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Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest traffic fatalities of 64 counties in 2020, at 89. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7 and the figure for Louisiana was 828. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest89East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest0East Carroll Parish
Median764 counties
Louisiana828History

Map of counties, 2020

Acadia Parish: 13 countAllen Parish: 3 countAscension Parish: 23 countAssumption Parish: 5 countAvoyelles Parish: 14 countBeauregard Parish: 13 countBienville Parish: 3 countBossier Parish: 15 countCaddo Parish: 40 countCalcasieu Parish: 32 countCaldwell Parish: 3 countCameron Parish: 1 countCatahoula Parish: 3 countClaiborne Parish: 5 countConcordia Parish: 5 countDe Soto Parish: 12 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 89 countEast Carroll Parish: 0 countEast Feliciana Parish: 4 countEvangeline Parish: 6 countFranklin Parish: 5 countGrant Parish: 5 countIberia Parish: 17 countIberville Parish: 6 countJackson Parish: 6 countJefferson Parish: 30 countJefferson Davis Parish: 8 countLafayette Parish: 26 countLafourche Parish: 19 countLaSalle Parish: 2 countLincoln Parish: 7 countLivingston Parish: 27 countMadison Parish: 4 countMorehouse Parish: 7 countNatchitoches Parish: 9 countOrleans Parish: 51 countOuachita Parish: 30 countPlaquemines Parish: 2 countPointe Coupee Parish: 14 countRapides Parish: 25 countRed River Parish: 4 countRichland Parish: 14 countSabine Parish: 2 countSt. Bernard Parish: 7 countSt. Charles Parish: 5 countSt. Helena Parish: 5 countSt. James Parish: 2 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 7 countSt. Landry Parish: 18 countSt. Martin Parish: 8 countSt. Mary Parish: 10 countSt. Tammany Parish: 41 countTangipahoa Parish: 32 countTensas Parish: 1 countTerrebonne Parish: 18 countUnion Parish: 4 countVermilion Parish: 10 countVernon Parish: 6 countWashington Parish: 16 countWebster Parish: 8 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 12 countWest Carroll Parish: 1 countWest Feliciana Parish: 3 countWinn Parish: 5 count
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count, 2020. 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, 2020

East Baton Rouge Parish: 89 countEast Baton Rouge Parish89Orleans Parish: 51 countOrleans Parish51St. Tammany Parish: 41 countSt. Tammany Parish41Caddo Parish: 40 countCaddo Parish40Calcasieu Parish: 32 countCalcasieu Parish32Tangipahoa Parish: 32 countTangipahoa Parish32Jefferson Parish: 30 countJefferson Parish30Ouachita Parish: 30 countOuachita Parish30Livingston Parish: 27 countLivingston Parish27Lafayette Parish: 26 countLafayette Parish26Rapides Parish: 25 countRapides Parish25Ascension Parish: 23 countAscension Parish23Lafourche Parish: 19 countLafourche Parish19St. Landry Parish: 18 countSt. Landry Parish18Terrebonne Parish: 18 countTerrebonne Parish18Iberia Parish: 17 countIberia Parish17Washington Parish: 16 countWashington Parish16Bossier Parish: 15 countBossier Parish15Avoyelles Parish: 14 countAvoyelles Parish14Pointe Coupee Parish: 14 countPointe Coupee Parish14Richland Parish: 14 countRichland Parish14Acadia Parish: 13 countAcadia Parish13Beauregard Parish: 13 countBeauregard Parish13De Soto Parish: 12 countDe Soto Parish12West Baton Rouge Parish: 12 countWest Baton Rouge Parish12St. Mary Parish: 10 countSt. Mary Parish10Vermilion Parish: 10 countVermilion Parish10Natchitoches Parish: 9 countNatchitoches Parish9Jefferson Davis Parish: 8 countJefferson Davis Parish8St. Martin Parish: 8 countSt. Martin Parish8Webster Parish: 8 countWebster Parish8Lincoln Parish: 7 countLincoln Parish7Morehouse Parish: 7 countMorehouse Parish7St. Bernard Parish: 7 countSt. Bernard Parish7St. John the Baptist Parish: 7 countSt. John the Baptist Parish7Evangeline Parish: 6 countEvangeline Parish6Iberville Parish: 6 countIberville Parish6Jackson Parish: 6 countJackson Parish6Vernon Parish: 6 countVernon Parish6Assumption Parish: 5 countAssumption Parish5East Baton Rouge Parish: 89 countEast Baton Rouge Parish89Orleans Parish: 51 countOrleans Parish51St. Tammany Parish: 41 countSt. Tammany Parish41Caddo Parish: 40 countCaddo Parish40Calcasieu Parish: 32 countCalcasieu Parish32Tangipahoa Parish: 32 countTangipahoa Parish32Jefferson Parish: 30 countJefferson Parish30Ouachita Parish: 30 countOuachita Parish30Livingston Parish: 27 countLivingston Parish27Lafayette Parish: 26 countLafayette Parish26Rapides Parish: 25 countRapides Parish25Ascension Parish: 23 countAscension Parish23Lafourche Parish: 19 countLafourche Parish19St. Landry Parish: 18 countSt. Landry Parish18Terrebonne Parish: 18 countTerrebonne Parish18Iberia Parish: 17 countIberia Parish17Washington Parish: 16 countWashington Parish16Bossier Parish: 15 countBossier Parish15Avoyelles Parish: 14 countAvoyelles Parish14Pointe Coupee Parish: 14 countPointe Coupee Parish14Richland Parish: 14 countRichland Parish14Acadia Parish: 13 countAcadia Parish13Beauregard Parish: 13 countBeauregard Parish13De Soto Parish: 12 countDe Soto Parish12West Baton Rouge Parish: 12 countWest Baton Rouge Parish12St. Mary Parish: 10 countSt. Mary Parish10Vermilion Parish: 10 countVermilion Parish10Natchitoches Parish: 9 countNatchitoches Parish9Jefferson Davis Parish: 8 countJefferson Davis Parish8St. Martin Parish: 8 countSt. Martin Parish8Webster Parish: 8 countWebster Parish8Lincoln Parish: 7 countLincoln Parish7Morehouse Parish: 7 countMorehouse Parish7St. Bernard Parish: 7 countSt. Bernard Parish7St. John the Baptist Parish: 7 countSt. John the Baptist Parish7Evangeline Parish: 6 countEvangeline Parish6Iberville Parish: 6 countIberville Parish6Jackson Parish: 6 countJackson Parish6Vernon Parish: 6 countVernon Parish6Assumption Parish: 5 countAssumption Parish5
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

