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Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatalities, 2024

Milwaukee County had the highest traffic fatalities of 72 counties in 2024, at 93. Taylor County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Wisconsin was 595. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest93Milwaukee County
Lowest0Taylor County
Median672 counties
Wisconsin595History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 7 countAshland County: 2 countBarron County: 11 countBayfield County: 0 countBrown County: 20 countBuffalo County: 6 countBurnett County: 5 countCalumet County: 4 countChippewa County: 8 countClark County: 13 countColumbia County: 12 countCrawford County: 5 countDane County: 38 countDodge County: 18 countDoor County: 4 countDouglas County: 12 countDunn County: 5 countEau Claire County: 10 countFlorence County: 0 countFond du Lac County: 12 countForest County: 1 countGrant County: 6 countGreen County: 3 countGreen Lake County: 2 countIowa County: 2 countIron County: 0 countJackson County: 6 countJefferson County: 12 countJuneau County: 6 countKenosha County: 9 countKewaunee County: 0 countLa Crosse County: 7 countLafayette County: 1 countLanglade County: 2 countLincoln County: 8 countManitowoc County: 9 countMarathon County: 9 countMarinette County: 7 countMarquette County: 0 countMenominee County: 0 countMilwaukee County: 93 countMonroe County: 10 countOconto County: 7 countOneida County: 9 countOutagamie County: 12 countOzaukee County: 2 countPepin County: 0 countPierce County: 1 countPolk County: 8 countPortage County: 6 countPrice County: 4 countRacine County: 14 countRichland County: 3 countRock County: 16 countRusk County: 4 countSt. Croix County: 6 countSauk County: 7 countSawyer County: 3 countShawano County: 9 countSheboygan County: 6 countTaylor County: 0 countTrempealeau County: 5 countVernon County: 5 countVilas County: 4 countWalworth County: 12 countWashburn County: 4 countWashington County: 10 countWaukesha County: 20 countWaupaca County: 3 countWaushara County: 4 countWinnebago County: 14 countWood County: 12 count
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count, 2024. 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, 2024

