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Counties in Minnesota by traffic fatalities, 2024

Hennepin County had the highest traffic fatalities of 87 counties in 2024, at 55. Swift County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Minnesota was 477. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest55Hennepin County
Lowest0Swift County
Median487 counties
Minnesota477History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 6 countAnoka County: 13 countBecker County: 9 countBeltrami County: 8 countBenton County: 7 countBig Stone County: 0 countBlue Earth County: 4 countBrown County: 4 countCarlton County: 5 countCarver County: 7 countCass County: 10 countChippewa County: 2 countChisago County: 7 countClay County: 7 countClearwater County: 1 countCook County: 1 countCottonwood County: 6 countCrow Wing County: 9 countDakota County: 23 countDodge County: 2 countDouglas County: 1 countFaribault County: 3 countFillmore County: 2 countFreeborn County: 5 countGoodhue County: 4 countGrant County: 0 countHennepin County: 55 countHouston County: 2 countHubbard County: 4 countIsanti County: 5 countItasca County: 7 countJackson County: 2 countKanabec County: 8 countKandiyohi County: 9 countKittson County: 0 countKoochiching County: 5 countLac qui Parle County: 2 countLake County: 2 countLake of the Woods County: 0 countLe Sueur County: 7 countLincoln County: 1 countLyon County: 3 countMcLeod County: 4 countMahnomen County: 2 countMarshall County: 0 countMartin County: 2 countMeeker County: 2 countMille Lacs County: 5 countMorrison County: 7 countMower County: 2 countMurray County: 1 countNicollet County: 3 countNobles County: 4 countNorman County: 1 countOlmsted County: 11 countOtter Tail County: 10 countPennington County: 4 countPine County: 5 countPipestone County: 0 countPolk County: 2 countPope County: 3 countRamsey County: 28 countRed Lake County: 1 countRedwood County: 2 countRenville County: 4 countRice County: 4 countRock County: 1 countRoseau County: 3 countSt. Louis County: 25 countScott County: 8 countSherburne County: 11 countSibley County: 0 countStearns County: 12 countSteele County: 6 countStevens County: 2 countSwift County: 0 countTodd County: 4 countTraverse County: 2 countWabasha County: 1 countWadena County: 3 countWaseca County: 1 countWashington County: 8 countWatonwan County: 1 countWilkin County: 1 countWinona County: 7 countWright County: 15 countYellow Medicine County: 1 count
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count, 2024. 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, 2024

