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Counties in Illinois by traffic fatality rate

Stark County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 102 counties in 2017, at 72.1 per 100,000 people. Scott County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for Illinois was 8.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest72.1Stark County
Lowest0Scott County
Median15.4102 counties
Illinois8.4History

Top 40 counties, 2017

Stark County: 72.1 per 100,000 peopleStark County72.1Union County: 57.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County57.2Hardin County: 52.7 per 100,000 peopleHardin County52.7Washington County: 50.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County50.3Carroll County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County45.2Marshall County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County41.8Greene County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleGreene County39.7De Witt County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleDe Witt County37.6Pulaski County: 36.3 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County36.3Fulton County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleFulton County31.5Schuyler County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County28.2Cumberland County: 28 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County28Livingston County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County27.5Jefferson County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County26.4Wabash County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleWabash County25.9Pope County: 25.5 per 100,000 peoplePope County25.5Douglas County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County25.3Lawrence County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County25.2Richland County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleRichland County24.9Bond County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleBond County23.6Perry County: 23.3 per 100,000 peoplePerry County23.3Cass County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County22.6Coles County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleColes County22.6Clay County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County22.4Randolph County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County22.4Jackson County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County21.7Iroquois County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleIroquois County21.5White County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleWhite County21.1Crawford County: 21 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County21Vermilion County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleVermilion County20.8Bureau County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleBureau County20.7Saline County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleSaline County20.5Massac County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleMassac County20.5Moultrie County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleMoultrie County20.2Pike County: 19.7 per 100,000 peoplePike County19.7Clark County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleClark County18.9Williamson County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWilliamson County17.8Putnam County: 17.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County17.8Morgan County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County17.7Christian County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleChristian County17.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Stark County72.1+72.1 pts
2Union County57.2+51.5 pts
3Hardin County52.7+27 pts
4Washington County50.3-13.4 pts
5Carroll County45.2+19.3 pts
6Marshall County41.8+25.4 pts
7Greene County39.7+8 pts
8De Witt County37.6+19.1 pts
9Pulaski County36.3+18.4 pts
10Fulton County31.5+23 pts
11Schuyler County28.2+28.2 pts
12Cumberland County28-27.9 pts
13Livingston County27.5-5.5 pts
14Jefferson County26.4-2.5 pts
15Wabash County25.9+8.7 pts
16Pope County25.5+25.5 pts
17Douglas County25.3+5.1 pts
18Lawrence County25.2+0.3 pts
19Richland County24.9+12.4 pts
20Bond County23.6+11.7 pts
21Perry County23.3+14 pts
22Cass County22.6+22.6 pts
23Coles County22.6+10.5 pts
24Clay County22.4+7.5 pts
25Randolph County22.4-9.3 pts
26Jackson County21.7+2.2 pts
27Iroquois County21.5-6.8 pts
28White County21.1+7.2 pts
29Crawford County21+21 pts
30Vermilion County20.8+10.5 pts
31Bureau County20.7-11.7 pts
32Saline County20.5+12.4 pts
33Massac County20.5-6.6 pts
34Moultrie County20.2+20.2 pts
35Pike County19.7-6.3 pts
36Clark County18.9-25.1 pts
37Williamson County17.8+1.6 pts
38Putnam County17.80 pts
39Morgan County17.7+11.9 pts
40Christian County17.5+2.9 pts
41Warren County17.4+5.9 pts
42Logan County17.4-17.2 pts
43Edgar County17.3-22.7 pts
44Alexander County16.6+0.5 pts
45Madison County16.4+8.6 pts
46Kankakee County16.4-4.4 pts
47Clinton County16.1+10.7 pts
48Henry County16.1+6.1 pts
49Menard County16.1+0.1 pts
50Marion County15.7-7.7 pts
51Woodford County15.4+10.3 pts
52LaSalle County15.3-11.6 pts
53Johnson County15.3-7.7 pts
54Henderson County15+0.2 pts
55Mason County14.8+14.8 pts
56Lee County14.4-2.9 pts
57Shelby County14+4.6 pts
58Fayette County13.8-27.6 pts
59Jersey County13.8-18.2 pts
60St. Clair County13.7-1.5 pts
61Knox County13.7+0.1 pts
62Jo Daviess County13.6-40.2 pts
63Macoupin County13.1-4.3 pts
64Boone County13+7.4 pts
65Whiteside County12.4+3.6 pts
66Wayne County12.1-5.9 pts
67Macon County11.3+4.8 pts
68Stephenson County11-2.1 pts
69DeKalb County10.9+5.9 pts
70Jasper County10.7-74.2 pts
71McHenry County10.6+2.2 pts
72Franklin County10.3-7.7 pts
73Ogle County9.6+5.8 pts
74Sangamon County9.1-1 pts
75Will County8.5+2 pts
76Winnebago County8-5.5 pts
77Kendall County7.9+3.1 pts
78Grundy County7.7-9.8 pts
79Adams County7.50 pts
80Tazewell County7.5+0.8 pts
81Ford County7.3-29.2 pts
82Peoria County7-1.5 pts
83McDonough County6.9-6.6 pts
84Montgomery County6.9-20.5 pts
85Champaign County6.7-4.3 pts
86Lake County6.4-0.6 pts
87McLean County6.40 pts
88Mercer County6.3-0 pts
89Piatt County6-6 pts
90Kane County5.9-1.5 pts
91Effingham County5.8-20.3 pts
92Hancock County5.5-5.4 pts
93Cook County5.4+0.4 pts
94Rock Island County4.8-2.7 pts
95DuPage County4.1+0.3 pts
96Monroe County2.9-5.9 pts
97Brown County0-15.5 pts
97Calhoun County00 pts
97Edwards County0-31 pts
97Gallatin County0-19 pts
97Hamilton County0-36.9 pts
97Scott County0-39.6 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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, 2017. 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?

Stark County, with 72.1 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Scott County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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