Counties in Oregon by traffic fatalities, 2024

Multnomah County had the highest traffic fatalities of 36 counties in 2024, at 78. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 9 and the figure for Oregon was 538. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Median936 counties
Oregon538History

All counties, 2024

Multnomah County: 78 countMultnomah County78Lane County: 49 countLane County49Marion County: 39 countMarion County39Clackamas County: 38 countClackamas County38Douglas County: 37 countDouglas County37Washington County: 35 countWashington County35Jackson County: 28 countJackson County28Klamath County: 26 countKlamath County26Linn County: 25 countLinn County25Deschutes County: 17 countDeschutes County17Coos County: 15 countCoos County15Josephine County: 14 countJosephine County14Lincoln County: 12 countLincoln County12Yamhill County: 12 countYamhill County12Umatilla County: 11 countUmatilla County11Benton County: 10 countBenton County10Polk County: 10 countPolk County10Wasco County: 9 countWasco County9Curry County: 8 countCurry County8Clatsop County: 7 countClatsop County7Jefferson County: 7 countJefferson County7Baker County: 6 countBaker County6Columbia County: 6 countColumbia County6Grant County: 5 countGrant County5Morrow County: 5 countMorrow County5Tillamook County: 5 countTillamook County5Union County: 5 countUnion County5Hood River County: 4 countHood River County4Malheur County: 4 countMalheur County4Lake County: 3 countLake County3Crook County: 2 countCrook County2Harney County: 2 countHarney County2Gilliam County: 1 countGilliam County1Sherman County: 1 countSherman County1Wallowa County: 1 countWallowa County1Wheeler County: 1 countWheeler County1
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

RankCounties2024
count
Change on 2023
1Multnomah County Provisional78-13.3%
2Lane County Provisional49+19.5%
3Marion County Provisional39-18.8%
4Clackamas County Provisional38+26.7%
5Douglas County Provisional37+8.8%
6Washington County Provisional35-16.7%
7Jackson County Provisional28-3.4%
8Klamath County Provisional26+8.3%
9Linn County Provisional25-28.6%
10Deschutes County Provisional17-26.1%
11Coos County Provisional15-21.1%
12Josephine County Provisional140%
13Lincoln County Provisional12+71.4%
13Yamhill County Provisional12-14.3%
15Umatilla County Provisional11-35.3%
16Benton County Provisional10+25%
16Polk County Provisional10+11.1%
18Wasco County Provisional9+12.5%
19Curry County Provisional8+33.3%
20Clatsop County Provisional7-22.2%
20Jefferson County Provisional7+40%
22Baker County Provisional6-14.3%
22Columbia County Provisional6-68.4%
24Grant County Provisional5+66.7%
24Morrow County Provisional5+150%
24Tillamook County Provisional5-54.5%
24Union County Provisional5+25%
28Hood River County Provisional4n/a
28Malheur County Provisional4-71.4%
30Lake County Provisional3-25%
31Crook County Provisional20%
31Harney County Provisional2-66.7%
33Gilliam County Provisional10%
33Sherman County Provisional1-50%
33Wallowa County Provisional1n/a
33Wheeler County Provisional1n/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/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Oregon by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

MLA 9

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Oregon by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oregon-counties. 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 Oregon by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oregon-counties.

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 Oregon by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oregon-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Multnomah County, with 78 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wheeler County, with 1 in 2024.

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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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