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Counties in Illinois by traffic fatality rate, 2024

Schuyler County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 102 counties in 2024, at 88.9 per 100,000 people. Warren County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 14.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Illinois was 9.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest88.9Schuyler County
Lowest0Warren County
Median14.8102 counties
Illinois9.3History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Schuyler County: 88.9 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County88.9Alexander County: 65.3 per 100,000 peopleAlexander County65.3Pope County: 54 per 100,000 peoplePope County54Washington County: 44.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County44.3Gallatin County: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleGallatin County42.6Pulaski County: 41 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County41Clay County: 39 per 100,000 peopleClay County39Stark County: 37.9 per 100,000 peopleStark County37.9Ford County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleFord County37.2Randolph County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County36.8Putnam County: 35.5 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County35.5Menard County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleMenard County33.4Edwards County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County33.4Edgar County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleEdgar County30.5Piatt County: 30.1 per 100,000 peoplePiatt County30.1Shelby County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleShelby County29.2Crawford County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County27.2LaSalle County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleLaSalle County26.8Richland County: 26 per 100,000 peopleRichland County26Coles County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleColes County25.8Douglas County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County25.2Jefferson County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County24.9Jackson County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County24.4Union County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County23.7Jersey County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleJersey County23.6Iroquois County: 23 per 100,000 peopleIroquois County23Livingston County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County22.6White County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleWhite County22.4Jasper County: 22 per 100,000 peopleJasper County22Kankakee County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleKankakee County21.6Christian County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleChristian County21.1Moultrie County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleMoultrie County20.9Scott County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleScott County20.5Lawrence County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County20.3Effingham County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleEffingham County20.2Clark County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleClark County19.9Fulton County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleFulton County18.5Morgan County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County18.4Bond County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBond County18.1St. Clair County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County17.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 100,000 people		Change on 2023
1Schuyler County Estimated88.9+88.9 pts
2Alexander County Estimated65.3+44.1 pts
3Pope County Estimated54+0.2 pts
4Washington County Estimated44.3+22.2 pts
5Gallatin County Estimated42.6+42.6 pts
6Pulaski County Estimated41-19.5 pts
7Clay County Estimated39+15.8 pts
8Stark County Estimated37.9+18.9 pts
9Ford County Estimated37.2+7.1 pts
10Randolph County Estimated36.8+26.8 pts
11Putnam County Estimated35.5-0.3 pts
12Menard County Estimated33.4+33.4 pts
13Edwards County Estimated33.4+33.4 pts
14Edgar County Estimated30.5+18.3 pts
15Piatt County Estimated30.1+6.1 pts
16Shelby County Estimated29.2+14.6 pts
17Crawford County Estimated27.2+16.3 pts
18LaSalle County Estimated26.8+3.7 pts
19Richland County Estimated26-12.7 pts
20Coles County Estimated25.8+15.1 pts
21Douglas County Estimated25.2+5 pts
22Jefferson County Estimated24.9-5.4 pts
23Jackson County Estimated24.4+7.4 pts
24Union County Estimated23.7-11.9 pts
25Jersey County Estimated23.6+18.9 pts
26Iroquois County Estimated23-15.4 pts
27Livingston County Estimated22.6+8.5 pts
28White County Estimated22.4+22.4 pts
29Jasper County Estimated22-10.8 pts
30Kankakee County Estimated21.6+8.5 pts
31Christian County Estimated21.1+9 pts
32Moultrie County Estimated20.9+6.9 pts
33Scott County Estimated20.5-0.1 pts
34Lawrence County Estimated20.3-20 pts
35Effingham County Estimated20.2-5.9 pts
36Clark County Estimated19.9-6.4 pts
37Fulton County Estimated18.5+0.1 pts
38Morgan County Estimated18.4+3.1 pts
39Bond County Estimated18.1-18 pts
40St. Clair County Estimated17.9+3.6 pts
41Saline County Estimated17.5-21.6 pts
42Marshall County Estimated17.3+17.3 pts
43Grundy County Estimated16.7+3.7 pts
44Henderson County Estimated16.5-32.6 pts
45Knox County Estimated16.4+6.1 pts
46Mason County Estimated15.9-39.7 pts
47Brown County Estimated15.9-15.9 pts
48Woodford County Estimated15.7-10.4 pts
49Johnson County Estimated150 pts
50Williamson County Estimated14.9+7.4 pts
51Madison County Estimated14.80 pts
52Perry County Estimated14.8+9.9 pts
53Logan County Estimated14.5-0 pts
54Montgomery County Estimated14.5-32.4 pts
55Mercer County Estimated13.1-6.3 pts
56De Witt County Estimated13.10 pts
57Macon County Estimated12.9-6.9 pts
58Whiteside County Estimated12.8-0 pts
59Hamilton County Estimated12.8-76 pts
60Wayne County Estimated12.6-12.6 pts
61Tazewell County Estimated12.3+3.1 pts
62Bureau County Estimated12.3-12.1 pts
63Macoupin County Estimated11.4+11.4 pts
64Boone County Estimated11.3-9.4 pts
65Vermilion County Estimated11.3-9.7 pts
66Peoria County Estimated11.1+2.2 pts
67Sangamon County Estimated10.8-3.6 pts
68Cumberland County Estimated9.7-39 pts
69Winnebago County Estimated9.5-1.1 pts
70Fayette County Estimated9.5-9.4 pts
71Stephenson County Estimated9.3-20.7 pts
72Wabash County Estimated9.1-9 pts
73DeKalb County Estimated8.9-7 pts
74Greene County Estimated8.8-17.2 pts
75Monroe County Estimated8.6-11.3 pts
76McHenry County Estimated8.5+5.4 pts
77Kendall County Estimated8.4+3.4 pts
78Marion County Estimated8.2-8.1 pts
79Will County Estimated8.2+2.2 pts
80Franklin County Estimated8.1-16.1 pts
81Clinton County Estimated8.1-8.2 pts
82Cass County Estimated7.9+7.9 pts
83Rock Island County Estimated7.7+1.4 pts
84Massac County Estimated7.3-7.2 pts
85Pike County Estimated7-48.8 pts
86Cook County Estimated7-0.3 pts
87Lake County Estimated7-1.4 pts
88Carroll County Estimated6.5-6.4 pts
89McLean County Estimated6.4-6.4 pts
90DuPage County Estimated6+0.8 pts
91Hancock County Estimated5.9-5.8 pts
92Ogle County Estimated5.8-25.3 pts
93Kane County Estimated5.8-3.5 pts
94Champaign County Estimated4.7-3.4 pts
95Henry County Estimated4.20 pts
96Adams County Estimated1.6-6.2 pts
97Calhoun County Estimated00 pts
97Hardin County Estimated00 pts
97Jo Daviess County Estimated0-27.6 pts
97Lee County Estimated0-6 pts
97McDonough County Estimated0-14.8 pts
97Warren County Estimated00 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 Illinois by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [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 Illinois by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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 Illinois by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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 Illinois by traffic fatality rate, 2024 [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?

Schuyler County, with 88.9 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Warren County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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