Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatalities

Philadelphia County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2014, at 97. Potter County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 12 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1,195. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 6 countAllegheny County: 59 countArmstrong County: 14 countBeaver County: 10 countBedford County: 13 countBerks County: 33 countBlair County: 13 countBradford County: 8 countBucks County: 44 countButler County: 25 countCambria County: 13 countCameron County: 1 countCarbon County: 10 countCentre County: 12 countChester County: 34 countClarion County: 5 countClearfield County: 14 countClinton County: 9 countColumbia County: 11 countCrawford County: 14 countCumberland County: 25 countDauphin County: 17 countDelaware County: 26 countElk County: 7 countErie County: 30 countFayette County: 18 countForest County: 0 countFranklin County: 26 countFulton County: 9 countGreene County: 12 countHuntingdon County: 11 countIndiana County: 9 countJefferson County: 5 countJuniata County: 5 countLackawanna County: 17 countLancaster County: 62 countLawrence County: 10 countLebanon County: 8 countLehigh County: 37 countLuzerne County: 38 countLycoming County: 18 countMcKean County: 8 countMercer County: 14 countMifflin County: 5 countMonroe County: 23 countMontgomery County: 38 countMontour County: 2 countNorthampton County: 29 countNorthumberland County: 6 countPerry County: 7 countPhiladelphia County: 97 countPike County: 9 countPotter County: 0 countSchuylkill County: 29 countSnyder County: 7 countSomerset County: 16 countSullivan County: 1 countSusquehanna County: 10 countTioga County: 10 countUnion County: 7 countVenango County: 8 countWarren County: 3 countWashington County: 29 countWayne County: 11 countWestmoreland County: 35 countWyoming County: 8 countYork County: 45 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Philadelphia County: 97 countPhiladelphia County97Lancaster County: 62 countLancaster County62Allegheny County: 59 countAllegheny County59York County: 45 countYork County45Bucks County: 44 countBucks County44Luzerne County: 38 countLuzerne County38Montgomery County: 38 countMontgomery County38Lehigh County: 37 countLehigh County37Westmoreland County: 35 countWestmoreland County35Chester County: 34 countChester County34Berks County: 33 countBerks County33Erie County: 30 countErie County30Northampton County: 29 countNorthampton County29Schuylkill County: 29 countSchuylkill County29Washington County: 29 countWashington County29Delaware County: 26 countDelaware County26Franklin County: 26 countFranklin County26Butler County: 25 countButler County25Cumberland County: 25 countCumberland County25Monroe County: 23 countMonroe County23Fayette County: 18 countFayette County18Lycoming County: 18 countLycoming County18Dauphin County: 17 countDauphin County17Lackawanna County: 17 countLackawanna County17Somerset County: 16 countSomerset County16Armstrong County: 14 countArmstrong County14Clearfield County: 14 countClearfield County14Crawford County: 14 countCrawford County14Mercer County: 14 countMercer County14Bedford County: 13 countBedford County13Blair County: 13 countBlair County13Cambria County: 13 countCambria County13Centre County: 12 countCentre County12Greene County: 12 countGreene County12Columbia County: 11 countColumbia County11Huntingdon County: 11 countHuntingdon County11Wayne County: 11 countWayne County11Beaver County: 10 countBeaver County10Carbon County: 10 countCarbon County10Lawrence County: 10 countLawrence County10Philadelphia County: 97 countPhiladelphia County97Lancaster County: 62 countLancaster County62Allegheny County: 59 countAllegheny County59York County: 45 countYork County45Bucks County: 44 countBucks County44Luzerne County: 38 countLuzerne County38Montgomery County: 38 countMontgomery County38Lehigh County: 37 countLehigh County37Westmoreland County: 35 countWestmoreland County35Chester County: 34 countChester County34Berks County: 33 countBerks County33Erie County: 30 countErie County30Northampton County: 29 countNorthampton County29Schuylkill County: 29 countSchuylkill County29Washington County: 29 countWashington County29Delaware County: 26 countDelaware County26Franklin County: 26 countFranklin County26Butler County: 25 countButler County25Cumberland County: 25 countCumberland County25Monroe County: 23 countMonroe County23Fayette County: 18 countFayette County18Lycoming County: 18 countLycoming County18Dauphin County: 17 countDauphin County17Lackawanna County: 17 countLackawanna County17Somerset County: 16 countSomerset County16Armstrong County: 14 countArmstrong County14Clearfield County: 14 countClearfield County14Crawford County: 14 countCrawford County14Mercer County: 14 countMercer County14Bedford County: 13 countBedford County13Blair County: 13 countBlair County13Cambria County: 13 countCambria County13Centre County: 12 countCentre County12Greene County: 12 countGreene County12Columbia County: 11 countColumbia County11Huntingdon County: 11 countHuntingdon County11Wayne County: 11 countWayne County11Beaver County: 10 countBeaver County10Carbon County: 10 countCarbon County10Lawrence County: 10 countLawrence County10
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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Philadelphia County97+9%
2Lancaster County62+37.8%
3Allegheny County59-9.2%
4York County45+2.3%
5Bucks County440%
6Luzerne County38-2.6%
6Montgomery County38-5%
8Lehigh County37+23.3%
9Westmoreland County35+16.7%
10Chester County34+3%
11Berks County33-19.5%
12Erie County30-11.8%
13Northampton County29+61.1%
13Schuylkill County29+26.1%
13Washington County290%
16Delaware County26-3.7%
16Franklin County26+30%
18Butler County25+38.9%
18Cumberland County25+66.7%
20Monroe County23-8%
21Fayette County18+5.9%
21Lycoming County18+80%
23Dauphin County17-32%
23Lackawanna County17-26.1%
25Somerset County16+45.5%
26Armstrong County14+133.3%
26Clearfield County14-6.7%
26Crawford County14-51.7%
26Mercer County14-50%
30Bedford County13+8.3%
30Blair County13-45.8%
30Cambria County13+18.2%
33Centre County120%
33Greene County12+50%
35Columbia County11+83.3%
35Huntingdon County11-21.4%
35Wayne County11+83.3%
38Beaver County10-23.1%
38Carbon County10-37.5%
38Lawrence County10+25%
38Susquehanna County10+25%
38Tioga County10-9.1%
43Clinton County90%
43Fulton County9+800%
43Indiana County9-40%
43Pike County9+12.5%
47Bradford County8-46.7%
47Lebanon County8-55.6%
47McKean County8-46.7%
47Venango County8+60%
47Wyoming County8+60%
52Elk County7-12.5%
52Perry County7-22.2%
52Snyder County7+75%
52Union County7+40%
56Adams County6+20%
56Northumberland County6-60%
58Clarion County5-58.3%
58Jefferson County5-37.5%
58Juniata County5-16.7%
58Mifflin County5-44.4%
62Warren County3-25%
63Montour County2+100%
64Cameron County1-50%
64Sullivan County1n/a
66Forest County0-100%
66Potter 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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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 Pennsylvania by traffic fatalities, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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 Pennsylvania by traffic fatalities, 2014. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2014. 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 Pennsylvania by traffic fatalities, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2014.

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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 Pennsylvania by traffic fatalities, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Philadelphia County, with 97 in 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Potter County, with 0 in 2014.

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