Counties in Kansas by traffic fatality rate

Kiowa County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 105 counties in 2018, at 200.8 per 100,000 people. Woodson County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Kansas was 13.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest200.8Kiowa County
Median15.9105 counties
Kansas13.8History

Top 40 counties, 2018

Kiowa County: 200.8 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County200.8Ellsworth County: 171.3 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County171.3Meade County: 121.7 per 100,000 peopleMeade County121.7Clark County: 99.8 per 100,000 peopleClark County99.8Stanton County: 94.2 per 100,000 peopleStanton County94.2Thomas County: 76.3 per 100,000 peopleThomas County76.3Gove County: 74.7 per 100,000 peopleGove County74.7Russell County: 73.7 per 100,000 peopleRussell County73.7Brown County: 73 per 100,000 peopleBrown County73Anderson County: 64.5 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County64.5Atchison County: 60.9 per 100,000 peopleAtchison County60.9Stevens County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleStevens County55.7Haskell County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleHaskell County51.9Stafford County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleStafford County48.3Pawnee County: 46.5 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County46.5Wichita County: 46.1 per 100,000 peopleWichita County46.1Dickinson County: 42.8 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County42.8Linn County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleLinn County41.2Cherokee County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County40.6Marshall County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County39.9Kingman County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleKingman County39.8Chase County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleChase County39.2Scott County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleScott County38.4McPherson County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County36.7Ness County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleNess County36.5Norton County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleNorton County36.2Coffey County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleCoffey County35.9Ottawa County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County34.7Jewell County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleJewell County34.5Edwards County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County34.1Marion County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County33.3Sherman County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleSherman County33.2Pratt County: 32 per 100,000 peoplePratt County32Rice County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleRice County31.7Osborne County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleOsborne County28.5Franklin County: 27 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County27Grant County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County26.8Osage County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleOsage County25.2Miami County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMiami County23.8Jackson County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County22.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people
Change on 2017
1Kiowa County200.8+120.4 pts
2Ellsworth County171.3+140.7 pts
3Meade County121.7-19.8 pts
4Clark County99.8+49.9 pts
5Stanton County94.2+0.8 pts
6Thomas County76.3+51.3 pts
7Gove County74.7-74.4 pts
8Russell County73.7+44.5 pts
9Brown County73+21 pts
10Anderson County64.5-25.8 pts
11Atchison County60.9+54.8 pts
12Stevens County55.7+19 pts
13Haskell County51.9+0.6 pts
14Stafford County48.3+48.3 pts
15Pawnee County46.5+16.1 pts
16Wichita County46.1-46.1 pts
17Dickinson County42.8+11 pts
18Linn County41.2+20.5 pts
19Cherokee County40.6+25.5 pts
20Marshall County39.9+29.8 pts
21Kingman County39.8+39.8 pts
22Chase County39.2-36.5 pts
23Scott County38.4+38.4 pts
24McPherson County36.7+26.7 pts
25Ness County36.5-70.6 pts
26Norton County36.2-0.1 pts
27Coffey County35.9+12 pts
28Ottawa County34.7+34.7 pts
29Jewell County34.5+0.2 pts
30Edwards County34.1-133.6 pts
31Marion County33.3-24.8 pts
32Sherman County33.20 pts
33Pratt County32+21.5 pts
34Rice County31.7+21.2 pts
35Osborne County28.5+28.5 pts
36Franklin County27-0 pts
37Grant County26.8+26.8 pts
38Osage County25.2+6.2 pts
39Miami County23.8+8.8 pts
40Jackson County22.5-22.3 pts
41Seward County22.1+4.6 pts
42Montgomery County21.9-6 pts
43Rooks County19.8+19.8 pts
44Phillips County19.6-18.7 pts
45Morris County18.5-37.7 pts
46Washington County18+18 pts
47Harvey County17.7+8.9 pts
48Sumner County17.6-13 pts
49Gray County17.2-52 pts
50Leavenworth County17.2+1.2 pts
51Cowley County17.2-2.7 pts
52Greenwood County16.4-113.7 pts
53Allen County15.9-31.7 pts
54Wabaunsee County14.6-44.1 pts
55Reno County14.4+0.1 pts
56Sedgwick County13.9+2.9 pts
57Doniphan County13.1-13 pts
58Neosho County12.5-6.1 pts
59Clay County12.4-37.3 pts
60Lyon County12.3+6.2 pts
61Pottawatomie County12.1-24.7 pts
62Butler County11.9-6 pts
63Wyandotte County11.8-12 pts
64Wilson County11.3-45 pts
65Saline County11+3.7 pts
66Jefferson County10.9-21.6 pts
67Crawford County10.2-5.1 pts
68Shawnee County10+1.7 pts
69Ford County8.7-22.9 pts
70Bourbon County6.90 pts
71Ellis County6.9-10.4 pts
72Geary County5.4-5.3 pts
73Riley County5.4+1.3 pts
74Finney County5.2-0 pts
75Douglas County5.1-3.4 pts
76Barton County3.9-22.8 pts
77Johnson County3.8-1.7 pts
78Barber County0-89.7 pts
78Chautauqua County00 pts
78Cheyenne County00 pts
78Cloud County0-21.8 pts
78Comanche County0-171.3 pts
78Decatur County0-35.1 pts
78Elk County00 pts
78Graham County00 pts
78Greeley County0-77.9 pts
78Hamilton County00 pts
78Harper County0-88.2 pts
78Hodgeman County0-55.1 pts
78Kearny County0-24.4 pts
78Labette County0-19.5 pts
78Lane County00 pts
78Lincoln County00 pts
78Logan County0-70.7 pts
78Mitchell County0-33 pts
78Morton County00 pts
78Nemaha County0-9.8 pts
78Rawlins County0-79.8 pts
78Republic County00 pts
78Rush County0-65.6 pts
78Sheridan County0-80.8 pts
78Smith County0-27.4 pts
78Trego County0-104.6 pts
78Wallace County00 pts
78Woodson 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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?

Kiowa County, with 200.8 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Woodson County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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