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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatality rate

Monroe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 75 counties in 2016, at 109.5 per 100,000 people. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 21.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Arkansas was 18.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest109.5Monroe County
Lowest0Van Buren County
Median21.575 counties
Arkansas18.8History

Map of counties, 2016

Arkansas County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleAshley County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleBradley County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleChicot County: 90.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 9 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 46.2 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 8 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleConway County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleCraighead County: 17 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCross County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDesha County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleDrew County: 44.1 per 100,000 peopleFaulkner County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 42.1 per 100,000 peopleGarland County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County: 45.5 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleIzard County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 23 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleMiller County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 109.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleNevada County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 39.8 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 21.6 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 19 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County: 54.7 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 20.2 per 100,000 peoplePope County: 7.9 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County: 23.7 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleSebastian County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleSevier County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleSharp County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleYell County: 38.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Monroe County: 109.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County109.5Chicot County: 90.5 per 100,000 peopleChicot County90.5Lawrence County: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County66.5Poinsett County: 54.7 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County54.7Carroll County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County50.6Nevada County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleNevada County47.2Clay County: 46.2 per 100,000 peopleClay County46.2Hot Spring County: 45.5 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County45.5Drew County: 44.1 per 100,000 peopleDrew County44.1Sevier County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleSevier County42.7Hempstead County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County42.4Fulton County: 42.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County42.1Sharp County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleSharp County41.3Little River County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County40.6Perry County: 39.8 per 100,000 peoplePerry County39.8Scott County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleScott County39.5Yell County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleYell County38.2Searcy County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County37.7Cleveland County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County37.5Madison County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County37.3Franklin County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County34.9Stone County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleStone County32.4Garland County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleGarland County31.4Woodruff County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County30.3Lafayette County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County29.8Crittenden County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County28.2Arkansas County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleArkansas County27.7White County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleWhite County25.7Mississippi County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County25.5Desha County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleDesha County24.9St. Francis County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County23.7Prairie County: 23.7 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County23.7Montgomery County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County23.2Miller County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleMiller County23.1Jackson County: 23 per 100,000 peopleJackson County23Grant County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County22.5Phillips County: 21.6 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County21.6Independence County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County21.5Columbia County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County21.1Lonoke County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County20.9Monroe County: 109.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County109.5Chicot County: 90.5 per 100,000 peopleChicot County90.5Lawrence County: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County66.5Poinsett County: 54.7 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County54.7Carroll County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County50.6Nevada County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleNevada County47.2Clay County: 46.2 per 100,000 peopleClay County46.2Hot Spring County: 45.5 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County45.5Drew County: 44.1 per 100,000 peopleDrew County44.1Sevier County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleSevier County42.7Hempstead County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County42.4Fulton County: 42.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County42.1Sharp County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleSharp County41.3Little River County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County40.6Perry County: 39.8 per 100,000 peoplePerry County39.8Scott County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleScott County39.5Yell County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleYell County38.2Searcy County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County37.7Cleveland County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County37.5Madison County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County37.3Franklin County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County34.9Stone County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleStone County32.4Garland County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleGarland County31.4Woodruff County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County30.3Lafayette County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County29.8Crittenden County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County28.2Arkansas County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleArkansas County27.7White County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleWhite County25.7Mississippi County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County25.5Desha County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleDesha County24.9St. Francis County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County23.7Prairie County: 23.7 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County23.7Montgomery County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County23.2Miller County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleMiller County23.1Jackson County: 23 per 100,000 peopleJackson County23Grant County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County22.5Phillips County: 21.6 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County21.6Independence County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County21.5Columbia County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County21.1Lonoke County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County20.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Monroe County109.5+69.8 pts
2Chicot County90.5+18.3 pts
3Lawrence County66.5+36.4 pts
4Poinsett County54.7+21.1 pts
5Carroll County50.6+3.7 pts
6Nevada County47.2+35.5 pts
7Clay County46.2+7 pts
8Hot Spring County45.5-5.9 pts
9Drew County44.1+16.7 pts
10Sevier County42.7+24.8 pts
11Hempstead County42.4-13.7 pts
12Fulton County42.1+8.6 pts
13Sharp County41.3+23.4 pts
14Little River County40.6+8.1 pts
15Perry County39.8+0.3 pts
16Scott County39.5+10.6 pts
17Yell County38.2+28.7 pts
18Searcy County37.7-26.1 pts
19Cleveland County37.5+12.7 pts
20Madison County37.3-7.4 pts
21Franklin County34.9+6.1 pts
22Stone County32.4-0.2 pts
23Garland County31.4+4.9 pts
24Woodruff County30.3-14.5 pts
25Lafayette County29.8+15.2 pts
26Crittenden County28.2-0.2 pts
27Arkansas County27.7+22.3 pts
28White County25.7+11.6 pts
29Mississippi County25.5+16.4 pts
30Desha County24.9+0.2 pts
31St. Francis County23.7-11.2 pts
32Prairie County23.7+23.7 pts
33Montgomery County23.2-33.9 pts
34Miller County23.1-2.2 pts
35Jackson County23-5.7 pts
36Grant County22.5+5.6 pts
37Phillips County21.6+0.7 pts
38Independence County21.5+5.3 pts
39Columbia County21.1+16.9 pts
40Lonoke County20.9-0.1 pts
41Polk County20.2-40.1 pts
42Crawford County19.9+3.3 pts
43Conway County19.3-4.7 pts
44Pike County19+9.5 pts
45Bradley County18.4+9.2 pts
46Union County17.3-9.8 pts
47Craighead County17+0.7 pts
48Boone County16.2-8.2 pts
49Johnson County15.6+11.7 pts
50Jefferson County15.4+3 pts
51Howard County15.2-38 pts
52Ashley County14.8-19.1 pts
53Washington County14.7+5 pts
54Newton County13.2+0.1 pts
55Ouachita County12.7-12.3 pts
56Faulkner County12.5+0.8 pts
57Marion County12.2-30.9 pts
58Sebastian County11.7+7 pts
59Benton County11.6+1.6 pts
60Cross County11.5-5.6 pts
61Randolph County11.3-5.7 pts
62Pulaski County10.8-2.5 pts
63Lee County10.7-41.1 pts
64Baxter County9.8-19.6 pts
65Logan County9.3-9.3 pts
66Clark County9-4.5 pts
67Greene County8.9-9.1 pts
68Cleburne County8-15.8 pts
69Pope County7.9-4.8 pts
70Saline County7.7-7.8 pts
71Lincoln County7.3-14.4 pts
72Calhoun County0-20 pts
72Dallas County0-68 pts
72Izard County00 pts
72Van Buren County0-6.1 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 Arkansas by traffic fatality rate, 2016) [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, 2016. 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 Arkansas by traffic fatality rate, 2016. 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 Arkansas by traffic fatality rate, 2016 [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?

Monroe County, with 109.5 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Van Buren County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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