Counties in Missouri by traffic fatalities

Jackson County had the highest traffic fatalities of 115 counties in 2019, at 93. Worth County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Missouri was 881. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 1 countAndrew County: 1 countAtchison County: 1 countAudrain County: 1 countBarry County: 11 countBarton County: 4 countBates County: 3 countBenton County: 6 countBollinger County: 2 countBoone County: 16 countBuchanan County: 7 countButler County: 8 countCaldwell County: 0 countCallaway County: 10 countCamden County: 6 countCape Girardeau County: 8 countCarroll County: 4 countCarter County: 4 countCass County: 13 countCedar County: 2 countChariton County: 1 countChristian County: 8 countClark County: 2 countClay County: 21 countClinton County: 2 countCole County: 14 countCooper County: 6 countCrawford County: 9 countDade County: 1 countDallas County: 7 countDaviess County: 3 countDeKalb County: 4 countDent County: 3 countDouglas County: 6 countDunklin County: 9 countFranklin County: 32 countGasconade County: 1 countGentry County: 3 countGreene County: 36 countGrundy County: 4 countHarrison County: 2 countHenry County: 6 countHickory County: 2 countHolt County: 2 countHoward County: 3 countHowell County: 4 countIron County: 2 countJackson County: 93 countJasper County: 15 countJefferson County: 36 countJohnson County: 6 countKnox County: 1 countLaclede County: 8 countLafayette County: 9 countLawrence County: 8 countLewis County: 0 countLincoln County: 11 countLinn County: 2 countLivingston County: 1 countMcDonald County: 10 countMacon County: 1 countMadison County: 3 countMaries County: 2 countMarion County: 7 countMercer County: 0 countMiller County: 8 countMississippi County: 2 countMoniteau County: 0 countMonroe County: 2 countMontgomery County: 3 countMorgan County: 5 countNew Madrid County: 5 countNewton County: 15 countNodaway County: 1 countOregon County: 5 countOsage County: 2 countOzark County: 5 countPemiscot County: 3 countPerry County: 4 countPettis County: 6 countPhelps County: 10 countPike County: 1 countPlatte County: 8 countPolk County: 2 countPulaski County: 4 countPutnam County: 2 countRalls County: 4 countRandolph County: 4 countRay County: 7 countReynolds County: 8 countRipley County: 1 countSt. Charles County: 25 countSt. Clair County: 4 countSte. Genevieve County: 3 countSt. Francois County: 15 countSt. Louis County: 77 countSaline County: 2 countSchuyler County: 0 countScotland County: 2 countScott County: 10 countShannon County: 6 countShelby County: 0 countStoddard County: 5 countStone County: 7 countSullivan County: 3 countTaney County: 6 countTexas County: 3 countVernon County: 4 countWarren County: 6 countWashington County: 2 countWayne County: 3 countWebster County: 6 countWorth County: 0 countWright County: 1 countSt. Louis city: 60 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Jackson County: 93 countJackson County93St. Louis County: 77 countSt. Louis County77St. Louis city: 60 countSt. Louis city60Greene County: 36 countGreene County36Jefferson County: 36 countJefferson County36Franklin County: 32 countFranklin County32St. Charles County: 25 countSt. Charles County25Clay County: 21 countClay County21Boone County: 16 countBoone County16Jasper County: 15 countJasper County15Newton County: 15 countNewton County15St. Francois County: 15 countSt. Francois County15Cole County: 14 countCole County14Cass County: 13 countCass County13Barry County: 11 countBarry County11Lincoln County: 11 countLincoln County11Callaway County: 10 countCallaway County10McDonald County: 10 countMcDonald County10Phelps County: 10 countPhelps County10Scott County: 10 countScott County10Crawford County: 9 countCrawford County9Dunklin County: 9 countDunklin County9Lafayette County: 9 countLafayette County9Butler County: 8 countButler County8Cape Girardeau County: 8 countCape Girardeau County8Christian County: 8 countChristian County8Laclede County: 8 countLaclede County8Lawrence County: 8 countLawrence County8Miller County: 8 countMiller County8Platte County: 8 countPlatte County8Reynolds County: 8 countReynolds County8Buchanan County: 7 countBuchanan County7Dallas County: 7 countDallas County7Marion County: 7 countMarion County7Ray County: 7 countRay County7Stone County: 7 countStone County7Benton County: 6 countBenton County6Camden County: 6 countCamden County6Cooper County: 6 countCooper County6Douglas County: 6 countDouglas County6Jackson County: 93 countJackson County93St. Louis County: 77 countSt. Louis County77St. Louis city: 60 countSt. Louis city60Greene County: 36 countGreene County36Jefferson County: 36 countJefferson County36Franklin County: 32 countFranklin County32St. Charles County: 25 countSt. Charles County25Clay County: 21 countClay County21Boone County: 16 countBoone County16Jasper County: 15 countJasper County15Newton County: 15 countNewton County15St. Francois County: 15 countSt. Francois County15Cole County: 14 countCole County14Cass County: 13 countCass County13Barry County: 11 countBarry County11Lincoln County: 11 countLincoln County11Callaway County: 10 countCallaway County10McDonald County: 10 countMcDonald County10Phelps County: 10 countPhelps County10Scott County: 10 countScott County10Crawford County: 9 countCrawford County9Dunklin County: 9 countDunklin County9Lafayette County: 9 countLafayette County9Butler County: 8 countButler County8Cape Girardeau County: 8 countCape Girardeau County8Christian County: 8 countChristian County8Laclede County: 8 countLaclede County8Lawrence County: 8 countLawrence County8Miller County: 8 countMiller County8Platte County: 8 countPlatte County8Reynolds County: 8 countReynolds County8Buchanan County: 7 countBuchanan County7Dallas County: 7 countDallas County7Marion County: 7 countMarion County7Ray County: 7 countRay County7Stone County: 7 countStone County7Benton County: 6 countBenton County6Camden County: 6 countCamden County6Cooper County: 6 countCooper County6Douglas County: 6 countDouglas 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

