Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatalities

Kanawha County had the highest traffic fatalities of 55 counties in 2021, at 36. Taylor County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for West Virginia was 282. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest36Kanawha County

Lowest0Taylor County

Median455 counties

West Virginia282History

Map of counties, 2021

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count, 2021. 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.

All counties, 2021

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

Rank	Counties	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Kanawha County	36	+56.5%
2	Berkeley County	20	+5.3%
3	Wood County	14	-12.5%
4	Raleigh County	12	+140%
5	Cabell County	10	+100%
6	Greenbrier County	9	+12.5%
6	Mercer County	9	-10%
6	Monongalia County	9	+12.5%
9	Doddridge County	8	+166.7%
9	Logan County	8	+60%
9	Preston County	8	+60%
12	Fayette County	7	0%
12	Wayne County	7	-50%
14	Hardy County	6	+100%
14	Harrison County	6	0%
14	Ohio County	6	+100%
14	Putnam County	6	+200%
14	Upshur County	6	-14.3%
19	Barbour County	5	+400%
19	Hampshire County	5	-61.5%
19	Lincoln County	5	+66.7%
19	Nicholas County	5	-16.7%
19	Roane County	5	+66.7%
24	Boone County	4	+33.3%
24	Jackson County	4	-60%
24	Lewis County	4	+300%
24	Mason County	4	0%
24	McDowell County	4	-20%
24	Summers County	4	n/a
24	Wyoming County	4	+33.3%
31	Braxton County	3	-25%
31	Grant County	3	-50%
31	Jefferson County	3	-80%
31	Mineral County	3	+200%
31	Morgan County	3	0%
31	Pendleton County	3	+200%
37	Brooke County	2	n/a
37	Calhoun County	2	n/a
37	Clay County	2	-33.3%
37	Mingo County	2	-33.3%
37	Pleasants County	2	+100%
37	Tucker County	2	0%
37	Webster County	2	n/a
37	Wetzel County	2	-50%
37	Wirt County	2	n/a
46	Marion County	1	-66.7%
46	Marshall County	1	-50%
46	Monroe County	1	n/a
46	Pocahontas County	1	-50%
46	Randolph County	1	-87.5%
46	Tyler County	1	-66.7%
52	Gilmer County	0	n/a
52	Hancock County	0	-100%
52	Ritchie County	0	n/a
52	Taylor County	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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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 West Virginia by traffic fatalities, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.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 West Virginia by traffic fatalities, 2021. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. 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 West Virginia by traffic fatalities, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/west-virginia-counties?period=2021.

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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 West Virginia by traffic fatalities, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash: Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatalities, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/National/FARS2021NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Kanawha County, with 36 in 2021, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Taylor County, with 0 in 2021.

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.