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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatality rate

Prairie County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 75 counties in 2017, at 94.5 per 100,000 people. Woodruff County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Arkansas was 17.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest94.5Prairie County
Lowest0Woodruff County
Median19.975 counties
Arkansas17.6History

Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleAshley County: 25 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleBradley County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleChicot County: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleConway County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleCraighead County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCross County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleDesha County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleDrew County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleFaulkner County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleGarland County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County: 16 per 100,000 peopleIzard County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleMiller County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 56 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleNevada County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County: 34.2 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 49.6 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 11.1 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 19.3 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County: 16.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 20.2 per 100,000 peoplePope County: 14.3 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County: 94.5 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 39 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleSebastian County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleSevier County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSharp County: 64.4 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 15 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYell County: 33.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Prairie County: 94.5 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County94.5Sharp County: 64.4 per 100,000 peopleSharp County64.4Monroe County: 56 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County56Perry County: 49.6 per 100,000 peoplePerry County49.6Stone County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleStone County48.6Chicot County: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleChicot County46.3Madison County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County43.1Miller County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleMiller County41.5Franklin County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County40.5Carroll County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County39.5Scott County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleScott County39.5Hot Spring County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County39.3Randolph County: 39 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County39Van Buren County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County37.5Jackson County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County35.1Ouachita County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County34.2Yell County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleYell County33.6Clay County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County33.4Lee County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleLee County32.9Logan County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County32.5Cleburne County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County28.1Grant County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County28.1Clark County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleClark County27.7Baxter County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County26.9Newton County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County26.6Cleveland County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County25.4Fulton County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County25.2Ashley County: 25 per 100,000 peopleAshley County25Lawrence County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County24.3St. Francis County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County24.2Nevada County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleNevada County23.7Montgomery County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County23.5Cross County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleCross County23.2Jefferson County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County22.7Lincoln County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County22.3Boone County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County21.4Polk County: 20.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County20.2Greene County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County19.9Crawford County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County19.8Conway County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleConway County19.4Prairie County: 94.5 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County94.5Sharp County: 64.4 per 100,000 peopleSharp County64.4Monroe County: 56 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County56Perry County: 49.6 per 100,000 peoplePerry County49.6Stone County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleStone County48.6Chicot County: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleChicot County46.3Madison County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County43.1Miller County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleMiller County41.5Franklin County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County40.5Carroll County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County39.5Scott County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleScott County39.5Hot Spring County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County39.3Randolph County: 39 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County39Van Buren County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County37.5Jackson County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County35.1Ouachita County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County34.2Yell County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleYell County33.6Clay County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County33.4Lee County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleLee County32.9Logan County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County32.5Cleburne County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County28.1Grant County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County28.1Clark County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleClark County27.7Baxter County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County26.9Newton County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County26.6Cleveland County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County25.4Fulton County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County25.2Ashley County: 25 per 100,000 peopleAshley County25Lawrence County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County24.3St. Francis County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County24.2Nevada County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleNevada County23.7Montgomery County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County23.5Cross County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleCross County23.2Jefferson County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County22.7Lincoln County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County22.3Boone County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County21.4Polk County: 20.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County20.2Greene County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County19.9Crawford County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County19.8Conway County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleConway County19.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Prairie County94.5+70.8 pts
2Sharp County64.4+23.1 pts
3Monroe County56-53.5 pts
4Perry County49.6+9.8 pts
5Stone County48.6+16.2 pts
6Chicot County46.3-44.2 pts
7Madison County43.1+5.8 pts
8Miller County41.5+18.5 pts
9Franklin County40.5+5.6 pts
10Carroll County39.5-11.1 pts
11Scott County39.5-0 pts
12Hot Spring County39.3-6.2 pts
13Randolph County39+27.6 pts
14Van Buren County37.5+37.5 pts
15Jackson County35.1+12.1 pts
16Ouachita County34.2+21.5 pts
17Yell County33.6-4.7 pts
18Clay County33.4-12.8 pts
19Lee County32.9+22.2 pts
20Logan County32.5+23.2 pts
21Cleburne County28.1+20.1 pts
22Grant County28.1+5.6 pts
23Clark County27.7+18.6 pts
24Baxter County26.9+17.1 pts
25Newton County26.6+13.4 pts
26Cleveland County25.4-12.1 pts
27Fulton County25.2-16.8 pts
28Ashley County25+10.2 pts
29Lawrence County24.3-42.2 pts
30St. Francis County24.2+0.5 pts
31Nevada County23.7-23.4 pts
32Montgomery County23.5+0.3 pts
33Cross County23.2+11.7 pts
34Jefferson County22.7+7.3 pts
35Lincoln County22.3+15 pts
36Boone County21.4+5.3 pts
37Polk County20.2+0.1 pts
38Greene County19.9+11 pts
39Crawford County19.8-0.1 pts
40Conway County19.4+0.1 pts
41Pike County19.3+0.3 pts
42Hempstead County19.1-23.3 pts
43Crittenden County18.4-9.9 pts
44Arkansas County16.9-10.8 pts
45Poinsett County16.8-37.9 pts
46Mississippi County16.5-9 pts
47Little River County16.3-24.3 pts
48Independence County16-5.5 pts
49Craighead County15.9-1.1 pts
50Faulkner County15.7+3.2 pts
51Howard County15.30 pts
52Pulaski County15.1+4.3 pts
53Union County15-2.3 pts
54Izard County14.7+14.7 pts
55Pope County14.3+6.4 pts
56Dallas County14.2+14.2 pts
57Garland County13.2-18.3 pts
58Columbia County12.9-8.2 pts
59White County12.9-12.8 pts
60Searcy County12.6-25.1 pts
61Lonoke County12.3-8.5 pts
62Sevier County12.2-30.5 pts
63Drew County11.2-32.9 pts
64Phillips County11.1-10.5 pts
65Sebastian County10.9-0.8 pts
66Washington County10.2-4.5 pts
67Bradley County9.3-9.1 pts
68Desha County8.4-16.5 pts
69Saline County8.4+0.7 pts
70Marion County6.1-6.1 pts
71Benton County5.7-6 pts
72Johnson County3.9-11.7 pts
73Calhoun County00 pts
73Lafayette County0-29.8 pts
73Woodruff County0-30.3 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Prairie County, with 94.5 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Woodruff County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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