Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatalities

Jefferson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 120 counties in 2014, at 78. Union County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Kentucky was 672. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest78Jefferson County

Lowest0Union County

Median4120 counties

Kentucky672History

Map of counties, 2014

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count, 2014. 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, 2014

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	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Jefferson County	78	-11.4%
2	Fayette County	28	+55.6%
3	Pike County	21	+5%
4	Warren County	17	-5.6%
5	Hardin County	16	-20%
6	Marshall County	14	+133.3%
7	Breathitt County	12	+140%
7	Scott County	12	0%
9	Bullitt County	11	+57.1%
9	Harlan County	11	+175%
9	Pulaski County	11	+57.1%
12	Hopkins County	10	+100%
12	Laurel County	10	-23.1%
12	Madison County	10	-16.7%
15	Barren County	9	-18.2%
15	Calloway County	9	0%
15	Kenton County	9	+80%
15	Oldham County	9	+80%
15	Perry County	9	-18.2%
15	Whitley County	9	+28.6%
21	Daviess County	8	0%
21	Graves County	8	0%
21	Jessamine County	8	+33.3%
21	Russell County	8	+166.7%
25	Boyle County	7	+250%
25	Breckinridge County	7	0%
25	Campbell County	7	+40%
25	Christian County	7	-30%
25	Clark County	7	+75%
25	Floyd County	7	-36.4%
25	Grayson County	7	+16.7%
25	Greenup County	7	+133.3%
25	Shelby County	7	+16.7%
34	Adair County	6	+100%
34	Boyd County	6	+50%
34	Clay County	6	0%
34	Hart County	6	+200%
34	Meade County	6	0%
34	Metcalfe County	6	+50%
40	Boone County	5	-44.4%
40	Butler County	5	+66.7%
40	Carter County	5	+25%
40	Grant County	5	+150%
40	Henderson County	5	+25%
40	Knox County	5	-28.6%
40	Mason County	5	-37.5%
40	Mercer County	5	+400%
40	Nelson County	5	-37.5%
40	Powell County	5	+66.7%
40	Trimble County	5	+400%
40	Woodford County	5	0%
52	Anderson County	4	n/a
52	Bourbon County	4	+100%
52	Casey County	4	-33.3%
52	Crittenden County	4	+100%
52	Harrison County	4	-20%
52	Henry County	4	+100%
52	Jackson County	4	+33.3%
52	Lee County	4	+300%
52	Letcher County	4	0%
52	Magoffin County	4	0%
52	McCracken County	4	-42.9%
52	McCreary County	4	0%
52	Nicholas County	4	+300%
52	Ohio County	4	-20%
52	Simpson County	4	+100%
52	Washington County	4	n/a
68	Ballard County	3	-25%
68	Bell County	3	-57.1%
68	Caldwell County	3	0%
68	Carlisle County	3	+50%
68	Carroll County	3	0%
68	Clinton County	3	+200%
68	Cumberland County	3	+200%
68	Edmonson County	3	+200%
68	Fulton County	3	+200%
68	Green County	3	-57.1%
68	Hickman County	3	+200%
68	Johnson County	3	0%
68	Knott County	3	-40%
68	Larue County	3	+200%
68	Lincoln County	3	+50%
68	Logan County	3	-70%
68	Marion County	3	-40%
68	Owen County	3	-25%
68	Rockcastle County	3	-25%
68	Rowan County	3	-40%
68	Wayne County	3	+50%
68	Webster County	3	0%
90	Allen County	2	-66.7%
90	Bracken County	2	+100%
90	Estill County	2	-75%
90	Franklin County	2	-33.3%
90	Gallatin County	2	-50%
90	Hancock County	2	n/a
90	Lewis County	2	-50%
90	Livingston County	2	0%
90	Montgomery County	2	0%
90	Muhlenberg County	2	-66.7%
90	Owsley County	2	+100%
90	Taylor County	2	+100%
90	Todd County	2	+100%
90	Wolfe County	2	0%
104	Bath County	1	-66.7%
104	Garrard County	1	-50%
104	Lawrence County	1	-83.3%
104	Martin County	1	n/a
104	Menifee County	1	n/a
104	Pendleton County	1	0%
104	Spencer County	1	n/a
104	Trigg County	1	-75%
112	Elliott County	0	n/a
112	Fleming County	0	-100%
112	Leslie County	0	-100%
112	Lyon County	0	-100%
112	McLean County	0	-100%
112	Monroe County	0	n/a
112	Morgan County	0	-100%
112	Robertson County	0	n/a
112	Union 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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2014. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2014 (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 Kentucky by traffic fatalities, 2014}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2014. 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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jefferson County, with 78 in 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Union County, with 0 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.