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Counties in Mississippi by traffic fatalities, 2024

Hinds County had the highest traffic fatalities of 82 counties in 2024, at 59. Franklin County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7 and the figure for Mississippi was 753. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest59Hinds County
Lowest0Franklin County
Median782 counties
Mississippi753History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 4 countAlcorn County: 14 countAmite County: 4 countAttala County: 11 countBenton County: 6 countBolivar County: 5 countCalhoun County: 5 countCarroll County: 0 countChickasaw County: 7 countChoctaw County: 1 countClaiborne County: 6 countClarke County: 3 countClay County: 4 countCoahoma County: 3 countCopiah County: 5 countCovington County: 8 countDeSoto County: 21 countForrest County: 27 countFranklin County: 0 countGeorge County: 9 countGreene County: 4 countGrenada County: 13 countHancock County: 10 countHarrison County: 24 countHinds County: 59 countHolmes County: 6 countHumphreys County: 4 countIssaquena County: 1 countItawamba County: 5 countJackson County: 26 countJasper County: 4 countJefferson County: 1 countJefferson Davis County: 4 countJones County: 16 countKemper County: 3 countLafayette County: 13 countLamar County: 14 countLauderdale County: 14 countLawrence County: 4 countLeake County: 10 countLee County: 16 countLeflore County: 8 countLincoln County: 12 countLowndes County: 14 countMadison County: 13 countMarion County: 5 countMarshall County: 20 countMonroe County: 7 countMontgomery County: 1 countNeshoba County: 7 countNewton County: 6 countNoxubee County: 8 countOktibbeha County: 13 countPanola County: 13 countPearl River County: 15 countPerry County: 10 countPike County: 18 countPontotoc County: 7 countPrentiss County: 8 countQuitman County: 3 countRankin County: 28 countScott County: 7 countSharkey County: 1 countSimpson County: 4 countSmith County: 4 countStone County: 7 countSunflower County: 6 countTallahatchie County: 6 countTate County: 9 countTippah County: 2 countTishomingo County: 4 countTunica County: 6 countUnion County: 5 countWalthall County: 6 countWarren County: 16 countWashington County: 24 countWayne County: 9 countWebster County: 2 countWilkinson County: 4 countWinston County: 11 countYalobusha County: 7 countYazoo County: 3 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

