Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatality rate

St. Helena Parish had the highest traffic fatality rate of 64 counties in 2014, at 55.1 per 100,000 people. Catahoula Parish had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Louisiana was 15.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2014

Acadia Parish: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleAllen Parish: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleAscension Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleAssumption Parish: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleAvoyelles Parish: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleBeauregard Parish: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleBienville Parish: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleBossier Parish: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleCaddo Parish: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleCalcasieu Parish: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell Parish: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleCameron Parish: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleCatahoula Parish: 0 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne Parish: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleConcordia Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleDe Soto Parish: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleEast Baton Rouge Parish: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleEast Carroll Parish: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleEast Feliciana Parish: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleEvangeline Parish: 6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin Parish: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant Parish: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleIberia Parish: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleIberville Parish: 49.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson Parish: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Parish: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis Parish: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleLafayette Parish: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleLafourche Parish: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleLaSalle Parish: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln Parish: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleLivingston Parish: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison Parish: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleMorehouse Parish: 11 per 100,000 peopleNatchitoches Parish: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleOrleans Parish: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleOuachita Parish: 14.4 per 100,000 peoplePlaquemines Parish: 17 per 100,000 peoplePointe Coupee Parish: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleRapides Parish: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleRed River Parish: 47.3 per 100,000 peopleRichland Parish: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleSabine Parish: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Bernard Parish: 7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Charles Parish: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Helena Parish: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. James Parish: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. John the Baptist Parish: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Landry Parish: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Martin Parish: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Mary Parish: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Tammany Parish: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleTangipahoa Parish: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleTensas Parish: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleTerrebonne Parish: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion Parish: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleVermilion Parish: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleVernon Parish: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington Parish: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster Parish: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleWest Baton Rouge Parish: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleWest Carroll Parish: 9 per 100,000 peopleWest Feliciana Parish: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWinn Parish: 13.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

