Data / Rankings / Traffic fatality rate / Counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate

Pulaski County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 92 counties in 2020, at 63.9 per 100,000 people. Martin 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 13.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest63.9Pulaski County
Lowest0Martin County
Median14.692 counties
Indiana13.2History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 23 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County: 33 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County: 6 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 30 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleDubois County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleElkhart County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleFountain County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleGibson County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 10 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleHendricks County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 12 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleJay County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleJennings County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 29 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleOwen County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleParke County: 6.2 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 10.4 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 16.3 per 100,000 peoplePorter County: 11.5 per 100,000 peoplePosey County: 7.9 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 63.9 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleRipley County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleRush County: 6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 20 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County: 5 per 100,000 peopleStarke County: 38.5 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleTippecanoe County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleTipton County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleVanderburgh County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County: 26 per 100,000 peopleVigo County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleWabash County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleWarrick County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 18 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County: 23.3 per 100,000 people
  • Under 7.1
  • 7.1 to 11
  • 11 to 15
  • 15 to 18
  • 18 to 26
  • 26 and over
per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Pulaski County: 63.9 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County63.9Union County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County56.5Warren County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleWarren County47.5Jefferson County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County42.3Starke County: 38.5 per 100,000 peopleStarke County38.5Blackford County: 33 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County33Scott County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleScott County32.8Tipton County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleTipton County32.5Switzerland County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County30.8DeKalb County: 30 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County30Fulton County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County29.3Newton County: 29 per 100,000 peopleNewton County29White County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleWhite County28.4Knox County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleKnox County27.6Jasper County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleJasper County27.4Cass County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County26.5Vermillion County: 26 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County26Harrison County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County25.2Jay County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleJay County24.4Fountain County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleFountain County24.3Montgomery County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County23.7Whitley County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County23.3Benton County: 23 per 100,000 peopleBenton County23Putnam County: 21.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County21.8Washington County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County21.3Henry County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleHenry County20.4Shelby County: 20 per 100,000 peopleShelby County20Miami County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMiami County19.5Jackson County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County19.4Wayne County: 18 per 100,000 peopleWayne County18Wells County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWells County17.8Dearborn County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County17.7Kosciusko County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County17.5Marshall County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County17.4Ohio County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County16.9Randolph County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County16.4Pike County: 16.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County16.3Morgan County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County15.3Delaware County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County15.2Clay County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County15.1Pulaski County: 63.9 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County63.9Union County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County56.5Warren County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleWarren County47.5Jefferson County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County42.3Starke County: 38.5 per 100,000 peopleStarke County38.5Blackford County: 33 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County33Scott County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleScott County32.8Tipton County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleTipton County32.5Switzerland County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County30.8DeKalb County: 30 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County30Fulton