Counties in Minnesota by traffic fatalities

Hennepin County had the highest traffic fatalities of 87 counties in 2014, at 34. Wilkin County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3 and the figure for Minnesota was 361. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2014

Aitkin County: 4 countAnoka County: 16 countBecker County: 3 countBeltrami County: 6 countBenton County: 1 countBig Stone County: 0 countBlue Earth County: 3 countBrown County: 7 countCarlton County: 1 countCarver County: 10 countCass County: 6 countChippewa County: 5 countChisago County: 8 countClay County: 4 countClearwater County: 1 countCook County: 1 countCottonwood County: 1 countCrow Wing County: 10 countDakota County: 10 countDodge County: 3 countDouglas County: 6 countFaribault County: 2 countFillmore County: 2 countFreeborn County: 3 countGoodhue County: 10 countGrant County: 3 countHennepin County: 34 countHouston County: 0 countHubbard County: 4 countIsanti County: 8 countItasca County: 2 countJackson County: 0 countKanabec County: 1 countKandiyohi County: 12 countKittson County: 0 countKoochiching County: 0 countLac qui Parle County: 1 countLake County: 0 countLake of the Woods County: 1 countLe Sueur County: 1 countLincoln County: 1 countLyon County: 4 countMcLeod County: 2 countMahnomen County: 1 countMarshall County: 1 countMartin County: 0 countMeeker County: 2 countMille Lacs County: 8 countMorrison County: 8 countMower County: 1 countMurray County: 2 countNicollet County: 6 countNobles County: 2 countNorman County: 0 countOlmsted County: 8 countOtter Tail County: 3 countPennington County: 1 countPine County: 4 countPipestone County: 0 countPolk County: 3 countPope County: 0 countRamsey County: 12 countRed Lake County: 0 countRedwood County: 1 countRenville County: 4 countRice County: 6 countRock County: 5 countRoseau County: 6 countSt. Louis County: 8 countScott County: 5 countSherburne County: 2 countSibley County: 2 countStearns County: 9 countSteele County: 6 countStevens County: 0 countSwift County: 2 countTodd County: 3 countTraverse County: 0 countWabasha County: 4 countWadena County: 3 countWaseca County: 2 countWashington County: 8 countWatonwan County: 2 countWilkin County: 0 countWinona County: 6 countWright County: 16 countYellow Medicine County: 2 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Hennepin County: 34 countHennepin County34Anoka County: 16 countAnoka County16Wright County: 16 countWright County16Kandiyohi County: 12 countKandiyohi County12Ramsey County: 12 countRamsey County12Carver County: 10 countCarver County10Crow Wing County: 10 countCrow Wing County10Dakota County: 10 countDakota County10Goodhue County: 10 countGoodhue County10Stearns County: 9 countStearns County9Chisago County: 8 countChisago County8Isanti County: 8 countIsanti County8Mille Lacs County: 8 countMille Lacs County8Morrison County: 8 countMorrison County8Olmsted County: 8 countOlmsted County8St. Louis County: 8 countSt. Louis County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Brown County: 7 countBrown County7Beltrami County: 6 countBeltrami County6Cass County: 6 countCass County6Douglas County: 6 countDouglas County6Nicollet County: 6 countNicollet County6Rice County: 6 countRice County6Roseau County: 6 countRoseau County6Steele County: 6 countSteele County6Winona County: 6 countWinona County6Chippewa County: 5 countChippewa County5Rock County: 5 countRock County5Scott County: 5 countScott County5Aitkin County: 4 countAitkin County4Clay County: 4 countClay County4Hubbard County: 4 countHubbard County4Lyon County: 4 countLyon County4Pine County: 4 countPine County4Renville County: 4 countRenville County4Wabasha County: 4 countWabasha County4Becker County: 3 countBecker County3Blue Earth County: 3 countBlue Earth County3Dodge County: 3 countDodge County3Freeborn County: 3 countFreeborn County3Hennepin County: 34 countHennepin County34Anoka County: 16 countAnoka County16Wright County: 16 