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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatality rate

Chicot County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 75 counties in 2015, at 72.1 per 100,000 people. Prairie County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 23.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Arkansas was 18.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest72.1Chicot County
Lowest0Prairie County
Median23.875 counties
Arkansas18.5History

Map of counties, 2015

Arkansas County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleAshley County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 10 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleBradley County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 20 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 46.9 per 100,000 peopleChicot County: 72.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleConway County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleCraighead County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleCross County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 68 per 100,000 peopleDesha County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleDrew County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleFaulkner County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleGarland County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 18 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County: 56 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleIzard County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 51.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County: 21 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 44.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 43 per 100,000 peopleMiller County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleNevada County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County: 25 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 39.5 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 20.9 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 9.5 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County: 33.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 60.2 per 100,000 peoplePope County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County: 35 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleSebastian County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleSevier County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleSharp County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleYell County: 9.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Chicot County: 72.1 per 100,000 peopleChicot County72.1Dallas County: 68 per 100,000 peopleDallas County68Searcy County: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County63.8Polk County: 60.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County60.2Montgomery County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County57.1Hempstead County: 56 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County56Howard County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleHoward County53.3Lee County: 51.8 per 100,000 peopleLee County51.8Hot Spring County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County51.4Carroll County: 46.9 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County46.9Woodruff County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County44.8Madison County: 44.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County44.7Marion County: 43 per 100,000 peopleMarion County43Monroe County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County39.8Perry County: 39.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County39.5Clay County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleClay County39.3St. Francis County: 35 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County35Ashley County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleAshley County33.9Poinsett County: 33.6 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County33.6Fulton County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County33.4Stone County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleStone County32.7Little River County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County32.5Lawrence County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County30.1Baxter County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County29.4Scott County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleScott County28.9Franklin County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County28.8Jackson County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County28.7Crittenden County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County28.5Drew County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleDrew County27.4Union County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County27.2Garland County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleGarland County26.5Miller County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleMiller County25.3Ouachita County: 25 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County25Cleveland County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County24.8Desha County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleDesha County24.7Boone County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleBoone County24.3Conway County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleConway County24.1Cleburne County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County23.8Lincoln County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County21.7Lonoke County: 21 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County21Chicot County: 72.1 per 100,000 peopleChicot County72.1Dallas County: 68 per 100,000 peopleDallas County68Searcy County: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County63.8Polk County: 60.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County60.2Montgomery County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County57.1Hempstead County: 56 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County56Howard County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleHoward County53.3Lee County: 51.8 per 100,000 peopleLee County51.8Hot Spring County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County51.4Carroll County: 46.9 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County46.9Woodruff County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County44.8Madison County: 44.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County44.7Marion County: 43 per 100,000 peopleMarion County43Monroe County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County39.8Perry County: 39.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County39.5Clay County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleClay County39.3St. Francis County: 35 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County35Ashley County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleAshley County33.9Poinsett County: 33.6 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County33.6Fulton County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County33.4Stone County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleStone County32.7Little River County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County32.5Lawrence County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County30.1Baxter County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County29.4Scott County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleScott County28.9Franklin County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County28.8Jackson County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County28.7Crittenden County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County28.5Drew County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleDrew County27.4Union County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County27.2Garland County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleGarland County26.5Miller County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleMiller County25.3Ouachita County: 25 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County25Cleveland County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County24.8Desha County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleDesha County24.7Boone County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleBoone County24.3Conway County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleConway County24.1Cleburne County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County23.8Lincoln County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County21.7Lonoke County: 21 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County21
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Chicot County72.1+54.4 pts
2Dallas County68+28.3 pts
3Searcy County63.8+13.3 pts
4Polk County60.2+30.3 pts
5Montgomery County57.1+12.4 pts
6Hempstead County56+14.7 pts
7Howard County53.3+45.8 pts
8Lee County51.8+51.8 pts
9Hot Spring County51.4-0 pts
10Carroll County46.9+32.5 pts
11Woodruff County44.8-28.1 pts
12Madison County44.7+12.8 pts
13Marion County43+24.8 pts
14Monroe County39.8+0.9 pts
15Perry County39.5+29.7 pts
16Clay County39.3+13.2 pts
17St. Francis County35+16 pts
18Ashley County33.9+9.9 pts
19Poinsett County33.6+4.4 pts
20Fulton County33.4+25.1 pts
21Stone County32.7+8.2 pts
22Little River County32.5+16.4 pts
23Lawrence County30.1-11.3 pts
24Baxter County29.4+14.6 pts
25Scott County28.9+19.4 pts
26Franklin County28.8+0.3 pts
27Jackson County28.7+6 pts
28Crittenden County28.5+4.3 pts
29Drew County27.4+11 pts
30Union County27.2+9.9 pts
31Garland County26.5+8.1 pts
32Miller County25.3+11.4 pts
33Ouachita County25+16.8 pts
34Cleveland County24.8+24.8 pts
35Desha County24.7+8.5 pts
36Boone County24.3+16.2 pts
37Conway County24.1-4.7 pts
38Cleburne County23.8+0.2 pts
39Lincoln County21.7-6.9 pts
40Lonoke County21+8.4 pts
41Phillips County20.9-9.7 pts
42Calhoun County20-40 pts
43Logan County18.5+9.3 pts
44Greene County18-18.4 pts
45Sharp County17.9+11.9 pts
46Sevier County17.9+0.3 pts
47Cross County17.1-11.6 pts
48Randolph County17-16.8 pts
49Grant County16.9+0.1 pts
50Crawford County16.6-3.2 pts
51Craighead County16.3+4.6 pts
52Independence County16.2-5.4 pts
53Saline County15.5+3.3 pts
54Lafayette County14.6-13.9 pts
55White County14.1-7.8 pts
56Clark County13.6-17.9 pts
57Pulaski County13.3+3.2 pts
58Newton County13.1-25.9 pts
59Pope County12.7-0.1 pts
60Jefferson County12.4-9.5 pts
61Faulkner County11.7-0 pts
62Nevada County11.6-22.8 pts
63Benton County10+4.6 pts
64Washington County9.7+1.1 pts
65Yell County9.5-9.2 pts
66Pike County9.5-27.7 pts
67Bradley County9.2+9.2 pts
68Mississippi County9.1-6.7 pts
69Van Buren County6.1-42.1 pts
70Arkansas County5.5-5.4 pts
71Sebastian County4.7+0.8 pts
72Columbia County4.2-12.6 pts
73Johnson County3.9-11.7 pts
74Izard County0-14.8 pts
74Prairie County0-23.6 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 Arkansas by traffic fatality rate, 2015) [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 Arkansas by traffic fatality rate, 2015. 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 (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatality rate, 2015 [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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Chicot County, with 72.1 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Prairie County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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