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Counties in Florida by traffic fatality rate

Glades County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 85.7 per 100,000 people. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Florida was 14.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest85.7Glades County
Lowest0Lafayette County
Median18.667 counties
Florida14.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Glades County: 85.7 per 100,000 peopleGlades County85.7Dixie County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleDixie County58.1Hardee County: 57.8 per 100,000 peopleHardee County57.8Madison County: 54.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County54.6Calhoun County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County51.9Gadsden County: 47.6 per 100,000 peopleGadsden County47.6Franklin County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County47.5Levy County: 45 per 100,000 peopleLevy County45Suwannee County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleSuwannee County41.2Gulf County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleGulf County38.1Hamilton County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County36.4Hendry County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleHendry County36.3Bradford County: 36 per 100,000 peopleBradford County36DeSoto County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County35.8Holmes County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County35.6Jackson County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County32.8Columbia County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County32.7Taylor County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County27.6Putnam County: 27.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County27.6Baker County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleBaker County24.5Walton County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleWalton County24.3Okeechobee County: 24 per 100,000 peopleOkeechobee County24Marion County: 24 per 100,000 peopleMarion County24Monroe County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County22.1Hernando County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleHernando County21.1Nassau County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleNassau County20.7Gilchrist County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleGilchrist County20.3Alachua County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleAlachua County20.1Lake County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County19.4Jefferson County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County19.3Escambia County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleEscambia County19.2Polk County: 19 per 100,000 peoplePolk County19Union County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County18.8Volusia County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleVolusia County18.6Flagler County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleFlagler County18.2Osceola County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County18.1Brevard County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleBrevard County16.2Manatee County: 16 per 100,000 peopleManatee County16Charlotte County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County15.9Duval County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleDuval County15.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Glades County85.7+13.7 pts
2Dixie County58.1-1.3 pts
3Hardee County57.8+30.6 pts
4Madison County54.6+15.6 pts
5Calhoun County51.9-37.3 pts
6Gadsden County47.6+10.7 pts
7Franklin County47.5+31.5 pts
8Levy County45+22.9 pts
9Suwannee County41.2+5.9 pts
10Gulf County38.1+5.4 pts
11Hamilton County36.4-54.4 pts
12Hendry County36.3-4.5 pts
13Bradford County36+10.3 pts
14DeSoto County35.8-20.5 pts
15Holmes County35.6+9.7 pts
16Jackson County32.8+10.1 pts
17Columbia County32.7+3.5 pts
18Taylor County27.6-24 pts
19Putnam County27.6-16.6 pts
20Baker County24.5+17.3 pts
21Walton County24.3-4.6 pts
22Okeechobee County24-5.7 pts
23Marion County24-4.2 pts
24Monroe County22.1+7.5 pts
25Hernando County21.1-0.6 pts
26Nassau County20.7+6.4 pts
27Gilchrist County20.3+4.5 pts
28Alachua County20.1+1.8 pts
29Lake County19.4+1.4 pts
30Jefferson County19.3-7.2 pts
31Escambia County19.2+2.2 pts
32Polk County19+2.2 pts
33Union County18.8+5.8 pts
34Volusia County18.6-4 pts
35Flagler County18.2-3.1 pts
36Osceola County18.1+0.3 pts
37Brevard County16.2+0.3 pts
38Manatee County16-0 pts
39Charlotte County15.9-2.8 pts
40Duval County15.9+1.2 pts
41Washington County15.7-4 pts
42Citrus County15.6+0.2 pts
43Hillsborough County14.80 pts
44Pasco County14.5-2.7 pts
45Sumter County14.5-11.8 pts
46Lee County14.2-2.1 pts
47Clay County13.8-0.4 pts
48Wakulla County13.7-6.2 pts
49St. Lucie County13+1.6 pts
50Highlands County12.9-22 pts
51Liberty County12.9+12.9 pts
52St. Johns County12.8+1.4 pts
53Okaloosa County12.7+4 pts
54Leon County12.7-0 pts
55Palm Beach County12.5-2.7 pts
56Sarasota County12.3-0.2 pts
57Bay County12-13.9 pts
58Miami-Dade County11.7+0.4 pts
59Pinellas County11.6-1.2 pts
60Orange County11.5-2.5 pts
61Santa Rosa County11.3+1.2 pts
62Broward County10.9-3.7 pts
63Indian River County10.6-4.3 pts
64Seminole County10-0.4 pts
65Collier County9.8-1 pts
66Martin County9.1-14.3 pts
67Lafayette County0-25.7 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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, 2023. 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, 2023 [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 85.7 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Lafayette County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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