Counties in Michigan by traffic fatalities

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatalities of 83 counties in 2016, at 201. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Michigan was 1,065. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest201Wayne County

Lowest0Keweenaw County

Median583 counties

Michigan1,065History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 2
2 to 3
3 to 5
5 to 9
9 to 19
19 and over

count, 2016. 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, 2016

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	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Wayne County	201	+5.8%
2	Oakland County	80	+19.4%
3	Macomb County	63	+3.3%
4	Kent County	57	-10.9%
5	Genesee County	50	+51.5%
6	Kalamazoo County	35	+29.6%
7	Ottawa County	27	+42.1%
8	Calhoun County	26	+4%
8	Washtenaw County	26	-3.7%
10	Ingham County	25	+47.1%
11	Livingston County	22	+83.3%
11	St. Clair County	22	+22.2%
13	Muskegon County	21	+16.7%
14	Berrien County	20	+11.1%
15	Jackson County	18	+20%
15	Monroe County	18	+38.5%
17	Allegan County	16	+14.3%
17	Lenawee County	16	+77.8%
19	Grand Traverse County	15	+36.4%
19	Van Buren County	15	-16.7%
21	Saginaw County	14	-39.1%
21	Shiawassee County	14	+75%
23	Clinton County	13	+160%
24	Eaton County	11	-26.7%
24	Lapeer County	11	+37.5%
24	St. Joseph County	11	+175%
27	Bay County	10	-33.3%
28	Branch County	9	+12.5%
28	Cass County	9	-40%
28	Wexford County	9	-10%
31	Clare County	8	+166.7%
32	Huron County	7	+75%
32	Ionia County	7	+16.7%
32	Leelanau County	7	+75%
35	Isabella County	6	-62.5%
35	Montcalm County	6	0%
35	Newaygo County	6	-14.3%
35	Sanilac County	6	0%
35	Tuscola County	6	+20%
40	Antrim County	5	+66.7%
40	Cheboygan County	5	n/a
40	Emmet County	5	+25%
40	Hillsdale County	5	+66.7%
40	Marquette County	5	+150%
40	Mason County	5	+66.7%
40	Missaukee County	5	0%
40	Oceana County	5	+25%
40	Ogemaw County	5	0%
40	Roscommon County	5	+150%
50	Barry County	4	-42.9%
50	Chippewa County	4	-33.3%
50	Iron County	4	n/a
50	Kalkaska County	4	+33.3%
54	Dickinson County	3	+200%
54	Lake County	3	+200%
54	Manistee County	3	n/a
54	Midland County	3	-66.7%
54	Oscoda County	3	n/a
54	Otsego County	3	-57.1%
54	Schoolcraft County	3	n/a
61	Alcona County	2	+100%
61	Alger County	2	0%
61	Benzie County	2	-50%
61	Crawford County	2	+100%
61	Delta County	2	-33.3%
61	Gladwin County	2	-66.7%
61	Gogebic County	2	+100%
61	Gratiot County	2	-75%
61	Mecosta County	2	-50%
61	Menominee County	2	0%
61	Montmorency County	2	n/a
61	Osceola County	2	-71.4%
61	Presque Isle County	2	0%
74	Alpena County	1	-50%
74	Arenac County	1	-50%
74	Baraga County	1	0%
74	Charlevoix County	1	-50%
74	Houghton County	1	-66.7%
74	Iosco County	1	-66.7%
74	Luce County	1	-50%
74	Mackinac County	1	0%
74	Ontonagon County	1	0%
83	Keweenaw 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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2016. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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, 2016}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2016. 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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Wayne County, with 201 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Keweenaw County, with 0 in 2016.

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.