Counties in Missouri by traffic fatalities

Jackson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 115 counties in 2015, at 82. Schuyler County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Missouri was 870. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 0 countAndrew County: 2 countAtchison County: 3 countAudrain County: 3 countBarry County: 5 countBarton County: 3 countBates County: 5 countBenton County: 7 countBollinger County: 2 countBoone County: 15 countBuchanan County: 6 countButler County: 7 countCaldwell County: 2 countCallaway County: 14 countCamden County: 9 countCape Girardeau County: 12 countCarroll County: 1 countCarter County: 6 countCass County: 12 countCedar County: 3 countChariton County: 1 countChristian County: 11 countClark County: 2 countClay County: 20 countClinton County: 4 countCole County: 5 countCooper County: 0 countCrawford County: 1 countDade County: 1 countDallas County: 2 countDaviess County: 0 countDeKalb County: 1 countDent County: 5 countDouglas County: 0 countDunklin County: 12 countFranklin County: 22 countGasconade County: 3 countGentry County: 1 countGreene County: 28 countGrundy County: 3 countHarrison County: 2 countHenry County: 2 countHickory County: 6 countHolt County: 4 countHoward County: 2 countHowell County: 5 countIron County: 4 countJackson County: 82 countJasper County: 21 countJefferson County: 30 countJohnson County: 5 countKnox County: 1 countLaclede County: 6 countLafayette County: 8 countLawrence County: 13 countLewis County: 2 countLincoln County: 9 countLinn County: 4 countLivingston County: 4 countMcDonald County: 9 countMacon County: 3 countMadison County: 4 countMaries County: 4 countMarion County: 2 countMercer County: 1 countMiller County: 9 countMississippi County: 1 countMoniteau County: 3 countMonroe County: 1 countMontgomery County: 9 countMorgan County: 6 countNew Madrid County: 4 countNewton County: 6 countNodaway County: 2 countOregon County: 3 countOsage County: 2 countOzark County: 0 countPemiscot County: 10 countPerry County: 3 countPettis County: 8 countPhelps County: 13 countPike County: 8 countPlatte County: 7 countPolk County: 9 countPulaski County: 4 countPutnam County: 1 countRalls County: 3 countRandolph County: 5 countRay County: 4 countReynolds County: 5 countRipley County: 4 countSt. Charles County: 25 countSt. Clair County: 7 countSte. Genevieve County: 6 countSt. Francois County: 11 countSt. Louis County: 69 countSaline County: 3 countSchuyler County: 0 countScotland County: 1 countScott County: 5 countShannon County: 2 countShelby County: 2 countStoddard County: 6 countStone County: 7 countSullivan County: 2 countTaney County: 16 countTexas County: 16 countVernon County: 3 countWarren County: 9 countWashington County: 8 countWayne County: 1 countWebster County: 17 countWorth County: 1 countWright County: 1 countSt. Louis city: 50 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

Jackson County: 82 countJackson County82St. Louis County: 69 countSt. Louis County69St. Louis city: 50 countSt. Louis city50Jefferson County: 30 countJefferson County30Greene County: 28 countGreene County28St. Charles County: 25 countSt. Charles County25Franklin County: 22 countFranklin County22Jasper County: 21 countJasper County21Clay County: 20 countClay County20Webster County: 17 countWebster County17Taney County: 16 countTaney County16Texas County: 16 countTexas County16Boone County: 15 countBoone County15Callaway County: 14 countCallaway County14Lawrence County: 13 countLawrence County13Phelps County: 13 countPhelps County13Cape Girardeau County: 12 countCape Girardeau County12Cass County: 12 countCass County12Dunklin County: 12 countDunklin County12Christian County: 11 countChristian County11St. Francois County: 11 countSt. Francois County11Pemiscot County: 10 countPemiscot County10Camden County: 9 countCamden County9Lincoln County: 9 countLincoln County9McDonald County: 9 countMcDonald County9Miller County: 9 countMiller County9Montgomery County: 9 countMontgomery County9Polk County: 9 countPolk County9Warren County: 9 countWarren County9Lafayette County: 8 countLafayette County8Pettis County: 8 countPettis County8Pike County: 8 countPike County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Benton County: 7 countBenton County7Butler County: 7 countButler County7Platte County: 7 countPlatte County7St. Clair County: 7 countSt. Clair County7Stone County: 7 countStone County7Buchanan County: 6 countBuchanan County6Carter County: 6 countCarter County6Jackson County: 82 countJackson County82St. Louis County: 69 countSt. Louis County69St. Louis city: 50 countSt. Louis city50Jefferson County: 30 countJefferson County30Greene County: 28 countGreene County28St. Charles County: 25 countSt. Charles County25Franklin County: 22 countFranklin County22Jasper County: 21 countJasper County21Clay County: 20 countClay County20Webster County: 17 countWebster County17Taney County: 16 countTaney County16Texas County: 16 countTexas County16Boone County: 15 countBoone County15Callaway County: 14 countCallaway County14Lawrence County: 13 countLawrence County13Phelps County: 13 countPhelps County13Cape Girardeau County: 12 countCape Girardeau County12Cass County: 12 countCass County12Dunklin County: 12 countDunklin County12Christian County: 11 countChristian County11St. Francois County: 11 countSt. Francois County11Pemiscot County: 10 countPemiscot County10Camden County: 9 countCamden County9Lincoln County: 9 countLincoln County9McDonald County: 9 countMcDonald County9Miller County: 9 countMiller County9Montgomery County: 9 countMontgomery County9Polk County: 9 countPolk County9Warren County: 9 countWarren County9Lafayette County: 8 countLafayette County8Pettis County: 8 countPettis County8Pike County: 8 countPike County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Benton County: 7 countBenton County7Butler County: 7 countButler County7Platte County: 7 countPlatte County7St. Clair County: 7 countSt. Clair County7Stone County: 7 countStone County7Buchanan County: 6 countBuchanan County6Carter County: 6 countCarter 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

