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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatality rate

Bradley County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 75 counties in 2020, at 123.9 per 100,000 people. Perry County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 26.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Arkansas was 21.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest123.9Bradley County
Lowest0Perry County
Median26.175 counties
Arkansas21.6History

Map of counties, 2020

Arkansas County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleAshley County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleBradley County: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleChicot County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 28 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 56.6 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleConway County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleCraighead County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County: 27 per 100,000 peopleCross County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleDesha County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleDrew County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleFaulkner County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 58.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleGarland County: 18 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County: 45 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 47 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleIzard County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 53.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 47.7 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 74 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleMiller County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 58.9 per 100,000 peopleNevada County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County: 22.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 12.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 9.8 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County: 65.3 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 26.1 per 100,000 peoplePope County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County: 12.1 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County: 52.1 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County: 51 per 100,000 peopleSebastian County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleSevier County: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleSharp County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 18 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 26 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleYell County: 29.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Bradley County: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleBradley County123.9Lawrence County: 74 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County74Monroe County: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County73.8Poinsett County: 65.3 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County65.3Montgomery County: 58.9 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County58.9Franklin County: 58.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County58.3Fulton County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County58.1Cleburne County: 56.6 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County56.6Newton County: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County55.6Jackson County: 53.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County53.7St. Francis County: 52.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County52.1Searcy County: 51 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County51Lafayette County: 47.7 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County47.7Howard County: 47 per 100,000 peopleHoward County47Hempstead County: 45 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County45Independence County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County44.8Sevier County: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleSevier County44.4Calhoun County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County42.2Madison County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison County36.2Marion County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County35.6Carroll County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County35.4Grant County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County33.3Woodruff County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County32.1Van Buren County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County31.7Ashley County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleAshley County31.6Dallas County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleDallas County31.1Columbia County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County30.8Scott County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleScott County30.5Cross County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleCross County29.8Yell County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleYell County29.7Arkansas County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleArkansas County29.2Conway County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleConway County28.9Drew County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleDrew County28.9Miller County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleMiller County28.2Clark County: 28 per 100,000 peopleClark County28Crittenden County: 27 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County27Desha County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleDesha County26.5Polk County: 26.1 per 100,000 peoplePolk County26.1White County: 26 per 100,000 peopleWhite County26Mississippi County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County24.7Bradley County: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleBradley County123.9Lawrence County: 74 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County74Monroe County: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County73.8Poinsett County: 65.3 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County65.3Montgomery County: 58.9 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County58.9Franklin County: 58.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County58.3Fulton County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County58.1Cleburne County: 56.6 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County56.6Newton County: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County55.6Jackson County: 53.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County53.7St. Francis County: 52.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County52.1Searcy County: 51 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County51Lafayette County: 47.7 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County47.7Howard County: 47 per 100,000 peopleHoward County47Hempstead County: 45 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County45Independence County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County44.8Sevier County: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleSevier County44.4Calhoun County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County42.2Madison County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison County36.2Marion County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County35.6Carroll County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County35.4Grant County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County33.3Woodruff County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County32.1Van Buren County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County31.7Ashley County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleAshley County31.6Dallas County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleDallas County31.1Columbia County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County30.8Scott County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleScott County30.5Cross County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleCross County29.8Yell County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleYell County29.7Arkansas County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleArkansas County29.2Conway County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleConway County28.9Drew County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleDrew County28.9Miller County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleMiller County28.2Clark County: 28 per 100,000 peopleClark County28Crittenden County: 27 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County27Desha County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleDesha County26.5Polk County: 26.1 per 100,000 peoplePolk County26.1White County: 26 per 100,000 peopleWhite County26Mississippi County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County24.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Bradley County123.9+105.1 pts
2Lawrence County74+24.8 pts
3Monroe County73.8-13.3 pts
4Poinsett County65.3+48.1 pts
5Montgomery County58.9+12.2 pts
6Franklin County58.3+40.7 pts
7Fulton County58.1+25.3 pts
8Cleburne County56.6+16.3 pts
9Newton County55.6-12.6 pts
10Jackson County53.7+41.8 pts
11St. Francis County52.1+9.5 pts
12Searcy County51+25.5 pts
13Lafayette County47.7+32 pts
14Howard County47+8.2 pts
15Hempstead County45+20.5 pts
16Independence County44.8+15.8 pts
17Sevier County44.4+0.9 pts
18Calhoun County42.2-20.5 pts
19Madison County36.2+24.1 pts
20Marion County35.6+17.6 pts
21Carroll County35.4+21.3 pts
22Grant County33.3-5.9 pts
23Woodruff County32.1+16.5 pts
24Van Buren County31.7+31.7 pts
25Ashley County31.6+21.3 pts
26Dallas County31.1+31.1 pts
27Columbia County30.8+13.3 pts
28Scott County30.5+20.4 pts
29Cross County29.8-17.5 pts
30Yell County29.7+5.3 pts
31Arkansas County29.2+11.8 pts
32Conway County28.9-0.2 pts
33Drew County28.9+6 pts
34Miller County28.2+9.5 pts
35Clark County28-8.9 pts
36Crittenden County27+8.4 pts
37Desha County26.5+9.2 pts
38Polk County26.1+10.6 pts
39White County26+7.8 pts
40Mississippi County24.7+7.6 pts
41Stone County24.3+16.2 pts
42Jefferson County23.9+3.5 pts
43Lee County23.4-10.3 pts
44Johnson County23.3+0.1 pts
45Sharp County23.1-17.6 pts
46Ouachita County22.1-8.5 pts
47Pulaski County21.3+5.7 pts
48Baxter County19.2-0.1 pts
49Pope County18.9+4.7 pts
50Boone County18.7+2.6 pts
51Union County18-15.1 pts
52Garland County18-3.1 pts
53Craighead County17.9+1.6 pts
54Little River County16.7-16.1 pts
55Lonoke County16.2+2.6 pts
56Lincoln County15.5+7.8 pts
57Greene County15.3-2.3 pts
58Hot Spring County15.1-9.1 pts
59Logan County14.2-4.6 pts
60Crawford County13.3+3.4 pts
61Cleveland County13.2-26.5 pts
62Benton County12.2+3.9 pts
63Phillips County12.2-17.3 pts
64Prairie County12.1-23.8 pts
65Faulkner County12.1+8.9 pts
65Saline County12.1-0.1 pts
67Nevada County12.1-35.7 pts
68Sebastian County11.7+4.7 pts
69Washington County11.3+2.7 pts
70Pike County9.8-9.7 pts
71Clay County6.9-6.8 pts
72Randolph County5.4-5.4 pts
73Chicot County0-48.2 pts
73Izard County0-14.7 pts
73Perry County0-19.8 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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, 2020. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Bradley County, with 123.9 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Perry County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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