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Counties in Kansas by traffic fatality rate, 2024

Kiowa County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 105 counties in 2024, at 123.2 per 100,000 people. Wichita County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12 per 100,000 people and the figure for Kansas was 11.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest123.2Kiowa County
Lowest0Wichita County
Median12105 counties
Kansas11.4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Kiowa County: 123.2 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County123.2Clay County: 87.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County87.8Sheridan County: 83.4 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County83.4Cheyenne County: 75.6 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County75.6Edwards County: 73.2 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County73.2Gray County: 69.8 per 100,000 peopleGray County69.8Republic County: 65 per 100,000 peopleRepublic County65Thomas County: 64.1 per 100,000 peopleThomas County64.1Morris County: 56.8 per 100,000 peopleMorris County56.8Pratt County: 43.8 per 100,000 peoplePratt County43.8Brown County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County43.8Graham County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleGraham County42.2Wabaunsee County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleWabaunsee County42.2Rawlins County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleRawlins County41.1Morton County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleMorton County40.2Neosho County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleNeosho County38.6Ness County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleNess County38.2Gove County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleGove County37.6Norton County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleNorton County37.5Washington County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County35.9Wilson County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleWilson County35.7Rush County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleRush County35.6Montgomery County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County32.8Woodson County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County32.1Atchison County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleAtchison County30.8Jackson County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County29.6Kingman County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleKingman County28.8Smith County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleSmith County28.2Marion County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County25.7Meade County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleMeade County25.7Allen County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleAllen County24.1Jefferson County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County21.8Rice County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleRice County21.5Phillips County: 21.1 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County21.1Cherokee County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County20.9Cowley County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleCowley County20.5Stevens County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleStevens County19.9Seward County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleSeward County18.8Harper County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleHarper County18.5Sumner County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleSumner County17.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 100,000 people		Change on 2023
1Kiowa County Estimated123.2-43.2 pts
2Clay County Estimated87.8+75.3 pts
3Sheridan County Estimated83.4+0.4 pts
4Cheyenne County Estimated75.6+75.6 pts
5Edwards County Estimated73.2+36.6 pts
6Gray County Estimated69.8-16.9 pts
7Republic County Estimated65+43.3 pts
8Thomas County Estimated64.1+13.2 pts
9Morris County Estimated56.8+37.9 pts
10Pratt County Estimated43.8-55 pts
11Brown County Estimated43.8+11.4 pts
12Graham County Estimated42.20 pts
13Wabaunsee County Estimated42.2-0.2 pts
14Rawlins County Estimated41.1-39.5 pts
15Morton County Estimated40.2+40.2 pts
16Neosho County Estimated38.6+19.2 pts
17Ness County Estimated38.2+0.3 pts
18Gove County Estimated37.6-108.7 pts
19Norton County Estimated37.5+18.7 pts
20Washington County Estimated35.9-18.1 pts
21Wilson County Estimated35.7-47.2 pts
22Rush County Estimated35.6+0.3 pts
23Montgomery County Estimated32.8+23.1 pts
24Woodson County Estimated32.1+0.2 pts
25Atchison County Estimated30.8+24.6 pts
26Jackson County Estimated29.6+14.6 pts
27Kingman County Estimated28.8+14.7 pts
28Smith County Estimated28.2+28.2 pts
29Marion County Estimated25.7-16.8 pts
30Meade County Estimated25.7+0.1 pts
31Allen County Estimated24.1+24.1 pts
32Jefferson County Estimated21.8+5.4 pts
33Rice County Estimated21.5-10.7 pts
34Phillips County Estimated21.1-20.9 pts
35Cherokee County Estimated20.9-10.5 pts
36Cowley County Estimated20.5+5.9 pts
37Stevens County Estimated19.9+19.9 pts
38Seward County Estimated18.8+9.4 pts
39Harper County Estimated18.5-18.6 pts
40Sumner County Estimated17.9-8.9 pts
41Sherman County Estimated17.3+17.3 pts
42Crawford County Estimated15.4+2.6 pts
43Franklin County Estimated15.2-3.8 pts
44Harvey County Estimated14.9-6 pts
45Geary County Estimated14.1+5.6 pts
46Ellis County Estimated13.8+10.3 pts
47Shawnee County Estimated13.5+6.7 pts
48Doniphan County Estimated13.2+13.2 pts
49McPherson County Estimated13.2-3.3 pts
50Saline County Estimated13.1+1.8 pts
51Wyandotte County Estimated12.4-3.2 pts
52Lyon County Estimated12.3-9.4 pts
53Coffey County Estimated12-36.3 pts
54Cloud County Estimated11.5+0.2 pts
55Sedgwick County Estimated11.4+1.2 pts
56Miami County Estimated11.2-5.8 pts
57Dickinson County Estimated10.7-11 pts
58Labette County Estimated10.2-20.1 pts
59Butler County Estimated10.1-13.2 pts
60Marshall County Estimated10.1-10 pts
61Nemaha County Estimated9.9+9.9 pts
62Leavenworth County Estimated8.3+4.7 pts
63Reno County Estimated8.1-9.8 pts
64Bourbon County Estimated6.9-13.9 pts
65Douglas County Estimated6.6+0.8 pts
66Osage County Estimated6.4-12.6 pts
67Riley County Estimated5.5-4.3 pts
68Finney County Estimated5.2-7.9 pts
69Barton County Estimated4-16.1 pts
70Pottawatomie County Estimated3.7-3.8 pts
71Johnson County Estimated3.6-0.2 pts
72Ford County Estimated2.9-8.8 pts
73Anderson County Estimated00 pts
73Barber County Estimated0-24.5 pts
73Chase County Estimated0-117.4 pts
73Chautauqua County Estimated0-59.5 pts
73Clark County Estimated0-161.2 pts
73Comanche County Estimated0-59.7 pts
73Decatur County Estimated0-36.6 pts
73Elk County Estimated00 pts
73Ellsworth County Estimated0-31.3 pts
73Grant County Estimated0-41.9 pts
73Greeley County Estimated0-85.2 pts
73Greenwood County Estimated0-50.8 pts
73Hamilton County Estimated0-40.7 pts
73Haskell County Estimated0-27.5 pts
73Hodgeman County Estimated0-59.5 pts
73Jewell County Estimated0-68.9 pts
73Kearny County Estimated00 pts
73Lane County Estimated00 pts
73Lincoln County Estimated00 pts
73Linn County Estimated0-50.6 pts
73Logan County Estimated00 pts
73Mitchell County Estimated0-17.3 pts
73Osborne County Estimated00 pts
73Ottawa County Estimated0-34.2 pts
73Pawnee County Estimated0-65.9 pts
73Rooks County Estimated00 pts
73Russell County Estimated0-29.9 pts
73Scott County Estimated00 pts
73Stafford County Estimated0-25.3 pts
73Stanton County Estimated00 pts
73Trego County Estimated00 pts
73Wallace County Estimated0-199.9 pts
73Wichita County Estimated00 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 Kansas by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [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 Kansas by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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 Kansas by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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 Kansas by traffic fatality rate, 2024 [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?

Kiowa County, with 123.2 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wichita County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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