Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatalities

Jefferson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 120 counties in 2018, at 76. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Kentucky was 724. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest76Jefferson County

Lowest0Robertson County

Median4120 counties

Kentucky724History

Map of counties, 2018

Under 2
2 to 4
4 to 6
6 to 9
9 and over

count, 2018. 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, 2018

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	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Jefferson County	76	-29%
2	Fayette County	32	-8.6%
3	Hardin County	22	+37.5%
4	Pike County	21	+75%
5	Laurel County	20	+11.1%
6	Christian County	19	+72.7%
7	Kenton County	16	-5.9%
8	Grayson County	13	+18.2%
8	Nelson County	13	-7.1%
8	Warren County	13	-50%
11	Bullitt County	12	+20%
11	Oldham County	12	+140%
11	Pulaski County	12	+33.3%
14	Graves County	11	+22.2%
15	Campbell County	10	0%
15	Henderson County	10	+400%
15	Lawrence County	10	+66.7%
15	Muhlenberg County	10	-16.7%
15	Whitley County	10	+42.9%
20	Boone County	9	-52.6%
20	Clark County	9	+12.5%
20	Daviess County	9	0%
20	Floyd County	9	-18.2%
20	McCracken County	9	-18.2%
20	Taylor County	9	+200%
26	Barren County	8	-11.1%
26	Lincoln County	8	-20%
26	Marion County	8	+33.3%
26	Shelby County	8	+100%
26	Wolfe County	8	+166.7%
31	Hopkins County	7	+75%
31	Jessamine County	7	+133.3%
31	Knox County	7	+40%
31	Montgomery County	7	+40%
31	Powell County	7	+250%
36	Allen County	6	-14.3%
36	Breathitt County	6	0%
36	Hart County	6	+100%
36	Logan County	6	+50%
36	Madison County	6	-40%
36	Ohio County	6	+50%
36	Perry County	6	-14.3%
36	Scott County	6	+20%
36	Todd County	6	+500%
36	Woodford County	6	+200%
46	Bourbon County	5	-28.6%
46	Gallatin County	5	-16.7%
46	Harlan County	5	+400%
46	Johnson County	5	+66.7%
46	Knott County	5	+400%
46	Letcher County	5	+25%
46	Marshall County	5	-54.5%
46	Meade County	5	-50%
46	Nicholas County	5	+66.7%
46	Owen County	5	+25%
46	Rowan County	5	-28.6%
46	Trigg County	5	-16.7%
58	Bell County	4	-63.6%
58	Boyd County	4	-33.3%
58	Estill County	4	+100%
58	Garrard County	4	+300%
58	Lewis County	4	+33.3%
58	McLean County	4	+100%
58	Rockcastle County	4	-55.6%
58	Russell County	4	+100%
66	Anderson County	3	-40%
66	Carroll County	3	0%
66	Carter County	3	-66.7%
66	Clinton County	3	+50%
66	Crittenden County	3	-25%
66	Edmonson County	3	+50%
66	Greenup County	3	-57.1%
66	Hickman County	3	+200%
66	Livingston County	3	+50%
66	Mason County	3	-25%
66	Metcalfe County	3	n/a
66	Pendleton County	3	0%
66	Spencer County	3	-40%
66	Wayne County	3	n/a
80	Adair County	2	-66.7%
80	Ballard County	2	0%
80	Bracken County	2	+100%
80	Butler County	2	-50%
80	Calloway County	2	-60%
80	Carlisle County	2	0%
80	Casey County	2	-60%
80	Clay County	2	0%
80	Elliott County	2	0%
80	Fleming County	2	+100%
80	Franklin County	2	-80%
80	Green County	2	-33.3%
80	Hancock County	2	-33.3%
80	Henry County	2	+100%
80	Larue County	2	-33.3%
80	Magoffin County	2	-60%
80	Martin County	2	+100%
80	Menifee County	2	-50%
80	Simpson County	2	-33.3%
80	Trimble County	2	+100%
80	Union County	2	-33.3%
101	Bath County	1	-50%
101	Boyle County	1	-87.5%
101	Breckinridge County	1	-85.7%
101	Cumberland County	1	-66.7%
101	Fulton County	1	-50%
101	Grant County	1	-66.7%
101	Harrison County	1	-75%
101	Jackson County	1	-85.7%
101	Lee County	1	0%
101	Leslie County	1	-75%
101	Lyon County	1	-80%
101	McCreary County	1	-85.7%
101	Mercer County	1	-80%
101	Monroe County	1	0%
101	Owsley County	1	n/a
101	Washington County	1	-75%
101	Webster County	1	-75%
118	Caldwell County	0	-100%
118	Morgan County	0	-100%
118	Robertson 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2018. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2018 (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, 2018}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2018. 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jefferson County, with 76 in 2018, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Robertson County, with 0 in 2018.

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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.