Counties in Michigan by traffic fatalities

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatalities of 83 counties in 2019, at 166. Montmorency County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Michigan was 986. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest166Wayne County

Lowest0Montmorency County

Median583 counties

Michigan986History

Map of counties, 2019

Under 2
2 to 3
3 to 5
5 to 9
9 to 18
18 and over

count, 2019. 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, 2019

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	2019 count	Change on 2018
1	Wayne County	166	+1.2%
2	Oakland County	68	+25.9%
3	Genesee County	53	+23.3%
3	Macomb County	53	0%
5	Kent County	49	-24.6%
6	Berrien County	28	+40%
6	Muskegon County	28	+75%
8	Washtenaw County	26	-3.7%
9	Calhoun County	23	+64.3%
10	St. Clair County	22	+37.5%
11	Ottawa County	20	-23.1%
12	Kalamazoo County	19	-36.7%
12	Van Buren County	19	+58.3%
14	Ingham County	18	+20%
14	Jackson County	18	+5.9%
14	Saginaw County	18	-30.8%
17	Livingston County	16	+23.1%
18	Lenawee County	15	+150%
18	Montcalm County	15	+7.1%
20	Barry County	13	+62.5%
20	Eaton County	13	-40.9%
20	Monroe County	13	-56.7%
23	Allegan County	12	-25%
23	Isabella County	12	+71.4%
25	Clinton County	11	-8.3%
26	Lapeer County	10	-33.3%
26	Newaygo County	10	+11.1%
28	Bay County	9	-18.2%
28	Midland County	9	+12.5%
28	St. Joseph County	9	-55%
31	Cass County	8	-11.1%
31	Grand Traverse County	8	+33.3%
31	Gratiot County	8	+166.7%
31	Marquette County	8	+14.3%
31	Oceana County	8	+700%
31	Shiawassee County	8	0%
37	Benzie County	7	+75%
37	Mason County	7	0%
39	Arenac County	6	+200%
39	Clare County	6	-33.3%
39	Iosco County	6	-25%
42	Alger County	5	n/a
42	Branch County	5	+66.7%
42	Hillsdale County	5	-58.3%
42	Leelanau County	5	+25%
42	Osceola County	5	+25%
42	Roscommon County	5	0%
48	Charlevoix County	4	+100%
48	Cheboygan County	4	+300%
48	Houghton County	4	+33.3%
48	Ionia County	4	-20%
48	Mackinac County	4	-20%
48	Menominee County	4	+300%
48	Otsego County	4	+300%
48	Tuscola County	4	-63.6%
56	Alcona County	3	n/a
56	Antrim County	3	+50%
56	Chippewa County	3	-40%
56	Delta County	3	-25%
56	Emmet County	3	-25%
56	Lake County	3	+50%
56	Presque Isle County	3	+200%
56	Sanilac County	3	-40%
56	Wexford County	3	-50%
65	Baraga County	2	0%
65	Gladwin County	2	-33.3%
65	Gogebic County	2	0%
65	Kalkaska County	2	-60%
65	Mecosta County	2	-33.3%
65	Ogemaw County	2	-50%
65	Ontonagon County	2	+100%
72	Alpena County	1	0%
72	Crawford County	1	-50%
72	Dickinson County	1	-66.7%
72	Iron County	1	n/a
72	Manistee County	1	-75%
72	Missaukee County	1	0%
72	Oscoda County	1	-50%
72	Schoolcraft County	1	0%
80	Huron County	0	-100%
80	Keweenaw County	0	-100%
80	Luce County	0	n/a
80	Montmorency 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/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2019. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2019 (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, 2019}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2019. 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/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Wayne County, with 166 in 2019, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Montmorency County, with 0 in 2019.

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.