Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatalities

Philadelphia County had the highest traffic fatalities of 67 counties in 2019, at 91. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 11 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1,059. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 12 countAllegheny County: 62 countArmstrong County: 11 countBeaver County: 16 countBedford County: 6 countBerks County: 49 countBlair County: 7 countBradford County: 13 countBucks County: 48 countButler County: 16 countCambria County: 12 countCameron County: 3 countCarbon County: 7 countCentre County: 1 countChester County: 29 countClarion County: 6 countClearfield County: 10 countClinton County: 6 countColumbia County: 3 countCrawford County: 9 countCumberland County: 17 countDauphin County: 16 countDelaware County: 31 countElk County: 4 countErie County: 26 countFayette County: 18 countForest County: 1 countFranklin County: 21 countFulton County: 4 countGreene County: 15 countHuntingdon County: 7 countIndiana County: 12 countJefferson County: 6 countJuniata County: 1 countLackawanna County: 10 countLancaster County: 44 countLawrence County: 8 countLebanon County: 19 countLehigh County: 26 countLuzerne County: 32 countLycoming County: 10 countMcKean County: 13 countMercer County: 15 countMifflin County: 7 countMonroe County: 17 countMontgomery County: 32 countMontour County: 2 countNorthampton County: 14 countNorthumberland County: 9 countPerry County: 6 countPhiladelphia County: 91 countPike County: 19 countPotter County: 3 countSchuylkill County: 22 countSnyder County: 3 countSomerset County: 17 countSullivan County: 0 countSusquehanna County: 9 countTioga County: 8 countUnion County: 4 countVenango County: 7 countWarren County: 6 countWashington County: 24 countWayne County: 11 countWestmoreland County: 37 countWyoming County: 4 countYork County: 25 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Philadelphia County: 91 countPhiladelphia County91Allegheny County: 62 countAllegheny County62Berks County: 49 countBerks County49Bucks County: 48 countBucks County48Lancaster County: 44 countLancaster County44Westmoreland County: 37 countWestmoreland County37Luzerne County: 32 countLuzerne County32Montgomery County: 32 countMontgomery County32Delaware County: 31 countDelaware County31Chester County: 29 countChester County29Erie County: 26 countErie County26Lehigh County: 26 countLehigh County26York County: 25 countYork County25Washington County: 24 countWashington County24Schuylkill County: 22 countSchuylkill County22Franklin County: 21 countFranklin County21Lebanon County: 19 countLebanon County19Pike County: 19 countPike County19Fayette County: 18 countFayette County18Cumberland County: 17 countCumberland County17Monroe County: 17 countMonroe County17Somerset County: 17 countSomerset County17Beaver County: 16 countBeaver County16Butler County: 16 countButler County16Dauphin County: 16 countDauphin County16Greene County: 15 countGreene County15Mercer County: 15 countMercer County15Northampton County: 14 countNorthampton County14Bradford County: 13 countBradford County13McKean County: 13 countMcKean County13Adams County: 12 countAdams County12Cambria County: 12 countCambria County12Indiana County: 12 countIndiana County12Armstrong County: 11 countArmstrong County11Wayne County: 11 countWayne County11Clearfield County: 10 countClearfield County10Lackawanna County: 10 countLackawanna County10Lycoming County: 10 countLycoming County10Crawford County: 9 countCrawford County9Northumberland County: 9 countNorthumberland County9Philadelphia County: 91 countPhiladelphia County91Allegheny County: 62 countAllegheny County62Berks County: 49 countBerks County49Bucks County: 48 countBucks County48Lancaster County: 44 countLancaster County44Westmoreland County: 37 countWestmoreland County37Luzerne County: 32 countLuzerne County32Montgomery County: 32 countMontgomery County32Delaware County: 31 countDelaware County31Chester County: 29 countChester County29Erie County: 26 countErie County26Lehigh County: 26 countLehigh County26York County: 25 countYork County25Washington County: 24 countWashington County24Schuylkill County: 22 countSchuylkill County22Franklin County: 21 countFranklin County21Lebanon County: 19 countLebanon County19Pike County: 19 countPike County19Fayette County: 18 countFayette County18Cumberland County: 17 countCumberland County17Monroe County: 17 countMonroe County17Somerset County: 17 countSomerset County17Beaver County: 16 countBeaver County16Butler County: 16 countButler County16Dauphin County: 16 countDauphin County16Greene County: 15 countGreene County15Mercer County: 15 countMercer County15Northampton County: 14 countNorthampton County14Bradford County: 13 countBradford County13McKean County: 13 countMcKean County13Adams County: 12 countAdams County12Cambria County: 12 countCambria County12Indiana County: 12 countIndiana County12Armstrong County: 11 countArmstrong County11Wayne County: 11 countWayne County11Clearfield County: 10 countClearfield County10Lackawanna County: 10 countLackawanna County10Lycoming County: 10 countLycoming County10Crawford County: 9 countCrawford County9Northumberland County: 9 countNorthumberland 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

RankCounties2019
count
Change on 2018
1Philadelphia County91-11.7%
2Allegheny County62-8.8%
3Berks County49+19.5%
4Bucks County48-11.1%
5Lancaster County44-2.2%
6Westmoreland County37+5.7%
7Luzerne County32+60%
7Montgomery County32-36%
9Delaware County31+63.2%
10Chester County29-37%
11Erie County26+23.8%
11Lehigh County260%
13York County25-49%
14Washington County24-17.2%
15Schuylkill County22-4.3%
16Franklin County21-8.7%
17Lebanon County19+26.7%
17Pike County19+90%
19Fayette County18-5.3%
20Cumberland County17-22.7%
20Monroe County17-19%
20Somerset County17+21.4%
23Beaver County16+6.7%
23Butler County16-11.1%
23Dauphin County16-61.9%
26Greene County15+66.7%
26Mercer County15+25%
28Northampton County14-33.3%
29Bradford County130%
29McKean County13+225%
31Adams County12-25%
31Cambria County12+33.3%
31Indiana County12+20%
34Armstrong County11+22.2%
34Wayne County11+83.3%
36Clearfield County10-44.4%
36Lackawanna County10-66.7%
36Lycoming County100%
39Crawford County9-35.7%
39Northumberland County9-25%
39Susquehanna County9+28.6%
42Lawrence County8-52.9%
42Tioga County8+60%
44Blair County7-41.7%
44Carbon County7-46.2%
44Huntingdon County7+133.3%
44Mifflin County7+250%
44Venango County7+16.7%
49Bedford County6-25%
49Clarion County6-25%
49Clinton County6+50%
49Jefferson County6+20%
49Perry County6-33.3%
49Warren County60%
55Elk County4-42.9%
55Fulton County4-20%
55Union County4-55.6%
55Wyoming County4+100%
59Cameron County3n/a
59Columbia County3-66.7%
59Potter County3-50%
59Snyder County3-40%
63Montour County2-33.3%
64Centre County1-92.3%
64Forest County1-50%
64Juniata County1-50%
67Sullivan 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/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2019. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/pennsylvania-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Philadelphia County, with 91 in 2019, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Sullivan County, with 0 in 2019.

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