Counties in Michigan by traffic fatalities

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatalities of 83 counties in 2020, at 253. Ontonagon County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Michigan was 1,086. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest253Wayne County

Lowest0Ontonagon County

Median683 counties

Michigan1,086History

Map of counties, 2020

Under 2
2 to 4
4 to 6
6 to 11
11 to 17
17 and over

count, 2020. 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, 2020

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	2020 count	Change on 2019
1	Wayne County	253	+52.4%
2	Oakland County	62	-8.8%
3	Genesee County	55	+3.8%
3	Kent County	55	+12.2%
5	Macomb County	42	-20.8%
6	Allegan County	26	+116.7%
6	Washtenaw County	26	0%
8	Monroe County	25	+92.3%
9	St. Clair County	24	+9.1%
10	Muskegon County	23	-17.9%
11	Livingston County	22	+37.5%
12	Kalamazoo County	21	+10.5%
13	Calhoun County	20	-13%
14	Ingham County	17	-5.6%
14	St. Joseph County	17	+88.9%
16	Newaygo County	16	+60%
17	Jackson County	15	-16.7%
17	Ottawa County	15	-25%
17	Van Buren County	15	-21.1%
20	Eaton County	14	+7.7%
20	Lenawee County	14	-6.7%
20	Saginaw County	14	-22.2%
23	Ionia County	13	+225%
23	Osceola County	13	+160%
25	Berrien County	12	-57.1%
25	Tuscola County	12	+200%
27	Bay County	11	+22.2%
27	Montcalm County	11	-26.7%
29	Cass County	10	+25%
29	Clinton County	10	-9.1%
29	Isabella County	10	-16.7%
32	Midland County	9	0%
32	Shiawassee County	9	+12.5%
34	Chippewa County	7	+133.3%
34	Clare County	7	+16.7%
34	Lapeer County	7	-30%
34	Manistee County	7	+600%
38	Arenac County	6	0%
38	Barry County	6	-53.8%
38	Gratiot County	6	-25%
38	Menominee County	6	+50%
38	Ogemaw County	6	+200%
43	Antrim County	5	+66.7%
43	Dickinson County	5	+400%
43	Grand Traverse County	5	-37.5%
43	Hillsdale County	5	0%
43	Huron County	5	n/a
43	Mason County	5	-28.6%
43	Mecosta County	5	+150%
43	Oceana County	5	-37.5%
43	Oscoda County	5	+400%
43	Otsego County	5	+25%
53	Cheboygan County	4	0%
53	Gladwin County	4	+100%
53	Kalkaska County	4	+100%
53	Marquette County	4	-50%
53	Missaukee County	4	+300%
53	Roscommon County	4	-20%
53	Wexford County	4	+33.3%
60	Alpena County	3	+200%
60	Branch County	3	-40%
60	Charlevoix County	3	-25%
60	Emmet County	3	0%
60	Iosco County	3	-50%
60	Iron County	3	+200%
60	Sanilac County	3	0%
67	Alger County	2	-60%
67	Baraga County	2	0%
67	Crawford County	2	+100%
67	Houghton County	2	-50%
67	Lake County	2	-33.3%
67	Presque Isle County	2	-33.3%
67	Schoolcraft County	2	+100%
74	Alcona County	1	-66.7%
74	Delta County	1	-66.7%
74	Leelanau County	1	-80%
74	Mackinac County	1	-75%
78	Benzie County	0	-100%
78	Gogebic County	0	-100%
78	Keweenaw County	0	n/a
78	Luce County	0	n/a
78	Montmorency County	0	n/a
78	Ontonagon 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/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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, 2020. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2020. 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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2020 (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, 2020}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2020. 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/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Wayne County, with 253 in 2020, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Ontonagon County, with 0 in 2020.

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.