Counties in Minnesota by traffic fatalities

Hennepin County had the highest traffic fatalities of 87 counties in 2016, at 45. Yellow Medicine County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3 and the figure for Minnesota was 392. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest45Hennepin County

Lowest0Yellow Medicine County

Median387 counties

Minnesota392History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 2
2 to 3
3 to 4
4 to 7
7 and over

count, 2016. 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, 2016

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	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Hennepin County	45	+36.4%
2	Dakota County	28	+154.5%
3	Anoka County	20	+81.8%
4	St. Louis County	19	+18.8%
5	Ramsey County	15	-16.7%
6	Washington County	13	+8.3%
7	Olmsted County	12	-14.3%
8	Cass County	10	+150%
8	Pine County	10	+11.1%
10	Becker County	9	+800%
11	Crow Wing County	8	+60%
11	Scott County	8	+14.3%
13	Isanti County	7	-53.3%
13	Mille Lacs County	7	+75%
13	Wright County	7	-12.5%
16	Aitkin County	6	0%
16	Blue Earth County	6	-50%
16	Chisago County	6	+50%
16	Douglas County	6	+200%
16	Morrison County	6	-33.3%
16	Polk County	6	+50%
16	Rice County	6	+20%
23	Hubbard County	5	+66.7%
23	Meeker County	5	+25%
23	Pennington County	5	+66.7%
23	Sherburne County	5	-54.5%
23	Stearns County	5	-58.3%
23	Steele County	5	+25%
23	Winona County	5	+400%
30	Faribault County	4	0%
30	Freeborn County	4	+100%
30	Goodhue County	4	-50%
30	Kandiyohi County	4	-50%
30	Koochiching County	4	+300%
30	Le Sueur County	4	-33.3%
30	Wabasha County	4	+33.3%
37	Beltrami County	3	-50%
37	Carlton County	3	-66.7%
37	Carver County	3	-40%
37	Fillmore County	3	+50%
37	Itasca County	3	-50%
37	Marshall County	3	+200%
37	Nobles County	3	0%
37	Pipestone County	3	+50%
37	Redwood County	3	+50%
37	Rock County	3	n/a
37	Todd County	3	+50%
48	Benton County	2	-71.4%
48	Clearwater County	2	0%
48	Kanabec County	2	0%
48	Lake of the Woods County	2	n/a
48	Lyon County	2	-33.3%
48	Mower County	2	0%
48	Murray County	2	+100%
48	Nicollet County	2	0%
48	Norman County	2	-33.3%
48	Otter Tail County	2	-77.8%
48	Swift County	2	-33.3%
59	Chippewa County	1	-75%
59	Clay County	1	-66.7%
59	Dodge County	1	-50%
59	Jackson County	1	-83.3%
59	Lake County	1	-66.7%
59	Mahnomen County	1	0%
59	Martin County	1	0%
59	McLeod County	1	-75%
59	Pope County	1	n/a
59	Renville County	1	-50%
59	Roseau County	1	n/a
59	Stevens County	1	0%
59	Wadena County	1	-75%
59	Waseca County	1	0%
73	Big Stone County	0	-100%
73	Brown County	0	-100%
73	Cook County	0	n/a
73	Cottonwood County	0	-100%
73	Grant County	0	n/a
73	Houston County	0	-100%
73	Kittson County	0	n/a
73	Lac qui Parle County	0	-100%
73	Lincoln County	0	n/a
73	Red Lake County	0	n/a
73	Sibley County	0	-100%
73	Traverse County	0	n/a
73	Watonwan County	0	-100%
73	Wilkin County	0	n/a
73	Yellow Medicine 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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties?period=2016. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Hennepin County, with 45 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Yellow Medicine County, with 0 in 2016.

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.