Counties in Kansas by traffic fatalities

Sedgwick County had the highest traffic fatalities of 105 counties in 2022, at 71. Wabaunsee 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, 2022

Allen County: 2 countAnderson County: 1 countAtchison County: 0 countBarber County: 1 countBarton County: 3 countBourbon County: 1 countBrown County: 4 countButler County: 9 countChase County: 1 countChautauqua County: 0 countCherokee County: 3 countCheyenne County: 0 countClark County: 2 countClay County: 4 countCloud County: 2 countCoffey County: 0 countComanche County: 0 countCowley County: 4 countCrawford County: 5 countDecatur County: 1 countDickinson County: 3 countDoniphan County: 1 countDouglas County: 7 countEdwards County: 0 countElk County: 1 countEllis County: 2 countEllsworth County: 4 countFinney County: 3 countFord County: 7 countFranklin County: 6 countGeary County: 5 countGove County: 3 countGraham County: 1 countGrant County: 1 countGray County: 3 countGreeley County: 0 countGreenwood County: 2 countHamilton County: 3 countHarper County: 1 countHarvey County: 5 countHaskell County: 1 countHodgeman County: 1 countJackson County: 2 countJefferson County: 5 countJewell County: 1 countJohnson County: 31 countKearny County: 1 countKingman County: 9 countKiowa County: 2 countLabette County: 2 countLane County: 0 countLeavenworth County: 10 countLincoln County: 0 countLinn County: 4 countLogan County: 0 countLyon County: 11 countMcPherson County: 7 countMarion County: 8 countMarshall County: 1 countMeade County: 2 countMiami County: 4 countMitchell County: 1 countMontgomery County: 7 countMorris County: 0 countMorton County: 0 countNemaha County: 2 countNeosho County: 0 countNess County: 0 countNorton County: 3 countOsage County: 6 countOsborne County: 0 countOttawa County: 1 countPawnee County: 5 countPhillips County: 1 countPottawatomie County: 6 countPratt County: 0 countRawlins County: 0 countReno County: 6 countRepublic County: 3 countRice County: 2 countRiley County: 4 countRooks County: 0 countRush County: 1 countRussell County: 5 countSaline County: 8 countScott County: 1 countSedgwick County: 71 countSeward County: 1 countShawnee County: 21 countSheridan County: 1 countSherman County: 0 countSmith County: 0 countStafford County: 7 countStanton County: 2 countStevens County: 0 countSumner County: 8 countThomas County: 1 countTrego County: 0 countWabaunsee County: 0 countWallace County: 1 countWashington County: 2 countWichita County: 3 countWilson County: 1 countWoodson County: 1 countWyandotte County: 25 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Sedgwick County: 71 countSedgwick County71Johnson County: 31 countJohnson County31Wyandotte County: 25 countWyandotte County25Shawnee County: 21 countShawnee County21Lyon County: 11 countLyon County11Leavenworth County: 10 countLeavenworth County10Butler County: 9 countButler County9Kingman County: 9 countKingman County9Marion County: 8 countMarion County8Saline County: 8 countSaline County8Sumner County: 8 countSumner County8Douglas County: 7 countDouglas County7Ford County: 7 countFord County7McPherson County: 7 countMcPherson County7Montgomery County: 7 countMontgomery County7Stafford County: 7 countStafford County7Franklin County: 6 countFranklin County6Osage County: 6 countOsage County6Pottawatomie County: 6 countPottawatomie County6Reno County: 6 countReno County6Crawford County: 5 countCrawford County5Geary County: 5 countGeary County5Harvey County: 5 countHarvey County5Jefferson County: 5 countJefferson County5Pawnee County: 5 countPawnee County5Russell County: 5 countRussell County5Brown County: 4 countBrown County4Clay County: 4 countClay County4Cowley County: 4 countCowley County4Ellsworth County: 4 countEllsworth County4Linn County: 4 countLinn County4Miami County: 4 countMiami County4Riley County: 4 countRiley County4Barton County: 3 countBarton County3Cherokee County: 3 countCherokee County3Dickinson County: 3 countDickinson County3Finney County: 3 countFinney County3Gove County: 3 countGove County3Gray County: 3 countGray County3Hamilton County: 3 countHamilton County3Sedgwick County: 71 countSedgwick County71Johnson County: 31 countJohnson County31Wyandotte County: 25 countWyandotte County25Shawnee County: 21 countShawnee County21Lyon County: 11 countLyon County11Leavenworth County: 10 countLeavenworth County10Butler County: 9 countButler County9Kingman County: 9 countKingman County9Marion County: 8 countMarion County8Saline County: 8 countSaline County8Sumner County: 8 countSumner County8Douglas County: 7 countDouglas County7Ford County: 7 countFord County7McPherson County: 7 countMcPherson County7Montgomery County: 7 countMontgomery County7Stafford County: 7 countStafford County7Franklin County: 6 countFranklin County6Osage County: 6 countOsage County6Pottawatomie County: 6 countPottawatomie County6Reno County: 6 countReno County6Crawford County: 5 countCrawford County5Geary County: 5 countGeary County5Harvey County: 5 countHarvey County5Jefferson County: 5 countJefferson County5Pawnee County: 5 countPawnee County5Russell County: 5 countRussell County5Brown County: 4 countBrown County4Clay County: 4 countClay County4Cowley County: 4 countCowley County4Ellsworth County: 4 countEllsworth County4Linn County: 4 countLinn County4Miami County: 4 countMiami County4Riley County: 4 countRiley County4Barton County: 3 countBarton County3Cherokee County: 3 countCherokee County3Dickinson County: 3 countDickinson County3Finney County: 3 countFinney County3Gove County: 3 countGove County3Gray County: 3 countGray County3Hamilton County: 3 countHamilton 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

