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Counties in Arkansas by traffic fatality rate

Calhoun County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 75 counties in 2022, at 106.3 per 100,000 people. Woodruff County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 24.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Arkansas was 20.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest106.3Calhoun County
Lowest0Woodruff County
Median24.175 counties
Arkansas20.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleAshley County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleBaxter County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleBradley County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 106.3 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleChicot County: 81.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleCleburne County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 66.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleConway County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleCraighead County: 23 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleCross County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleDesha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDrew County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleFaulkner County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleGarland County: 23 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 0 per 100,000 peopleIndependence County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleIzard County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 68.1 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleLittle River County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleLonoke County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 40 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleMiller County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleNevada County: 61 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 84.6 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County: 36.3 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 39.7 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 19.6 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 9.9 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County: 26.7 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 25.8 per 100,000 peoplePope County: 7.8 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County: 24.9 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 23 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 61.3 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleSebastian County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSevier County: 51 per 100,000 peopleSharp County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleWoodruff County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYell County: 29.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Calhoun County: 106.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County106.3Newton County: 84.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County84.6Chicot County: 81.3 per 100,000 peopleChicot County81.3Lawrence County: 68.1 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County68.1Cleveland County: 66.9 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County66.9Scott County: 61.3 per 100,000 peopleScott County61.3Nevada County: 61 per 100,000 peopleNevada County61Hot Spring County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County57.3Sevier County: 51 per 100,000 peopleSevier County51Searcy County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County50.6Fulton County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleFulton County48.6St. Francis County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County40.2Madison County: 40 per 100,000 peopleMadison County40Perry County: 39.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County39.7Lincoln County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County38.7Randolph County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County37.2Ouachita County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County36.3Crittenden County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County36.1Columbia County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County35.8Izard County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleIzard County35.6Drew County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleDrew County35.4Dallas County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleDallas County32.3Stone County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleStone County31.8Monroe County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County30.4Yell County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleYell County29.8Bradley County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleBradley County29.5Clark County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleClark County28.4Mississippi County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County28.3Poinsett County: 26.7 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County26.7Miller County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMiller County25.9Polk County: 25.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County25.8Hempstead County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County25.7Prairie County: 24.9 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County24.9Jefferson County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County24.9Van Buren County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County24.8Arkansas County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleArkansas County24.3Cross County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleCross County24.1Jackson County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County24.1Conway County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleConway County23.7Montgomery County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County23.4Calhoun County: 106.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County106.3Newton County: 84.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County84.6Chicot County: 81.3 per 100,000 peopleChicot County81.3Lawrence County: 68.1 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County68.1Cleveland County: 66.9 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County66.9Scott County: 61.3 per 100,000 peopleScott County61.3Nevada County: 61 per 100,000 peopleNevada County61Hot Spring County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleHot Spring County57.3Sevier County: 51 per 100,000 peopleSevier County51Searcy County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleSearcy County50.6Fulton County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleFulton County48.6St. Francis County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francis County40.2Madison County: 40 per 100,000 peopleMadison County40Perry County: 39.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County39.7Lincoln County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County38.7Randolph County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County37.2Ouachita County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleOuachita County36.3Crittenden County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County36.1Columbia County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County35.8Izard County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleIzard County35.6Drew County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleDrew County35.4Dallas County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleDallas County32.3Stone County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleStone County31.8Monroe County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County30.4Yell County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleYell County29.8Bradley County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleBradley County29.5Clark County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleClark County28.4Mississippi County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County28.3Poinsett County: 26.7 per 100,000 peoplePoinsett County26.7Miller County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMiller County25.9Polk County: 25.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County25.8Hempstead County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleHempstead County25.7Prairie County: 24.9 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County24.9Jefferson County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County24.9Van Buren County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County24.8Arkansas County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleArkansas County24.3Cross County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleCross County24.1Jackson County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County24.1Conway County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleConway County23.7Montgomery County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County23.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Calhoun County106.3+0.6 pts
2Newton County84.6+56.7 pts
3Chicot County81.3+41.5 pts
4Lawrence County68.1+31.3 pts
5Cleveland County66.9+0.2 pts
6Scott County61.3+30.7 pts
7Nevada County61+12.2 pts
8Hot Spring County57.3+11.9 pts
9Sevier County51+31.9 pts
10Searcy County50.6-12.7 pts
11Fulton County48.6-25.6 pts
12St. Francis County40.2-12.6 pts
13Madison County40+10.5 pts
14Perry County39.7-0.3 pts
15Lincoln County38.7+31.1 pts
16Randolph County37.2-10.7 pts
17Ouachita County36.3+9.5 pts
18Crittenden County36.1+17.2 pts
19Columbia County35.8+4.7 pts
20Izard County35.6+6.9 pts
21Drew County35.4+12 pts
22Dallas County32.3-15.3 pts
23Stone County31.8-0.4 pts
24Monroe County30.4+0.3 pts
25Yell County29.8-9.9 pts
26Bradley County29.5+0.5 pts
27Clark County28.4-32.8 pts
28Mississippi County28.3+5.6 pts
29Poinsett County26.7-13 pts
30Miller County25.9-9.4 pts
31Polk County25.8-15.6 pts
32Hempstead County25.7+10.4 pts
33Prairie County24.9+0.1 pts
34Jefferson County24.9+0.5 pts
35Van Buren County24.8-25.9 pts
36Arkansas County24.3+0.3 pts
37Cross County24.1+12.1 pts
38Jackson County24.1+12.2 pts
39Conway County23.7-5 pts
40Montgomery County23.4-22.9 pts
41Johnson County23.1-0 pts
42Craighead County23+6 pts
43Garland County23+0.1 pts
44Pulaski County23+5.4 pts
45Lonoke County22.6+1.2 pts
46Grant County22.1-16.6 pts
47Clay County21.1-34.7 pts
48Independence County20.9-31.7 pts
49White County20.6-5.3 pts
50Cleburne County19.8-0.2 pts
51Phillips County19.6-37.4 pts
52Union County18.5-15.5 pts
53Carroll County17.4+3.4 pts
54Franklin County17.4-35.1 pts
55Sebastian County17+1.4 pts
56Ashley County16.4-10.4 pts
57Crawford County16.4-0.2 pts
58Boone County15.7-18.6 pts
59Greene County15.1-2.2 pts
60Logan County14.1-28.3 pts
61Faulkner County14.1-2.6 pts
62Washington County12.8+1.3 pts
63Lee County11.9-23.1 pts
64Saline County11.8-11.4 pts
65Marion County11.6-17.9 pts
66Pike County9.9-0 pts
67Baxter County9.4-9.5 pts
68Benton County8.9-3 pts
69Pope County7.8-11 pts
70Sharp County5.6-17 pts
71Desha County0-9.1 pts
71Howard County0-15.8 pts
71Lafayette County00 pts
71Little River County0-41.9 pts
71Woodruff County00 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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, 2022 [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?

Calhoun County, with 106.3 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Woodruff County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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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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