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Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatality rate

Wolfe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 120 counties in 2016, at 87.5 per 100,000 people. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 20.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Kentucky was 18.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest87.5Wolfe County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median20.6120 counties
Kentucky18.7History

Top 40 counties, 2016

Wolfe County: 87.5 per 100,000 peopleWolfe County87.5Ballard County: 75 per 100,000 peopleBallard County75Powell County: 70.2 per 100,000 peoplePowell County70.2Owsley County: 69.8 per 100,000 peopleOwsley County69.8Union County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County62.9Breathitt County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleBreathitt County57.7Larue County: 55.9 per 100,000 peopleLarue County55.9Henry County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleHenry County51.4Menifee County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleMenifee County48.3Perry County: 48.2 per 100,000 peoplePerry County48.2Caldwell County: 47.6 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County47.6Carroll County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County46.8Lyon County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleLyon County46.6Trimble County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleTrimble County46.6Wayne County: 44.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County44.3Hart County: 42.8 per 100,000 peopleHart County42.8Metcalfe County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleMetcalfe County39.4Simpson County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County37.6Ohio County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio County37.3Lewis County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleLewis County37.3Adair County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleAdair County37.1Whitley County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County35.8Gallatin County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleGallatin County34.6Grayson County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County34.5McCreary County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleMcCreary County34.4Russell County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleRussell County33.7Clay County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleClay County33.3Washington County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County33.2Todd County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleTodd County32.6Magoffin County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleMagoffin County32.2Butler County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleButler County32.1Bell County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleBell County30.5Bourbon County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleBourbon County29.5Rowan County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleRowan County28.6Nelson County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleNelson County28.4Hopkins County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleHopkins County28.2Owen County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleOwen County27.6Nicholas County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County27.5Graves County: 27 per 100,000 peopleGraves County27Anderson County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County26.3
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Wolfe County87.5+30 pts
2Ballard County75+50.5 pts
3Powell County70.2+30.8 pts
4Owsley County69.8+23.3 pts
5Union County62.9+56 pts
6Breathitt County57.7+43.3 pts
7Larue County55.9+28.1 pts
8Henry County51.4+18.8 pts
9Menifee County48.3+32.1 pts
10Perry County48.2+30.9 pts
11Caldwell County47.6+0.4 pts
12Carroll County46.8-9.1 pts
13Lyon County46.6+0.9 pts
14Trimble County46.6+35.1 pts
15Wayne County44.3-14.9 pts
16Hart County42.8+15.9 pts
17Metcalfe County39.4+19.5 pts
18Simpson County37.6+5.1 pts
19Ohio County37.3+24.8 pts
20Lewis County37.3+7.8 pts
21Adair County37.1+5.2 pts
22Whitley County35.8+8.3 pts
23Gallatin County34.6+11.3 pts
24Grayson County34.5-3.8 pts
25McCreary County34.4+17.5 pts
26Russell County33.7+22.4 pts
27Clay County33.3-8.9 pts
28Washington County33.2-0.2 pts
29Todd County32.6-15.9 pts
30Magoffin County32.2-7.5 pts
31Butler County32.1-15.7 pts
32Bell County30.5+4.1 pts
33Bourbon County29.5-9.8 pts
34Rowan County28.6+16.5 pts
35Nelson County28.4-4.7 pts
36Hopkins County28.2+2.4 pts
37Owen County27.6+9.3 pts
38Nicholas County27.5-14 pts
39Graves County27+5.4 pts
40Anderson County26.3+12.9 pts
41Shelby County26.3+8.5 pts
42Pike County26.1+3.7 pts
43Harlan County25.3+14.6 pts
44Pulaski County25.1+3.1 pts
45Allen County24.70 pts
46Meade County24.3-0.3 pts
47Bath County24.2-24.5 pts
48Taylor County23.4+0.1 pts
49Jackson County22.9+7.6 pts
50Mercer County22.8+4.5 pts
51Webster County22.7-0.1 pts
52McCracken County22.5-0.2 pts
53Hancock County22.3+22.3 pts
54Livingston County22-21.5 pts
55Trigg County21.6-0 pts
56McLean County21.4+10.7 pts
57Floyd County21.3-18.2 pts
58Clinton County20.7+0.2 pts
59Marion County20.7-10.3 pts
60Carlisle County20.6+0.2 pts
61Barren County20.5-4.7 pts
62Fleming County20.3+13.5 pts
63Breckinridge County20.10 pts
64Boyle County19.9+6.5 pts
65Daviess County19.8+4.9 pts
66Franklin County19.8+17.8 pts
67Knott County19.6+19.6 pts
68Henderson County19.5+13 pts
69Clark County19.3+5.4 pts
70Muhlenberg County19.1+12.7 pts
71Woodford County19.1+7.5 pts
72Calloway County18.7+2.7 pts
73Lawrence County18.3+12.2 pts
74Leslie County18.3-26.8 pts
75Rockcastle County18.2-11.9 pts
76Warren County18.1+7.7 pts
77Laurel County18+4.9 pts
78Garrard County17.8-18 pts
79Scott County17-0.4 pts
80Christian County16.5+5.7 pts
81Campbell County16.3+7.6 pts
82Marshall County15.8-35.2 pts
83Fayette County15.8+7.2 pts
84Bullitt County15.1-0.1 pts
85Hardin County15-5.7 pts
86Morgan County14.7+7.3 pts
87Montgomery County14.5-21.8 pts
88Lee County14.4+0.3 pts
89Pendleton County13.7-0.1 pts
90Jessamine County13.6-7.9 pts
91Elliott County13.4+13.4 pts
92Letcher County13.1-4.2 pts
93Knox County12.9-16.1 pts
94Casey County12.8-19.2 pts
95Jefferson County12.7+1.7 pts
96Grant County12.2-0.1 pts
97Bracken County11.9-60.1 pts
98Mason County11.6+11.6 pts
99Madison County11.3-10.4 pts
100Spencer County10.9-5.7 pts
101Crittenden County10.8-21.6 pts
102Boone County10.8-0.9 pts
103Monroe County9.10 pts
104Green County9-36.3 pts
105Johnson County8.6-21.2 pts
106Edmonson County8.3-8.4 pts
107Martin County8.3+0.2 pts
108Lincoln County8.3-28.9 pts
109Boyd County8.1-2 pts
110Carter County7.3-18.2 pts
111Estill County70 pts
112Greenup County5.5-2.7 pts
113Kenton County5.4-4.9 pts
114Harrison County5.40 pts
115Oldham County4.6+3 pts
116Logan County3.7-11.2 pts
117Cumberland County0-15.7 pts
117Fulton County0-15.3 pts
117Hickman County00 pts
117Robertson County00 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.

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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 Kentucky by traffic fatality rate, 2016. 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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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatality rate, 2016 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Wolfe County, with 87.5 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Robertson County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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.

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