Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatalities, 2024
Shelby County had the highest traffic fatalities of 95 counties in 2024, at 218. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7 and the figure for Tennessee was 1,197. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County Provisional | 218 | -15.8% |
| 2 | Davidson County Provisional | 114 | -17.4% |
| 3 | Knox County Provisional | 82 | -4.7% |
| 4 | Rutherford County Provisional | 44 | +18.9% |
| 5 | Hamilton County Provisional | 39 | -23.5% |
| 6 | Madison County Provisional | 27 | +17.4% |
| 7 | Montgomery County Provisional | 26 | -27.8% |
| 8 | Blount County Provisional | 25 | +47.1% |
| 8 | Wilson County Provisional | 25 | 0% |
| 10 | Greene County Provisional | 24 | +41.2% |
| 11 | Sullivan County Provisional | 17 | +30.8% |
| 12 | Hamblen County Provisional | 16 | +220% |
| 12 | McMinn County Provisional | 16 | -11.1% |
| 14 | Bradley County Provisional | 15 | +36.4% |
| 14 | Coffee County Provisional | 15 | +7.1% |
| 16 | Cumberland County Provisional | 14 | -12.5% |
| 16 | Lawrence County Provisional | 14 | +75% |
| 16 | Maury County Provisional | 14 | -17.6% |
| 16 | Sevier County Provisional | 14 | -39.1% |
| 20 | Anderson County Provisional | 13 | 0% |
| 20 | Jefferson County Provisional | 13 | +225% |
| 22 | Dickson County Provisional | 12 | 0% |
| 22 | Williamson County Provisional | 12 | -25% |
| 24 | Cocke County Provisional | 11 | -26.7% |
| 24 | Fayette County Provisional | 11 | +22.2% |
| 24 | Robertson County Provisional | 11 | -45% |
| 24 | Sumner County Provisional | 11 | -50% |
| 24 | Washington County Provisional | 11 | -21.4% |
| 29 | Giles County Provisional | 10 | +42.9% |
| 29 | Loudon County Provisional | 10 | +25% |
| 29 | Marion County Provisional | 10 | +25% |
| 29 | Marshall County Provisional | 10 | +66.7% |
| 29 | Putnam County Provisional | 10 | -37.5% |
| 34 | Haywood County Provisional | 9 | -18.2% |
| 34 | Henderson County Provisional | 9 | -10% |
| 36 | Bledsoe County Provisional | 8 | +14.3% |
| 36 | Carter County Provisional | 8 | -27.3% |
| 36 | Gibson County Provisional | 8 | +33.3% |
| 36 | Lauderdale County Provisional | 8 | +33.3% |
| 36 | Lincoln County Provisional | 8 | +60% |
| 36 | Smith County Provisional | 8 | +100% |
| 36 | Warren County Provisional | 8 | +33.3% |
| 43 | Campbell County Provisional | 7 | -50% |
| 43 | Chester County Provisional | 7 | +250% |
| 43 | Claiborne County Provisional | 7 | -12.5% |
| 43 | Fentress County Provisional | 7 | +75% |
| 43 | Morgan County Provisional | 7 | 0% |
| 43 | Obion County Provisional | 7 | +250% |
| 43 | Polk County Provisional | 7 | +250% |
| 50 | Bedford County Provisional | 6 | -62.5% |
| 50 | Carroll County Provisional | 6 | +100% |
| 50 | Hardin County Provisional | 6 | -25% |
| 50 | Johnson County Provisional | 6 | +50% |
| 50 | Stewart County Provisional | 6 | +50% |
| 50 | White County Provisional | 6 | +100% |
| 56 | Cannon County Provisional | 5 | -28.6% |
| 56 | DeKalb County Provisional | 5 | +150% |
| 56 | Grundy County Provisional | 5 | +400% |
| 56 | Hickman County Provisional | 5 | +150% |
| 56 | Humphreys County Provisional | 5 | +150% |
| 56 | Jackson County Provisional | 5 | 0% |
| 56 | Monroe County Provisional | 5 | -58.3% |
| 56 | Overton County Provisional | 5 | -16.7% |
| 56 | Tipton County Provisional | 5 | -37.5% |
| 56 | Union County Provisional | 5 | +25% |
| 56 | Wayne County Provisional | 5 | +25% |
| 67 | Cheatham County Provisional | 4 | -63.6% |
| 67 | Dyer County Provisional | 4 | +33.3% |
| 67 | Hardeman County Provisional | 4 | -50% |
| 67 | Hawkins County Provisional | 4 | -20% |
| 67 | Meigs County Provisional | 4 | -33.3% |
| 67 | Moore County Provisional | 4 | -33.3% |
| 67 | Perry County Provisional | 4 | +300% |
| 67 | Roane County Provisional | 4 | -63.6% |
| 67 | Scott County Provisional | 4 | -20% |
| 67 | Weakley County Provisional | 4 | -20% |
| 77 | Crockett County Provisional | 3 | -62.5% |
| 77 | Decatur County Provisional | 3 | 0% |
| 77 | Grainger County Provisional | 3 | -40% |
| 77 | Henry County Provisional | 3 | -62.5% |
| 77 | McNairy County Provisional | 3 | -62.5% |
| 77 | Rhea County Provisional | 3 | -25% |
| 77 | Sequatchie County Provisional | 3 | -40% |
| 84 | Hancock County Provisional | 2 | -33.3% |
| 84 | Trousdale County Provisional | 2 | 0% |
| 86 | Benton County Provisional | 1 | -75% |
| 86 | Franklin County Provisional | 1 | -87.5% |
| 86 | Macon County Provisional | 1 | -88.9% |
| 86 | Unicoi County Provisional | 1 | -50% |
| 90 | Clay County Provisional | 0 | -100% |
| 90 | Houston County Provisional | 0 | |
| 90 | Lake County Provisional | 0 | -100% |
| 90 | Lewis County Provisional | 0 | -100% |
| 90 | Pickett County Provisional | 0 | |
| 90 | Van Buren County Provisional | 0 | -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/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
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 Tennessee by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.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 Tennessee by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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 Tennessee by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/tennessee-counties.
Harvard
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 Tennessee by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?
Shelby County, with 218 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?
Van Buren County, with 0 in 2024.
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.