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Counties in Alabama by traffic fatality rate

Lowndes County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 113.5 per 100,000 people. Pickens County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 24.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Alabama was 19.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest113.5Lowndes County
Lowest0Pickens County
Median24.967 counties
Alabama19.1History

Map of counties, 2017

Autauga County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBaldwin County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleBibb County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleBlount County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleBullock County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 71.6 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 18 per 100,000 peopleChambers County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleChilton County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 21 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 20 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleColbert County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County: 41 per 100,000 peopleCoosa County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleCovington County: 32 per 100,000 peopleCrenshaw County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleCullman County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleDale County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 27 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleElmore County: 7 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleEtowah County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleGeneva County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 74.1 per 100,000 peopleHale County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleHouston County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleLamar County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 9 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County: 24 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County: 113.5 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 75.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 10 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleMobile County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 16.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 21.9 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 62.4 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleTallapoosa County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleTuscaloosa County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleWalker County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleWinston County: 33.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Lowndes County: 113.5 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County113.5Macon County: 75.1 per 100,000 peopleMacon County75.1Greene County: 74.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County74.1Butler County: 71.6 per 100,000 peopleButler County71.6Sumter County: 62.4 per 100,000 peopleSumter County62.4Bullock County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleBullock County57.7Coosa County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleCoosa County57.1Fayette County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleFayette County48.4Choctaw County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County45.9Wilcox County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County45.6Conecuh County: 41 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County41Hale County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleHale County40.3Cherokee County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County40.3Blount County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleBlount County39.2Washington County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County37.5Colbert County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleColbert County35.7Bibb County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleBibb County35.4Escambia County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County34.9Geneva County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleGeneva County33.8Winston County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleWinston County33.7Pike County: 32.9 per 100,000 peoplePike County32.9Jackson County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County32.4Walker County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleWalker County32.1Covington County: 32 per 100,000 peopleCovington County32Talladega County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County31.8DeKalb County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County30.8Marengo County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County30.3Henry County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleHenry County29.3Monroe County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County28.9Lamar County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleLamar County28.5Cullman County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleCullman County28.1Dallas County: 27 per 100,000 peopleDallas County27Russell County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleRussell County25.9Franklin County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County24.9Chilton County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleChilton County24.7Autauga County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleAutauga County24.4Etowah County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleEtowah County24.1Limestone County: 24 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County24Marion County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County23.7Barbour County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County23.5Lowndes County: 113.5 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County113.5Macon County: 75.1 per 100,000 peopleMacon County75.1Greene County: 74.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County74.1Butler County: 71.6 per 100,000 peopleButler County71.6Sumter County: 62.4 per 100,000 peopleSumter County62.4Bullock County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleBullock County57.7Coosa County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleCoosa County57.1Fayette County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleFayette County48.4Choctaw County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County45.9Wilcox County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County45.6Conecuh County: 41 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County41Hale County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleHale County40.3Cherokee County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County40.3Blount County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleBlount County39.2Washington County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County37.5Colbert County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleColbert County35.7Bibb County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleBibb County35.4Escambia County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County34.9Geneva County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleGeneva County33.8Winston County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleWinston County33.7Pike County: 32.9 per 100,000 peoplePike County32.9Jackson County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County32.4Walker County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleWalker County32.1Covington County: 32 per 100,000 peopleCovington County32Talladega County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County31.8DeKalb County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County30.8Marengo County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County30.3Henry County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleHenry County29.3Monroe County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County28.9Lamar County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleLamar County28.5Cullman County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleCullman County28.1Dallas County: 27 per 100,000 peopleDallas County27Russell County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleRussell County25.9Franklin County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County24.9Chilton County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleChilton County24.7Autauga County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleAutauga County24.4Etowah County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleEtowah County24.1Limestone County: 24 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County24Marion County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County23.7Barbour County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County23.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Lowndes County113.5+75.9 pts
2Macon County75.1+10.3 pts
3Greene County74.1+13.9 pts
4Butler County71.6+0.6 pts
5Sumter County62.4+31.7 pts
6Bullock County57.7+19.9 pts
7Coosa County57.1-37 pts
8Fayette County48.4+36.4 pts
9Choctaw County45.9+0.4 pts
10Wilcox County45.6+18.6 pts
11Conecuh County41-24.1 pts
12Hale County40.3+6.8 pts
13Cherokee County40.3-15.9 pts
14Blount County39.2+10 pts
15Washington County37.5+12.8 pts
16Colbert County35.7+3.4 pts
17Bibb County35.4+0.1 pts
18Escambia County34.9+13.7 pts
19Geneva County33.8+26.3 pts
20Winston County33.7-12.3 pts
21Pike County32.9+18 pts
22Jackson County32.4+0.1 pts
23Walker County32.1-2.8 pts
24Covington County32+10.8 pts
25Talladega County31.8-4.8 pts
26DeKalb County30.8+4.1 pts
27Marengo County30.3-10 pts
28Henry County29.3-5.9 pts
29Monroe County28.9-4.3 pts
30Lamar County28.5+14.3 pts
31Cullman County28.1-1.4 pts
32Dallas County27+0.4 pts
33Russell County25.9-23.3 pts
34Franklin County24.9+12.4 pts
35Chilton County24.7-22.8 pts
36Autauga County24.4-1.9 pts
37Etowah County24.1-5.9 pts
38Limestone County24-5.7 pts
39Marion County23.7+3.5 pts
40Barbour County23.5+4.4 pts
41Randolph County22.7-0.1 pts
42Crenshaw County22.2-7.2 pts
43Dale County22.2-4 pts
44Perry County21.9-20.7 pts
45St. Clair County21.5-1.3 pts
46Lawrence County21.1-5.9 pts
47Clarke County21-3.9 pts
48Cleburne County20-20.2 pts
49Mobile County18.1-0.4 pts
50Calhoun County18-4.3 pts
51Tuscaloosa County16.8-6.2 pts
52Morgan County16.5+5.7 pts
53Lauderdale County16.2+2.1 pts
54Marshall County14.6-8.5 pts
55Houston County14.3-11.5 pts
56Chambers County14.3-23 pts
57Coffee County13.4-15.7 pts
58Jefferson County12.3-1.1 pts
59Tallapoosa County12.1-24.2 pts
60Baldwin County12.1-5.5 pts
61Shelby County11.1-1.1 pts
62Madison County10-2.4 pts
63Lee County9-2 pts
64Montgomery County8.3-8.7 pts
65Clay County7.1-21.4 pts
66Elmore County7-16.5 pts
67Pickens County0-30.1 pts

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Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate).

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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Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Counties in Alabama by traffic fatality rate, 2017) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Alabama by traffic fatality rate, 2017. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Invokely. n.d. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Counties in Alabama by traffic fatality rate, 2017. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Lowndes County, with 113.5 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Pickens County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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