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Counties in Michigan by traffic fatalities, 2024

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatalities of 83 counties in 2024, at 177. Presque Isle County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Michigan was 1,098. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest177Wayne County
Lowest0Presque Isle County
Median683 counties
Michigan1,098History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Wayne County: 177 countWayne County177Macomb County: 70 countMacomb County70Oakland County: 68 countOakland County68Kent County: 63 countKent County63Genesee County: 53 countGenesee County53Washtenaw County: 35 countWashtenaw County35Saginaw County: 29 countSaginaw County29Kalamazoo County: 25 countKalamazoo County25Jackson County: 23 countJackson County23Lenawee County: 23 countLenawee County23Allegan County: 21 countAllegan County21Calhoun County: 21 countCalhoun County21Ingham County: 21 countIngham County21Muskegon County: 21 countMuskegon County21Monroe County: 20 countMonroe County20Lapeer County: 19 countLapeer County19Eaton County: 18 countEaton County18St. Clair County: 18 countSt. Clair County18Berrien County: 17 countBerrien County17Ottawa County: 17 countOttawa County17Isabella County: 14 countIsabella County14Livingston County: 14 countLivingston County14Montcalm County: 14 countMontcalm County14Newaygo County: 14 countNewaygo County14Bay County: 13 countBay County13Shiawassee County: 13 countShiawassee County13Gratiot County: 12 countGratiot County12Clinton County: 11 countClinton County11St. Joseph County: 11 countSt. Joseph County11Van Buren County: 11 countVan Buren County11Barry County: 10 countBarry County10Grand Traverse County: 10 countGrand Traverse County10Midland County: 9 countMidland County9Benzie County: 8 countBenzie County8Cass County: 8 countCass County8Mecosta County: 8 countMecosta County8Roscommon County: 8 countRoscommon County8Charlevoix County: 7 countCharlevoix County7Ionia County: 7 countIonia County7Manistee County: 7 countManistee County7
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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Wayne County Provisional177-11.9%
2Macomb County Provisional70+29.6%
3Oakland County Provisional68+25.9%
4Kent County Provisional63-1.6%
5Genesee County Provisional53-10.2%
6Washtenaw County Provisional35+59.1%
7Saginaw County Provisional29+38.1%
8Kalamazoo County Provisional25-43.2%
9Jackson County Provisional23-20.7%
9Lenawee County Provisional23+21.1%
11Allegan County Provisional21+61.5%
11Calhoun County Provisional21-19.2%
11Ingham County Provisional21-30%
11Muskegon County Provisional21-4.5%
15Monroe County Provisional20-13%
16Lapeer County Provisional19+46.2%
17Eaton County Provisional18+38.5%
17St. Clair County Provisional18-18.2%
19Berrien County Provisional17-5.6%
19Ottawa County Provisional170%
21Isabella County Provisional14+27.3%
21Livingston County Provisional14+7.7%
21Montcalm County Provisional14+27.3%
21Newaygo County Provisional14+40%
25Bay County Provisional13-13.3%
25Shiawassee County Provisional13+30%
27Gratiot County Provisional12+71.4%
28Clinton County Provisional11-8.3%
28St. Joseph County Provisional110%
28Van Buren County Provisional11-8.3%
31Barry County Provisional10+11.1%
31Grand Traverse County Provisional10-41.2%
33Midland County Provisional9+28.6%
34Benzie County Provisional8+33.3%
34Cass County Provisional8-11.1%
34Mecosta County Provisional8+166.7%
34Roscommon County Provisional8-33.3%
38Charlevoix County Provisional7+600%
38Ionia County Provisional7-36.4%
38Manistee County Provisional7+16.7%
38Ogemaw County Provisional7+250%
42Alcona County Provisional6+500%
42Alpena County Provisional6+200%
42Branch County Provisional6+500%
42Iron County Provisional6+200%
42Marquette County Provisional6+200%
42Menominee County Provisional6+50%
42Tuscola County Provisional6+200%
49Arenac County Provisional5-16.7%
49Delta County Provisional5-28.6%
49Hillsdale County Provisional5-16.7%
49Kalkaska County Provisional5+25%
49Wexford County Provisional5-50%
54Antrim County Provisional4+300%
54Mackinac County Provisional4-33.3%
54Mason County Provisional4-20%
54Sanilac County Provisional4-63.6%
58Chippewa County Provisional30%
58Dickinson County Provisional3+200%
58Emmet County Provisional3-40%
58Gladwin County Provisional30%
58Iosco County Provisional3-25%
58Leelanau County Provisional3+200%
58Otsego County Provisional3+50%
65Clare County Provisional2-77.8%
65Houghton County Provisional20%
65Huron County Provisional2-50%
65Lake County Provisional2-33.3%
65Oceana County Provisional2-50%
65Oscoda County Provisional2-60%
65Schoolcraft County Provisional2n/a
72Crawford County Provisional1-50%
72Gogebic County Provisional1n/a
72Montmorency County Provisional10%
72Ontonagon County Provisional1-50%
72Osceola County Provisional1-75%
77Alger County Provisional0-100%
77Baraga County Provisional0-100%
77Cheboygan County Provisional0-100%
77Keweenaw County Provisional0-100%
77Luce County Provisional0n/a
77Missaukee County Provisional0-100%
77Presque Isle County Provisional0-100%

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/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Michigan by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Michigan by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Michigan by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties.

Harvard

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 Michigan by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Wayne County, with 177 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Presque Isle County, with 0 in 2024.

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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