St. Helena Parish: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Helena Parish55.1Caldwell Parish: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell Parish50.8Iberville Parish: 49.5 per 100,000 peopleIberville Parish49.5Assumption Parish: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleAssumption Parish48.3Red River Parish: 47.3 per 100,000 peopleRed River Parish47.3West Baton Rouge Parish: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleWest Baton Rouge Parish43.3Tensas Parish: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleTensas Parish41.4Madison Parish: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison Parish34.7LaSalle Parish: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleLaSalle Parish33.8Pointe Coupee Parish: 31.9 per 100,000 peoplePointe Coupee Parish31.9Avoyelles Parish: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleAvoyelles Parish31.7St. Martin Parish: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Martin Parish30.3East Feliciana Parish: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleEast Feliciana Parish30.1St. Landry Parish: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Landry Parish29.7Lafourche Parish: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleLafourche Parish29.7Acadia Parish: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleAcadia Parish29.6St. James Parish: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. James Parish28.2Union Parish: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion Parish27.1Grant Parish: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant Parish26.9Sabine Parish: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleSabine Parish25.6Franklin Parish: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin Parish24.5Allen Parish: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleAllen Parish24.5St. Mary Parish: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Mary Parish24.2Richland Parish: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland Parish24.1Bienville Parish: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleBienville Parish21.8Washington Parish: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington Parish21.7Vernon Parish: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleVernon Parish20.7Iberia Parish: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleIberia Parish20.3Ascension Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleAscension Parish19.7Concordia Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleConcordia Parish19.7West Feliciana Parish: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWest Feliciana Parish19.6De Soto Parish: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleDe Soto Parish18.7St. John the Baptist Parish: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. John the Baptist Parish18.3Livingston Parish: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleLivingston Parish17.8Tangipahoa Parish: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleTangipahoa Parish17.5Plaquemines Parish: 17 per 100,000 peoplePlaquemines Parish17Beauregard Parish: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleBeauregard Parish16.8Terrebonne Parish: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleTerrebonne Parish16.8Lincoln Parish: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln Parish16.7Rapides Parish: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleRapides Parish16.6St. Helena Parish: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Helena Parish55.1Caldwell Parish: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell Parish50.8Iberville Parish: 49.5 per 100,000 peopleIberville Parish49.5Assumption Parish: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleAssumption Parish48.3Red River Parish: 47.3 per 100,000 peopleRed River Parish47.3West Baton Rouge Parish: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleWest Baton Rouge Parish43.3Tensas Parish: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleTensas Parish41.4Madison Parish: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison Parish34.7LaSalle Parish: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleLaSalle Parish33.8Pointe Coupee Parish: 31.9 per 100,000 peoplePointe Coupee Parish31.9Avoyelles Parish: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleAvoyelles Parish31.7St. Martin Parish: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Martin Parish30.3East Feliciana Parish: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleEast Feliciana Parish30.1St. Landry Parish: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Landry Parish29.7Lafourche Parish: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleLafourche Parish29.7Acadia Parish: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleAcadia Parish29.6St. James Parish: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. James Parish28.2Union Parish: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion Parish27.1Grant Parish: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant Parish26.9Sabine Parish: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleSabine Parish25.6Franklin Parish: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin Parish24.5Allen Parish: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleAllen Parish24.5St. Mary Parish: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Mary Parish24.2Richland Parish: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland Parish24.1Bienville Parish: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleBienville Parish21.8Washington Parish: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington Parish21.7Vernon Parish: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleVernon Parish20.7Iberia Parish: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleIberia Parish20.3Ascension Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleAscension Parish19.7Concordia Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleConcordia Parish19.7West Feliciana Parish: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWest Feliciana Parish19.6De Soto Parish: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleDe Soto Parish18.7St. John the Baptist Parish: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. John the Baptist Parish18.3Livingston Parish: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleLivingston Parish17.8Tangipahoa Parish: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleTangipahoa Parish17.5Plaquemines Parish: 17 per 100,000 peoplePlaquemines Parish17Beauregard Parish: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleBeauregard Parish16.8Terrebonne Parish: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleTerrebonne Parish16.8Lincoln Parish: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln Parish16.7Rapides Parish: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleRapides Parish16.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1St. Helena Parish55.1+9.9 pts
2Caldwell Parish50.8+10.4 pts
3Iberville Parish49.5+31.2 pts
4Assumption Parish48.3+26.6 pts
5Red River Parish47.3+1.4 pts
6West Baton Rouge Parish43.3-1 pts
7Tensas Parish41.4+21.1 pts
8Madison Parish34.7-8.1 pts
9LaSalle Parish33.8+20.3 pts
10Pointe Coupee Parish31.9+4.8 pts
11Avoyelles Parish31.7+9.9 pts
12St. Martin Parish30.3+3.7 pts
13East Feliciana Parish30.1+20 pts
14St. Landry Parish29.7+5.8 pts
15Lafourche Parish29.7+5 pts
16Acadia Parish29.6+9.9 pts
17St. James Parish28.2-4.5 pts
18Union Parish27.1-4.5 pts
19Grant Parish26.9+22.4 pts
20Sabine Parish25.6-20.7 pts
21Franklin Parish24.5+14.7 pts
22Allen Parish24.5+12.3 pts
23St. Mary Parish24.2+2 pts
24Richland Parish24.1+5 pts
25Bienville Parish21.8-6.9 pts
26Washington Parish21.7+0.1 pts
27Vernon Parish20.7-3.8 pts
28Iberia Parish20.3-1.3 pts
29Ascension Parish19.7-0.4 pts
30Concordia Parish19.7-14.7 pts
31West Feliciana Parish19.6+6.6 pts
32De Soto Parish18.7+3.8 pts
33St. John the Baptist Parish18.3-16.1 pts
34Livingston Parish17.8-0.9 pts
35Tangipahoa Parish17.5-3.4 pts
36Plaquemines Parish17+4.3 pts
37Beauregard Parish16.8+2.9 pts
38Terrebonne Parish16.8-2.8 pts
39Lincoln Parish16.7-0.1 pts
40Rapides Parish16.6+4.5 pts
41Cameron Parish16.3+0.3 pts
42Caddo Parish15.8+4.5 pts
43Natchitoches Parish15.4-10.2 pts
44Ouachita Parish14.4+0.5 pts
45Winn Parish13.5+13.5 pts
46Lafayette Parish13.2-3.3 pts
47Orleans Parish13.1-1 pts
48East Carroll Parish12.8-0 pts
49Jackson Parish12.7-6.1 pts
50Claiborne Parish12.7+0.3 pts
51Jefferson Davis Parish12.6-9.6 pts
52Webster Parish12.5+0.1 pts
53Calcasieu Parish11.9-0.1 pts
54St. Charles Parish11.4-13.3 pts
55Bossier Parish11.2+3.9 pts
56East Baton Rouge Parish11.1+1.9 pts
57Morehouse Parish11-21.9 pts
58Vermilion Parish10.2+3.4 pts
59West Carroll Parish90 pts
60St. Tammany Parish8.9+0.7 pts
61St. Bernard Parish7-7.2 pts
62Evangeline Parish6-11.9 pts
63Jefferson Parish5.5+0.5 pts
64Catahoula Parish0-9.9 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 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 Louisiana by traffic fatality rate, 2014) [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 Louisiana by traffic fatality rate, 2014. 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 Louisiana by traffic fatality rate, 2014. 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 Louisiana by traffic fatality rate, 2014 [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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

St. Helena Parish, with 55.1 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Catahoula Parish, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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