Counties in Michigan by traffic fatalities

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatalities of 83 counties in 2018, at 164. Luce County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Michigan was 977. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest164Wayne County

Lowest0Luce County

Median583 counties

Michigan977History

Map of counties, 2018

Under 1
1 to 3
3 to 5
5 to 9
9 to 16
16 and over

count, 2018. 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, 2018

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	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Wayne County	164	+1.9%
2	Kent County	65	-5.8%
3	Oakland County	54	-21.7%
4	Macomb County	53	+26.2%
5	Genesee County	43	+13.2%
6	Kalamazoo County	30	-21.1%
6	Monroe County	30	+30.4%
8	Washtenaw County	27	-30.8%
9	Ottawa County	26	+52.9%
9	Saginaw County	26	+18.2%
11	Eaton County	22	+57.1%
12	Berrien County	20	0%
12	St. Joseph County	20	+81.8%
14	Jackson County	17	-15%
15	Allegan County	16	+23.1%
15	Muskegon County	16	-5.9%
15	St. Clair County	16	+14.3%
18	Ingham County	15	-42.3%
18	Lapeer County	15	+36.4%
20	Calhoun County	14	-30%
20	Montcalm County	14	-39.1%
22	Livingston County	13	-43.5%
23	Clinton County	12	+500%
23	Hillsdale County	12	+140%
23	Van Buren County	12	-29.4%
26	Bay County	11	+120%
26	Tuscola County	11	-21.4%
28	Cass County	9	-40%
28	Clare County	9	+200%
28	Newaygo County	9	-25%
31	Barry County	8	-27.3%
31	Iosco County	8	+166.7%
31	Midland County	8	-55.6%
31	Shiawassee County	8	+33.3%
35	Isabella County	7	-41.7%
35	Marquette County	7	+75%
35	Mason County	7	-22.2%
38	Grand Traverse County	6	-25%
38	Lenawee County	6	-62.5%
38	Wexford County	6	0%
41	Chippewa County	5	+150%
41	Ionia County	5	-50%
41	Kalkaska County	5	+66.7%
41	Mackinac County	5	+25%
41	Roscommon County	5	+66.7%
41	Sanilac County	5	0%
47	Benzie County	4	n/a
47	Delta County	4	-60%
47	Emmet County	4	+100%
47	Leelanau County	4	+33.3%
47	Manistee County	4	+33.3%
47	Ogemaw County	4	-20%
47	Osceola County	4	-33.3%
54	Branch County	3	+50%
54	Dickinson County	3	-40%
54	Gladwin County	3	0%
54	Gratiot County	3	-40%
54	Houghton County	3	+50%
54	Mecosta County	3	-25%
60	Antrim County	2	-50%
60	Arenac County	2	-71.4%
60	Baraga County	2	n/a
60	Charlevoix County	2	-33.3%
60	Crawford County	2	-50%
60	Gogebic County	2	-33.3%
60	Huron County	2	-66.7%
60	Lake County	2	+100%
60	Oscoda County	2	0%
69	Alpena County	1	-66.7%
69	Cheboygan County	1	-66.7%
69	Keweenaw County	1	n/a
69	Menominee County	1	-50%
69	Missaukee County	1	n/a
69	Montmorency County	1	0%
69	Oceana County	1	-50%
69	Ontonagon County	1	0%
69	Otsego County	1	-85.7%
69	Presque Isle County	1	0%
69	Schoolcraft County	1	0%
80	Alcona County	0	-100%
80	Alger County	0	-100%
80	Iron County	0	-100%
80	Luce 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2018. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2018 (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, 2018}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2018. 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Wayne County, with 164 in 2018, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Luce County, with 0 in 2018.

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.