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Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatalities

Jefferson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 120 counties in 2016, at 99. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Kentucky was 834. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest99Jefferson County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median5120 counties
Kentucky834History

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 7 countAllen County: 5 countAnderson County: 6 countBallard County: 6 countBarren County: 9 countBath County: 3 countBell County: 8 countBoone County: 14 countBourbon County: 6 countBoyd County: 4 countBoyle County: 6 countBracken County: 1 countBreathitt County: 8 countBreckinridge County: 4 countBullitt County: 12 countButler County: 4 countCaldwell County: 6 countCalloway County: 7 countCampbell County: 15 countCarlisle County: 1 countCarroll County: 5 countCarter County: 2 countCasey County: 2 countChristian County: 12 countClark County: 7 countClay County: 7 countClinton County: 2 countCrittenden County: 1 countCumberland County: 0 countDaviess County: 20 countEdmonson County: 1 countElliott County: 1 countEstill County: 1 countFayette County: 50 countFleming County: 3 countFloyd County: 8 countFranklin County: 10 countFulton County: 0 countGallatin County: 3 countGarrard County: 3 countGrant County: 3 countGraves County: 10 countGrayson County: 9 countGreen County: 1 countGreenup County: 2 countHancock County: 2 countHardin County: 16 countHarlan County: 7 countHarrison County: 1 countHart County: 8 countHenderson County: 9 countHenry County: 8 countHickman County: 0 countHopkins County: 13 countJackson County: 3 countJefferson County: 99 countJessamine County: 7 countJohnson County: 2 countKenton County: 9 countKnott County: 3 countKnox County: 4 countLarue County: 8 countLaurel County: 11 countLawrence County: 3 countLee County: 1 countLeslie County: 2 countLetcher County: 3 countLewis County: 5 countLincoln County: 2 countLivingston County: 2 countLogan County: 1 countLyon County: 4 countMcCracken County: 15 countMcCreary County: 6 countMcLean County: 2 countMadison County: 10 countMagoffin County: 4 countMarion County: 4 countMarshall County: 5 countMartin County: 1 countMason County: 2 countMeade County: 7 countMenifee County: 3 countMercer County: 5 countMetcalfe County: 4 countMonroe County: 1 countMontgomery County: 4 countMorgan County: 2 countMuhlenberg County: 6 countNelson County: 13 countNicholas County: 2 countOhio County: 9 countOldham County: 3 countOwen County: 3 countOwsley County: 3 countPendleton County: 2 countPerry County: 14 countPike County: 16 countPowell County: 9 countPulaski County: 16 countRobertson County: 0 countRockcastle County: 3 countRowan County: 7 countRussell County: 6 countScott County: 9 countShelby County: 12 countSimpson County: 7 countSpencer County: 2 countTaylor County: 6 countTodd County: 4 countTrigg County: 3 countTrimble County: 4 countUnion County: 9 countWarren County: 23 countWashington County: 4 countWayne County: 9 countWebster County: 3 countWhitley County: 13 countWolfe County: 6 countWoodford County: 5 count
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count, 2016. 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, 2016

Jefferson County: 99 countJefferson County99Fayette County: 50 countFayette County50Warren County: 23 countWarren County23Daviess County: 20 countDaviess County20Hardin County: 16 countHardin County16Pike County: 16 countPike County16Pulaski County: 16 countPulaski County16Campbell County: 15 countCampbell County15McCracken County: 15 countMcCracken County15Boone County: 14 countBoone County14Perry County: 14 countPerry County14Hopkins County: 13 countHopkins County13Nelson County: 13 countNelson County13Whitley County: 13 countWhitley County13Bullitt County: 12 countBullitt County12Christian County: 12 countChristian County12Shelby County: 12 countShelby County12Laurel County: 11 countLaurel County11Franklin County: 10 countFranklin County10Graves County: 10 countGraves County10Madison County: 10 countMadison County10Barren County: 9 countBarren County9Grayson County: 9 countGrayson County9Henderson County: 9 countHenderson County9Kenton County: 9 countKenton County9Ohio County: 9 countOhio County9Powell County: 9 countPowell County9Scott County: 9 countScott County9Union County: 9 countUnion County9Wayne County: 9 countWayne County9Bell County: 8 countBell County8Breathitt County: 8 countBreathitt County8Floyd County: 8 countFloyd County8Hart County: 8 countHart County8Henry County: 8 countHenry County8Larue County: 8 countLarue County8Adair County: 7 countAdair County7Calloway County: 7 countCalloway County7Clark County: 7 countClark County7Clay County: 7 countClay County7Jefferson County: 99 countJefferson County99Fayette County: 50 countFayette County50Warren County: 23 countWarren County23Daviess County: 20 countDaviess County20Hardin County: 16 countHardin County16Pike County: 16 countPike County16Pulaski County: 16 countPulaski County16Campbell County: 15 countCampbell County15McCracken County: 15 countMcCracken County15Boone County: 14 countBoone County14Perry County: 14 countPerry County14Hopkins County: 13 countHopkins County13Nelson County: 13 countNelson County13Whitley County: 13 countWhitley County13Bullitt County: 12 countBullitt County12Christian County: 12 countChristian County12Shelby County: 12 countShelby County12Laurel County: 11 countLaurel County11Franklin County: 10 countFranklin County10Graves County: 10 countGraves County10Madison County: 10 countMadison County10Barren County: 9 countBarren County9Grayson County: 9 countGrayson County9Henderson County: 9 countHenderson County9Kenton County: 9 countKenton County9Ohio County: 9 countOhio County9Powell County: 9 countPowell County9Scott County: 9 countScott County9Union County: 9 countUnion County9Wayne County: 9 countWayne County9Bell County: 8 countBell County8Breathitt County: 8 countBreathitt County8Floyd County: 8 countFloyd County8Hart County: 8 countHart County8Henry County: 8 countHenry County8Larue County: 8 countLarue County8Adair County: 7 countAdair County7Calloway County: 7 countCalloway County7Clark County: 7 countClark County7Clay County: 7 countClay County7
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

