Counties in North Carolina by traffic fatalities

Mecklenburg County had the highest traffic fatalities of 100 counties in 2014, at 69. Washington County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9 and the figure for North Carolina was 1,284. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2014

Alamance County: 9 countAlexander County: 6 countAlleghany County: 0 countAnson County: 8 countAshe County: 2 countAvery County: 0 countBeaufort County: 7 countBertie County: 11 countBladen County: 9 countBrunswick County: 13 countBuncombe County: 29 countBurke County: 16 countCabarrus County: 17 countCaldwell County: 9 countCamden County: 4 countCarteret County: 4 countCaswell County: 4 countCatawba County: 24 countChatham County: 12 countCherokee County: 5 countChowan County: 3 countClay County: 1 countCleveland County: 16 countColumbus County: 18 countCraven County: 10 countCumberland County: 40 countCurrituck County: 4 countDare County: 2 countDavidson County: 24 countDavie County: 7 countDuplin County: 17 countDurham County: 26 countEdgecombe County: 9 countForsyth County: 34 countFranklin County: 4 countGaston County: 31 countGates County: 5 countGraham County: 3 countGranville County: 18 countGreene County: 3 countGuilford County: 57 countHalifax County: 9 countHarnett County: 23 countHaywood County: 6 countHenderson County: 16 countHertford County: 1 countHoke County: 11 countHyde County: 1 countIredell County: 27 countJackson County: 7 countJohnston County: 36 countJones County: 2 countLee County: 7 countLenoir County: 11 countLincoln County: 7 countMcDowell County: 9 countMacon County: 9 countMadison County: 4 countMartin County: 3 countMecklenburg County: 69 countMitchell County: 0 countMontgomery County: 10 countMoore County: 26 countNash County: 24 countNew Hanover County: 18 countNorthampton County: 9 countOnslow County: 23 countOrange County: 10 countPamlico County: 3 countPasquotank County: 3 countPender County: 19 countPerquimans County: 0 countPerson County: 7 countPitt County: 16 countPolk County: 6 countRandolph County: 23 countRichmond County: 9 countRobeson County: 32 countRockingham County: 11 countRowan County: 27 countRutherford County: 14 countSampson County: 10 countScotland County: 8 countStanly County: 8 countStokes County: 8 countSurry County: 18 countSwain County: 2 countTransylvania County: 7 countTyrrell County: 0 countUnion County: 18 countVance County: 9 countWake County: 63 countWarren County: 3 countWashington County: 0 countWatauga County: 3 countWayne County: 22 countWilkes County: 13 countWilson County: 14 countYadkin County: 6 countYancey County: 3 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Mecklenburg County: 69 countMecklenburg County69Wake County: 63 countWake County63Guilford County: 57 countGuilford County57Cumberland County: 40 countCumberland County40Johnston County: 36 countJohnston County36Forsyth County: 34 countForsyth County34Robeson County: 32 countRobeson County32Gaston County: 31 countGaston County31Buncombe County: 29 countBuncombe County29Iredell County: 27 countIredell County27Rowan County: 27 countRowan County27Durham County: 26 countDurham County26Moore County: 26 countMoore County26Catawba County: 24 countCatawba County24Davidson County: 24 countDavidson County24Nash County: 24 countNash County24Harnett County: 23 countHarnett County23Onslow County: 23 countOnslow County23Randolph County: 23 countRandolph County23Wayne County: 22 countWayne County22Pender County: 19 countPender County19Columbus County: 18 countColumbus County18Granville County: 18 countGranville County18New Hanover County: 18 countNew Hanover County18Surry County: 18 countSurry County18Union County: 18 countUnion County18Cabarrus County: 17 countCabarrus County17Duplin County: 17 countDuplin County17Burke County: 16 countBurke County16Cleveland County: 16 countCleveland County16Henderson County: 16 countHenderson County16Pitt County: 16 countPitt County16Rutherford County: 14 countRutherford County14Wilson County: 14 countWilson County14Brunswick County: 13 countBrunswick County13Wilkes County: 13 countWilkes County13Chatham County: 12 countChatham County12Bertie County: 11 countBertie County11Hoke County: 11 countHoke County11Lenoir County: 11 countLenoir County11Mecklenburg County: 69 countMecklenburg County69Wake County: 63 countWake County63Guilford County: 57 countGuilford County57Cumberland County: 40 countCumberland County40Johnston County: 36 countJohnston County36Forsyth County: 34 countForsyth County34Robeson County: 32 countRobeson County32Gaston County: 31 countGaston County31Buncombe County: 29 countBuncombe County29Iredell County: 27 countIredell County27Rowan