Counties in Minnesota by traffic fatalities

Hennepin County had the highest traffic fatalities of 87 counties in 2013, at 42. Wilkin County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3 and the figure for Minnesota was 387. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest42Hennepin County

Lowest0Wilkin County

Median387 counties

Minnesota387History

Map of counties, 2013

Under 1
1 to 2
2 to 3
3 to 5
5 to 6
6 and over

count, 2013. 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, 2013

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	2013 count	Change on 2012
1	Hennepin County	42	+27.3%
2	Dakota County	19	0%
2	St. Louis County	19	+72.7%
4	Wright County	16	+33.3%
5	Anoka County	12	-52%
5	Olmsted County	12	+500%
5	Ramsey County	12	-36.8%
8	Scott County	11	+175%
9	Washington County	10	+25%
10	Crow Wing County	9	-10%
11	Benton County	8	0%
11	Otter Tail County	8	-20%
13	Goodhue County	7	0%
13	Pine County	7	-50%
15	Beltrami County	6	-14.3%
15	Carver County	6	+500%
15	Chisago County	6	0%
15	Clay County	6	+50%
15	Itasca County	6	-25%
15	Le Sueur County	6	+200%
15	Stearns County	6	-14.3%
15	Todd County	6	+500%
23	Cass County	5	-16.7%
23	Isanti County	5	+150%
23	Jackson County	5	+66.7%
23	Meeker County	5	+150%
23	Morrison County	5	0%
23	Nobles County	5	-28.6%
23	Polk County	5	-28.6%
23	Rice County	5	+25%
31	Blue Earth County	4	-20%
31	Chippewa County	4	0%
31	Cottonwood County	4	+100%
31	Hubbard County	4	+300%
31	Lake County	4	+300%
31	McLeod County	4	-33.3%
31	Mille Lacs County	4	+33.3%
31	Renville County	4	+300%
31	Sherburne County	4	-50%
31	Wabasha County	4	+100%
41	Becker County	3	-25%
41	Carlton County	3	-25%
41	Faribault County	3	-25%
41	Martin County	3	+200%
41	Mower County	3	-50%
41	Norman County	3	n/a
41	Redwood County	3	-50%
48	Aitkin County	2	-33.3%
48	Big Stone County	2	+100%
48	Brown County	2	+100%
48	Freeborn County	2	-33.3%
48	Houston County	2	+100%
48	Kandiyohi County	2	-81.8%
48	Kittson County	2	+100%
48	Lincoln County	2	0%
48	Lyon County	2	-50%
48	Nicollet County	2	-33.3%
48	Pope County	2	-33.3%
48	Sibley County	2	0%
48	Waseca County	2	-33.3%
48	Winona County	2	-60%
48	Yellow Medicine County	2	+100%
63	Clearwater County	1	n/a
63	Cook County	1	n/a
63	Douglas County	1	-87.5%
63	Fillmore County	1	-50%
63	Koochiching County	1	-50%
63	Mahnomen County	1	-50%
63	Marshall County	1	-50%
63	Pipestone County	1	-50%
63	Rock County	1	-75%
63	Roseau County	1	-50%
63	Steele County	1	-50%
63	Stevens County	1	0%
63	Swift County	1	n/a
63	Traverse County	1	n/a
63	Wadena County	1	0%
63	Watonwan County	1	n/a
79	Dodge County	0	-100%
79	Grant County	0	-100%
79	Kanabec County	0	n/a
79	Lac qui Parle County	0	n/a
79	Lake of the Woods County	0	n/a
79	Murray County	0	-100%
79	Pennington County	0	-100%
79	Red Lake County	0	-100%
79	Wilkin 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/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties?period=2013. 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, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties?period=2013 (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 Minnesota by traffic fatalities, 2013}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties?period=2013. 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/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Hennepin County, with 42 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wilkin County, with 0 in 2013.

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.