Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatality rate

St. Helena Parish had the highest traffic fatality rate of 64 counties in 2017, at 82.3 per 100,000 people. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Louisiana was 16.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2017

Acadia Parish: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleAllen Parish: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleAscension Parish: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleAssumption Parish: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleAvoyelles Parish: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBeauregard Parish: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBienville Parish: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleBossier Parish: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleCaddo Parish: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCalcasieu Parish: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell Parish: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleCameron Parish: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleCatahoula Parish: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne Parish: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleConcordia Parish: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleDe Soto Parish: 30 per 100,000 peopleEast Baton Rouge Parish: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleEast Carroll Parish: 0 per 100,000 peopleEast Feliciana Parish: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleEvangeline Parish: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin Parish: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant Parish: 27 per 100,000 peopleIberia Parish: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleIberville Parish: 19 per 100,000 peopleJackson Parish: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Parish: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis Parish: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleLafayette Parish: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleLafourche Parish: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleLaSalle Parish: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln Parish: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLivingston Parish: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMadison Parish: 64.7 per 100,000 peopleMorehouse Parish: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleNatchitoches Parish: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleOrleans Parish: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleOuachita Parish: 17.3 per 100,000 peoplePlaquemines Parish: 4.2 per 100,000 peoplePointe Coupee Parish: 51 per 100,000 peopleRapides Parish: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleRed River Parish: 62.4 per 100,000 peopleRichland Parish: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleSabine Parish: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Bernard Parish: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Charles Parish: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Helena Parish: 82.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. James Parish: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. John the Baptist Parish: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Landry Parish: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Martin Parish: 32 per 100,000 peopleSt. Mary Parish: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Tammany Parish: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleTangipahoa Parish: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleTensas Parish: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleTerrebonne Parish: 26 per 100,000 peopleUnion Parish: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleVermilion Parish: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleVernon Parish: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington Parish: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleWebster Parish: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleWest Baton Rouge Parish: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleWest Carroll Parish: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleWest Feliciana Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWinn Parish: 49 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

