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Counties in Mississippi by traffic fatalities

Hinds County had the highest traffic fatalities of 82 counties in 2015, at 47. Smith County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7 and the figure for Mississippi was 677. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest47Hinds County
Lowest0Smith County
Median782 counties
Mississippi677History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 2 countAlcorn County: 10 countAmite County: 5 countAttala County: 9 countBenton County: 1 countBolivar County: 13 countCalhoun County: 5 countCarroll County: 4 countChickasaw County: 10 countChoctaw County: 0 countClaiborne County: 5 countClarke County: 5 countClay County: 5 countCoahoma County: 8 countCopiah County: 19 countCovington County: 13 countDeSoto County: 24 countForrest County: 15 countFranklin County: 3 countGeorge County: 11 countGreene County: 6 countGrenada County: 9 countHancock County: 13 countHarrison County: 28 countHinds County: 47 countHolmes County: 8 countHumphreys County: 1 countIssaquena County: 0 countItawamba County: 9 countJackson County: 20 countJasper County: 3 countJefferson County: 2 countJefferson Davis County: 8 countJones County: 19 countKemper County: 6 countLafayette County: 11 countLamar County: 5 countLauderdale County: 10 countLawrence County: 2 countLeake County: 11 countLee County: 14 countLeflore County: 6 countLincoln County: 8 countLowndes County: 7 countMadison County: 14 countMarion County: 8 countMarshall County: 17 countMonroe County: 4 countMontgomery County: 1 countNeshoba County: 8 countNewton County: 6 countNoxubee County: 0 countOktibbeha County: 7 countPanola County: 10 countPearl River County: 17 countPerry County: 2 countPike County: 15 countPontotoc County: 9 countPrentiss County: 11 countQuitman County: 2 countRankin County: 16 countScott County: 8 countSharkey County: 1 countSimpson County: 6 countSmith County: 0 countStone County: 5 countSunflower County: 6 countTallahatchie County: 2 countTate County: 9 countTippah County: 10 countTishomingo County: 6 countTunica County: 6 countUnion County: 9 countWalthall County: 1 countWarren County: 10 countWashington County: 8 countWayne County: 4 countWebster County: 1 countWilkinson County: 3 countWinston County: 3 countYalobusha County: 5 countYazoo County: 7 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Hinds County: 47 countHinds County47Harrison County: 28 countHarrison County28DeSoto County: 24 countDeSoto County24Jackson County: 20 countJackson County20Copiah County: 19 countCopiah County19Jones County: 19 countJones County19Marshall County: 17 countMarshall County17Pearl River County: 17 countPearl River County17Rankin County: 16 countRankin County16Forrest County: 15 countForrest County15Pike County: 15 countPike County15Lee County: 14 countLee County14Madison County: 14 countMadison County14Bolivar County: 13 countBolivar County13Covington County: 13 countCovington County13Hancock County: 13 countHancock County13George County: 11 countGeorge County11Lafayette County: 11 countLafayette County11Leake County: 11 countLeake County11Prentiss County: 11 countPrentiss County11Alcorn County: 10 countAlcorn County10Chickasaw County: 10 countChickasaw County10Lauderdale County: 10 countLauderdale County10Panola County: 10 countPanola County10Tippah County: 10 countTippah County10Warren County: 10 countWarren County10Attala County: 9 countAttala County9Grenada County: 9 countGrenada County9Itawamba County: 9 countItawamba County9Pontotoc County: 9 countPontotoc County9Tate County: 9 countTate County9Union County: 9 countUnion County9Coahoma County: 8 countCoahoma County8Holmes County: 8 countHolmes County8Jefferson Davis County: 8 countJefferson Davis County8Lincoln County: 8 countLincoln County8Marion County: 8 countMarion County8Neshoba County: 8 countNeshoba County8Scott County: 8 countScott County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Hinds County: 47 countHinds County47Harrison County: 28 countHarrison County28DeSoto County: 24 countDeSoto County24Jackson County: 20 countJackson County20Copiah County: 19 countCopiah County19Jones County: 19 countJones County19Marshall County: 17 countMarshall County17Pearl River County: 17 countPearl River County17Rankin County: 16 countRankin County16Forrest County: 15 countForrest County15Pike County: 15 countPike County15Lee County: 14 countLee County14Madison County: 14 countMadison County14Bolivar County: 13 countBolivar County13Covington County: 13 countCovington County13Hancock County: 13 countHancock County13George County: 11 countGeorge County11Lafayette County: 11 countLafayette County11Leake County: 11 countLeake County11Prentiss County: 11 countPrentiss County11Alcorn County: 10 countAlcorn County10Chickasaw County: 10 countChickasaw County10Lauderdale County: 10 countLauderdale County10Panola County: 10 countPanola County10Tippah County: 10 countTippah County10Warren County: 10 countWarren County10Attala County: 9 countAttala County9Grenada County: 9 countGrenada County9Itawamba County: 9 countItawamba County9Pontotoc County: 9 countPontotoc County9Tate County: 9 countTate County9Union County: 9 countUnion County9Coahoma County: 8 countCoahoma County8Holmes County: 8 countHolmes County8Jefferson Davis County: 8 countJefferson Davis County8Lincoln County: 8 countLincoln County8Marion County: 8 countMarion County8Neshoba County: 8 countNeshoba County8Scott County: 8 countScott County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8
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

