Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatality rate, 2024
Green County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 120 counties in 2024, at 60.6 per 100,000 people. Metcalfe County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Kentucky was 15.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green County Estimated | 60.6 | +25.7 pts |
| 2 | Lee County Estimated | 54.7 | +13.6 pts |
| 3 | Lewis County Estimated | 46.6 | +31.2 pts |
| 4 | Livingston County Estimated | 45.4 | +34.1 pts |
| 5 | Lyon County Estimated | 44.1 | +22.3 pts |
| 6 | Robertson County Estimated | 42 | +42 pts |
| 7 | Mason County Estimated | 41.3 | +11.6 pts |
| 8 | Butler County Estimated | 39.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 9 | Caldwell County Estimated | 39.6 | -8.1 pts |
| 10 | Todd County Estimated | 39.2 | -8.5 pts |
| 11 | Powell County Estimated | 38.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 12 | Nicholas County Estimated | 38.4 | +12.3 pts |
| 13 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 37 | +12.2 pts |
| 14 | Magoffin County Estimated | 36 | +27.1 pts |
| 15 | Pike County Estimated | 34.3 | -3.2 pts |
| 16 | Clinton County Estimated | 32.7 | -21.8 pts |
| 17 | Whitley County Estimated | 32.2 | +7.8 pts |
| 18 | Lincoln County Estimated | 32.1 | +7.9 pts |
| 19 | Wolfe County Estimated | 31.4 | +15.7 pts |
| 20 | Breathitt County Estimated | 31.2 | -22.8 pts |
| 21 | Adair County Estimated | 31.2 | +15.6 pts |
| 22 | Bath County Estimated | 30.9 | +7.8 pts |
| 23 | Knott County Estimated | 29.8 | +7.8 pts |
| 24 | Laurel County Estimated | 28.4 | +14.2 pts |
| 25 | Elliott County Estimated | 27.5 | +13.8 pts |
| 26 | Pulaski County Estimated | 26.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 27 | Larue County Estimated | 26.4 | +19.9 pts |
| 28 | Owen County Estimated | 26.2 | +8.6 pts |
| 29 | Floyd County Estimated | 26.1 | -19.7 pts |
| 30 | Boyle County Estimated | 25.5 | +15.8 pts |
| 31 | Owsley County Estimated | 25.5 | -49.8 pts |
| 32 | Marshall County Estimated | 25.2 | +3.1 pts |
| 33 | Simpson County Estimated | 24.6 | -15 pts |
| 34 | Washington County Estimated | 24.5 | -8.2 pts |
| 35 | Hopkins County Estimated | 24.3 | +11 pts |
| 36 | Clark County Estimated | 23.9 | +10.5 pts |
| 37 | Edmonson County Estimated | 23.7 | +15.7 pts |
| 38 | McCracken County Estimated | 23.7 | +13.3 pts |
| 39 | Webster County Estimated | 23.3 | -23.7 pts |
| 40 | Grant County Estimated | 23.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 41 | Trimble County Estimated | 23.3 | +23.3 pts |
| 42 | Carter County Estimated | 23 | +11.6 pts |
| 43 | Gallatin County Estimated | 22.7 | -56.6 pts |
| 44 | Scott County Estimated | 22.7 | +6.2 pts |
| 45 | Crittenden County Estimated | 22.3 | -33.3 pts |
| 46 | Garrard County Estimated | 22.2 | +11 pts |
| 47 | Hardin County Estimated | 22.2 | -1 pts |
| 48 | McLean County Estimated | 21.9 | +10.9 pts |
| 49 | Ohio County Estimated | 20.9 | -17.1 pts |
| 50 | Trigg County Estimated | 20.6 | -7.2 pts |
| 51 | Nelson County Estimated | 20.5 | -8.6 pts |
| 52 | Wayne County Estimated | 20.4 | -10.2 pts |
| 53 | Shelby County Estimated | 20 | +13.9 pts |
| 54 | Letcher County Estimated | 19.9 | +15 pts |
| 55 | Bourbon County Estimated | 19.7 | -5.1 pts |
| 56 | Graves County Estimated | 19 | +13.5 pts |
| 57 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 18.8 | -33.2 pts |
| 58 | Casey County Estimated | 18.8 | -6.4 pts |
| 59 | Henry County Estimated | 18.5 | -12.8 pts |
| 60 | Carroll County Estimated | 18 | -27.5 pts |
| 61 | Meade County Estimated | 16.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 62 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | 16.4 | 0 pts |
| 63 | Harlan County Estimated | 16 | +0.2 pts |
