Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatalities

Philadelphia County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2017, at 94. Cameron County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1,137. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest94Philadelphia County

Lowest0Cameron County

Median967 counties

Pennsylvania1,137History

Map of counties, 2017

Under 5
5 to 7
7 to 9
9 to 18
18 to 27
27 and over

count, 2017. 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, 2017

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	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	Philadelphia County	94	-6.9%
2	Allegheny County	67	-6.9%
3	Bucks County	51	-1.9%
4	Berks County	48	+37.1%
5	Montgomery County	43	+34.4%
6	Lancaster County	42	-4.5%
7	York County	38	-2.6%
8	Dauphin County	36	+20%
8	Westmoreland County	36	+9.1%
10	Chester County	35	+45.8%
11	Lehigh County	28	0%
12	Erie County	27	0%
12	Luzerne County	27	-15.6%
12	Washington County	27	+22.7%
15	Cumberland County	26	-7.1%
15	Northampton County	26	-10.3%
17	Delaware County	25	-13.8%
18	Fayette County	23	+4.5%
18	Schuylkill County	23	+64.3%
20	Lebanon County	22	+4.8%
21	Franklin County	20	0%
21	Lackawanna County	20	0%
23	Monroe County	18	-37.9%
24	Beaver County	17	+240%
24	Butler County	17	-43.3%
26	Centre County	16	-20%
26	Clearfield County	16	+77.8%
28	Bedford County	12	+9.1%
28	Cambria County	12	0%
30	Somerset County	11	+37.5%
30	Tioga County	11	-15.4%
32	Crawford County	10	-16.7%
32	Mercer County	10	-33.3%
34	Blair County	9	-59.1%
34	Bradford County	9	-10%
34	Carbon County	9	-25%
34	Clinton County	9	+50%
34	Greene County	9	+80%
34	Lawrence County	9	-10%
34	Lycoming County	9	-40%
34	Northumberland County	9	-43.8%
34	Susquehanna County	9	-40%
43	Armstrong County	8	+33.3%
43	Perry County	8	-27.3%
45	Clarion County	7	+75%
45	Fulton County	7	+250%
45	Indiana County	7	-66.7%
45	Mifflin County	7	+133.3%
45	Warren County	7	+75%
45	Wyoming County	7	+250%
51	Columbia County	6	-14.3%
51	Venango County	6	-45.5%
51	Wayne County	6	-50%
54	Adams County	5	-66.7%
54	Huntingdon County	5	+25%
54	Montour County	5	+66.7%
57	Pike County	4	-33.3%
57	Snyder County	4	0%
57	Sullivan County	4	+300%
57	Union County	4	+100%
61	Elk County	3	-72.7%
61	Jefferson County	3	-72.7%
61	McKean County	3	-57.1%
64	Forest County	2	-50%
64	Juniata County	2	-66.7%
64	Potter County	2	0%
67	Cameron 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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2017. 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, 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Philadelphia County, with 94 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Cameron 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.