Counties in Colorado by traffic fatality rate

San Juan County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 64 counties in 2019, at 292.4 per 100,000 people. Teller County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Colorado was 10.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest292.4San Juan County
Median15.164 counties
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Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleAlamosa County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleArapahoe County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleBaca County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleBent County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleBoulder County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleBroomfield County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleChaffee County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleConejos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County: 202.1 per 100,000 peopleCrowley County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleDenver County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleDolores County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleEagle County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleElbert County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleEl Paso County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleFremont County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleGilpin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrand County: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleHinsdale County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 216.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County: 56.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleLarimer County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMesa County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 238.7 per 100,000 peopleMoffat County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleMontrose County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleOuray County: 20.4 per 100,000 peoplePark County: 40.1 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 44.3 per 100,000 peoplePitkin County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleProwers County: 25 per 100,000 peoplePueblo County: 15 per 100,000 peopleRio Blanco County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleRio Grande County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleRoutt County: 8 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County: 63.1 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 292.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleTeller County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 124.4 per 100,000 peopleWeld County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleYuma County: 20.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

San Juan County: 292.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County292.4Mineral County: 238.7 per 100,000 peopleMineral County238.7Jackson County: 216.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County216.1Costilla County: 202.1 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County202.1Washington County: 124.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County124.4Grand County: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleGrand County63.8Saguache County: 63.1 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County63.1Kit Carson County: 56.2 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County56.2Phillips County: 44.3 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County44.3Sedgwick County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County41.4Park County: 40.1 per 100,000 peoplePark County40.1Bent County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleBent County34.5Las Animas County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County34.4Chaffee County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleChaffee County31.2Rio Blanco County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleRio Blanco County30.7Gunnison County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County29.6Baca County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleBaca County28.1Rio Grande County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleRio Grande County26.1Prowers County: 25 per 100,000 peopleProwers County25Moffat County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleMoffat County22.5Clear Creek County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County21.2Ouray County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleOuray County20.4Yuma County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleYuma County20.1Montezuma County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County19.3Summit County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleSummit County19.2Lincoln County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County17.6Pitkin County: 17.2 per 100,000 peoplePitkin County17.2Crowley County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleCrowley County16.3Garfield County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County16.3Weld County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleWeld County16.1Elbert County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleElbert County15.6Archuleta County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County15.2Pueblo County: 15 per 100,000 peoplePueblo County15Huerfano County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County14.7La Plata County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County14.4Montrose County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleMontrose County14.2Morgan County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County13.8Logan County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County13.7Adams County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County13.4San Miguel County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County12.3San Juan County: 292.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County292.4Mineral County: 238.7 per 100,000 peopleMineral County238.7Jackson County: 216.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County216.1Costilla County: 202.1 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County202.1Washington County: 124.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County124.4Grand County: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleGrand County63.8Saguache County: 63.1 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County63.1Kit Carson County: 56.2 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County56.2Phillips County: 44.3 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County44.3Sedgwick County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County41.4Park County: 40.1 per 100,000 peoplePark County40.1Bent County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleBent County34.5Las Animas County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County34.4Chaffee County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleChaffee County31.2Rio Blanco County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleRio Blanco County30.7Gunnison County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County29.6Baca County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleBaca County28.1Rio Grande County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleRio Grande County26.1Prowers County: 25 per 100,000 peopleProwers County25Moffat County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleMoffat County22.5Clear Creek County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County21.2Ouray County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleOuray County20.4Yuma County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleYuma County20.1Montezuma County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County19.3Summit County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleSummit County19.2Lincoln County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County17.6Pitkin County: 17.2 per 100,000 peoplePitkin County17.2Crowley County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleCrowley County16.3Garfield County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County16.3Weld County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleWeld County16.1Elbert County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleElbert County15.6Archuleta County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County15.2Pueblo County: 15 per 100,000 peoplePueblo County15Huerfano County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County14.7La Plata County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County14.4Montrose County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleMontrose County14.2Morgan County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County13.8Logan County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County13.7Adams County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County13.4San Miguel County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County12.3
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people
Change on 2018
1San Juan County292.4+154.5 pts
2Mineral County238.7-115.5 pts
3Jackson County216.1+144.5 pts
4Costilla County202.1+173.1 pts
5Washington County124.4+20.7 pts
6Grand County63.8+50.9 pts
7Saguache County63.1+47.5 pts
8Kit Carson County56.2+0.1 pts
9Phillips County44.3+44.3 pts
10Sedgwick County41.4-83.1 pts
11Park County40.1+28.5 pts
12Bent County34.5+17.8 pts
13Las Animas County34.4-13.7 pts
14Chaffee County31.2-0.2 pts
15Rio Blanco County30.7+15.3 pts
16Gunnison County29.6-0.4 pts
17Baca County28.1-0.2 pts
18Rio Grande County26.1-0.1 pts
19Prowers County25+8.2 pts
20Moffat County22.5+7.4 pts
21Clear Creek County21.2-0.1 pts
22Ouray County20.4-85.1 pts
23Yuma County20.1+10 pts
24Montezuma County19.3+15.5 pts
25Summit County19.2+16 pts
26Lincoln County17.6-36.2 pts
27Pitkin County17.2-5.5 pts
28Crowley County16.3-33.6 pts
29Garfield County16.3+6.5 pts
30Weld County16.1-4 pts
31Elbert County15.6-0.2 pts
32Archuleta County15.2-15.6 pts
33Pueblo County15-6.7 pts
34Huerfano County14.7-58.7 pts
35La Plata County14.40 pts
36Montrose County14.2-2.5 pts
37Morgan County13.8-0.1 pts
38Logan County13.7-32.1 pts
39Adams County13.4+3.4 pts
40San Miguel County12.3+12.3 pts
41Otero County10.7-16 pts
42Delta County9.6-6.5 pts
43El Paso County9.1-2.2 pts
44Jefferson County8.8+2.2 pts
45Denver County8.6+0.1 pts
46Mesa County8.4-4.6 pts
47Routt County8-8 pts
48Boulder County7.9+1.5 pts
49Larimer County7.6-2.7 pts
50Eagle County7.2-0 pts
51Broomfield County6.9+5.5 pts
52Fremont County6.1-12.3 pts
53Alamosa County6.1-18.3 pts
54Arapahoe County5.5-1.7 pts
55Douglas County3.7-1 pts
56Cheyenne County0-55 pts
56Conejos County00 pts
56Custer County0-87.5 pts
56Dolores County0-44.3 pts
56Gilpin County00 pts
56Hinsdale County00 pts
56Kiowa County0-71.8 pts
56Lake County00 pts
56Teller County0-20.4 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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 292.4 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Teller County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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