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Counties in Florida by traffic fatality rate

Glades County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 116.2 per 100,000 people. Liberty County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Florida was 14.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest116.2Glades County
Lowest0Liberty County
Median16.967 counties
Florida14.6History

Map of counties, 2015

Alachua County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleBaker County: 45 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleBrevard County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleBroward County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCollier County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County: 48 per 100,000 peopleDixie County: 37 per 100,000 peopleDuval County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleFlagler County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleGlades County: 116.2 per 100,000 peopleGulf County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleHardee County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleHendry County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleHernando County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleHillsborough County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleIndian River County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 60.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleLeon County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLevy County: 52.4 per 100,000 peopleLiberty County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleManatee County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMiami-Dade County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 15 per 100,000 peoplePalm Beach County: 13.2 per 100,000 peoplePasco County: 14.2 per 100,000 peoplePinellas County: 11 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Johns County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lucie County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSanta Rosa County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleSarasota County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSeminole County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 15 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 19 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWakulla County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleWalton County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 20.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Glades County: 116.2 per 100,000 peopleGlades County116.2Jackson County: 60.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County60.9Levy County: 52.4 per 100,000 peopleLevy County52.4DeSoto County: 48 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County48Holmes County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County46.6Lafayette County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County46.5Baker County: 45 per 100,000 peopleBaker County45Madison County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County38.7Bradford County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleBradford County37.6Dixie County: 37 per 100,000 peopleDixie County37Hamilton County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County35.7Jefferson County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County35.4Columbia County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County32.9Calhoun County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County28.2Putnam County: 28.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County28.1Suwannee County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County27.9Hendry County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleHendry County26.6Gadsden County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County26.5Monroe County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County25.8Highlands County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County22.6Washington County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County20.6Citrus County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County20.5Marion County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County20.3Hernando County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleHernando County19.9Martin County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMartin County19.5Nassau County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNassau County19.2Union County: 19 per 100,000 peopleUnion County19Lake County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County18.4Taylor County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County17.8Gilchrist County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County17.8Polk County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County17.5Bay County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleBay County17.5Okaloosa County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County17.2Volusia County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County16.9Clay County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County16.4St. Johns County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Johns County16.4Indian River County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleIndian River County16.4Escambia County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County15.8Manatee County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleManatee County15.7Okeechobee County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County15.6Glades County: 116.2 per 100,000 peopleGlades County116.2Jackson County: 60.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County60.9Levy County: 52.4 per 100,000 peopleLevy County52.4DeSoto County: 48 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County48Holmes County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County46.6Lafayette County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County46.5Baker County: 45 per 100,000 peopleBaker County45Madison County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County38.7Bradford County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleBradford County37.6Dixie County: 37 per 100,000 peopleDixie County37Hamilton County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County35.7Jefferson County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County35.4Columbia County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County32.9Calhoun County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County28.2Putnam County: 28.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County28.1Suwannee County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County27.9Hendry County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleHendry County26.6Gadsden County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County26.5Monroe County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County25.8Highlands County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County22.6Washington County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County20.6Citrus County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County20.5Marion County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County20.3Hernando County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleHernando County19.9Martin County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMartin County19.5Nassau County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNassau County19.2Union County: 19 per 100,000 peopleUnion County19Lake County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County18.4Taylor County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County17.8Gilchrist County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County17.8Polk County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County17.5Bay County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleBay County17.5Okaloosa County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County17.2Volusia County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County16.9Clay County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County16.4St. Johns County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Johns County16.4Indian River County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleIndian River County16.4Escambia County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County15.8Manatee County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleManatee County15.7Okeechobee County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County15.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Glades County116.2+91.4 pts
2Jackson County60.9+24.4 pts
3Levy County52.4+19.6 pts
4DeSoto County48+27.1 pts
5Holmes County46.6+21.1 pts
6Lafayette County46.5+46.5 pts
7Baker County45+37.4 pts
8Madison County38.7+16.8 pts
9Bradford County37.6+22.4 pts
10Dixie County37+24.5 pts
11Hamilton County35.7-7.6 pts
12Jefferson County35.4+28.3 pts
13Columbia County32.9+10.4 pts
14Calhoun County28.2+14.2 pts
15Putnam County28.1+0.1 pts
16Suwannee County27.9-11.4 pts
17Hendry County26.6+5 pts
18Gadsden County26.5+13.3 pts
19Monroe County25.8+12.1 pts
20Highlands County22.6+0.8 pts
21Washington County20.6+8.1 pts
22Citrus County20.5+1.9 pts
23Marion County20.3+4.1 pts
24Hernando County19.9+8.4 pts
25Martin County19.5+6.3 pts
26Nassau County19.2-3.1 pts
27Union County19+12.6 pts
28Lake County18.4+5.6 pts
29Taylor County17.8-8.7 pts
30Gilchrist County17.8-0.3 pts
31Polk County17.5-0.5 pts
32Bay County17.5+0.8 pts
33Okaloosa County17.2+2.3 pts
34Volusia County16.9-0.1 pts
35Clay County16.4+7.3 pts
36St. Johns County16.4-1.6 pts
37Indian River County16.4+1.1 pts
38Escambia County15.8+1.9 pts
39Manatee County15.7+1.5 pts
40Okeechobee County15.6-7.8 pts
41Sumter County15-3.3 pts
42Osceola County15-1 pts
43Brevard County14.5+2.8 pts
44Sarasota County14.5+6.6 pts
45Duval County14.4+1.2 pts
46Walton County14.3-7 pts
47Pasco County14.2-0.5 pts
48Hillsborough County14.1+2.1 pts
49Alachua County14.1+2.5 pts
50Lee County13.8+1.7 pts
51Charlotte County13.6+2.1 pts
52Collier County13.2+1.8 pts
53Palm Beach County13.2+3.9 pts
54Miami-Dade County12.8+2.1 pts
55Gulf County12.30 pts
56St. Lucie County12.2-1 pts
57Broward County11.9+2.6 pts
58Flagler County11.6-12.2 pts
59Santa Rosa County11.4+0.4 pts
60Pinellas County11-1.5 pts
61Orange County10.9-0.4 pts
62Leon County10.2-1.5 pts
63Seminole County9.8+3 pts
64Franklin County8.5-8.6 pts
65Hardee County7.6-30 pts
66Wakulla County6.4-0 pts
67Liberty County0-12.1 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 Florida by traffic fatality rate, 2015) [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, 2015. 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, 2015. 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, 2015 [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?

Glades County, with 116.2 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Liberty County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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