RankCounties2019
count
Change on 2018
1Jackson County93+4.5%
2St. Louis County770%
3St. Louis city60+13.2%
4Greene County36+16.1%
4Jefferson County36+28.6%
6Franklin County32+23.1%
7St. Charles County25-39%
8Clay County21-22.2%
9Boone County16-11.1%
10Jasper County15-21.1%
10Newton County15+7.1%
10St. Francois County15+275%
13Cole County14+250%
14Cass County13-31.6%
15Barry County11-15.4%
15Lincoln County11+37.5%
17Callaway County10+42.9%
17McDonald County10+25%
17Phelps County10-9.1%
17Scott County10+42.9%
21Crawford County9+350%
21Dunklin County9+80%
21Lafayette County9-18.2%
24Butler County8+60%
24Cape Girardeau County8+100%
24Christian County8-33.3%
24Laclede County8-42.9%
24Lawrence County8-33.3%
24Miller County8+60%
24Platte County8-11.1%
24Reynolds County8+700%
32Buchanan County7-36.4%
32Dallas County7+250%
32Marion County7+75%
32Ray County7-30%
32Stone County70%
37Benton County6+200%
37Camden County6-62.5%
37Cooper County6-25%
37Douglas County6-14.3%
37Henry County6+500%
37Johnson County6-40%
37Pettis County6-50%
37Shannon County6+50%
37Taney County6-66.7%
37Warren County6+500%
37Webster County6+20%
48Morgan County5-16.7%
48New Madrid County50%
48Oregon County50%
48Ozark County5+400%
48Stoddard County50%
53Barton County4n/a
53Carroll County4-42.9%
53Carter County4+33.3%
53DeKalb County4-20%
53Grundy County4+300%
53Howell County4-66.7%
53Perry County4-42.9%
53Pulaski County4-33.3%
53Ralls County4+300%
53Randolph County4-33.3%
53St. Clair County4+100%
53Vernon County40%
65Bates County3-25%
65Daviess County3-25%
65Dent County3-40%
65Gentry County3+200%
65Howard County3-25%
65Madison County30%
65Montgomery County3+50%
65Pemiscot County3+50%
65Ste. Genevieve County3-40%
65Sullivan County3-40%
65Texas County3-40%
65Wayne County3+200%
77Bollinger County20%
77Cedar County2-60%
77Clark County2-33.3%
77Clinton County2-50%
77Harrison County2+100%
77Hickory County2-50%
77Holt County2+100%
77Iron County2-33.3%
77Linn County2-33.3%
77Maries County2+100%
77Mississippi County2-50%
77Monroe County20%
77Osage County20%
77Polk County2-80%
77Putnam County2n/a
77Saline County20%
77Scotland County2-33.3%
77Washington County2-75%
95Adair County1-50%
95Andrew County1-85.7%
95Atchison County10%
95Audrain County1-85.7%
95Chariton County10%
95Dade County10%
95Gasconade County1-75%
95Knox County1n/a
95Livingston County1-75%
95Macon County1-80%
95Nodaway County1-66.7%
95Pike County1-50%
95Ripley County10%
95Wright County10%
109Caldwell County0-100%
109Lewis County0n/a
109Mercer County0-100%
109Moniteau County0-100%
109Schuyler County0n/a
109Shelby County0n/a
109Worth 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/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/missouri-counties?period=2019. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/missouri-counties?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/missouri-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Jackson County, with 93 in 2019, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Worth County, with 0 in 2019.

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