RankCounties2015
count
Change on 2014
1Jackson County82+36.7%
2St. Louis County69+30.2%
3St. Louis city50+35.1%
4Jefferson County30-16.7%
5Greene County28+21.7%
6St. Charles County25+4.2%
7Franklin County22-4.3%
8Jasper County21+162.5%
9Clay County20+11.1%
10Webster County17+466.7%
11Taney County16+23.1%
11Texas County16+77.8%
13Boone County15-16.7%
14Callaway County14+100%
15Lawrence County13+44.4%
15Phelps County13+160%
17Cape Girardeau County12+50%
17Cass County12+50%
17Dunklin County12+100%
20Christian County11+22.2%
20St. Francois County110%
22Pemiscot County10+42.9%
23Camden County9-18.2%
23Lincoln County9-25%
23McDonald County9+28.6%
23Miller County9+28.6%
23Montgomery County9+80%
23Polk County9+200%
23Warren County9+80%
30Lafayette County8+166.7%
30Pettis County8-27.3%
30Pike County8+700%
30Washington County8+14.3%
34Benton County70%
34Butler County7+75%
34Platte County7-22.2%
34St. Clair County7+600%
34Stone County70%
39Buchanan County60%
39Carter County6+500%
39Hickory County6n/a
39Laclede County6-33.3%
39Morgan County6-33.3%
39Newton County6-76.9%
39Ste. Genevieve County60%
39Stoddard County6+500%
47Barry County5-28.6%
47Bates County5+400%
47Cole County5-50%
47Dent County5+25%
47Howell County5-16.7%
47Johnson County5-37.5%
47Randolph County5+66.7%
47Reynolds County5+66.7%
47Scott County50%
56Clinton County40%
56Holt County4-20%
56Iron County4+100%
56Linn County4+300%
56Livingston County4n/a
56Madison County40%
56Maries County4-33.3%
56New Madrid County4-33.3%
56Pulaski County4-33.3%
56Ray County4-20%
56Ripley County40%
67Atchison County3n/a
67Audrain County3-40%
67Barton County3+50%
67Cedar County3+50%
67Gasconade County3+50%
67Grundy County3+50%
67Macon County3+200%
67Moniteau County3-25%
67Oregon County3-25%
67Perry County3-62.5%
67Ralls County3+50%
67Saline County3-50%
67Vernon County3-57.1%
80Andrew County20%
80Bollinger County2-60%
80Caldwell County2+100%
80Clark County20%
80Dallas County2-33.3%
80Harrison County2+100%
80Henry County2-50%
80Howard County2+100%
80Lewis County2+100%
80Marion County2-50%
80Nodaway County2-33.3%
80Osage County2-33.3%
80Shannon County20%
80Shelby County2n/a
80Sullivan County2-33.3%
95Carroll County10%
95Chariton County10%
95Crawford County1-80%
95Dade County1-50%
95DeKalb County10%
95Gentry County10%
95Knox County1n/a
95Mercer County1n/a
95Mississippi County1-85.7%
95Monroe County1-50%
95Putnam County1-50%
95Scotland County1n/a
95Wayne County1-50%
95Worth County10%
95Wright County1-80%
110Adair County0-100%
110Cooper County0-100%
110Daviess County0-100%
110Douglas County0-100%
110Ozark County0-100%
110Schuyler County0n/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/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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jackson County, with 82 in 2015, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Schuyler County, with 0 in 2015.

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