Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatalities

Philadelphia County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2018, at 103. Cameron County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 12 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1,190. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 16 countAllegheny County: 68 countArmstrong County: 9 countBeaver County: 15 countBedford County: 8 countBerks County: 41 countBlair County: 12 countBradford County: 13 countBucks County: 54 countButler County: 18 countCambria County: 9 countCameron County: 0 countCarbon County: 13 countCentre County: 13 countChester County: 46 countClarion County: 8 countClearfield County: 18 countClinton County: 4 countColumbia County: 9 countCrawford County: 14 countCumberland County: 22 countDauphin County: 42 countDelaware County: 19 countElk County: 7 countErie County: 21 countFayette County: 19 countForest County: 2 countFranklin County: 23 countFulton County: 5 countGreene County: 9 countHuntingdon County: 3 countIndiana County: 10 countJefferson County: 5 countJuniata County: 2 countLackawanna County: 30 countLancaster County: 45 countLawrence County: 17 countLebanon County: 15 countLehigh County: 26 countLuzerne County: 20 countLycoming County: 10 countMcKean County: 4 countMercer County: 12 countMifflin County: 2 countMonroe County: 21 countMontgomery County: 50 countMontour County: 3 countNorthampton County: 21 countNorthumberland County: 12 countPerry County: 9 countPhiladelphia County: 103 countPike County: 10 countPotter County: 6 countSchuylkill County: 23 countSnyder County: 5 countSomerset County: 14 countSullivan County: 1 countSusquehanna County: 7 countTioga County: 5 countUnion County: 9 countVenango County: 6 countWarren County: 6 countWashington County: 29 countWayne County: 6 countWestmoreland County: 35 countWyoming County: 2 countYork County: 49 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

Philadelphia County: 103 countPhiladelphia County103Allegheny County: 68 countAllegheny County68Bucks County: 54 countBucks County54Montgomery County: 50 countMontgomery County50York County: 49 countYork County49Chester County: 46 countChester County46Lancaster County: 45 countLancaster County45Dauphin County: 42 countDauphin County42Berks County: 41 countBerks County41Westmoreland County: 35 countWestmoreland County35Lackawanna County: 30 countLackawanna County30Washington County: 29 countWashington County29Lehigh County: 26 countLehigh County26Franklin County: 23 countFranklin County23Schuylkill County: 23 countSchuylkill County23Cumberland County: 22 countCumberland County22Erie County: 21 countErie County21Monroe County: 21 countMonroe County21Northampton County: 21 countNorthampton County21Luzerne County: 20 countLuzerne County20Delaware County: 19 countDelaware County19Fayette County: 19 countFayette County19Butler County: 18 countButler County18Clearfield County: 18 countClearfield County18Lawrence County: 17 countLawrence County17Adams County: 16 countAdams County16Beaver County: 15 countBeaver County15Lebanon County: 15 countLebanon County15Crawford County: 14 countCrawford County14Somerset County: 14 countSomerset County14Bradford County: 13 countBradford County13Carbon County: 13 countCarbon County13Centre County: 13 countCentre County13Blair County: 12 countBlair County12Mercer County: 12 countMercer County12Northumberland County: 12 countNorthumberland County12Indiana County: 10 countIndiana County10Lycoming County: 10 countLycoming County10Pike County: 10 countPike County10Armstrong County: 9 countArmstrong County9Philadelphia County: 103 countPhiladelphia County103Allegheny County: 68 countAllegheny County68Bucks County: 54 countBucks County54Montgomery County: 50 countMontgomery County50York County: 49 countYork County49Chester County: 46 countChester County46Lancaster County: 45 countLancaster County45Dauphin County: 42 countDauphin County42Berks County: 41 countBerks County41Westmoreland County: 35 countWestmoreland County35Lackawanna County: 30 countLackawanna County30Washington County: 29 countWashington County29Lehigh County: 26 countLehigh County26Franklin County: 23 countFranklin County23Schuylkill County: 23 countSchuylkill County23Cumberland County: 22 countCumberland County22Erie County: 21 countErie County21Monroe County: 21 countMonroe County21Northampton County: 21 countNorthampton County21Luzerne County: 20 countLuzerne County20Delaware County: 19 countDelaware County19Fayette County: 19 countFayette County19Butler County: 18 countButler County18Clearfield County: 18 countClearfield County18Lawrence County: 17 countLawrence County17Adams County: 16 countAdams County16Beaver County: 15 countBeaver County15Lebanon County: 15 countLebanon County15Crawford County: 14 countCrawford County14Somerset County: 14 countSomerset County14Bradford County: 13 countBradford County13Carbon County: 13 countCarbon County13Centre County: 13 countCentre County13Blair County: 12 countBlair County12Mercer County: 12 countMercer County12Northumberland County: 12 countNorthumberland County12Indiana County: 10 countIndiana County10Lycoming County: 10 countLycoming County10Pike County: 10 countPike County10Armstrong County: 9 countArmstrong County9
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

RankCounties2018
count
Change on 2017
1Philadelphia County103+9.6%
2Allegheny County68+1.5%
3Bucks County54+5.9%
4Montgomery County50+16.3%
5York County49+28.9%
6Chester County46+31.4%
7Lancaster County45+7.1%
8Dauphin County42+16.7%
9Berks County41-14.6%
10Westmoreland County35-2.8%
11Lackawanna County30+50%
12Washington County29+7.4%
13Lehigh County26-7.1%
14Franklin County23+15%
14Schuylkill County230%
16Cumberland County22-15.4%
17Erie County21-22.2%
17Monroe County21+16.7%
17Northampton County21-19.2%
20Luzerne County20-25.9%
21Delaware County19-24%
21Fayette County19-17.4%
23Butler County18+5.9%
23Clearfield County18+12.5%
25Lawrence County17+88.9%
26Adams County16+220%
27Beaver County15-11.8%
27Lebanon County15-31.8%
29Crawford County14+40%
29Somerset County14+27.3%
31Bradford County13+44.4%
31Carbon County13+44.4%
31Centre County13-18.8%
34Blair County12+33.3%
34Mercer County12+20%
34Northumberland County12+33.3%
37Indiana County10+42.9%
37Lycoming County10+11.1%
37Pike County10+150%
40Armstrong County9+12.5%
40Cambria County9-25%
40Columbia County9+50%
40Greene County90%
40Perry County9+12.5%
40Union County9+125%
46Bedford County8-33.3%
46Clarion County8+14.3%
48Elk County7+133.3%
48Susquehanna County7-22.2%
50Potter County6+200%
50Venango County60%
50Warren County6-14.3%
50Wayne County60%
54Fulton County5-28.6%
54Jefferson County5+66.7%
54Snyder County5+25%
54Tioga County5-54.5%
58Clinton County4-55.6%
58McKean County4+33.3%
60Huntingdon County3-40%
60Montour County3-40%
62Forest County20%
62Juniata County20%
62Mifflin County2-71.4%
62Wyoming County2-71.4%
66Sullivan County1-75%
67Cameron 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Philadelphia County, with 103 in 2018, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Cameron County, with 0 in 2018.

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