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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatality rate

Calhoun County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 75 counties in 2021, at 105.7 per 100,000 people. Woodruff County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 28.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Arkansas was 22.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest105.7Calhoun County
Lowest0Woodruff County
Median28.775 counties
Arkansas22.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 24 per 100,000 peopleAshley County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County: 19 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleBradley County: 29 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 105.7 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 14 per 100,000 peopleChicot County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 61.2 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 20 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 66.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleConway County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleCraighead County: 17 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County: 19 per 100,000 peopleCross County: 12 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 47.6 per 100,000 peopleDesha County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleDrew County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleFaulkner County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 52.5 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 74.2 per 100,000 peopleGarland County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleIzard County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 35 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleMiller County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleNevada County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County: 26.9 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 40 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 56.9 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 9.9 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County: 39.7 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 41.4 per 100,000 peoplePope County: 18.8 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County: 24.7 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 47.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County: 52.8 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County: 63.3 per 100,000 peopleSebastian County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleSevier County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleSharp County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 34 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 26 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYell County: 39.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Calhoun County: 105.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County105.7Fulton County: 74.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County74.2Cleveland County: 66.8 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County66.8Searcy County: 63.3 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County63.3Clark County: 61.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County61.2Phillips County: 56.9 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County56.9Clay County: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County55.8St. Francis County: 52.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County52.8Independence County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County52.6Franklin County: 52.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County52.5Van Buren County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County50.7Nevada County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleNevada County48.9Randolph County: 47.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County47.9Dallas County: 47.6 per 100,000 peopleDallas County47.6Montgomery County: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County46.3Hot Spring County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County45.3Logan County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County42.4Little River County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County41.9Polk County: 41.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County41.4Perry County: 40 per 100,000 peoplePerry County40Chicot County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleChicot County39.8Poinsett County: 39.7 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County39.7Yell County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleYell County39.7Grant County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County38.6Lawrence County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County36.8Miller County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMiller County35.3Lee County: 35 per 100,000 peopleLee County35Boone County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleBoone County34.3Union County: 34 per 100,000 peopleUnion County34Stone County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleStone County32.1Columbia County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County31.2Scott County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County30.6Monroe County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County30.1Marion County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County29.5Madison County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleMadison County29.5Bradley County: 29 per 100,000 peopleBradley County29Izard County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleIzard County28.7Conway County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleConway County28.7Newton County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleNewton County27.9Ouachita County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County26.9Calhoun County: 105.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County105.7Fulton County: 74.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County74.2Cleveland County: 66.8 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County66.8Searcy County: 63.3 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County63.3Clark County: 61.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County61.2Phillips County: 56.9 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County56.9Clay County: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County55.8St. Francis County: 52.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County52.8Independence County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County52.6Franklin County: 52.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County52.5Van Buren County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County50.7Nevada County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleNevada County48.9Randolph County: 47.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County47.9Dallas County: 47.6 per 100,000 peopleDallas County47.6Montgomery County: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County46.3Hot Spring County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County45.3Logan County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County42.4Little River County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County41.9Polk County: 41.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County41.4Perry County: 40 per 100,000 peoplePerry County40Chicot County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleChicot County39.8Poinsett County: 39.7 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County39.7Yell County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleYell County39.7Grant County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County38.6Lawrence County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County36.8Miller County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMiller County35.3Lee County: 35 per 100,000 peopleLee County35Boone County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleBoone County34.3Union County: 34 per 100,000 peopleUnion County34Stone County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleStone County32.1Columbia County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County31.2Scott County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County30.6Monroe County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County30.1Marion County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County29.5Madison County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleMadison County29.5Bradley County: 29 per 100,000 peopleBradley County29Izard County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleIzard County28.7Conway County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleConway County28.7Newton County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleNewton County27.9Ouachita County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County26.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Calhoun County105.7+63.5 pts
2Fulton County74.2+16.1 pts
3Cleveland County66.8+53.5 pts
4Searcy County63.3+12.3 pts
5Clark County61.2+33.1 pts
6Phillips County56.9+44.8 pts
7Clay County55.8+48.9 pts
8St. Francis County52.8+0.7 pts
9Independence County52.6+7.8 pts
10Franklin County52.5-5.9 pts
11Van Buren County50.7+19.1 pts
12Nevada County48.9+36.8 pts
13Randolph County47.9+42.5 pts
14Dallas County47.6+16.5 pts
15Montgomery County46.3-12.6 pts
16Hot Spring County45.3+30.2 pts
17Logan County42.4+28.2 pts
18Little River County41.9+25.2 pts
19Polk County41.4+15.3 pts
20Perry County40+40 pts
21Chicot County39.8+39.8 pts
22Poinsett County39.7-25.6 pts
23Yell County39.7+10.1 pts
24Grant County38.6+5.3 pts
25Lawrence County36.8-37.2 pts
26Miller County35.3+7.1 pts
27Lee County35+11.6 pts
28Boone County34.3+15.6 pts
29Union County34+16 pts
30Stone County32.1+7.9 pts
31Columbia County31.2+0.4 pts
32Scott County30.6+0.1 pts
33Monroe County30.1-43.7 pts
34Marion County29.5-6.1 pts
35Madison County29.5-6.8 pts
36Bradley County29-94.9 pts
37Izard County28.7+28.7 pts
38Conway County28.7-0.2 pts
39Newton County27.9-27.7 pts
40Ouachita County26.9+4.8 pts
41Ashley County26.8-4.8 pts
42White County26-0.1 pts
43Prairie County24.7+12.6 pts
44Jefferson County24.4+0.4 pts
45Arkansas County24-5.2 pts
46Drew County23.4-5.4 pts
47Saline County23.1+11 pts
48Johnson County23.1-0.2 pts
49Garland County22.9+5 pts
50Mississippi County22.8-1.9 pts
51Sharp County22.6-0.5 pts
52Lonoke County21.4+5.2 pts
53Cleburne County20-36.7 pts
54Sevier County19.1-25.3 pts
55Crittenden County19-8 pts
56Baxter County19-0.2 pts
57Pope County18.8-0.1 pts
58Pulaski County17.6-3.7 pts
59Greene County17.3+2 pts
60Craighead County17-0.9 pts
61Faulkner County16.7+4.6 pts
62Crawford County16.6+3.3 pts
63Howard County15.8-31.3 pts
64Sebastian County15.6+3.9 pts
65Hempstead County15.3-29.8 pts
66Carroll County14-21.4 pts
67Cross County12-17.8 pts
68Jackson County11.9-41.8 pts
69Benton County11.9-0.3 pts
70Washington County11.5+0.2 pts
71Pike County9.9+0.1 pts
72Desha County9.1-17.4 pts
73Lincoln County7.6-7.9 pts
74Lafayette County0-47.7 pts
74Woodruff County0-32.1 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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 (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, 2021 [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?

Calhoun County, with 105.7 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Woodruff County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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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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