Counties in Minnesota by traffic fatalities

Hennepin County had the highest traffic fatalities of 87 counties in 2023, at 55. Yellow Medicine County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 2 and the figure for Minnesota was 402. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest55Hennepin County

Lowest0Yellow Medicine County

Median287 counties

Minnesota402History

Map of counties, 2023

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6 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	Hennepin County	55	-9.8%
2	St. Louis County	26	+73.3%
3	Ramsey County	22	-29%
4	Anoka County	21	-25%
5	Washington County	18	+100%
6	Sherburne County	17	+142.9%
7	Dakota County	16	-33.3%
7	Stearns County	16	+60%
9	Kandiyohi County	13	+18.2%
10	Rice County	12	+200%
10	Wright County	12	+9.1%
12	Beltrami County	7	+600%
12	Itasca County	7	+75%
14	Becker County	6	+500%
14	Clay County	6	-25%
14	McLeod County	6	+20%
14	Morrison County	6	+20%
18	Carver County	5	-44.4%
18	Faribault County	5	+66.7%
18	Fillmore County	5	+400%
18	Freeborn County	5	0%
18	Olmsted County	5	-28.6%
23	Benton County	4	0%
23	Brown County	4	n/a
23	Chippewa County	4	n/a
23	Douglas County	4	-20%
23	Houston County	4	+100%
23	Pine County	4	-50%
23	Redwood County	4	n/a
23	Renville County	4	0%
23	Scott County	4	-69.2%
32	Aitkin County	3	+200%
32	Blue Earth County	3	-66.7%
32	Carlton County	3	-40%
32	Chisago County	3	-50%
32	Goodhue County	3	-40%
32	Grant County	3	+200%
32	Le Sueur County	3	0%
32	Mille Lacs County	3	0%
32	Mower County	3	-25%
32	Wabasha County	3	-50%
32	Winona County	3	-40%
43	Crow Wing County	2	-71.4%
43	Dodge County	2	0%
43	Lake County	2	+100%
43	Lyon County	2	-33.3%
43	Mahnomen County	2	0%
43	Martin County	2	-50%
43	Nicollet County	2	n/a
43	Nobles County	2	-50%
43	Otter Tail County	2	-77.8%
43	Watonwan County	2	n/a
53	Cass County	1	-87.5%
53	Clearwater County	1	0%
53	Hubbard County	1	0%
53	Isanti County	1	-85.7%
53	Jackson County	1	0%
53	Kanabec County	1	-80%
53	Kittson County	1	0%
53	Koochiching County	1	n/a
53	Lac qui Parle County	1	n/a
53	Lake of the Woods County	1	n/a
53	Marshall County	1	n/a
53	Meeker County	1	-50%
53	Norman County	1	0%
53	Pennington County	1	n/a
53	Polk County	1	-50%
53	Pope County	1	-75%
53	Sibley County	1	-75%
53	Steele County	1	-50%
53	Swift County	1	0%
53	Todd County	1	-66.7%
53	Wadena County	1	-50%
53	Waseca County	1	0%
75	Big Stone County	0	-100%
75	Cook County	0	-100%
75	Cottonwood County	0	-100%
75	Lincoln County	0	-100%
75	Murray County	0	-100%
75	Pipestone County	0	-100%
75	Red Lake County	0	n/a
75	Rock County	0	-100%
75	Roseau County	0	-100%
75	Stevens County	0	-100%
75	Traverse County	0	n/a
75	Wilkin County	0	-100%
75	Yellow Medicine County	0	-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/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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/minnesota-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?

Hennepin County, with 55 in 2023, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Yellow Medicine 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.