Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatalities

Philadelphia County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2015, at 94. Forest County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 13 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1,200. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 14 countAllegheny County: 54 countArmstrong County: 14 countBeaver County: 12 countBedford County: 7 countBerks County: 39 countBlair County: 23 countBradford County: 16 countBucks County: 56 countButler County: 16 countCambria County: 9 countCameron County: 2 countCarbon County: 11 countCentre County: 15 countChester County: 35 countClarion County: 4 countClearfield County: 20 countClinton County: 10 countColumbia County: 14 countCrawford County: 8 countCumberland County: 13 countDauphin County: 19 countDelaware County: 21 countElk County: 4 countErie County: 31 countFayette County: 28 countForest County: 0 countFranklin County: 25 countFulton County: 5 countGreene County: 6 countHuntingdon County: 7 countIndiana County: 17 countJefferson County: 7 countJuniata County: 12 countLackawanna County: 19 countLancaster County: 48 countLawrence County: 11 countLebanon County: 19 countLehigh County: 37 countLuzerne County: 39 countLycoming County: 23 countMcKean County: 7 countMercer County: 13 countMifflin County: 4 countMonroe County: 34 countMontgomery County: 34 countMontour County: 5 countNorthampton County: 28 countNorthumberland County: 9 countPerry County: 11 countPhiladelphia County: 94 countPike County: 7 countPotter County: 4 countSchuylkill County: 15 countSnyder County: 9 countSomerset County: 12 countSullivan County: 2 countSusquehanna County: 10 countTioga County: 5 countUnion County: 3 countVenango County: 2 countWarren County: 6 countWashington County: 23 countWayne County: 8 countWestmoreland County: 41 countWyoming County: 4 countYork County: 40 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Philadelphia County: 94 countPhiladelphia County94Bucks County: 56 countBucks County56Allegheny County: 54 countAllegheny County54Lancaster County: 48 countLancaster County48Westmoreland County: 41 countWestmoreland County41York County: 40 countYork County40Berks County: 39 countBerks County39Luzerne County: 39 countLuzerne County39Lehigh County: 37 countLehigh County37Chester County: 35 countChester County35Monroe County: 34 countMonroe County34Montgomery County: 34 countMontgomery County34Erie County: 31 countErie County31Fayette County: 28 countFayette County28Northampton County: 28 countNorthampton County28Franklin County: 25 countFranklin County25Blair County: 23 countBlair County23Lycoming County: 23 countLycoming County23Washington County: 23 countWashington County23Delaware County: 21 countDelaware County21Clearfield County: 20 countClearfield County20Dauphin County: 19 countDauphin County19Lackawanna County: 19 countLackawanna County19Lebanon County: 19 countLebanon County19Indiana County: 17 countIndiana County17Bradford County: 16 countBradford County16Butler County: 16 countButler County16Centre County: 15 countCentre County15Schuylkill County: 15 countSchuylkill County15Adams County: 14 countAdams County14Armstrong County: 14 countArmstrong County14Columbia County: 14 countColumbia County14Cumberland County: 13 countCumberland County13Mercer County: 13 countMercer County13Beaver County: 12 countBeaver County12Juniata County: 12 countJuniata County12Somerset County: 12 countSomerset County12Carbon County: 11 countCarbon County11Lawrence County: 11 countLawrence County11Perry County: 11 countPerry County11Philadelphia County: 94 countPhiladelphia County94Bucks County: 56 countBucks County56Allegheny County: 54 countAllegheny County54Lancaster County: 48 countLancaster County48Westmoreland County: 41 countWestmoreland County41York County: 40 countYork County40Berks County: 39 countBerks County39Luzerne County: 39 countLuzerne County39Lehigh County: 37 countLehigh County37Chester County: 35 countChester County35Monroe County: 34 countMonroe County34Montgomery County: 34 countMontgomery County34Erie County: 31 countErie County31Fayette County: 28 countFayette County28Northampton County: 28 countNorthampton County28Franklin County: 25 countFranklin County25Blair County: 23 countBlair County23Lycoming County: 23 countLycoming County23Washington County: 23 countWashington County23Delaware County: 21 countDelaware County21Clearfield County: 20 countClearfield County20Dauphin County: 19 countDauphin County19Lackawanna County: 19 countLackawanna County19Lebanon County: 19 countLebanon County19Indiana County: 17 countIndiana County17Bradford County: 16 countBradford County16Butler County: 16 countButler County16Centre County: 15 countCentre County15Schuylkill County: 15 countSchuylkill County15Adams County: 14 countAdams County14Armstrong County: 14 countArmstrong County14Columbia County: 14 countColumbia County14Cumberland County: 13 countCumberland County13Mercer County: 13 countMercer County13Beaver County: 12 countBeaver County12Juniata County: 12 countJuniata County12Somerset County: 12 countSomerset County12Carbon County: 11 countCarbon County11Lawrence County: 11 countLawrence County11Perry County: 11 countPerry County11
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

RankCounties2015
count
Change on 2014
1Philadelphia County94-3.1%
2Bucks County56+27.3%
3Allegheny County54-8.5%
4Lancaster County48-22.6%
5Westmoreland County41+17.1%
6York County40-11.1%
7Berks County39+18.2%
7Luzerne County39+2.6%
9Lehigh County370%
10Chester County35+2.9%
11Monroe County34+47.8%
11Montgomery County34-10.5%
13Erie County31+3.3%
14Fayette County28+55.6%
14Northampton County28-3.4%
16Franklin County25-3.8%
17Blair County23+76.9%
17Lycoming County23+27.8%
17Washington County23-20.7%
20Delaware County21-19.2%
21Clearfield County20+42.9%
22Dauphin County19+11.8%
22Lackawanna County19+11.8%
22Lebanon County19+137.5%
25Indiana County17+88.9%
26Bradford County16+100%
26Butler County16-36%
28Centre County15+25%
28Schuylkill County15-48.3%
30Adams County14+133.3%
30Armstrong County140%
30Columbia County14+27.3%
33Cumberland County13-48%
33Mercer County13-7.1%
35Beaver County12+20%
35Juniata County12+140%
35Somerset County12-25%
38Carbon County11+10%
38Lawrence County11+10%
38Perry County11+57.1%
41Clinton County10+11.1%
41Susquehanna County100%
43Cambria County9-30.8%
43Northumberland County9+50%
43Snyder County9+28.6%
46Crawford County8-42.9%
46Wayne County8-27.3%
48Bedford County7-46.2%
48Huntingdon County7-36.4%
48Jefferson County7+40%
48McKean County7-12.5%
48Pike County7-22.2%
53Greene County6-50%
53Warren County6+100%
55Fulton County5-44.4%
55Montour County5+150%
55Tioga County5-50%
58Clarion County4-20%
58Elk County4-42.9%
58Mifflin County4-20%
58Potter County4n/a
58Wyoming County4-50%
63Union County3-57.1%
64Cameron County2+100%
64Sullivan County2+100%
64Venango County2-75%
67Forest County0n/a

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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/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Philadelphia County, with 94 in 2015, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Forest County, with 0 in 2015.

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