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Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatalities

Jefferson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 120 counties in 2015, at 85. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Kentucky was 761. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest85Jefferson County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median5120 counties
Kentucky761History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 6 countAllen County: 5 countAnderson County: 3 countBallard County: 2 countBarren County: 11 countBath County: 6 countBell County: 7 countBoone County: 15 countBourbon County: 8 countBoyd County: 5 countBoyle County: 4 countBracken County: 6 countBreathitt County: 2 countBreckinridge County: 4 countBullitt County: 12 countButler County: 6 countCaldwell County: 6 countCalloway County: 6 countCampbell County: 8 countCarlisle County: 1 countCarroll County: 6 countCarter County: 7 countCasey County: 5 countChristian County: 8 countClark County: 5 countClay County: 9 countClinton County: 2 countCrittenden County: 3 countCumberland County: 1 countDaviess County: 15 countEdmonson County: 2 countElliott County: 0 countEstill County: 1 countFayette County: 27 countFleming County: 1 countFloyd County: 15 countFranklin County: 1 countFulton County: 1 countGallatin County: 2 countGarrard County: 6 countGrant County: 3 countGraves County: 8 countGrayson County: 10 countGreen County: 5 countGreenup County: 3 countHancock County: 0 countHardin County: 22 countHarlan County: 3 countHarrison County: 1 countHart County: 5 countHenderson County: 3 countHenry County: 5 countHickman County: 0 countHopkins County: 12 countJackson County: 2 countJefferson County: 85 countJessamine County: 11 countJohnson County: 7 countKenton County: 17 countKnott County: 0 countKnox County: 9 countLarue County: 4 countLaurel County: 8 countLawrence County: 1 countLee County: 1 countLeslie County: 5 countLetcher County: 4 countLewis County: 4 countLincoln County: 9 countLivingston County: 4 countLogan County: 4 countLyon County: 4 countMcCracken County: 15 countMcCreary County: 3 countMcLean County: 1 countMadison County: 19 countMagoffin County: 5 countMarion County: 6 countMarshall County: 16 countMartin County: 1 countMason County: 0 countMeade County: 7 countMenifee County: 1 countMercer County: 4 countMetcalfe County: 2 countMonroe County: 1 countMontgomery County: 10 countMorgan County: 1 countMuhlenberg County: 2 countNelson County: 15 countNicholas County: 3 countOhio County: 3 countOldham County: 1 countOwen County: 2 countOwsley County: 2 countPendleton County: 2 countPerry County: 5 countPike County: 14 countPowell County: 5 countPulaski County: 14 countRobertson County: 0 countRockcastle County: 5 countRowan County: 3 countRussell County: 2 countScott County: 9 countShelby County: 8 countSimpson County: 6 countSpencer County: 3 countTaylor County: 6 countTodd County: 6 countTrigg County: 3 countTrimble County: 1 countUnion County: 1 countWarren County: 13 countWashington County: 4 countWayne County: 12 countWebster County: 3 countWhitley County: 10 countWolfe County: 4 countWoodford County: 3 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Jefferson County: 85 countJefferson County85Fayette County: 27 countFayette County27Hardin County: 22 countHardin County22Madison County: 19 countMadison County19Kenton County: 17 countKenton County17Marshall County: 16 countMarshall County16Boone County: 15 countBoone County15Daviess County: 15 countDaviess County15Floyd County: 15 countFloyd County15McCracken County: 15 countMcCracken County15Nelson County: 15 countNelson County15Pike County: 14 countPike County14Pulaski County: 14 countPulaski County14Warren County: 13 countWarren County13Bullitt County: 12 countBullitt County12Hopkins County: 12 countHopkins County12Wayne County: 12 countWayne County12Barren County: 11 countBarren County11Jessamine County: 11 countJessamine County11Grayson County: 10 countGrayson County10Montgomery County: 10 countMontgomery County10Whitley County: 10 countWhitley County10Clay County: 9 countClay County9Knox County: 9 countKnox County9Lincoln County: 9 countLincoln County9Scott County: 9 countScott County9Bourbon County: 8 countBourbon County8Campbell County: 8 countCampbell County8Christian County: 8 countChristian County8Graves County: 8 countGraves County8Laurel County: 8 countLaurel County8Shelby County: 8 countShelby County8Bell County: 7 countBell County7Carter County: 7 countCarter County7Johnson County: 7 countJohnson County7Meade County: 7 countMeade County7Adair County: 6 countAdair County6Bath County: 6 countBath County6Bracken County: 6 countBracken County6Butler County: 6 countButler County6Jefferson County: 85 countJefferson County85Fayette County: 27 countFayette County27Hardin County: 22 countHardin County22Madison County: 19 countMadison County19Kenton County: 17 countKenton County17Marshall County: 16 countMarshall County16Boone County: 15 countBoone County15Daviess County: 15 countDaviess County15Floyd County: 15 countFloyd County15McCracken County: 15 countMcCracken County15Nelson County: 15 countNelson County15Pike County: 14 countPike County14Pulaski County: 14 countPulaski County14Warren County: 13 countWarren County13Bullitt County: 12 countBullitt County12Hopkins County: 12 countHopkins County12Wayne County: 12 countWayne County12Barren County: 11 countBarren County11Jessamine County: 11 countJessamine County11Grayson County: 10 countGrayson County10Montgomery County: 10 countMontgomery County10Whitley County: 10 countWhitley County10Clay County: 9 countClay County9Knox County: 9 countKnox County9Lincoln County: 9 countLincoln County9Scott County: 9 countScott County9Bourbon County: 8 countBourbon County8Campbell County: 8 countCampbell County8Christian County: 8 countChristian County8Graves County: 8 countGraves County8Laurel County: 8 countLaurel County8Shelby County: 8 countShelby County8Bell County: 7 countBell County7Carter County: 7 countCarter County7Johnson County: 7 countJohnson County7Meade County: 7 countMeade County7Adair County: 6 countAdair County6Bath County: 6 countBath County6Bracken County: 6 countBracken County6Butler County: 6 countButler County6
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

