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Counties in Kansas by traffic fatality rate

Stafford County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 105 counties in 2022, at 175.9 per 100,000 people. Wabaunsee County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16 per 100,000 people and the figure for Kansas was 14 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest175.9Stafford County
Lowest0Wabaunsee County
Median16105 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 16 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleAtchison County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarber County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleBarton County: 12 per 100,000 peopleBourbon County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 102.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 49.7 per 100,000 peopleCloud County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleCoffey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleComanche County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCowley County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleDoniphan County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County: 0 per 100,000 peopleElk County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleEllis County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County: 62.5 per 100,000 peopleFinney County: 8 per 100,000 peopleFord County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleGeary County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleGove County: 109.4 per 100,000 peopleGraham County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleGray County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 122.7 per 100,000 peopleHarper County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleHarvey County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleHaskell County: 28 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County: 58.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleJewell County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 5 per 100,000 peopleKearny County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleKingman County: 125.3 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County: 83 per 100,000 peopleLabette County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLeavenworth County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 10 per 100,000 peopleMeade County: 51.2 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleMorris County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleNeosho County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNess County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNorton County: 56.4 per 100,000 peopleOsage County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleOsborne County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 17.1 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 81.3 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 20.9 per 100,000 peoplePottawatomie County: 22.8 per 100,000 peoplePratt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRawlins County: 0 per 100,000 peopleReno County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleRepublic County: 64.7 per 100,000 peopleRice County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleRiley County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleRooks County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRush County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 74.3 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 15 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 20 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleShawnee County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSmith County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStafford County: 175.9 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 101.2 per 100,000 peopleStevens County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSumner County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleTrego County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWabaunsee County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWallace County: 67.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleWichita County: 145.6 per 100,000 peopleWilson County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County: 32 per 100,000 peopleWyandotte County: 15.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Stafford County: 175.9 per 100,000 peopleStafford County175.9Wichita County: 145.6 per 100,000 peopleWichita County145.6Kingman County: 125.3 per 100,000 peopleKingman County125.3Hamilton County: 122.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County122.7Gove County: 109.4 per 100,000 peopleGove County109.4Clark County: 102.7 per 100,000 peopleClark County102.7Stanton County: 101.2 per 100,000 peopleStanton County101.2Kiowa County: 83 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County83Pawnee County: 81.3 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County81.3Russell County: 74.3 per 100,000 peopleRussell County74.3Marion County: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County67.8Wallace County: 67.1 per 100,000 peopleWallace County67.1Republic County: 64.7 per 100,000 peopleRepublic County64.7Ellsworth County: 62.5 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County62.5Hodgeman County: 58.6 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County58.6Norton County: 56.4 per 100,000 peopleNorton County56.4Gray County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleGray County52.6Meade County: 51.2 per 100,000 peopleMeade County51.2Clay County: 49.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County49.7Brown County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleBrown County42.7Graham County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleGraham County41.8Sheridan County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County41.2Linn County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleLinn County40.9Elk County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleElk County40.9Chase County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleChase County39.1Osage County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleOsage County38.2Decatur County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County37.3Washington County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County36.4Sumner County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleSumner County35.7Jewell County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleJewell County34.4Lyon County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleLyon County34.4Rush County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleRush County33.9Greenwood County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County33.8Woodson County: 32 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County32Haskell County: 28 per 100,000 peopleHaskell County28Jefferson County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County27.3Kearny County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleKearny County25.9Barber County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleBarber County24.2McPherson County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County23.3Franklin County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County23.1Stafford County: 175.9 per 100,000 peopleStafford County175.9Wichita County: 145.6 per 100,000 peopleWichita County145.6Kingman County: 125.3 per 100,000 peopleKingman County125.3Hamilton County: 122.