Counties in Colorado by traffic fatality rate

San Juan County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 64 counties in 2013, at 147.5 per 100,000 people. Rio Blanco County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 14.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Colorado was 9.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest147.5San Juan County
Median14.364 counties
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Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 7 per 100,000 peopleAlamosa County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleArapahoe County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleBaca County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleBent County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleBoulder County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleBroomfield County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleChaffee County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 107.5 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County: 89.3 per 100,000 peopleConejos County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCrowley County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleDenver County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleDolores County: 94.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleEagle County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleElbert County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleEl Paso County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleFremont County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleGilpin County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleGrand County: 7 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County: 26 per 100,000 peopleHinsdale County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County: 71.7 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleLarimer County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 147.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleMesa County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMoffat County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleMontrose County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleOuray County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePark County: 38.2 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 22.5 per 100,000 peoplePitkin County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleProwers County: 8.1 per 100,000 peoplePueblo County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleRio Blanco County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRio Grande County: 34 per 100,000 peopleRoutt County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County: 33 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 147.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County: 125.7 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleTeller County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 84.9 per 100,000 peopleWeld County: 13 per 100,000 peopleYuma County: 19.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

San Juan County: 147.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County147.5Lincoln County: 147.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County147.4Sedgwick County: 125.7 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County125.7Cheyenne County: 107.5 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County107.5Dolores County: 94.7 per 100,000 peopleDolores County94.7Clear Creek County: 89.3 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County89.3Washington County: 84.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County84.9Kiowa County: 71.7 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County71.7Las Animas County: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County62.3Kit Carson County: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County60.7Baca County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleBaca County55.1Bent County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleBent County51.4Park County: 38.2 per 100,000 peoplePark County38.2Montezuma County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County35.4Rio Grande County: 34 per 100,000 peopleRio Grande County34Saguache County: 33 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County33Delta County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleDelta County32.9Logan County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County27.3Otero County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleOtero County26.9San Miguel County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County26.2Gunnison County: 26 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County26La Plata County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County22.6Phillips County: 22.5 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County22.5Teller County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleTeller County21.6Morgan County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County21.2Yuma County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleYuma County19.8Gilpin County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleGilpin County18.5Crowley County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCrowley County18.5Fremont County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleFremont County17.1Routt County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleRoutt County17.1Archuleta County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County16.7Huerfano County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County15.5Weld County: 13 per 100,000 peopleWeld County13Elbert County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleElbert County12.9Mesa County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMesa County12.9Alamosa County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleAlamosa County12.6Conejos County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleConejos County12.5Garfield County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County12.2Pitkin County: 11.6 per 100,000 peoplePitkin County11.6Montrose County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleMontrose County9.9San Juan County: 147.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County147.5Lincoln County: 147.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County147.4Sedgwick County: 125.7 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County125.7Cheyenne County: 107.5 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County107.5Dolores County: 94.7 per 100,000 peopleDolores County94.7Clear Creek County: 89.3 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County89.3Washington County: 84.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County84.9Kiowa County: 71.7 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County71.7Las Animas County: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County62.3Kit Carson County: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County60.7Baca County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleBaca County55.1Bent County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleBent County51.4Park County: 38.2 per 100,000 peoplePark County38.2Montezuma County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County35.4Rio Grande County: 34 per 100,000 peopleRio Grande County34Saguache County: 33 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County33Delta County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleDelta County32.9Logan County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County27.3Otero County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleOtero County26.9San Miguel County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County26.2Gunnison County: 26 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County26La Plata County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County22.6Phillips County: 22.5 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County22.5Teller County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleTeller County21.6Morgan County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County21.2Yuma County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleYuma County19.8Gilpin County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleGilpin County18.5Crowley County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCrowley County18.5Fremont County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleFremont County17.1Routt County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleRoutt County17.1Archuleta County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County16.7Huerfano County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County15.5Weld County: 13 per 100,000 peopleWeld County13Elbert County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleElbert County12.9Mesa County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMesa County12.9Alamosa County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleAlamosa County12.6Conejos County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleConejos County12.5Garfield County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County12.2Pitkin County: 11.6 per 100,000 peoplePitkin County11.6Montrose County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleMontrose County9.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1San Juan County147.5-291.7 pts
2Lincoln County147.4+73.8 pts
3Sedgwick County125.7+125.7 pts
4Cheyenne County107.5-107.8 pts
5Dolores County94.7+94.7 pts
6Clear Creek County89.3+67 pts
7Washington County84.9+20.7 pts
8Kiowa County71.7+71.7 pts
9Las Animas County62.3+22.4 pts
10Kit Carson County60.7-13.6 pts
11Baca County55.1+1.1 pts
12Bent County51.4+51.4 pts
13Park County38.2+19.1 pts
14Montezuma County35.4+23.6 pts
15Rio Grande County34+8.9 pts
16Saguache County33-47.5 pts
17Delta County32.9+6.7 pts
18Logan County27.3+18.3 pts
19Otero County26.9+5.5 pts
20San Miguel County26.2+13.1 pts
21Gunnison County26-13.4 pts
22La Plata County22.6-9.9 pts
23Phillips County22.5-67.3 pts
24Teller County21.6+17.3 pts
25Morgan County21.2-10.6 pts
26Yuma County19.8-0.1 pts
27Gilpin County18.5+18.5 pts
28Crowley County18.5+18.5 pts
29Fremont County17.1+4.5 pts
30Routt County17.1+8.5 pts
31Archuleta County16.7+8.4 pts
32Huerfano County15.5-15 pts
33Weld County13-1.8 pts
34Elbert County12.9-4.4 pts
35Mesa County12.9+2.7 pts
36Alamosa County12.6-12.8 pts
37Conejos County12.5+12.5 pts
38Garfield County12.2-1.8 pts
39Pitkin County11.6+5.7 pts
40Montrose County9.9+2.5 pts
41El Paso County9.6+2.9 pts
42Pueblo County8.7-7.5 pts
43Prowers County8.1-16.1 pts
44Jefferson County7.8+1.9 pts
45Eagle County7.5-5.8 pts
46Adams County7+1.2 pts
47Grand County7-7.1 pts
48Broomfield County6.6-0.2 pts
49Larimer County6.3-1.1 pts
50Denver County6.2+0.5 pts
51Chaffee County5.6-16.8 pts
52Douglas County3.9-1.1 pts
53Boulder County3.9-4.6 pts
54Summit County3.5-7.1 pts
55Arapahoe County3.5-1.4 pts
56Costilla County0-28.6 pts
56Custer County0-73 pts
56Hinsdale County00 pts
56Jackson County0-75.6 pts
56Lake County00 pts
56Mineral County00 pts
56Moffat County0-37.9 pts
56Ouray County00 pts
56Rio Blanco County0-14.7 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 Colorado by traffic fatality rate, 2013) [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 Colorado by traffic fatality rate, 2013. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

San Juan County, with 147.5 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Rio Blanco County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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