherson County5Osborne County: 5 countOsborne County5Pottawatomie County: 5 countPottawatomie County5Wabaunsee County: 5 countWabaunsee County5Cherokee County: 4 countCherokee County4Grant County: 4 countGrant County4Greenwood County: 4 countGreenwood County4Jackson County: 4 countJackson County4Lyon County: 4 countLyon County4Republic County: 4 countRepublic County4Scott County: 4 countScott County4Wallace County: 4 countWallace County4Barton County: 3 countBarton County3Harper County: 3 countHarper County3Jewell County: 3 countJewell County3Linn County: 3 countLinn 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

RankCounties2020
count
Change on 2019
1Sedgwick County65+14%
2Wyandotte County26+18.2%
3Johnson County21-27.6%
3Shawnee County21+40%
5Douglas County18+50%
6Leavenworth County15-11.8%
7Reno County10-16.7%
8Harvey County9+125%
8Sumner County9+125%
10Montgomery County8-33.3%
10Pratt County8+700%
10Saline County8+14.3%
13Finney County7-22.2%
13Ford County7+75%
13Franklin County7-36.4%
13Riley County7+75%
17Labette County6-14.3%
17Miami County6+50%
17Neosho County6n/a
20Butler County5-54.5%
20Cloud County5+400%
20Cowley County5+66.7%
20Dickinson County5+150%
20Jefferson County5-28.6%
20McPherson County50%
20Osborne County5n/a
20Pottawatomie County5+66.7%
20Wabaunsee County5+150%
29Cherokee County4+100%
29Grant County4+33.3%
29Greenwood County4+100%
29Jackson County4+300%
29Lyon County40%
29Republic County4-42.9%
29Scott County4n/a
29Wallace County4n/a
37Barton County3-25%
37Harper County3+50%
37Jewell County3n/a
37Linn County3+50%
37Osage County3-40%
37Phillips County3n/a
37Seward County3+50%
37Stevens County3+200%
37Wilson County3-50%
37Woodson County3+50%
47Anderson County2n/a
47Atchison County20%
47Bourbon County2-33.3%
47Brown County2-50%
47Chautauqua County2-33.3%
47Clark County2+100%
47Clay County2n/a
47Ellis County2-33.3%
47Ellsworth County20%
47Geary County2-77.8%
47Gove County2+100%
47Kearny County2+100%
47Marion County2-50%
47Rooks County2n/a
47Stafford County2n/a
47Wichita County20%
63Chase County1-83.3%
63Cheyenne County1-50%
63Coffey County10%
63Crawford County1-85.7%
63Elk County10%
63Gray County1n/a
63Haskell County10%
63Kingman County1n/a
63Kiowa County1n/a
63Lane County10%
63Marshall County1-50%
63Meade County1-83.3%
63Morris County10%
63Morton County10%
63Nemaha County1-50%
63Norton County10%
63Ottawa County1-50%
63Rush County10%
63Russell County10%
63Sheridan County1-50%
63Stanton County1n/a
63Thomas County1-75%
63Trego County1-50%
86Allen County0-100%
86Barber County0-100%
86Comanche County0-100%
86Decatur County0-100%
86Doniphan County0-100%
86Edwards County0n/a
86Graham County0n/a
86Greeley County0n/a
86Hamilton County0-100%
86Hodgeman County0-100%
86Lincoln County0-100%
86Logan County0n/a
86Mitchell County0n/a
86Ness County0-100%
86Pawnee County0-100%
86Rawlins County0-100%
86Rice County0-100%
86Sherman County0-100%
86Smith County0n/a
86Washington 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.

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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/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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, 2020. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2020. 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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Sedgwick County, with 65 in 2020, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Washington County, with 0 in 2020.

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