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Counties in Kentucky by traffic fatality rate

Ballard County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 120 counties in 2021, at 91 per 100,000 people. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Kentucky was 17.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest91Ballard County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median19.5120 counties
Kentucky17.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 24 per 100,000 peopleAnderson County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleBallard County: 91 per 100,000 peopleBarren County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleBath County: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleBell County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleBourbon County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleBoyle County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBracken County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleBreathitt County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleBreckinridge County: 29 per 100,000 peopleBullitt County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County: 55.2 per 100,000 peopleCalloway County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleCampbell County: 1.1 per 100,000 peopleCarlisle County: 42 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleCarter County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleCasey County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleChristian County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleCrittenden County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleEdmonson County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleElliott County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleEstill County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleFleming County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleGallatin County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleGarrard County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleGraves County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleGreen County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleGreenup County: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 44.1 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleHart County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleHickman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHopkins County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleJessamine County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleKenton County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleKnott County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 20 per 100,000 peopleLarue County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleLaurel County: 24 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleLeslie County: 38.9 per 100,000 peopleLetcher County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 33 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 18 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleMcCracken County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleMcCreary County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleMagoffin County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 9 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleMeade County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleMenifee County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMetcalfe County: 57.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 65.7 per 100,000 peopleMuhlenberg County: 33 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 17 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleOldham County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleOwen County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOwsley County: 50.4 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 46.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 31.3 per 100,000 peoplePowell County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleRobertson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRockcastle County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleRowan County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County: 5 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleTodd County: 56.9 per 100,000 peopleTrigg County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleTrimble County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleWolfe County: 76.8 per 100,000 peopleWoodford County: 22.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Ballard County: 91 per 100,000 peopleBallard County91Wolfe County: 76.8 per 100,000 peopleWolfe County76.8Morgan County: 65.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County65.7Metcalfe County: 57.8 per 100,000 peopleMetcalfe County57.8Todd County: 56.9 per 100,000 peopleTodd County56.9Caldwell County: 55.2 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County55.2Bath County: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleBath County54.7Owsley County: 50.4 per 100,000 peopleOwsley County50.4Lyon County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleLyon County47.4Bracken County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleBracken County47.4Trimble County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleTrimble County46.8Perry County: 46.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County46.5Hancock County: 44.1 per 100,000 peopleHancock County44.1Carlisle County: 42 per 100,000 peopleCarlisle County42Carter County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleCarter County41.6Edmonson County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleEdmonson County40.9Lee County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County40.2Meade County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleMeade County39.8Leslie County: 38.9 per 100,000 peopleLeslie County38.9Bell County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleBell County37.8Carroll County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County36.7Knott County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleKnott County35.6Magoffin County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleMagoffin County34.8Harlan County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County34.4Lincoln County: 33 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County33Muhlenberg County: 33 per 100,000 peopleMuhlenberg County33McLean County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County32.9Menifee County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleMenifee County32.4Clinton County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleClinton County32.3Adair County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleAdair County31.7Henderson County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County31.5Marshall County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County31.4Casey County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCasey County31.4Pike County: 31.