Counties in Oklahoma by traffic fatalities

Oklahoma County had the highest traffic fatalities of 77 counties in 2021, at 107. Woods County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Oklahoma was 762. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest107Oklahoma County

Lowest0Woods County

Median677 counties

Oklahoma762History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Oklahoma County	107	+44.6%
2	Tulsa County	106	+32.5%
3	Ottawa County	25	+177.8%
4	Cleveland County	24	-22.6%
5	McCurtain County	22	+46.7%
5	Muskogee County	22	+100%
7	Pottawatomie County	18	+50%
8	Payne County	17	+183.3%
8	Wagoner County	17	+41.7%
10	Canadian County	16	-38.5%
11	Logan County	15	+87.5%
12	Mayes County	14	-22.2%
12	McClain County	14	-12.5%
12	Rogers County	14	-6.7%
15	Le Flore County	13	+30%
16	Bryan County	12	0%
16	Comanche County	12	-20%
16	Grady County	12	-14.3%
16	Kay County	12	+100%
20	Sequoyah County	11	+175%
21	Adair County	10	+100%
21	Carter County	10	+11.1%
23	Cherokee County	9	+28.6%
23	Choctaw County	9	+200%
23	Delaware County	9	-25%
23	McIntosh County	9	-10%
23	Okfuskee County	9	+12.5%
23	Pittsburg County	9	+80%
23	Stephens County	9	+50%
30	Pontotoc County	8	-20%
30	Seminole County	8	-52.9%
32	Atoka County	7	+133.3%
32	Caddo County	7	-36.4%
32	Creek County	7	-22.2%
32	Custer County	7	+40%
32	Garfield County	7	+16.7%
32	Washington County	7	+75%
38	Kingfisher County	6	+200%
38	Lincoln County	6	0%
38	Major County	6	-25%
38	Marshall County	6	0%
38	Murray County	6	+200%
38	Pushmataha County	6	0%
38	Texas County	6	+50%
45	Garvin County	5	-37.5%
45	Noble County	5	+25%
45	Nowata County	5	+66.7%
45	Osage County	5	+66.7%
49	Craig County	4	n/a
49	Johnston County	4	+100%
49	Love County	4	-20%
49	Okmulgee County	4	-50%
49	Washita County	4	+33.3%
54	Alfalfa County	3	0%
54	Beckham County	3	-62.5%
54	Haskell County	3	-25%
54	Hughes County	3	-50%
54	Latimer County	3	+50%
54	Woodward County	3	-40%
60	Beaver County	2	-60%
60	Coal County	2	+100%
60	Dewey County	2	0%
60	Kiowa County	2	+100%
60	Pawnee County	2	0%
65	Blaine County	1	n/a
65	Cimarron County	1	0%
65	Cotton County	1	-66.7%
65	Ellis County	1	n/a
65	Greer County	1	0%
65	Harper County	1	0%
65	Roger Mills County	1	0%
65	Tillman County	1	0%
73	Grant County	0	-100%
73	Harmon County	0	-100%
73	Jackson County	0	-100%
73	Jefferson County	0	-100%
73	Woods County	0	n/a

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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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, 2021. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2021 (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, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oklahoma-counties?period=2021. 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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Oklahoma County, with 107 in 2021, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Woods County, with 0 in 2021.

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.