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Counties in Michigan by traffic fatalities

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatalities of 83 counties in 2017, at 161. Missaukee County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Michigan was 1,031. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest161Wayne County
Lowest0Missaukee County
Median583 counties
Michigan1,031History

Map of counties, 2017

Alcona County: 2 countAlger County: 1 countAllegan County: 13 countAlpena County: 3 countAntrim County: 4 countArenac County: 7 countBaraga County: 0 countBarry County: 11 countBay County: 5 countBenzie County: 0 countBerrien County: 20 countBranch County: 2 countCalhoun County: 20 countCass County: 15 countCharlevoix County: 3 countCheboygan County: 3 countChippewa County: 2 countClare County: 3 countClinton County: 2 countCrawford County: 4 countDelta County: 10 countDickinson County: 5 countEaton County: 14 countEmmet County: 2 countGenesee County: 38 countGladwin County: 3 countGogebic County: 3 countGrand Traverse County: 8 countGratiot County: 5 countHillsdale County: 5 countHoughton County: 2 countHuron County: 6 countIngham County: 26 countIonia County: 10 countIosco County: 3 countIron County: 1 countIsabella County: 12 countJackson County: 20 countKalamazoo County: 38 countKalkaska County: 3 countKent County: 69 countKeweenaw County: 0 countLake County: 1 countLapeer County: 11 countLeelanau County: 3 countLenawee County: 16 countLivingston County: 23 countLuce County: 3 countMackinac County: 4 countMacomb County: 42 countManistee County: 3 countMarquette County: 4 countMason County: 9 countMecosta County: 4 countMenominee County: 2 countMidland County: 18 countMissaukee County: 0 countMonroe County: 23 countMontcalm County: 23 countMontmorency County: 1 countMuskegon County: 17 countNewaygo County: 12 countOakland County: 69 countOceana County: 2 countOgemaw County: 5 countOntonagon County: 1 countOsceola County: 6 countOscoda County: 2 countOtsego County: 7 countOttawa County: 17 countPresque Isle County: 1 countRoscommon County: 3 countSaginaw County: 22 countSt. Clair County: 14 countSt. Joseph County: 11 countSanilac County: 5 countSchoolcraft County: 1 countShiawassee County: 6 countTuscola County: 14 countVan Buren County: 17 countWashtenaw County: 39 countWayne County: 161 countWexford County: 6 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Wayne County: 161 countWayne County161Kent County: 69 countKent County69Oakland County: 69 countOakland County69Macomb County: 42 countMacomb County42Washtenaw County: 39 countWashtenaw County39Genesee County: 38 countGenesee County38Kalamazoo County: 38 countKalamazoo County38Ingham County: 26 countIngham County26Livingston County: 23 countLivingston County23Monroe County: 23 countMonroe County23Montcalm County: 23 countMontcalm County23Saginaw County: 22 countSaginaw County22Berrien County: 20 countBerrien County20Calhoun County: 20 countCalhoun County20Jackson County: 20 countJackson County20Midland County: 18 countMidland County18Muskegon County: 17 countMuskegon County17Ottawa County: 17 countOttawa County17Van Buren County: 17 countVan Buren County17Lenawee County: 16 countLenawee County16Cass County: 15 countCass County15Eaton County: 14 countEaton County14St. Clair County: 14 countSt. Clair County14Tuscola County: 14 countTuscola County14Allegan County: 13 countAllegan County13Isabella County: 12 countIsabella County12Newaygo County: 12 countNewaygo County12Barry County: 11 countBarry County11Lapeer County: 11 countLapeer County11St. Joseph County: 11 countSt. Joseph County11Delta County: 10 countDelta County10Ionia County: 10 countIonia County10Mason County: 9 countMason County9Grand Traverse County: 8 countGrand Traverse County8Arenac County: 7 countArenac County7Otsego County: 7 countOtsego County7Huron County: 6 countHuron County6Osceola County: 6 countOsceola County6Shiawassee County: 6 countShiawassee County6Wexford County: 6 countWexford County6Wayne County: 161 countWayne County161Kent County: 69 countKent County69Oakland County: 69 countOakland County69Macomb County: 42 countMacomb County42Washtenaw County: 39 countWashtenaw County39Genesee County: 38 countGenesee County38Kalamazoo County: 38 countKalamazoo County38Ingham County: 26 countIngham County26Livingston County: 23 countLivingston County23Monroe County: 23 countMonroe County23Montcalm County: 23 countMontcalm County23Saginaw County: 22 countSaginaw County22Berrien County: 20 countBerrien County20Calhoun County: 20 countCalhoun County20Jackson County: 20 countJackson County20Midland County: 18 countMidland County18Muskegon County: 17 countMuskegon County17Ottawa County: 17 countOttawa County17Van Buren County: 17 countVan Buren County17Lenawee County: 16 countLenawee County16Cass County: 15 countCass County15Eaton County: 14 countEaton County14St. Clair County: 14 countSt. Clair County14Tuscola County: 14 countTuscola County14Allegan County: 13 countAllegan County13Isabella County: 12 countIsabella County12Newaygo County: 12 countNewaygo County12Barry County: 11 countBarry County11Lapeer County: 11 countLapeer County11St. Joseph County: 11 countSt. Joseph County11Delta County: 10 countDelta County10Ionia County: 10 countIonia County10Mason County: 9 countMason County9Grand Traverse County: 8 countGrand Traverse County8Arenac County: 7 countArenac County7Otsego County: 7 countOtsego County7Huron County: 6 countHuron County6Osceola County: 6 countOsceola County6Shiawassee County: 6 countShiawassee County6Wexford County: 6 countWexford County6
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

