Counties in Oklahoma by traffic fatalities

Oklahoma County had the highest traffic fatalities of 77 counties in 2016, at 88. Kiowa County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Oklahoma was 687. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest88Oklahoma County

Lowest0Kiowa County

Median677 counties

Oklahoma687History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 2
2 to 4
4 to 6
6 to 8
8 to 14
14 and over

count, 2016. 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, 2016

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

Rank	Counties	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Oklahoma County	88	+3.5%
2	Tulsa County	67	-6.9%
3	Mayes County	21	+200%
3	Pottawatomie County	21	+5%
5	Bryan County	20	+81.8%
6	Le Flore County	18	+28.6%
7	Canadian County	17	+41.7%
8	Grady County	16	-5.9%
8	McClain County	16	+128.6%
8	Rogers County	16	-27.3%
11	Comanche County	15	+25%
12	Cleveland County	14	-50%
12	Creek County	14	0%
12	McCurtain County	14	+75%
12	Pontotoc County	14	+75%
16	Okmulgee County	13	+85.7%
17	Garvin County	12	+140%
18	Carter County	11	0%
18	Lincoln County	11	+22.2%
20	Cherokee County	10	+42.9%
20	Delaware County	10	+42.9%
20	Garfield County	10	+150%
20	Payne County	10	-37.5%
20	Seminole County	10	+100%
20	Wagoner County	10	+66.7%
26	Beckham County	8	-11.1%
26	Choctaw County	8	+60%
26	Osage County	8	0%
29	Caddo County	7	0%
29	Logan County	7	0%
29	McIntosh County	7	+40%
29	Ottawa County	7	-36.4%
29	Pittsburg County	7	-46.2%
29	Woodward County	7	+75%
35	Craig County	6	n/a
35	Harper County	6	+100%
35	Kay County	6	-60%
35	Kingfisher County	6	0%
35	Pawnee County	6	+100%
35	Washington County	6	0%
41	Atoka County	5	+66.7%
41	Custer County	5	-16.7%
41	Dewey County	5	+66.7%
41	Grant County	5	+66.7%
41	Greer County	5	+400%
41	Love County	5	+66.7%
41	Major County	5	-28.6%
41	Muskogee County	5	-64.3%
49	Jackson County	4	+33.3%
49	Jefferson County	4	+300%
49	Marshall County	4	0%
49	Murray County	4	0%
49	Noble County	4	+300%
49	Okfuskee County	4	+300%
49	Stephens County	4	-33.3%
56	Cotton County	3	-25%
56	Johnston County	3	+50%
56	Latimer County	3	-25%
56	Roger Mills County	3	n/a
56	Texas County	3	-62.5%
61	Adair County	2	-33.3%
61	Alfalfa County	2	-33.3%
61	Beaver County	2	-60%
61	Blaine County	2	+100%
61	Haskell County	2	0%
61	Hughes County	2	0%
61	Nowata County	2	-66.7%
61	Sequoyah County	2	-75%
61	Woods County	2	0%
70	Cimarron County	1	-50%
70	Coal County	1	n/a
70	Ellis County	1	0%
70	Pushmataha County	1	-80%
70	Tillman County	1	n/a
70	Washita County	1	-80%
76	Harmon County	0	-100%
76	Kiowa County	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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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 Oklahoma by traffic fatalities, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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 Oklahoma by traffic fatalities, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2016. 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 Oklahoma by traffic fatalities, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2016.

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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 Oklahoma by traffic fatalities, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash: Counties in Oklahoma by traffic fatalities, 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: 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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Oklahoma County, with 88 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Kiowa County, with 0 in 2016.

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.