countWright County16Kandiyohi County: 12 countKandiyohi County12Ramsey County: 12 countRamsey County12Carver County: 10 countCarver County10Crow Wing County: 10 countCrow Wing County10Dakota County: 10 countDakota County10Goodhue County: 10 countGoodhue County10Stearns County: 9 countStearns County9Chisago County: 8 countChisago County8Isanti County: 8 countIsanti County8Mille Lacs County: 8 countMille Lacs County8Morrison County: 8 countMorrison County8Olmsted County: 8 countOlmsted County8St. Louis County: 8 countSt. Louis County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Brown County: 7 countBrown County7Beltrami County: 6 countBeltrami County6Cass County: 6 countCass County6Douglas County: 6 countDouglas County6Nicollet County: 6 countNicollet County6Rice County: 6 countRice County6Roseau County: 6 countRoseau County6Steele County: 6 countSteele County6Winona County: 6 countWinona County6Chippewa County: 5 countChippewa County5Rock County: 5 countRock County5Scott County: 5 countScott County5Aitkin County: 4 countAitkin County4Clay County: 4 countClay County4Hubbard County: 4 countHubbard County4Lyon County: 4 countLyon County4Pine County: 4 countPine County4Renville County: 4 countRenville County4Wabasha County: 4 countWabasha County4Becker County: 3 countBecker County3Blue Earth County: 3 countBlue Earth County3Dodge County: 3 countDodge County3Freeborn County: 3 countFreeborn County3
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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Hennepin County34-19%
2Anoka County16+33.3%
2Wright County160%
4Kandiyohi County12+500%
4Ramsey County120%
6Carver County10+66.7%
6Crow Wing County10+11.1%
6Dakota County10-47.4%
6Goodhue County10+42.9%
10Stearns County9+50%
11Chisago County8+33.3%
11Isanti County8+60%
11Mille Lacs County8+100%
11Morrison County8+60%
11Olmsted County8-33.3%
11St. Louis County8-57.9%
11Washington County8-20%
18Brown County7+250%
19Beltrami County60%
19Cass County6+20%
19Douglas County6+500%
19Nicollet County6+200%
19Rice County6+20%
19Roseau County6+500%
19Steele County6+500%
19Winona County6+200%
27Chippewa County5+25%
27Rock County5+400%
27Scott County5-54.5%
30Aitkin County4+100%
30Clay County4-33.3%
30Hubbard County40%
30Lyon County4+100%
30Pine County4-42.9%
30Renville County40%
30Wabasha County40%
37Becker County30%
37Blue Earth County3-25%
37Dodge County3n/a
37Freeborn County3+50%
37Grant County3n/a
37Otter Tail County3-62.5%
37Polk County3-40%
37Todd County3-50%
37Wadena County3+200%
46Faribault County2-33.3%
46Fillmore County2+100%
46Itasca County2-66.7%
46McLeod County2-50%
46Meeker County2-60%
46Murray County2n/a
46Nobles County2-60%
46Sherburne County2-50%
46Sibley County20%
46Swift County2+100%
46Waseca County20%
46Watonwan County2+100%
46Yellow Medicine County20%
59Benton County1-87.5%
59Carlton County1-66.7%
59Clearwater County10%
59Cook County10%
59Cottonwood County1-75%
59Kanabec County1n/a
59Lac qui Parle County1n/a
59Lake of the Woods County1n/a
59Le Sueur County1-83.3%
59Lincoln County1-50%
59Mahnomen County10%
59Marshall County10%
59Mower County1-66.7%
59Pennington County1n/a
59Redwood County1-66.7%
74Big Stone County0-100%
74Houston County0-100%
74Jackson County0-100%
74Kittson County0-100%
74Koochiching County0-100%
74Lake County0-100%
74Martin County0-100%
74Norman County0-100%
74Pipestone County0-100%
74Pope County0-100%
74Red Lake County0n/a
74Stevens County0-100%
74Traverse County0-100%
74Wilkin County0n/a

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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.

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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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties?period=2014. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Hennepin County, with 34 in 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wilkin County, with 0 in 2014.

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