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Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate

Gibson County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 92 counties in 2017, at 57.3 per 100,000 people. Rush County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Indiana was 13.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest57.3Gibson County
Lowest0Rush County
Median15.592 counties
Indiana13.7History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 21 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 19 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 7 per 100,000 peopleDubois County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleElkhart County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleFountain County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleGibson County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHendricks County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County: 11 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleJay County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleJennings County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 17 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleOwen County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleParke County: 18.3 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 5.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 8.2 per 100,000 peoplePorter County: 16.5 per 100,000 peoplePosey County: 11.8 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 31.7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleRipley County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleRush County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 10 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleStarke County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleTippecanoe County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleTipton County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleVanderburgh County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County: 45 per 100,000 peopleVigo County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleWabash County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleWarrick County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County: 23.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Gibson County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleGibson County57.3Newton County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleNewton County57.3Martin County: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleMartin County50.1Washington County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County46.8Brown County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County45.8Vermillion County: 45 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County45Jennings County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleJennings County39.7Clinton County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleClinton County36.6Warren County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleWarren County35.8Greene County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County35.3Spencer County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County34.8Randolph County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County31.9Pulaski County: 31.7 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County31.7Lawrence County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County28.7Owen County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleOwen County28.4Union County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County27.9Jefferson County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County27.5Tipton County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleTipton County26.2Harrison County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County25.6LaGrange County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County25.3Miami County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleMiami County24.8White County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleWhite County24.4Knox County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleKnox County24.4Putnam County: 24.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County24.4Jackson County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County24.2LaPorte County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County24.1Whitley County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County23.7Adams County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleAdams County22.6Daviess County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County21.2Hancock County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHancock County21.2Jasper County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleJasper County21.2Cass County: 21 per 100,000 peopleCass County21Ripley County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleRipley County20.8Scott County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County20.6Switzerland County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County20.1Bartholomew County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County19.8Crawford County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County19.1Clay County: 19 per 100,000 peopleClay County19Kosciusko County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County18.8Parke County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleParke County18.3Gibson County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleGibson County57.3Newton County: 57.3 per 100,000 peopleNewton County57.3Martin County: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleMartin County50.1Washington County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County46.8Brown County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County45.8Vermillion County: 45 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County45Jennings County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleJennings County39.7Clinton County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleClinton County36.6Warren County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleWarren County35.8Greene County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County35.3Spencer County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County34.8Randolph County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County31.9Pulaski County: 31.7 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County31.7Lawrence County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County28.7Owen County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleOwen County28.4Union County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County27.9Jefferson County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County27.5Tipton County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleTipton County26.2Harrison County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County25.6LaGrange County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County25.3Miami County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleMiami County24.8White County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleWhite County24.4Knox County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleKnox County24.4Putnam County: 24.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County24.4Jackson County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County24.2LaPorte County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County24.1Whitley County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County23.7Adams County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleAdams County22.6Daviess County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County21.2Hancock County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHancock County21.2Jasper County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleJasper County21.2Cass County: 21 per 100,000 peopleCass County21Ripley County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleRipley County20.8Scott County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County20.6Switzerland County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County20.1Bartholomew County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County19.8Crawford County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County19.1Clay County: 19 per 100,000 peopleClay County19Kosciusko County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County18.8Parke County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleParke County18.3
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
1Gibson County57.3+27.2 pts
2Newton County57.3+35.8 pts
3Martin County50.1+30.2 pts
4Washington County46.8+36 pts
5Brown County45.8+39.2 pts
6Vermillion County45+19.4 pts
7Jennings County39.7+14.4 pts
8Clinton County36.6+24.3 pts
9Warren County35.8+11.8 pts
10Greene County35.3+13 pts
11Spencer County34.8+19.9 pts
12Randolph County31.9+0.2 pts
13Pulaski County31.7+15.9 pts
14Lawrence County28.7+15.5 pts
15Owen County28.4+4.8 pts
16Union County27.9+27.9 pts
17Jefferson County27.5+12.3 pts
18Tipton County26.2+6.5 pts
19Harrison County25.6-7.7 pts
20LaGrange County25.3+10.1 pts
21Miami County24.8+13.8 pts
22White County24.4+12.2 pts
23Knox County24.4+16.4 pts
24Putnam County24.4+21.7 pts
25Jackson County24.2+15.3 pts
26LaPorte County24.1+7.2 pts
27Whitley County23.7+8.8 pts
28Adams County22.6+16.9 pts
29Daviess County21.2+6 pts
30Hancock County21.2+11.8 pts
31Jasper County21.20 pts
32Cass County21-2.6 pts
33Ripley County20.8-17.4 pts
34Scott County20.6-16.8 pts
35Switzerland County20.1+0.1 pts
36Bartholomew County19.8+2.5 pts
37Crawford County19.1+0.1 pts
38Clay County190 pts
39Kosciusko County18.8-2.6 pts
40Parke County18.3-24.1 pts
41Franklin County17.6+4.4 pts
42Starke County17.2-4.3 pts
43Fayette County17.1+4.3 pts
44Ohio County17-16.8 pts
45Porter County16.5+5.2 pts
46Shelby County15.7-9.1 pts
47Orange County15.3+5.1 pts
48Vigo County14.9+1.9 pts
49Noble County14.9+6.4 pts
50Fulton County14.8+5 pts
51Steuben County14.6-20.5 pts
52Howard County14.5-6 pts
53Jay County14.3+0.1 pts
54Wells County14.3-10.8 pts
55Floyd County14.1+3.8 pts
56Dearborn County13.9+3.9 pts
57Dubois County13.9+6.9 pts
58Grant County13.4-2.9 pts
59Montgomery County13.1-2.7 pts
60Madison County13.1+3.1 pts
61Marshall County12.9-6.4 pts
62Clark County12.7+4.1 pts
63Elkhart County12.7+4.9 pts
64Tippecanoe County12.5+8.7 pts
65Fountain County12.20 pts
66Posey County11.8+3.9 pts
67Vanderburgh County11.7+2.8 pts
68Benton County11.6-11.5 pts
69Allen County11.5+1.8 pts
70Huntington County11-2.7 pts
71Marion County10.6-0.3 pts
72Wayne County10.5-4.4 pts
73Boone County10.4+2.8 pts
74Lake County10.3+0.2 pts
75St. Joseph County10+1.8 pts
76Carroll County9.9-15.1 pts
77Sullivan County9.6-9.6 pts
78DeKalb County9.4-7.1 pts
79Henry County8.2-12.3 pts
80Pike County8.2-40.6 pts
81Blackford County8.2-16.2 pts
82Warrick County7.9-4.9 pts
83Johnson County7.7+3.8 pts
84Monroe County7.1-4.3 pts
85Delaware County7-1.7 pts
86Morgan County5.7-14.2 pts
87Perry County5.3-0 pts
88Hendricks County4.8-5.7 pts
89Decatur County3.8-60.4 pts
90Wabash County3.2-28.4 pts
91Hamilton County3.1-2 pts
92Rush County0-18 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).

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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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Indiana 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Gibson County, with 57.3 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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