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Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatalities, 2024

Jefferson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 120 counties in 2024, at 113. Metcalfe County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Kentucky was 707. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest113Jefferson County
Lowest0Metcalfe County
Median4120 counties
Kentucky707History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 6 countAllen County: 3 countAnderson County: 2 countBallard County: 1 countBarren County: 7 countBath County: 4 countBell County: 3 countBoone County: 6 countBourbon County: 4 countBoyd County: 2 countBoyle County: 8 countBracken County: 0 countBreathitt County: 4 countBreckinridge County: 4 countBullitt County: 10 countButler County: 5 countCaldwell County: 5 countCalloway County: 4 countCampbell County: 3 countCarlisle County: 0 countCarroll County: 2 countCarter County: 6 countCasey County: 3 countChristian County: 11 countClark County: 9 countClay County: 2 countClinton County: 3 countCrittenden County: 2 countCumberland County: 0 countDaviess County: 8 countEdmonson County: 3 countElliott County: 2 countEstill County: 1 countFayette County: 37 countFleming County: 1 countFloyd County: 9 countFranklin County: 3 countFulton County: 0 countGallatin County: 2 countGarrard County: 4 countGrant County: 6 countGraves County: 7 countGrayson County: 3 countGreen County: 7 countGreenup County: 5 countHancock County: 1 countHardin County: 25 countHarlan County: 4 countHarrison County: 2 countHart County: 2 countHenderson County: 5 countHenry County: 3 countHickman County: 0 countHopkins County: 11 countJackson County: 1 countJefferson County: 113 countJessamine County: 3 countJohnson County: 1 countKenton County: 7 countKnott County: 4 countKnox County: 3 countLarue County: 4 countLaurel County: 18 countLawrence County: 2 countLee County: 4 countLeslie County: 1 countLetcher County: 4 countLewis County: 6 countLincoln County: 8 countLivingston County: 4 countLogan County: 4 countLyon County: 4 countMcCracken County: 16 countMcCreary County: 2 countMcLean County: 2 countMadison County: 9 countMagoffin County: 4 countMarion County: 2 countMarshall County: 8 countMartin County: 1 countMason County: 7 countMeade County: 5 countMenifee County: 1 countMercer County: 3 countMetcalfe County: 0 countMonroe County: 1 countMontgomery County: 4 countMorgan County: 2 countMuhlenberg County: 5 countNelson County: 10 countNicholas County: 3 countOhio County: 5 countOldham County: 4 countOwen County: 3 countOwsley County: 1 countPendleton County: 2 countPerry County: 1 countPike County: 19 countPowell County: 5 countPulaski County: 18 countRobertson County: 1 countRockcastle County: 6 countRowan County: 1 countRussell County: 1 countScott County: 14 countShelby County: 10 countSimpson County: 5 countSpencer County: 2 countTaylor County: 3 countTodd County: 5 countTrigg County: 3 countTrimble County: 2 countUnion County: 1 countWarren County: 21 countWashington County: 3 countWayne County: 4 countWebster County: 3 countWhitley County: 12 countWolfe County: 2 countWoodford County: 4 count
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count, 2024. 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, 2024

