Counties in Oregon by traffic fatalities
Multnomah County had the highest traffic fatalities of 36 counties in 2017, at 58. Sherman County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9 and the figure for Oregon was 439. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Map of counties, 2017
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- 2 to 4
- 4 to 9
- 9 to 12
- 12 to 21
- 21 and over
All counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multnomah County | 58 | +5.5% |
| 2 | Marion County | 40 | +8.1% |
| 3 | Lane County | 33 | -26.7% |
| 4 | Clackamas County | 29 | -34.1% |
| 5 | Jackson County | 24 | -29.4% |
| 6 | Douglas County | 23 | +43.8% |
| 7 | Deschutes County | 21 | -12.5% |
| 7 | Washington County | 21 | -30% |
| 9 | Josephine County | 19 | -20.8% |
| 10 | Klamath County | 17 | +21.4% |
| 11 | Linn County | 16 | -11.1% |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 13 | -13.3% |
| 13 | Benton County | 12 | +33.3% |
| 13 | Clatsop County | 12 | -7.7% |
| 13 | Coos County | 12 | +71.4% |
| 13 | Yamhill County | 12 | -14.3% |
| 17 | Polk County | 10 | -23.1% |
| 17 | Wasco County | 10 | 0% |
| 19 | Jefferson County | 8 | -11.1% |
| 19 | Malheur County | 8 | +14.3% |
| 21 | Columbia County | 5 | +25% |
| 21 | Crook County | 5 | +150% |
| 21 | Umatilla County | 5 | -64.3% |
| 24 | Baker County | 4 | -42.9% |
| 24 | Wheeler County | 4 | |
| 26 | Harney County | 3 | -40% |
| 26 | Morrow County | 3 | -25% |
| 26 | Tillamook County | 3 | 0% |
| 26 | Union County | 3 | -25% |
| 30 | Gilliam County | 2 | -50% |
| 30 | Grant County | 2 | -33.3% |
| 32 | Hood River County | 1 | -66.7% |
| 32 | Wallowa County | 1 | -50% |
| 34 | Curry County | 0 | -100% |
| 34 | Lake County | 0 | -100% |
| 34 | Sherman 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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 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/oregon-counties?period=2017. 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, 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/oregon-counties?period=2017.
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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/oregon-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?
Multnomah County, with 58 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?
Sherman County, with 0 in 2017.
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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