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Counties in Missouri by traffic fatalities, 2024

Jackson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 115 counties in 2024, at 123. Worth County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Missouri was 955. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest123Jackson County
Lowest0Worth County
Median4115 counties
Missouri955History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 3 countAndrew County: 6 countAtchison County: 3 countAudrain County: 2 countBarry County: 4 countBarton County: 3 countBates County: 7 countBenton County: 7 countBollinger County: 8 countBoone County: 20 countBuchanan County: 8 countButler County: 14 countCaldwell County: 2 countCallaway County: 6 countCamden County: 12 countCape Girardeau County: 10 countCarroll County: 1 countCarter County: 0 countCass County: 11 countCedar County: 1 countChariton County: 1 countChristian County: 5 countClark County: 3 countClay County: 29 countClinton County: 1 countCole County: 3 countCooper County: 4 countCrawford County: 6 countDade County: 1 countDallas County: 2 countDaviess County: 1 countDeKalb County: 5 countDent County: 6 countDouglas County: 2 countDunklin County: 6 countFranklin County: 19 countGasconade County: 1 countGentry County: 0 countGreene County: 38 countGrundy County: 1 countHarrison County: 1 countHenry County: 2 countHickory County: 1 countHolt County: 2 countHoward County: 2 countHowell County: 7 countIron County: 2 countJackson County: 123 countJasper County: 24 countJefferson County: 26 countJohnson County: 13 countKnox County: 0 countLaclede County: 10 countLafayette County: 8 countLawrence County: 10 countLewis County: 2 countLincoln County: 7 countLinn County: 1 countLivingston County: 3 countMcDonald County: 12 countMacon County: 5 countMadison County: 2 countMaries County: 3 countMarion County: 4 countMercer County: 1 countMiller County: 5 countMississippi County: 3 countMoniteau County: 3 countMonroe County: 1 countMontgomery County: 3 countMorgan County: 5 countNew Madrid County: 9 countNewton County: 29 countNodaway County: 0 countOregon County: 4 countOsage County: 3 countOzark County: 4 countPemiscot County: 7 countPerry County: 3 countPettis County: 7 countPhelps County: 8 countPike County: 6 countPlatte County: 11 countPolk County: 5 countPulaski County: 7 countPutnam County: 0 countRalls County: 4 countRandolph County: 3 countRay County: 2 countReynolds County: 3 countRipley County: 1 countSt. Charles County: 25 countSt. Clair County: 2 countSte. Genevieve County: 3 countSt. Francois County: 12 countSt. Louis County: 112 countSaline County: 0 countSchuyler County: 0 countScotland County: 1 countScott County: 6 countShannon County: 1 countShelby County: 2 countStoddard County: 5 countStone County: 10 countSullivan County: 2 countTaney County: 13 countTexas County: 8 countVernon County: 5 countWarren County: 6 countWashington County: 8 countWayne County: 5 countWebster County: 10 countWorth County: 0 countWright County: 2 countSt. Louis city: 48 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

