Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities

Douglas County had the highest traffic fatalities of 93 counties in 2021, at 39. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for Nebraska was 221. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest39Douglas County

Lowest0Wheeler County

Median193 counties

Nebraska221History

Map of counties, 2021

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1 to 2
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3 and over

count, 2021. 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, 2021

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	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Douglas County	39	-15.2%
2	Lancaster County	17	-5.6%
3	Sarpy County	10	+11.1%
4	Dodge County	9	+12.5%
5	Cass County	8	+33.3%
5	Hall County	8	+14.3%
7	Saunders County	7	+75%
7	Scotts Bluff County	7	0%
9	Antelope County	6	+500%
9	Sheridan County	6	n/a
11	Cherry County	5	+400%
11	Seward County	5	0%
13	Buffalo County	4	+33.3%
13	Lincoln County	4	-66.7%
13	York County	4	+100%
16	Box Butte County	3	+200%
16	Cheyenne County	3	-25%
16	Cuming County	3	+200%
16	Custer County	3	0%
16	Dawson County	3	0%
16	Hitchcock County	3	+200%
16	Jefferson County	3	+50%
16	Pierce County	3	n/a
16	Red Willow County	3	+50%
16	Webster County	3	+200%
26	Adams County	2	-60%
26	Burt County	2	-50%
26	Cedar County	2	+100%
26	Fillmore County	2	+100%
26	Keith County	2	-33.3%
26	Madison County	2	+100%
26	Morrill County	2	0%
26	Nemaha County	2	+100%
26	Phelps County	2	0%
26	Platte County	2	-50%
26	Richardson County	2	+100%
26	Saline County	2	-71.4%
26	Thurston County	2	+100%
26	Washington County	2	-50%
40	Banner County	1	0%
40	Blaine County	1	0%
40	Boone County	1	n/a
40	Colfax County	1	0%
40	Dakota County	1	-66.7%
40	Dawes County	1	0%
40	Deuel County	1	-75%
40	Garden County	1	0%
40	Garfield County	1	n/a
40	Greeley County	1	-50%
40	Hamilton County	1	n/a
40	Harlan County	1	0%
40	Howard County	1	n/a
40	Johnson County	1	0%
40	Kearney County	1	0%
40	Knox County	1	0%
40	Loup County	1	n/a
40	Merrick County	1	-50%
40	Nance County	1	0%
40	Sherman County	1	0%
40	Sioux County	1	n/a
40	Stanton County	1	n/a
40	Thayer County	1	-66.7%
40	Wayne County	1	-50%
64	Arthur County	0	n/a
64	Boyd County	0	n/a
64	Brown County	0	n/a
64	Butler County	0	-100%
64	Chase County	0	n/a
64	Clay County	0	-100%
64	Dixon County	0	-100%
64	Dundy County	0	n/a
64	Franklin County	0	n/a
64	Frontier County	0	n/a
64	Furnas County	0	n/a
64	Gage County	0	-100%
64	Gosper County	0	-100%
64	Grant County	0	-100%
64	Hayes County	0	n/a
64	Holt County	0	-100%
64	Hooker County	0	n/a
64	Keya Paha County	0	n/a
64	Kimball County	0	-100%
64	Logan County	0	n/a
64	McPherson County	0	-100%
64	Nuckolls County	0	n/a
64	Otoe County	0	-100%
64	Pawnee County	0	-100%
64	Perkins County	0	n/a
64	Polk County	0	-100%
64	Rock County	0	n/a
64	Thomas County	0	n/a
64	Valley County	0	n/a
64	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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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, 2021. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2021. 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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Douglas County, with 39 in 2021, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wheeler County, with 0 in 2021.

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.