Counties in Missouri by traffic fatalities

Jackson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 115 counties in 2013, at 72. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Missouri was 757. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 2 countAndrew County: 4 countAtchison County: 0 countAudrain County: 2 countBarry County: 13 countBarton County: 4 countBates County: 0 countBenton County: 6 countBollinger County: 3 countBoone County: 10 countBuchanan County: 12 countButler County: 10 countCaldwell County: 0 countCallaway County: 3 countCamden County: 6 countCape Girardeau County: 7 countCarroll County: 1 countCarter County: 4 countCass County: 15 countCedar County: 4 countChariton County: 2 countChristian County: 6 countClark County: 2 countClay County: 19 countClinton County: 0 countCole County: 7 countCooper County: 4 countCrawford County: 2 countDade County: 2 countDallas County: 1 countDaviess County: 1 countDeKalb County: 2 countDent County: 3 countDouglas County: 3 countDunklin County: 9 countFranklin County: 25 countGasconade County: 1 countGentry County: 0 countGreene County: 28 countGrundy County: 0 countHarrison County: 3 countHenry County: 2 countHickory County: 2 countHolt County: 0 countHoward County: 2 countHowell County: 10 countIron County: 1 countJackson County: 72 countJasper County: 20 countJefferson County: 22 countJohnson County: 15 countKnox County: 2 countLaclede County: 5 countLafayette County: 5 countLawrence County: 7 countLewis County: 0 countLincoln County: 11 countLinn County: 1 countLivingston County: 2 countMcDonald County: 9 countMacon County: 2 countMadison County: 0 countMaries County: 2 countMarion County: 4 countMercer County: 0 countMiller County: 17 countMississippi County: 2 countMoniteau County: 2 countMonroe County: 0 countMontgomery County: 4 countMorgan County: 1 countNew Madrid County: 8 countNewton County: 8 countNodaway County: 3 countOregon County: 1 countOsage County: 1 countOzark County: 2 countPemiscot County: 5 countPerry County: 3 countPettis County: 5 countPhelps County: 8 countPike County: 3 countPlatte County: 12 countPolk County: 8 countPulaski County: 9 countPutnam County: 0 countRalls County: 4 countRandolph County: 4 countRay County: 1 countReynolds County: 1 countRipley County: 4 countSt. Charles County: 16 countSt. Clair County: 4 countSte. Genevieve County: 5 countSt. Francois County: 15 countSt. Louis County: 50 countSaline County: 4 countSchuyler County: 2 countScotland County: 1 countScott County: 5 countShannon County: 5 countShelby County: 0 countStoddard County: 6 countStone County: 10 countSullivan County: 0 countTaney County: 6 countTexas County: 2 countVernon County: 3 countWarren County: 8 countWashington County: 14 countWayne County: 7 countWebster County: 6 countWorth County: 1 countWright County: 5 countSt. Louis city: 44 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Jackson County: 72 countJackson County72St. Louis County: 50 countSt. Louis County50St. Louis city: 44 countSt. Louis city44Greene County: 28 countGreene County28Franklin County: 25 countFranklin County25Jefferson County: 22 countJefferson County22Jasper County: 20 countJasper County20Clay County: 19 countClay County19Miller County: 17 countMiller County17St. Charles County: 16 countSt. Charles County16Cass County: 15 countCass County15Johnson County: 15 countJohnson County15St. Francois County: 15 countSt. Francois County15Washington County: 14 countWashington County14Barry County: 13 countBarry County13Buchanan County: 12 countBuchanan County12Platte County: 12 countPlatte County12Lincoln County: 11 countLincoln County11Boone County: 10 countBoone County10Butler County: 10 countButler County10Howell County: 10 countHowell County10Stone County: 10 countStone County10Dunklin County: 9 countDunklin County9McDonald County: 9 countMcDonald County9Pulaski County: 9 countPulaski County9New Madrid County: 8 countNew Madrid County8Newton County: 8 countNewton County8Phelps County: 8 countPhelps County8Polk County: 8 countPolk County8Warren County: 8 countWarren County8Cape Girardeau County: 7 countCape Girardeau County7Cole County: 7 countCole County7Lawrence County: 7 countLawrence County7Wayne County: 7 countWayne County7Benton County: 6 countBenton County6Camden County: 6 countCamden County6Christian County: 6 countChristian County6Stoddard County: 6 countStoddard County6Taney County: 6 countTaney County6Webster County: 6 countWebster County6Jackson County: 72 countJackson County72St. Louis County: 50 countSt. Louis County50St. Louis city: 44 countSt. Louis city44Greene County: 28 countGreene County28Franklin County: 25 countFranklin County25Jefferson County: 22 countJefferson County22Jasper County: 20 countJasper County20Clay County: 19 countClay County19Miller County: 17 countMiller County17St. Charles County: 16 countSt. Charles County16Cass County: 15 countCass County15Johnson County: 15 countJohnson County15St. Francois County: 15 countSt. Francois County15Washington County: 14 countWashington County14Barry County: 13 countBarry County13Buchanan County: 12 countBuchanan County12Platte County: 12 countPlatte County12Lincoln County: 11 countLincoln County11Boone County: 10 countBoone County10Butler County: 10 countButler County10Howell County: 10 countHowell County10Stone County: 10 countStone County10Dunklin County: 9 countDunklin County9McDonald County: 9 countMcDonald County9Pulaski County: 9 countPulaski County9New Madrid County: 8 countNew Madrid County8Newton County: 8 countNewton County8Phelps County: 8 countPhelps County8Polk County: 8 countPolk County8Warren County: 8 countWarren County8Cape Girardeau County: 7 countCape Girardeau County7Cole County: 7 countCole County7Lawrence County: 7 countLawrence County7Wayne County: 7 countWayne County7Benton County: 6 countBenton County6Camden County: 6 countCamden County6Christian County: 6 countChristian County6Stoddard County: 6 countStoddard County6Taney County: 6 countTaney County6Webster County: 6 countWebster 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