RankCounties2016
count		Change on 2015
1Jefferson County99+16.5%
2Fayette County50+85.2%
3Warren County23+76.9%
4Daviess County20+33.3%
5Hardin County16-27.3%
5Pike County16+14.3%
5Pulaski County16+14.3%
8Campbell County15+87.5%
8McCracken County150%
10Boone County14-6.7%
10Perry County14+180%
12Hopkins County13+8.3%
12Nelson County13-13.3%
12Whitley County13+30%
15Bullitt County120%
15Christian County12+50%
15Shelby County12+50%
18Laurel County11+37.5%
19Franklin County10+900%
19Graves County10+25%
19Madison County10-47.4%
22Barren County9-18.2%
22Grayson County9-10%
22Henderson County9+200%
22Kenton County9-47.1%
22Ohio County9+200%
22Powell County9+80%
22Scott County90%
22Union County9+800%
22Wayne County9-25%
31Bell County8+14.3%
31Breathitt County8+300%
31Floyd County8-46.7%
31Hart County8+60%
31Henry County8+60%
31Larue County8+100%
37Adair County7+16.7%
37Calloway County7+16.7%
37Clark County7+40%
37Clay County7-22.2%
37Harlan County7+133.3%
37Jessamine County7-36.4%
37Meade County70%
37Rowan County7+133.3%
37Simpson County7+16.7%
46Anderson County6+100%
46Ballard County6+200%
46Bourbon County6-25%
46Boyle County6+50%
46Caldwell County60%
46McCreary County6+100%
46Muhlenberg County6+200%
46Russell County6+200%
46Taylor County60%
46Wolfe County6+50%
56Allen County50%
56Carroll County5-16.7%
56Lewis County5+25%
56Marshall County5-68.8%
56Mercer County5+25%
56Woodford County5+66.7%
62Boyd County4-20%
62Breckinridge County40%
62Butler County4-33.3%
62Knox County4-55.6%
62Lyon County40%
62Magoffin County4-20%
62Marion County4-33.3%
62Metcalfe County4+100%
62Montgomery County4-60%
62Todd County4-33.3%
62Trimble County4+300%
62Washington County40%
74Bath County3-50%
74Fleming County3+200%
74Gallatin County3+50%
74Garrard County3-50%
74Grant County30%
74Jackson County3+50%
74Knott County3n/a
74Lawrence County3+200%
74Letcher County3-25%
74Menifee County3+200%
74Oldham County3+200%
74Owen County3+50%
74Owsley County3+50%
74Rockcastle County3-40%
74Trigg County30%
74Webster County30%
90Carter County2-71.4%
90Casey County2-60%
90Clinton County20%
90Greenup County2-33.3%
90Hancock County2n/a
90Johnson County2-71.4%
90Leslie County2-60%
90Lincoln County2-77.8%
90Livingston County2-50%
90Mason County2n/a
90McLean County2+100%
90Morgan County2+100%
90Nicholas County2-33.3%
90Pendleton County20%
90Spencer County2-33.3%
105Bracken County1-83.3%
105Carlisle County10%
105Crittenden County1-66.7%
105Edmonson County1-50%
105Elliott County1n/a
105Estill County10%
105Green County1-80%
105Harrison County10%
105Lee County10%
105Logan County1-75%
105Martin County10%
105Monroe County10%
117Cumberland County0-100%
117Fulton County0-100%
117Hickman County0n/a
117Robertson 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.

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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2016. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jefferson County, with 99 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Robertson County, with 0 in 2016.

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