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Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate

Decatur County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 92 counties in 2016, at 64.1 per 100,000 people. Union County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Indiana was 12.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest64.1Decatur County
Lowest0Union County
Median15.192 counties
Indiana12.5History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 25 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 19 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 19 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County: 10 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 64.1 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleDubois County: 7 per 100,000 peopleElkhart County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleFountain County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleGibson County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 5 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleHendricks County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleJay County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleJennings County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County: 17 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 10 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 20 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 11 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleOwen County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleParke County: 42.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 5.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 48.8 per 100,000 peoplePorter County: 11.2 per 100,000 peoplePosey County: 7.8 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 15.7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleRipley County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleRush County: 18 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleStarke County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County: 20 per 100,000 peopleTippecanoe County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleTipton County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 0 per 100,000 peopleVanderburgh County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleVigo County: 13 per 100,000 peopleWabash County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleWarrick County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County: 14.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Decatur County: 64.1 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County64.1Pike County: 48.8 per 100,000 peoplePike County48.8Parke County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleParke County42.5Ripley County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleRipley County38.2Scott County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleScott County37.4Steuben County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County35.2Ohio County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleOhio County33.7Harrison County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County33.3Randolph County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County31.7Wabash County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleWabash County31.6Gibson County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleGibson County30.2Vermillion County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County25.6Jennings County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleJennings County25.3Wells County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleWells County25.1Carroll County: 25 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County25Shelby County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleShelby County24.8Blackford County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County24.4Warren County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleWarren County24.1Cass County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County23.6Owen County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleOwen County23.6Benton County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County23.1Greene County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County22.3Starke County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleStarke County21.5Newton County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleNewton County21.5Kosciusko County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County21.4Jasper County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleJasper County21.2Howard County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleHoward County20.5Henry County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleHenry County20.5Martin County: 20 per 100,000 peopleMartin County20Switzerland County: 20 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County20Morgan County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County19.9Tipton County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleTipton County19.7Marshall County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County19.3Sullivan County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County19.2Crawford County: 19 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County19Clay County: 19 per 100,000 peopleClay County19Rush County: 18 per 100,000 peopleRush County18Bartholomew County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County17.3LaPorte County: 17 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County17DeKalb County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County16.5Decatur County: 64.1 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County64.1Pike County: 48.8 per 100,000 peoplePike County48.8Parke County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleParke County42.5Ripley County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleRipley County38.2Scott County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleScott County37.4Steuben County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County35.2Ohio County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleOhio County33.7Harrison County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County33.3Randolph County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County31.7Wabash County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleWabash County31.6Gibson County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleGibson County30.2Vermillion County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County25.6Jennings County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleJennings County25.3Wells County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleWells County25.1Carroll County: 25 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County25Shelby County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleShelby County24.8Blackford County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County24.4Warren County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleWarren County24.1Cass County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County23.6Owen County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleOwen County23.6Benton County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County23.1Greene County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County22.3Starke County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleStarke County21.5Newton County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleNewton County21.5Kosciusko County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County21.4Jasper County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleJasper County21.2Howard County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleHoward County20.5Henry County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleHenry County20.5Martin County: 20 per 100,000 peopleMartin County20Switzerland County: 20 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County20Morgan County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County19.9Tipton County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleTipton County19.7Marshall County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County19.3Sullivan County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County19.2Crawford County: 19 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County19Clay County: 19 per 100,000 peopleClay County19Rush County: 18 per 100,000 peopleRush County18Bartholomew County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County17.3LaPorte County: 17 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County17DeKalb County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County16.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Decatur County64.1+64.1 pts
2Pike County48.8+0.2 pts
3Parke County42.5+24.4 pts
4Ripley County38.2+34.8 pts
5Scott County37.4+33.2 pts
6Steuben County35.2+20.6 pts
7Ohio County33.7+16.8 pts
8Harrison County33.3+7.7 pts
9Randolph County31.70 pts
10Wabash County31.6-12.2 pts
11Gibson County30.2-12 pts
12Vermillion County25.6-19.2 pts
13Jennings County25.3+10.9 pts
14Wells County25.1+3.6 pts
15Carroll County25+9.9 pts
16Shelby County24.8+4.5 pts
17Blackford County24.4+16.3 pts
18Warren County24.1+0.2 pts
19Cass County23.6+15.8 pts
20Owen County23.6-9.6 pts
21Benton County23.1+11.6 pts
22Greene County22.3+16 pts
23Starke County21.5+4.2 pts
24Newton County21.5-7.2 pts
25Kosciusko County21.4+11.3 pts
26Jasper County21.2+0.1 pts
27Howard County20.5+4.8 pts
28Henry County20.5+2.1 pts
29Martin County20-9.8 pts
30Switzerland County20+0.1 pts
31Morgan County19.9-4.3 pts
32Tipton County19.7+6.6 pts
33Marshall County19.3+12.9 pts
34Sullivan County19.2-4.6 pts
35Crawford County19-47.6 pts
36Clay County19-7.4 pts
37Rush County18+0.1 pts
38Bartholomew County17.3-7.6 pts
39LaPorte County17+8.1 pts
40DeKalb County16.5-0 pts
41Grant County16.3+6 pts
42Montgomery County15.8+2.7 pts
43Pulaski County15.7+8 pts
44LaGrange County15.2-2.8 pts
45Jefferson County15.2+3 pts
46Daviess County15.2-6.2 pts
47Whitley County14.9+3 pts
48Wayne County14.9+4.5 pts
49Spencer County14.8-24.3 pts
50Jay County14.3-14.1 pts
51Huntington County13.7-8.1 pts
52Lawrence County13.3+6.6 pts
53Franklin County13.2+4.5 pts
54Vigo County13+1.8 pts
55Warrick County12.8+6.3 pts
56Fayette County12.8+0.1 pts
57White County12.3-40.7 pts
58Clinton County12.2-9.1 pts
59Fountain County12.2+6.1 pts
60Monroe County11.4+7.1 pts
61Porter County11.2-1.8 pts
62Miami County11-13.8 pts
63Marion County10.9+0.7 pts
64Washington County10.8-7.2 pts
65Hendricks County10.5+3.6 pts
66Floyd County10.3-0.1 pts
67Orange County10.2-5 pts
68Lake County10.1-1.8 pts
69Madison County10-1.5 pts
70Dearborn County10-6 pts
71Fulton County9.8-4.8 pts
72Allen County9.7+1.6 pts
73Hancock County9.4+1.2 pts
74Vanderburgh County8.9+0.6 pts
75Jackson County8.8-6.7 pts
76Delaware County8.70 pts
77Clark County8.6-4.4 pts
78Noble County8.5-2.1 pts
79St. Joseph County8.1+3.7 pts
80Knox County8.1+0.1 pts
81Elkhart County7.8-8.4 pts
82Posey County7.8-7.8 pts
83Boone County7.6-11.1 pts
84Dubois County7-7 pts
85Brown County6.6-6.6 pts
86Adams County5.7-14.4 pts
87Perry County5.3-15.4 pts
88Hamilton County5+0.5 pts
89Johnson County3.9-2.1 pts
90Tippecanoe County3.8-6.7 pts
91Putnam County2.7-18.9 pts
92Union County0-27.8 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 Indiana by traffic fatality rate, 2016) [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 Indiana by traffic fatality rate, 2016. 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 Indiana by traffic fatality rate, 2016. 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?

Decatur County, with 64.1 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Union County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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