Data / Rankings / Traffic fatality rate / Counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatality rate

Wolfe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 120 counties in 2018, at 118.3 per 100,000 people. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Kentucky was 16.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest118.3Wolfe County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median18.5120 counties
Kentucky16.1History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleBallard County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleBarren County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBath County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleBell County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleBourbon County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleBoyle County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleBracken County: 24 per 100,000 peopleBreathitt County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleBreckinridge County: 5 per 100,000 peopleBullitt County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCalloway County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleCampbell County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleCarlisle County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleCarter County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleCasey County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleChristian County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleEdmonson County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleElliott County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleEstill County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 10 per 100,000 peopleFleming County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleGallatin County: 57.8 per 100,000 peopleGarrard County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 4 per 100,000 peopleGraves County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleGreen County: 18 per 100,000 peopleGreenup County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 20 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleHart County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County: 22 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleHickman County: 65.9 per 100,000 peopleHopkins County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleJessamine County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleKenton County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleKnott County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleLarue County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLaurel County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 61.4 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleLeslie County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLetcher County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 33 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleMcCracken County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleMcCreary County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMagoffin County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMeade County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMenifee County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleMetcalfe County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMuhlenberg County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 67.1 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 25 per 100,000 peopleOldham County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleOwen County: 45 per 100,000 peopleOwsley County: 23.7 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 20.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 20.9 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 35.2 per 100,000 peoplePowell County: 53.4 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleRobertson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRockcastle County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleRowan County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleTodd County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleTrigg County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleTrimble County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleWolfe County: 118.3 per 100,000 peopleWoodford County: 22.5 per 100,000 people
  • Under 9
  • 9 to 14
  • 14 to 18
  • 18 to 25
  • 25 to 33
  • 33 and over
per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Wolfe County: 118.3 per 100,000 peopleWolfe County118.3Nicholas County: 67.1 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County67.1Hickman County: 65.9 per 100,000 peopleHickman County65.9Lawrence County: 61.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County61.4Gallatin County: 57.8 per 100,000 peopleGallatin County57.8Powell County: 53.4 per 100,000 peoplePowell County53.4Grayson County: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County49.6Todd County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleTodd County49.2Owen County: 45 per 100,000 peopleOwen County45Breathitt County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleBreathitt County43.8McLean County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County43.1Carlisle County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleCarlisle County41.6Marion County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County40.9Trigg County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleTrigg County35.4Pike County: 35.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County35.2Taylor County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County34.9Knott County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleKnott County33.8Crittenden County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County33.3Livingston County: 33 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County33Menifee County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleMenifee County32.8Lincoln County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County32.7Laurel County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleLaurel County32.3Muhlenberg County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleMuhlenberg County32.1Clinton County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleClinton County31.9Hart County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleHart County31.5Lewis County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County30.5Graves County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleGraves County29.7Allen County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleAllen County29.3Metcalfe County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleMetcalfe County29.2Nelson County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleNelson County28.2Estill County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleEstill County28.2Carroll County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County27.8Whitley County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County27.4Elliott County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleElliott County26.9Christian County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleChristian County26.4Ballard County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleBallard County25.4Ohio County: 25 per 100,000 peopleOhio County25Montgomery County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County24.9Edmonson County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleEdmonson County24.7Floyd County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County24.6Wolfe County: 118.3 per 100,000 peopleWolfe County118.3Nicholas County: 67.1 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County67.1Hickman County: 65.9 per 100,000 peopleHickman County65.9Lawrence County: 61.