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Counties in Colorado by traffic fatality rate

Mineral County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 64 counties in 2016, at 246.3 per 100,000 people. Sedgwick County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Colorado was 11 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest246.3Mineral County
Lowest0Sedgwick County
Median17.164 counties
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Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleAlamosa County: 31 per 100,000 peopleArapahoe County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBaca County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBoulder County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleBroomfield County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleChaffee County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleConejos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County: 117.1 per 100,000 peopleCrowley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleDenver County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleDolores County: 90.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleEagle County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleElbert County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleEl Paso County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleFremont County: 21 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleGilpin County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleGrand County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleHinsdale County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County: 61.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 74.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County: 74 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLarimer County: 13 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleMesa County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 246.3 per 100,000 peopleMoffat County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleMontrose County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleOuray County: 42.4 per 100,000 peoplePark County: 48.7 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePitkin County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleProwers County: 16.8 per 100,000 peoplePueblo County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleRio Blanco County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleRio Grande County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleRoutt County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County: 98.6 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 150.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 26 per 100,000 peopleTeller County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleWeld County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleYuma County: 39.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Mineral County: 246.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County246.3San Juan County: 150.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County150.4Costilla County: 117.1 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County117.1Saguache County: 98.6 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County98.6Dolores County: 90.7 per 100,000 peopleDolores County90.7Jackson County: 74.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County74.1Kiowa County: 74 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County74Huerfano County: 61.3 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County61.3Las Animas County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County56.5Kit Carson County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County52.6Park County: 48.7 per 100,000 peoplePark County48.7Moffat County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleMoffat County45.3Ouray County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleOuray County42.4Yuma County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleYuma County39.9San Miguel County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County37.5Logan County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleLogan County36.2Clear Creek County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County32.5Alamosa County: 31 per 100,000 peopleAlamosa County31Rio Blanco County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleRio Blanco County30.5Lake County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleLake County27.7Summit County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSummit County26Archuleta County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County24.4Custer County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleCuster County23.3Chaffee County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleChaffee County21.7Fremont County: 21 per 100,000 peopleFremont County21Washington County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County20.9Routt County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleRoutt County20.6Weld County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleWeld County18.7La Plata County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County18.2Lincoln County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County18.1Gilpin County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleGilpin County17.7Rio Grande County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleRio Grande County17.4Prowers County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleProwers County16.8Garfield County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County16.8Otero County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleOtero County16.1Montezuma County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County15.6Larimer County: 13 per 100,000 peopleLarimer County13Teller County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleTeller County12.7Gunnison County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County12.5Pueblo County: 12.2 per 100,000 peoplePueblo County12.2Mineral County: 246.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County246.3San Juan County: 150.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County150.4Costilla County: 117.1 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County117.1Saguache County: 98.6 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County98.6Dolores County: 90.7 per 100,000 peopleDolores County90.7Jackson County: 74.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County74.1Kiowa County: 74 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County74Huerfano County: 61.3 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County61.3Las Animas County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County56.5Kit Carson County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County52.6Park County: 48.7 per 100,000 peoplePark County48.7Moffat County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleMoffat County45.3Ouray County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleOuray County42.4Yuma County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleYuma County39.9San Miguel County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County37.5Logan County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleLogan County36.2Clear Creek County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County32.5Alamosa County: 31 per 100,000 peopleAlamosa County31Rio Blanco County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleRio Blanco County30.5Lake County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleLake County27.7Summit County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSummit County26Archuleta County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County24.4Custer County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleCuster County23.3Chaffee County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleChaffee County21.7Fremont County: 21 per 100,000 peopleFremont County21Washington County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County20.9Routt County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleRoutt County20.6Weld County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleWeld County18.7La Plata County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County18.2Lincoln County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County18.1Gilpin County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleGilpin County17.7Rio Grande County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleRio Grande County17.4Prowers County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleProwers County16.8Garfield County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County16.8Otero County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleOtero County16.1Montezuma County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County15.6Larimer County: 13 per 100,000 peopleLarimer County13Teller County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleTeller County12.7Gunnison County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County12.5Pueblo County: 12.2 per 100,000 peoplePueblo County12.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Mineral County246.3+119.6 pts
2San Juan County150.4+150.4 pts
3Costilla County117.1+57.3 pts
4Saguache County98.6+81.9 pts
5Dolores County90.7+43.2 pts
6Jackson County74.1-0.1 pts
7Kiowa County74+74 pts
8Huerfano County61.3+29.8 pts
9Las Animas County56.5+49.4 pts
10Kit Carson County52.6+40.4 pts
11Park County48.7+29.9 pts
12Moffat County45.3+14.6 pts
13Ouray County42.4-23.6 pts
14Yuma County39.9+10 pts
15San Miguel County37.5+24.7 pts
16Logan County36.2+9.2 pts
17Clear Creek County32.5-11.3 pts
18Alamosa County31+5.9 pts
19Rio Blanco County30.5+15.3 pts
20Lake County27.7+13.7 pts
21Summit County26+16 pts
22Archuleta County24.4-0.7 pts
23Custer County23.3+23.3 pts
24Chaffee County21.7+5.1 pts
25Fremont County21+1.8 pts
26Washington County20.9-21.3 pts
27Routt County20.6+3.9 pts
28Weld County18.7-0.6 pts
29La Plata County18.2+5.3 pts
30Lincoln County18.1-54.2 pts
31Gilpin County17.7-71.8 pts
32Rio Grande County17.4-26.1 pts
33Prowers County16.8-16.8 pts
34Garfield County16.8+3.1 pts
35Otero County16.1-27.3 pts
36Montezuma County15.6+3.8 pts
37Larimer County13+3.1 pts
38Teller County12.7-9 pts
39Gunnison County12.5-44.5 pts
40Pueblo County12.2+4.8 pts
41Adams County12.1+3.1 pts
42Mesa County11.3-2.2 pts
43Morgan County10.6-14.1 pts
44Delta County9.9+9.9 pts
45Eagle County9.1-3.8 pts
46Jefferson County8.4-1.3 pts
47Elbert County8.2-4.3 pts
48Denver County7.9+0.2 pts
49Boulder County7.4+1.5 pts
50Montrose County7.3-10 pts
51Douglas County7.3+3.3 pts
52Arapahoe County7.2+1.3 pts
53El Paso County6.9-0.2 pts
54Grand County6.6-20.6 pts
55Broomfield County5.9+4.4 pts
56Pitkin County5.7+5.7 pts
57Baca County0-56.9 pts
57Bent County0-16.6 pts
57Cheyenne County00 pts
57Conejos County0-26 pts
57Crowley County00 pts
57Hinsdale County0-132.8 pts
57Phillips County0-22.6 pts
57Sedgwick County0-40.8 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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 Colorado by traffic fatality rate, 2016. 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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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Colorado by traffic fatality rate, 2016 [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?

Mineral County, with 246.3 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Sedgwick County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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