Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatalities

Milwaukee County had the highest traffic fatalities of 72 counties in 2013, at 46. Pepin County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Wisconsin was 543. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 2 countAshland County: 1 countBarron County: 7 countBayfield County: 3 countBrown County: 9 countBuffalo County: 1 countBurnett County: 5 countCalumet County: 2 countChippewa County: 11 countClark County: 9 countColumbia County: 12 countCrawford County: 3 countDane County: 35 countDodge County: 9 countDoor County: 3 countDouglas County: 6 countDunn County: 13 countEau Claire County: 4 countFlorence County: 0 countFond du Lac County: 10 countForest County: 3 countGrant County: 6 countGreen County: 6 countGreen Lake County: 1 countIowa County: 7 countIron County: 3 countJackson County: 5 countJefferson County: 8 countJuneau County: 6 countKenosha County: 19 countKewaunee County: 3 countLa Crosse County: 6 countLafayette County: 5 countLanglade County: 2 countLincoln County: 4 countManitowoc County: 11 countMarathon County: 19 countMarinette County: 8 countMarquette County: 1 countMenominee County: 2 countMilwaukee County: 46 countMonroe County: 7 countOconto County: 6 countOneida County: 9 countOutagamie County: 13 countOzaukee County: 5 countPepin County: 0 countPierce County: 8 countPolk County: 3 countPortage County: 9 countPrice County: 2 countRacine County: 9 countRichland County: 4 countRock County: 11 countRusk County: 1 countSt. Croix County: 12 countSauk County: 5 countSawyer County: 1 countShawano County: 5 countSheboygan County: 11 countTaylor County: 1 countTrempealeau County: 5 countVernon County: 5 countVilas County: 6 countWalworth County: 11 countWashburn County: 5 countWashington County: 6 countWaukesha County: 28 countWaupaca County: 13 countWaushara County: 6 countWinnebago County: 10 countWood County: 10 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Milwaukee County: 46 countMilwaukee County46Dane County: 35 countDane County35Waukesha County: 28 countWaukesha County28Kenosha County: 19 countKenosha County19Marathon County: 19 countMarathon County19Dunn County: 13 countDunn County13Outagamie County: 13 countOutagamie County13Waupaca County: 13 countWaupaca County13Columbia County: 12 countColumbia County12St. Croix County: 12 countSt. Croix County12Chippewa County: 11 countChippewa County11Manitowoc County: 11 countManitowoc County11Rock County: 11 countRock County11Sheboygan County: 11 countSheboygan County11Walworth County: 11 countWalworth County11Fond du Lac County: 10 countFond du Lac County10Winnebago County: 10 countWinnebago County10Wood County: 10 countWood County10Brown County: 9 countBrown County9Clark County: 9 countClark County9Dodge County: 9 countDodge County9Oneida County: 9 countOneida County9Portage County: 9 countPortage County9Racine County: 9 countRacine County9Jefferson County: 8 countJefferson County8Marinette County: 8 countMarinette County8Pierce County: 8 countPierce County8Barron County: 7 countBarron County7Iowa County: 7 countIowa County7Monroe County: 7 countMonroe County7Douglas County: 6 countDouglas County6Grant County: 6 countGrant County6Green County: 6 countGreen County6Juneau County: 6 countJuneau County6La Crosse County: 6 countLa Crosse County6Oconto County: 6 countOconto County6Vilas County: 6 countVilas County6Washington County: 6 countWashington County6Waushara County: 6 countWaushara County6Burnett County: 5 countBurnett County5Milwaukee County: 46 countMilwaukee County46Dane County: 35 countDane County35Waukesha County: 28 countWaukesha County28Kenosha County: 19 countKenosha County19Marathon County: 19 countMarathon County19Dunn County: 13 countDunn County13Outagamie County: 13 countOutagamie County13Waupaca County: 13 countWaupaca County13Columbia County: 12 countColumbia County12St. Croix County: 12 countSt. Croix County12Chippewa County: 11 countChippewa County11Manitowoc County: 11 countManitowoc County11Rock County: 11 countRock County11Sheboygan County: 11 countSheboygan County11Walworth County: 11 countWalworth County11Fond du Lac County: 10 countFond du Lac County10Winnebago County: 10 countWinnebago County10Wood County: 10 countWood County10Brown County: 9 countBrown County9Clark County: 9 countClark County9Dodge County: 9 countDodge County9Oneida County: 9 countOneida County9Portage County: 9 countPortage County9Racine County: 9 countRacine County9Jefferson County: 8 countJefferson County8Marinette County: 8 countMarinette County8Pierce County: 8 countPierce County8Barron County: 7 countBarron County7Iowa County: 7 countIowa County7Monroe County: 7 countMonroe County7Douglas County: 6 countDouglas County6Grant County: 6 countGrant County6Green County: 6 countGreen County6Juneau County: 6 countJuneau County6La Crosse County: 6 countLa Crosse County6Oconto County: 6 countOconto County6Vilas County: 6 countVilas County6Washington County: 6 countWashington County6Waushara County: 6 countWaushara County6Burnett County: 5 countBurnett County5
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

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Milwaukee County46-23.3%
2Dane County35+6.1%
3Waukesha County28-6.7%
4Kenosha County19+11.8%
4Marathon County19+11.8%
6Dunn County13+116.7%
6Outagamie County13+62.5%
6Waupaca County13+44.4%
9Columbia County120%
9St. Croix County12-7.7%
11Chippewa County11+120%
11Manitowoc County11-21.4%
11Rock County11-38.9%
11Sheboygan County11+22.2%
11Walworth County11-21.4%
16Fond du Lac County10-54.5%
16Winnebago County10+42.9%
16Wood County10+150%
19Brown County9-30.8%
19Clark County9+50%
19Dodge County9-18.2%
19Oneida County9+80%
19Portage County90%
19Racine County9-10%
25Jefferson County8+33.3%
25Marinette County8-38.5%
25Pierce County8-33.3%
28Barron County7-12.5%
28Iowa County7+250%
28Monroe County7+75%
31Douglas County6-14.3%
31Grant County6+50%
31Green County6-14.3%
31Juneau County60%
31La Crosse County6-33.3%
31Oconto County6+50%
31Vilas County6+50%
31Washington County6-68.4%
31Waushara County6-45.5%
40Burnett County5-16.7%
40Jackson County50%
40Lafayette County5+400%
40Ozaukee County5-44.4%
40Sauk County5-44.4%
40Shawano County5-50%
40Trempealeau County5+150%
40Vernon County5-50%
40Washburn County50%
49Eau Claire County4-60%
49Lincoln County4-20%
49Richland County4+33.3%
52Bayfield County3-50%
52Crawford County3+50%
52Door County3+50%
52Forest County3-25%
52Iron County3+50%
52Kewaunee County3+200%
52Polk County3-75%
59Adams County2-60%
59Calumet County2-60%
59Langlade County2-66.7%
59Menominee County2+100%
59Price County2-50%
64Ashland County10%
64Buffalo County1-50%
64Green Lake County1-50%
64Marquette County1-80%
64Rusk County1n/a
64Sawyer County1-75%
64Taylor County1-75%
71Florence County0-100%
71Pepin County0n/a

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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/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2013. 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, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Milwaukee County, with 46 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Pepin County, with 0 in 2013.

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