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County61.4Gallatin County: 57.8 per 100,000 peopleGallatin County57.8Powell County: 53.4 per 100,000 peoplePowell County53.4Grayson County: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County49.6Todd County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleTodd County49.2Owen County: 45 per 100,000 peopleOwen County45Breathitt County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleBreathitt County43.8McLean County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County43.1Carlisle County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleCarlisle County41.6Marion County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County40.9Trigg County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleTrigg County35.4Pike County: 35.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County35.2Taylor County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County34.9Knott County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleKnott County33.8Crittenden County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County33.3Livingston County: 33 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County33Menifee County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleMenifee County32.8Lincoln County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County32.7Laurel County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleLaurel County32.3Muhlenberg County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleMuhlenberg County32.1Clinton County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleClinton County31.9Hart County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleHart County31.5Lewis County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County30.5Graves County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleGraves County29.7Allen County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleAllen County29.3Metcalfe County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleMetcalfe County29.2Nelson County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleNelson County28.2Estill County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleEstill County28.2Carroll County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County27.8Whitley County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County27.4Elliott County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleElliott County26.9Christian County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleChristian County26.4Ballard County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleBallard County25.4Ohio County: 25 per 100,000 peopleOhio County25Montgomery County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County24.9Edmonson County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleEdmonson County24.7Floyd County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County24.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Wolfe County118.3+74.6 pts
2Nicholas County67.1+26.5 pts
3Hickman County65.9+44.4 pts
4Lawrence County61.4+24.7 pts
5Gallatin County57.8-11.7 pts
6Powell County53.4+38 pts
7Grayson County49.6+7.7 pts
8Todd County49.2+40.9 pts
9Owen County45+8.7 pts
10Breathitt County43.8+0.1 pts
11McLean County43.1+21.5 pts
12Carlisle County41.6+0.5 pts
13Marion County40.9+10.1 pts
14Trigg County35.4-7.6 pts
15Pike County35.2+15.2 pts
16Taylor County34.9+23.3 pts
17Knott County33.8+27.1 pts
18Crittenden County33.3-10.6 pts
19Livingston County33+11.1 pts
20Menifee County32.8-31.9 pts
21Lincoln County32.7-8.3 pts
22Laurel County32.3+3 pts
23Muhlenberg County32.1-6.3 pts
24Clinton County31.9+11 pts
25Hart County31.5+15.6 pts
26Lewis County30.5+7.8 pts
27Graves County29.7+5.4 pts
28Allen County29.3-5.1 pts
29Metcalfe County29.2+29.2 pts
30Nelson County28.2-2.3 pts
31Estill County28.2+14.1 pts
32Carroll County27.80 pts
33Whitley County27.4+8.2 pts
34Elliott County26.9+0.1 pts
35Christian County26.4+11.1 pts
36Ballard County25.4+0.2 pts
37Ohio County25+8.4 pts
38Montgomery County24.9+7 pts
39Edmonson County24.7+8.2 pts
40Floyd County24.6-5.2 pts
41Rockcastle County24.6-30.7 pts
42Clark County24.6+2.5 pts
43Bourbon County24.5-9.9 pts
44Bracken County24+12 pts
45Owsley County23.7+23.7 pts
46Garrard County23.7+17.8 pts
47Trimble County23.5+11.8 pts
48Knox County22.9+6.7 pts
49Letcher County22.7+4.9 pts
50Woodford County22.5+15 pts
51Russell County22.4+11.2 pts
52Logan County22.2+7.4 pts
53Hancock County22.1-11.1 pts
54Henderson County22+17.6 pts
55Johnson County21.8+8.8 pts
56Perry County20.9-3.4 pts
57Pendleton County20.50 pts
58Rowan County20.4-8.1 pts
59Hardin County20+5.2 pts
60Pulaski County18.6+4.6 pts
61Harlan County18.3+14.7 pts
62Barren County18.1-2.4 pts
63Green County18-8.9 pts
64Oldham County17.9+10.4 pts
65Mason County17.5-5.7 pts
66Martin County17.4+8.8 pts
67Shelby County17+8.4 pts
68Meade County16.8-17.6 pts
69Magoffin County16.7-24.2 pts
70Cumberland County16.3-32 pts
71Butler County16.1-15.9 pts
72Bell County15.8-26.9 pts
73Spencer County15.8-11.1 pts
74Marshall County15.8-18.9 pts
75Fulton County15.4-15.2 pts
76Hopkins County15.4+6.6 pts
77Wayne County15.1+15.1 pts
78Bullitt County14.8+2.4 pts
79Union County14.4-6.9 pts
80Lee County14.1-0.4 pts
81Larue County13.6-7 pts
82Fleming County13.4+6.7 pts
83McCracken County13.4-3 pts
84Jessamine County13.2+7.5 pts
85Anderson County12.8-8.7 pts
86Henry County12.7+6.4 pts
87Casey County12.7-19.2 pts
88Lyon County11.6-46.1 pts
89Carter County11.1-22 pts
90Scott County10.9+1.6 pts
91Campbell County10.7-0.1 pts
92Adair County10.7-21.1 pts
93Simpson County10.4-5.6 pts
94Fayette County10-1 pts
95Warren County9.9-10.2 pts
96Jefferson County9.7-4 pts
97Clay County9.70 pts
98Kenton County9.6-0.6 pts
99Leslie County9.3-27.4 pts
100Daviess County8.8-0 pts
101Monroe County8.8-0.2 pts
102Washington County8.4-25.5 pts
103Greenup County8.3-11 pts
104Boyd County8.2-4 pts
105Bath County7.9-8 pts
106Jackson County7.6-45.6 pts
107Webster County7.6-22.9 pts
108Boone County6.8-7.6 pts
109Madison County6.6-4.5 pts
110McCreary County5.8-34.7 pts
111Harrison County5.4-16.1 pts
112Calloway County5.4-8 pts
113Breckinridge County5-30 pts
114Mercer County4.5-18.1 pts
115Grant County4-8.1 pts
116Franklin County3.9-15.7 pts
117Boyle County3.3-23.2 pts
118Caldwell County0-23.8 pts
118Morgan County0-7.3 pts
118Robertson County00 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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

Invokely calculated this figure from the publishers' data, so Invokely is the author and the publishers of the inputs are named.

APA 7

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, 2018) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

MLA 9

NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatality rate, 2018. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2018. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

Harvard

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, 2018 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{invokely_counties_in_kentucky_by_2018,
  author = {{Invokely}},
  title = {{NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatality rate, 2018}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/kentucky-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - Invokely
TI  - NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatality rate, 2018
PB  - Invokely
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/kentucky-counties?period=2018
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA.
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/kentucky-counties?period=2018.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatality rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k","level":"province","within":"Kentucky","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k&level=province&within=Kentucky&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Wolfe County, with 118.3 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Robertson County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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.

Traffic fatality rate: other rankings

Counties in Kentucky: more rankings