Hinds County: 59 countHinds County59Rankin County: 28 countRankin County28Forrest County: 27 countForrest County27Jackson County: 26 countJackson County26Harrison County: 24 countHarrison County24Washington County: 24 countWashington County24DeSoto County: 21 countDeSoto County21Marshall County: 20 countMarshall County20Pike County: 18 countPike County18Jones County: 16 countJones County16Lee County: 16 countLee County16Warren County: 16 countWarren County16Pearl River County: 15 countPearl River County15Alcorn County: 14 countAlcorn County14Lamar County: 14 countLamar County14Lauderdale County: 14 countLauderdale County14Lowndes County: 14 countLowndes County14Grenada County: 13 countGrenada County13Lafayette County: 13 countLafayette County13Madison County: 13 countMadison County13Oktibbeha County: 13 countOktibbeha County13Panola County: 13 countPanola County13Lincoln County: 12 countLincoln County12Attala County: 11 countAttala County11Winston County: 11 countWinston County11Hancock County: 10 countHancock County10Leake County: 10 countLeake County10Perry County: 10 countPerry County10George County: 9 countGeorge County9Tate County: 9 countTate County9Wayne County: 9 countWayne County9Covington County: 8 countCovington County8Leflore County: 8 countLeflore County8Noxubee County: 8 countNoxubee County8Prentiss County: 8 countPrentiss County8Chickasaw County: 7 countChickasaw County7Monroe County: 7 countMonroe County7Neshoba County: 7 countNeshoba County7Pontotoc County: 7 countPontotoc County7Scott County: 7 countScott County7Hinds County: 59 countHinds County59Rankin County: 28 countRankin County28Forrest County: 27 countForrest County27Jackson County: 26 countJackson County26Harrison County: 24 countHarrison County24Washington County: 24 countWashington County24DeSoto County: 21 countDeSoto County21Marshall County: 20 countMarshall County20Pike County: 18 countPike County18Jones County: 16 countJones County16Lee County: 16 countLee County16Warren County: 16 countWarren County16Pearl River County: 15 countPearl River County15Alcorn County: 14 countAlcorn County14Lamar County: 14 countLamar County14Lauderdale County: 14 countLauderdale County14Lowndes County: 14 countLowndes County14Grenada County: 13 countGrenada County13Lafayette County: 13 countLafayette County13Madison County: 13 countMadison County13Oktibbeha County: 13 countOktibbeha County13Panola County: 13 countPanola County13Lincoln County: 12 countLincoln County12Attala County: 11 countAttala County11Winston County: 11 countWinston County11Hancock County: 10 countHancock County10Leake County: 10 countLeake County10Perry County: 10 countPerry County10George County: 9 countGeorge County9Tate County: 9 countTate County9Wayne County: 9 countWayne County9Covington County: 8 countCovington County8Leflore County: 8 countLeflore County8Noxubee County: 8 countNoxubee County8Prentiss County: 8 countPrentiss County8Chickasaw County: 7 countChickasaw County7Monroe County: 7 countMonroe County7Neshoba County: 7 countNeshoba County7Pontotoc County: 7 countPontotoc County7Scott County: 7 countScott County7
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
1Hinds County Provisional59-1.7%
2Rankin County Provisional28+47.4%
3Forrest County Provisional27+28.6%
4Jackson County Provisional26+8.3%
5Harrison County Provisional24-17.2%
5Washington County Provisional24+26.3%
7DeSoto County Provisional21+5%
8Marshall County Provisional20+33.3%
9Pike County Provisional18+200%
10Jones County Provisional160%
10Lee County Provisional16+6.7%
10Warren County Provisional16-5.9%
13Pearl River County Provisional15-16.7%
14Alcorn County Provisional14+7.7%
14Lamar County Provisional14+16.7%
14Lauderdale County Provisional14-30%
14Lowndes County Provisional14+16.7%
18Grenada County Provisional13+8.3%
18Lafayette County Provisional13+85.7%
18Madison County Provisional13-18.8%
18Oktibbeha County Provisional13+62.5%
18Panola County Provisional13-27.8%
23Lincoln County Provisional12+100%
24Attala County Provisional11+120%
24Winston County Provisional11+175%
26Hancock County Provisional10-23.1%
26Leake County Provisional10+11.1%
26Perry County Provisional10+233.3%
29George County Provisional9+50%
29Tate County Provisional9+80%
29Wayne County Provisional9+28.6%
32Covington County Provisional8-33.3%
32Leflore County Provisional8+166.7%
32Noxubee County Provisional8+300%
32Prentiss County Provisional8+60%
36Chickasaw County Provisional70%
36Monroe County Provisional7+40%
36Neshoba County Provisional7-22.2%
36Pontotoc County Provisional7+16.7%
36Scott County Provisional7-61.1%
36Stone County Provisional7-36.4%
36Yalobusha County Provisional7+40%
43Benton County Provisional6+20%
43Claiborne County Provisional6+500%
43Holmes County Provisional6-45.5%
43Newton County Provisional6-14.3%
43Sunflower County Provisional60%
43Tallahatchie County Provisional6n/a
43Tunica County Provisional6-50%
43Walthall County Provisional6+200%
51Bolivar County Provisional5-54.5%
51Calhoun County Provisional5+25%
51Copiah County Provisional5-61.5%
51Itawamba County Provisional5+25%
51Marion County Provisional5-44.4%
51Union County Provisional5-44.4%
57Adams County Provisional4+33.3%
57Amite County Provisional40%
57Clay County Provisional4-20%
57Greene County Provisional40%
57Humphreys County Provisional40%
57Jasper County Provisional40%
57Jefferson Davis County Provisional4+33.3%
57Lawrence County Provisional4n/a
57Simpson County Provisional4+33.3%
57Smith County Provisional40%
57Tishomingo County Provisional40%
57Wilkinson County Provisional4-20%
69Clarke County Provisional3-25%
69Coahoma County Provisional3-62.5%
69Kemper County Provisional3-25%
69Quitman County Provisional3-40%
69Yazoo County Provisional3-72.7%
74Tippah County Provisional2-33.3%
74Webster County Provisional2-66.7%
76Choctaw County Provisional1-75%
76Issaquena County Provisional1n/a
76Jefferson County Provisional10%
76Montgomery County Provisional1-75%
76Sharkey County Provisional1-66.7%
81Carroll County Provisional0-100%
81Franklin 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Hinds County, with 59 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Franklin County, with 0 in 2024.

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.

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