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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatality rate

Searcy County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 75 counties in 2018, at 88.7 per 100,000 people. Pike County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Arkansas was 17.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest88.7Searcy County
Lowest0Pike County
Median19.875 counties
Arkansas17.4History

Map of counties, 2018

Arkansas County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleAshley County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County: 17 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleBradley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleChicot County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleConway County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleCraighead County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleCross County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDesha County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleDrew County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleFaulkner County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleGarland County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleIzard County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 86 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County: 41 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 18 per 100,000 peopleMiller County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleNevada County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 53.8 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County: 17.3 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 23.1 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County: 25.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 15.3 per 100,000 peoplePope County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County: 24 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County: 88.7 per 100,000 peopleSebastian County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleSevier County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleSharp County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleYell County: 24.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Searcy County: 88.7 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County88.7Lawrence County: 86 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County86Newton County: 53.8 per 100,000 peopleNewton County53.8Nevada County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleNevada County47.5Clay County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County47.1Crittenden County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County43.1Little River County: 41 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County41Calhoun County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County40.9Carroll County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County39.3Hempstead County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County38.7Randolph County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County38.1Clark County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleClark County36.8Montgomery County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County35.3Drew County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleDrew County33.8Grant County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County33.7St. Francis County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County33.2Boone County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleBoone County32.2Howard County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleHoward County30.8Lincoln County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County30.4Union County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County30.2Scott County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleScott County29.9Izard County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleIzard County29.5Sharp County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleSharp County29.2Hot Spring County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County27.2Desha County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleDesha County25.7Poinsett County: 25.5 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County25.5Yell County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleYell County24.1Cleburne County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County24.1Prairie County: 24 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County24Cross County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleCross County23.4Franklin County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County23.3Miller County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMiller County23.3Phillips County: 23.1 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County23.1Johnson County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County23.1Ashley County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleAshley County20.3Perry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peoplePerry County19.8Greene County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County19.8Crawford County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County19.8Conway County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleConway County19.4Chicot County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleChicot County18.8Searcy County: 88.7 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County88.7Lawrence County: 86 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County86Newton County: 53.8 per 100,000 peopleNewton County53.8Nevada County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleNevada County47.5Clay County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County47.1Crittenden County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County43.1Little River County: 41 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County41Calhoun County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County40.9Carroll County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County39.3Hempstead County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County38.7Randolph County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County38.1Clark County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleClark County36.8Montgomery County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County35.3Drew County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleDrew County33.8Grant County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County33.7St. Francis County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County33.2Boone County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleBoone County32.2Howard County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleHoward County30.8Lincoln County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County30.4Union County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County30.2Scott County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleScott County29.9Izard County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleIzard County29.5Sharp County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleSharp County29.2Hot Spring County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County27.2Desha County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleDesha County25.7Poinsett County: 25.5 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County25.5Yell County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleYell County24.1Cleburne County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County24.1Prairie County: 24 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County24Cross County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleCross County23.4Franklin County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County23.3Miller County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMiller County23.3Phillips County: 23.1 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County23.1Johnson County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County23.1Ashley County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleAshley County20.3Perry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peoplePerry County19.8Greene County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County19.8Crawford County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County19.8Conway County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleConway County19.4Chicot County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleChicot County18.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Searcy County88.7+76.1 pts
2Lawrence County86+61.7 pts
3Newton County53.8+27.2 pts
4Nevada County47.5+23.8 pts
5Clay County47.1+13.6 pts
6Crittenden County43.1+24.7 pts
7Little River County41+24.7 pts
8Calhoun County40.9+40.9 pts
9Carroll County39.3-0.2 pts
10Hempstead County38.7+19.7 pts
11Randolph County38.1-0.8 pts
12Clark County36.8+9.1 pts
13Montgomery County35.3+11.8 pts
14Drew County33.8+22.6 pts
15Grant County33.7+5.5 pts
16St. Francis County33.2+9 pts
17Boone County32.2+10.7 pts
18Howard County30.8+15.5 pts
19Lincoln County30.4+8.1 pts
20Union County30.2+15.2 pts
21Scott County29.9-9.6 pts
22Izard County29.5+14.9 pts
23Sharp County29.2-35.3 pts
24Hot Spring County27.2-12.1 pts
25Desha County25.7+17.3 pts
26Poinsett County25.5+8.7 pts
27Yell County24.1-9.4 pts
28Cleburne County24.1-4 pts
29Prairie County24-70.5 pts
30Cross County23.4+0.2 pts
31Franklin County23.3-17.2 pts
32Miller County23.3-18.2 pts
33Phillips County23.1+12 pts
34Johnson County23.1+19.2 pts
35Ashley County20.3-4.7 pts
36Perry County19.8-29.7 pts
37Greene County19.8-0.2 pts
38Crawford County19.8-0.1 pts
39Conway County19.40 pts
40Chicot County18.8-27.5 pts
41Van Buren County18.8-18.7 pts
42Independence County18.5+2.5 pts
43Garland County18.1+4.9 pts
44Marion County18+11.9 pts
45Pulaski County17.6+2.5 pts
46Ouachita County17.3-16.9 pts
47Faulkner County17.1+1.5 pts
48Baxter County17-9.9 pts
49Craighead County16.6+0.7 pts
50Jefferson County15.9-6.9 pts
51Woodruff County15.5+15.5 pts
52Polk County15.3-4.9 pts
53Monroe County14.2-41.8 pts
54Cleveland County13.1-12.3 pts
55Pope County12.7-1.6 pts
56Madison County12.3-30.8 pts
57Jackson County11.9-23.2 pts
58Sebastian County11.7+0.8 pts
59Arkansas County11.4-5.5 pts
60Lonoke County9.5-2.8 pts
61White County9.1-3.8 pts
62Columbia County8.7-4.2 pts
63Fulton County8.3-16.9 pts
64Stone County8.1-40.5 pts
65Washington County7.5-2.7 pts
66Mississippi County7.2-9.3 pts
67Benton County6.7+1 pts
68Sevier County6.2-6 pts
69Saline County5.8-2.6 pts
70Logan County4.7-27.9 pts
71Bradley County0-9.3 pts
71Dallas County0-14.2 pts
71Lafayette County00 pts
71Lee County0-32.9 pts
71Pike County0-19.3 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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, 2018. 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, 2018 [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?

Searcy County, with 88.7 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Pike County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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