Counties in Washington by traffic fatalities
King County had the highest traffic fatalities of 39 counties in 2016, at 100. Garfield County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7 and the figure for Washington was 536. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Map of counties, 2016
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- 2 to 5
- 5 to 7
- 7 to 11
- 11 to 21
- 21 and over
All counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King County | 100 | -8.3% |
| 2 | Pierce County | 73 | +10.6% |
| 3 | Snohomish County | 44 | -17% |
| 4 | Yakima County | 30 | -14.3% |
| 5 | Spokane County | 26 | -27.8% |
| 6 | Benton County | 22 | +100% |
| 7 | Kitsap County | 21 | +16.7% |
| 8 | Clark County | 20 | -16.7% |
| 9 | Grant County | 19 | +11.8% |
| 9 | Kittitas County | 19 | +137.5% |
| 11 | Thurston County | 17 | +21.4% |
| 12 | Lewis County | 13 | -7.1% |
| 13 | Whatcom County | 12 | +9.1% |
| 14 | Okanogan County | 10 | +66.7% |
| 15 | Franklin County | 8 | +60% |
| 15 | Skagit County | 8 | -42.9% |
| 15 | Stevens County | 8 | -11.1% |
| 18 | Clallam County | 7 | +16.7% |
| 18 | Grays Harbor County | 7 | +40% |
| 18 | Mason County | 7 | -12.5% |
| 21 | Chelan County | 6 | 0% |
| 21 | Douglas County | 6 | +100% |
| 23 | Adams County | 5 | -54.5% |
| 23 | Cowlitz County | 5 | -28.6% |
| 23 | Island County | 5 | -44.4% |
| 23 | Lincoln County | 5 | -16.7% |
| 23 | Pacific County | 5 | +400% |
| 23 | Walla Walla County | 5 | -28.6% |
| 23 | Whitman County | 5 | -16.7% |
| 30 | Ferry County | 4 | +100% |
| 31 | Pend Oreille County | 3 | 0% |
| 31 | Skamania County | 3 | -62.5% |
| 33 | Asotin County | 2 | +100% |
| 33 | Jefferson County | 2 | -75% |
| 33 | Klickitat County | 2 | +100% |
| 36 | San Juan County | 1 | 0% |
| 36 | Wahkiakum County | 1 | 0% |
| 38 | Columbia County | 0 | -100% |
| 38 | Garfield County | 0 |
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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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 Washington by traffic fatalities, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip
MLA 9
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Washington by traffic fatalities, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/washington-counties?period=2016. 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 Washington by traffic fatalities, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/washington-counties?period=2016.
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 Washington by traffic fatalities, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/washington-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?
King County, with 100 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?
Garfield County, with 0 in 2016.
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.
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