St. Helena Parish: 82.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Helena Parish82.3Madison Parish: 64.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison Parish64.7Red River Parish: 62.4 per 100,000 peopleRed River Parish62.4Pointe Coupee Parish: 51 per 100,000 peoplePointe Coupee Parish51Cameron Parish: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleCameron Parish50.6Winn Parish: 49 per 100,000 peopleWinn Parish49West Baton Rouge Parish: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleWest Baton Rouge Parish45.2Caldwell Parish: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell Parish40.9East Feliciana Parish: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleEast Feliciana Parish40.4Sabine Parish: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleSabine Parish39.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis Parish37.3Washington Parish: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington Parish34.5St. Martin Parish: 32 per 100,000 peopleSt. Martin Parish32De Soto Parish: 30 per 100,000 peopleDe Soto Parish30West Carroll Parish: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleWest Carroll Parish29.2Webster Parish: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleWebster Parish28.6St. Landry Parish: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Landry Parish27.3Grant Parish: 27 per 100,000 peopleGrant Parish27Terrebonne Parish: 26 per 100,000 peopleTerrebonne Parish26Tangipahoa Parish: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleTangipahoa Parish25.4Richland Parish: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleRichland Parish24.5Lafourche Parish: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleLafourche Parish23.5Beauregard Parish: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBeauregard Parish22.3Ascension Parish: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleAscension Parish22.1Tensas Parish: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleTensas Parish22.1Vernon Parish: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleVernon Parish21.8Allen Parish: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleAllen Parish21.2Acadia Parish: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleAcadia Parish20.2Franklin Parish: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin Parish19.8West Feliciana Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWest Feliciana Parish19.7St. Mary Parish: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Mary Parish19.5Jackson Parish: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson Parish19.4St. James Parish: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. James Parish19.1Iberville Parish: 19 per 100,000 peopleIberville Parish19Morehouse Parish: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMorehouse Parish18.8St. John the Baptist Parish: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. John the Baptist Parish18.5Evangeline Parish: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleEvangeline Parish18.2Calcasieu Parish: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleCalcasieu Parish17.9Livingston Parish: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleLivingston Parish17.5Ouachita Parish: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOuachita Parish17.3St. Helena Parish: 82.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Helena Parish82.3Madison Parish: 64.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison Parish64.7Red River Parish: 62.4 per 100,000 peopleRed River Parish62.4Pointe Coupee Parish: 51 per 100,000 peoplePointe Coupee Parish51Cameron Parish: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleCameron Parish50.6Winn Parish: 49 per 100,000 peopleWinn Parish49West Baton Rouge Parish: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleWest Baton Rouge Parish45.2Caldwell Parish: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell Parish40.9East Feliciana Parish: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleEast Feliciana Parish40.4Sabine Parish: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleSabine Parish39.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis Parish37.3Washington Parish: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington Parish34.5St. Martin Parish: 32 per 100,000 peopleSt. Martin Parish32De Soto Parish: 30 per 100,000 peopleDe Soto Parish30West Carroll Parish: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleWest Carroll Parish29.2Webster Parish: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleWebster Parish28.6St. Landry Parish: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Landry Parish27.3Grant Parish: 27 per 100,000 peopleGrant Parish27Terrebonne Parish: 26 per 100,000 peopleTerrebonne Parish26Tangipahoa Parish: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleTangipahoa Parish25.4Richland Parish: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleRichland Parish24.5Lafourche Parish: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleLafourche Parish23.5Beauregard Parish: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBeauregard Parish22.3Ascension Parish: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleAscension Parish22.1Tensas Parish: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleTensas Parish22.1Vernon Parish: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleVernon Parish21.8Allen Parish: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleAllen Parish21.2Acadia Parish: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleAcadia Parish20.2Franklin Parish: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin Parish19.8West Feliciana Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWest Feliciana Parish19.7St. Mary Parish: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Mary Parish19.5Jackson Parish: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson Parish19.4St. James Parish: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. James Parish19.1Iberville Parish: 19 per 100,000 peopleIberville Parish19Morehouse Parish: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMorehouse Parish18.8St. John the Baptist Parish: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. John the Baptist Parish18.5Evangeline Parish: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleEvangeline Parish18.2Calcasieu Parish: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleCalcasieu Parish17.9Livingston Parish: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleLivingston Parish17.5Ouachita Parish: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOuachita Parish17.3
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
1St. Helena Parish82.3+64 pts
2Madison Parish64.7+28.5 pts
3Red River Parish62.4+13.5 pts
4Pointe Coupee Parish51+0.1 pts
5Cameron Parish50.6+50.6 pts
6Winn Parish49+28.3 pts
7West Baton Rouge Parish45.2+26.1 pts
8Caldwell Parish40.9+30.8 pts
9East Feliciana Parish40.4-40.2 pts
10Sabine Parish39.6+13.6 pts
11Jefferson Davis Parish37.3-0.2 pts
12Washington Parish34.5+8.5 pts
13St. Martin Parish32+7.4 pts
14De Soto Parish30+11.2 pts
15West Carroll Parish29.2+19.7 pts
16Webster Parish28.6-14.9 pts
17St. Landry Parish27.3+9.5 pts
18Grant Parish27+18 pts
19Terrebonne Parish26+8.3 pts
20Tangipahoa Parish25.4-5.7 pts
21Richland Parish24.5+9.8 pts
22Lafourche Parish23.5-0.9 pts
23Beauregard Parish22.3+8.5 pts
24Ascension Parish22.1+4.7 pts
25Tensas Parish22.1+0.4 pts
26Vernon Parish21.8-3.1 pts
27Allen Parish21.2-3.8 pts
28Acadia Parish20.2+0.2 pts
29Franklin Parish19.8-4.8 pts
30West Feliciana Parish19.7+13.1 pts
31St. Mary Parish19.5+11.9 pts
32Jackson Parish19.4+6.5 pts
33St. James Parish19.1+0.1 pts
34Iberville Parish19-37.9 pts
35Morehouse Parish18.8+3.8 pts
36St. John the Baptist Parish18.5-4.6 pts
37Evangeline Parish18.2-6 pts
38Calcasieu Parish17.9-4.6 pts
39Livingston Parish17.5-0.5 pts
40Ouachita Parish17.3+5 pts
41Avoyelles Parish17.3+2.5 pts
42Natchitoches Parish15.4-10.3 pts
43St. Charles Parish15.3+0.1 pts
44East Baton Rouge Parish15.1+3.7 pts
45Bienville Parish14.7-28.9 pts
46Caddo Parish13.8+3 pts
47LaSalle Parish13.6-20 pts
48Iberia Parish12.4-8 pts
49Bossier Parish11.7+3 pts
50St. Tammany Parish11.7+2.6 pts
51Orleans Parish11.6-2.5 pts
52Catahoula Parish10.5-10.3 pts
53Lincoln Parish10.3+2 pts
54Rapides Parish9.8-5.2 pts
55St. Bernard Parish9.2+4.6 pts
56Assumption Parish9.1-17.8 pts
57Lafayette Parish7.5-2.5 pts
58Vermilion Parish6.8-10.2 pts
59Claiborne Parish6.7-19.5 pts
60Jefferson Parish6.3-1.4 pts
61Concordia Parish5.1-10.1 pts
62Union Parish4.6-27.4 pts
63Plaquemines Parish4.2-0 pts
64East Carroll Parish00 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).

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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, 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 Louisiana 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?

St. Helena Parish, with 82.3 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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