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Counties in New York by traffic fatalities, 2024

Suffolk County had the highest traffic fatalities of 62 counties in 2024, at 120. Wyoming County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 9 and the figure for New York was 1,101. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest120Suffolk County
Lowest1Wyoming County
Median962 counties
New York1,101History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 17 countAllegany County: 8 countBronx County: 52 countBroome County: 10 countCattaraugus County: 7 countCayuga County: 9 countChautauqua County: 12 countChemung County: 9 countChenango County: 7 countClinton County: 5 countColumbia County: 5 countCortland County: 4 countDelaware County: 13 countDutchess County: 36 countErie County: 55 countEssex County: 6 countFranklin County: 3 countFulton County: 8 countGenesee County: 3 countGreene County: 7 countHamilton County: 1 countHerkimer County: 9 countJefferson County: 8 countKings County: 64 countLewis County: 3 countLivingston County: 6 countMadison County: 10 countMonroe County: 47 countMontgomery County: 1 countNassau County: 65 countNew York County: 40 countNiagara County: 18 countOneida County: 16 countOnondaga County: 34 countOntario County: 10 countOrange County: 39 countOrleans County: 3 countOswego County: 12 countOtsego County: 7 countPutnam County: 9 countQueens County: 73 countRensselaer County: 13 countRichmond County: 13 countRockland County: 17 countSt. Lawrence County: 14 countSaratoga County: 14 countSchenectady County: 17 countSchoharie County: 2 countSchuyler County: 3 countSeneca County: 3 countSteuben County: 4 countSuffolk County: 120 countSullivan County: 18 countTioga County: 10 countTompkins County: 4 countUlster County: 23 countWarren County: 9 countWashington County: 8 countWayne County: 9 countWestchester County: 42 countWyoming County: 1 countYates County: 6 count
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count, 2024. 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, 2024

Suffolk County: 120 countSuffolk County120Queens County: 73 countQueens County73Nassau County: 65 countNassau County65Kings County: 64 countKings County64Erie County: 55 countErie County55Bronx County: 52 countBronx County52Monroe County: 47 countMonroe County47Westchester County: 42 countWestchester County42New York County: 40 countNew York County40Orange County: 39 countOrange County39Dutchess County: 36 countDutchess County36Onondaga County: 34 countOnondaga County34Ulster County: 23 countUlster County23Niagara County: 18 countNiagara County18Sullivan County: 18 countSullivan County18Albany County: 17 countAlbany County17Rockland County: 17 countRockland County17Schenectady County: 17 countSchenectady County17Oneida County: 16 countOneida County16Saratoga County: 14 countSaratoga County14St. Lawrence County: 14 countSt. Lawrence County14Delaware County: 13 countDelaware County13Rensselaer County: 13 countRensselaer County13Richmond County: 13 countRichmond County13Chautauqua County: 12 countChautauqua County12Oswego County: 12 countOswego County12Broome County: 10 countBroome County10Madison County: 10 countMadison County10Ontario County: 10 countOntario County10Tioga County: 10 countTioga County10Cayuga County: 9 countCayuga County9Chemung County: 9 countChemung County9Herkimer County: 9 countHerkimer County9Putnam County: 9 countPutnam County9Warren County: 9 countWarren County9Wayne County: 9 countWayne County9Allegany County: 8 countAllegany County8Fulton County: 8 countFulton County8Jefferson County: 8 countJefferson County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Suffolk County: 120 countSuffolk County120Queens County: 73 countQueens County73Nassau County: 65 countNassau County65Kings County: 64 countKings County64Erie County: 55 countErie County55Bronx County: 52 countBronx County52Monroe County: 47 countMonroe County47Westchester County: 42 countWestchester County42New York County: 40 countNew York County40Orange County: 39 countOrange County39Dutchess County: 36 countDutchess County36Onondaga County: 34 countOnondaga County34Ulster County: 23 countUlster County23Niagara County: 18 countNiagara County18Sullivan County: 18 countSullivan County18Albany County: 17 countAlbany County17Rockland County: 17 countRockland County17Schenectady County: 17 countSchenectady County17Oneida County: 16 countOneida County16Saratoga County: 14 countSaratoga County14St. Lawrence County: 14 countSt. Lawrence County14Delaware County: 13 countDelaware County13Rensselaer County: 13 countRensselaer County13Richmond County: 13 countRichmond County13Chautauqua County: 12 countChautauqua County12Oswego County: 12 countOswego County12Broome County: 10 countBroome County10Madison County: 10 countMadison County10Ontario County: 10 countOntario County10Tioga County: 10 countTioga County10Cayuga County: 9 countCayuga County9Chemung County: 9 countChemung County9Herkimer County: 9 countHerkimer County9Putnam County: 9 countPutnam County9Warren County: 9 countWarren County9Wayne County: 9 countWayne County9Allegany County: 8 countAllegany County8Fulton County: 8 countFulton County8Jefferson County: 8 countJefferson County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8
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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Suffolk County Provisional120-24.1%
2Queens County Provisional73-7.6%
3Nassau County Provisional65-1.5%
4Kings County Provisional64+1.6%
5Erie County Provisional55-6.8%
6Bronx County Provisional52+18.2%
7Monroe County Provisional47-2.1%
8Westchester County Provisional42+7.7%
9New York County Provisional40+21.2%
10Orange County Provisional39+34.5%
11Dutchess County Provisional36+38.5%
12Onondaga County Provisional34+30.8%
13Ulster County Provisional23+64.3%
14Niagara County Provisional18+125%
14Sullivan County Provisional18+80%
16Albany County Provisional17-29.2%
16Rockland County Provisional17-10.5%
16Schenectady County Provisional17+112.5%
19Oneida County Provisional16-33.3%
20Saratoga County Provisional14-6.7%
20St. Lawrence County Provisional14-12.5%
22Delaware County Provisional13+160%
22Rensselaer County Provisional13+8.3%
22Richmond County Provisional13+8.3%
25Chautauqua County Provisional12-25%
25Oswego County Provisional12-25%
27Broome County Provisional10+42.9%
27Madison County Provisional10+66.7%
27Ontario County Provisional10-52.4%
27Tioga County Provisional10+42.9%
31Cayuga County Provisional9+800%
31Chemung County Provisional90%
31Herkimer County Provisional9+80%
31Putnam County Provisional9+125%
31Warren County Provisional9+28.6%
31Wayne County Provisional9-30.8%
37Allegany County Provisional8+14.3%
37Fulton County Provisional8+33.3%
37Jefferson County Provisional8-27.3%
37Washington County Provisional8-20%
41Cattaraugus County Provisional7-46.2%
41Chenango County Provisional7+75%
41Greene County Provisional7+133.3%
41Otsego County Provisional7+133.3%
45Essex County Provisional6-14.3%
45Livingston County Provisional6-14.3%
45Yates County Provisional6+50%
48Clinton County Provisional50%
48Columbia County Provisional5-70.6%
50Cortland County Provisional4-33.3%
50Steuben County Provisional4-66.7%
50Tompkins County Provisional4-55.6%
53Franklin County Provisional30%
53Genesee County Provisional3-66.7%
53Lewis County Provisional3+50%
53Orleans County Provisional3-62.5%
53Schuyler County Provisional3+50%
53Seneca County Provisional3-50%
59Schoharie County Provisional2-50%
60Hamilton County Provisional1n/a
60Montgomery County Provisional1-80%
60Wyoming County Provisional1-80%

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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.

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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/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 New York by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 New York by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-york-counties. 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 New York by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-york-counties.

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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 New York by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Suffolk County, with 120 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wyoming County, with 1 in 2024.

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