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Counties in Kansas by traffic fatality rate

Hodgeman County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 105 counties in 2015, at 217.7 per 100,000 people. Stanton County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Kansas was 12.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest217.7Hodgeman County
Lowest0Stanton County
Median18.5105 counties
Kansas12.1History

Map of counties, 2015

Allen County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleAtchison County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleBarber County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarton County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleBourbon County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 0 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 151.2 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 115.8 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 24 per 100,000 peopleCloud County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleCoffey County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleComanche County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCowley County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleDoniphan County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 6 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County: 0 per 100,000 peopleElk County: 78.2 per 100,000 peopleEllis County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleFinney County: 13 per 100,000 peopleFord County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleGeary County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleGove County: 145.8 per 100,000 peopleGraham County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleGray County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleHarper County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleHarvey County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleHaskell County: 25 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County: 217.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 30 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 38 per 100,000 peopleJewell County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleKearny County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKingman County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLabette County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 60.2 per 100,000 peopleLeavenworth County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 33 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 10 per 100,000 peopleMeade County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMorris County: 54.2 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleNeosho County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleNess County: 67.2 per 100,000 peopleNorton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOsage County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleOsborne County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 16.8 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 14.9 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 37.7 per 100,000 peoplePottawatomie County: 12.8 per 100,000 peoplePratt County: 61.7 per 100,000 peopleRawlins County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleReno County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleRepublic County: 42.1 per 100,000 peopleRice County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleRiley County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleRooks County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRush County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 43 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleShawnee County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 123.1 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSmith County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleStafford County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStevens County: 35 per 100,000 peopleSumner County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleTrego County: 68.4 per 100,000 peopleWabaunsee County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleWallace County: 133.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWichita County: 45.5 per 100,000 peopleWilson County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleWyandotte County: 10.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Hodgeman County: 217.7 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County217.7Chase County: 151.2 per 100,000 peopleChase County151.2Gove County: 145.8 per 100,000 peopleGove County145.8Wallace County: 133.3 per 100,000 peopleWallace County133.3Sheridan County: 123.1 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County123.1Chautauqua County: 115.8 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County115.8Elk County: 78.2 per 100,000 peopleElk County78.2Trego County: 68.4 per 100,000 peopleTrego County68.4Ness County: 67.2 per 100,000 peopleNess County67.2Pratt County: 61.7 per 100,000 peoplePratt County61.7Lane County: 60.2 per 100,000 peopleLane County60.2Wilson County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleWilson County55.7Morris County: 54.2 per 100,000 peopleMorris County54.2Wichita County: 45.5 per 100,000 peopleWichita County45.5Russell County: 43 per 100,000 peopleRussell County43Republic County: 42.1 per 100,000 peopleRepublic County42.1Rawlins County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleRawlins County39.6Hamilton County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County38.6Grant County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County38.2Jefferson County: 38 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County38Phillips County: 37.7 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County37.7Cheyenne County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County37.4Logan County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County35.8Stevens County: 35 per 100,000 peopleStevens County35Decatur County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County34.3Harper County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleHarper County34.2Gray County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleGray County33.8Jewell County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleJewell County33.3Marion County: 33 per 100,000 peopleMarion County33Greenwood County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County31.8Woodson County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County31.4Ellsworth County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County30.9Rice