Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatalities

Milwaukee County had the highest traffic fatalities of 72 counties in 2014, at 66. Rusk County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 5 and the figure for Wisconsin was 506. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 2 countAshland County: 1 countBarron County: 3 countBayfield County: 2 countBrown County: 9 countBuffalo County: 3 countBurnett County: 3 countCalumet County: 3 countChippewa County: 2 countClark County: 6 countColumbia County: 5 countCrawford County: 1 countDane County: 29 countDodge County: 14 countDoor County: 1 countDouglas County: 6 countDunn County: 5 countEau Claire County: 4 countFlorence County: 2 countFond du Lac County: 10 countForest County: 3 countGrant County: 5 countGreen County: 3 countGreen Lake County: 3 countIowa County: 2 countIron County: 0 countJackson County: 3 countJefferson County: 12 countJuneau County: 5 countKenosha County: 17 countKewaunee County: 3 countLa Crosse County: 8 countLafayette County: 2 countLanglade County: 5 countLincoln County: 3 countManitowoc County: 11 countMarathon County: 9 countMarinette County: 5 countMarquette County: 4 countMenominee County: 1 countMilwaukee County: 66 countMonroe County: 4 countOconto County: 7 countOneida County: 9 countOutagamie County: 13 countOzaukee County: 1 countPepin County: 2 countPierce County: 5 countPolk County: 8 countPortage County: 7 countPrice County: 0 countRacine County: 14 countRichland County: 7 countRock County: 13 countRusk County: 0 countSt. Croix County: 12 countSauk County: 13 countSawyer County: 2 countShawano County: 10 countSheboygan County: 8 countTaylor County: 1 countTrempealeau County: 6 countVernon County: 5 countVilas County: 1 countWalworth County: 12 countWashburn County: 1 countWashington County: 11 countWaukesha County: 24 countWaupaca County: 2 countWaushara County: 9 countWinnebago County: 14 countWood County: 4 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Milwaukee County: 66 countMilwaukee County66Dane County: 29 countDane County29Waukesha County: 24 countWaukesha County24Kenosha County: 17 countKenosha County17Dodge County: 14 countDodge County14Racine County: 14 countRacine County14Winnebago County: 14 countWinnebago County14Outagamie County: 13 countOutagamie County13Rock County: 13 countRock County13Sauk County: 13 countSauk County13Jefferson County: 12 countJefferson County12St. Croix County: 12 countSt. Croix County12Walworth County: 12 countWalworth County12Manitowoc County: 11 countManitowoc County11Washington County: 11 countWashington County11Fond du Lac County: 10 countFond du Lac County10Shawano County: 10 countShawano County10Brown County: 9 countBrown County9Marathon County: 9 countMarathon County9Oneida County: 9 countOneida County9Waushara County: 9 countWaushara County9La Crosse County: 8 countLa Crosse County8Polk County: 8 countPolk County8Sheboygan County: 8 countSheboygan County8Oconto County: 7 countOconto County7Portage County: 7 countPortage County7Richland County: 7 countRichland County7Clark County: 6 countClark County6Douglas County: 6 countDouglas County6Trempealeau County: 6 countTrempealeau County6Columbia County: 5 countColumbia County5Dunn County: 5 countDunn County5Grant County: 5 countGrant County5Juneau County: 5 countJuneau County5Langlade County: 5 countLanglade County5Marinette County: 5 countMarinette County5Pierce County: 5 countPierce County5Vernon County: 5 countVernon County5Eau Claire County: 4 countEau Claire County4Marquette County: 4 countMarquette County4Milwaukee County: 66 countMilwaukee County66Dane County: 29 countDane County29Waukesha County: 24 countWaukesha County24Kenosha County: 17 countKenosha County17Dodge County: 14 countDodge County14Racine County: 14 countRacine County14Winnebago County: 14 countWinnebago County14Outagamie County: 13 countOutagamie County13Rock County: 13 countRock County13Sauk County: 13 countSauk County13Jefferson County: 12 countJefferson County12St. Croix County: 12 countSt. Croix County12Walworth County: 12 countWalworth County12Manitowoc County: 11 countManitowoc County11Washington County: 11 countWashington County11Fond du Lac County: 10 countFond du Lac County10Shawano County: 10 countShawano County10Brown County: 9 countBrown County9Marathon County: 9 countMarathon County9Oneida County: 9 countOneida County9Waushara County: 9 countWaushara County9La Crosse County: 8 countLa Crosse County8Polk County: 8 countPolk County8Sheboygan County: 8 countSheboygan County8Oconto County: 7 countOconto County7Portage County: 7 countPortage County7Richland County: 7 countRichland County7Clark County: 6 countClark County6Douglas County: 6 countDouglas County6Trempealeau County: 6 countTrempealeau County6Columbia County: 5 countColumbia County5Dunn County: 5 countDunn County5Grant County: 5 countGrant County5Juneau County: 5 countJuneau County5Langlade County: 5 countLanglade County5Marinette County: 5 countMarinette County5Pierce County: 5 countPierce County5Vernon County: 5 countVernon County5Eau Claire County: 4 countEau Claire County4Marquette County: 4 countMarquette County4
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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Milwaukee County66+43.5%
2Dane County29-17.1%
3Waukesha County24-14.3%
4Kenosha County17-10.5%
5Dodge County14+55.6%
5Racine County14+55.6%
5Winnebago County14+40%
8Outagamie County130%
8Rock County13+18.2%
8Sauk County13+160%
11Jefferson County12+50%
11St. Croix County120%
11Walworth County12+9.1%
14Manitowoc County110%
14Washington County11+83.3%
16Fond du Lac County100%
16Shawano County10+100%
18Brown County90%
18Marathon County9-52.6%
18Oneida County90%
18Waushara County9+50%
22La Crosse County8+33.3%
22Polk County8+166.7%
22Sheboygan County8-27.3%
25Oconto County7+16.7%
25Portage County7-22.2%
25Richland County7+75%
28Clark County6-33.3%
28Douglas County60%
28Trempealeau County6+20%
31Columbia County5-58.3%
31Dunn County5-61.5%
31Grant County5-16.7%
31Juneau County5-16.7%
31Langlade County5+150%
31Marinette County5-37.5%
31Pierce County5-37.5%
31Vernon County50%
39Eau Claire County40%
39Marquette County4+300%
39Monroe County4-42.9%
39Wood County4-60%
43Barron County3-57.1%
43Buffalo County3+200%
43Burnett County3-40%
43Calumet County3+50%
43Forest County30%
43Green County3-50%
43Green Lake County3+200%
43Jackson County3-40%
43Kewaunee County30%
43Lincoln County3-25%
53Adams County20%
53Bayfield County2-33.3%
53Chippewa County2-81.8%
53Florence County2n/a
53Iowa County2-71.4%
53Lafayette County2-60%
53Pepin County2n/a
53Sawyer County2+100%
53Waupaca County2-84.6%
62Ashland County10%
62Crawford County1-66.7%
62Door County1-66.7%
62Menominee County1-50%
62Ozaukee County1-80%
62Taylor County10%
62Vilas County1-83.3%
62Washburn County1-80%
70Iron County0-100%
70Price County0-100%
70Rusk County0-100%

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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.

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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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2014. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Milwaukee County, with 66 in 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Rusk County, with 0 in 2014.

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