Counties in Florida by traffic fatality rate

Glades County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 108 per 100,000 people. Flagler County had the lowest, at 9.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Florida was 14.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest108Glades County
Median19.867 counties
Florida14.9History

Map of counties, 2019

Alachua County: 26 per 100,000 peopleBaker County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleBrevard County: 14 per 100,000 peopleBroward County: 11 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County: 12 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 12 per 100,000 peopleCollier County: 14 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleDixie County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleDuval County: 16 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County: 20 per 100,000 peopleFlagler County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleGlades County: 108 per 100,000 peopleGulf County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 42.9 per 100,000 peopleHardee County: 51.2 per 100,000 peopleHendry County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleHernando County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleHillsborough County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleIndian River County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 21 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleLeon County: 12 per 100,000 peopleLevy County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleLiberty County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleManatee County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleMiami-Dade County: 11 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 19.8 per 100,000 peoplePalm Beach County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePasco County: 17.6 per 100,000 peoplePinellas County: 11.3 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 17.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Johns County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lucie County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSanta Rosa County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleSarasota County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSeminole County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 23 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County: 23 per 100,000 peopleWakulla County: 24 per 100,000 peopleWalton County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 35.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Glades County: 108 per 100,000 peopleGlades County108Madison County: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County55.8Hardee County: 51.2 per 100,000 peopleHardee County51.2Putnam County: 46.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County46.6Columbia County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County43.4Hamilton County: 42.9 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County42.9Bradford County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleBradford County42.7Jackson County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County42.3Holmes County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County40.6Levy County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleLevy County37.7Washington County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County35.8Okeechobee County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County35.3Gilchrist County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County33.9Suwannee County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County32.4Highlands County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County30.7Dixie County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleDixie County30.1Calhoun County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County29.2Alachua County: 26 per 100,000 peopleAlachua County26Walton County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleWalton County25.9Liberty County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleLiberty County25.1Baker County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleBaker County24.9Lafayette County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County24.5Marion County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County24.3Franklin County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County24.3Wakulla County: 24 per 100,000 peopleWakulla County24DeSoto County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County23.7Taylor County: 23 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County23Volusia County: 23 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County23Monroe County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County21.9Jefferson County: 21 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County21Hendry County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleHendry County20.4Escambia County: 20 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County20Sumter County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County19.8Osceola County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County19.8Nassau County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNassau County19.2Union County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County18.6Okaloosa County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County18.5Gadsden County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County18.1Bay County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBay County18.1Martin County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleMartin County17.7Glades County: 108 per 100,000 peopleGlades County108Madison County: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County55.8Hardee County: 51.2 per 100,000 peopleHardee County51.2Putnam County: 46.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County46.6Columbia County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County43.4Hamilton County: 42.9 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County42.9Bradford County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleBradford County42.7Jackson County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County42.3Holmes County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County40.6Levy County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleLevy County37.7Washington County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County35.8Okeechobee County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County35.3Gilchrist County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County33.9Suwannee County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County32.4Highlands County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County30.7Dixie County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleDixie County30.1Calhoun County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County29.2Alachua County: 26 per 100,000 peopleAlachua County26Walton County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleWalton County25.9Liberty County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleLiberty County25.1Baker County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleBaker County24.9Lafayette County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County24.5Marion County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County24.3Franklin County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County24.3Wakulla County: 24 per 100,000 peopleWakulla County24DeSoto County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County23.7Taylor County: 23 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County23Volusia County: 23 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County23Monroe County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County21.9Jefferson County: 21 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County21Hendry County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleHendry County20.4Escambia County: 20 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County20Sumter County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County19.8Osceola County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County19.8Nassau County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNassau County19.2Union County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County18.6Okaloosa County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County18.5Gadsden County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County18.1Bay County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBay County18.1Martin County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleMartin County17.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people
Change on 2018
1Glades County108+8.7 pts
2Madison County55.8+22.5 pts
3Hardee County51.2+16.4 pts
4Putnam County46.6-5.6 pts
5Columbia County43.4+12.7 pts
6Hamilton County42.9+21.2 pts
7Bradford County42.7+10 pts
8Jackson County42.3+11.7 pts
9Holmes County40.6+15 pts
10Levy County37.7-8 pts
11Washington County35.8-5.2 pts
12Okeechobee County35.3-0.2 pts
13Gilchrist County33.9-34.8 pts
14Suwannee County32.4-14 pts
15Highlands County30.7+10.7 pts
16Dixie County30.1+17.9 pts
17Calhoun County29.2-27.1 pts
18Alachua County26+7.5 pts
19Walton County25.9-8.3 pts
20Liberty County25.1+0.4 pts
21Baker County24.9+6.6 pts
22Lafayette County24.5+24.5 pts
23Marion County24.3+1.2 pts
24Franklin County24.3+15.9 pts
25Wakulla County24-4 pts
26DeSoto County23.7-21.1 pts
27Taylor County23-4.6 pts
28Volusia County23+3.4 pts
29Monroe County21.9-2.6 pts
30Jefferson County21-27.7 pts
31Hendry County20.4-15.7 pts
32Escambia County20-0.2 pts
33Sumter County19.8-0.6 pts
34Osceola County19.8+2 pts
35Nassau County19.2-1.8 pts
36Union County18.6-0 pts
37Okaloosa County18.5+5.5 pts
38Gadsden County18.1-8.8 pts
39Bay County18.1+4.4 pts
40Martin County17.7+3.1 pts
41Pasco County17.6-0.9 pts
42Polk County17.6-0.1 pts
43Duval County16+1.3 pts
44Lake County15.9-1.3 pts
45Indian River County15.9-4.8 pts
46Hillsborough County15.2+2.8 pts
47Citrus County14.5-10.3 pts
48Manatee County14.2-5.2 pts
49Gulf County14.2-9.8 pts
50Collier County14+2 pts
51Brevard County14-0.3 pts
52Sarasota County13.3+1.2 pts
53Lee County13.1+0.3 pts
54Hernando County13.1-3.4 pts
55Orange County12.2-0.4 pts
56Leon County12+1.7 pts
57Clay County12+3.1 pts
58Charlotte County12-3 pts
59St. Lucie County11.8-1.2 pts
60St. Johns County11.8-1.7 pts
61Palm Beach County11.7-0.7 pts
62Santa Rosa County11.4-2.5 pts
63Pinellas County11.3-2.3 pts
64Miami-Dade County11+0.2 pts
65Broward County11-1.2 pts
66Seminole County10+2.3 pts
67Flagler County9.7-3.9 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).

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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, 2019. 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, 2019 [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 108 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Flagler County, with 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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