Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatalities, 2024
Burleigh County had the highest traffic fatalities of 53 counties in 2024, at 8. Towner County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for North Dakota was 90. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Map of counties, 2024
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All counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burleigh County Provisional | 8 | +166.7% |
| 2 | Cass County Provisional | 7 | -36.4% |
| 2 | Williams County Provisional | 7 | -12.5% |
| 4 | Morton County Provisional | 6 | -25% |
| 4 | Ransom County Provisional | 6 | |
| 6 | Benson County Provisional | 5 | -37.5% |
| 6 | McKenzie County Provisional | 5 | 0% |
| 6 | Rolette County Provisional | 5 | +25% |
| 9 | McLean County Provisional | 3 | |
| 9 | Mercer County Provisional | 3 | +200% |
| 9 | Mountrail County Provisional | 3 | 0% |
| 12 | Barnes County Provisional | 2 | -33.3% |
| 12 | Dickey County Provisional | 2 | +100% |
| 12 | Dunn County Provisional | 2 | |
| 12 | Grand Forks County Provisional | 2 | -75% |
| 12 | Ramsey County Provisional | 2 | |
| 12 | Stutsman County Provisional | 2 | 0% |
| 12 | Ward County Provisional | 2 | -80% |
| 19 | Adams County Provisional | 1 | 0% |
| 19 | Billings County Provisional | 1 | |
| 19 | Cavalier County Provisional | 1 | 0% |
| 19 | Emmons County Provisional | 1 | 0% |
| 19 | Hettinger County Provisional | 1 | |
| 19 | McHenry County Provisional | 1 | -75% |
| 19 | Nelson County Provisional | 1 | -50% |
| 19 | Oliver County Provisional | 1 | |
| 19 | Pembina County Provisional | 1 | 0% |
| 19 | Pierce County Provisional | 1 | |
| 19 | Renville County Provisional | 1 | 0% |
| 19 | Richland County Provisional | 1 | -66.7% |
| 19 | Sheridan County Provisional | 1 | |
| 19 | Sioux County Provisional | 1 | -50% |
| 19 | Stark County Provisional | 1 | -66.7% |
| 19 | Traill County Provisional | 1 | -66.7% |
| 19 | Walsh County Provisional | 1 | -50% |
| 19 | Wells County Provisional | 1 | 0% |
| 37 | Bottineau County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Bowman County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Burke County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Divide County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Eddy County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Foster County Provisional | 0 | -100% |
| 37 | Golden Valley County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Grant County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Griggs County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Kidder County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | LaMoure County Provisional | 0 | -100% |
| 37 | Logan County Provisional | 0 | -100% |
| 37 | McIntosh County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Sargent County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Slope County Provisional | 0 | |
| 37 | Steele County Provisional | 0 | -100% |
| 37 | Towner County Provisional | 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/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
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 Dakota by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip
MLA 9
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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 Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties.
Harvard
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 Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?
Burleigh County, with 8 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?
Towner County, with 0 in 2024.
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.