RankCounties2020
count		Change on 2019
1East Baton Rouge Parish89+50.8%
2Orleans Parish51+15.9%
3St. Tammany Parish41+20.6%
4Caddo Parish40+11.1%
5Calcasieu Parish32-8.6%
5Tangipahoa Parish32+113.3%
7Jefferson Parish30-18.9%
7Ouachita Parish30+20%
9Livingston Parish27-25%
10Lafayette Parish26+23.8%
11Rapides Parish25+19%
12Ascension Parish23+43.8%
13Lafourche Parish19+26.7%
14St. Landry Parish18-25%
14Terrebonne Parish18+63.6%
16Iberia Parish17+70%
17Washington Parish16+220%
18Bossier Parish15+36.4%
19Avoyelles Parish14+133.3%
19Pointe Coupee Parish14+100%
19Richland Parish14+27.3%
22Acadia Parish13-7.1%
22Beauregard Parish13+225%
24De Soto Parish12+140%
24West Baton Rouge Parish12+9.1%
26St. Mary Parish10+233.3%
26Vermilion Parish10+150%
28Natchitoches Parish9-30.8%
29Jefferson Davis Parish8-20%
29St. Martin Parish8-46.7%
29Webster Parish8+33.3%
32Lincoln Parish7-12.5%
32Morehouse Parish7-30%
32St. Bernard Parish70%
32St. John the Baptist Parish7-53.3%
36Evangeline Parish60%
36Iberville Parish6-53.8%
36Jackson Parish6+20%
36Vernon Parish6+20%
40Assumption Parish5-16.7%
40Claiborne Parish5-28.6%
40Concordia Parish5+66.7%
40Franklin Parish5-16.7%
40Grant Parish5-16.7%
40St. Charles Parish5-58.3%
40St. Helena Parish50%
40Winn Parish5n/a
48East Feliciana Parish4-20%
48Madison Parish4n/a
48Red River Parish4+300%
48Union Parish4+300%
52Allen Parish3-40%
52Bienville Parish30%
52Caldwell Parish3n/a
52Catahoula Parish3+200%
52West Feliciana Parish3-25%
57LaSalle Parish2-66.7%
57Plaquemines Parish2-33.3%
57Sabine Parish2-60%
57St. James Parish2-75%
61Cameron Parish1-66.7%
61Tensas Parish1-50%
61West Carroll Parish10%
64East Carroll Parish0-100%

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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/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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 Louisiana by traffic fatalities, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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 Louisiana by traffic fatalities, 2020. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2020. 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 Louisiana by traffic fatalities, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2020.

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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 Louisiana by traffic fatalities, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 89 in 2020, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

East Carroll Parish, with 0 in 2020.

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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