Milwaukee County: 93 countMilwaukee County93Dane County: 38 countDane County38Brown County: 20 countBrown County20Waukesha County: 20 countWaukesha County20Dodge County: 18 countDodge County18Rock County: 16 countRock County16Racine County: 14 countRacine County14Winnebago County: 14 countWinnebago County14Clark County: 13 countClark County13Columbia County: 12 countColumbia County12Douglas County: 12 countDouglas County12Fond du Lac County: 12 countFond du Lac County12Jefferson County: 12 countJefferson County12Outagamie County: 12 countOutagamie County12Walworth County: 12 countWalworth County12Wood County: 12 countWood County12Barron County: 11 countBarron County11Eau Claire County: 10 countEau Claire County10Monroe County: 10 countMonroe County10Washington County: 10 countWashington County10Kenosha County: 9 countKenosha County9Manitowoc County: 9 countManitowoc County9Marathon County: 9 countMarathon County9Oneida County: 9 countOneida County9Shawano County: 9 countShawano County9Chippewa County: 8 countChippewa County8Lincoln County: 8 countLincoln County8Polk County: 8 countPolk County8Adams County: 7 countAdams County7La Crosse County: 7 countLa Crosse County7Marinette County: 7 countMarinette County7Oconto County: 7 countOconto County7Sauk County: 7 countSauk County7Buffalo County: 6 countBuffalo County6Grant County: 6 countGrant County6Jackson County: 6 countJackson County6Juneau County: 6 countJuneau County6Portage County: 6 countPortage County6Sheboygan County: 6 countSheboygan County6St. Croix County: 6 countSt. Croix County6Milwaukee County: 93 countMilwaukee County93Dane County: 38 countDane County38Brown County: 20 countBrown County20Waukesha County: 20 countWaukesha County20Dodge County: 18 countDodge County18Rock County: 16 countRock County16Racine County: 14 countRacine County14Winnebago County: 14 countWinnebago County14Clark County: 13 countClark County13Columbia County: 12 countColumbia County12Douglas County: 12 countDouglas County12Fond du Lac County: 12 countFond du Lac County12Jefferson County: 12 countJefferson County12Outagamie County: 12 countOutagamie County12Walworth County: 12 countWalworth County12Wood County: 12 countWood County12Barron County: 11 countBarron County11Eau Claire County: 10 countEau Claire County10Monroe County: 10 countMonroe County10Washington County: 10 countWashington County10Kenosha County: 9 countKenosha County9Manitowoc County: 9 countManitowoc County9Marathon County: 9 countMarathon County9Oneida County: 9 countOneida County9Shawano County: 9 countShawano County9Chippewa County: 8 countChippewa County8Lincoln County: 8 countLincoln County8Polk County: 8 countPolk County8Adams County: 7 countAdams County7La Crosse County: 7 countLa Crosse County7Marinette County: 7 countMarinette County7Oconto County: 7 countOconto County7Sauk County: 7 countSauk County7Buffalo County: 6 countBuffalo County6Grant County: 6 countGrant County6Jackson County: 6 countJackson County6Juneau County: 6 countJuneau County6Portage County: 6 countPortage County6Sheboygan County: 6 countSheboygan County6St. Croix County: 6 countSt. Croix County6
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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Milwaukee County Provisional93+1.1%
2Dane County Provisional38+31%
3Brown County Provisional20+66.7%
3Waukesha County Provisional20-25.9%
5Dodge County Provisional18+63.6%
6Rock County Provisional16+23.1%
7Racine County Provisional14-22.2%
7Winnebago County Provisional14+16.7%
9Clark County Provisional13+225%
10Columbia County Provisional12+100%
10Douglas County Provisional12+100%
10Fond du Lac County Provisional12-40%
10Jefferson County Provisional12+20%
10Outagamie County Provisional12+50%
10Walworth County Provisional12-7.7%
10Wood County Provisional12+50%
17Barron County Provisional11+57.1%
18Eau Claire County Provisional10+25%
18Monroe County Provisional10+66.7%
18Washington County Provisional10-37.5%
21Kenosha County Provisional9-18.2%
21Manitowoc County Provisional9-35.7%
21Marathon County Provisional9+12.5%
21Oneida County Provisional9+28.6%
21Shawano County Provisional9+125%
26Chippewa County Provisional8+100%
26Lincoln County Provisional8-11.1%
26Polk County Provisional8-50%
29Adams County Provisional7-12.5%
29La Crosse County Provisional7+40%
29Marinette County Provisional70%
29Oconto County Provisional7+75%
29Sauk County Provisional7-30%
34Buffalo County Provisional6+100%
34Grant County Provisional60%
34Jackson County Provisional6+50%
34Juneau County Provisional6+200%
34Portage County Provisional6+100%
34Sheboygan County Provisional6-40%
34St. Croix County Provisional6-60%
41Burnett County Provisional50%
41Crawford County Provisional5+400%
41Dunn County Provisional5-28.6%
41Trempealeau County Provisional5+66.7%
41Vernon County Provisional5+25%
46Calumet County Provisional4-33.3%
46Door County Provisional40%
46Price County Provisional4+100%
46Rusk County Provisional4+33.3%
46Vilas County Provisional4+33.3%
46Washburn County Provisional4+100%
46Waushara County Provisional4-50%
53Green County Provisional3-57.1%
53Richland County Provisional3-25%
53Sawyer County Provisional3-50%
53Waupaca County Provisional3-50%
57Ashland County Provisional2+100%
57Green Lake County Provisional2+100%
57Iowa County Provisional2-71.4%
57Langlade County Provisional20%
57Ozaukee County Provisional2+100%
62Forest County Provisional1-50%
62Lafayette County Provisional1-83.3%
62Pierce County Provisional1-66.7%
65Bayfield County Provisional0-100%
65Florence County Provisional0-100%
65Iron County Provisional0-100%
65Kewaunee County Provisional0-100%
65Marquette County Provisional0-100%
65Menominee County Provisional0-100%
65Pepin County Provisional0-100%
65Taylor County Provisional0-100%

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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.

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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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties. 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties.

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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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Milwaukee County, with 93 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Taylor 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.

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