RankCounties2015
count		Change on 2014
1Jefferson County85+9%
2Fayette County27-3.6%
3Hardin County22+37.5%
4Madison County19+90%
5Kenton County17+88.9%
6Marshall County16+14.3%
7Boone County15+200%
7Daviess County15+87.5%
7Floyd County15+114.3%
7McCracken County15+275%
7Nelson County15+200%
12Pike County14-33.3%
12Pulaski County14+27.3%
14Warren County13-23.5%
15Bullitt County12+9.1%
15Hopkins County12+20%
15Wayne County12+300%
18Barren County11+22.2%
18Jessamine County11+37.5%
20Grayson County10+42.9%
20Montgomery County10+400%
20Whitley County10+11.1%
23Clay County9+50%
23Knox County9+80%
23Lincoln County9+200%
23Scott County9-25%
27Bourbon County8+100%
27Campbell County8+14.3%
27Christian County8+14.3%
27Graves County80%
27Laurel County8-20%
27Shelby County8+14.3%
33Bell County7+133.3%
33Carter County7+40%
33Johnson County7+133.3%
33Meade County7+16.7%
37Adair County60%
37Bath County6+500%
37Bracken County6+200%
37Butler County6+20%
37Caldwell County6+100%
37Calloway County6-33.3%
37Carroll County6+100%
37Garrard County6+500%
37Marion County6+100%
37Simpson County6+50%
37Taylor County6+200%
37Todd County6+200%
49Allen County5+150%
49Boyd County5-16.7%
49Casey County5+25%
49Clark County5-28.6%
49Green County5+66.7%
49Hart County5-16.7%
49Henry County5+25%
49Leslie County5n/a
49Magoffin County5+25%
49Perry County5-44.4%
49Powell County50%
49Rockcastle County5+66.7%
61Boyle County4-42.9%
61Breckinridge County4-42.9%
61Larue County4+33.3%
61Letcher County40%
61Lewis County4+100%
61Livingston County4+100%
61Logan County4+33.3%
61Lyon County4n/a
61Mercer County4-20%
61Washington County40%
61Wolfe County4+100%
72Anderson County3-25%
72Crittenden County3-25%
72Grant County3-40%
72Greenup County3-57.1%
72Harlan County3-72.7%
72Henderson County3-40%
72McCreary County3-25%
72Nicholas County3-25%
72Ohio County3-25%
72Rowan County30%
72Spencer County3+200%
72Trigg County3+200%
72Webster County30%
72Woodford County3-40%
86Ballard County2-33.3%
86Breathitt County2-83.3%
86Clinton County2-33.3%
86Edmonson County2-33.3%
86Gallatin County20%
86Jackson County2-50%
86Metcalfe County2-66.7%
86Muhlenberg County20%
86Owen County2-33.3%
86Owsley County20%
86Pendleton County2+100%
86Russell County2-75%
98Carlisle County1-66.7%
98Cumberland County1-66.7%
98Estill County1-50%
98Fleming County1n/a
98Franklin County1-50%
98Fulton County1-66.7%
98Harrison County1-75%
98Lawrence County10%
98Lee County1-75%
98Martin County10%
98McLean County1n/a
98Menifee County10%
98Monroe County1n/a
98Morgan County1n/a
98Oldham County1-88.9%
98Trimble County1-80%
98Union County1n/a
115Elliott County0n/a
115Hancock County0-100%
115Hickman County0-100%
115Knott County0-100%
115Mason County0-100%
115Robertson 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.

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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/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jefferson County, with 85 in 2015, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Robertson County, with 0 in 2015.

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