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Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest traffic fatalities of 64 counties in 2023, at 73. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7 and the figure for Louisiana was 811. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest73East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest0Tensas Parish
Median764 counties
Louisiana811History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 14 countAllen Parish: 3 countAscension Parish: 24 countAssumption Parish: 3 countAvoyelles Parish: 11 countBeauregard Parish: 6 countBienville Parish: 3 countBossier Parish: 14 countCaddo Parish: 38 countCalcasieu Parish: 42 countCaldwell Parish: 7 countCameron Parish: 0 countCatahoula Parish: 2 countClaiborne Parish: 0 countConcordia Parish: 5 countDe Soto Parish: 10 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 73 countEast Carroll Parish: 2 countEast Feliciana Parish: 6 countEvangeline Parish: 11 countFranklin Parish: 7 countGrant Parish: 12 countIberia Parish: 11 countIberville Parish: 7 countJackson Parish: 4 countJefferson Parish: 32 countJefferson Davis Parish: 10 countLafayette Parish: 28 countLafourche Parish: 19 countLaSalle Parish: 4 countLincoln Parish: 4 countLivingston Parish: 25 countMadison Parish: 4 countMorehouse Parish: 2 countNatchitoches Parish: 7 countOrleans Parish: 60 countOuachita Parish: 28 countPlaquemines Parish: 4 countPointe Coupee Parish: 10 countRapides Parish: 29 countRed River Parish: 1 countRichland Parish: 6 countSabine Parish: 8 countSt. Bernard Parish: 2 countSt. Charles Parish: 4 countSt. Helena Parish: 6 countSt. James Parish: 5 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 16 countSt. Landry Parish: 13 countSt. Martin Parish: 17 countSt. Mary Parish: 6 countSt. Tammany Parish: 40 countTangipahoa Parish: 37 countTensas Parish: 0 countTerrebonne Parish: 15 countUnion Parish: 7 countVermilion Parish: 12 countVernon Parish: 6 countWashington Parish: 9 countWebster Parish: 7 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 8 countWest Carroll Parish: 1 countWest Feliciana Parish: 1 countWinn Parish: 3 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

East Baton Rouge Parish: 73 countEast Baton Rouge Parish73Orleans Parish: 60 countOrleans Parish60Calcasieu Parish: 42 countCalcasieu Parish42St. Tammany Parish: 40 countSt. Tammany Parish40Caddo Parish: 38 countCaddo Parish38Tangipahoa Parish: 37 countTangipahoa Parish37Jefferson Parish: 32 countJefferson Parish32Rapides Parish: 29 countRapides Parish29Lafayette Parish: 28 countLafayette Parish28Ouachita Parish: 28 countOuachita Parish28Livingston Parish: 25 countLivingston Parish25Ascension Parish: 24 countAscension Parish24Lafourche Parish: 19 countLafourche Parish19St. Martin Parish: 17 countSt. Martin Parish17St. John the Baptist Parish: 16 countSt. John the Baptist Parish16Terrebonne Parish: 15 countTerrebonne Parish15Acadia Parish: 14 countAcadia Parish14Bossier Parish: 14 countBossier Parish14St. Landry Parish: 13 countSt. Landry Parish13Grant Parish: 12 countGrant Parish12Vermilion Parish: 12 countVermilion Parish12Avoyelles Parish: 11 countAvoyelles Parish11Evangeline Parish: 11 countEvangeline Parish11Iberia Parish: 11 countIberia Parish11De Soto Parish: 10 countDe Soto Parish10Jefferson Davis Parish: 10 countJefferson Davis Parish10Pointe Coupee Parish: 10 countPointe Coupee Parish10Washington Parish: 9 countWashington Parish9Sabine Parish: 8 countSabine Parish8West Baton Rouge Parish: 8 countWest Baton Rouge Parish8Caldwell Parish: 7 countCaldwell Parish7Franklin Parish: 7 countFranklin Parish7Iberville Parish: 7 countIberville Parish7Natchitoches Parish: 7 countNatchitoches Parish7Union Parish: 7 countUnion Parish7Webster Parish: 7 countWebster Parish7Beauregard Parish: 6 countBeauregard Parish6East Feliciana Parish: 6 countEast Feliciana Parish6Richland Parish: 6 countRichland Parish6St. Helena Parish: 6 countSt. Helena Parish6East Baton Rouge Parish: 73 countEast Baton Rouge Parish73Orleans Parish: 60 countOrleans Parish60Calcasieu Parish: 42 countCalcasieu Parish42St. Tammany Parish: 40 countSt. Tammany Parish40Caddo Parish: 38 countCaddo Parish38Tangipahoa Parish: 37 countTangipahoa Parish37Jefferson Parish: 32 countJefferson Parish32Rapides Parish: 29 countRapides Parish29Lafayette Parish: 28 countLafayette Parish28Ouachita Parish: 28 countOuachita Parish28Livingston Parish: 25 countLivingston Parish25Ascension Parish: 24 countAscension Parish24Lafourche Parish: 19 countLafourche Parish19St. Martin Parish: 17 countSt. Martin Parish17St. John the Baptist Parish: 16 countSt. John the Baptist Parish16Terrebonne Parish: 15 countTerrebonne Parish15Acadia Parish: 14 countAcadia Parish14Bossier Parish: 14 countBossier Parish14St. Landry Parish: 13 countSt. Landry Parish13Grant Parish: 12 countGrant Parish12Vermilion Parish: 12 countVermilion Parish12Avoyelles Parish: 11 countAvoyelles Parish11Evangeline Parish: 11 countEvangeline Parish11Iberia Parish: 11 countIberia Parish11De Soto Parish: 10 countDe Soto Parish10Jefferson Davis Parish: 10 countJefferson Davis Parish10Pointe Coupee Parish: 10 countPointe Coupee Parish10Washington Parish: 9 countWashington Parish9Sabine Parish: 8 countSabine Parish8West Baton Rouge Parish: 8 countWest Baton Rouge Parish8Caldwell Parish: 7 countCaldwell Parish7Franklin Parish: 7 countFranklin Parish7Iberville Parish: 7 countIberville Parish7Natchitoches Parish: 7 countNatchitoches Parish7Union Parish: 7 countUnion Parish7Webster Parish: 7 countWebster Parish7Beauregard Parish: 6 countBeauregard Parish6East Feliciana Parish: 6 countEast Feliciana Parish6Richland Parish: 6 countRichland Parish6St. Helena Parish: 6 countSt. Helena 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

