Counties in Nevada by traffic fatalities

Clark County had the highest traffic fatalities of 17 counties in 2017, at 208. Storey County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3 and the figure for Nevada was 311. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest208Clark County
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Nevada311History

Map of counties, 2017

Churchill County: 6 countClark County: 208 countDouglas County: 11 countElko County: 9 countEsmeralda County: 4 countEureka County: 0 countHumboldt County: 3 countLander County: 3 countLincoln County: 0 countLyon County: 10 countMineral County: 1 countNye County: 9 countPershing County: 2 countStorey County: 0 countWashoe County: 40 countWhite Pine County: 2 countCarson City: 3 count
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count, 2017. 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.

All counties, 2017

Clark County: 208 countClark County208Washoe County: 40 countWashoe County40Douglas County: 11 countDouglas County11Lyon County: 10 countLyon County10Elko County: 9 countElko County9Nye County: 9 countNye County9Churchill County: 6 countChurchill County6Esmeralda County: 4 countEsmeralda County4Carson City: 3 countCarson City3Humboldt County: 3 countHumboldt County3Lander County: 3 countLander County3Pershing County: 2 countPershing County2White Pine County: 2 countWhite Pine County2Mineral County: 1 countMineral County1Eureka County: 0 countEureka County0Lincoln County: 0 countLincoln County0Storey County: 0 countStorey County0Clark County: 208 countClark County208Washoe County: 40 countWashoe County40Douglas County: 11 countDouglas County11Lyon County: 10 countLyon County10Elko County: 9 countElko County9Nye County: 9 countNye County9Churchill County: 6 countChurchill County6Esmeralda County: 4 countEsmeralda County4Carson City: 3 countCarson City3Humboldt County: 3 countHumboldt County3Lander County: 3 countLander County3Pershing County: 2 countPershing County2White Pine County: 2 countWhite Pine County2Mineral County: 1 countMineral County1Eureka County: 0 countEureka County0Lincoln County: 0 countLincoln County0Storey County: 0 countStorey County0
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

RankCounties2017
count
Change on 2016
1Clark County208-4.1%
2Washoe County40-20%
3Douglas County11+120%
4Lyon County10+900%
5Elko County9+12.5%
5Nye County9+50%
7Churchill County6-25%
8Esmeralda County4+33.3%
9Carson City3-57.1%
9Humboldt County3-40%
9Lander County30%
12Pershing County2+100%
12White Pine County2-71.4%
14Mineral County1-75%
15Eureka County0-100%
15Lincoln County0-100%
15Storey County0-100%

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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.

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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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 Nevada by traffic fatalities, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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 Nevada by traffic fatalities, 2017. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nevada-counties?period=2017. 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 Nevada by traffic fatalities, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nevada-counties?period=2017.

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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 Nevada by traffic fatalities, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nevada-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Clark County, with 208 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Storey County, with 0 in 2017.

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.

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