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Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate

Spencer County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 92 counties in 2023, at 40 per 100,000 people. Wabash County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Indiana was 13.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest40Spencer County
Lowest0Wabash County
Median15.292 counties
Indiana13.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleDubois County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleElkhart County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleFountain County: 12 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleGibson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleHendricks County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County: 19 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleJay County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleJennings County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 11 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleOwen County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleParke County: 6.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 31.1 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 16.5 per 100,000 peoplePorter County: 9.1 per 100,000 peoplePosey County: 12 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 32.2 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleRipley County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleRush County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County: 40 per 100,000 peopleStarke County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleTippecanoe County: 11 per 100,000 peopleTipton County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 0 per 100,000 peopleVanderburgh County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleVigo County: 17 per 100,000 peopleWabash County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleWarrick County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 7 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County: 31.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Spencer County: 40 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County40Newton County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County35.6Warren County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County35.3Randolph County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County32.8Pulaski County: 32.2 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County32.2Brown County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleBrown County31.9Whitley County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County31.6Perry County: 31.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County31.1Jay County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleJay County29.9Fulton County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleFulton County29.5Greene County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County28.9Crawford County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County28.7Montgomery County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County28.5White County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleWhite County28.3Jefferson County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County27.3Steuben County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County25.8Jasper County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleJasper County23.9LaPorte County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County23.3Jennings County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleJennings County21.7Franklin County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County21.6Starke County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleStarke County21.4Dubois County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleDubois County20.6Scott County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleScott County20.3Switzerland County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County20.1Tipton County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleTipton County19.6Grant County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County19.6Vermillion County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County19.5Marshall County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County19.4Morgan County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County19.2Huntington County: 19 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County19Owen County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleOwen County18.4DeKalb County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County18.1Howard County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleHoward County17.9Rush County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleRush County17.8Daviess County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County17.8Harrison County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County17.5Kosciusko County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County17.4Jackson County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County17.1LaGrange County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County17.1Vigo County: 17 per 100,000 peopleVigo County17Spencer County: 40 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County40Newton County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County35.6Warren County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County35.3Randolph County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County32.8Pulaski County: 32.2 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County32.2Brown County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleBrown County31.9Whitley County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County31.6Perry County: 31.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County31.1Jay County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleJay County29.9Fulton County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleFulton County29.5Greene County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County28.9Crawford County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County28.7Montgomery County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County28.5White County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleWhite County28.3Jefferson County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County27.3Steuben County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County25.8Jasper County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleJasper County23.9LaPorte County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County23.3Jennings County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleJennings County21.7Franklin County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County21.6Starke County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleStarke County21.4Dubois County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleDubois County20.6Scott County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleScott County20.3Switzerland County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County20.1Tipton County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleTipton County19.6Grant County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County19.6Vermillion County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County19.5Marshall County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County19.4Morgan County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County19.2Huntington County: 19 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County19Owen County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleOwen County18.4DeKalb County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County18.1Howard County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleHoward County17.9Rush County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleRush County17.8Daviess County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County17.8Harrison County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County17.5Kosciusko County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County17.4Jackson County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County17.1LaGrange County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County17.1Vigo County: 17 per 100,000 peopleVigo County17
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Spencer County40+14.8 pts
2Newton County35.6+6.7 pts
3Warren County35.3+11.8 pts
4Randolph County32.8+16.5 pts
5Pulaski County32.2+0.1 pts
6Brown County31.9+25.5 pts
7Whitley County31.6+5.6 pts
8Perry County31.1+15.5 pts
9Jay County29.9-4.9 pts
10Fulton County29.5+14.8 pts
11Greene County28.9-0.1 pts
12Crawford County28.7+0.2 pts
13Montgomery County28.5+10.3 pts
14White County28.3-8.3 pts
15Jefferson County27.3+21.2 pts
16Steuben County25.8+11.4 pts
17Jasper County23.9+5.9 pts
18LaPorte County23.3+5.4 pts
19Jennings County21.7-11 pts
20Franklin County21.6+8.6 pts
21Starke County21.4+8.5 pts
22Dubois County20.6+6.8 pts
23Scott County20.3-16.5 pts
24Switzerland County20.1+10.1 pts
25Tipton County19.6-13 pts
26Grant County19.6+2.9 pts
27Vermillion County19.50 pts
28Marshall County19.4-4.3 pts
29Morgan County19.2+6.7 pts
30Huntington County19-10.9 pts
31Owen County18.4+9.1 pts
32DeKalb County18.1+11.3 pts
33Howard County17.9+8.3 pts
34Rush County17.8-24.2 pts
35Daviess County17.8-0.1 pts
36Harrison County17.5-27.7 pts
37Kosciusko County17.4+6.2 pts
38Jackson County17.1-4.5 pts
39LaGrange County17.1-2.5 pts
40Vigo County17-5.7 pts
41Blackford County16.8-8.4 pts
42Pike County16.5+0.1 pts
43Henry County16.3-2.1 pts
44Madison County15.8+5.2 pts
45Shelby County15.5-11.1 pts
46Clinton County15.2-3.1 pts
47Decatur County15.2-7.5 pts
48Delaware County15.1+1.7 pts
49Carroll County14.6-29.3 pts
50Knox County13.9-5.6 pts
51Marion County13.4-1.4 pts
52Vanderburgh County13.3+2.8 pts
53Lawrence County13.3+6.7 pts
54Putnam County13.3-10.8 pts
55Cass County13.2-13.3 pts
56Hancock County12.8-2.9 pts
57Clark County12.7-0.1 pts
58Fountain County12-18.1 pts
59Posey County12+4 pts
60Boone County11.8-1.6 pts
61Dearborn County11.7+1.9 pts
62Benton County11.4-23.2 pts
63Clay County11.4-7.6 pts
64St. Joseph County11.3+1.8 pts
65Miami County11.3+2.8 pts
66Tippecanoe County11+3.1 pts
67Lake County11-1.2 pts
68Bartholomew County10.7+1.1 pts
69Washington County10.6-28.4 pts
70Wayne County10.6-1.5 pts
71Orange County10.1-0 pts
72Martin County10.1-20.4 pts
73Allen County9.9-1.6 pts
74Elkhart County9.7-12.5 pts
75Sullivan County9.6-9.7 pts
76Johnson County9.5-0.1 pts
77Porter County9.1-4.6 pts
78Warrick County9.1+1.4 pts
79Floyd County8.7-5 pts
80Fayette County8.6-4.3 pts
81Monroe County7.8-1.4 pts
82Wells County7-0.1 pts
83Ripley County6.8-20.7 pts
84Hamilton County6.4+1.5 pts
85Parke County6.1-0 pts
86Hendricks County5.9-2.8 pts
87Adams County2.7-5.5 pts
88Gibson County0-21.2 pts
88Noble County0-12.7 pts
88Ohio County00 pts
88Union County0-28.7 pts
88Wabash County0-9.7 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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, 2023. 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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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Spencer County, with 40 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wabash County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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