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Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest traffic fatalities of 64 counties in 2021, at 103. Catahoula Parish had the lowest, at 1. The median was 9 and the figure for Louisiana was 971. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest103East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest1Catahoula Parish
Median964 counties
Louisiana971History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 27 countAllen Parish: 6 countAscension Parish: 29 countAssumption Parish: 11 countAvoyelles Parish: 9 countBeauregard Parish: 3 countBienville Parish: 3 countBossier Parish: 11 countCaddo Parish: 47 countCalcasieu Parish: 56 countCaldwell Parish: 4 countCameron Parish: 2 countCatahoula Parish: 1 countClaiborne Parish: 5 countConcordia Parish: 8 countDe Soto Parish: 13 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 103 countEast Carroll Parish: 2 countEast Feliciana Parish: 5 countEvangeline Parish: 6 countFranklin Parish: 4 countGrant Parish: 8 countIberia Parish: 11 countIberville Parish: 9 countJackson Parish: 3 countJefferson Parish: 45 countJefferson Davis Parish: 8 countLafayette Parish: 35 countLafourche Parish: 30 countLaSalle Parish: 3 countLincoln Parish: 15 countLivingston Parish: 27 countMadison Parish: 6 countMorehouse Parish: 6 countNatchitoches Parish: 14 countOrleans Parish: 69 countOuachita Parish: 35 countPlaquemines Parish: 3 countPointe Coupee Parish: 5 countRapides Parish: 40 countRed River Parish: 3 countRichland Parish: 13 countSabine Parish: 7 countSt. Bernard Parish: 2 countSt. Charles Parish: 2 countSt. Helena Parish: 11 countSt. James Parish: 11 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 9 countSt. Landry Parish: 18 countSt. Martin Parish: 11 countSt. Mary Parish: 12 countSt. Tammany Parish: 29 countTangipahoa Parish: 26 countTensas Parish: 4 countTerrebonne Parish: 20 countUnion Parish: 6 countVermilion Parish: 10 countVernon Parish: 9 countWashington Parish: 6 countWebster Parish: 13 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 13 countWest Carroll Parish: 3 countWest Feliciana Parish: 2 countWinn Parish: 4 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

East Baton Rouge Parish: 103 countEast Baton Rouge Parish103Orleans Parish: 69 countOrleans Parish69Calcasieu Parish: 56 countCalcasieu Parish56Caddo Parish: 47 countCaddo Parish47Jefferson Parish: 45 countJefferson Parish45Rapides Parish: 40 countRapides Parish40Lafayette Parish: 35 countLafayette Parish35Ouachita Parish: 35 countOuachita Parish35Lafourche Parish: 30 countLafourche Parish30Ascension Parish: 29 countAscension Parish29St. Tammany Parish: 29 countSt. Tammany Parish29Acadia Parish: 27 countAcadia Parish27Livingston Parish: 27 countLivingston Parish27Tangipahoa Parish: 26 countTangipahoa Parish26Terrebonne Parish: 20 countTerrebonne Parish20St. Landry Parish: 18 countSt. Landry Parish18Lincoln Parish: 15 countLincoln Parish15Natchitoches Parish: 14 countNatchitoches Parish14De Soto Parish: 13 countDe Soto Parish13Richland Parish: 13 countRichland Parish13Webster Parish: 13 countWebster Parish13West Baton Rouge Parish: 13 countWest Baton Rouge Parish13St. Mary Parish: 12 countSt. Mary Parish12Assumption Parish: 11 countAssumption Parish11Bossier Parish: 11 countBossier Parish11Iberia Parish: 11 countIberia Parish11St. Helena Parish: 11 countSt. Helena Parish11St. James Parish: 11 countSt. James Parish11St. Martin Parish: 11 countSt. Martin Parish11Vermilion Parish: 10 countVermilion Parish10Avoyelles Parish: 9 countAvoyelles Parish9Iberville Parish: 9 countIberville Parish9St. John the Baptist Parish: 9 countSt. John the Baptist Parish9Vernon Parish: 9 countVernon Parish9Concordia Parish: 8 countConcordia Parish8Grant Parish: 8 countGrant Parish8Jefferson Davis Parish: 8 countJefferson Davis Parish8Sabine Parish: 7 countSabine Parish7Allen Parish: 6 countAllen Parish6Evangeline Parish: 6 countEvangeline Parish6East Baton Rouge Parish: 103 countEast Baton Rouge Parish103Orleans Parish: 69 countOrleans Parish69Calcasieu Parish: 56 countCalcasieu Parish56Caddo Parish: 47 countCaddo Parish47Jefferson Parish: 45 countJefferson Parish45Rapides Parish: 40 countRapides Parish40Lafayette Parish: 35 countLafayette Parish35Ouachita Parish: 35 countOuachita Parish35Lafourche Parish: 30 countLafourche Parish30Ascension Parish: 29 countAscension Parish29St. Tammany Parish: 29 countSt. Tammany Parish29Acadia Parish: 27 countAcadia Parish27Livingston Parish: 27 countLivingston Parish27Tangipahoa Parish: 26 countTangipahoa Parish26Terrebonne Parish: 20 countTerrebonne Parish20St. Landry Parish: 18 countSt. Landry Parish18Lincoln Parish: 15 countLincoln Parish15Natchitoches Parish: 14 countNatchitoches Parish14De Soto Parish: 13 countDe Soto Parish13Richland Parish: 13 countRichland Parish13Webster Parish: 13 countWebster Parish13West Baton Rouge Parish: 13 countWest Baton Rouge Parish13St. Mary Parish: 12 countSt. Mary Parish12Assumption Parish: 11 countAssumption Parish11Bossier Parish: 11 countBossier Parish11Iberia Parish: 11 countIberia Parish11St. Helena Parish: 11 countSt. Helena Parish11St. James Parish: 11 countSt. James Parish11St. Martin Parish: 11 countSt. Martin Parish11Vermilion Parish: 10 countVermilion Parish10Avoyelles Parish: 9 countAvoyelles Parish9Iberville Parish: 9 countIberville Parish9St. John the Baptist Parish: 9 countSt. John the Baptist Parish9Vernon Parish: 9 countVernon Parish9Concordia Parish: 8 countConcordia Parish8Grant Parish: 8 countGrant Parish8Jefferson Davis Parish: 8 countJefferson Davis Parish8Sabine Parish: 7 countSabine Parish7Allen Parish: 6 countAllen Parish6Evangeline Parish: 6 countEvangeline Parish6
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

