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Counties in Alabama by traffic fatality rate

Greene County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 140.6 per 100,000 people. Colbert County had the lowest, at 7 per 100,000 people. The median was 22 per 100,000 people and the figure for Alabama was 18.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest140.6Greene County
Lowest7Colbert County
Median2267 counties
Alabama18.6History

Map of counties, 2019

Autauga County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleBaldwin County: 22 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleBibb County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBlount County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleBullock County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleChambers County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 28 per 100,000 peopleChilton County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 42.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County: 17 per 100,000 peopleColbert County: 7 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County: 34 per 100,000 peopleCoosa County: 48 per 100,000 peopleCovington County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleCrenshaw County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleCullman County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleDale County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleElmore County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleEtowah County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleGeneva County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 140.6 per 100,000 peopleHale County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleHouston County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleLamar County: 64.3 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleMobile County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 20 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 17.9 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 34.4 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 41.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 10 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleTallapoosa County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleTuscaloosa County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleWalker County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleWinston County: 25.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Greene County: 140.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County140.6Lamar County: 64.3 per 100,000 peopleLamar County64.3Butler County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleButler County57.7Clay County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County49.1Pike County: 48.4 per 100,000 peoplePike County48.4Coosa County: 48 per 100,000 peopleCoosa County48Wilcox County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County46.7Cleburne County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County46.6Clarke County: 42.8 per 100,000 peopleClarke County42.8Pickens County: 41.5 per 100,000 peoplePickens County41.5Sumter County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleSumter County40.2Covington County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleCovington County39.9Dallas County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleDallas County38.4Geneva County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleGeneva County37.7Randolph County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County36.5Perry County: 34.4 per 100,000 peoplePerry County34.4Conecuh County: 34 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County34Washington County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County31.9Choctaw County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County31.4Macon County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMacon County30.7Talladega County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County29.2Jackson County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County28.5Cherokee County: 28 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County28Barbour County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County27.8Walker County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleWalker County27.4Blount County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleBlount County27.1Winston County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleWinston County25.3Franklin County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County24.9DeKalb County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County23.8Marion County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County23.8Limestone County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County22.8Crenshaw County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleCrenshaw County22.5Bibb County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBibb County22.3Baldwin County: 22 per 100,000 peopleBaldwin County22Cullman County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleCullman County21.9Escambia County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County21.7Marengo County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County20.6Hale County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleHale County20.3Mobile County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleMobile County20.2Monroe County: 20 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County20Greene County: 140.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County140.6Lamar County: 64.3 per 100,000 peopleLamar County64.3Butler County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleButler County57.7Clay County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County49.1Pike County: 48.4 per 100,000 peoplePike County48.4Coosa County: 48 per 100,000 peopleCoosa County48Wilcox County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County46.7Cleburne County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County46.6Clarke County: 42.8 per 100,000 peopleClarke County42.8Pickens County: 41.5 per 100,000 peoplePickens County41.5Sumter County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleSumter County40.2Covington County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleCovington County39.9Dallas County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleDallas County38.4Geneva County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleGeneva County37.7Randolph County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County36.5Perry County: 34.4 per 100,000 peoplePerry County34.4Conecuh County: 34 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County34Washington County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County31.9Choctaw County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County31.4Macon County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMacon County30.7Talladega County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County29.2Jackson County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County28.5Cherokee County: 28 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County28Barbour County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County27.8Walker County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleWalker County27.4Blount County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleBlount County27.1Winston County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleWinston County25.3Franklin County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County24.9DeKalb County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County23.8Marion County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County23.8Limestone County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County22.8Crenshaw County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleCrenshaw County22.5Bibb County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBibb County22.3Baldwin County: 22 per 100,000 peopleBaldwin County22Cullman County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleCullman County21.9Escambia County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County21.7Marengo County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County20.6Hale County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleHale County20.3Mobile County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleMobile County20.2Monroe County: 20 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County20
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Greene County140.6-35.2 pts
2Lamar County64.3+43 pts
3Butler County57.7+26.6 pts
4Clay County49.1-7.3 pts
5Pike County48.4+42.4 pts
6Coosa County48-0.1 pts
7Wilcox County46.7+19.1 pts
8Cleburne County46.6+6.9 pts
9Clarke County42.8-12 pts
10Pickens County41.5+10.5 pts
11Sumter County40.2+8.8 pts
12Covington County39.9+18.5 pts
13Dallas County38.4+8.4 pts
14Geneva County37.7+22.6 pts
15Randolph County36.5+0.1 pts
16Perry County34.4+23.1 pts
17Conecuh County34-7.7 pts
18Washington County31.9+25.6 pts
19Choctaw County31.4+15.9 pts
20Macon County30.7-10 pts
21Talladega County29.2+4.8 pts
22Jackson County28.5+15.2 pts
23Cherokee County28-12.1 pts
24Barbour County27.8-3.8 pts
25Walker County27.4-10.8 pts
26Blount County27.1-8.6 pts
27Winston County25.3+16.9 pts
28Franklin County24.9-6.4 pts
29DeKalb County23.8+7 pts
30Marion County23.8+6.8 pts
31Limestone County22.8+1.3 pts
32Crenshaw County22.5-7.3 pts
33Bibb County22.3+17.8 pts
34Baldwin County22+6.6 pts
35Cullman County21.9-15.3 pts
36Escambia County21.7-5.5 pts
37Marengo County20.6-10.1 pts
38Hale County20.3-20 pts
39Mobile County20.2+2.4 pts
40Monroe County20-9.4 pts
41Calhoun County19.7+1.7 pts
42Lowndes County19.4-66.3 pts
43Bullock County19.2-19.2 pts
44Autauga County18.9+3.3 pts
45Etowah County18.4+8.7 pts
46Fayette County18.3+0.2 pts
47Dale County18.2+6 pts
48Lawrence County18.2-18.1 pts
49Morgan County17.9+2.3 pts
50Chilton County17.8-18.1 pts
51Henry County17.6+5.8 pts
52Coffee County17-7.8 pts
53Tallapoosa County16.9-2.4 pts
54Houston County16.8+6.4 pts
55Russell County15.3-12 pts
56Marshall County14.4-6.3 pts
57Tuscaloosa County13.8+1.6 pts
58Montgomery County13.5-5.2 pts
59Madison County12.8+1.7 pts
60Jefferson County12.6-1 pts
61Shelby County11.8-0.6 pts
62Chambers County11.5-5.7 pts
63Elmore County10.3-3.6 pts
64St. Clair County10-21.4 pts
65Lee County9.9-3.6 pts
66Lauderdale County8.6-20.5 pts
67Colbert County7-17.8 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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, 2019. 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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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Alabama by traffic fatality rate, 2019 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Greene County, with 140.6 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Colbert County, with 7 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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