Counties in Oklahoma by traffic fatalities

Oklahoma County had the highest traffic fatalities of 77 counties in 2017, at 90. Woods County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Oklahoma was 657. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 8 countAlfalfa County: 1 countAtoka County: 7 countBeaver County: 4 countBeckham County: 5 countBlaine County: 8 countBryan County: 11 countCaddo County: 12 countCanadian County: 24 countCarter County: 11 countCherokee County: 11 countChoctaw County: 7 countCimarron County: 2 countCleveland County: 25 countCoal County: 0 countComanche County: 16 countCotton County: 2 countCraig County: 2 countCreek County: 8 countCuster County: 7 countDelaware County: 8 countDewey County: 2 countEllis County: 1 countGarfield County: 5 countGarvin County: 7 countGrady County: 14 countGrant County: 0 countGreer County: 4 countHarmon County: 1 countHarper County: 2 countHaskell County: 4 countHughes County: 3 countJackson County: 2 countJefferson County: 0 countJohnston County: 5 countKay County: 4 countKingfisher County: 7 countKiowa County: 4 countLatimer County: 4 countLe Flore County: 16 countLincoln County: 11 countLogan County: 2 countLove County: 6 countMcClain County: 14 countMcCurtain County: 11 countMcIntosh County: 3 countMajor County: 3 countMarshall County: 3 countMayes County: 14 countMurray County: 5 countMuskogee County: 5 countNoble County: 7 countNowata County: 5 countOkfuskee County: 5 countOklahoma County: 90 countOkmulgee County: 4 countOsage County: 11 countOttawa County: 14 countPawnee County: 4 countPayne County: 9 countPittsburg County: 10 countPontotoc County: 9 countPottawatomie County: 12 countPushmataha County: 3 countRoger Mills County: 0 countRogers County: 9 countSeminole County: 12 countSequoyah County: 8 countStephens County: 3 countTexas County: 7 countTillman County: 1 countTulsa County: 71 countWagoner County: 6 countWashington County: 5 countWashita County: 5 countWoods County: 0 countWoodward County: 6 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Oklahoma County: 90 countOklahoma County90Tulsa County: 71 countTulsa County71Cleveland County: 25 countCleveland County25Canadian County: 24 countCanadian County24Comanche County: 16 countComanche County16Le Flore County: 16 countLe Flore County16Grady County: 14 countGrady County14Mayes County: 14 countMayes County14McClain County: 14 countMcClain County14Ottawa County: 14 countOttawa County14Caddo County: 12 countCaddo County12Pottawatomie County: 12 countPottawatomie County12Seminole County: 12 countSeminole County12Bryan County: 11 countBryan County11Carter County: 11 countCarter County11Cherokee County: 11 countCherokee County11Lincoln County: 11 countLincoln County11McCurtain County: 11 countMcCurtain County11Osage County: 11 countOsage County11Pittsburg County: 10 countPittsburg County10Payne County: 9 countPayne County9Pontotoc County: 9 countPontotoc County9Rogers County: 9 countRogers County9Adair County: 8 countAdair County8Blaine County: 8 countBlaine County8Creek County: 8 countCreek County8Delaware County: 8 countDelaware County8Sequoyah County: 8 countSequoyah County8Atoka County: 7 countAtoka County7Choctaw County: 7 countChoctaw County7Custer County: 7 countCuster County7Garvin County: 7 countGarvin County7Kingfisher County: 7 countKingfisher County7Noble County: 7 countNoble County7Texas County: 7 countTexas County7Love County: 6 countLove County6Wagoner County: 6 countWagoner County6Woodward County: 6 countWoodward County6Beckham County: 5 countBeckham County5Garfield County: 5 countGarfield County5Oklahoma County: 90 countOklahoma County90Tulsa County: 71 countTulsa County71Cleveland County: 25 countCleveland County25Canadian County: 24 countCanadian County24Comanche County: 16 countComanche County16Le Flore County: 16 countLe Flore County16Grady County: 14 countGrady County14Mayes County: 14 countMayes County14McClain County: 14 countMcClain County14Ottawa County: 14 countOttawa County14Caddo County: 12 countCaddo County12Pottawatomie County: 12 countPottawatomie County12Seminole County: 12 countSeminole County12Bryan County: 11 countBryan County11Carter County: 11 countCarter County11Cherokee County: 11 countCherokee County11Lincoln County: 11 countLincoln County11McCurtain County: 11 countMcCurtain County11Osage County: 11 countOsage County11Pittsburg County: 10 countPittsburg County10Payne County: 9 countPayne County9Pontotoc County: 9 countPontotoc County9Rogers County: 9 countRogers County9Adair County: 8 countAdair County8Blaine County: 8 countBlaine County8Creek County: 8 countCreek County8Delaware County: 8 countDelaware County8Sequoyah County: 8 countSequoyah County8Atoka County: 7 countAtoka County7Choctaw County: 7 countChoctaw County7Custer County: 7 countCuster County7Garvin County: 7 countGarvin County7Kingfisher County: 7 countKingfisher County7Noble County: 7 countNoble County7Texas County: 7 countTexas County7Love County: 6 countLove County6Wagoner County: 6 countWagoner County6Woodward County: 6 countWoodward County6Beckham County: 5 countBeckham County5Garfield County: 5 countGarfield County5
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