RankCounties2021
count		Change on 2020
1East Baton Rouge Parish103+15.7%
2Orleans Parish69+35.3%
3Calcasieu Parish56+75%
4Caddo Parish47+17.5%
5Jefferson Parish45+50%
6Rapides Parish40+60%
7Lafayette Parish35+34.6%
7Ouachita Parish35+16.7%
9Lafourche Parish30+57.9%
10Ascension Parish29+26.1%
10St. Tammany Parish29-29.3%
12Acadia Parish27+107.7%
12Livingston Parish270%
14Tangipahoa Parish26-18.8%
15Terrebonne Parish20+11.1%
16St. Landry Parish180%
17Lincoln Parish15+114.3%
18Natchitoches Parish14+55.6%
19De Soto Parish13+8.3%
19Richland Parish13-7.1%
19Webster Parish13+62.5%
19West Baton Rouge Parish13+8.3%
23St. Mary Parish12+20%
24Assumption Parish11+120%
24Bossier Parish11-26.7%
24Iberia Parish11-35.3%
24St. Helena Parish11+120%
24St. James Parish11+450%
24St. Martin Parish11+37.5%
30Vermilion Parish100%
31Avoyelles Parish9-35.7%
31Iberville Parish9+50%
31St. John the Baptist Parish9+28.6%
31Vernon Parish9+50%
35Concordia Parish8+60%
35Grant Parish8+60%
35Jefferson Davis Parish80%
38Sabine Parish7+250%
39Allen Parish6+100%
39Evangeline Parish60%
39Madison Parish6+50%
39Morehouse Parish6-14.3%
39Union Parish6+50%
39Washington Parish6-62.5%
45Claiborne Parish50%
45East Feliciana Parish5+25%
45Pointe Coupee Parish5-64.3%
48Caldwell Parish4+33.3%
48Franklin Parish4-20%
48Tensas Parish4+300%
48Winn Parish4-20%
52Beauregard Parish3-76.9%
52Bienville Parish30%
52Jackson Parish3-50%
52LaSalle Parish3+50%
52Plaquemines Parish3+50%
52Red River Parish3-25%
52West Carroll Parish3+200%
59Cameron Parish2+100%
59East Carroll Parish2n/a
59St. Bernard Parish2-71.4%
59St. Charles Parish2-60%
59West Feliciana Parish2-33.3%
64Catahoula Parish1-66.7%

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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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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, 2021. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 103 in 2021, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Catahoula Parish, with 1 in 2021.

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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