Counties in Illinois by traffic fatality rate

Hamilton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 102 counties in 2013, at 60.1 per 100,000 people. Stark County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Illinois was 7.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest60.1Hamilton County
Median13.2102 counties
Illinois7.6History

Top 40 counties, 2013

Hamilton County: 60.1 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County60.1Hardin County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleHardin County48.6Pope County: 46.1 per 100,000 peoplePope County46.1Randolph County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County45.9Henderson County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County43.4White County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleWhite County41.1Schuyler County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County40.3Crawford County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County35.9Fayette County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleFayette County35.9Washington County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County34.7Putnam County: 34.3 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County34.3Marshall County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County32.6Morgan County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County31.6Jasper County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleJasper County31.5Jefferson County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County31.1Iroquois County: 31 per 100,000 peopleIroquois County31Clark County: 31 per 100,000 peopleClark County31Jo Daviess County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleJo Daviess County30.9Greene County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County29.9Brown County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleBrown County29.6Cumberland County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County27.7Hancock County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleHancock County26.9Carroll County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County25.9Pike County: 25.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County25.2Wayne County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County23.9Effingham County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleEffingham County23.3Franklin County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County22.8Ogle County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleOgle County22.8Calhoun County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County20.3Henry County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleHenry County19.9Scott County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleScott County19.2Boone County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleBoone County18.6Gallatin County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleGallatin County18.4Perry County: 18.4 per 100,000 peoplePerry County18.4Lawrence County: 18 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County18Jersey County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleJersey County17.7Bureau County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleBureau County17.5Coles County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleColes County17.3Pulaski County: 17 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County17St. Clair County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County16.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1Hamilton County60.1+60.1 pts
2Hardin County48.6+25 pts
3Pope County46.1+0.4 pts
4Randolph County45.9+30.6 pts
5Henderson County43.4+14.9 pts
6White County41.1+34.3 pts
7Schuyler County40.3+27 pts
8Crawford County35.9+25.8 pts
9Fayette County35.9-4.6 pts
10Washington County34.7+27.9 pts
11Putnam County34.3+34.3 pts
12Marshall County32.6+8.3 pts
13Morgan County31.6+25.9 pts
14Jasper County31.5+10.7 pts
15Jefferson County31.10 pts
16Iroquois County31-13.3 pts
17Clark County31-12 pts
18Jo Daviess County30.9+13.3 pts
19Greene County29.9+29.9 pts
20Brown County29.6+29.6 pts
21Cumberland County27.7+18.5 pts
22Hancock County26.9+26.9 pts
23Carroll County25.90 pts
24Pike County25.2+6.6 pts
25Wayne County23.9+6 pts
26Effingham County23.3-5.8 pts
27Franklin County22.8+0.2 pts
28Ogle County22.8+5.8 pts
29Calhoun County20.30 pts
30Henry County19.9+8 pts
31Scott County19.2+0.3 pts
32Boone County18.6+1.8 pts
33Gallatin County18.4-18.5 pts
34Perry County18.4+9.2 pts
35Lawrence County18+6 pts
36Jersey County17.7+0.1 pts
37Bureau County17.5-2.8 pts
38Coles County17.3+7.8 pts
39Pulaski County17-16.6 pts
40St. Clair County16.9+6.5 pts
40Union County16.9-5.6 pts
42Logan County16.9+6.9 pts
43Livingston County16-4.7 pts
44Grundy County15.8+3.9 pts
45Johnson County15.2-0.1 pts
46Douglas County15.1-25.1 pts
47Edwards County15+0.1 pts
48Cass County14.7-21.9 pts
49Christian County14.4-14.2 pts
50Fulton County13.8+11.1 pts
51Montgomery County13.6-6.6 pts
52Macoupin County12.8+4.3 pts
53Kankakee County12.5-4.4 pts
54Vermilion County12.5+2.5 pts
55Mercer County12.3+6.2 pts
56De Witt County12.2+0.1 pts
57Saline County120 pts
58Winnebago County12+3.4 pts
59Williamson County11.8-4.6 pts
60Warren County11.30 pts
61Madison County10.4-4.4 pts
62Adams County10.4+1.5 pts
63Marion County10.3+2.6 pts
64Woodford County10.2+2.5 pts
65Macon County10+1.9 pts
66Peoria County10+3.1 pts
67Sangamon County10-1 pts
68LaSalle County9.70 pts
69Knox County9.5+3.8 pts
70Monroe County8.9-15 pts
71Champaign County8.8+2.9 pts
72Whiteside County8.70 pts
73Wabash County8.50 pts
74Stephenson County8.5-4.2 pts
75Clinton County8-21.1 pts
76Menard County7.9+0.1 pts
77DeKalb County7.8+1 pts
78Ford County7.2-21.3 pts
79Mason County7.1-27.9 pts
80Will County7+0.6 pts
81Jackson County6.8-3.5 pts
82Moultrie County6.7-6.7 pts
83Massac County6.7-6.5 pts
84Tazewell County6.6+1.5 pts
85McDonough County6.3-12.4 pts
86Piatt County60 pts
87McLean County5.7-3 pts
88Lee County5.7-8.5 pts
89Kane County5.6+1.2 pts
90Edgar County5.6+5.6 pts
91McHenry County5.5-2.3 pts
92Kendall County5-6 pts
93Lake County4.8+1.4 pts
94Cook County4.7-0.4 pts
95Rock Island County4.7-0.7 pts
96DuPage County3.2+0.9 pts
97Alexander County0-13.1 pts
97Bond County0-22.7 pts
97Clay County0-7.3 pts
97Richland County0-12.3 pts
97Shelby County0-9 pts
97Stark County0-17.3 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 Illinois by traffic fatality rate, 2013) [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, 2013. 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, 2013. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Hamilton County, with 60.1 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Stark County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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