RankCounties2017
count
Change on 2016
1Oklahoma County90+2.3%
2Tulsa County71+6%
3Cleveland County25+78.6%
4Canadian County24+41.2%
5Comanche County16+6.7%
5Le Flore County16-11.1%
7Grady County14-12.5%
7Mayes County14-33.3%
7McClain County14-12.5%
7Ottawa County14+100%
11Caddo County12+71.4%
11Pottawatomie County12-42.9%
11Seminole County12+20%
14Bryan County11-45%
14Carter County110%
14Cherokee County11+10%
14Lincoln County110%
14McCurtain County11-21.4%
14Osage County11+37.5%
20Pittsburg County10+42.9%
21Payne County9-10%
21Pontotoc County9-35.7%
21Rogers County9-43.8%
24Adair County8+300%
24Blaine County8+300%
24Creek County8-42.9%
24Delaware County8-20%
24Sequoyah County8+300%
29Atoka County7+40%
29Choctaw County7-12.5%
29Custer County7+40%
29Garvin County7-41.7%
29Kingfisher County7+16.7%
29Noble County7+75%
29Texas County7+133.3%
36Love County6+20%
36Wagoner County6-40%
36Woodward County6-14.3%
39Beckham County5-37.5%
39Garfield County5-50%
39Johnston County5+66.7%
39Murray County5+25%
39Muskogee County50%
39Nowata County5+150%
39Okfuskee County5+25%
39Washington County5-16.7%
39Washita County5+400%
48Beaver County4+100%
48Greer County4-20%
48Haskell County4+100%
48Kay County4-33.3%
48Kiowa County4n/a
48Latimer County4+33.3%
48Okmulgee County4-69.2%
48Pawnee County4-33.3%
56Hughes County3+50%
56Major County3-40%
56Marshall County3-25%
56McIntosh County3-57.1%
56Pushmataha County3+200%
56Stephens County3-25%
62Cimarron County2+100%
62Cotton County2-33.3%
62Craig County2-66.7%
62Dewey County2-60%
62Harper County2-66.7%
62Jackson County2-50%
62Logan County2-71.4%
69Alfalfa County1-50%
69Ellis County10%
69Harmon County1n/a
69Tillman County10%
73Coal County0-100%
73Grant County0-100%
73Jefferson County0-100%
73Roger Mills County0-100%
73Woods County0-100%

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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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2017. 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 Oklahoma by traffic fatalities, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Oklahoma County, with 90 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Woods County, with 0 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

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