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County122.7Gove County: 109.4 per 100,000 peopleGove County109.4Clark County: 102.7 per 100,000 peopleClark County102.7Stanton County: 101.2 per 100,000 peopleStanton County101.2Kiowa County: 83 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County83Pawnee County: 81.3 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County81.3Russell County: 74.3 per 100,000 peopleRussell County74.3Marion County: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County67.8Wallace County: 67.1 per 100,000 peopleWallace County67.1Republic County: 64.7 per 100,000 peopleRepublic County64.7Ellsworth County: 62.5 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County62.5Hodgeman County: 58.6 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County58.6Norton County: 56.4 per 100,000 peopleNorton County56.4Gray County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleGray County52.6Meade County: 51.2 per 100,000 peopleMeade County51.2Clay County: 49.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County49.7Brown County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleBrown County42.7Graham County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleGraham County41.8Sheridan County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County41.2Linn County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleLinn County40.9Elk County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleElk County40.9Chase County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleChase County39.1Osage County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleOsage County38.2Decatur County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County37.3Washington County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County36.4Sumner County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleSumner County35.7Jewell County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleJewell County34.4Lyon County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleLyon County34.4Rush County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleRush County33.9Greenwood County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County33.8Woodson County: 32 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County32Haskell County: 28 per 100,000 peopleHaskell County28Jefferson County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County27.3Kearny County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleKearny County25.9Barber County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleBarber County24.2McPherson County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County23.3Franklin County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County23.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Stafford County175.9+151 pts
2Wichita County145.6+145.6 pts
3Kingman County125.3+111.6 pts
4Hamilton County122.7+42 pts
5Gove County109.4+36.7 pts
6Clark County102.7-50.6 pts
7Stanton County101.2+52.3 pts
8Kiowa County83+41.4 pts
9Pawnee County81.3+49.2 pts
10Russell County74.3+59.4 pts
11Marion County67.8+8.2 pts
12Wallace County67.1+67.1 pts
13Republic County64.7+22.1 pts
14Ellsworth County62.5-16.5 pts
15Hodgeman County58.6+0.6 pts
16Norton County56.4+19.1 pts
17Gray County52.6+17.2 pts
18Meade County51.2+26.2 pts
19Clay County49.7+25 pts
20Brown County42.7-31.3 pts
21Graham County41.8-41.5 pts
22Sheridan County41.2+0.4 pts
23Linn County40.9-0.1 pts
24Elk County40.9+40.9 pts
25Chase County39.1-76 pts
26Osage County38.2+25.5 pts
27Decatur County37.3+37.3 pts
28Washington County36.4+0.2 pts
29Sumner County35.7+8.9 pts
30Jewell County34.4-33.5 pts
31Lyon County34.4+12.5 pts
32Rush County33.9-68.3 pts
33Greenwood County33.8-50.6 pts
34Woodson County32-0.4 pts
35Haskell County28-54.1 pts
36Jefferson County27.3+5.6 pts
37Kearny County25.9+0.3 pts
38Barber County24.2-0.1 pts
39McPherson County23.3+16.6 pts
40Franklin County23.1+3.9 pts
41Pottawatomie County22.8+11.2 pts
42Montgomery County22.7+6.6 pts
43Cloud County22.4+11.2 pts
44Rice County21.3+10.7 pts
45Phillips County20.9+0.1 pts
46Ford County20.7+3.1 pts
47Scott County20+0.4 pts
48Nemaha County19.7+0.1 pts
49Harper County18.6-18.8 pts
50Mitchell County17.3+17.3 pts
51Ottawa County17.1-17.1 pts
52Dickinson County16.4-21.6 pts
53Allen County16+16 pts
54Cherokee County15.8-5.1 pts
55Wyandotte County15.1+0.1 pts
56Jackson County15.1-22.6 pts
57Saline County15+2 pts
58Harvey County14.8-14.8 pts
59Geary County14.1+5.8 pts
60Grant County13.8-13.4 pts
61Sedgwick County13.5+0.7 pts
62Doniphan County13.4-26.9 pts
63Butler County13.2+2.9 pts
64Anderson County12.80 pts
65Crawford County12.8-5.2 pts
66Thomas County12.7-25 pts
67Leavenworth County12.1-0.1 pts
68Barton County12+4.1 pts
69Shawnee County11.8-3.3 pts
70Wilson County11.7-23.5 pts
71Cowley County11.6-11.5 pts
72Miami County11.5+2.8 pts
73Labette County10.1-20 pts
74Marshall County10+10 pts
75Reno County9.8+6.5 pts
76Finney County8-5.2 pts
77Ellis County6.9-3.5 pts
78Bourbon County6.9-21 pts
79Douglas County5.8+0.8 pts
80Riley County5.6-4.2 pts
81Johnson County5+1.3 pts
82Seward County4.7-13.7 pts
83Atchison County0-24.6 pts
83Chautauqua County00 pts
83Cheyenne County0-75.9 pts
83Coffey County0-12 pts
83Comanche County0-60 pts
83Edwards County0-35.7 pts
83Greeley County0-389.7 pts
83Lane County0-127.9 pts
83Lincoln County00 pts
83Logan County0-147.4 pts
83Morris County0-37.1 pts
83Morton County00 pts
83Neosho County0-31.7 pts
83Ness County00 pts
83Osborne County00 pts
83Pratt County00 pts
83Rawlins County00 pts
83Rooks County0-61.7 pts
83Sherman County0-33.7 pts
83Smith County0-28 pts
83Stevens County0-56.5 pts
83Trego County0-35.8 pts
83Wabaunsee County0-14.3 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. (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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?

Stafford County, with 175.9 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wabaunsee County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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