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Jackson County72-6.5%
2St. Louis County50-16.7%
3St. Louis city44+15.8%
4Greene County28-26.3%
5Franklin County25+8.7%
6Jefferson County22-29%
7Jasper County20+66.7%
8Clay County19-13.6%
9Miller County17+88.9%
10St. Charles County16-15.8%
11Cass County15+15.4%
11Johnson County15+25%
11St. Francois County15+114.3%
14Washington County14+40%
15Barry County13+30%
16Buchanan County12-14.3%
16Platte County12-7.7%
18Lincoln County11+22.2%
19Boone County10-47.4%
19Butler County10+42.9%
19Howell County10-23.1%
19Stone County10+11.1%
23Dunklin County9+28.6%
23McDonald County9+80%
23Pulaski County9+50%
26New Madrid County8n/a
26Newton County80%
26Phelps County8-60%
26Polk County8+14.3%
26Warren County8+100%
31Cape Girardeau County7-22.2%
31Cole County7+40%
31Lawrence County70%
31Wayne County7+133.3%
35Benton County6+50%
35Camden County6-50%
35Christian County6-45.5%
35Stoddard County6-33.3%
35Taney County6+50%
35Webster County60%
41Laclede County50%
41Lafayette County50%
41Pemiscot County5-28.6%
41Pettis County5-54.5%
41Scott County50%
41Shannon County5+150%
41Ste. Genevieve County50%
41Wright County50%
49Andrew County4-20%
49Barton County4+100%
49Carter County4+300%
49Cedar County4+300%
49Cooper County4+300%
49Marion County40%
49Montgomery County4+300%
49Ralls County4+33.3%
49Randolph County4-42.9%
49Ripley County40%
49Saline County4-20%
49St. Clair County40%
61Bollinger County3-25%
61Callaway County3-40%
61Dent County30%
61Douglas County30%
61Harrison County30%
61Nodaway County3+200%
61Perry County30%
61Pike County3-57.1%
61Vernon County3-40%
70Adair County20%
70Audrain County2-66.7%
70Chariton County2-33.3%
70Clark County2-33.3%
70Crawford County2-75%
70Dade County20%
70DeKalb County20%
70Henry County2-50%
70Hickory County2+100%
70Howard County20%
70Knox County20%
70Livingston County2-33.3%
70Macon County20%
70Maries County20%
70Mississippi County20%
70Moniteau County2-33.3%
70Ozark County2-33.3%
70Schuyler County2-33.3%
70Texas County2-75%
89Carroll County10%
89Dallas County10%
89Daviess County1-66.7%
89Gasconade County1-85.7%
89Iron County1-80%
89Linn County1n/a
89Morgan County1-66.7%
89Oregon County1-75%
89Osage County1-66.7%
89Ray County1-66.7%
89Reynolds County1-75%
89Scotland County1n/a
89Worth County1n/a
102Atchison County0n/a
102Bates County0-100%
102Caldwell County0-100%
102Clinton County0-100%
102Gentry County0n/a
102Grundy County0n/a
102Holt County0-100%
102Lewis County0-100%
102Madison County0-100%
102Mercer County0-100%
102Monroe County0-100%
102Putnam County0-100%
102Shelby County0n/a
102Sullivan 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/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/missouri-counties?period=2013. 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, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/missouri-counties?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/missouri-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jackson County, with 72 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Sullivan County, with 0 in 2013.

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