Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities

Douglas County had the highest traffic fatalities of 93 counties in 2016, at 36. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for Nebraska was 218. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest36Douglas County

Lowest0Wheeler County

Median193 counties

Nebraska218History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 1
1 to 4
4 and over

count, 2016. 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, 2016

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

Rank	Counties	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Douglas County	36	-32.1%
2	Lancaster County	15	-28.6%
3	Lincoln County	13	+333.3%
4	Madison County	10	+150%
5	Buffalo County	9	+80%
5	Dawson County	9	+12.5%
5	Scotts Bluff County	9	+125%
8	Sarpy County	7	-22.2%
9	Dakota County	6	+100%
9	Keith County	6	+200%
11	Adams County	5	+400%
11	Hall County	5	0%
11	Saunders County	5	-16.7%
14	Cedar County	4	0%
14	Colfax County	4	+300%
14	Kearney County	4	n/a
14	Merrick County	4	+300%
14	Platte County	4	+33.3%
14	York County	4	+100%
20	Cherry County	3	+50%
20	Dodge County	3	-57.1%
20	Gage County	3	-66.7%
20	Knox County	3	n/a
20	Nemaha County	3	0%
20	Phelps County	3	-40%
20	Thurston County	3	-25%
27	Antelope County	2	-60%
27	Burt County	2	n/a
27	Hitchcock County	2	n/a
27	Johnson County	2	0%
27	Sheridan County	2	-33.3%
32	Box Butte County	1	0%
32	Boyd County	1	n/a
32	Brown County	1	0%
32	Butler County	1	-75%
32	Cass County	1	-85.7%
32	Chase County	1	n/a
32	Cheyenne County	1	-66.7%
32	Clay County	1	-80%
32	Custer County	1	-66.7%
32	Dawes County	1	-66.7%
32	Deuel County	1	n/a
32	Dundy County	1	n/a
32	Fillmore County	1	n/a
32	Garfield County	1	n/a
32	Hamilton County	1	0%
32	Harlan County	1	0%
32	Kimball County	1	-66.7%
32	Pierce County	1	-66.7%
32	Polk County	1	n/a
32	Richardson County	1	-50%
32	Rock County	1	0%
32	Saline County	1	-85.7%
32	Seward County	1	-66.7%
32	Sherman County	1	0%
32	Sioux County	1	n/a
32	Thayer County	1	0%
32	Valley County	1	0%
32	Wayne County	1	n/a
60	Arthur County	0	n/a
60	Banner County	0	n/a
60	Blaine County	0	-100%
60	Boone County	0	-100%
60	Cuming County	0	n/a
60	Dixon County	0	-100%
60	Franklin County	0	-100%
60	Frontier County	0	n/a
60	Furnas County	0	-100%
60	Garden County	0	n/a
60	Gosper County	0	n/a
60	Grant County	0	n/a
60	Greeley County	0	n/a
60	Hayes County	0	n/a
60	Holt County	0	-100%
60	Hooker County	0	n/a
60	Howard County	0	n/a
60	Jefferson County	0	n/a
60	Keya Paha County	0	n/a
60	Logan County	0	n/a
60	Loup County	0	n/a
60	McPherson County	0	n/a
60	Morrill County	0	-100%
60	Nance County	0	n/a
60	Nuckolls County	0	-100%
60	Otoe County	0	-100%
60	Pawnee County	0	-100%
60	Perkins County	0	-100%
60	Red Willow County	0	n/a
60	Stanton County	0	-100%
60	Thomas County	0	n/a
60	Washington County	0	-100%
60	Webster County	0	-100%
60	Wheeler County	0	n/a

Other periods

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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2016. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  title = {{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, 2016}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: 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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Douglas County, with 36 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wheeler County, with 0 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 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.