Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatalities

Milwaukee County had the highest traffic fatalities of 72 counties in 2019, at 74. Richland County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Wisconsin was 567. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest74Milwaukee County

Lowest0Richland County

Median672 counties

Wisconsin567History

Map of counties, 2019

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count, 2019. 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, 2019

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	2019 count	Change on 2018
1	Milwaukee County	74	+8.8%
2	Dane County	25	-39%
3	Rock County	23	-25.8%
4	Waukesha County	18	-28%
5	Racine County	17	-15%
6	Outagamie County	16	+33.3%
7	Kenosha County	15	-6.3%
7	Manitowoc County	15	+87.5%
7	Marathon County	15	+50%
7	Walworth County	15	+114.3%
11	Dodge County	13	+62.5%
11	St. Croix County	13	+62.5%
13	Washington County	12	+20%
14	Grant County	11	+120%
14	Ozaukee County	11	+120%
14	Polk County	11	+10%
14	Sheboygan County	11	+22.2%
14	Waupaca County	11	+83.3%
14	Winnebago County	11	-15.4%
14	Wood County	11	+120%
21	Barron County	9	+28.6%
21	Brown County	9	-50%
21	Burnett County	9	+50%
21	Columbia County	9	-18.2%
21	Oconto County	9	+28.6%
21	Sauk County	9	-25%
27	Fond du Lac County	8	-50%
27	Juneau County	8	-27.3%
29	Iowa County	7	+133.3%
29	Marinette County	7	-36.4%
29	Oneida County	7	-12.5%
32	Adams County	6	+100%
32	Chippewa County	6	-57.1%
32	Door County	6	-14.3%
32	Jefferson County	6	-53.8%
32	Lincoln County	6	+200%
32	Monroe County	6	-14.3%
38	Dunn County	5	-50%
38	Iron County	5	+66.7%
38	La Crosse County	5	-44.4%
38	Pierce County	5	+150%
38	Portage County	5	-37.5%
38	Rusk County	5	+150%
38	Shawano County	5	+25%
45	Clark County	4	-33.3%
45	Douglas County	4	+33.3%
45	Green County	4	+33.3%
45	Jackson County	4	-33.3%
45	Vilas County	4	+33.3%
45	Washburn County	4	n/a
51	Green Lake County	3	n/a
51	Langlade County	3	+50%
51	Price County	3	+50%
51	Taylor County	3	-40%
55	Buffalo County	2	-60%
55	Crawford County	2	-33.3%
55	Eau Claire County	2	-60%
55	Menominee County	2	n/a
55	Sawyer County	2	0%
55	Waushara County	2	-60%
61	Ashland County	1	0%
61	Bayfield County	1	-75%
61	Calumet County	1	-66.7%
61	Forest County	1	-50%
61	Kewaunee County	1	n/a
61	Lafayette County	1	-66.7%
61	Marquette County	1	-50%
61	Trempealeau County	1	-50%
61	Vernon County	1	-75%
70	Florence County	0	-100%
70	Pepin County	0	-100%
70	Richland 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/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.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, 2019. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2019. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{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, 2019}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2019. 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/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Milwaukee County, with 74 in 2019, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Richland County, with 0 in 2019.

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.