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Sedgwick County71+6%
2Johnson County31+34.8%
3Wyandotte County250%
4Shawnee County21-22.2%
5Lyon County11+57.1%
6Leavenworth County100%
7Butler County9+28.6%
7Kingman County9+800%
9Marion County8+14.3%
9Saline County8+14.3%
9Sumner County8+33.3%
12Douglas County7+16.7%
12Ford County7+16.7%
12McPherson County7+250%
12Montgomery County7+40%
12Stafford County7+600%
17Franklin County6+20%
17Osage County6+200%
17Pottawatomie County6+100%
17Reno County6+200%
21Crawford County5-28.6%
21Geary County5+66.7%
21Harvey County5-50%
21Jefferson County5+25%
21Pawnee County5+150%
21Russell County5+400%
27Brown County4-42.9%
27Clay County4+100%
27Cowley County4-50%
27Ellsworth County4-20%
27Linn County40%
27Miami County4+33.3%
27Riley County4-42.9%
34Barton County3+50%
34Cherokee County3-25%
34Dickinson County3-57.1%
34Finney County3-40%
34Gove County3+50%
34Gray County3+50%
34Hamilton County3+50%
34Norton County3+50%
34Republic County3+50%
34Wichita County3n/a
44Allen County2n/a
44Clark County2-33.3%
44Cloud County2+100%
44Ellis County2-33.3%
44Greenwood County2-60%
44Jackson County2-60%
44Kiowa County2+100%
44Labette County2-66.7%
44Meade County2+100%
44Nemaha County20%
44Rice County2+100%
44Stanton County2+100%
44Washington County20%
57Anderson County10%
57Barber County10%
57Bourbon County1-75%
57Chase County1-66.7%
57Decatur County1n/a
57Doniphan County1-66.7%
57Elk County1n/a
57Graham County1-50%
57Grant County1-50%
57Harper County1-50%
57Haskell County1-66.7%
57Hodgeman County10%
57Jewell County1-50%
57Kearny County10%
57Marshall County1n/a
57Mitchell County1n/a
57Ottawa County1-50%
57Phillips County10%
57Rush County1-66.7%
57Scott County10%
57Seward County1-75%
57Sheridan County10%
57Thomas County1-66.7%
57Wallace County1n/a
57Wilson County1-66.7%
57Woodson County10%
83Atchison County0-100%
83Chautauqua County0n/a
83Cheyenne County0-100%
83Coffey County0-100%
83Comanche County0-100%
83Edwards County0-100%
83Greeley County0-100%
83Lane County0-100%
83Lincoln County0n/a
83Logan County0-100%
83Morris County0-100%
83Morton County0n/a
83Neosho County0-100%
83Ness County0n/a
83Osborne County0n/a
83Pratt County0n/a
83Rawlins County0n/a
83Rooks County0-100%
83Sherman County0-100%
83Smith County0-100%
83Stevens County0-100%
83Trego County0-100%
83Wabaunsee 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/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Sedgwick County, with 71 in 2022, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Wabaunsee County, with 0 in 2022.

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