# Counties in California by traffic fatality rate, 2024

All 58 values come from Invokely for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Definition: Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.
- Source: Invokely, 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/california-counties

| Rank | Place | per 100,000 people |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Alpine County | 91 |
| 2 | Inyo County | 81.1 |
| 3 | Modoc County | 47.1 |
| 4 | Mono County | 46.2 |
| 5 | Trinity County | 38.4 |
| 6 | Lake County | 36.9 |
| 7 | Colusa County | 36.2 |
| 8 | Sierra County | 32.1 |
| 9 | Glenn County | 28.3 |
| 10 | Siskiyou County | 28.2 |
| 11 | Calaveras County | 28 |
| 12 | Del Norte County | 22.2 |
| 13 | Kern County | 21 |
| 14 | Tuolumne County | 20.4 |
| 15 | Sutter County | 20.3 |
| 16 | Tehama County | 20.2 |
| 17 | Madera County | 19.9 |
| 18 | Humboldt County | 19.6 |
| 19 | Kings County | 19.4 |
| 20 | Shasta County | 18.2 |
| 21 | San Joaquin County | 17 |
| 22 | Amador County | 16.7 |
| 23 | Fresno County | 16.5 |
| 24 | Butte County | 16.3 |
| 25 | Yuba County | 16 |
| 26 | San Benito County | 15.9 |
| 27 | San Bernardino County | 15.8 |
| 28 | Stanislaus County | 15.8 |
| 29 | Mendocino County | 15.7 |
| 30 | Merced County | 15.5 |
| 31 | Tulare County | 14.9 |
| 32 | Imperial County | 14.3 |
| 33 | Mariposa County | 11.7 |
| 34 | Riverside County | 11.4 |
| 35 | San Luis Obispo County | 10.6 |
| 36 | Plumas County | 10.6 |
| 37 | Lassen County | 10.6 |
| 38 | Monterey County | 10.3 |
| 39 | Sacramento County | 9.7 |
| 40 | Yolo County | 9.3 |
| 41 | Placer County | 9.2 |
| 42 | San Diego County | 9.2 |
| 43 | Solano County | 9 |
| 44 | El Dorado County | 8.8 |
| 45 | Santa Barbara County | 8.5 |
| 46 | Napa County | 8.3 |
| 47 | Los Angeles County | 8 |
| 48 | Nevada County | 7.8 |
| 49 | Ventura County | 6.9 |
| 50 | Orange County | 6.3 |
| 51 | Santa Cruz County | 6.1 |
| 52 | Alameda County | 6.1 |
| 53 | Sonoma County | 6 |
| 54 | San Francisco County | 5.8 |
| 55 | Contra Costa County | 5.6 |
| 56 | Santa Clara County | 5.2 |
| 57 | Marin County | 4.3 |
| 58 | San Mateo County | 4 |