Hennepin County: 55 countHennepin County55Ramsey County: 28 countRamsey County28St. Louis County: 25 countSt. Louis County25Dakota County: 23 countDakota County23Wright County: 15 countWright County15Anoka County: 13 countAnoka County13Stearns County: 12 countStearns County12Olmsted County: 11 countOlmsted County11Sherburne County: 11 countSherburne County11Cass County: 10 countCass County10Otter Tail County: 10 countOtter Tail County10Becker County: 9 countBecker County9Crow Wing County: 9 countCrow Wing County9Kandiyohi County: 9 countKandiyohi County9Beltrami County: 8 countBeltrami County8Kanabec County: 8 countKanabec County8Scott County: 8 countScott County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Benton County: 7 countBenton County7Carver County: 7 countCarver County7Chisago County: 7 countChisago County7Clay County: 7 countClay County7Itasca County: 7 countItasca County7Le Sueur County: 7 countLe Sueur County7Morrison County: 7 countMorrison County7Winona County: 7 countWinona County7Aitkin County: 6 countAitkin County6Cottonwood County: 6 countCottonwood County6Steele County: 6 countSteele County6Carlton County: 5 countCarlton County5Freeborn County: 5 countFreeborn County5Isanti County: 5 countIsanti County5Koochiching County: 5 countKoochiching County5Mille Lacs County: 5 countMille Lacs County5Pine County: 5 countPine County5Blue Earth County: 4 countBlue Earth County4Brown County: 4 countBrown County4Goodhue County: 4 countGoodhue County4Hubbard County: 4 countHubbard County4McLeod County: 4 countMcLeod County4Hennepin County: 55 countHennepin County55Ramsey County: 28 countRamsey County28St. Louis County: 25 countSt. Louis County25Dakota County: 23 countDakota County23Wright County: 15 countWright County15Anoka County: 13 countAnoka County13Stearns County: 12 countStearns County12Olmsted County: 11 countOlmsted County11Sherburne County: 11 countSherburne County11Cass County: 10 countCass County10Otter Tail County: 10 countOtter Tail County10Becker County: 9 countBecker County9Crow Wing County: 9 countCrow Wing County9Kandiyohi County: 9 countKandiyohi County9Beltrami County: 8 countBeltrami County8Kanabec County: 8 countKanabec County8Scott County: 8 countScott County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Benton County: 7 countBenton County7Carver County: 7 countCarver County7Chisago County: 7 countChisago County7Clay County: 7 countClay County7Itasca County: 7 countItasca County7Le Sueur County: 7 countLe Sueur County7Morrison County: 7 countMorrison County7Winona County: 7 countWinona County7Aitkin County: 6 countAitkin County6Cottonwood County: 6 countCottonwood County6Steele County: 6 countSteele County6Carlton County: 5 countCarlton County5Freeborn County: 5 countFreeborn County5Isanti County: 5 countIsanti County5Koochiching County: 5 countKoochiching County5Mille Lacs County: 5 countMille Lacs County5Pine County: 5 countPine County5Blue Earth County: 4 countBlue Earth County4Brown County: 4 countBrown County4Goodhue County: 4 countGoodhue County4Hubbard County: 4 countHubbard County4McLeod County: 4 countMcLeod County4
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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Hennepin County Provisional550%
2Ramsey County Provisional28+27.3%
3St. Louis County Provisional25-3.8%
4Dakota County Provisional23+43.8%
5Wright County Provisional15+25%
6Anoka County Provisional13-38.1%
7Stearns County Provisional12-25%
8Olmsted County Provisional11+120%
8Sherburne County Provisional11-35.3%
10Cass County Provisional10+900%
10Otter Tail County Provisional10+400%
12Becker County Provisional9+50%
12Crow Wing County Provisional9+350%
12Kandiyohi County Provisional9-30.8%
15Beltrami County Provisional8+14.3%
15Kanabec County Provisional8+700%
15Scott County Provisional8+100%
15Washington County Provisional8-55.6%
19Benton County Provisional7+75%
19Carver County Provisional7+40%
19Chisago County Provisional7+133.3%
19Clay County Provisional7+16.7%
19Itasca County Provisional70%
19Le Sueur County Provisional7+133.3%
19Morrison County Provisional7+16.7%
19Winona County Provisional7+133.3%
27Aitkin County Provisional6+100%
27Cottonwood County Provisional6n/a
27Steele County Provisional6+500%
30Carlton County Provisional5+66.7%
30Freeborn County Provisional50%
30Isanti County Provisional5+400%
30Koochiching County Provisional5+400%
30Mille Lacs County Provisional5+66.7%
30Pine County Provisional5+25%
36Blue Earth County Provisional4+33.3%
36Brown County Provisional40%
36Goodhue County Provisional4+33.3%
36Hubbard County Provisional4+300%
36McLeod County Provisional4-33.3%
36Nobles County Provisional4+100%
36Pennington County Provisional4+300%
36Renville County Provisional40%
36Rice County Provisional4-66.7%
36Todd County Provisional4+300%
46Faribault County Provisional3-40%
46Lyon County Provisional3+50%
46Nicollet County Provisional3+50%
46Pope County Provisional3+200%
46Roseau County Provisional3n/a
46Wadena County Provisional3+200%
52Chippewa County Provisional2-50%
52Dodge County Provisional20%
52Fillmore County Provisional2-60%
52Houston County Provisional2-50%
52Jackson County Provisional2+100%
52Lac qui Parle County Provisional2+100%
52Lake County Provisional20%
52Mahnomen County Provisional20%
52Martin County Provisional20%
52Meeker County Provisional2+100%
52Mower County Provisional2-33.3%
52Polk County Provisional2+100%
52Redwood County Provisional2-50%
52Stevens County Provisional2n/a
52Traverse County Provisional2n/a
67Clearwater County Provisional10%
67Cook County Provisional1n/a
67Douglas County Provisional1-75%
67Lincoln County Provisional1n/a
67Murray County Provisional1n/a
67Norman County Provisional10%
67Red Lake County Provisional1n/a
67Rock County Provisional1n/a
67Wabasha County Provisional1-66.7%
67Waseca County Provisional10%
67Watonwan County Provisional1-50%
67Wilkin County Provisional1n/a
67Yellow Medicine County Provisional1n/a
80Big Stone County Provisional0n/a
80Grant County Provisional0-100%
80Kittson County Provisional0-100%
80Lake of the Woods County Provisional0-100%
80Marshall County Provisional0-100%
80Pipestone County Provisional0n/a
80Sibley County Provisional0-100%
80Swift County Provisional0-100%

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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/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Minnesota by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Minnesota by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties. 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 Minnesota by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties.

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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 Minnesota by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Hennepin County, with 55 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Swift County, with 0 in 2024.

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