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Counties in Kansas by traffic fatality rate

Wallace County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 105 counties in 2023, at 199.9 per 100,000 people. Wichita County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 20.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Kansas was 13.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest199.9Wallace County
Lowest0Wichita County
Median20.1105 counties
Kansas13.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAtchison County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleBarber County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleBarton County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleBourbon County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 117.4 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 161.2 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCloud County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleCoffey County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleComanche County: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleCowley County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleDoniphan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleElk County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEllis County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleFinney County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleFord County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleGeary County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGove County: 146.4 per 100,000 peopleGraham County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleGray County: 86.7 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County: 85.2 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleHarper County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleHarvey County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleHaskell County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleJewell County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleKearny County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKingman County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County: 166.4 per 100,000 peopleLabette County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLeavenworth County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleMeade County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 17 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMorris County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNeosho County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleNess County: 37.9 per 100,000 peopleNorton County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleOsage County: 19 per 100,000 peopleOsborne County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 34.2 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 65.9 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County: 42 per 100,000 peoplePottawatomie County: 7.5 per 100,000 peoplePratt County: 98.8 per 100,000 peopleRawlins County: 80.6 per 100,000 peopleReno County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleRepublic County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleRice County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleRiley County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleRooks County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRush County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleShawnee County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 83 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSmith County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStafford County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStevens County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSumner County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 50.9 per 100,000 peopleTrego County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWabaunsee County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleWallace County: 199.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 54 per 100,000 peopleWichita County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWilson County: 83 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County: 32 per 100,000 peopleWyandotte County: 15.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Wallace County: 199.9 per 100,000 peopleWallace County199.9Kiowa County: 166.4 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County166.4Clark County: 161.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County161.2Gove County: 146.4 per 100,000 peopleGove County146.4Chase County: 117.4 per 100,000 peopleChase County117.4Pratt County: 98.8 per 100,000 peoplePratt County98.8Gray County: 86.7 per 100,000 peopleGray County86.7Greeley County: 85.2 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County85.2Sheridan County: 83 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County83Wilson County: 83 per 100,000 peopleWilson County83Rawlins County: 80.6 per 100,000 peopleRawlins County80.6Jewell County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleJewell County68.9Pawnee County: 65.9 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County65.9Comanche County: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleComanche County59.7Chautauqua County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County59.5Hodgeman County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County59.5Washington County: 54 per 100,000 peopleWashington County54Thomas County: 50.9 per 100,000 peopleThomas County50.9Greenwood County: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County50.8Linn County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleLinn County50.6Coffey County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleCoffey County48.4Marion County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County42.5Wabaunsee County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleWabaunsee County42.4Graham County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleGraham County42.2Phillips County: 42 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County42Grant County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County41.9Hamilton County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County40.7Ness County: 37.9 per 100,000 peopleNess County37.9Harper County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleHarper County37.1Edwards County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County36.6Decatur County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County36.6Rush County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleRush County35.3Ottawa County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County34.2Brown County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleBrown County32.4Rice County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleRice County32.2Woodson County: 32 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County32Cherokee County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County31.4Ellsworth County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County31.3Labette County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleLabette County30.3Russell County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleRussell County29.9Wallace County: 199.9 per 100,000 peopleWallace County199.9Kiowa County: 166.4 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County166.4Clark County: 161.