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Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate

Newton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 92 counties in 2018, at 64.8 per 100,000 people. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 14.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Indiana was 12.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest64.8Newton County
Lowest0Pulaski County
Median14.692 counties
Indiana12.8History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 21 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County: 6 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 16 per 100,000 peopleDubois County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleElkhart County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleFountain County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleGibson County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleHendricks County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleJay County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleJennings County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County: 16 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 10 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 64.8 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleOwen County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleParke County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 15.7 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePorter County: 11.1 per 100,000 peoplePosey County: 19.6 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 12 per 100,000 peopleRipley County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleRush County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County: 25 per 100,000 peopleStarke County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleTippecanoe County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleTipton County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleVanderburgh County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleVigo County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleWabash County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 47.3 per 100,000 peopleWarrick County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 25 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 6 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County: 14.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Newton County: 64.8 per 100,000 peopleNewton County64.8Warren County: 47.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County47.3Tipton County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleTipton County39.4Harrison County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County35.5Benton County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County34.7Fulton County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County34.2Ohio County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleOhio County33.8Sullivan County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County33.5Franklin County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County30.8Miami County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleMiami County30.4Jasper County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleJasper County30.4Switzerland County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County30.2Jennings County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleJennings County28.9Jackson County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County26.2Bartholomew County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County25.9Wabash County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleWabash County25.5Washington County: 25 per 100,000 peopleWashington County25Spencer County: 25 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County25Scott County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleScott County24.7Huntington County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County24.7Marshall County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County23.8Howard County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleHoward County22.9Shelby County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleShelby County22.4Wells County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleWells County21.4Fayette County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleFayette County21.4Montgomery County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County21.1Cass County: 21 per 100,000 peopleCass County21Henry County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleHenry County20.4Posey County: 19.6 per 100,000 peoplePosey County19.6Decatur County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County18.8Gibson County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleGibson County18.2Warrick County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleWarrick County17.5Kosciusko County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County17.4Ripley County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleRipley County17.3Blackford County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County16.4DeKalb County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County16.3Putnam County: 16.3 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County16.3LaPorte County: 16 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County16Delaware County: 16 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County16Perry County: 15.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County15.7Newton County: 64.8 per 100,000 peopleNewton County64.8Warren County: 47.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County47.3Tipton County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleTipton County39.4Harrison County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County35.5Benton County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County34.7Fulton County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County34.2Ohio County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleOhio County33.8Sullivan County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County33.5Franklin County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County30.8Miami County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleMiami County30.4Jasper County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleJasper County30.4Switzerland County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County30.2Jennings County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleJennings County28.9Jackson County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County26.2Bartholomew County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County25.9Wabash County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleWabash County25.5Washington County: 25 per 100,000 peopleWashington County25Spencer County: 25 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County25Scott County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleScott County24.7Huntington County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County24.7Marshall County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County23.8Howard County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleHoward County22.9Shelby County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleShelby County22.4Wells County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleWells County21.4Fayette County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleFayette County21.4Montgomery County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County21.1Cass County: 21 per 100,000 peopleCass County21Henry County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleHenry County20.4Posey County: 19.6 per 100,000 peoplePosey County19.6Decatur County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County18.8Gibson County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleGibson County18.2Warrick County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleWarrick County17.5Kosciusko County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County17.4Ripley County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleRipley County17.3Blackford County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County16.4DeKalb County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County16.3Putnam County: 16.3 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County16.3LaPorte County: 16 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County16Delaware County: 16 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County16Perry County: 15.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County15.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Newton County64.8+7.5 pts
2Warren County47.3+11.4 pts
3Tipton County39.4+13.2 pts
4Harrison County35.5+9.9 pts
5Benton County34.7+23.1 pts
6Fulton County34.2+19.5 pts
7Ohio County33.8+16.9 pts
8Sullivan County33.5+24 pts
9Franklin County30.8+13.1 pts
10Miami County30.4+5.7 pts
11Jasper County30.4+9.2 pts
12Switzerland County30.2+10.1 pts
13Jennings County28.9-10.8 pts
14Jackson County26.2+2 pts
15Bartholomew County25.9+6.1 pts
16Wabash County25.5+22.4 pts
17Washington County25-21.7 pts
18Spencer County25-9.8 pts
19Scott County24.7+4.1 pts
20Huntington County24.7+13.7 pts
21Marshall County23.8+10.8 pts
22Howard County22.9+8.4 pts
23Shelby County22.4+6.7 pts
24Wells County21.4+7.1 pts
25Fayette County21.4+4.3 pts
26Montgomery County21.1+8 pts
27Cass County21-0.1 pts
28Henry County20.4+12.2 pts
29Posey County19.6+7.9 pts
30Decatur County18.8+15 pts
31Gibson County18.2-39.1 pts
32Warrick County17.5+9.5 pts
33Kosciusko County17.4-1.4 pts
34Ripley County17.3-3.6 pts
35Blackford County16.4+8.2 pts
36DeKalb County16.3+6.9 pts
37Putnam County16.3-8.1 pts
38LaPorte County16-8.1 pts
39Delaware County16+9 pts
40Perry County15.7+10.4 pts
41Madison County15.4+2.3 pts
42Clinton County15.2-21.4 pts
43LaGrange County15.1-10.2 pts
44Carroll County14.8+4.9 pts
45Noble County14.8-0.1 pts
46Whitley County14.7-9 pts
47Steuben County14.6-0 pts
48Jay County14.5+0.1 pts
49Union County14.2-13.7 pts
50Adams County14.1-8.5 pts
51Dearborn County13.9-0 pts
52Grant County13.40 pts
53Lawrence County13.2-15.5 pts
54Boone County13.1+2.7 pts
55Starke County12.9-4.3 pts
56Greene County12.9-22.4 pts
57Brown County12.9-32.9 pts
58Vermillion County12.8-32.1 pts
59Clark County12.6-0.1 pts
60White County12.2-12.2 pts
61Jefferson County12.1-15.4 pts
62Randolph County12-19.9 pts
63Rush County11.9+11.9 pts
64Clay County11.4-7.6 pts
65Floyd County11.4-2.7 pts
66Marion County11.4+0.7 pts
67Morgan County11.3+5.6 pts
68Porter County11.1-5.4 pts
69Lake County10.3-0 pts
70St. Joseph County10.3+0.3 pts
71Martin County10-40.1 pts
72Crawford County9.5-9.6 pts
73Owen County9.4-19 pts
74Elkhart County8.7-4 pts
75Allen County8.7-2.8 pts
76Tippecanoe County8.6-3.9 pts
77Vigo County8.4-6.5 pts
78Knox County8.3-16.2 pts
79Johnson County8.2+0.5 pts
80Vanderburgh County7.8-3.9 pts
81Hancock County7.8-13.4 pts
82Monroe County7.10 pts
83Dubois County6.9-7 pts
84Hendricks County6.5+1.7 pts
85Fountain County6.1-6.1 pts
86Daviess County6-15.2 pts
87Wayne County6-4.5 pts
88Hamilton County5.7+2.6 pts
89Orange County5.1-10.3 pts
90Parke County0-18.3 pts
90Pike County0-8.2 pts
90Pulaski County0-31.7 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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?

Newton County, with 64.8 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Pulaski County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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