County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County29.3Newton County: 29 per 100,000 peopleNewton County29White County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleWhite County28.4Knox County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleKnox County27.6Jasper County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleJasper County27.4Cass County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County26.5Vermillion County: 26 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County26Harrison County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County25.2Jay County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleJay County24.4Fountain County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleFountain County24.3Montgomery County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County23.7Whitley County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County23.3Benton County: 23 per 100,000 peopleBenton County23Putnam County: 21.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County21.8Washington County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County21.3Henry County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleHenry County20.4Shelby County: 20 per 100,000 peopleShelby County20Miami County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMiami County19.5Jackson County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County19.4Wayne County: 18 per 100,000 peopleWayne County18Wells County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWells County17.8Dearborn County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County17.7Kosciusko County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County17.5Marshall County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County17.4Ohio County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County16.9Randolph County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County16.4Pike County: 16.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County16.3Morgan County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County15.3Delaware County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County15.2Clay County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County15.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Pulaski County63.9-8 pts
2Union County56.5+42.4 pts
3Warren County47.5+47.5 pts
4Jefferson County42.3+27.2 pts
5Starke County38.5+34.2 pts
6Blackford County33+33 pts
7Scott County32.8-4.1 pts
8Tipton County32.5+6.3 pts
9Switzerland County30.8-29.9 pts
10DeKalb County30+25.4 pts
11Fulton County29.3+9.7 pts
12Newton County29-14.2 pts
13White County28.4+24.3 pts
14Knox County27.6+5.6 pts
15Jasper County27.4+15.2 pts
16Cass County26.5+18.6 pts
17Vermillion County26+13.1 pts
18Harrison County25.2+2.5 pts
19Jay County24.4-9.8 pts
20Fountain County24.3+12.1 pts
21Montgomery County23.7+7.9 pts
22Whitley County23.3+17.4 pts
23Benton County23-45.7 pts
24Putnam County21.8-5.3 pts
25Washington County21.3+3.4 pts
26Henry County20.4+6.1 pts
27Shelby County20-2.3 pts
28Miami County19.5+2.8 pts
29Jackson County19.4-17.4 pts
30Wayne County18+10.5 pts
31Wells County17.8+14.2 pts
32Dearborn County17.7+1.9 pts
33Kosciusko County17.5+3.8 pts
34Marshall County17.4-4.3 pts
35Ohio County16.9+16.9 pts
36Randolph County16.4-3.8 pts
37Pike County16.3+16.3 pts
38Morgan County15.3+9.7 pts
39Delaware County15.2-2.6 pts
40Clay County15.1-11.3 pts
41Orange County15.1-5 pts
42Vigo County15.1+5.7 pts
43Clinton County15.1+3 pts
44Marion County14.9+4 pts
45Carroll County14.8-0.1 pts
46Bartholomew County14.6+1.2 pts
47Steuben County14.5-34.9 pts
48Elkhart County14.5+2.4 pts
49Adams County13.9-16.9 pts
50Madison County13.8+4.6 pts
51Grant County13.5-4.4 pts
52LaPorte County13.4+3.6 pts
53Franklin County13.2+4.4 pts
54Brown County12.9-19.6 pts
55Clark County12.4+4.9 pts
56LaGrange County12.3-0.1 pts
57Howard County12-3.6 pts
58St. Joseph County11.7+1.8 pts
59Lake County11.6+2.4 pts
60Porter County11.5+8.1 pts
61Decatur County11.3+3.7 pts
62Boone County11.2+4.1 pts
63Vanderburgh County11.1+4.4 pts
64Huntington County10.9-5.4 pts
65Jennings County10.9-21.6 pts
66Noble County10.5-16.8 pts
67Perry County10.4-5.2 pts
68Ripley County10.4-13.8 pts
69Hancock County10-5.3 pts
70Wabash County9.7-12.8 pts
71Crawford County9.5-19.1 pts
72Owen County9.4+4.7 pts
73Gibson County9.1-0 pts
74Allen County9.1-0.9 pts
75Floyd County8.7+1.2 pts
76Posey County7.9+4 pts
77Hamilton County6.9+3.1 pts
78Dubois County6.9+4.6 pts
79Hendricks County6.8-3.6 pts
80Lawrence County6.7-11.1 pts
81Greene County6.5-16.2 pts
82Warrick County6.3-0 pts
83Parke County6.2-30.8 pts
84Daviess County6-24 pts
85Rush County6-0 pts
86Monroe County5.7+2.1 pts
87Spencer County5-40.2 pts
88Johnson County4.9-0.7 pts
89Tippecanoe County4.8-3.2 pts
90Sullivan County4.8-4.8 pts
91Fayette County4.3-21.3 pts
92Martin County0-50.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

Invokely calculated this figure from the publishers' data, so Invokely is the author and the publishers of the inputs are named.

APA 7

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, 2020) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

MLA 9

NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate, 2020. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2020. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

Harvard

Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate, 2020 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{invokely_counties_in_indiana_by_2020,
  author = {{Invokely}},
  title = {{NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate, 2020}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/indiana-counties?period=2020. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - Invokely
TI  - NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate, 2020
PB  - Invokely
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/indiana-counties?period=2020
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA.
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/indiana-counties?period=2020.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k","level":"province","within":"Indiana","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k&level=province&within=Indiana&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Pulaski County, with 63.9 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Martin County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Traffic fatality rate: other rankings

Counties in Indiana: more rankings