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County31.3Clay County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County29.8McCracken County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleMcCracken County29.6Breathitt County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleBreathitt County29.5Ohio County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio County29.5Breckinridge County: 29 per 100,000 peopleBreckinridge County29Trigg County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleTrigg County28.1Ballard County: 91 per 100,000 peopleBallard County91Wolfe County: 76.8 per 100,000 peopleWolfe County76.8Morgan County: 65.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County65.7Metcalfe County: 57.8 per 100,000 peopleMetcalfe County57.8Todd County: 56.9 per 100,000 peopleTodd County56.9Caldwell County: 55.2 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County55.2Bath County: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleBath County54.7Owsley County: 50.4 per 100,000 peopleOwsley County50.4Lyon County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleLyon County47.4Bracken County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleBracken County47.4Trimble County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleTrimble County46.8Perry County: 46.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County46.5Hancock County: 44.1 per 100,000 peopleHancock County44.1Carlisle County: 42 per 100,000 peopleCarlisle County42Carter County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleCarter County41.6Edmonson County: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleEdmonson County40.9Lee County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County40.2Meade County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleMeade County39.8Leslie County: 38.9 per 100,000 peopleLeslie County38.9Bell County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleBell County37.8Carroll County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County36.7Knott County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleKnott County35.6Magoffin County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleMagoffin County34.8Harlan County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County34.4Lincoln County: 33 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County33Muhlenberg County: 33 per 100,000 peopleMuhlenberg County33McLean County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County32.9Menifee County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleMenifee County32.4Clinton County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleClinton County32.3Adair County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleAdair County31.7Henderson County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County31.5Marshall County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County31.4Casey County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCasey County31.4Pike County: 31.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County31.3Clay County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County29.8McCracken County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleMcCracken County29.6Breathitt County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleBreathitt County29.5Ohio County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio County29.5Breckinridge County: 29 per 100,000 peopleBreckinridge County29Trigg County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleTrigg County28.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Ballard County91+65.1 pts
2Wolfe County76.8+31.1 pts
3Morgan County65.7+36.6 pts
4Metcalfe County57.8+57.8 pts
5Todd County56.9+24.4 pts
6Caldwell County55.2+47.3 pts
7Bath County54.7+39 pts
8Owsley County50.4+50.4 pts
9Lyon County47.4+12.9 pts
10Bracken County47.4+47.4 pts
11Trimble County46.8+11.3 pts
12Perry County46.5+14.8 pts
13Hancock County44.1+44.1 pts
14Carlisle County42+21.2 pts
15Carter County41.6+30.3 pts
16Edmonson County40.9+8 pts
17Lee County40.2+26.7 pts
18Meade County39.8+9.9 pts
19Leslie County38.9-8.9 pts
20Bell County37.8+12.8 pts
21Carroll County36.7+9 pts
22Knott County35.6+21.5 pts
23Magoffin County34.8+0.3 pts
24Harlan County34.4-10.4 pts
25Lincoln County33+16.5 pts
26Muhlenberg County33+23.3 pts
27McLean County32.9+32.9 pts
28Menifee County32.4-0.2 pts
29Clinton County32.3+10.7 pts
30Adair County31.7+10.5 pts
31Henderson County31.5+15.9 pts
32Marshall County31.4+9.3 pts
33Casey County31.4+25.1 pts
34Pike County31.3+7.4 pts
35Clay County29.8-4.7 pts
36McCracken County29.6+9 pts
37Breathitt County29.5+0.3 pts
38Ohio County29.5-8.4 pts
39Breckinridge County29+4.6 pts
40Trigg County28.1-0.3 pts
41Larue County26.6-20.4 pts
42Grayson County26.3+3.7 pts
43Hart County25.7-15.8 pts
44Lawrence County24.6+18.4 pts
45Butler County24.4+16.3 pts
46Allen County24-5.2 pts
47Laurel County24+3.2 pts
48McCreary County23.8-5.9 pts
49Webster County23.3+23.3 pts
50Jackson County23.1-15.4 pts
51Lewis County23.1-22.7 pts
52Shelby County22.6+12.3 pts
53Crittenden County22.4-11 pts
54Woodford County22.1-33.6 pts
55Calloway County21.1+2.5 pts
56Wayne County20.5+5.1 pts
57Barren County20.2-0 pts
58Knox County20+6.7 pts
59Grant County19.8-20.2 pts
60Hardin County19.7+5.2 pts
61Bullitt County19.3+2.3 pts
62Christian County19.1+1.3 pts
63Rockcastle County18.6-25 pts
64Pulaski County18.3-1.7 pts
65Logan County18-3.8 pts
66Monroe County17.8+0.1 pts
67Mason County17.7-5.6 pts
68Green County17.7+8.7 pts
69Garrard County17.3+11.4 pts
70Nelson County17-2.3 pts
71Cumberland County16.9-17.2 pts
72Washington County16.6-41.6 pts
73Russell County16.5-11.3 pts
74Graves County16.4+2.7 pts
75Rowan County16.3+0.1 pts
76Jefferson County15.9+0.1 pts
77Fulton County15.4-30.7 pts
78Taylor County15.3-0.1 pts
79Marion County15.2-30.7 pts
80Bourbon County14.8-29.5 pts
81Warren County14.6+3.5 pts
82Estill County14.2+7.1 pts
83Montgomery County14.2-0.1 pts
84Floyd County14.2-16.6 pts
85Scott County13.7-3.7 pts
86Whitley County13.6-16.4 pts
87Elliott County13.6-0.1 pts
88Clark County13.6+0.1 pts
89Johnson County13.3-4.4 pts
90Hopkins County13.3+0.1 pts
91Oldham County13.2+4.3 pts
92Fayette County13.1+5 pts
93Fleming County13.1-6.8 pts
94Jessamine County13.1-3.9 pts
95Nicholas County12.9-13.6 pts
96Henry County12.7-12.8 pts
97Daviess County12.6+3.9 pts
98Gallatin County11.4-23.2 pts
99Livingston County11.1+11.1 pts
100Harrison County10.5-5.5 pts
101Simpson County10.1-10.2 pts
102Boyle County9.8+6.6 pts
103Madison County9.6-5.4 pts
104Martin County9+0.1 pts
105Franklin County7.7-0 pts
106Union County7.5-7.1 pts
107Boone County7.3-5.9 pts
108Boyd County6.3-6.2 pts
109Spencer County5-5.2 pts
110Letcher County4.7-37.2 pts
111Mercer County4.4-13.3 pts
112Anderson County4.2-4.2 pts
113Kenton County4.1-2.4 pts
114Greenup County2.8-5.6 pts
115Campbell County1.1-15 pts
116Hickman County00 pts
116Owen County0-26.5 pts
116Pendleton County0-27.3 pts
116Powell County0-30.5 pts
116Robertson County00 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. (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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?

Ballard County, with 91 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Robertson County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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