County: 27 countRowan County27Durham County: 26 countDurham County26Moore County: 26 countMoore County26Catawba County: 24 countCatawba County24Davidson County: 24 countDavidson County24Nash County: 24 countNash County24Harnett County: 23 countHarnett County23Onslow County: 23 countOnslow County23Randolph County: 23 countRandolph County23Wayne County: 22 countWayne County22Pender County: 19 countPender County19Columbus County: 18 countColumbus County18Granville County: 18 countGranville County18New Hanover County: 18 countNew Hanover County18Surry County: 18 countSurry County18Union County: 18 countUnion County18Cabarrus County: 17 countCabarrus County17Duplin County: 17 countDuplin County17Burke County: 16 countBurke County16Cleveland County: 16 countCleveland County16Henderson County: 16 countHenderson County16Pitt County: 16 countPitt County16Rutherford County: 14 countRutherford County14Wilson County: 14 countWilson County14Brunswick County: 13 countBrunswick County13Wilkes County: 13 countWilkes County13Chatham County: 12 countChatham County12Bertie County: 11 countBertie County11Hoke County: 11 countHoke County11Lenoir County: 11 countLenoir County11
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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Mecklenburg County69+3%
2Wake County63-13.7%
3Guilford County57+29.5%
4Cumberland County40-24.5%
5Johnston County36+28.6%
6Forsyth County34+25.9%
7Robeson County32-23.8%
8Gaston County31+34.8%
9Buncombe County29-17.1%
10Iredell County27+22.7%
10Rowan County270%
12Durham County26+4%
12Moore County26+188.9%
14Catawba County24+14.3%
14Davidson County24-22.6%
14Nash County24+14.3%
17Harnett County23-14.8%
17Onslow County23-8%
17Randolph County23+4.5%
20Wayne County22-15.4%
21Pender County19+26.7%
22Columbus County18-18.2%
22Granville County18+125%
22New Hanover County180%
22Surry County18+63.6%
22Union County18-14.3%
27Cabarrus County17-10.5%
27Duplin County17+88.9%
29Burke County16+77.8%
29Cleveland County16+77.8%
29Henderson County16+77.8%
29Pitt County16-23.8%
33Rutherford County14+27.3%
33Wilson County14+7.7%
35Brunswick County130%
35Wilkes County13+30%
37Chatham County120%
38Bertie County11+120%
38Hoke County11+83.3%
38Lenoir County11+57.1%
38Rockingham County11-15.4%
42Craven County10-41.2%
42Montgomery County10+150%
42Orange County10-33.3%
42Sampson County10-23.1%
46Alamance County9-60.9%
46Bladen County9-43.8%
46Caldwell County9+12.5%
46Edgecombe County9+12.5%
46Halifax County9-25%
46Macon County9+125%
46McDowell County9-10%
46Northampton County9+28.6%
46Richmond County9-25%
46Vance County9-30.8%
56Anson County8+14.3%
56Scotland County8-11.1%
56Stanly County8-20%
56Stokes County8-11.1%
60Beaufort County7-46.2%
60Davie County7+75%
60Jackson County7+40%
60Lee County7-53.3%
60Lincoln County7-41.7%
60Person County7+16.7%
60Transylvania County7+133.3%
67Alexander County6-25%
67Haywood County6-14.3%
67Polk County6+20%
67Yadkin County60%
71Cherokee County5-16.7%
71Gates County5+66.7%
73Camden County4+300%
73Carteret County4-50%
73Caswell County4+100%
73Currituck County40%
73Franklin County4-66.7%
73Madison County4+33.3%
79Chowan County3n/a
79Graham County3-40%
79Greene County30%
79Martin County3-40%
79Pamlico County3+50%
79Pasquotank County3n/a
79Warren County3n/a
79Watauga County3-25%
79Yancey County30%
88Ashe County2-60%
88Dare County2-71.4%
88Jones County20%
88Swain County2-60%
92Clay County1-50%
92Hertford County1-66.7%
92Hyde County1n/a
95Alleghany County0-100%
95Avery County0-100%
95Mitchell County0-100%
95Perquimans County0-100%
95Tyrrell County0n/a
95Washington County0n/a

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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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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 North Carolina by traffic fatalities, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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 North Carolina by traffic fatalities, 2014. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-carolina-counties?period=2014. 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 North Carolina by traffic fatalities, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-carolina-counties?period=2014.

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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 North Carolina by traffic fatalities, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-carolina-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Mecklenburg County, with 69 in 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Washington County, with 0 in 2014.

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