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Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatality rate

Gallatin County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 120 counties in 2017, at 69.4 per 100,000 people. Wayne 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 17.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest69.4Gallatin County
Lowest0Wayne County
Median20.6120 counties
Kentucky17.5History

Top 40 counties, 2017

Gallatin County: 69.4 per 100,000 peopleGallatin County69.4Menifee County: 64.7 per 100,000 peopleMenifee County64.7Lyon County: 57.6 per 100,000 peopleLyon County57.6Rockcastle County: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleRockcastle County55.3Jackson County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County53.3Cumberland County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County48.2Crittenden County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County43.9Wolfe County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleWolfe County43.7Breathitt County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleBreathitt County43.7Trigg County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleTrigg County43.1Bell County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleBell County42.7Grayson County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County41.9Carlisle County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleCarlisle County41.1Lincoln County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County41.1Magoffin County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleMagoffin County40.9McCreary County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleMcCreary County40.6Nicholas County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County40.6Muhlenberg County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleMuhlenberg County38.4Leslie County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleLeslie County36.7Lawrence County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County36.6Owen County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleOwen County36.3Breckinridge County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleBreckinridge County34.9Marshall County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County34.7Bourbon County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleBourbon County34.4Allen County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleAllen County34.4Meade County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleMeade County34.4Washington County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County33.9Hancock County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleHancock County33.2Carter County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleCarter County33.1Butler County: 32 per 100,000 peopleButler County32Adair County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleAdair County31.9Casey County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleCasey County31.8Marion County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County30.8Webster County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleWebster County30.6Nelson County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleNelson County30.5Fulton County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleFulton County30.5Floyd County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County29.8Laurel County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleLaurel County29.3Rowan County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleRowan County28.5Carroll County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County27.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Gallatin County69.4+34.8 pts
2Menifee County64.7+16.4 pts
3Lyon County57.6+11 pts
4Rockcastle County55.3+37.1 pts
5Jackson County53.3+30.4 pts
6Cumberland County48.2+48.2 pts
7Crittenden County43.9+33.1 pts
8Wolfe County43.7-43.8 pts
9Breathitt County43.7-14 pts
10Trigg County43.1+21.5 pts
11Bell County42.7+12.3 pts
12Grayson County41.9+7.4 pts
13Carlisle County41.1+20.5 pts
14Lincoln County41.1+32.8 pts
15Magoffin County40.9+8.7 pts
16McCreary County40.6+6.2 pts
17Nicholas County40.6+13.1 pts
18Muhlenberg County38.4+19.3 pts
19Leslie County36.7+18.4 pts
20Lawrence County36.6+18.3 pts
21Owen County36.3+8.7 pts
22Breckinridge County34.9+14.8 pts
23Marshall County34.7+18.9 pts
24Bourbon County34.4+4.9 pts
25Allen County34.4+9.7 pts
26Meade County34.4+10.1 pts
27Washington County33.9+0.7 pts
28Hancock County33.2+10.9 pts
29Carter County33.1+25.7 pts
30Butler County32-0.2 pts
31Adair County31.9-5.2 pts
32Casey County31.8+19.1 pts
33Marion County30.8+10.1 pts
34Webster County30.6+7.9 pts
35Nelson County30.5+2.1 pts
36Fulton County30.5+30.5 pts
37Floyd County29.8+8.5 pts
38Laurel County29.3+11.3 pts
39Rowan County28.5-0.1 pts
40Carroll County27.8-19 pts
41Green County26.9+17.9 pts
42Spencer County26.9+16 pts
43Elliott County26.8+13.4 pts
44Boyle County26.5+6.6 pts
45Ballard County25.1-49.9 pts
46Perry County24.4-23.8 pts
47Graves County24.4-2.6 pts
48Caldwell County23.8-23.9 pts
49Mason County23.1+11.5 pts
50Lewis County22.7-14.7 pts
51Mercer County22.6-0.2 pts
52Clark County22+2.7 pts
53Livingston County21.9-0.1 pts
54McLean County21.7+0.3 pts
55Hickman County21.5+21.5 pts
56Harrison County21.5+16.1 pts
57Anderson County21.5-4.8 pts
58Union County21.3-41.6 pts
59Clinton County20.9+0.2 pts
60Larue County20.6-35.3 pts
61Barren County20.5-0 pts
62Pendleton County20.5+6.8 pts
63Warren County20.1+2 pts
64Pike County20-6.1 pts
65Franklin County19.7-0.1 pts
66Greenup County19.3+13.8 pts
67Whitley County19.3-16.6 pts
68Montgomery County17.9+3.4 pts
69Letcher County17.8+4.7 pts
70Ohio County16.7-20.7 pts
71Edmonson County16.4+8.1 pts
72McCracken County16.4-6.1 pts
73Knox County16.2+3.3 pts
74Simpson County16-21.6 pts
75Bath County15.9-8.3 pts
76Hart County15.9-27 pts
77Powell County15.5-54.7 pts
78Christian County15.2-1.3 pts
79Hardin County14.8-0.2 pts
80Logan County14.8+11 pts
81Lee County14.40 pts
82Boone County14.4+3.7 pts
83Estill County14.1+7.1 pts
84Pulaski County14-11 pts
85Jefferson County13.7+1 pts
86Calloway County13.4-5.3 pts
87Johnson County13+4.4 pts
88Bullitt County12.4-2.7 pts
89Boyd County12.2+4.1 pts
90Grant County12.1-0 pts
91Bracken County12+0.1 pts
92Trimble County11.7-34.8 pts
93Taylor County11.6-11.8 pts
94Russell County11.3-22.5 pts
95Madison County11.1-0.2 pts
96Fayette County10.9-4.8 pts
97Campbell County10.8-5.5 pts
98Kenton County10.2+4.8 pts
99Clay County9.7-23.6 pts
100Scott County9.2-7.8 pts
101Monroe County9-0.1 pts
102Daviess County8.9-10.9 pts
103Hopkins County8.7-19.5 pts
104Shelby County8.7-17.6 pts
105Martin County8.6+0.3 pts
106Todd County8.3-24.4 pts
107Woodford County7.6-11.5 pts
108Oldham County7.5+2.9 pts
109Morgan County7.3-7.4 pts
110Fleming County6.8-13.5 pts
111Knott County6.7-13 pts
112Henry County6.4-45 pts
113Garrard County5.9-11.8 pts
114Jessamine County5.7-7.9 pts
115Henderson County4.4-15.1 pts
116Harlan County3.6-21.6 pts
117Metcalfe County0-39.4 pts
117Owsley County0-69.8 pts
117Robertson County00 pts
117Wayne County0-44.3 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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?

Gallatin County, with 69.4 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wayne County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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