Counties in Montana by traffic fatalities

Flathead County had the highest traffic fatalities of 56 counties in 2013, at 21. Wibaux County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 2 and the figure for Montana was 229. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2013

Beaverhead County: 3 countBig Horn County: 10 countBlaine County: 1 countBroadwater County: 2 countCarbon County: 2 countCarter County: 0 countCascade County: 12 countChouteau County: 2 countCuster County: 2 countDaniels County: 0 countDawson County: 4 countDeer Lodge County: 2 countFallon County: 0 countFergus County: 2 countFlathead County: 21 countGallatin County: 9 countGarfield County: 1 countGlacier County: 15 countGolden Valley County: 0 countGranite County: 3 countHill County: 1 countJefferson County: 3 countJudith Basin County: 0 countLake County: 11 countLewis and Clark County: 7 countLiberty County: 0 countLincoln County: 8 countMcCone County: 1 countMadison County: 4 countMeagher County: 1 countMineral County: 5 countMissoula County: 15 countMusselshell County: 0 countPark County: 1 countPetroleum County: 1 countPhillips County: 1 countPondera County: 5 countPowder River County: 1 countPowell County: 3 countPrairie County: 2 countRavalli County: 8 countRichland County: 8 countRoosevelt County: 1 countRosebud County: 5 countSanders County: 3 countSheridan County: 1 countSilver Bow County: 8 countStillwater County: 4 countSweet Grass County: 3 countTeton County: 1 countToole County: 2 countTreasure County: 0 countValley County: 2 countWheatland County: 1 countWibaux County: 0 countYellowstone County: 21 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.

All counties, 2013

Flathead County: 21 countFlathead County21Yellowstone County: 21 countYellowstone County21Glacier County: 15 countGlacier County15Missoula County: 15 countMissoula County15Cascade County: 12 countCascade County12Lake County: 11 countLake County11Big Horn County: 10 countBig Horn County10Gallatin County: 9 countGallatin County9Lincoln County: 8 countLincoln County8Ravalli County: 8 countRavalli County8Richland County: 8 countRichland County8Silver Bow County: 8 countSilver Bow County8Lewis and Clark County: 7 countLewis and Clark County7Mineral County: 5 countMineral County5Pondera County: 5 countPondera County5Rosebud County: 5 countRosebud County5Dawson County: 4 countDawson County4Madison County: 4 countMadison County4Stillwater County: 4 countStillwater County4Beaverhead County: 3 countBeaverhead County3Granite County: 3 countGranite County3Jefferson County: 3 countJefferson County3Powell County: 3 countPowell County3Sanders County: 3 countSanders County3Sweet Grass County: 3 countSweet Grass County3Broadwater County: 2 countBroadwater County2Carbon County: 2 countCarbon County2Chouteau County: 2 countChouteau County2Custer County: 2 countCuster County2Deer Lodge County: 2 countDeer Lodge County2Fergus County: 2 countFergus County2Prairie County: 2 countPrairie County2Toole County: 2 countToole County2Valley County: 2 countValley County2Blaine County: 1 countBlaine County1Garfield County: 1 countGarfield County1Hill County: 1 countHill County1McCone County: 1 countMcCone County1Meagher County: 1 countMeagher County1Park County: 1 countPark County1Petroleum County: 1 countPetroleum County1Phillips County: 1 countPhillips County1Powder River County: 1 countPowder River County1Roosevelt County: 1 countRoosevelt County1Sheridan County: 1 countSheridan County1Teton County: 1 countTeton County1Wheatland County: 1 countWheatland County1Carter County: 0 countCarter County0Daniels County: 0 countDaniels County0Fallon County: 0 countFallon County0Golden Valley County: 0 countGolden Valley County0Judith Basin County: 0 countJudith Basin County0Liberty County: 0 countLiberty County0Musselshell County: 0 countMusselshell County0Treasure County: 0 countTreasure County0Wibaux County: 0 countWibaux County0Flathead County: 21 countFlathead County21Yellowstone County: 21 countYellowstone County21Glacier County: 15 countGlacier County15Missoula County: 15 countMissoula County15Cascade County: 12 countCascade County12Lake County: 11 countLake County11Big Horn County: 10 countBig Horn County10Gallatin County: 9 countGallatin County9Lincoln County: 8 countLincoln County8Ravalli County: 8 countRavalli County8Richland County: 8 countRichland County8Silver Bow County: 8 countSilver Bow County8Lewis and Clark County: 7 countLewis and Clark County7Mineral County: 5 countMineral County5Pondera County: 5 countPondera County5Rosebud County: 5 countRosebud County5Dawson County: 4 countDawson County4Madison County: 4 countMadison County4Stillwater County: 4 countStillwater County4Beaverhead County: 3 countBeaverhead County3Granite County: 3 countGranite County3Jefferson County: 3 countJefferson County3Powell County: 3 countPowell County3Sanders County: 3 countSanders County3Sweet Grass County: 3 countSweet Grass County3Broadwater County: 2 countBroadwater County2Carbon County: 2 countCarbon County2Chouteau County: 2 countChouteau County2Custer County: 2 countCuster County2Deer Lodge County: 2 countDeer Lodge County2Fergus County: 2 countFergus County2Prairie County: 2 countPrairie County2Toole County: 2 countToole County2Valley County: 2 countValley County2Blaine County: 1 countBlaine County1Garfield County: 1 countGarfield County1Hill County: 1 countHill County1McCone County: 1 countMcCone County1Meagher County: 1 countMeagher County1Park County: 1 countPark County1Petroleum County: 1 countPetroleum County1Phillips County: 1 countPhillips County1Powder River County: 1 countPowder River County1Roosevelt County: 1 countRoosevelt County1Sheridan County: 1 countSheridan County1Teton County: 1 countTeton County1Wheatland County: 1 countWheatland County1Carter County: 0 countCarter County0Daniels County: 0 countDaniels County0Fallon County: 0 countFallon County0Golden Valley County: 0 countGolden Valley County0Judith Basin County: 0 countJudith Basin County0Liberty County: 0 countLiberty County0Musselshell County: 0 countMusselshell County0Treasure County: 0 countTreasure County0Wibaux County: 0 countWibaux County0
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.

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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.

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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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Flathead County, with 21 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wibaux County, with 0 in 2013.

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