Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities

Douglas County had the highest traffic fatalities of 93 counties in 2020, at 46. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for Nebraska was 233. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest46Douglas County

Lowest0Wheeler County

Median193 counties

Nebraska233History

Map of counties, 2020

Under 1
1 to 2
2 to 4
4 and over

count, 2020. 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, 2020

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	2020 count	Change on 2019
1	Douglas County	46	+24.3%
2	Lancaster County	18	-25%
3	Lincoln County	12	+71.4%
4	Sarpy County	9	-59.1%
5	Dodge County	8	-11.1%
6	Hall County	7	-12.5%
6	Saline County	7	+16.7%
6	Scotts Bluff County	7	+133.3%
9	Cass County	6	-57.1%
10	Adams County	5	+66.7%
10	Seward County	5	0%
12	Burt County	4	+100%
12	Cheyenne County	4	+100%
12	Deuel County	4	+300%
12	Kimball County	4	+33.3%
12	Platte County	4	-42.9%
12	Saunders County	4	0%
12	Washington County	4	+100%
19	Buffalo County	3	-40%
19	Custer County	3	+50%
19	Dakota County	3	+200%
19	Dawson County	3	-40%
19	Keith County	3	+50%
19	Pawnee County	3	+200%
19	Thayer County	3	n/a
26	Butler County	2	+100%
26	Clay County	2	0%
26	Gage County	2	0%
26	Gosper County	2	n/a
26	Greeley County	2	n/a
26	Jefferson County	2	-33.3%
26	Merrick County	2	0%
26	Morrill County	2	-71.4%
26	Otoe County	2	0%
26	Phelps County	2	+100%
26	Red Willow County	2	+100%
26	Wayne County	2	+100%
26	York County	2	+100%
39	Antelope County	1	n/a
39	Banner County	1	n/a
39	Blaine County	1	n/a
39	Box Butte County	1	-66.7%
39	Cedar County	1	-80%
39	Cherry County	1	-50%
39	Colfax County	1	-50%
39	Cuming County	1	0%
39	Dawes County	1	0%
39	Dixon County	1	n/a
39	Fillmore County	1	0%
39	Garden County	1	0%
39	Grant County	1	n/a
39	Harlan County	1	n/a
39	Hitchcock County	1	n/a
39	Holt County	1	n/a
39	Johnson County	1	0%
39	Kearney County	1	-75%
39	Knox County	1	n/a
39	Madison County	1	-85.7%
39	McPherson County	1	n/a
39	Nance County	1	0%
39	Nemaha County	1	0%
39	Polk County	1	-50%
39	Richardson County	1	0%
39	Sherman County	1	n/a
39	Thurston County	1	n/a
39	Webster County	1	n/a
67	Arthur County	0	n/a
67	Boone County	0	-100%
67	Boyd County	0	n/a
67	Brown County	0	n/a
67	Chase County	0	-100%
67	Dundy County	0	n/a
67	Franklin County	0	-100%
67	Frontier County	0	-100%
67	Furnas County	0	n/a
67	Garfield County	0	-100%
67	Hamilton County	0	-100%
67	Hayes County	0	n/a
67	Hooker County	0	n/a
67	Howard County	0	-100%
67	Keya Paha County	0	-100%
67	Logan County	0	n/a
67	Loup County	0	n/a
67	Nuckolls County	0	n/a
67	Perkins County	0	-100%
67	Pierce County	0	-100%
67	Rock County	0	n/a
67	Sheridan County	0	n/a
67	Sioux County	0	n/a
67	Stanton County	0	-100%
67	Thomas County	0	n/a
67	Valley County	0	-100%
67	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/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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, 2020. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2020. 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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2020 (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, 2020}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2020. 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/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Douglas County, with 46 in 2020, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wheeler County, with 0 in 2020.

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.