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Counties in Kansas by traffic fatality rate

Chase County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 105 counties in 2019, at 233.3 per 100,000 people. Wallace County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Kansas was 14 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest233.3Chase County
Lowest0Wallace County
Median18.3105 counties
Kansas14History

Top 40 counties, 2019

Chase County: 233.3 per 100,000 peopleChase County233.3Hamilton County: 155.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County155.7Republic County: 149.6 per 100,000 peopleRepublic County149.6Meade County: 148.4 per 100,000 peopleMeade County148.4Barber County: 92.7 per 100,000 peopleBarber County92.7Wichita County: 91.8 per 100,000 peopleWichita County91.8Chautauqua County: 90.4 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County90.4Sheridan County: 81.6 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County81.6Cheyenne County: 76.3 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County76.3Decatur County: 71.5 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County71.5Trego County: 71.1 per 100,000 peopleTrego County71.1Wilson County: 68.3 per 100,000 peopleWilson County68.3Lane County: 63.3 per 100,000 peopleLane County63.3Woodson County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County62.9Comanche County: 59.2 per 100,000 peopleComanche County59.2Hodgeman County: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County58.5Thomas County: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleThomas County50.5Clark County: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleClark County49.6Franklin County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County42.5Brown County: 42 per 100,000 peopleBrown County42Grant County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County40.7Elk County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleElk County40.3Rawlins County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleRawlins County39.4Montgomery County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County37.8Jefferson County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County37.8Morton County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleMorton County37.3Ness County: 37 per 100,000 peopleNess County37Gove County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleGove County36.5Harper County: 36 per 100,000 peopleHarper County36Ottawa County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County34.9Labette County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleLabette County34.6Lincoln County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County34.2Marion County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County33.4Rush County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleRush County33.4Greenwood County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County32.8Osage County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleOsage County31.5Ellsworth County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County31.3Wabaunsee County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleWabaunsee County29.1Doniphan County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleDoniphan County26.4Haskell County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleHaskell County26.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Chase County233.3+194.1 pts
2Hamilton County155.7+155.7 pts
3Republic County149.6+149.6 pts
4Meade County148.4+26.7 pts
5Barber County92.7+92.7 pts
6Wichita County91.8+45.6 pts
7Chautauqua County90.4+90.4 pts
8Sheridan County81.6+81.6 pts
9Cheyenne County76.3+76.3 pts
10Decatur County71.5+71.5 pts
11Trego County71.1+71.1 pts
12Wilson County68.3+57.1 pts
13Lane County63.3+63.3 pts
14Woodson County62.9+62.9 pts
15Comanche County59.2+59.2 pts
16Hodgeman County58.5+58.5 pts
17Thomas County50.5-25.8 pts
18Clark County49.6-50.2 pts
19Franklin County42.5+15.5 pts
20Brown County42-31.1 pts
21Grant County40.7+14 pts
22Elk County40.3+40.3 pts
23Rawlins County39.4+39.4 pts
24Montgomery County37.8+15.9 pts
25Jefferson County37.8+26.9 pts
26Morton County37.3+37.3 pts
27Ness County37+0.5 pts
28Gove County36.5-38.2 pts
29Harper County36+36 pts
30Ottawa County34.9+0.2 pts
31Labette County34.6+34.6 pts
32Lincoln County34.2+34.2 pts
33Marion County33.4+0.1 pts
34Rush County33.4+33.4 pts
35Greenwood County32.8+16.4 pts
36Osage County31.5+6.3 pts
37Ellsworth County31.3-140 pts
38Wabaunsee County29.1+14.5 pts
39Doniphan County26.4+13.3 pts
40Haskell County26.1-25.8 pts
41Kearny County25+25 pts
42Geary County24.9+19.4 pts
43Finney County23.3+18.1 pts
44Rice County21-10.7 pts
45Bourbon County20.9+13.9 pts
46Leavenworth County20.8+3.6 pts
47Linn County20.8-20.5 pts
48Marshall County19.9-20 pts
49Nemaha County19.4+19.4 pts
50Reno County19.4+4.9 pts
51Stevens County18.9-36.8 pts
52Morris County18.3-0.2 pts
53Norton County18.3-17.9 pts
54Washington County18-0 pts
55Crawford County18+7.7 pts
56Sumner County17.7+0.2 pts
57McPherson County16.6-20.1 pts
58Sherman County16.5-16.7 pts
59Butler County16.4+4.4 pts
60Pawnee County15.9-30.5 pts
61Barton County15.6+11.7 pts
62Russell County14.8-58.9 pts
63Wyandotte County13+1.1 pts
64Saline County12.9+1.9 pts
65Lyon County12.4+0.1 pts
66Atchison County12.2-48.7 pts
67Coffey County12-23.9 pts
68Pottawatomie County12-0.1 pts
69Miami County11.7-12.1 pts
70Harvey County11.7-6 pts
71Ford County11.6+3 pts
72Cloud County11+11 pts
73Sedgwick County10.9-3 pts
74Pratt County10.9-21.1 pts
75Dickinson County10.8-32 pts
76Ellis County10.4+3.5 pts
77Cherokee County10.2-30.4 pts
78Douglas County10.1+5 pts
79Seward County9-13.1 pts
80Cowley County8.7-8.5 pts
81Shawnee County8.4-1.7 pts
82Allen County8-7.9 pts
83Jackson County7.6-14.9 pts
84Riley County5.6+0.2 pts
85Johnson County4.8+1 pts
86Anderson County0-64.5 pts
86Clay County0-12.4 pts
86Edwards County0-34.1 pts
86Graham County00 pts
86Gray County0-17.2 pts
86Greeley County00 pts
86Jewell County0-34.5 pts
86Kingman County0-39.8 pts
86Kiowa County0-200.8 pts
86Logan County00 pts
86Mitchell County00 pts
86Neosho County0-12.5 pts
86Osborne County0-28.5 pts
86Phillips County0-19.6 pts
86Rooks County0-19.8 pts
86Scott County0-38.4 pts
86Smith County00 pts
86Stafford County0-48.3 pts
86Stanton County0-94.2 pts
86Wallace 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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, 2019. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Chase County, with 233.3 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wallace County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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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.

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