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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatality rate

Monroe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 75 counties in 2019, at 87.1 per 100,000 people. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Arkansas was 17 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest87.1Monroe County
Lowest0Van Buren County
Median18.875 counties
Arkansas17History

Map of counties, 2019

Arkansas County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleAshley County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleBradley County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 62.7 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleChicot County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleConway County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleCraighead County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCross County: 47.3 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDesha County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleDrew County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleFaulkner County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleGarland County: 21 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County: 29 per 100,000 peopleIzard County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 18 per 100,000 peopleMiller County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County: 17 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleNevada County: 47.8 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 68.2 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County: 30.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 29.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 19.5 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County: 17.3 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 15.4 per 100,000 peoplePope County: 14.2 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County: 35.9 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleSebastian County: 7 per 100,000 peopleSevier County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleSharp County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 33 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleYell County: 24.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Monroe County: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County87.1Newton County: 68.2 per 100,000 peopleNewton County68.2Calhoun County: 62.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County62.7Lawrence County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County49.2Chicot County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleChicot County48.2Nevada County: 47.8 per 100,000 peopleNevada County47.8Cross County: 47.3 per 100,000 peopleCross County47.3Montgomery County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County46.7Sevier County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleSevier County43.4St. Francis County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County42.7Sharp County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleSharp County40.7Cleburne County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County40.4Cleveland County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County39.7Grant County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County39.2Howard County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleHoward County38.8Clark County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleClark County36.9Prairie County: 35.9 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County35.9Lee County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleLee County33.8Union County: 33 per 100,000 peopleUnion County33Little River County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County32.8Fulton County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County32.8Ouachita County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County30.7Phillips County: 29.5 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County29.5Conway County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleConway County29.1Independence County: 29 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County29Searcy County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County25.5Hempstead County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County24.5Yell County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleYell County24.4Hot Spring County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County24.2Johnson County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County23.2Drew County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleDrew County22.9Garland County: 21 per 100,000 peopleGarland County21Jefferson County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County20.5Perry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peoplePerry County19.8Pike County: 19.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County19.5Baxter County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County19.3Logan County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County18.8Bradley County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleBradley County18.8Miller County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMiller County18.7Crittenden County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County18.6Monroe County: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County87.1Newton County: 68.2 per 100,000 peopleNewton County68.2Calhoun County: 62.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County62.7Lawrence County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County49.2Chicot County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleChicot County48.2Nevada County: 47.8 per 100,000 peopleNevada County47.8Cross County: 47.3 per 100,000 peopleCross County47.3Montgomery County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County46.7Sevier County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleSevier County43.4St. Francis County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County42.7Sharp County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleSharp County40.7Cleburne County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County40.4Cleveland County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County39.7Grant County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County39.2Howard County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleHoward County38.8Clark County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleClark County36.9Prairie County: 35.9 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County35.9Lee County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleLee County33.8Union County: 33 per 100,000 peopleUnion County33Little River County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County32.8Fulton County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County32.8Ouachita County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County30.7Phillips County: 29.5 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County29.5Conway County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleConway County29.1Independence County: 29 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County29Searcy County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County25.5Hempstead County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County24.5Yell County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleYell County24.4Hot Spring County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County24.2Johnson County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County23.2Drew County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleDrew County22.9Garland County: 21 per 100,000 peopleGarland County21Jefferson County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County20.5Perry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peoplePerry County19.8Pike County: 19.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County19.5Baxter County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County19.3Logan County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County18.8Bradley County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleBradley County18.8Miller County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMiller County18.7Crittenden County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County18.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Monroe County87.1+72.9 pts
2Newton County68.2+14.5 pts
3Calhoun County62.7+21.8 pts
4Lawrence County49.2-36.8 pts
5Chicot County48.2+29.4 pts
6Nevada County47.8+0.3 pts
7Cross County47.3+23.9 pts
8Montgomery County46.7+11.4 pts
9Sevier County43.4+37.3 pts
10St. Francis County42.7+9.4 pts
11Sharp County40.7+11.6 pts
12Cleburne County40.4+16.3 pts
13Cleveland County39.7+26.6 pts
14Grant County39.2+5.5 pts
15Howard County38.8+8 pts
16Clark County36.9+0.1 pts
17Prairie County35.9+11.9 pts
18Lee County33.8+33.8 pts
19Union County33+2.8 pts
20Little River County32.8-8.2 pts
21Fulton County32.8+24.5 pts
22Ouachita County30.7+13.4 pts
23Phillips County29.5+6.4 pts
24Conway County29.1+9.7 pts
25Independence County29+10.5 pts
26Searcy County25.5-63.2 pts
27Hempstead County24.5-14.2 pts
28Yell County24.4+0.3 pts
29Hot Spring County24.2-3 pts
30Johnson County23.2+0.1 pts
31Drew County22.9-10.9 pts
32Garland County21+2.9 pts
33Jefferson County20.5+4.6 pts
34Perry County19.8-0 pts
35Pike County19.5+19.5 pts
36Baxter County19.3+2.3 pts
37Logan County18.8+14.2 pts
38Bradley County18.8+18.8 pts
39Miller County18.7-4.6 pts
40Crittenden County18.6-24.5 pts
41White County18.2+9.1 pts
42Marion County18-0 pts
43Franklin County17.6-5.7 pts
44Greene County17.6-2.2 pts
45Columbia County17.4+8.8 pts
46Arkansas County17.4+6 pts
47Poinsett County17.3-8.2 pts
48Desha County17.3-8.4 pts
49Mississippi County17+9.8 pts
50Craighead County16.3-0.2 pts
51Boone County16.1-16.1 pts
52Lafayette County15.7+15.7 pts
53Woodruff County15.6+0.2 pts
54Pulaski County15.6-2 pts
55Polk County15.4+0.1 pts
56Izard County14.7-14.8 pts
57Pope County14.2+1.5 pts
58Carroll County14.2-25.2 pts
59Clay County13.7-33.4 pts
60Lonoke County13.6+4.1 pts
61Saline County12.3+6.5 pts
62Madison County12.2-0.1 pts
63Jackson County11.9-0 pts
64Randolph County10.8-27.3 pts
65Ashley County10.3-10 pts
66Scott County10.1-19.8 pts
67Crawford County9.9-9.8 pts
68Washington County8.7+1.1 pts
69Benton County8.3+1.6 pts
70Stone County8.1-0 pts
71Lincoln County7.7-22.7 pts
72Sebastian County7-4.7 pts
73Faulkner County3.3-13.9 pts
74Dallas County00 pts
74Van Buren County0-18.8 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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, 2019. 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, 2019 [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?

Monroe County, with 87.1 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Van Buren County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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