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Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities, 2024

Douglas County had the highest traffic fatalities of 93 counties in 2024, at 63. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for Nebraska was 251. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest63Douglas County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median193 counties
Nebraska251History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 3 countAntelope County: 2 countArthur County: 3 countBanner County: 1 countBlaine County: 0 countBoone County: 2 countBox Butte County: 3 countBoyd County: 0 countBrown County: 0 countBuffalo County: 9 countBurt County: 0 countButler County: 2 countCass County: 3 countCedar County: 1 countChase County: 0 countCherry County: 2 countCheyenne County: 3 countClay County: 1 countColfax County: 1 countCuming County: 1 countCuster County: 1 countDakota County: 2 countDawes County: 0 countDawson County: 3 countDeuel County: 2 countDixon County: 1 countDodge County: 7 countDouglas County: 63 countDundy County: 1 countFillmore County: 2 countFranklin County: 0 countFrontier County: 2 countFurnas County: 0 countGage County: 2 countGarden County: 0 countGarfield County: 0 countGosper County: 1 countGrant County: 0 countGreeley County: 0 countHall County: 6 countHamilton County: 5 countHarlan County: 0 countHayes County: 0 countHitchcock County: 1 countHolt County: 0 countHooker County: 0 countHoward County: 0 countJefferson County: 2 countJohnson County: 0 countKearney County: 3 countKeith County: 1 countKeya Paha County: 0 countKimball County: 5 countKnox County: 3 countLancaster County: 24 countLincoln County: 5 countLogan County: 0 countLoup County: 0 countMcPherson County: 0 countMadison County: 6 countMerrick County: 4 countMorrill County: 1 countNance County: 0 countNemaha County: 1 countNuckolls County: 0 countOtoe County: 8 countPawnee County: 0 countPerkins County: 0 countPhelps County: 1 countPierce County: 1 countPlatte County: 2 countPolk County: 1 countRed Willow County: 0 countRichardson County: 0 countRock County: 0 countSaline County: 1 countSarpy County: 8 countSaunders County: 5 countScotts Bluff County: 7 countSeward County: 4 countSheridan County: 1 countSherman County: 0 countSioux County: 1 countStanton County: 0 countThayer County: 0 countThomas County: 4 countThurston County: 4 countValley County: 0 countWashington County: 2 countWayne County: 3 countWebster County: 0 countWheeler County: 0 countYork County: 7 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

