Counties in Washington by traffic fatalities
King County had the highest traffic fatalities of 39 counties in 2017, at 111. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 10 and the figure for Washington was 563. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Map of counties, 2017
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- 2 to 3
- 3 to 10
- 10 to 12
- 12 to 22
- 22 and over
All counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King County | 111 | +11% |
| 2 | Pierce County | 56 | -23.3% |
| 3 | Yakima County | 47 | +56.7% |
| 4 | Snohomish County | 42 | -4.5% |
| 5 | Spokane County | 41 | +57.7% |
| 6 | Clark County | 28 | +40% |
| 7 | Whatcom County | 24 | +100% |
| 8 | Thurston County | 19 | +11.8% |
| 9 | Kitsap County | 17 | -19% |
| 10 | Grant County | 16 | -15.8% |
| 11 | Benton County | 15 | -31.8% |
| 12 | Lewis County | 14 | +7.7% |
| 13 | Clallam County | 12 | +71.4% |
| 13 | Cowlitz County | 12 | +140% |
| 13 | Kittitas County | 12 | -36.8% |
| 16 | Okanogan County | 11 | +10% |
| 16 | Skagit County | 11 | +37.5% |
| 18 | Adams County | 10 | +100% |
| 18 | Franklin County | 10 | +25% |
| 18 | Grays Harbor County | 10 | +42.9% |
| 21 | Whitman County | 8 | +60% |
| 22 | Mason County | 6 | -14.3% |
| 23 | Island County | 5 | 0% |
| 24 | Stevens County | 4 | -50% |
| 25 | Klickitat County | 3 | +50% |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 3 | -40% |
| 27 | Chelan County | 2 | -66.7% |
| 27 | Ferry County | 2 | -50% |
| 27 | Garfield County | 2 | |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 2 | 0% |
| 27 | Pend Oreille County | 2 | -33.3% |
| 27 | Skamania County | 2 | -33.3% |
| 27 | Walla Walla County | 2 | -60% |
| 34 | Asotin County | 1 | -50% |
| 34 | Douglas County | 1 | -83.3% |
| 36 | Columbia County | 0 | |
| 36 | Pacific County | 0 | -100% |
| 36 | San Juan County | 0 | -100% |
| 36 | Wahkiakum County | 0 | -100% |
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.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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 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/washington-counties?period=2017. 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, 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/washington-counties?period=2017.
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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/washington-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?
King County, with 111 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?
Wahkiakum 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.
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