Counties in Michigan by traffic fatalities

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatalities of 83 counties in 2022, at 216. Montmorency County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Michigan was 1,124. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest216Wayne County

Lowest0Montmorency County

Median683 counties

Michigan1,124History

Map of counties, 2022

Under 2
2 to 4
4 to 6
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20 and over

count, 2022. 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, 2022

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	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Wayne County	216	-1.4%
2	Oakland County	79	+19.7%
3	Macomb County	59	-3.3%
4	Kent County	55	-16.7%
5	Genesee County	51	-17.7%
6	St. Clair County	33	+73.7%
7	Kalamazoo County	32	-17.9%
8	Jackson County	30	+42.9%
9	Ingham County	27	-15.6%
10	Washtenaw County	24	-20%
11	Calhoun County	23	+4.5%
11	Livingston County	23	+91.7%
11	Ottawa County	23	-20.7%
14	Allegan County	22	+57.1%
15	Saginaw County	19	+5.6%
16	Muskegon County	18	-5.3%
17	Bay County	17	+30.8%
17	Montcalm County	17	+30.8%
19	Monroe County	16	-23.8%
20	Cass County	15	-11.8%
20	Grand Traverse County	15	-6.3%
22	Berrien County	13	-48%
22	Eaton County	13	-7.1%
22	St. Joseph County	13	+44.4%
25	Mecosta County	12	+140%
26	Barry County	11	+83.3%
26	Isabella County	11	+37.5%
28	Lenawee County	10	-50%
28	Tuscola County	10	+11.1%
28	Van Buren County	10	-41.2%
31	Branch County	9	+12.5%
31	Clare County	9	+350%
31	Lapeer County	9	-43.8%
34	Cheboygan County	8	+166.7%
34	Ionia County	8	-38.5%
34	Shiawassee County	8	+33.3%
37	Mason County	7	+16.7%
37	Newaygo County	7	+16.7%
39	Clinton County	6	+50%
39	Emmet County	6	+100%
39	Huron County	6	0%
39	Midland County	6	-40%
39	Otsego County	6	+20%
39	Roscommon County	6	-25%
39	Sanilac County	6	-45.5%
46	Dickinson County	5	-28.6%
46	Gratiot County	5	0%
46	Marquette County	5	-28.6%
46	Ogemaw County	5	-28.6%
46	Oscoda County	5	+150%
51	Antrim County	4	+100%
51	Arenac County	4	0%
51	Iosco County	4	-20%
51	Kalkaska County	4	+100%
51	Leelanau County	4	+300%
51	Mackinac County	4	+300%
57	Alcona County	3	n/a
57	Baraga County	3	+50%
57	Delta County	3	-40%
57	Hillsdale County	3	-72.7%
57	Houghton County	3	-57.1%
57	Oceana County	3	+50%
57	Osceola County	3	+50%
64	Alger County	2	0%
64	Alpena County	2	+100%
64	Benzie County	2	n/a
64	Charlevoix County	2	-50%
64	Chippewa County	2	-33.3%
64	Crawford County	2	n/a
64	Luce County	2	0%
64	Menominee County	2	0%
64	Ontonagon County	2	0%
64	Presque Isle County	2	-33.3%
64	Schoolcraft County	2	0%
64	Wexford County	2	-71.4%
76	Gladwin County	1	-50%
76	Iron County	1	-50%
76	Keweenaw County	1	n/a
76	Lake County	1	n/a
76	Manistee County	1	-66.7%
76	Missaukee County	1	0%
82	Gogebic County	0	n/a
82	Montmorency 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/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Wayne County, with 216 in 2022, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Montmorency County, with 0 in 2022.

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.