Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities

Douglas County had the highest traffic fatalities of 93 counties in 2023, at 40. Webster County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for Nebraska was 227. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest40Douglas County

Lowest0Webster County

Median193 counties

Nebraska227History

Map of counties, 2023

Under 1
1 to 2
2 to 4
4 and over

count, 2023. 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, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Douglas County	40	0%
2	Lancaster County	16	-50%
3	Cass County	9	+80%
3	Hall County	9	+28.6%
5	Buffalo County	8	+100%
5	Sarpy County	8	-33.3%
7	Box Butte County	7	+75%
7	Lincoln County	7	+133.3%
7	Saunders County	7	+600%
10	Dakota County	6	+200%
10	Washington County	6	+200%
12	Burt County	4	+100%
12	Colfax County	4	+300%
12	Custer County	4	+33.3%
12	Madison County	4	0%
12	Merrick County	4	-42.9%
17	Adams County	3	+50%
17	Antelope County	3	n/a
17	Cheyenne County	3	+50%
17	Clay County	3	+200%
17	Cuming County	3	-25%
17	Dawson County	3	-40%
17	Dodge County	3	-66.7%
17	Gosper County	3	+200%
17	Keith County	3	0%
17	Nance County	3	n/a
17	Pierce County	3	+200%
17	Polk County	3	0%
17	Thurston County	3	+50%
30	Butler County	2	-33.3%
30	Fillmore County	2	+100%
30	Furnas County	2	n/a
30	Gage County	2	-50%
30	Howard County	2	n/a
30	Johnson County	2	0%
30	Kearney County	2	n/a
30	Kimball County	2	0%
30	Otoe County	2	-33.3%
30	Pawnee County	2	n/a
30	Scotts Bluff County	2	-33.3%
30	Sherman County	2	+100%
30	York County	2	-50%
43	Arthur County	1	n/a
43	Boone County	1	n/a
43	Cedar County	1	-66.7%
43	Chase County	1	n/a
43	Dawes County	1	n/a
43	Hamilton County	1	-75%
43	Harlan County	1	0%
43	Holt County	1	0%
43	Jefferson County	1	0%
43	Loup County	1	n/a
43	Nemaha County	1	0%
43	Phelps County	1	n/a
43	Red Willow County	1	-66.7%
43	Richardson County	1	-66.7%
43	Saline County	1	0%
43	Seward County	1	-90%
43	Stanton County	1	0%
43	Wayne County	1	-75%
43	Wheeler County	1	n/a
62	Banner County	0	n/a
62	Blaine County	0	n/a
62	Boyd County	0	-100%
62	Brown County	0	n/a
62	Cherry County	0	n/a
62	Deuel County	0	-100%
62	Dixon County	0	-100%
62	Dundy County	0	-100%
62	Franklin County	0	n/a
62	Frontier County	0	n/a
62	Garden County	0	n/a
62	Garfield County	0	n/a
62	Grant County	0	n/a
62	Greeley County	0	n/a
62	Hayes County	0	-100%
62	Hitchcock County	0	-100%
62	Hooker County	0	n/a
62	Keya Paha County	0	n/a
62	Knox County	0	-100%
62	Logan County	0	n/a
62	McPherson County	0	n/a
62	Morrill County	0	-100%
62	Nuckolls County	0	-100%
62	Perkins County	0	n/a
62	Platte County	0	-100%
62	Rock County	0	n/a
62	Sheridan County	0	-100%
62	Sioux County	0	-100%
62	Thayer County	0	-100%
62	Thomas County	0	n/a
62	Valley County	0	-100%
62	Webster County	0	-100%

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/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.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, 2023. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/National/FARS2023NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Douglas County, with 40 in 2023, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Webster County, with 0 in 2023.

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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.