Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatalities

Milwaukee County had the highest traffic fatalities of 72 counties in 2022, at 108. Trempealeau County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Wisconsin was 604. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 8 countAshland County: 3 countBarron County: 8 countBayfield County: 6 countBrown County: 15 countBuffalo County: 2 countBurnett County: 2 countCalumet County: 4 countChippewa County: 6 countClark County: 10 countColumbia County: 10 countCrawford County: 4 countDane County: 40 countDodge County: 11 countDoor County: 3 countDouglas County: 7 countDunn County: 2 countEau Claire County: 4 countFlorence County: 2 countFond du Lac County: 12 countForest County: 1 countGrant County: 6 countGreen County: 3 countGreen Lake County: 1 countIowa County: 4 countIron County: 2 countJackson County: 7 countJefferson County: 8 countJuneau County: 3 countKenosha County: 20 countKewaunee County: 1 countLa Crosse County: 6 countLafayette County: 1 countLanglade County: 5 countLincoln County: 5 countManitowoc County: 11 countMarathon County: 14 countMarinette County: 5 countMarquette County: 0 countMenominee County: 0 countMilwaukee County: 108 countMonroe County: 6 countOconto County: 7 countOneida County: 3 countOutagamie County: 10 countOzaukee County: 7 countPepin County: 2 countPierce County: 4 countPolk County: 6 countPortage County: 9 countPrice County: 2 countRacine County: 20 countRichland County: 4 countRock County: 17 countRusk County: 6 countSt. Croix County: 10 countSauk County: 14 countSawyer County: 5 countShawano County: 8 countSheboygan County: 16 countTaylor County: 1 countTrempealeau County: 0 countVernon County: 5 countVilas County: 3 countWalworth County: 12 countWashburn County: 1 countWashington County: 11 countWaukesha County: 20 countWaupaca County: 5 countWaushara County: 3 countWinnebago County: 11 countWood County: 6 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Milwaukee County: 108 countMilwaukee County108Dane County: 40 countDane County40Kenosha County: 20 countKenosha County20Racine County: 20 countRacine County20Waukesha County: 20 countWaukesha County20Rock County: 17 countRock County17Sheboygan County: 16 countSheboygan County16Brown County: 15 countBrown County15Marathon County: 14 countMarathon County14Sauk County: 14 countSauk County14Fond du Lac County: 12 countFond du Lac County12Walworth County: 12 countWalworth County12Dodge County: 11 countDodge County11Manitowoc County: 11 countManitowoc County11Washington County: 11 countWashington County11Winnebago County: 11 countWinnebago County11Clark County: 10 countClark County10Columbia County: 10 countColumbia County10Outagamie County: 10 countOutagamie County10St. Croix County: 10 countSt. Croix County10Portage County: 9 countPortage County9Adams County: 8 countAdams County8Barron County: 8 countBarron County8Jefferson County: 8 countJefferson County8Shawano County: 8 countShawano County8Douglas County: 7 countDouglas County7Jackson County: 7 countJackson County7Oconto County: 7 countOconto County7Ozaukee County: 7 countOzaukee County7Bayfield County: 6 countBayfield County6Chippewa County: 6 countChippewa County6Grant County: 6 countGrant County6La Crosse County: 6 countLa Crosse County6Monroe County: 6 countMonroe County6Polk County: 6 countPolk County6Rusk County: 6 countRusk County6Wood County: 6 countWood County6Langlade County: 5 countLanglade County5Lincoln County: 5 countLincoln County5Marinette County: 5 countMarinette County5Milwaukee County: 108 countMilwaukee County108Dane County: 40 countDane County40Kenosha County: 20 countKenosha County20Racine County: 20 countRacine County20Waukesha County: 20 countWaukesha County20Rock County: 17 countRock County17Sheboygan County: 16 countSheboygan County16Brown County: 15 countBrown County15Marathon County: 14 countMarathon County14Sauk County: 14 countSauk County14Fond du Lac County: 12 countFond du Lac County12Walworth County: 12 countWalworth County12Dodge County: 11 countDodge County11Manitowoc County: 11 countManitowoc County11Washington County: 11 countWashington County11Winnebago County: 11 countWinnebago County11Clark County: 10 countClark County10Columbia County: 10 countColumbia County10Outagamie County: 10 countOutagamie County10St. Croix County: 10 countSt. Croix County10Portage County: 9 countPortage County9Adams County: 8 countAdams County8Barron County: 8 countBarron County8Jefferson County: 8 countJefferson County8Shawano County: 8 countShawano County8Douglas County: 7 countDouglas County7Jackson County: 7 countJackson County7Oconto County: 7 countOconto County7Ozaukee County: 7 countOzaukee County7Bayfield County: 6 countBayfield County6Chippewa County: 6 countChippewa County6Grant County: 6 countGrant County6La Crosse County: 6 countLa Crosse County6Monroe County: 6 countMonroe County6Polk County: 6 countPolk County6Rusk County: 6 countRusk County6Wood County: 6 countWood County6Langlade County: 5 countLanglade County5Lincoln County: 5 countLincoln County5Marinette County: 5 countMarinette 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

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Milwaukee County108+27.1%
2Dane County40-14.9%
3Kenosha County20+42.9%
3Racine County20+233.3%
3Waukesha County20+11.1%
6Rock County17-45.2%
7Sheboygan County16+77.8%
8Brown County15+200%
9Marathon County14-12.5%
9Sauk County14-6.7%
11Fond du Lac County12+33.3%
11Walworth County12+20%
13Dodge County11-31.3%
13Manitowoc County11+10%
13Washington County11+10%
13Winnebago County11+10%
17Clark County10+25%
17Columbia County10-28.6%
17Outagamie County10-41.2%
17St. Croix County100%
21Portage County9-18.2%
22Adams County8+700%
22Barron County8-11.1%
22Jefferson County8-27.3%
22Shawano County8-11.1%
26Douglas County7-12.5%
26Jackson County7+75%
26Oconto County7-41.7%
26Ozaukee County7+40%
30Bayfield County6+500%
30Chippewa County60%
30Grant County6-33.3%
30La Crosse County6-33.3%
30Monroe County6-40%
30Polk County6-25%
30Rusk County6+20%
30Wood County6-14.3%
38Langlade County5+150%
38Lincoln County50%
38Marinette County5-44.4%
38Sawyer County5+150%
38Vernon County5-16.7%
38Waupaca County5-37.5%
44Calumet County40%
44Crawford County4+100%
44Eau Claire County4-33.3%
44Iowa County4+33.3%
44Pierce County4-33.3%
44Richland County40%
50Ashland County3+200%
50Door County3+50%
50Green County3-62.5%
50Juneau County3-50%
50Oneida County30%
50Vilas County3n/a
50Waushara County3-62.5%
57Buffalo County20%
57Burnett County2-66.7%
57Dunn County2-66.7%
57Florence County2+100%
57Iron County20%
57Pepin County2+100%
57Price County20%
64Forest County10%
64Green Lake County1-50%
64Kewaunee County1-50%
64Lafayette County1-83.3%
64Taylor County1-83.3%
64Washburn County1-66.7%
70Marquette County0-100%
70Menominee County0-100%
70Trempealeau 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.

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/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.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, 2022. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2022/National/FARS2022NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/wisconsin-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Milwaukee County, with 108 in 2022, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Trempealeau County, with 0 in 2022.

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