Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatalities

Cass County had the highest traffic fatalities of 53 counties in 2022, at 10. Wells County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for North Dakota was 98. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 0 countBarnes County: 2 countBenson County: 2 countBillings County: 0 countBottineau County: 2 countBowman County: 1 countBurke County: 0 countBurleigh County: 7 countCass County: 10 countCavalier County: 0 countDickey County: 0 countDivide County: 0 countDunn County: 1 countEddy County: 0 countEmmons County: 0 countFoster County: 0 countGolden Valley County: 0 countGrand Forks County: 5 countGrant County: 1 countGriggs County: 0 countHettinger County: 0 countKidder County: 4 countLaMoure County: 1 countLogan County: 0 countMcHenry County: 1 countMcIntosh County: 0 countMcKenzie County: 6 countMcLean County: 2 countMercer County: 1 countMorton County: 5 countMountrail County: 4 countNelson County: 2 countOliver County: 0 countPembina County: 3 countPierce County: 1 countRamsey County: 2 countRansom County: 1 countRenville County: 0 countRichland County: 4 countRolette County: 4 countSargent County: 0 countSheridan County: 2 countSioux County: 1 countSlope County: 0 countStark County: 2 countSteele County: 0 countStutsman County: 3 countTowner County: 1 countTraill County: 1 countWalsh County: 3 countWard County: 5 countWells County: 0 countWilliams County: 8 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Cass County: 10 countCass County10Williams County: 8 countWilliams County8Burleigh County: 7 countBurleigh County7McKenzie County: 6 countMcKenzie County6Grand Forks County: 5 countGrand Forks County5Morton County: 5 countMorton County5Ward County: 5 countWard County5Kidder County: 4 countKidder County4Mountrail County: 4 countMountrail County4Richland County: 4 countRichland County4Rolette County: 4 countRolette County4Pembina County: 3 countPembina County3Stutsman County: 3 countStutsman County3Walsh County: 3 countWalsh County3Barnes County: 2 countBarnes County2Benson County: 2 countBenson County2Bottineau County: 2 countBottineau County2McLean County: 2 countMcLean County2Nelson County: 2 countNelson County2Ramsey County: 2 countRamsey County2Sheridan County: 2 countSheridan County2Stark County: 2 countStark County2Bowman County: 1 countBowman County1Dunn County: 1 countDunn County1Grant County: 1 countGrant County1LaMoure County: 1 countLaMoure County1McHenry County: 1 countMcHenry County1Mercer County: 1 countMercer County1Pierce County: 1 countPierce County1Ransom County: 1 countRansom County1Sioux County: 1 countSioux County1Towner County: 1 countTowner County1Traill County: 1 countTraill County1Adams County: 0 countAdams County0Billings County: 0 countBillings County0Burke County: 0 countBurke County0Cavalier County: 0 countCavalier County0Dickey County: 0 countDickey County0Divide County: 0 countDivide County0Eddy County: 0 countEddy County0Emmons County: 0 countEmmons County0Foster County: 0 countFoster County0Golden Valley County: 0 countGolden Valley County0Griggs County: 0 countGriggs County0Hettinger County: 0 countHettinger County0Logan County: 0 countLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 countMcIntosh County0Oliver County: 0 countOliver County0Renville County: 0 countRenville County0Sargent County: 0 countSargent County0Slope County: 0 countSlope County0Steele County: 0 countSteele County0Wells County: 0 countWells County0Cass County: 10 countCass County10Williams County: 8 countWilliams County8Burleigh County: 7 countBurleigh County7McKenzie County: 6 countMcKenzie County6Grand Forks County: 5 countGrand Forks County5Morton County: 5 countMorton County5Ward County: 5 countWard County5Kidder County: 4 countKidder County4Mountrail County: 4 countMountrail County4Richland County: 4 countRichland County4Rolette County: 4 countRolette County4Pembina County: 3 countPembina County3Stutsman County: 3 countStutsman County3Walsh County: 3 countWalsh County3Barnes County: 2 countBarnes County2Benson County: 2 countBenson County2Bottineau County: 2 countBottineau County2McLean County: 2 countMcLean County2Nelson County: 2 countNelson County2Ramsey County: 2 countRamsey County2Sheridan County: 2 countSheridan County2Stark County: 2 countStark County2Bowman County: 1 countBowman County1Dunn County: 1 countDunn County1Grant County: 1 countGrant County1LaMoure County: 1 countLaMoure County1McHenry County: 1 countMcHenry County1Mercer County: 1 countMercer County1Pierce County: 1 countPierce County1Ransom County: 1 countRansom County1Sioux County: 1 countSioux County1Towner County: 1 countTowner County1Traill County: 1 countTraill County1Adams County: 0 countAdams County0Billings County: 0 countBillings County0Burke County: 0 countBurke County0Cavalier County: 0 countCavalier County0Dickey County: 0 countDickey County0Divide County: 0 countDivide County0Eddy County: 0 countEddy County0Emmons County: 0 countEmmons County0Foster County: 0 countFoster County0Golden Valley County: 0 countGolden Valley County0Griggs County: 0 countGriggs County0Hettinger County: 0 countHettinger County0Logan County: 0 countLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 countMcIntosh County0Oliver County: 0 countOliver County0Renville County: 0 countRenville County0Sargent County: 0 countSargent County0Slope County: 0 countSlope County0Steele County: 0 countSteele 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/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-dakota-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/north-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Cass County, with 10 in 2022, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wells County, with 0 in 2022.

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