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Counties in Oklahoma by traffic fatalities

Tulsa County had the highest traffic fatalities of 77 counties in 2020, at 80. Woods County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Oklahoma was 653. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest80Tulsa County
Lowest0Woods County
Median577 counties
Oklahoma653History

Top 40 counties, 2020

Tulsa County: 80 countTulsa County80Oklahoma County: 74 countOklahoma County74Cleveland County: 31 countCleveland County31Canadian County: 26 countCanadian County26Mayes County: 18 countMayes County18Seminole County: 17 countSeminole County17McClain County: 16 countMcClain County16Comanche County: 15 countComanche County15McCurtain County: 15 countMcCurtain County15Rogers County: 15 countRogers County15Grady County: 14 countGrady County14Bryan County: 12 countBryan County12Delaware County: 12 countDelaware County12Pottawatomie County: 12 countPottawatomie County12Wagoner County: 12 countWagoner County12Caddo County: 11 countCaddo County11Muskogee County: 11 countMuskogee County11Le Flore County: 10 countLe Flore County10McIntosh County: 10 countMcIntosh County10Pontotoc County: 10 countPontotoc County10Carter County: 9 countCarter County9Creek County: 9 countCreek County9Ottawa County: 9 countOttawa County9Beckham County: 8 countBeckham County8Garvin County: 8 countGarvin County8Logan County: 8 countLogan County8Major County: 8 countMajor County8Okfuskee County: 8 countOkfuskee County8Okmulgee County: 8 countOkmulgee County8Cherokee County: 7 countCherokee County7Garfield County: 6 countGarfield County6Hughes County: 6 countHughes County6Kay County: 6 countKay County6Lincoln County: 6 countLincoln County6Marshall County: 6 countMarshall County6Payne County: 6 countPayne County6Pushmataha County: 6 countPushmataha County6Stephens County: 6 countStephens County6Adair County: 5 countAdair County5Beaver County: 5 countBeaver 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

RankCounties2020
count		Change on 2019
1Tulsa County80+50.9%
2Oklahoma County74-6.3%
3Cleveland County31+72.2%
4Canadian County26+30%
5Mayes County18+260%
6Seminole County17+30.8%
7McClain County16+60%
8Comanche County15+36.4%
8McCurtain County15+50%
8Rogers County15-6.3%
11Grady County14+7.7%
12Bryan County12+71.4%
12Delaware County12+500%
12Pottawatomie County12-36.8%
12Wagoner County12+100%
16Caddo County11+10%
16Muskogee County110%
18Le Flore County10+11.1%
18McIntosh County10+25%
18Pontotoc County10-9.1%
21Carter County9+28.6%
21Creek County9-57.1%
21Ottawa County9-10%
24Beckham County8+33.3%
24Garvin County8-38.5%
24Logan County8-11.1%
24Major County8+300%
24Okfuskee County8+300%
24Okmulgee County8+14.3%
30Cherokee County7-22.2%
31Garfield County60%
31Hughes County6+50%
31Kay County60%
31Lincoln County6-33.3%
31Marshall County6+200%
31Payne County6-50%
31Pushmataha County6+20%
31Stephens County6-53.8%
39Adair County5+25%
39Beaver County5+400%
39Custer County5-37.5%
39Jefferson County5+400%
39Love County5-37.5%
39Pittsburg County5-68.8%
39Woodward County5+66.7%
46Haskell County4-33.3%
46Jackson County40%
46Noble County40%
46Sequoyah County4-63.6%
46Texas County4+100%
46Washington County4-20%
52Alfalfa County3n/a
52Atoka County3-70%
52Choctaw County3-50%
52Cotton County3+50%
52Nowata County3-40%
52Osage County3-40%
52Washita County3-40%
59Dewey County20%
59Grant County20%
59Johnston County2-60%
59Kingfisher County2-60%
59Latimer County20%
59Murray County2-80%
59Pawnee County2-75%
66Cimarron County1-50%
66Coal County1n/a
66Greer County1n/a
66Harmon County1n/a
66Harper County1n/a
66Kiowa County1-80%
66Roger Mills County10%
66Tillman County1-50%
74Blaine County0-100%
74Craig County0-100%
74Ellis County0-100%
74Woods County0-100%

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/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.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, 2020. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2020. 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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2020/National/FARS2020NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Tulsa County, with 80 in 2020, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Woods County, with 0 in 2020.

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.

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