Jefferson County: 113 countJefferson County113Fayette County: 37 countFayette County37Hardin County: 25 countHardin County25Warren County: 21 countWarren County21Pike County: 19 countPike County19Laurel County: 18 countLaurel County18Pulaski County: 18 countPulaski County18McCracken County: 16 countMcCracken County16Scott County: 14 countScott County14Whitley County: 12 countWhitley County12Christian County: 11 countChristian County11Hopkins County: 11 countHopkins County11Bullitt County: 10 countBullitt County10Nelson County: 10 countNelson County10Shelby County: 10 countShelby County10Clark County: 9 countClark County9Floyd County: 9 countFloyd County9Madison County: 9 countMadison County9Boyle County: 8 countBoyle County8Daviess County: 8 countDaviess County8Lincoln County: 8 countLincoln County8Marshall County: 8 countMarshall County8Barren County: 7 countBarren County7Graves County: 7 countGraves County7Green County: 7 countGreen County7Kenton County: 7 countKenton County7Mason County: 7 countMason County7Adair County: 6 countAdair County6Boone County: 6 countBoone County6Carter County: 6 countCarter County6Grant County: 6 countGrant County6Lewis County: 6 countLewis County6Rockcastle County: 6 countRockcastle County6Butler County: 5 countButler County5Caldwell County: 5 countCaldwell County5Greenup County: 5 countGreenup County5Henderson County: 5 countHenderson County5Meade County: 5 countMeade County5Muhlenberg County: 5 countMuhlenberg County5Ohio County: 5 countOhio County5Jefferson County: 113 countJefferson County113Fayette County: 37 countFayette County37Hardin County: 25 countHardin County25Warren County: 21 countWarren County21Pike County: 19 countPike County19Laurel County: 18 countLaurel County18Pulaski County: 18 countPulaski County18McCracken County: 16 countMcCracken County16Scott County: 14 countScott County14Whitley County: 12 countWhitley County12Christian County: 11 countChristian County11Hopkins County: 11 countHopkins County11Bullitt County: 10 countBullitt County10Nelson County: 10 countNelson County10Shelby County: 10 countShelby County10Clark County: 9 countClark County9Floyd County: 9 countFloyd County9Madison County: 9 countMadison County9Boyle County: 8 countBoyle County8Daviess County: 8 countDaviess County8Lincoln County: 8 countLincoln County8Marshall County: 8 countMarshall County8Barren County: 7 countBarren County7Graves County: 7 countGraves County7Green County: 7 countGreen County7Kenton County: 7 countKenton County7Mason County: 7 countMason County7Adair County: 6 countAdair County6Boone County: 6 countBoone County6Carter County: 6 countCarter County6Grant County: 6 countGrant County6Lewis County: 6 countLewis County6Rockcastle County: 6 countRockcastle County6Butler County: 5 countButler County5Caldwell County: 5 countCaldwell County5Greenup County: 5 countGreenup County5Henderson County: 5 countHenderson County5Meade County: 5 countMeade County5Muhlenberg County: 5 countMuhlenberg County5Ohio County: 5 countOhio County5
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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Jefferson County Provisional113-15.7%
2Fayette County Provisional37-24.5%
3Hardin County Provisional25-3.8%
4Warren County Provisional21+31.3%
5Pike County Provisional19-9.5%
6Laurel County Provisional18+100%
6Pulaski County Provisional18+5.9%
8McCracken County Provisional16+128.6%
9Scott County Provisional14+40%
10Whitley County Provisional12+33.3%
11Christian County Provisional11+10%
11Hopkins County Provisional11+83.3%
13Bullitt County Provisional10-16.7%
13Nelson County Provisional10-28.6%
13Shelby County Provisional10+233.3%
16Clark County Provisional9+80%
16Floyd County Provisional9-43.8%
16Madison County Provisional9-18.2%
19Boyle County Provisional8+166.7%
19Daviess County Provisional8-50%
19Lincoln County Provisional8+33.3%
19Marshall County Provisional8+14.3%
23Barren County Provisional7-41.7%
23Graves County Provisional7+250%
23Green County Provisional7+75%
23Kenton County Provisional70%
23Mason County Provisional7+40%
28Adair County Provisional6+100%
28Boone County Provisional6-45.5%
28Carter County Provisional6+100%
28Grant County Provisional60%
28Lewis County Provisional6+200%
28Rockcastle County Provisional6+50%
34Butler County Provisional50%
34Caldwell County Provisional5-16.7%
34Greenup County Provisional50%
34Henderson County Provisional5-44.4%
34Meade County Provisional50%
34Muhlenberg County Provisional50%
34Ohio County Provisional5-44.4%
34Powell County Provisional50%
34Simpson County Provisional5-37.5%
34Todd County Provisional5-16.7%
44Bath County Provisional4+33.3%
44Bourbon County Provisional4-20%
44Breathitt County Provisional4-42.9%
44Breckinridge County Provisional4-63.6%
44Calloway County Provisional4-55.6%
44Garrard County Provisional4+100%
44Harlan County Provisional40%
44Knott County Provisional4+33.3%
44Larue County Provisional4+300%
44Lee County Provisional4+33.3%
44Letcher County Provisional4+300%
44Livingston County Provisional4+300%
44Logan County Provisional4-63.6%
44Lyon County Provisional4+100%
44Magoffin County Provisional4+300%
44Montgomery County Provisional4-60%
44Oldham County Provisional4-42.9%
44Wayne County Provisional4-33.3%
44Woodford County Provisional4-50%
63Allen County Provisional3-50%
63Bell County Provisional30%
63Campbell County Provisional3-50%
63Casey County Provisional3-25%
63Clinton County Provisional3-40%
63Edmonson County Provisional3+200%
63Franklin County Provisional3-40%
63Grayson County Provisional3-66.7%
63Henry County Provisional3-40%
63Jessamine County Provisional3-40%
63Knox County Provisional3-25%
63Mercer County Provisional30%
63Nicholas County Provisional3+50%
63Owen County Provisional3+50%
63Taylor County Provisional3-40%
63Trigg County Provisional3-25%
63Washington County Provisional3-25%
63Webster County Provisional3-50%
81Anderson County Provisional2-33.3%
81Boyd County Provisional2-60%
81Carroll County Provisional2-60%
81Clay County Provisional2-71.4%
81Crittenden County Provisional2-60%
81Elliott County Provisional2+100%
81Gallatin County Provisional2-71.4%
81Harrison County Provisional2-50%
81Hart County Provisional2-50%
81Lawrence County Provisional20%
81Marion County Provisional2-60%
81McCreary County Provisional2-60%
81McLean County Provisional2+100%
81Morgan County Provisional20%
81Pendleton County Provisional2+100%
81Spencer County Provisional20%
81Trimble County Provisional2n/a
81Wolfe County Provisional2+100%
99Ballard County Provisional10%
99Estill County Provisional10%
99Fleming County Provisional10%
99Hancock County Provisional1-50%
99Jackson County Provisional1-80%
99Johnson County Provisional1-66.7%
99Leslie County Provisional1-50%
99Martin County Provisional1-66.7%
99Menifee County Provisional10%
99Monroe County Provisional10%
99Owsley County Provisional1-66.7%
99Perry County Provisional1-83.3%
99Robertson County Provisional1n/a
99Rowan County Provisional1-80%
99Russell County Provisional1-80%
99Union County Provisional1-50%
115Bracken County Provisional0-100%
115Carlisle County Provisional0-100%
115Cumberland County Provisional0-100%
115Fulton County Provisional0n/a
115Hickman County Provisional0-100%
115Metcalfe County Provisional0-100%

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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/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Kentucky by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Kentucky by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties. 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 Kentucky by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties.

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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 Kentucky by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jefferson County, with 113 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Metcalfe County, with 0 in 2024.

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