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Counties in Alabama by traffic fatality rate

Greene County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 175.8 per 100,000 people. Bibb County had the lowest, at 4.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 24.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for Alabama was 19.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest175.8Greene County
Lowest4.5Bibb County
Median24.467 counties
Alabama19.1History

Map of counties, 2018

Autauga County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleBaldwin County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleBibb County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleBlount County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleBullock County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 18 per 100,000 peopleChambers County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleChilton County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 54.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 56.4 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleColbert County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleCoosa County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleCovington County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleCrenshaw County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleCullman County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleDale County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 30 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleElmore County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleEtowah County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleGeneva County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 175.8 per 100,000 peopleHale County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleHouston County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLamar County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County: 85.6 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 17 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleMobile County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 15.6 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 11.3 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 31 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 6 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleTallapoosa County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleTuscaloosa County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleWalker County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleWinston County: 8.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Greene County: 175.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County175.8Lowndes County: 85.6 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County85.6Clay County: 56.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County56.4Clarke County: 54.8 per 100,000 peopleClarke County54.8Coosa County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleCoosa County48.2Conecuh County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County41.7Macon County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleMacon County40.7Hale County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleHale County40.3Cherokee County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County40.1Cleburne County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County39.7Bullock County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleBullock County38.4Walker County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleWalker County38.2Cullman County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleCullman County37.1Randolph County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County36.4Lawrence County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County36.3Chilton County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleChilton County35.9Blount County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleBlount County35.7Barbour County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County31.5Sumter County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleSumter County31.4St. Clair County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County31.3Franklin County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County31.3Butler County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleButler County31.1Pickens County: 31 per 100,000 peoplePickens County31Marengo County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County30.7Dallas County: 30 per 100,000 peopleDallas County30Crenshaw County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleCrenshaw County29.8Monroe County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County29.4Lauderdale County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County29.1Wilcox County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County27.6Russell County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleRussell County27.2Escambia County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County27.1Coffee County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County24.8Colbert County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleColbert County24.8Talladega County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County24.4Limestone County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County21.4Lamar County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleLamar County21.4Covington County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleCovington County21.4Marshall County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County20.7Tallapoosa County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleTallapoosa County19.3Montgomery County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County18.7Greene County: 175.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County175.8Lowndes County: 85.6 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County85.6Clay County: 56.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County56.4Clarke County: 54.8 per 100,000 peopleClarke County54.8Coosa County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleCoosa County48.2Conecuh County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County41.7Macon County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleMacon County40.7Hale County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleHale County40.3Cherokee County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County40.1Cleburne County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County39.7Bullock County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleBullock County38.4Walker County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleWalker County38.2Cullman County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleCullman County37.1Randolph County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County36.4Lawrence County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County36.3Chilton County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleChilton County35.9Blount County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleBlount County35.7Barbour County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County31.5Sumter County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleSumter County31.4St. Clair County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County31.3Franklin County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County31.3Butler County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleButler County31.1Pickens County: 31 per 100,000 peoplePickens County31Marengo County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County30.7Dallas County: 30 per 100,000 peopleDallas County30Crenshaw County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleCrenshaw County29.8Monroe County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County29.4Lauderdale County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County29.1Wilcox County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County27.6Russell County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleRussell County27.2Escambia County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County27.1Coffee County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County24.8Colbert County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleColbert County24.8Talladega County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County24.4Limestone County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County21.4Lamar County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleLamar County21.4Covington County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleCovington County21.4Marshall County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County20.7Tallapoosa County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleTallapoosa County19.3Montgomery County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County18.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Greene County175.8+101.7 pts
2Lowndes County85.6-27.8 pts
3Clay County56.4+49.3 pts
4Clarke County54.8+33.9 pts
5Coosa County48.2-8.9 pts
6Conecuh County41.7+0.7 pts
7Macon County40.7-34.3 pts
8Hale County40.3+0.1 pts
9Cherokee County40.1-0.1 pts
10Cleburne County39.7+19.7 pts
11Bullock County38.4-19.3 pts
12Walker County38.2+6.1 pts
13Cullman County37.1+9 pts
14Randolph County36.4+13.7 pts
15Lawrence County36.3+15.2 pts
16Chilton County35.9+11.2 pts
17Blount County35.7-3.5 pts
18Barbour County31.5+8.1 pts
19Sumter County31.4-31 pts
20St. Clair County31.3+9.9 pts
21Franklin County31.3+6.3 pts
22Butler County31.1-40.4 pts
23Pickens County31+31 pts
24Marengo County30.7+0.4 pts
25Dallas County30+3 pts
26Crenshaw County29.8+7.6 pts
27Monroe County29.4+0.5 pts
28Lauderdale County29.1+12.9 pts
29Wilcox County27.6-18.1 pts
30Russell County27.2+1.3 pts
31Escambia County27.1-7.7 pts
32Coffee County24.8+11.4 pts
33Colbert County24.8-10.9 pts
34Talladega County24.4-7.4 pts
35Limestone County21.4-2.6 pts
36Lamar County21.4-7.1 pts
37Covington County21.4-10.7 pts
38Marshall County20.7+6.1 pts
39Tallapoosa County19.3+7.2 pts
40Montgomery County18.7+10.5 pts
41Fayette County18.2-30.2 pts
42Calhoun County180 pts
43Mobile County17.8-0.3 pts
44Chambers County17.1+2.8 pts
45Marion County17-6.7 pts
46DeKalb County16.8-14 pts
47Autauga County15.6-8.8 pts
48Morgan County15.6-0.9 pts
49Choctaw County15.4-30.5 pts
50Baldwin County15.4+3.3 pts
51Geneva County15.1-18.8 pts
52Elmore County13.9+6.9 pts
53Jefferson County13.6+1.3 pts
54Lee County13.5+4.5 pts
55Jackson County13.4-19 pts
56Shelby County12.4+1.3 pts
57Tuscaloosa County12.2-4.7 pts
58Dale County12.1-10 pts
59Henry County11.7-17.6 pts
60Perry County11.3-10.6 pts
61Madison County11.2+1.2 pts
62Houston County10.4-3.9 pts
63Etowah County9.7-14.4 pts
64Winston County8.4-25.2 pts
65Washington County6.3-31.2 pts
66Pike County6-26.9 pts
67Bibb County4.5-30.9 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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, 2018. 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?

Greene County, with 175.8 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Bibb County, with 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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