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Counties in Colorado by traffic fatality rate

Mineral County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 64 counties in 2022, at 433.4 per 100,000 people. Yuma County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 20.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Colorado was 13.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest433.4Mineral County
Lowest0Yuma County
Median20.764 counties
Colorado13.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleAlamosa County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleArapahoe County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleBaca County: 174.7 per 100,000 peopleBent County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBoulder County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleBroomfield County: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleChaffee County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 115.3 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County: 53.6 per 100,000 peopleConejos County: 66.1 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County: 55.4 per 100,000 peopleCrowley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 93.6 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleDenver County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleDolores County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleEagle County: 9 per 100,000 peopleElbert County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleEl Paso County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleFremont County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 24 per 100,000 peopleGilpin County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleGrand County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleHinsdale County: 129.4 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County: 70.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 76.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County: 69.9 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County: 71.3 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County: 23 per 100,000 peopleLarimer County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 90.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleMesa County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 433.4 per 100,000 peopleMoffat County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleMontrose County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleOuray County: 58.7 per 100,000 peoplePark County: 33.5 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 44.8 per 100,000 peoplePitkin County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleProwers County: 16.9 per 100,000 peoplePueblo County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleRio Blanco County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleRio Grande County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleRoutt County: 8 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 125.6 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County: 130.8 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleTeller County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 124 per 100,000 peopleWeld County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleYuma County: 0 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

Mineral County: 433.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County433.4Baca County: 174.7 per 100,000 peopleBaca County174.7Sedgwick County: 130.8 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County130.8Hinsdale County: 129.4 per 100,000 peopleHinsdale County129.4San Juan County: 125.6 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County125.6Washington County: 124 per 100,000 peopleWashington County124Cheyenne County: 115.3 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County115.3Custer County: 93.6 per 100,000 peopleCuster County93.6Lincoln County: 90.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County90.6Jackson County: 76.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County76.1Kit Carson County: 71.3 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County71.3Huerfano County: 70.7 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County70.7Kiowa County: 69.9 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County69.9Conejos County: 66.1 per 100,000 peopleConejos County66.1Ouray County: 58.7 per 100,000 peopleOuray County58.7Costilla County: 55.4 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County55.4Lake County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County54.4Clear Creek County: 53.6 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County53.6San Miguel County: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County49.9Saguache County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County45.2Phillips County: 44.8 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County44.8Dolores County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleDolores County40.7Morgan County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County37.4Archuleta County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County35.7Park County: 33.5 per 100,000 peoplePark County33.5Logan County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County28.8Las Animas County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County27.9Montezuma County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County26.4Delta County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleDelta County25.3Garfield County: 24 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County24Pueblo County: 23.6 per 100,000 peoplePueblo County23.6La Plata County: 23 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County23Bent County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBent County18.4Mesa County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMesa County18.3Gunnison County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County17.3Gilpin County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleGilpin County16.9Prowers County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleProwers County16.9Otero County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleOtero County16.4Adams County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleAdams County15.3Rio Blanco County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleRio Blanco County15.2Mineral County: 433.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County433.4Baca County: 174.7 per 100,000 peopleBaca County174.7Sedgwick County: 130.8 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County130.8Hinsdale County: 129.4 per 100,000 peopleHinsdale County129.4San Juan County: 125.6 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County125.6Washington County: 124 per 100,000 peopleWashington County124Cheyenne County: 115.3 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County115.3Custer County: 93.6 per 100,000 peopleCuster County93.6Lincoln County: 90.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County90.6Jackson County: 76.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County76.1Kit Carson County: 71.3 per 100,000 peopleKit Carson County71.3Huerfano County: 70.7 per 100,000 peopleHuerfano County70.7Kiowa County: 69.9 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County69.9Conejos County: 66.1 per 100,000 peopleConejos County66.1Ouray County: 58.7 per 100,000 peopleOuray County58.7Costilla County: 55.4 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County55.4Lake County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County54.4Clear Creek County: 53.6 per 100,000 peopleClear Creek County53.6San Miguel County: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County49.9Saguache County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleSaguache County45.2Phillips County: 44.8 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County44.8Dolores County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleDolores County40.7Morgan County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County37.4Archuleta County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleArchuleta County35.7Park County: 33.5 per 100,000 peoplePark County33.5Logan County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County28.8Las Animas County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleLas Animas County27.9Montezuma County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleMontezuma County26.4Delta County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleDelta County25.3Garfield County: 24 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County24Pueblo County: 23.6 per 100,000 peoplePueblo County23.6La Plata County: 23 per 100,000 peopleLa Plata County23Bent County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBent County18.4Mesa County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMesa County18.3Gunnison County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleGunnison County17.3Gilpin County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleGilpin County16.9Prowers County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleProwers County16.9Otero County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleOtero County16.4Adams County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleAdams County15.3Rio Blanco County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleRio Blanco County15.2
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
1Mineral County433.4-107.2 pts
2Baca County174.7+174.7 pts
3Sedgwick County130.8+44.9 pts
4Hinsdale County129.4-0.2 pts
5San Juan County125.6-9.9 pts
6Washington County124+62.4 pts
7Cheyenne County115.3-1 pts
8Custer County93.6+93.6 pts
9Lincoln County90.6-73.9 pts
10Jackson County76.1+2.5 pts
11Kit Carson County71.3+28 pts
12Huerfano County70.7+12.9 pts
13Kiowa County69.9+69.9 pts
14Conejos County66.1+39.7 pts
15Ouray County58.7-0.5 pts
16Costilla County55.4-27.6 pts
17Lake County54.4+40.9 pts
18Clear Creek County53.6+21.8 pts
19San Miguel County49.9+25.2 pts
20Saguache County45.2+29.9 pts
21Phillips County44.8+22.6 pts
22Dolores County40.7-1.4 pts
23Morgan County37.4+3 pts
24Archuleta County35.7+21.3 pts
25Park County33.5-11.6 pts
26Logan County28.8+9.8 pts
27Las Animas County27.9+21 pts
28Montezuma County26.4-19.3 pts
29Delta County25.3+9.4 pts
30Garfield County24+11.2 pts
31Pueblo County23.6+3.5 pts
32La Plata County23+1.6 pts
33Bent County18.4+18.4 pts
34Mesa County18.3+8.8 pts
35Gunnison County17.3-0 pts
36Gilpin County16.9+16.9 pts
37Prowers County16.9-33.3 pts
38Otero County16.4+0.2 pts
39Adams County15.3+2.9 pts
40Rio Blanco County15.2-0.3 pts
41Weld County15.1+1.6 pts
42Grand County12.7-12.5 pts
43Teller County12.1+4.1 pts
44Alamosa County12.1-18.1 pts
45Pitkin County11.9+6.1 pts
46Montrose County11.4+2.2 pts
47El Paso County11.2+0.8 pts
48Boulder County10.4+0.3 pts
49Denver County10.4+0.8 pts
50Chaffee County9.9-20.5 pts
51Summit County9.7-9.5 pts
52Arapahoe County9.4+1.7 pts
53Eagle County9+0.1 pts
54Rio Grande County8.8-8.7 pts
55Larimer County8.7-1 pts
56Jefferson County8.5-0.5 pts
57Douglas County8.2+0.7 pts
58Fremont County8.1-10.2 pts
59Routt County8-4 pts
60Moffat County7.6-0 pts
61Elbert County7.2-14.9 pts
62Broomfield County2.6-5.3 pts
63Crowley County00 pts
63Yuma County0-40.3 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, 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 Colorado 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. 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, 2022. 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, 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Mineral County, with 433.4 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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