RankCounties2017
count		Change on 2016
1Wayne County161-19.9%
2Kent County69+21.1%
2Oakland County69-13.8%
4Macomb County42-33.3%
5Washtenaw County39+50%
6Genesee County38-24%
6Kalamazoo County38+8.6%
8Ingham County26+4%
9Livingston County23+4.5%
9Monroe County23+27.8%
9Montcalm County23+283.3%
12Saginaw County22+57.1%
13Berrien County200%
13Calhoun County20-23.1%
13Jackson County20+11.1%
16Midland County18+500%
17Muskegon County17-19%
17Ottawa County17-37%
17Van Buren County17+13.3%
20Lenawee County160%
21Cass County15+66.7%
22Eaton County14+27.3%
22St. Clair County14-36.4%
22Tuscola County14+133.3%
25Allegan County13-18.8%
26Isabella County12+100%
26Newaygo County12+100%
28Barry County11+175%
28Lapeer County110%
28St. Joseph County110%
31Delta County10+400%
31Ionia County10+42.9%
33Mason County9+80%
34Grand Traverse County8-46.7%
35Arenac County7+600%
35Otsego County7+133.3%
37Huron County6-14.3%
37Osceola County6+200%
37Shiawassee County6-57.1%
37Wexford County6-33.3%
41Bay County5-50%
41Dickinson County5+66.7%
41Gratiot County5+150%
41Hillsdale County50%
41Ogemaw County50%
41Sanilac County5-16.7%
47Antrim County4-20%
47Crawford County4+100%
47Mackinac County4+300%
47Marquette County4-20%
47Mecosta County4+100%
52Alpena County3+200%
52Charlevoix County3+200%
52Cheboygan County3-40%
52Clare County3-62.5%
52Gladwin County3+50%
52Gogebic County3+50%
52Iosco County3+200%
52Kalkaska County3-25%
52Leelanau County3-57.1%
52Luce County3+200%
52Manistee County30%
52Roscommon County3-40%
64Alcona County20%
64Branch County2-77.8%
64Chippewa County2-50%
64Clinton County2-84.6%
64Emmet County2-60%
64Houghton County2+100%
64Menominee County20%
64Oceana County2-60%
64Oscoda County2-33.3%
73Alger County1-50%
73Iron County1-75%
73Lake County1-66.7%
73Montmorency County1-50%
73Ontonagon County10%
73Presque Isle County1-50%
73Schoolcraft County1-66.7%
80Baraga County0-100%
80Benzie County0-100%
80Keweenaw County0n/a
80Missaukee County0-100%

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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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2017. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Wayne County, with 161 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Missaukee County, with 0 in 2017.

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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