County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleRice County30.2Jackson County: 30 per 100,000 peopleJackson County30Cherokee County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County29.5Nemaha County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County29.5Wabaunsee County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleWabaunsee County29.1Osborne County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleOsborne County27.2Smith County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleSmith County26.9Anderson County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County25.8Hodgeman County: 217.7 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County217.7Chase County: 151.2 per 100,000 peopleChase County151.2Gove County: 145.8 per 100,000 peopleGove County145.8Wallace County: 133.3 per 100,000 peopleWallace County133.3Sheridan County: 123.1 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County123.1Chautauqua County: 115.8 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County115.8Elk County: 78.2 per 100,000 peopleElk County78.2Trego County: 68.4 per 100,000 peopleTrego County68.4Ness County: 67.2 per 100,000 peopleNess County67.2Pratt County: 61.7 per 100,000 peoplePratt County61.7Lane County: 60.2 per 100,000 peopleLane County60.2Wilson County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleWilson County55.7Morris County: 54.2 per 100,000 peopleMorris County54.2Wichita County: 45.5 per 100,000 peopleWichita County45.5Russell County: 43 per 100,000 peopleRussell County43Republic County: 42.1 per 100,000 peopleRepublic County42.1Rawlins County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleRawlins County39.6Hamilton County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County38.6Grant County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County38.2Jefferson County: 38 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County38Phillips County: 37.7 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County37.7Cheyenne County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County37.4Logan County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County35.8Stevens County: 35 per 100,000 peopleStevens County35Decatur County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County34.3Harper County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleHarper County34.2Gray County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleGray County33.8Jewell County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleJewell County33.3Marion County: 33 per 100,000 peopleMarion County33Greenwood County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County31.8Woodson County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County31.4Ellsworth County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County30.9Rice County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleRice County30.2Jackson County: 30 per 100,000 peopleJackson County30Cherokee County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County29.5Nemaha County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County29.5Wabaunsee County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleWabaunsee County29.1Osborne County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleOsborne County27.2Smith County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleSmith County26.9Anderson County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County25.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Hodgeman County217.7+217.7 pts
2Chase County151.2+75.6 pts
3Gove County145.8+145.8 pts
4Wallace County133.3+133.3 pts
5Sheridan County123.1+1.7 pts
6Chautauqua County115.8+87.3 pts
7Elk County78.2+40.9 pts
8Trego County68.4-103.5 pts
9Ness County67.2+34.4 pts
10Pratt County61.7+41.3 pts
11Lane County60.2+60.2 pts
12Wilson County55.7+22.6 pts
13Morris County54.2+36.3 pts
14Wichita County45.5-135.1 pts
15Russell County43+28.6 pts
16Republic County42.1+42.1 pts
17Rawlins County39.6+39.6 pts
18Hamilton County38.6-36.1 pts
19Grant County38.2+25.5 pts
20Jefferson County38-10.6 pts
21Phillips County37.7+0.7 pts
22Cheyenne County37.4+37.4 pts
23Logan County35.8-0.3 pts
24Stevens County35-34.2 pts
25Decatur County34.3+34.3 pts
26Harper County34.2+0.2 pts
27Gray County33.8+33.8 pts
28Jewell County33.3+33.3 pts
29Marion County33-16 pts
30Greenwood County31.8-31.4 pts
31Woodson County31.4+31.4 pts
32Ellsworth County30.9-30.8 pts
33Rice County30.2+10.2 pts
34Jackson County30+0.3 pts
35Cherokee County29.5+5.2 pts
36Nemaha County29.5+29.5 pts
37Wabaunsee County29.1+14.6 pts
38Osborne County27.2-25.7 pts
39Smith County26.9+26.9 pts
40Anderson County25.8+0.2 pts
41Doniphan County25.7+0.2 pts
42Kingman County25.4+25.4 pts
43Haskell County25+25 pts
44Thomas County24.9-25.4 pts
45Miami County24.5+12.3 pts
46Clay County24+12 pts
47Stafford County23.6+23.6 pts
48Dickinson County20.8+5.3 pts
49McPherson County20.3+6.8 pts
50Harvey County20.2+5.7 pts
51Ford County19.9+11.4 pts
52Labette County19.1-14.2 pts
53Barton County18.5+7.5 pts
54Neosho County18.4-12.2 pts
55Washington County17.8+0.1 pts
56Ottawa County16.8-32.9 pts
57Butler County16.5+5.9 pts
58Pawnee County14.9-29.4 pts
59Cowley County14+0.1 pts
60Bourbon County13.6+13.6 pts
61Finney County13-8 pts
62Pottawatomie County12.8-8.9 pts
63Leavenworth County12.6+3.7 pts
64Seward County12.6-29.6 pts
65Osage County12.6-37.5 pts
66Atchison County12.1-5.9 pts
67Montgomery County12-26.2 pts
68Coffey County11.9+0.1 pts
69Franklin County11.7-3.9 pts
70Wyandotte County10.9+1.1 pts
71Saline County10.8+3.6 pts
72Cloud County10.7-42.1 pts
73Geary County10.2+5 pts
74Crawford County10.20 pts
75Marshall County10-29.6 pts
76Sedgwick County9.7-0.1 pts
77Lyon County9.20 pts
78Sumner County8.6-17.2 pts
79Allen County7.9-7.6 pts
80Riley County7.8+3.9 pts
81Shawnee County6.7-5.6 pts
82Reno County6.3-7.8 pts
83Douglas County6-0.9 pts
84Johnson County4.1+0.5 pts
85Ellis County3.4-13.8 pts
86Barber County0-20.8 pts
86Brown County0-20.4 pts
86Clark County00 pts
86Comanche County00 pts
86Edwards County0-32.4 pts
86Graham County00 pts
86Greeley County0-74.9 pts
86Kearny County0-49.6 pts
86Kiowa County0-118.6 pts
86Lincoln County0-31.6 pts
86Linn County0-42.1 pts
86Meade County0-68.7 pts
86Mitchell County0-32.2 pts
86Morton County0-64.4 pts
86Norton County00 pts
86Rooks County0-38.2 pts
86Rush County0-63.3 pts
86Scott County00 pts
86Sherman County0-16.3 pts
86Stanton County00 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?

Hodgeman County, with 217.7 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Stanton County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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