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Counties in Florida by traffic fatality rate

Glades County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 99.3 per 100,000 people. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for Florida was 14.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest99.3Glades County
Lowest0Lafayette County
Median19.467 counties
Florida14.8History

Top 40 counties, 2018

Glades County: 99.3 per 100,000 peopleGlades County99.3Gilchrist County: 68.7 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County68.7Calhoun County: 56.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County56.3Putnam County: 52.2 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County52.2Jefferson County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County48.7Suwannee County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County46.4Levy County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleLevy County45.8DeSoto County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County44.8Washington County: 41 per 100,000 peopleWashington County41Hendry County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleHendry County36.1Okeechobee County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County35.5Hardee County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleHardee County34.8Walton County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleWalton County34.2Madison County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County33.3Bradford County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleBradford County32.7Columbia County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County30.7Jackson County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County30.6Wakulla County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleWakulla County28.1Taylor County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County27.7Gadsden County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County26.9Holmes County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County25.6Citrus County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County24.8Liberty County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleLiberty County24.7Monroe County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County24.5Gulf County: 24 per 100,000 peopleGulf County24Marion County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County23.1Hamilton County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County21.6Nassau County: 21 per 100,000 peopleNassau County21Indian River County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleIndian River County20.6Sumter County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleSumter County20.4Escambia County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County20.3Highlands County: 20 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County20Volusia County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County19.6Manatee County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleManatee County19.4Union County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County18.7Alachua County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleAlachua County18.5Pasco County: 18.5 per 100,000 peoplePasco County18.5Baker County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleBaker County18.3Osceola County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County17.7Polk County: 17.7 per 100,000 peoplePolk County17.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Glades County99.3-8 pts
2Gilchrist County68.7+45.4 pts
3Calhoun County56.3+49.2 pts
4Putnam County52.2+16.3 pts
5Jefferson County48.7+20.6 pts
6Suwannee County46.4+13.9 pts
7Levy County45.8-10.4 pts
8DeSoto County44.8+0.6 pts
9Washington County41-0.4 pts
10Hendry County36.1+12.9 pts
11Okeechobee County35.5+2.5 pts
12Hardee County34.8-11.2 pts
13Walton County34.2+3.1 pts
14Madison County33.3+22.2 pts
15Bradford County32.7+6.7 pts
16Columbia County30.7+1.3 pts
17Jackson County30.6-6.1 pts
18Wakulla County28.1+6.1 pts
19Taylor County27.7-31.6 pts
20Gadsden County26.9-15.5 pts
21Holmes County25.6-25.7 pts
22Citrus County24.8+3.7 pts
23Liberty County24.7-13 pts
24Monroe County24.5+2.8 pts
25Gulf County24-30.3 pts
26Marion County23.1-2.1 pts
27Hamilton County21.6-42.6 pts
28Nassau County21-0.7 pts
29Indian River County20.6+2.3 pts
30Sumter County20.4+1.1 pts
31Escambia County20.3+4 pts
32Highlands County20+2 pts
33Volusia County19.6-4.8 pts
34Manatee County19.4+5.2 pts
35Union County18.7-6.1 pts
36Alachua County18.5-1.7 pts
37Pasco County18.5-2 pts
38Baker County18.3-7.3 pts
39Osceola County17.7+2.4 pts
40Polk County17.7+1.1 pts
41Lake County17.2+3.6 pts
42Hernando County16.5-1.9 pts
43Charlotte County15-0.2 pts
44Duval County14.7-1.1 pts
45Martin County14.6-1.3 pts
46Brevard County14.3+0.2 pts
47Santa Rosa County13.9+3 pts
48Bay County13.7-1.8 pts
49Flagler County13.6-16.8 pts
50Pinellas County13.6+1.1 pts
51St. Johns County13.5-3.8 pts
52Okaloosa County13-2.7 pts
53St. Lucie County13-0.3 pts
54Lee County12.8-2.8 pts
55Orange County12.6-1.1 pts
56Palm Beach County12.4+1.3 pts
57Hillsborough County12.3-1.3 pts
58Broward County12.2+0.5 pts
59Dixie County12.2-12.2 pts
60Sarasota County12.1+0.3 pts
61Collier County12+5.7 pts
62Miami-Dade County10.8+0.3 pts
63Leon County10.4-1.4 pts
64Clay County8.9-1.1 pts
65Franklin County8.40 pts
66Seminole County7.7-2.7 pts
67Lafayette County0-59.3 pts

Other periods

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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, 2018. 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, 2018 [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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Glades County, with 99.3 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Lafayette County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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