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Counties in Florida by traffic fatality rate

Levy County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 56.9 per 100,000 people. Gulf County had the lowest, at 6.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Florida was 15.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest56.9Levy County
Lowest6.1Gulf County
Median19.267 counties
Florida15.5History

Top 40 counties, 2016

Levy County: 56.9 per 100,000 peopleLevy County56.9Jefferson County: 50 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County50Hendry County: 49.7 per 100,000 peopleHendry County49.7Liberty County: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleLiberty County49.6Baker County: 48 per 100,000 peopleBaker County48Suwannee County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County46.5Holmes County: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County46.3Wakulla County: 44.2 per 100,000 peopleWakulla County44.2Franklin County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County41.7Gadsden County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County39.9Madison County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County39.1Monroe County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County38.8Jackson County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County36.7Putnam County: 36.3 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County36.3Hamilton County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County35.8DeSoto County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County32.9Columbia County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County29.6Gilchrist County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County29.4Nassau County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleNassau County27.5Taylor County: 27 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County27Walton County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleWalton County26.1Okeechobee County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County25.6Flagler County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleFlagler County23.6Volusia County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County23.2Lafayette County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County23.2Bradford County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleBradford County22.6Martin County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleMartin County21.8Calhoun County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County21.3Highlands County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County21.3Polk County: 20.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County20.9Washington County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County20.7Bay County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleBay County20.5Marion County: 20 per 100,000 peopleMarion County20Manatee County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleManatee County19.2Hardee County: 19 per 100,000 peopleHardee County19Indian River County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleIndian River County17.3Charlotte County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County17.3Alachua County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleAlachua County17.1Brevard County: 17 per 100,000 peopleBrevard County17Pasco County: 17 per 100,000 peoplePasco County17
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
1Levy County56.9+4.5 pts
2Jefferson County50+14.6 pts
3Hendry County49.7+23.2 pts
4Liberty County49.6+49.6 pts
5Baker County48+3 pts
6Suwannee County46.5+18.6 pts
7Holmes County46.3-0.3 pts
8Wakulla County44.2+37.8 pts
9Franklin County41.7+33.3 pts
10Gadsden County39.9+13.4 pts
11Madison County39.1+0.5 pts
12Monroe County38.8+13 pts
13Jackson County36.7-24.2 pts
14Putnam County36.3+8.3 pts
15Hamilton County35.80 pts
16DeSoto County32.9-15.1 pts
17Columbia County29.6-3.3 pts
18Gilchrist County29.4+11.6 pts
19Nassau County27.5+8.2 pts
20Taylor County27+9.2 pts
21Walton County26.1+11.8 pts
22Okeechobee County25.6+10 pts
23Flagler County23.6+11.9 pts
24Volusia County23.2+6.3 pts
25Lafayette County23.2-23.3 pts
26Bradford County22.6-15 pts
27Martin County21.8+2.3 pts
28Calhoun County21.3-6.9 pts
29Highlands County21.3-1.3 pts
30Polk County20.9+3.4 pts
31Washington County20.7+0.1 pts
32Bay County20.5+3 pts
33Marion County20-0.3 pts
34Manatee County19.2+3.6 pts
35Hardee County19+11.4 pts
36Indian River County17.3+0.9 pts
37Charlotte County17.3+3.7 pts
38Alachua County17.1+3.1 pts
39Brevard County17+2.5 pts
40Pasco County17+2.7 pts
41Citrus County16.7-3.9 pts
42Sarasota County16.6+2.2 pts
43Hillsborough County16.6+2.5 pts
44Duval County16.5+2.1 pts
45Glades County16.5-99.7 pts
46Lake County16.1-2.3 pts
47Lee County14.8+1 pts
48Escambia County14.7-1.1 pts
49Sumter County14.5-0.5 pts
50Osceola County14.3-0.7 pts
51Leon County14+3.8 pts
52Hernando County13.8-6 pts
53Pinellas County13.5+2.5 pts
54Broward County12.9+0.9 pts
55St. Johns County12.8-3.6 pts
56Orange County12.7+1.8 pts
57Clay County12.6-3.8 pts
58Union County12.6-6.4 pts
59Palm Beach County12.5-0.6 pts
60Dixie County12.3-24.7 pts
61St. Lucie County11.6-0.6 pts
62Miami-Dade County11-1.8 pts
63Okaloosa County10.5-6.7 pts
64Collier County9.8-3.4 pts
65Seminole County9-0.8 pts
66Santa Rosa County7.6-3.8 pts
67Gulf County6.1-6.2 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, 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 Florida 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 Florida 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 Florida 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?

Levy County, with 56.9 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Gulf County, with 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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