Douglas County: 63 countDouglas County63Lancaster County: 24 countLancaster County24Buffalo County: 9 countBuffalo County9Otoe County: 8 countOtoe County8Sarpy County: 8 countSarpy County8Dodge County: 7 countDodge County7Scotts Bluff County: 7 countScotts Bluff County7York County: 7 countYork County7Hall County: 6 countHall County6Madison County: 6 countMadison County6Hamilton County: 5 countHamilton County5Kimball County: 5 countKimball County5Lincoln County: 5 countLincoln County5Saunders County: 5 countSaunders County5Merrick County: 4 countMerrick County4Seward County: 4 countSeward County4Thomas County: 4 countThomas County4Thurston County: 4 countThurston County4Adams County: 3 countAdams County3Arthur County: 3 countArthur County3Box Butte County: 3 countBox Butte County3Cass County: 3 countCass County3Cheyenne County: 3 countCheyenne County3Dawson County: 3 countDawson County3Kearney County: 3 countKearney County3Knox County: 3 countKnox County3Wayne County: 3 countWayne County3Antelope County: 2 countAntelope County2Boone County: 2 countBoone County2Butler County: 2 countButler County2Cherry County: 2 countCherry County2Dakota County: 2 countDakota County2Deuel County: 2 countDeuel County2Fillmore County: 2 countFillmore County2Frontier County: 2 countFrontier County2Gage County: 2 countGage County2Jefferson County: 2 countJefferson County2Platte County: 2 countPlatte County2Washington County: 2 countWashington County2Banner County: 1 countBanner County1Douglas County: 63 countDouglas County63Lancaster County: 24 countLancaster County24Buffalo County: 9 countBuffalo County9Otoe County: 8 countOtoe County8Sarpy County: 8 countSarpy County8Dodge County: 7 countDodge County7Scotts Bluff County: 7 countScotts Bluff County7York County: 7 countYork County7Hall County: 6 countHall County6Madison County: 6 countMadison County6Hamilton County: 5 countHamilton County5Kimball County: 5 countKimball County5Lincoln County: 5 countLincoln County5Saunders County: 5 countSaunders County5Merrick County: 4 countMerrick County4Seward County: 4 countSeward County4Thomas County: 4 countThomas County4Thurston County: 4 countThurston County4Adams County: 3 countAdams County3Arthur County: 3 countArthur County3Box Butte County: 3 countBox Butte County3Cass County: 3 countCass County3Cheyenne County: 3 countCheyenne County3Dawson County: 3 countDawson County3Kearney County: 3 countKearney County3Knox County: 3 countKnox County3Wayne County: 3 countWayne County3Antelope County: 2 countAntelope County2Boone County: 2 countBoone County2Butler County: 2 countButler County2Cherry County: 2 countCherry County2Dakota County: 2 countDakota County2Deuel County: 2 countDeuel County2Fillmore County: 2 countFillmore County2Frontier County: 2 countFrontier County2Gage County: 2 countGage County2Jefferson County: 2 countJefferson County2Platte County: 2 countPlatte County2Washington County: 2 countWashington County2Banner County: 1 countBanner County1
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
1Douglas County Provisional63+57.5%
2Lancaster County Provisional24+50%
3Buffalo County Provisional9+12.5%
4Otoe County Provisional8+300%
4Sarpy County Provisional80%
6Dodge County Provisional7+133.3%
6Scotts Bluff County Provisional7+250%
6York County Provisional7+250%
9Hall County Provisional6-33.3%
9Madison County Provisional6+50%
11Hamilton County Provisional5+400%
11Kimball County Provisional5+150%
11Lincoln County Provisional5-28.6%
11Saunders County Provisional5-28.6%
15Merrick County Provisional40%
15Seward County Provisional4+300%
15Thomas County Provisional4n/a
15Thurston County Provisional4+33.3%
19Adams County Provisional30%
19Arthur County Provisional3+200%
19Box Butte County Provisional3-57.1%
19Cass County Provisional3-66.7%
19Cheyenne County Provisional30%
19Dawson County Provisional30%
19Kearney County Provisional3+50%
19Knox County Provisional3n/a
19Wayne County Provisional3+200%
28Antelope County Provisional2-33.3%
28Boone County Provisional2+100%
28Butler County Provisional20%
28Cherry County Provisional2n/a
28Dakota County Provisional2-66.7%
28Deuel County Provisional2n/a
28Fillmore County Provisional20%
28Frontier County Provisional2n/a
28Gage County Provisional20%
28Jefferson County Provisional2+100%
28Platte County Provisional2n/a
28Washington County Provisional2-66.7%
40Banner County Provisional1n/a
40Cedar County Provisional10%
40Clay County Provisional1-66.7%
40Colfax County Provisional1-75%
40Cuming County Provisional1-66.7%
40Custer County Provisional1-75%
40Dixon County Provisional1n/a
40Dundy County Provisional1n/a
40Gosper County Provisional1-66.7%
40Hitchcock County Provisional1n/a
40Keith County Provisional1-66.7%
40Morrill County Provisional1n/a
40Nemaha County Provisional10%
40Phelps County Provisional10%
40Pierce County Provisional1-66.7%
40Polk County Provisional1-66.7%
40Saline County Provisional10%
40Sheridan County Provisional1n/a
40Sioux County Provisional1n/a
59Blaine County Provisional0n/a
59Boyd County Provisional0n/a
59Brown County Provisional0n/a
59Burt County Provisional0-100%
59Chase County Provisional0-100%
59Dawes County Provisional0-100%
59Franklin County Provisional0n/a
59Furnas County Provisional0-100%
59Garden County Provisional0n/a
59Garfield County Provisional0n/a
59Grant County Provisional0n/a
59Greeley County Provisional0n/a
59Harlan County Provisional0-100%
59Hayes County Provisional0n/a
59Holt County Provisional0-100%
59Hooker County Provisional0n/a
59Howard County Provisional0-100%
59Johnson County Provisional0-100%
59Keya Paha County Provisional0n/a
59Logan County Provisional0n/a
59Loup County Provisional0-100%
59McPherson County Provisional0n/a
59Nance County Provisional0-100%
59Nuckolls County Provisional0n/a
59Pawnee County Provisional0-100%
59Perkins County Provisional0n/a
59Red Willow County Provisional0-100%
59Richardson County Provisional0-100%
59Rock County Provisional0n/a
59Sherman County Provisional0-100%
59Stanton County Provisional0-100%
59Thayer County Provisional0n/a
59Valley County Provisional0n/a
59Webster County Provisional0n/a
59Wheeler County Provisional0-100%

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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/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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Douglas County, with 63 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wheeler County, with 0 in 2024.

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