Counties in Michigan by traffic fatalities

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatalities of 83 counties in 2015, at 190. Schoolcraft County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Michigan was 967. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest190Wayne County

Lowest0Schoolcraft County

Median583 counties

Michigan967History

Map of counties, 2015

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3 to 5
5 to 8
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17 and over

count, 2015. 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, 2015

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	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Wayne County	190	+9.2%
2	Oakland County	67	+6.3%
3	Kent County	64	+16.4%
4	Macomb County	61	+32.6%
5	Genesee County	33	0%
6	Kalamazoo County	27	+68.8%
6	Washtenaw County	27	-10%
8	Calhoun County	25	+78.6%
9	Saginaw County	23	+130%
10	Ottawa County	19	-20.8%
11	Berrien County	18	+28.6%
11	Muskegon County	18	-5.3%
11	St. Clair County	18	+5.9%
11	Van Buren County	18	+100%
15	Ingham County	17	-19%
16	Isabella County	16	+33.3%
17	Bay County	15	+50%
17	Cass County	15	+114.3%
17	Eaton County	15	+36.4%
17	Jackson County	15	-11.8%
21	Allegan County	14	0%
22	Monroe County	13	-51.9%
23	Livingston County	12	-36.8%
24	Grand Traverse County	11	+57.1%
25	Wexford County	10	+66.7%
26	Lenawee County	9	-10%
26	Midland County	9	+50%
28	Branch County	8	+14.3%
28	Gratiot County	8	+100%
28	Lapeer County	8	-33.3%
28	Shiawassee County	8	+33.3%
32	Barry County	7	-41.7%
32	Newaygo County	7	0%
32	Osceola County	7	+133.3%
32	Otsego County	7	+75%
36	Chippewa County	6	+100%
36	Gladwin County	6	+100%
36	Ionia County	6	+100%
36	Montcalm County	6	-40%
36	Sanilac County	6	-40%
41	Clinton County	5	-44.4%
41	Missaukee County	5	+400%
41	Ogemaw County	5	+25%
41	Tuscola County	5	-58.3%
45	Benzie County	4	-20%
45	Emmet County	4	+33.3%
45	Huron County	4	-33.3%
45	Leelanau County	4	+100%
45	Mecosta County	4	-42.9%
45	Oceana County	4	+300%
45	St. Joseph County	4	-55.6%
52	Antrim County	3	0%
52	Clare County	3	+50%
52	Delta County	3	+50%
52	Hillsdale County	3	-70%
52	Houghton County	3	+200%
52	Iosco County	3	+200%
52	Kalkaska County	3	+50%
52	Mason County	3	-25%
60	Alger County	2	n/a
60	Alpena County	2	0%
60	Arenac County	2	0%
60	Charlevoix County	2	0%
60	Luce County	2	0%
60	Marquette County	2	-66.7%
60	Menominee County	2	-60%
60	Presque Isle County	2	+100%
60	Roscommon County	2	-50%
69	Alcona County	1	n/a
69	Baraga County	1	n/a
69	Crawford County	1	-75%
69	Dickinson County	1	n/a
69	Gogebic County	1	0%
69	Lake County	1	-66.7%
69	Mackinac County	1	n/a
69	Ontonagon County	1	0%
77	Cheboygan County	0	-100%
77	Iron County	0	-100%
77	Keweenaw County	0	n/a
77	Manistee County	0	-100%
77	Montmorency County	0	-100%
77	Oscoda County	0	n/a
77	Schoolcraft County	0	n/a

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/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2015 (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, 2015}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2015. 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/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Wayne County, with 190 in 2015, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Schoolcraft County, with 0 in 2015.

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.