Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatalities

McKenzie County had the highest traffic fatalities of 53 counties in 2015, at 18. Wells County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for North Dakota was 131. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 1 countBarnes County: 3 countBenson County: 2 countBillings County: 0 countBottineau County: 1 countBowman County: 2 countBurke County: 0 countBurleigh County: 10 countCass County: 6 countCavalier County: 1 countDickey County: 0 countDivide County: 0 countDunn County: 3 countEddy County: 0 countEmmons County: 2 countFoster County: 0 countGolden Valley County: 0 countGrand Forks County: 6 countGrant County: 0 countGriggs County: 0 countHettinger County: 0 countKidder County: 0 countLaMoure County: 0 countLogan County: 0 countMcHenry County: 0 countMcIntosh County: 0 countMcKenzie County: 18 countMcLean County: 6 countMercer County: 0 countMorton County: 6 countMountrail County: 5 countNelson County: 0 countOliver County: 1 countPembina County: 1 countPierce County: 3 countRamsey County: 1 countRansom County: 0 countRenville County: 0 countRichland County: 2 countRolette County: 1 countSargent County: 1 countSheridan County: 1 countSioux County: 3 countSlope County: 0 countStark County: 6 countSteele County: 0 countStutsman County: 7 countTowner County: 2 countTraill County: 0 countWalsh County: 4 countWard County: 8 countWells County: 0 countWilliams County: 18 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

McKenzie County: 18 countMcKenzie County18Williams County: 18 countWilliams County18Burleigh County: 10 countBurleigh County10Ward County: 8 countWard County8Stutsman County: 7 countStutsman County7Cass County: 6 countCass County6Grand Forks County: 6 countGrand Forks County6McLean County: 6 countMcLean County6Morton County: 6 countMorton County6Stark County: 6 countStark County6Mountrail County: 5 countMountrail County5Walsh County: 4 countWalsh County4Barnes County: 3 countBarnes County3Dunn County: 3 countDunn County3Pierce County: 3 countPierce County3Sioux County: 3 countSioux County3Benson County: 2 countBenson County2Bowman County: 2 countBowman County2Emmons County: 2 countEmmons County2Richland County: 2 countRichland County2Towner County: 2 countTowner County2Adams County: 1 countAdams County1Bottineau County: 1 countBottineau County1Cavalier County: 1 countCavalier County1Oliver County: 1 countOliver County1Pembina County: 1 countPembina County1Ramsey County: 1 countRamsey County1Rolette County: 1 countRolette County1Sargent County: 1 countSargent County1Sheridan County: 1 countSheridan County1Billings County: 0 countBillings County0Burke County: 0 countBurke County0Dickey County: 0 countDickey County0Divide County: 0 countDivide County0Eddy County: 0 countEddy County0Foster County: 0 countFoster County0Golden Valley County: 0 countGolden Valley County0Grant County: 0 countGrant County0Griggs County: 0 countGriggs County0Hettinger County: 0 countHettinger County0Kidder County: 0 countKidder County0LaMoure County: 0 countLaMoure County0Logan County: 0 countLogan County0McHenry County: 0 countMcHenry County0McIntosh County: 0 countMcIntosh County0Mercer County: 0 countMercer County0Nelson County: 0 countNelson County0Ransom County: 0 countRansom County0Renville County: 0 countRenville County0Slope County: 0 countSlope County0Steele County: 0 countSteele County0Traill County: 0 countTraill County0Wells County: 0 countWells County0McKenzie County: 18 countMcKenzie County18Williams County: 18 countWilliams County18Burleigh County: 10 countBurleigh County10Ward County: 8 countWard County8Stutsman County: 7 countStutsman County7Cass County: 6 countCass County6Grand Forks County: 6 countGrand Forks County6McLean County: 6 countMcLean County6Morton County: 6 countMorton County6Stark County: 6 countStark County6Mountrail County: 5 countMountrail County5Walsh County: 4 countWalsh County4Barnes County: 3 countBarnes County3Dunn County: 3 countDunn County3Pierce County: 3 countPierce County3Sioux County: 3 countSioux County3Benson County: 2 countBenson County2Bowman County: 2 countBowman County2Emmons County: 2 countEmmons County2Richland County: 2 countRichland County2Towner County: 2 countTowner County2Adams County: 1 countAdams County1Bottineau County: 1 countBottineau County1Cavalier County: 1 countCavalier County1Oliver County: 1 countOliver County1Pembina County: 1 countPembina County1Ramsey County: 1 countRamsey County1Rolette County: 1 countRolette County1Sargent County: 1 countSargent County1Sheridan County: 1 countSheridan County1Billings County: 0 countBillings County0Burke County: 0 countBurke County0Dickey County: 0 countDickey County0Divide County: 0 countDivide County0Eddy County: 0 countEddy County0Foster County: 0 countFoster County0Golden Valley County: 0 countGolden Valley County0Grant County: 0 countGrant County0Griggs County: 0 countGriggs County0Hettinger County: 0 countHettinger County0Kidder County: 0 countKidder County0LaMoure County: 0 countLaMoure County0Logan County: 0 countLogan County0McHenry County: 0 countMcHenry County0McIntosh County: 0 countMcIntosh County0Mercer County: 0 countMercer County0Nelson County: 0 countNelson County0Ransom County: 0 countRansom County0Renville County: 0 countRenville County0Slope County: 0 countSlope County0Steele County: 0 countSteele County0Traill County: 0 countTraill 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.

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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/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-dakota-counties?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-dakota-counties?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-dakota-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

McKenzie County, with 18 in 2015, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wells County, with 0 in 2015.

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