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Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatalities

Jefferson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 120 counties in 2019, at 97. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Kentucky was 732. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest97Jefferson County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median4120 counties
Kentucky732History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 1 countAllen County: 5 countAnderson County: 3 countBallard County: 4 countBarren County: 7 countBath County: 3 countBell County: 3 countBoone County: 11 countBourbon County: 7 countBoyd County: 3 countBoyle County: 5 countBracken County: 2 countBreathitt County: 5 countBreckinridge County: 3 countBullitt County: 11 countButler County: 5 countCaldwell County: 1 countCalloway County: 5 countCampbell County: 11 countCarlisle County: 3 countCarroll County: 2 countCarter County: 3 countCasey County: 1 countChristian County: 12 countClark County: 8 countClay County: 7 countClinton County: 4 countCrittenden County: 2 countCumberland County: 5 countDaviess County: 11 countEdmonson County: 3 countElliott County: 3 countEstill County: 2 countFayette County: 33 countFleming County: 2 countFloyd County: 8 countFranklin County: 8 countFulton County: 3 countGallatin County: 1 countGarrard County: 3 countGrant County: 5 countGraves County: 11 countGrayson County: 7 countGreen County: 2 countGreenup County: 4 countHancock County: 2 countHardin County: 15 countHarlan County: 2 countHarrison County: 2 countHart County: 9 countHenderson County: 4 countHenry County: 3 countHickman County: 0 countHopkins County: 7 countJackson County: 8 countJefferson County: 97 countJessamine County: 7 countJohnson County: 3 countKenton County: 9 countKnott County: 1 countKnox County: 6 countLarue County: 4 countLaurel County: 9 countLawrence County: 5 countLee County: 0 countLeslie County: 2 countLetcher County: 10 countLewis County: 11 countLincoln County: 2 countLivingston County: 0 countLogan County: 7 countLyon County: 2 countMcCracken County: 14 countMcCreary County: 7 countMcLean County: 3 countMadison County: 9 countMagoffin County: 3 countMarion County: 1 countMarshall County: 8 countMartin County: 2 countMason County: 4 countMeade County: 8 countMenifee County: 1 countMercer County: 9 countMetcalfe County: 2 countMonroe County: 1 countMontgomery County: 7 countMorgan County: 4 countMuhlenberg County: 5 countNelson County: 10 countNicholas County: 1 countOhio County: 5 countOldham County: 5 countOwen County: 5 countOwsley County: 2 countPendleton County: 4 countPerry County: 16 countPike County: 13 countPowell County: 3 countPulaski County: 16 countRobertson County: 0 countRockcastle County: 5 countRowan County: 1 countRussell County: 2 countScott County: 8 countShelby County: 5 countSimpson County: 3 countSpencer County: 2 countTaylor County: 7 countTodd County: 2 countTrigg County: 5 countTrimble County: 2 countUnion County: 4 countWarren County: 16 countWashington County: 4 countWayne County: 3 countWebster County: 6 countWhitley County: 5 countWolfe County: 3 countWoodford County: 6 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Jefferson County: 97 countJefferson County97Fayette County: 33 countFayette County33Perry County: 16 countPerry County16Pulaski County: 16 countPulaski County16Warren County: 16 countWarren County16Hardin County: 15 countHardin County15McCracken County: 14 countMcCracken County14Pike County: 13 countPike County13Christian County: 12 countChristian County12Boone County: 11 countBoone County11Bullitt County: 11 countBullitt County11Campbell County: 11 countCampbell County11Daviess County: 11 countDaviess County11Graves County: 11 countGraves County11Lewis County: 11 countLewis County11Letcher County: 10 countLetcher County10Nelson County: 10 countNelson County10Hart County: 9 countHart County9Kenton County: 9 countKenton County9Laurel County: 9 countLaurel County9Madison County: 9 countMadison County9Mercer County: 9 countMercer County9Clark County: 8 countClark County8Floyd County: 8 countFloyd County8Franklin County: 8 countFranklin County8Jackson County: 8 countJackson County8Marshall County: 8 countMarshall County8Meade County: 8 countMeade County8Scott County: 8 countScott County8Barren County: 7 countBarren County7Bourbon County: 7 countBourbon County7Clay County: 7 countClay County7Grayson County: 7 countGrayson County7Hopkins County: 7 countHopkins County7Jessamine County: 7 countJessamine County7Logan County: 7 countLogan County7McCreary County: 7 countMcCreary County7Montgomery County: 7 countMontgomery County7Taylor County: 7 countTaylor County7Knox County: 6 countKnox County6Jefferson County: 97 countJefferson County97Fayette County: 33 countFayette County33Perry County: 16 countPerry County16Pulaski County: 16 countPulaski County16Warren County: 16 countWarren County16Hardin County: 15 countHardin County15McCracken County: 14 countMcCracken County14Pike County: 13 countPike County13Christian County: 12 countChristian County12Boone County: 11 countBoone County11Bullitt County: 11 countBullitt County11Campbell County: 11 countCampbell County11Daviess County: 11 countDaviess County11Graves County: 11 countGraves County11Lewis County: 11 countLewis County11Letcher County: 10 countLetcher County10Nelson County: 10 countNelson County10Hart County: 9 countHart County9Kenton County: 9 countKenton County9Laurel County: 9 countLaurel County9Madison County: 9 countMadison County9Mercer County: 9 countMercer County9Clark County: 8 countClark County8Floyd County: 8 countFloyd County8Franklin County: 8 countFranklin County8Jackson County: 8 countJackson County8Marshall County: 8 countMarshall County8Meade County: 8 countMeade County8Scott County: 8 countScott County8Barren County: 7 countBarren County7Bourbon County: 7 countBourbon County7Clay County: 7 countClay County7Grayson County: 7 countGrayson County7Hopkins County: 7 countHopkins County7Jessamine County: 7 countJessamine County7Logan County: 7 countLogan County7McCreary County: 7 countMcCreary County7Montgomery County: 7 countMontgomery County7Taylor County: 7 countTaylor County7Knox County: 6 countKnox 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