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1East Baton Rouge Parish73-24%
2Orleans Parish60-18.9%
3Calcasieu Parish42+40%
4St. Tammany Parish40+17.6%
5Caddo Parish38-19.1%
6Tangipahoa Parish37-7.5%
7Jefferson Parish32-15.8%
8Rapides Parish29+38.1%
9Lafayette Parish28-28.2%
9Ouachita Parish28-26.3%
11Livingston Parish25-26.5%
12Ascension Parish240%
13Lafourche Parish19-51.3%
14St. Martin Parish17+41.7%
15St. John the Baptist Parish16+60%
16Terrebonne Parish15+7.1%
17Acadia Parish14-12.5%
17Bossier Parish14-12.5%
19St. Landry Parish13-43.5%
20Grant Parish12+50%
20Vermilion Parish12+33.3%
22Avoyelles Parish11+10%
22Evangeline Parish11+22.2%
22Iberia Parish11+10%
25De Soto Parish10-33.3%
25Jefferson Davis Parish10-16.7%
25Pointe Coupee Parish10+150%
28Washington Parish9-52.6%
29Sabine Parish8+33.3%
29West Baton Rouge Parish80%
31Caldwell Parish7+133.3%
31Franklin Parish7-12.5%
31Iberville Parish7+16.7%
31Natchitoches Parish7-46.2%
31Union Parish7n/a
31Webster Parish7-22.2%
37Beauregard Parish6+20%
37East Feliciana Parish6-40%
37Richland Parish6n/a
37St. Helena Parish6+20%
37St. Mary Parish6+20%
37Vernon Parish6-33.3%
43Concordia Parish5-16.7%
43St. James Parish50%
45Jackson Parish4n/a
45LaSalle Parish4+300%
45Lincoln Parish4-50%
45Madison Parish4+33.3%
45Plaquemines Parish4-33.3%
45St. Charles Parish4-55.6%
51Allen Parish3-72.7%
51Assumption Parish3-25%
51Bienville Parish30%
51Winn Parish3-50%
55Catahoula Parish2-33.3%
55East Carroll Parish2+100%
55Morehouse Parish2-66.7%
55St. Bernard Parish2-33.3%
59Red River Parish10%
59West Carroll Parish1n/a
59West Feliciana Parish1n/a
62Cameron Parish0n/a
62Claiborne Parish0-100%
62Tensas Parish0n/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/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 73 in 2023, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Tensas Parish, with 0 in 2023.

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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