Jackson County: 123 countJackson County123St. Louis County: 112 countSt. Louis County112St. Louis city: 48 countSt. Louis city48Greene County: 38 countGreene County38Clay County: 29 countClay County29Newton County: 29 countNewton County29Jefferson County: 26 countJefferson County26St. Charles County: 25 countSt. Charles County25Jasper County: 24 countJasper County24Boone County: 20 countBoone County20Franklin County: 19 countFranklin County19Butler County: 14 countButler County14Johnson County: 13 countJohnson County13Taney County: 13 countTaney County13Camden County: 12 countCamden County12McDonald County: 12 countMcDonald County12St. Francois County: 12 countSt. Francois County12Cass County: 11 countCass County11Platte County: 11 countPlatte County11Cape Girardeau County: 10 countCape Girardeau County10Laclede County: 10 countLaclede County10Lawrence County: 10 countLawrence County10Stone County: 10 countStone County10Webster County: 10 countWebster County10New Madrid County: 9 countNew Madrid County9Bollinger County: 8 countBollinger County8Buchanan County: 8 countBuchanan County8Lafayette County: 8 countLafayette County8Phelps County: 8 countPhelps County8Texas County: 8 countTexas County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Bates County: 7 countBates County7Benton County: 7 countBenton County7Howell County: 7 countHowell County7Lincoln County: 7 countLincoln County7Pemiscot County: 7 countPemiscot County7Pettis County: 7 countPettis County7Pulaski County: 7 countPulaski County7Andrew County: 6 countAndrew County6Callaway County: 6 countCallaway County6Jackson County: 123 countJackson County123St. Louis County: 112 countSt. Louis County112St. Louis city: 48 countSt. Louis city48Greene County: 38 countGreene County38Clay County: 29 countClay County29Newton County: 29 countNewton County29Jefferson County: 26 countJefferson County26St. Charles County: 25 countSt. Charles County25Jasper County: 24 countJasper County24Boone County: 20 countBoone County20Franklin County: 19 countFranklin County19Butler County: 14 countButler County14Johnson County: 13 countJohnson County13Taney County: 13 countTaney County13Camden County: 12 countCamden County12McDonald County: 12 countMcDonald County12St. Francois County: 12 countSt. Francois County12Cass County: 11 countCass County11Platte County: 11 countPlatte County11Cape Girardeau County: 10 countCape Girardeau County10Laclede County: 10 countLaclede County10Lawrence County: 10 countLawrence County10Stone County: 10 countStone County10Webster County: 10 countWebster County10New Madrid County: 9 countNew Madrid County9Bollinger County: 8 countBollinger County8Buchanan County: 8 countBuchanan County8Lafayette County: 8 countLafayette County8Phelps County: 8 countPhelps County8Texas County: 8 countTexas County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Bates County: 7 countBates County7Benton County: 7 countBenton County7Howell County: 7 countHowell County7Lincoln County: 7 countLincoln County7Pemiscot County: 7 countPemiscot County7Pettis County: 7 countPettis County7Pulaski County: 7 countPulaski County7Andrew County: 6 countAndrew County6Callaway County: 6 countCallaway County6
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
1Jackson County Provisional123-6.8%
2St. Louis County Provisional112+13.1%
3St. Louis city Provisional48-7.7%
4Greene County Provisional38-29.6%
5Clay County Provisional29+61.1%
5Newton County Provisional29+70.6%
7Jefferson County Provisional26+8.3%
8St. Charles County Provisional25+13.6%
9Jasper County Provisional24+60%
10Boone County Provisional20-23.1%
11Franklin County Provisional19-5%
12Butler County Provisional14+55.6%
13Johnson County Provisional13+160%
13Taney County Provisional13+62.5%
15Camden County Provisional12+50%
15McDonald County Provisional12+100%
15St. Francois County Provisional12+9.1%
18Cass County Provisional11-26.7%
18Platte County Provisional11-21.4%
20Cape Girardeau County Provisional10-23.1%
20Laclede County Provisional10+150%
20Lawrence County Provisional10-50%
20Stone County Provisional10-9.1%
20Webster County Provisional10+25%
25New Madrid County Provisional9+50%
26Bollinger County Provisional8+100%
26Buchanan County Provisional8-50%
26Lafayette County Provisional8-20%
26Phelps County Provisional8-27.3%
26Texas County Provisional8+14.3%
26Washington County Provisional8+60%
32Bates County Provisional70%
32Benton County Provisional7+75%
32Howell County Provisional7-12.5%
32Lincoln County Provisional7-63.2%
32Pemiscot County Provisional7-12.5%
32Pettis County Provisional7+133.3%
32Pulaski County Provisional7-22.2%
39Andrew County Provisional6+50%
39Callaway County Provisional6+50%
39Crawford County Provisional60%
39Dent County Provisional6+100%
39Dunklin County Provisional6-25%
39Pike County Provisional6+20%
39Scott County Provisional6+100%
39Warren County Provisional6+20%
47Christian County Provisional5+66.7%
47DeKalb County Provisional5+150%
47Macon County Provisional5+25%
47Miller County Provisional50%
47Morgan County Provisional5-58.3%
47Polk County Provisional50%
47Stoddard County Provisional5-16.7%
47Vernon County Provisional5+25%
47Wayne County Provisional5+150%
56Barry County Provisional4-78.9%
56Cooper County Provisional4+300%
56Marion County Provisional4+33.3%
56Oregon County Provisional4+100%
56Ozark County Provisional4-33.3%
56Ralls County Provisional4-20%
62Adair County Provisional3+200%
62Atchison County Provisional3n/a
62Barton County Provisional30%
62Clark County Provisional3+50%
62Cole County Provisional3-40%
62Livingston County Provisional3+200%
62Maries County Provisional3+200%
62Mississippi County Provisional3+50%
62Moniteau County Provisional3-25%
62Montgomery County Provisional30%
62Osage County Provisional3+50%
62Perry County Provisional3-40%
62Randolph County Provisional3+50%
62Reynolds County Provisional3-25%
62Ste. Genevieve County Provisional3+50%
77Audrain County Provisional2-50%
77Caldwell County Provisional2-66.7%
77Dallas County Provisional2-50%
77Douglas County Provisional2-66.7%
77Henry County Provisional2-66.7%
77Holt County Provisional2+100%
77Howard County Provisional20%
77Iron County Provisional2+100%
77Lewis County Provisional2n/a
77Madison County Provisional2-33.3%
77Ray County Provisional2-60%
77Shelby County Provisional2-33.3%
77St. Clair County Provisional2-71.4%
77Sullivan County Provisional2+100%
77Wright County Provisional2-66.7%
92Carroll County Provisional1-75%
92Cedar County Provisional1-66.7%
92Chariton County Provisional1-50%
92Clinton County Provisional1-66.7%
92Dade County Provisional10%
92Daviess County Provisional1n/a
92Gasconade County Provisional1-75%
92Grundy County Provisional1-66.7%
92Harrison County Provisional10%
92Hickory County Provisional1-75%
92Linn County Provisional10%
92Mercer County Provisional10%
92Monroe County Provisional1-50%
92Ripley County Provisional1-87.5%
92Scotland County Provisional1n/a
92Shannon County Provisional1-66.7%
108Carter County Provisional0-100%
108Gentry County Provisional0-100%
108Knox County Provisional0-100%
108Nodaway County Provisional0-100%
108Putnam County Provisional0n/a
108Saline County Provisional0-100%
108Schuyler County Provisional0-100%
108Worth County Provisional0n/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.

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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jackson County, with 123 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Worth County, with 0 in 2024.

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