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County161.2Gove County: 146.4 per 100,000 peopleGove County146.4Chase County: 117.4 per 100,000 peopleChase County117.4Pratt County: 98.8 per 100,000 peoplePratt County98.8Gray County: 86.7 per 100,000 peopleGray County86.7Greeley County: 85.2 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County85.2Sheridan County: 83 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County83Wilson County: 83 per 100,000 peopleWilson County83Rawlins County: 80.6 per 100,000 peopleRawlins County80.6Jewell County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleJewell County68.9Pawnee County: 65.9 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County65.9Comanche County: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleComanche County59.7Chautauqua County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County59.5Hodgeman County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County59.5Washington County: 54 per 100,000 peopleWashington County54Thomas County: 50.9 per 100,000 peopleThomas County50.9Greenwood County: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County50.8Linn County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleLinn County50.6Coffey County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleCoffey County48.4Marion County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County42.5Wabaunsee County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleWabaunsee County42.4Graham County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleGraham County42.2Phillips County: 42 per 100,000 peoplePhillips County42Grant County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County41.9Hamilton County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County40.7Ness County: 37.9 per 100,000 peopleNess County37.9Harper County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleHarper County37.1Edwards County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County36.6Decatur County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County36.6Rush County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleRush County35.3Ottawa County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County34.2Brown County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleBrown County32.4Rice County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleRice County32.2Woodson County: 32 per 100,000 peopleWoodson County32Cherokee County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County31.4Ellsworth County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County31.3Labette County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleLabette County30.3Russell County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleRussell County29.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Wallace County199.9+132.8 pts
2Kiowa County166.4+83.4 pts
3Clark County161.2+58.5 pts
4Gove County146.4+36.9 pts
5Chase County117.4+78.3 pts
6Pratt County98.8+98.8 pts
7Gray County86.7+34.2 pts
8Greeley County85.2+85.2 pts
9Sheridan County83+41.8 pts
10Wilson County83+71.3 pts
11Rawlins County80.6+80.6 pts
12Jewell County68.9+34.5 pts
13Pawnee County65.9-15.3 pts
14Comanche County59.7+59.7 pts
15Chautauqua County59.5+59.5 pts
16Hodgeman County59.5+0.9 pts
17Washington County54+17.6 pts
18Thomas County50.9+38.2 pts
19Greenwood County50.8+17 pts
20Linn County50.6+9.6 pts
21Coffey County48.4+48.4 pts
22Marion County42.5-25.3 pts
23Wabaunsee County42.4+42.4 pts
24Graham County42.2+0.4 pts
25Phillips County42+21.1 pts
26Grant County41.9+28.1 pts
27Hamilton County40.7-82 pts
28Ness County37.9+37.9 pts
29Harper County37.1+18.5 pts
30Edwards County36.6+36.6 pts
31Decatur County36.6-0.7 pts
32Rush County35.3+1.4 pts
33Ottawa County34.2+17.1 pts
34Brown County32.4-10.3 pts
35Rice County32.2+10.9 pts
36Woodson County32-0.1 pts
37Cherokee County31.4+15.7 pts
38Ellsworth County31.3-31.2 pts
39Labette County30.3+20.1 pts
40Russell County29.9-44.4 pts
41Haskell County27.5-0.4 pts
42Sumner County26.8-8.9 pts
43Meade County25.6-25.6 pts
44Stafford County25.3-150.6 pts
45Barber County24.5+0.3 pts
46Butler County23.3+10.1 pts
47Dickinson County21.7+5.3 pts
47Republic County21.7-43 pts
49Lyon County21.7-12.7 pts
50Harvey County20.8+6 pts
51Bourbon County20.8+13.9 pts
52Barton County20.1+8.1 pts
53Marshall County20.1+10.1 pts
54Neosho County19.4+19.4 pts
55Franklin County19.1-4 pts
56Osage County19-19.3 pts
57Morris County18.9+18.9 pts
58Norton County18.8-37.6 pts
59Reno County17.9+8.2 pts
60Mitchell County17.3-0 pts
61Miami County17+5.5 pts
62McPherson County16.5-6.7 pts
63Jefferson County16.4-10.9 pts
64Wyandotte County15.6+0.5 pts
65Jackson County14.9-0.1 pts
66Cowley County14.6+3 pts
67Kingman County14.1-111.2 pts
68Finney County13.2+5.2 pts
69Crawford County12.8+0.1 pts
70Clay County12.5-37.2 pts
71Ford County11.7-8.9 pts
72Cloud County11.3-11.1 pts
73Saline County11.2-3.7 pts
74Sedgwick County10.2-3.3 pts
75Riley County9.8+4.2 pts
76Montgomery County9.8-12.9 pts
77Seward County9.4+4.7 pts
78Geary County8.5-5.5 pts
79Pottawatomie County7.5-15.2 pts
80Shawnee County6.8-5.1 pts
81Atchison County6.2+6.2 pts
82Douglas County5.8-0.1 pts
83Johnson County3.8-1.2 pts
84Leavenworth County3.6-8.5 pts
85Ellis County3.5-3.5 pts
86Allen County0-16 pts
86Anderson County0-12.8 pts
86Cheyenne County00 pts
86Doniphan County0-13.4 pts
86Elk County0-40.9 pts
86Kearny County0-25.9 pts
86Lane County00 pts
86Lincoln County00 pts
86Logan County00 pts
86Morton County00 pts
86Nemaha County0-19.7 pts
86Osborne County00 pts
86Rooks County00 pts
86Scott County0-20 pts
86Sherman County00 pts
86Smith County00 pts
86Stanton County0-101.2 pts
86Stevens County00 pts
86Trego County00 pts
86Wichita County0-145.6 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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?

Wallace County, with 199.9 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wichita County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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