Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities

Douglas County had the highest traffic fatalities of 93 counties in 2013, at 34. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for Nebraska was 211. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 1 countAntelope County: 2 countArthur County: 1 countBanner County: 0 countBlaine County: 0 countBoone County: 4 countBox Butte County: 1 countBoyd County: 1 countBrown County: 1 countBuffalo County: 6 countBurt County: 0 countButler County: 0 countCass County: 10 countCedar County: 2 countChase County: 0 countCherry County: 2 countCheyenne County: 1 countClay County: 0 countColfax County: 2 countCuming County: 2 countCuster County: 3 countDakota County: 4 countDawes County: 3 countDawson County: 5 countDeuel County: 2 countDixon County: 1 countDodge County: 8 countDouglas County: 34 countDundy County: 0 countFillmore County: 2 countFranklin County: 1 countFrontier County: 0 countFurnas County: 0 countGage County: 5 countGarden County: 1 countGarfield County: 0 countGosper County: 0 countGrant County: 0 countGreeley County: 0 countHall County: 6 countHamilton County: 4 countHarlan County: 1 countHayes County: 0 countHitchcock County: 1 countHolt County: 3 countHooker County: 1 countHoward County: 2 countJefferson County: 1 countJohnson County: 2 countKearney County: 0 countKeith County: 3 countKeya Paha County: 0 countKimball County: 0 countKnox County: 1 countLancaster County: 15 countLincoln County: 4 countLogan County: 1 countLoup County: 0 countMcPherson County: 0 countMadison County: 4 countMerrick County: 1 countMorrill County: 1 countNance County: 3 countNemaha County: 1 countNuckolls County: 2 countOtoe County: 2 countPawnee County: 2 countPerkins County: 0 countPhelps County: 0 countPierce County: 5 countPlatte County: 2 countPolk County: 2 countRed Willow County: 0 countRichardson County: 0 countRock County: 2 countSaline County: 3 countSarpy County: 8 countSaunders County: 1 countScotts Bluff County: 7 countSeward County: 3 countSheridan County: 1 countSherman County: 0 countSioux County: 0 countStanton County: 2 countThayer County: 0 countThomas County: 0 countThurston County: 3 countValley County: 0 countWashington County: 1 countWayne County: 2 countWebster County: 0 countWheeler County: 0 countYork County: 3 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