RankCounties2015
count		Change on 2014
1Hinds County47+51.6%
2Harrison County28+21.7%
3DeSoto County24+26.3%
4Jackson County20-28.6%
5Copiah County19+171.4%
5Jones County19+35.7%
7Marshall County17+21.4%
7Pearl River County17+30.8%
9Rankin County16-11.1%
10Forrest County15+66.7%
10Pike County15+36.4%
12Lee County14-30%
12Madison County14+27.3%
14Bolivar County13+160%
14Covington County13+8.3%
14Hancock County13+62.5%
17George County11+57.1%
17Lafayette County11+450%
17Leake County11+37.5%
17Prentiss County11+83.3%
21Alcorn County10+11.1%
21Chickasaw County10+150%
21Lauderdale County10-41.2%
21Panola County10-9.1%
21Tippah County10+150%
21Warren County10+66.7%
27Attala County9+350%
27Grenada County9+50%
27Itawamba County9+28.6%
27Pontotoc County90%
27Tate County9+50%
27Union County9+12.5%
33Coahoma County8-11.1%
33Holmes County8-20%
33Jefferson Davis County8+100%
33Lincoln County8-38.5%
33Marion County8-33.3%
33Neshoba County8+300%
33Scott County8-11.1%
33Washington County8-20%
41Lowndes County7-46.2%
41Oktibbeha County7+133.3%
41Yazoo County7-30%
44Greene County60%
44Kemper County6+20%
44Leflore County6+100%
44Newton County6+50%
44Simpson County6-25%
44Sunflower County6-14.3%
44Tishomingo County6+20%
44Tunica County6-14.3%
52Amite County5-28.6%
52Calhoun County5+25%
52Claiborne County5+66.7%
52Clarke County5-16.7%
52Clay County5+150%
52Lamar County5-16.7%
52Stone County5+25%
52Yalobusha County5n/a
60Carroll County4-42.9%
60Monroe County4-20%
60Wayne County40%
63Franklin County3+200%
63Jasper County30%
63Wilkinson County3-25%
63Winston County3+50%
67Adams County2-81.8%
67Jefferson County20%
67Lawrence County2-50%
67Perry County2+100%
67Quitman County2+100%
67Tallahatchie County2-33.3%
73Benton County1-75%
73Humphreys County1-50%
73Montgomery County1-85.7%
73Sharkey County1n/a
73Walthall County1-87.5%
73Webster County1-50%
79Choctaw County0-100%
79Issaquena County0-100%
79Noxubee County0n/a
79Smith County0-100%

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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/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/mississippi-counties?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/mississippi-counties?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/mississippi-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Hinds County, with 47 in 2015, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Smith County, with 0 in 2015.

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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