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Counties in Florida by traffic fatality rate

Hamilton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 87.4 per 100,000 people. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Florida was 15.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest87.4Hamilton County
Lowest0Lafayette County
Median17.767 counties
Florida15.4History

Map of counties, 2020

Alachua County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleBaker County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleBrevard County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleBroward County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleCollier County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleDixie County: 36 per 100,000 peopleDuval County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleFlagler County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 8 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County: 28 per 100,000 peopleGlades County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleGulf County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 87.4 per 100,000 peopleHardee County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleHendry County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleHernando County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleHillsborough County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleIndian River County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 14 per 100,000 peopleLeon County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleLevy County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleLiberty County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 28 per 100,000 peopleManatee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleMiami-Dade County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County: 47.9 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 15.1 per 100,000 peoplePalm Beach County: 12.3 per 100,000 peoplePasco County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePinellas County: 11.3 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 18.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Johns County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lucie County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSanta Rosa County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSarasota County: 14 per 100,000 peopleSeminole County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleSumter County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 13 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleWakulla County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleWalton County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 39.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Hamilton County: 87.4 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County87.4Okeechobee County: 47.9 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County47.9Suwannee County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County45.9Putnam County: 42.2 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County42.2DeSoto County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County41.1Washington County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County39.5Gadsden County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County39.2Walton County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleWalton County38.2Jackson County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County38.2Dixie County: 36 per 100,000 peopleDixie County36Gulf County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleGulf County35.1Glades County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleGlades County33.1Hendry County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleHendry County32.7Bradford County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleBradford County31.9Hardee County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleHardee County31.6Levy County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleLevy County30.2Columbia County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County30.1Madison County: 28 per 100,000 peopleMadison County28Gilchrist County: 28 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County28Marion County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County27.8Highlands County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County26.6Holmes County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County25.6Volusia County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County24.7Citrus County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County24.6Flagler County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleFlagler County23.3Hernando County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleHernando County22.5Calhoun County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County21.9Okaloosa County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County21.2Bay County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleBay County20.1Pasco County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePasco County18.9Duval County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleDuval County18.7Sumter County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleSumter County18.4Polk County: 18.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County18.4Escambia County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County17.7Nassau County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleNassau County17.6Alachua County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleAlachua County17.2Manatee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleManatee County16.2Osceola County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County15.1St. Lucie County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lucie County14.8Hillsborough County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleHillsborough County14.5Hamilton County: 87.4 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County87.4Okeechobee County: 47.9 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County47.9Suwannee County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County45.9Putnam County: 42.2 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County42.2DeSoto County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County41.1Washington County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County39.5Gadsden County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County39.2Walton County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleWalton County38.2Jackson County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County38.2Dixie County: 36 per 100,000 peopleDixie County36Gulf County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleGulf County35.1Glades County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleGlades County33.1Hendry County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleHendry County32.7Bradford County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleBradford County31.9Hardee County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleHardee County31.6Levy County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleLevy County30.2Columbia County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County30.1Madison County: 28 per 100,000 peopleMadison County28Gilchrist County: 28 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County28Marion County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County27.8Highlands County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleHighlands County26.6Holmes County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County25.6Volusia County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County24.7Citrus County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleCitrus County24.6Flagler County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleFlagler County23.3Hernando County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleHernando County22.5Calhoun County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County21.9Okaloosa County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleOkaloosa County21.2Bay County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleBay County20.1Pasco County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePasco County18.9Duval County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleDuval County18.7Sumter County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleSumter County18.4Polk County: 18.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County18.4Escambia County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County17.7Nassau County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleNassau County17.6Alachua County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleAlachua County17.2Manatee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleManatee County16.2Osceola County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County15.1St. Lucie County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lucie County14.8Hillsborough County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleHillsborough County14.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Hamilton County87.4+44.5 pts
2Okeechobee County47.9+12.7 pts
3Suwannee County45.9+13.6 pts
4Putnam County42.2-4.3 pts
5DeSoto County41.1+17.4 pts
6Washington County39.5+3.7 pts
7Gadsden County39.2+21.1 pts
8Walton County38.2+12.3 pts
9Jackson County38.2-4 pts
10Dixie County36+5.9 pts
11Gulf County35.1+20.9 pts
12Glades County33.1-74.9 pts
13Hendry County32.7+12.3 pts
14Bradford County31.9-10.8 pts
15Hardee County31.6-19.6 pts
16Levy County30.2-7.6 pts
17Columbia County30.1-13.3 pts
18Madison County28-27.7 pts
19Gilchrist County28-6 pts
20Marion County27.8+3.5 pts
21Highlands County26.6-4.1 pts
22Holmes County25.6-15.1 pts
23Volusia County24.7+1.7 pts
24Citrus County24.6+10.1 pts
25Flagler County23.3+13.6 pts
26Hernando County22.5+9.4 pts
27Calhoun County21.9-7.3 pts
28Okaloosa County21.2+2.7 pts
29Bay County20.1+2 pts
30Pasco County18.9+1.3 pts
31Duval County18.7+2.7 pts
32Sumter County18.4-1.4 pts
33Polk County18.4+0.8 pts
34Escambia County17.7-2.4 pts
35Nassau County17.6-1.6 pts
36Alachua County17.2-8.9 pts
37Manatee County16.2+2 pts
38Osceola County15.1-4.7 pts
39St. Lucie County14.8+3 pts
40Hillsborough County14.5-0.6 pts
41Martin County14.5-3.2 pts
42Monroe County14.5-7.4 pts
43Baker County14.2-10.7 pts
44St. Johns County14.1+2.3 pts
45Sarasota County14+0.7 pts
46Lee County14+0.9 pts
47Charlotte County13.8+1.8 pts
48Taylor County13.8-9.2 pts
49Broward County13.8+2.8 pts
50Lake County13.7-2.2 pts
51Indian River County13.7-2.1 pts
52Brevard County13.3-0.7 pts
53Union County13-5.7 pts
54Liberty County12.8-12.2 pts
55Palm Beach County12.3+0.6 pts
56Orange County12.2-0 pts
57Leon County11.9-0.1 pts
58Miami-Dade County11.6+0.6 pts
59Pinellas County11.3-0 pts
60Collier County11.1-2.9 pts
61Santa Rosa County11.1-0.3 pts
62Clay County10.5-1.5 pts
63Wakulla County8.8-15.2 pts
64Franklin County8-16.3 pts
65Seminole County7.8-2.2 pts
66Jefferson County6.9-14 pts
67Lafayette County0-24.5 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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, 2020. 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, 2020 [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 87.4 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Lafayette County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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