Counties in Michigan by traffic fatalities

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatalities of 83 counties in 2023, at 201. Schoolcraft County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Michigan was 1,096. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest201Wayne County

Lowest0Schoolcraft County

Median683 counties

Michigan1,096History

Map of counties, 2023

Under 2
2 to 3
3 to 6
6 to 11
11 to 20
20 and over

count, 2023. 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, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Wayne County	201	-6.9%
2	Kent County	64	+16.4%
3	Genesee County	59	+15.7%
4	Macomb County	54	-8.5%
4	Oakland County	54	-31.6%
6	Kalamazoo County	44	+37.5%
7	Ingham County	30	+11.1%
8	Jackson County	29	-3.3%
9	Calhoun County	26	+13%
10	Monroe County	23	+43.8%
11	Muskegon County	22	+22.2%
11	St. Clair County	22	-33.3%
11	Washtenaw County	22	-8.3%
14	Saginaw County	21	+10.5%
15	Lenawee County	19	+90%
16	Berrien County	18	+38.5%
17	Grand Traverse County	17	+13.3%
17	Ottawa County	17	-26.1%
19	Bay County	15	-11.8%
20	Allegan County	13	-40.9%
20	Eaton County	13	0%
20	Lapeer County	13	+44.4%
20	Livingston County	13	-43.5%
24	Clinton County	12	+100%
24	Roscommon County	12	+100%
24	Van Buren County	12	+20%
27	Ionia County	11	+37.5%
27	Isabella County	11	0%
27	Montcalm County	11	-35.3%
27	Sanilac County	11	+83.3%
27	St. Joseph County	11	-15.4%
32	Newaygo County	10	+42.9%
32	Shiawassee County	10	+25%
32	Wexford County	10	+400%
35	Barry County	9	-18.2%
35	Cass County	9	-40%
35	Clare County	9	0%
38	Delta County	7	+133.3%
38	Gratiot County	7	+40%
38	Midland County	7	+16.7%
41	Arenac County	6	+50%
41	Benzie County	6	+200%
41	Hillsdale County	6	+100%
41	Mackinac County	6	+50%
41	Manistee County	6	+500%
46	Emmet County	5	-16.7%
46	Mason County	5	-28.6%
46	Oscoda County	5	0%
49	Huron County	4	-33.3%
49	Iosco County	4	0%
49	Kalkaska County	4	0%
49	Menominee County	4	+100%
49	Oceana County	4	+33.3%
49	Osceola County	4	+33.3%
55	Cheboygan County	3	-62.5%
55	Chippewa County	3	+50%
55	Gladwin County	3	+200%
55	Lake County	3	+200%
55	Mecosta County	3	-75%
55	Missaukee County	3	+200%
61	Alpena County	2	0%
61	Baraga County	2	-33.3%
61	Crawford County	2	0%
61	Houghton County	2	-33.3%
61	Iron County	2	+100%
61	Marquette County	2	-60%
61	Ogemaw County	2	-60%
61	Ontonagon County	2	0%
61	Otsego County	2	-66.7%
61	Presque Isle County	2	0%
61	Tuscola County	2	-80%
72	Alcona County	1	-66.7%
72	Alger County	1	-50%
72	Antrim County	1	-75%
72	Branch County	1	-88.9%
72	Charlevoix County	1	-50%
72	Dickinson County	1	-80%
72	Keweenaw County	1	0%
72	Leelanau County	1	-75%
72	Montmorency County	1	n/a
81	Gogebic County	0	n/a
81	Luce County	0	-100%
81	Schoolcraft 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/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/michigan-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Wayne County, with 201 in 2023, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Schoolcraft County, with 0 in 2023.

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.