Counties in Florida by traffic fatality rate

Hamilton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 43.3 per 100,000 people. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 14 per 100,000 people and the figure for Florida was 12.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest43.3Hamilton County
Median1467 counties
Florida12.6History

Map of counties, 2014

Alachua County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleBaker County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBrevard County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleBroward County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleCollier County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleDixie County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleDuval County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County: 14 per 100,000 peopleFlagler County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 17 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleGlades County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleGulf County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleHardee County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleHendry County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleHernando County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHillsborough County: 12 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleIndian River County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleLeon County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLevy County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleLiberty County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleManatee County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleMiami-Dade County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 15.9 per 100,000 peoplePalm Beach County: 9.3 per 100,000 peoplePasco County: 14.7 per 100,000 peoplePinellas County: 12.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 18 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 28 per 100,000 peopleSt. Johns County: 18 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lucie County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleSanta Rosa County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSarasota County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSeminole County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleWakulla County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleWalton County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 12.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Hamilton County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County43.3Suwannee County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County39.3Hardee County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleHardee County37.6Jackson County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County36.6Levy County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleLevy County32.8Putnam County: 28 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County28Taylor County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County26.5Holmes County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County25.5Glades County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleGlades County24.8Flagler County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleFlagler County23.8Okeechobee County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County23.4Columbia County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County22.5Nassau County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleNassau County22.3Madison County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County21.9Highlands County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County21.8Hendry County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleHendry County21.5Walton County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleWalton County21.3DeSoto County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County20.9Citrus County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County18.6Sumter County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleSumter County18.4Gilchrist County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County18.1Polk County: 18 per 100,000 peoplePolk County18St. Johns County: 18 per 100,000 peopleSt. Johns County18Volusia County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County17.1Franklin County: 17 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County17Bay County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleBay County16.7Marion County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County16.2Osceola County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County15.9Indian River County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleIndian River County15.3Bradford County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBradford County15.1Okaloosa County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County14.9Pasco County: 14.7 per 100,000 peoplePasco County14.7Manatee County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleManatee County14.1Calhoun County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County14Escambia County: 14 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County14Monroe County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County13.7St. Lucie County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lucie County13.2Gadsden County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County13.2Duval County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleDuval County13.2Martin County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleMartin County13.2Hamilton County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County43.3Suwannee County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County39.3Hardee County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleHardee County37.6Jackson County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County36.6Levy County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleLevy County32.8Putnam County: 28 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County28Taylor County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County26.5Holmes County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County25.5Glades County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleGlades County24.8Flagler County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleFlagler County23.8Okeechobee County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County23.4Columbia County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County22.5Nassau County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleNassau County22.3Madison County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County21.9Highlands County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County21.8Hendry County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleHendry County21.5Walton County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleWalton County21.3DeSoto County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County20.9Citrus County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County18.6Sumter County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleSumter County18.4Gilchrist County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County18.1Polk County: 18 per 100,000 peoplePolk County18St. Johns County: 18 per 100,000 peopleSt. Johns County18Volusia County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County17.1Franklin County: 17 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County17Bay County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleBay County16.7Marion County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County16.2Osceola County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County15.9Indian River County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleIndian River County15.3Bradford County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBradford County15.1Okaloosa County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County14.9Pasco County: 14.7 per 100,000 peoplePasco County14.7Manatee County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleManatee County14.1Calhoun County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County14Escambia County: 14 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County14Monroe County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County13.7St. Lucie County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lucie County13.2Gadsden County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County13.2Duval County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleDuval County13.2Martin County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleMartin County13.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1Hamilton County43.3+22.2 pts
2Suwannee County39.3+9.2 pts
3Hardee County37.6+18.9 pts
4Jackson County36.6+18.3 pts
5Levy County32.8-20.1 pts
6Putnam County28+1.6 pts
7Taylor County26.5+0.3 pts
8Holmes County25.5-5.1 pts
9Glades County24.8-41.7 pts
10Flagler County23.8+7.6 pts
11Okeechobee County23.4-7.7 pts
12Columbia County22.5-3 pts
13Nassau County22.3+9 pts
14Madison County21.9-26.7 pts
15Highlands County21.80 pts
16Hendry County21.5-8.4 pts
17Walton County21.3-7.5 pts
18DeSoto County20.9+14.9 pts
19Citrus County18.6+6.4 pts
20Sumter County18.4+0.2 pts
21Gilchrist County18.1-5.9 pts
22Polk County18+2.8 pts
23St. Johns County18+3.1 pts
24Volusia County17.1-1 pts
25Franklin County17-0.2 pts
26Bay County16.7+7 pts
27Marion County16.2+2.5 pts
28Osceola County15.9+2 pts
29Indian River County15.3-0.3 pts
30Bradford County15.1-3.6 pts
31Okaloosa County14.9+3.5 pts
32Pasco County14.7+3.1 pts
33Manatee County14.1+2.3 pts
34Calhoun County14+7.1 pts
35Escambia County14-0.7 pts
36Monroe County13.7-11.7 pts
37St. Lucie County13.2+1.6 pts
38Gadsden County13.2-13.1 pts
39Duval County13.2-1.7 pts
40Martin County13.2+3.2 pts
41Lake County12.8-2.6 pts
42Dixie County12.6-43.7 pts
43Pinellas County12.5+3.5 pts
44Washington County12.5-20.4 pts
45Gulf County12.3-0.1 pts
46Lee County12.2-2 pts
47Liberty County12.1-12.2 pts
48Hillsborough County12-1.2 pts
49Brevard County11.7-2.1 pts
50Leon County11.7+5.3 pts
51Alachua County11.6-1.3 pts
52Charlotte County11.5-2 pts
52Hernando County11.5-5.3 pts
54Collier County11.4+1.6 pts
55Orange County11.3+1.2 pts
56Santa Rosa County11.1-8.3 pts
57Miami-Dade County10.6+2 pts
58Palm Beach County9.3-0.7 pts
59Broward County9.3-0.5 pts
60Clay County9.1+4 pts
61Sarasota County7.9-0.1 pts
62Baker County7.5-26.3 pts
63Jefferson County7.1-35.1 pts
64Seminole County6.8-3.3 pts
65Wakulla County6.4-3.3 pts
66Union County6.4-6.5 pts
67Lafayette County0-57.2 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).

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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 Florida by traffic fatality rate, 2014) [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 Florida by traffic fatality rate, 2014. 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 Florida by traffic fatality rate, 2014. 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 Florida by traffic fatality rate, 2014 [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?

Hamilton County, with 43.3 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Lafayette County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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