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Counties in Alabama by traffic fatality rate

Lowndes County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 120.8 per 100,000 people. Washington County had the lowest, at 6.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 21.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for Alabama was 19.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest120.8Lowndes County
Lowest6.6Washington County
Median21.467 counties
Alabama19.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleBaldwin County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleBibb County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleBlount County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleBullock County: 69.1 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 106.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleChambers County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 20 per 100,000 peopleChilton County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County: 47.8 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 59.4 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleColbert County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleCoosa County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleCovington County: 16 per 100,000 peopleCrenshaw County: 38.3 per 100,000 peopleCullman County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleDale County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleElmore County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleEtowah County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 31 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleGeneva County: 30 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 92.3 per 100,000 peopleHale County: 34 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleHouston County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleLamar County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County: 120.8 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 52.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleMobile County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 19 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 14.6 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 24.1 per 100,000 peoplePickens County: 21.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 7 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 117.1 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County: 31 per 100,000 peopleTallapoosa County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleTuscaloosa County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleWalker County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County: 48 per 100,000 peopleWinston County: 33.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Lowndes County: 120.8 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County120.8Sumter County: 117.1 per 100,000 peopleSumter County117.1Butler County: 106.1 per 100,000 peopleButler County106.1Greene County: 92.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County92.3Bullock County: 69.1 per 100,000 peopleBullock County69.1Cleburne County: 59.4 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County59.4Macon County: 52.9 per 100,000 peopleMacon County52.9Lawrence County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County48.4Wilcox County: 48 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County48Choctaw County: 47.8 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County47.8Marengo County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County42.2Walker County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleWalker County38.7Crenshaw County: 38.3 per 100,000 peopleCrenshaw County38.3Conecuh County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County35.3Russell County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleRussell County34.1Hale County: 34 per 100,000 peopleHale County34Winston County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleWinston County33.8Chilton County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleChilton County33.1Barbour County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County32.6Coffee County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County31.4Talladega County: 31 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County31Fayette County: 31 per 100,000 peopleFayette County31Pike County: 30.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County30.5Geneva County: 30 per 100,000 peopleGeneva County30Lamar County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleLamar County29.1Bibb County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleBibb County26.9Dallas County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleDallas County26.7Chambers County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleChambers County26.2Marshall County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County24.4Perry County: 24.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County24.1Autauga County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleAutauga County23.7DeKalb County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County23.7Pickens County: 21.5 per 100,000 peoplePickens County21.5Limestone County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County21.4Cullman County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleCullman County21.2Jackson County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County20.9St. Clair County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County20.5Tuscaloosa County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleTuscaloosa County20.3Dale County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleDale County20.3Cherokee County: 20 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County20Lowndes County: 120.8 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County120.8Sumter County: 117.1 per 100,000 peopleSumter County117.1Butler County: 106.1 per 100,000 peopleButler County106.1Greene County: 92.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County92.3Bullock County: 69.1 per 100,000 peopleBullock County69.1Cleburne County: 59.4 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County59.4Macon County: 52.9 per 100,000 peopleMacon County52.9Lawrence County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County48.4Wilcox County: 48 per 100,000 peopleWilcox County48Choctaw County: 47.8 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County47.8Marengo County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleMarengo County42.2Walker County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleWalker County38.7Crenshaw County: 38.3 per 100,000 peopleCrenshaw County38.3Conecuh County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleConecuh County35.3Russell County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleRussell County34.1Hale County: 34 per 100,000 peopleHale County34Winston County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleWinston County33.8Chilton County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleChilton County33.1Barbour County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County32.6Coffee County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County31.4Talladega County: 31 per 100,000 peopleTalladega County31Fayette County: 31 per 100,000 peopleFayette County31Pike County: 30.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County30.5Geneva County: 30 per 100,000 peopleGeneva County30Lamar County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleLamar County29.1Bibb County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleBibb County26.9Dallas County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleDallas County26.7Chambers County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleChambers County26.2Marshall County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County24.4Perry County: 24.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County24.1Autauga County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleAutauga County23.7DeKalb County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County23.7Pickens County: 21.5 per 100,000 peoplePickens County21.5Limestone County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleLimestone County21.4Cullman County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleCullman County21.2Jackson County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County20.9St. Clair County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County20.5Tuscaloosa County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleTuscaloosa County20.3Dale County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleDale County20.3Cherokee County: 20 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County20
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Lowndes County120.8+91.6 pts
2Sumter County117.1+76 pts
3Butler County106.1+58.8 pts
4Greene County92.3+40.4 pts
5Bullock County69.1+0.7 pts
6Cleburne County59.4+32.8 pts
7Macon County52.9-24.2 pts
8Lawrence County48.4+21.2 pts
9Wilcox County48+38.5 pts
10Choctaw County47.8+24.1 pts
11Marengo County42.2+0.6 pts
12Walker County38.7+12.6 pts
13Crenshaw County38.3+7.9 pts
14Conecuh County35.3-16.6 pts
15Russell County34.1+2 pts
16Hale County34+13.7 pts
17Winston County33.8+16.8 pts
18Chilton County33.1+8.7 pts
19Barbour County32.6+8.6 pts
20Coffee County31.4+22 pts
21Talladega County31+2.8 pts
22Fayette County31+12.6 pts
23Pike County30.5+3.2 pts
24Geneva County30-3.7 pts
25Lamar County29.1+7.6 pts
26Bibb County26.9-0.2 pts
27Dallas County26.7+5.7 pts
28Chambers County26.2-8.5 pts
29Marshall County24.4+10.1 pts
30Perry County24.1+24.1 pts
31Autauga County23.7+11.8 pts
32DeKalb County23.7-2.9 pts
33Pickens County21.5+10.9 pts
34Limestone County21.4-4.5 pts
35Cullman County21.2-1.5 pts
36Jackson County20.9-7.7 pts
37St. Clair County20.5-0.3 pts
38Tuscaloosa County20.3+4.4 pts
39Dale County20.3-2.1 pts
40Cherokee County20+3.9 pts
41Coosa County19.4-19.3 pts
42Mobile County19.1+4.4 pts
43Montgomery County19+2.8 pts
44Clarke County17.6-21.6 pts
45Calhoun County16.4-1.6 pts
46Escambia County16.4-16.3 pts
47Jefferson County16.1-0.2 pts
48Covington County16+2.7 pts
49Houston County15.8-3.7 pts
50Monroe County15.4-20.2 pts
51Elmore County14.7-1.3 pts
52Morgan County14.6-2.4 pts
53Clay County14.1-7 pts
54Marion County13.8-10.2 pts
55Etowah County13.6-4.8 pts
56Blount County13.5-13.5 pts
57Randolph County13.5-22.7 pts
58Madison County13.1+2.1 pts
59Colbert County12.2-10.5 pts
60Henry County11.5+5.7 pts
61Baldwin County10.9-2 pts
62Lee County10.7-1.3 pts
63Lauderdale County10.5-6.5 pts
64Tallapoosa County9.7-16.9 pts
65Franklin County9.4-18.7 pts
66Shelby County7-1.9 pts
67Washington County6.6-19.5 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).

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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, 2021. 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 120.8 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Washington County, with 6.6 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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