Counties in Michigan by traffic fatalities

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatalities of 83 counties in 2014, at 174. Schoolcraft County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Michigan was 901. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest174Wayne County

Lowest0Schoolcraft County

Median583 counties

Michigan901History

Map of counties, 2014

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3 to 5
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15 and over

count, 2014. 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, 2014

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

Rank	Counties	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Wayne County	174	+1.8%
2	Oakland County	63	+12.5%
3	Kent County	55	+14.6%
4	Macomb County	46	-13.2%
5	Genesee County	33	+13.8%
6	Washtenaw County	30	-9.1%
7	Monroe County	27	0%
8	Ottawa County	24	+41.2%
9	Ingham County	21	+23.5%
10	Livingston County	19	+26.7%
10	Muskegon County	19	+72.7%
12	Jackson County	17	+21.4%
12	St. Clair County	17	+21.4%
14	Kalamazoo County	16	-55.6%
15	Allegan County	14	-12.5%
15	Berrien County	14	-41.7%
15	Calhoun County	14	-22.2%
18	Barry County	12	+9.1%
18	Isabella County	12	+200%
18	Lapeer County	12	+9.1%
18	Tuscola County	12	+100%
22	Eaton County	11	-8.3%
23	Bay County	10	0%
23	Hillsdale County	10	+233.3%
23	Lenawee County	10	-28.6%
23	Montcalm County	10	+66.7%
23	Saginaw County	10	-52.4%
23	Sanilac County	10	+233.3%
29	Clinton County	9	+80%
29	St. Joseph County	9	-18.2%
29	Van Buren County	9	-55%
32	Branch County	7	+75%
32	Cass County	7	-41.7%
32	Grand Traverse County	7	-50%
32	Mecosta County	7	-12.5%
32	Newaygo County	7	0%
37	Huron County	6	-33.3%
37	Marquette County	6	+100%
37	Midland County	6	+20%
37	Shiawassee County	6	+50%
37	Wexford County	6	-25%
42	Benzie County	5	+66.7%
42	Menominee County	5	+150%
44	Cheboygan County	4	-20%
44	Crawford County	4	+33.3%
44	Gratiot County	4	+33.3%
44	Mason County	4	-33.3%
44	Ogemaw County	4	0%
44	Otsego County	4	+33.3%
44	Roscommon County	4	-50%
51	Antrim County	3	0%
51	Chippewa County	3	-57.1%
51	Emmet County	3	-25%
51	Gladwin County	3	+50%
51	Ionia County	3	-62.5%
51	Lake County	3	+200%
51	Osceola County	3	-50%
58	Alpena County	2	0%
58	Arenac County	2	-71.4%
58	Charlevoix County	2	-33.3%
58	Clare County	2	-60%
58	Delta County	2	-60%
58	Iron County	2	0%
58	Kalkaska County	2	-75%
58	Leelanau County	2	n/a
58	Luce County	2	n/a
58	Manistee County	2	-60%
68	Gogebic County	1	0%
68	Houghton County	1	-66.7%
68	Iosco County	1	-66.7%
68	Missaukee County	1	-66.7%
68	Montmorency County	1	-75%
68	Oceana County	1	-50%
68	Ontonagon County	1	n/a
68	Presque Isle County	1	n/a
76	Alcona County	0	-100%
76	Alger County	0	-100%
76	Baraga County	0	-100%
76	Dickinson County	0	-100%
76	Keweenaw County	0	n/a
76	Mackinac County	0	-100%
76	Oscoda County	0	n/a
76	Schoolcraft County	0	-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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2014. 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 Michigan by traffic fatalities, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  title = {{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, 2014}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2014. Publisher attribution: 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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Wayne County, with 174 in 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Schoolcraft County, with 0 in 2014.

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.