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Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate

Pulaski County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 92 counties in 2019, at 71.9 per 100,000 people. Warren County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Indiana was 12 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest71.9Pulaski County
Lowest0Warren County
Median13.992 counties
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Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 68.7 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County: 30 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleDubois County: 2.3 per 100,000 peopleElkhart County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleFountain County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleGibson County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHendricks County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleJay County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleJennings County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 22 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 11 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleOwen County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleParke County: 37 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 15.6 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePorter County: 3.5 per 100,000 peoplePosey County: 3.9 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 71.9 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleRipley County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleRush County: 6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleStarke County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleTippecanoe County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleTipton County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleVanderburgh County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleVigo County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleWabash County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWarrick County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County: 5.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Pulaski County: 71.9 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County71.9Benton County: 68.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County68.7Switzerland County: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County60.7Martin County: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleMartin County50.5Steuben County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County49.4Spencer County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County45.3Newton County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleNewton County43.2Parke County: 37 per 100,000 peopleParke County37Scott County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleScott County36.9Jackson County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County36.8Jay County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleJay County34.2Jennings County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleJennings County32.5Brown County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleBrown County32.5Adams County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County30.9Daviess County: 30 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County30Crawford County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County28.6Noble County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleNoble County27.3Putnam County: 27.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County27.1Clay County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County26.4Tipton County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleTipton County26.2Fayette County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleFayette County25.6Ripley County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleRipley County24.2Harrison County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County22.7Greene County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleGreene County22.7Wabash County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleWabash County22.5Shelby County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleShelby County22.3Knox County: 22 per 100,000 peopleKnox County22Marshall County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County21.7Randolph County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County20.2Orange County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleOrange County20.1Fulton County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleFulton County19.6Grant County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County17.9Delaware County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County17.8Washington County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County17.8Lawrence County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County17.8Miami County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleMiami County16.7Huntington County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County16.3Dearborn County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County15.9Montgomery County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County15.8Perry County: 15.6 per 100,000 peoplePerry County15.6Pulaski County: 71.9 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County71.9Benton County: 68.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County68.7Switzerland County: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County60.7Martin County: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleMartin County50.5Steuben County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County49.4Spencer County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County45.3Newton County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleNewton County43.2Parke County: 37 per 100,000 peopleParke County37Scott County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleScott County36.9Jackson County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County36.8Jay County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleJay County34.2Jennings County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleJennings County32.5Brown County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleBrown County32.5Adams County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County30.9Daviess County: 30 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County30Crawford County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County28.6Noble County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleNoble County27.3Putnam County: 27.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County27.1Clay County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County26.4Tipton County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleTipton County26.2Fayette County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleFayette County25.6Ripley County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleRipley County24.2Harrison County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County22.7Greene County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleGreene County22.7Wabash County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleWabash County22.5Shelby County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleShelby County22.3Knox County: 22 per 100,000 peopleKnox County22Marshall County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County21.7Randolph County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County20.2Orange County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleOrange County20.1Fulton County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleFulton County19.6Grant County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County17.9Delaware County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County17.8Washington County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County17.8Lawrence County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County17.8Miami County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleMiami County16.7Huntington County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County16.3Dearborn County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County15.9Montgomery County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County15.8Perry County: 15.6 per 100,000 peoplePerry County15.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Pulaski County71.9+71.9 pts
2Benton County68.7+34 pts
3Switzerland County60.7+30.5 pts
4Martin County50.5+40.4 pts
5Steuben County49.4+34.8 pts
6Spencer County45.3+20.3 pts
7Newton County43.2-21.5 pts
8Parke County37+37 pts
9Scott County36.9+12.2 pts
10Jackson County36.8+10.6 pts
11Jay County34.2+19.7 pts
12Jennings County32.5+3.6 pts
13Brown County32.5+19.6 pts
14Adams County30.9+16.8 pts
15Daviess County30+24 pts
16Crawford County28.6+19.1 pts
17Noble County27.3+12.6 pts
18Putnam County27.1+10.9 pts
19Clay County26.4+15.1 pts
20Tipton County26.2-13.2 pts
21Fayette County25.6+4.2 pts
22Ripley County24.2+6.9 pts
23Harrison County22.7-12.8 pts
24Greene County22.7+9.8 pts
25Wabash County22.5-3.1 pts
26Shelby County22.3-0.1 pts
27Knox County22+13.8 pts
28Marshall County21.7-2.1 pts
29Randolph County20.2+8.2 pts
30Orange County20.1+15.1 pts
31Fulton County19.6-14.6 pts
32Grant County17.9+4.5 pts
33Delaware County17.8+1.9 pts
34Washington County17.8-7.2 pts
35Lawrence County17.8+4.5 pts
36Miami County16.7-13.8 pts
37Huntington County16.3-8.4 pts
38Dearborn County15.9+2 pts
39Montgomery County15.8-5.3 pts
40Perry County15.6-0.1 pts
41Howard County15.6-7.3 pts
42Hancock County15.2+7.5 pts
43Jefferson County15.1+2.9 pts
44Carroll County14.8-0 pts
45Henry County14.3-6.1 pts
46Union County14.1-0.1 pts
47Kosciusko County13.7-3.7 pts
48Bartholomew County13.4-12.4 pts
49Vermillion County12.90 pts
50LaGrange County12.5-2.6 pts
51Fountain County12.2+6.1 pts
52Jasper County12.1-18.3 pts
53Elkhart County12.1+3.4 pts
54Clinton County12.1-3.1 pts
55Marion County11-0.4 pts
56Hendricks County10.5+3.9 pts
57Allen County9.9+1.2 pts
58St. Joseph County9.9-0.4 pts
59LaPorte County9.8-6.2 pts
60Sullivan County9.6-23.9 pts
61Vigo County9.4+1 pts
62Lake County9.3-1.1 pts
63Madison County9.2-6.2 pts
64Gibson County9.1-9.1 pts
65Franklin County8.8-22 pts
66Tippecanoe County8.1-0.5 pts
67Cass County7.9-13 pts
68Decatur County7.6-11.2 pts
69Wayne County7.5+1.5 pts
70Clark County7.5-5.1 pts
71Floyd County7.5-3.9 pts
72Boone County7.2-6 pts
73Vanderburgh County6.7-1.1 pts
74Warrick County6.3-11.2 pts
75Rush County6-6 pts
76Whitley County5.9-8.8 pts
77Johnson County5.6-2.6 pts
78Morgan County5.6-5.7 pts
79Owen County4.7-4.7 pts
80DeKalb County4.6-11.7 pts
81Starke County4.3-8.6 pts
82White County4.1-8.1 pts
83Posey County3.9-15.7 pts
84Hamilton County3.8-1.9 pts
85Monroe County3.6-3.6 pts
86Wells County3.5-17.9 pts
87Porter County3.5-7.6 pts
88Dubois County2.3-4.6 pts
89Blackford County0-16.4 pts
89Ohio County0-33.8 pts
89Pike County00 pts
89Warren County0-47.3 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 Indiana by traffic fatality rate, 2019) [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, 2019. 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?

Pulaski County, with 71.9 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Warren County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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