| 64 | Menifee County Estimated | 15.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 65 | Christian County Estimated | 15.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 66 | Barren County Estimated | 15.3 | -11.2 pts |
| 67 | Woodford County Estimated | 14.4 | -14.6 pts |
| 68 | Jefferson County Estimated | 14.2 | -2.9 pts |
| 69 | Warren County Estimated | 14.2 | +3.1 pts |
| 70 | Greenup County Estimated | 14.2 | 0 pts |
| 71 | Logan County Estimated | 14.1 | -24.8 pts |
| 72 | Morgan County Estimated | 14 | +0.1 pts |
| 73 | Montgomery County Estimated | 13.9 | -21.1 pts |
| 74 | Allen County Estimated | 13.6 | -13.9 pts |
| 75 | Pendleton County Estimated | 13.5 | +6.7 pts |
| 76 | Ballard County Estimated | 13.1 | -0 pts |
| 77 | Bell County Estimated | 13 | +0.1 pts |
| 78 | Mercer County Estimated | 12.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 79 | Lawrence County Estimated | 12.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 80 | McCreary County Estimated | 11.9 | -17.4 pts |
| 81 | Bullitt County Estimated | 11.7 | -2.5 pts |
| 82 | Henderson County Estimated | 11.3 | -9.1 pts |
| 83 | Fayette County Estimated | 11.2 | -3.9 pts |
| 84 | Taylor County Estimated | 11.2 | -7.6 pts |
| 85 | Hancock County Estimated | 11.1 | -11.3 pts |
| 86 | Grayson County Estimated | 11.1 | -22.5 pts |
| 87 | Leslie County Estimated | 10.3 | -10 pts |
| 88 | Calloway County Estimated | 10.3 | -13.1 pts |
| 89 | Harrison County Estimated | 10.2 | -10.4 pts |
| 90 | Clay County Estimated | 10.2 | -25.4 pts |
| 91 | Knox County Estimated | 10.1 | -3.3 pts |
| 92 | Marion County Estimated | 10.1 | -15.1 pts |
| 93 | Hart County Estimated | 10 | -10.2 pts |
| 94 | Spencer County Estimated | 9.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 95 | Martin County Estimated | 9.3 | -18.1 pts |
| 96 | Madison County Estimated | 9 | -2.2 pts |
| 97 | Monroe County Estimated | 9 | +0.1 pts |
| 98 | Anderson County Estimated | 8 | -4.1 pts |
| 99 | Daviess County Estimated | 7.7 | -7.7 pts |
| 100 | Union County Estimated | 7.6 | -7.7 pts |
| 101 | Jackson County Estimated | 7.5 | -30.6 pts |
| 102 | Estill County Estimated | 7.1 | -0 pts |
| 103 | Fleming County Estimated | 6.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 104 | Franklin County Estimated | 5.7 | -3.9 pts |
| 105 | Oldham County Estimated | 5.7 | -4.3 pts |
| 106 | Russell County Estimated | 5.4 | -21.9 pts |
| 107 | Jessamine County Estimated | 5.3 | -3.7 pts |
| 108 | Johnson County Estimated | 4.5 | -9 pts |
| 109 | Boyd County Estimated | 4.2 | -6.3 pts |
| 110 | Boone County Estimated | 4.2 | -3.6 pts |
| 111 | Rowan County Estimated | 4.1 | -16.4 pts |
| 112 | Kenton County Estimated | 4 | -0.1 pts |
| 113 | Perry County Estimated | 3.7 | -18.4 pts |
| 114 | Campbell County Estimated | 3.2 | -3.2 pts |
| 115 | Bracken County Estimated | 0 | -35.6 pts |
| 115 | Carlisle County Estimated | 0 | -42.2 pts |
| 115 | Cumberland County Estimated | 0 | -33.4 pts |
| 115 | Fulton County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 115 | Hickman County Estimated | 0 | -45.2 pts |
| 115 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 0 | -9.5 pts |
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About this ranking
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.Citation styles
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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 Kentucky by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [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 Kentucky by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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?
Green County, with 60.6 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.
Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?
Metcalfe County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
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.