Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatalities

Williams County had the highest traffic fatalities of 53 counties in 2013, at 25. Wells County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for North Dakota was 148. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 1 countBarnes County: 6 countBenson County: 0 countBillings County: 2 countBottineau County: 1 countBowman County: 1 countBurke County: 3 countBurleigh County: 2 countCass County: 2 countCavalier County: 0 countDickey County: 1 countDivide County: 3 countDunn County: 4 countEddy County: 0 countEmmons County: 0 countFoster County: 0 countGolden Valley County: 1 countGrand Forks County: 5 countGrant County: 2 countGriggs County: 0 countHettinger County: 1 countKidder County: 1 countLaMoure County: 2 countLogan County: 0 countMcHenry County: 1 countMcIntosh County: 0 countMcKenzie County: 23 countMcLean County: 1 countMercer County: 2 countMorton County: 3 countMountrail County: 7 countNelson County: 2 countOliver County: 0 countPembina County: 4 countPierce County: 1 countRamsey County: 2 countRansom County: 2 countRenville County: 0 countRichland County: 2 countRolette County: 4 countSargent County: 0 countSheridan County: 0 countSioux County: 2 countSlope County: 1 countStark County: 6 countSteele County: 0 countStutsman County: 2 countTowner County: 0 countTraill County: 1 countWalsh County: 1 countWard County: 18 countWells County: 0 countWilliams County: 25 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Williams County: 25 countWilliams County25McKenzie County: 23 countMcKenzie County23Ward County: 18 countWard County18Mountrail County: 7 countMountrail County7Barnes County: 6 countBarnes County6Stark County: 6 countStark County6Grand Forks County: 5 countGrand Forks County5Dunn County: 4 countDunn County4Pembina County: 4 countPembina County4Rolette County: 4 countRolette County4Burke County: 3 countBurke County3Divide County: 3 countDivide County3Morton County: 3 countMorton County3Billings County: 2 countBillings County2Burleigh County: 2 countBurleigh County2Cass County: 2 countCass County2Grant County: 2 countGrant County2LaMoure County: 2 countLaMoure County2Mercer County: 2 countMercer County2Nelson County: 2 countNelson County2Ramsey County: 2 countRamsey County2Ransom County: 2 countRansom County2Richland County: 2 countRichland County2Sioux County: 2 countSioux County2Stutsman County: 2 countStutsman County2Adams County: 1 countAdams County1Bottineau County: 1 countBottineau County1Bowman County: 1 countBowman County1Dickey County: 1 countDickey County1Golden Valley County: 1 countGolden Valley County1Hettinger County: 1 countHettinger County1Kidder County: 1 countKidder County1McHenry County: 1 countMcHenry County1McLean County: 1 countMcLean County1Pierce County: 1 countPierce County1Slope County: 1 countSlope County1Traill County: 1 countTraill County1Walsh County: 1 countWalsh County1Benson County: 0 countBenson County0Cavalier County: 0 countCavalier County0Eddy County: 0 countEddy County0Emmons County: 0 countEmmons County0Foster County: 0 countFoster County0Griggs County: 0 countGriggs County0Logan County: 0 countLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 countMcIntosh County0Oliver County: 0 countOliver County0Renville County: 0 countRenville County0Sargent County: 0 countSargent County0Sheridan County: 0 countSheridan County0Steele County: 0 countSteele County0Towner County: 0 countTowner County0Wells County: 0 countWells County0Williams County: 25 countWilliams County25McKenzie County: 23 countMcKenzie County23Ward County: 18 countWard County18Mountrail County: 7 countMountrail County7Barnes County: 6 countBarnes County6Stark County: 6 countStark County6Grand Forks County: 5 countGrand Forks County5Dunn County: 4 countDunn County4Pembina County: 4 countPembina County4Rolette County: 4 countRolette County4Burke County: 3 countBurke County3Divide County: 3 countDivide County3Morton County: 3 countMorton County3Billings County: 2 countBillings County2Burleigh County: 2 countBurleigh County2Cass County: 2 countCass County2Grant County: 2 countGrant County2LaMoure County: 2 countLaMoure County2Mercer County: 2 countMercer County2Nelson County: 2 countNelson County2Ramsey County: 2 countRamsey County2Ransom County: 2 countRansom County2Richland County: 2 countRichland County2Sioux County: 2 countSioux County2Stutsman County: 2 countStutsman County2Adams County: 1 countAdams County1Bottineau County: 1 countBottineau County1Bowman County: 1 countBowman County1Dickey County: 1 countDickey County1Golden Valley County: 1 countGolden Valley County1Hettinger County: 1 countHettinger County1Kidder County: 1 countKidder County1McHenry County: 1 countMcHenry County1McLean County: 1 countMcLean County1Pierce County: 1 countPierce County1Slope County: 1 countSlope County1Traill County: 1 countTraill County1Walsh County: 1 countWalsh County1Benson County: 0 countBenson County0Cavalier County: 0 countCavalier County0Eddy County: 0 countEddy County0Emmons County: 0 countEmmons County0Foster County: 0 countFoster County0Griggs County: 0 countGriggs County0Logan County: 0 countLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 countMcIntosh County0Oliver County: 0 countOliver County0Renville County: 0 countRenville County0Sargent County: 0 countSargent County0Sheridan County: 0 countSheridan County0Steele County: 0 countSteele County0Towner County: 0 countTowner County0Wells County: 0 countWells 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.

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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/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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 Dakota by traffic fatalities, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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 Dakota by traffic fatalities, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-dakota-counties?period=2013. 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 Dakota by traffic fatalities, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-dakota-counties?period=2013.

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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 Dakota by traffic fatalities, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-dakota-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Williams County, with 25 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wells County, with 0 in 2013.

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