RankCounties2019
count		Change on 2018
1Jefferson County97+27.6%
2Fayette County33+3.1%
3Perry County16+166.7%
3Pulaski County16+33.3%
3Warren County16+23.1%
6Hardin County15-31.8%
7McCracken County14+55.6%
8Pike County13-38.1%
9Christian County12-36.8%
10Boone County11+22.2%
10Bullitt County11-8.3%
10Campbell County11+10%
10Daviess County11+22.2%
10Graves County110%
10Lewis County11+175%
16Letcher County10+100%
16Nelson County10-23.1%
18Hart County9+50%
18Kenton County9-43.8%
18Laurel County9-55%
18Madison County9+50%
18Mercer County9+800%
23Clark County8-11.1%
23Floyd County8-11.1%
23Franklin County8+300%
23Jackson County8+700%
23Marshall County8+60%
23Meade County8+60%
23Scott County8+33.3%
30Barren County7-12.5%
30Bourbon County7+40%
30Clay County7+250%
30Grayson County7-46.2%
30Hopkins County70%
30Jessamine County70%
30Logan County7+16.7%
30McCreary County7+600%
30Montgomery County70%
30Taylor County7-22.2%
40Knox County6-14.3%
40Webster County6+500%
40Woodford County60%
43Allen County5-16.7%
43Boyle County5+400%
43Breathitt County5-16.7%
43Butler County5+150%
43Calloway County5+150%
43Cumberland County5+400%
43Grant County5+400%
43Lawrence County5-50%
43Muhlenberg County5-50%
43Ohio County5-16.7%
43Oldham County5-58.3%
43Owen County50%
43Rockcastle County5+25%
43Shelby County5-37.5%
43Trigg County50%
43Whitley County5-50%
59Ballard County4+100%
59Clinton County4+33.3%
59Greenup County4+33.3%
59Henderson County4-60%
59Larue County4+100%
59Mason County4+33.3%
59Morgan County4n/a
59Pendleton County4+33.3%
59Union County4+100%
59Washington County4+300%
69Anderson County30%
69Bath County3+200%
69Bell County3-25%
69Boyd County3-25%
69Breckinridge County3+200%
69Carlisle County3+50%
69Carter County30%
69Edmonson County30%
69Elliott County3+50%
69Fulton County3+200%
69Garrard County3-25%
69Henry County3+50%
69Johnson County3-40%
69Magoffin County3+50%
69McLean County3-25%
69Powell County3-57.1%
69Simpson County3+50%
69Wayne County30%
69Wolfe County3-62.5%
88Bracken County20%
88Carroll County2-33.3%
88Crittenden County2-33.3%
88Estill County2-50%
88Fleming County20%
88Green County20%
88Hancock County20%
88Harlan County2-60%
88Harrison County2+100%
88Leslie County2+100%
88Lincoln County2-75%
88Lyon County2+100%
88Martin County20%
88Metcalfe County2-33.3%
88Owsley County2+100%
88Russell County2-50%
88Spencer County2-33.3%
88Todd County2-66.7%
88Trimble County20%
107Adair County1-50%
107Caldwell County1n/a
107Casey County1-50%
107Gallatin County1-80%
107Knott County1-80%
107Marion County1-87.5%
107Menifee County1-50%
107Monroe County10%
107Nicholas County1-80%
107Rowan County1-80%
117Hickman County0-100%
117Lee County0-100%
117Livingston County0-100%
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/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2019. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/kentucky-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jefferson County, with 97 in 2019, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Robertson County, with 0 in 2019.

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.

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