Douglas County: 34 countDouglas County34Lancaster County: 15 countLancaster County15Cass County: 10 countCass County10Dodge County: 8 countDodge County8Sarpy County: 8 countSarpy County8Scotts Bluff County: 7 countScotts Bluff County7Buffalo County: 6 countBuffalo County6Hall County: 6 countHall County6Dawson County: 5 countDawson County5Gage County: 5 countGage County5Pierce County: 5 countPierce County5Boone County: 4 countBoone County4Dakota County: 4 countDakota County4Hamilton County: 4 countHamilton County4Lincoln County: 4 countLincoln County4Madison County: 4 countMadison County4Custer County: 3 countCuster County3Dawes County: 3 countDawes County3Holt County: 3 countHolt County3Keith County: 3 countKeith County3Nance County: 3 countNance County3Saline County: 3 countSaline County3Seward County: 3 countSeward County3Thurston County: 3 countThurston County3York County: 3 countYork County3Antelope County: 2 countAntelope County2Cedar County: 2 countCedar County2Cherry County: 2 countCherry County2Colfax County: 2 countColfax County2Cuming County: 2 countCuming County2Deuel County: 2 countDeuel County2Fillmore County: 2 countFillmore County2Howard County: 2 countHoward County2Johnson County: 2 countJohnson County2Nuckolls County: 2 countNuckolls County2Otoe County: 2 countOtoe County2Pawnee County: 2 countPawnee County2Platte County: 2 countPlatte County2Polk County: 2 countPolk County2Rock County: 2 countRock County2Douglas County: 34 countDouglas County34Lancaster County: 15 countLancaster County15Cass County: 10 countCass County10Dodge County: 8 countDodge County8Sarpy County: 8 countSarpy County8Scotts Bluff County: 7 countScotts Bluff County7Buffalo County: 6 countBuffalo County6Hall County: 6 countHall County6Dawson County: 5 countDawson County5Gage County: 5 countGage County5Pierce County: 5 countPierce County5Boone County: 4 countBoone County4Dakota County: 4 countDakota County4Hamilton County: 4 countHamilton County4Lincoln County: 4 countLincoln County4Madison County: 4 countMadison County4Custer County: 3 countCuster County3Dawes County: 3 countDawes County3Holt County: 3 countHolt County3Keith County: 3 countKeith County3Nance County: 3 countNance County3Saline County: 3 countSaline County3Seward County: 3 countSeward County3Thurston County: 3 countThurston County3York County: 3 countYork County3Antelope County: 2 countAntelope County2Cedar County: 2 countCedar County2Cherry County: 2 countCherry County2Colfax County: 2 countColfax County2Cuming County: 2 countCuming County2Deuel County: 2 countDeuel County2Fillmore County: 2 countFillmore County2Howard County: 2 countHoward County2Johnson County: 2 countJohnson County2Nuckolls County: 2 countNuckolls County2Otoe County: 2 countOtoe County2Pawnee County: 2 countPawnee County2Platte County: 2 countPlatte County2Polk County: 2 countPolk County2Rock County: 2 countRock County2
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
1Douglas County34-2.9%
2Lancaster County15+15.4%
3Cass County10+900%
4Dodge County8+700%
4Sarpy County8+14.3%
6Scotts Bluff County7+40%
7Buffalo County60%
7Hall County60%
9Dawson County5+66.7%
9Gage County5+150%
9Pierce County5+400%
12Boone County4n/a
12Dakota County4n/a
12Hamilton County4+33.3%
12Lincoln County4-60%
12Madison County4+100%
17Custer County3-25%
17Dawes County3+50%
17Holt County30%
17Keith County3+50%
17Nance County3n/a
17Saline County30%
17Seward County3+200%
17Thurston County30%
17York County30%
26Antelope County2+100%
26Cedar County2-33.3%
26Cherry County2+100%
26Colfax County20%
26Cuming County2-33.3%
26Deuel County2-33.3%
26Fillmore County2+100%
26Howard County20%
26Johnson County2+100%
26Nuckolls County2+100%
26Otoe County2-50%
26Pawnee County20%
26Platte County2-75%
26Polk County20%
26Rock County2n/a
26Stanton County2n/a
26Wayne County2+100%
43Adams County1-80%
43Arthur County10%
43Box Butte County1-50%
43Boyd County10%
43Brown County1n/a
43Cheyenne County1-80%
43Dixon County10%
43Franklin County10%
43Garden County1-66.7%
43Harlan County1n/a
43Hitchcock County1-75%
43Hooker County1n/a
43Jefferson County1-66.7%
43Knox County1-66.7%
43Logan County10%
43Merrick County1-66.7%
43Morrill County1n/a
43Nemaha County1n/a
43Saunders County1-50%
43Sheridan County10%
43Washington County1-75%
64Banner County0n/a
64Blaine County0n/a
64Burt County0-100%
64Butler County0n/a
64Chase County0-100%
64Clay County0-100%
64Dundy County0n/a
64Frontier County0-100%
64Furnas County0n/a
64Garfield County0n/a
64Gosper County0-100%
64Grant County0n/a
64Greeley County0n/a
64Hayes County0-100%
64Kearney County0-100%
64Keya Paha County0n/a
64Kimball County0n/a
64Loup County0n/a
64McPherson County0n/a
64Perkins County0-100%
64Phelps County0-100%
64Red Willow County0-100%
64Richardson County0-100%
64Sherman County0n/a
64Sioux County0n/a
64Thayer County0-100%
64Thomas County0n/a
64Valley County0n/a
64Webster County0-100%
64Wheeler 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.

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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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Douglas County, with 34 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wheeler County, with 0 in 2013.

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