Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatality rate

Caldwell Parish had the highest traffic fatality rate of 64 counties in 2023, at 74.5 per 100,000 people. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 20 per 100,000 people and the figure for Louisiana was 17.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest74.5Caldwell Parish
Median2064 counties
Louisiana17.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleAllen Parish: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleAscension Parish: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleAssumption Parish: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleAvoyelles Parish: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleBeauregard Parish: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleBienville Parish: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleBossier Parish: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleCaddo Parish: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleCalcasieu Parish: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell Parish: 74.5 per 100,000 peopleCameron Parish: 0 per 100,000 peopleCatahoula Parish: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne Parish: 0 per 100,000 peopleConcordia Parish: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleDe Soto Parish: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleEast Baton Rouge Parish: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleEast Carroll Parish: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleEast Feliciana Parish: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleEvangeline Parish: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin Parish: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant Parish: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleIberia Parish: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleIberville Parish: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson Parish: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Parish: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis Parish: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleLafayette Parish: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleLafourche Parish: 20 per 100,000 peopleLaSalle Parish: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln Parish: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleLivingston Parish: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison Parish: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleMorehouse Parish: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleNatchitoches Parish: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleOrleans Parish: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleOuachita Parish: 17.8 per 100,000 peoplePlaquemines Parish: 17.9 per 100,000 peoplePointe Coupee Parish: 50 per 100,000 peopleRapides Parish: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleRed River Parish: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleRichland Parish: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleSabine Parish: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Bernard Parish: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Charles Parish: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Helena Parish: 55.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. James Parish: 26 per 100,000 peopleSt. John the Baptist Parish: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Landry Parish: 16 per 100,000 peopleSt. Martin Parish: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Mary Parish: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Tammany Parish: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleTangipahoa Parish: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleTensas Parish: 0 per 100,000 peopleTerrebonne Parish: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion Parish: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleVermilion Parish: 21 per 100,000 peopleVernon Parish: 13 per 100,000 peopleWashington Parish: 20 per 100,000 peopleWebster Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWest Baton Rouge Parish: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleWest Carroll Parish: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleWest Feliciana Parish: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleWinn Parish: 22.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Caldwell Parish: 74.5 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell Parish74.5St. Helena Parish: 55.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Helena Parish55.5Grant Parish: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant Parish54.7Pointe Coupee Parish: 50 per 100,000 peoplePointe Coupee Parish50Madison Parish: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison Parish43.2St. John the Baptist Parish: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. John the Baptist Parish40.4De Soto Parish: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleDe Soto Parish36.8Sabine Parish: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleSabine Parish36.5Franklin Parish: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin Parish36.3Evangeline Parish: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleEvangeline Parish34.4Union Parish: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion Parish33.8St. Martin Parish: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Martin Parish33.3Jefferson Davis Parish: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis Parish31.6East Feliciana Parish: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleEast Feliciana Parish31.2Richland Parish: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleRichland Parish30.4East Carroll Parish: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleEast Carroll Parish29.1Avoyelles Parish: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleAvoyelles Parish28.6West Baton Rouge Parish: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleWest Baton Rouge Parish28.2Concordia Parish: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleConcordia Parish27.8LaSalle Parish: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleLaSalle Parish27.1Jackson Parish: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson Parish26.9Tangipahoa Parish: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleTangipahoa Parish26.8St. James Parish: 26 per 100,000 peopleSt. James Parish26Acadia Parish: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleAcadia Parish24.7Bienville Parish: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleBienville Parish24.1Catahoula Parish: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleCatahoula Parish23.7Iberville Parish: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleIberville Parish23.5Rapides Parish: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleRapides Parish22.9Winn Parish: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleWinn Parish22.4Vermilion Parish: 21 per 100,000 peopleVermilion Parish21Calcasieu Parish: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleCalcasieu Parish20.5Washington Parish: 20 per 100,000 peopleWashington Parish20Lafourche Parish: 20 per 100,000 peopleLafourche Parish20Webster Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster Parish19.7Natchitoches Parish: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNatchitoches Parish19.2Ascension Parish: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleAscension Parish18.2Plaquemines Parish: 17.9 per 100,000 peoplePlaquemines Parish17.9Ouachita Parish: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleOuachita Parish17.8Caddo Parish: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleCaddo Parish16.8Livingston Parish: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleLivingston Parish16.6Caldwell Parish: 74.5 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell Parish74.5St. Helena Parish: 55.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Helena Parish55.5Grant Parish: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant Parish54.7Pointe Coupee Parish: 50 per 100,000 peoplePointe Coupee Parish50Madison Parish: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison Parish43.2St. John the Baptist Parish: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. John the Baptist Parish40.4De Soto Parish: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleDe Soto Parish36.8Sabine Parish: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleSabine Parish36.5Franklin Parish: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin Parish36.3Evangeline Parish: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleEvangeline Parish34.4Union Parish: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion Parish33.8St. Martin Parish: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Martin Parish33.3Jefferson Davis Parish: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis Parish31.6East Feliciana Parish: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleEast Feliciana Parish31.2Richland Parish: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleRichland Parish30.4East Carroll Parish: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleEast Carroll Parish29.1Avoyelles Parish: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleAvoyelles Parish28.6West Baton Rouge Parish: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleWest Baton Rouge Parish28.2Concordia Parish: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleConcordia Parish27.8LaSalle Parish: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleLaSalle Parish27.1Jackson Parish: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson Parish26.9Tangipahoa Parish: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleTangipahoa Parish26.8St. James Parish: 26 per 100,000 peopleSt. James Parish26Acadia Parish: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleAcadia Parish24.7Bienville Parish: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleBienville Parish24.1Catahoula Parish: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleCatahoula Parish23.7Iberville Parish: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleIberville Parish23.5Rapides Parish: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleRapides Parish22.9Winn Parish: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleWinn Parish22.4Vermilion Parish: 21 per 100,000 peopleVermilion Parish21Calcasieu Parish: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleCalcasieu Parish20.5Washington Parish: 20 per 100,000 peopleWashington Parish20Lafourche Parish: 20 per 100,000 peopleLafourche Parish20Webster Parish: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster Parish19.7Natchitoches Parish: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNatchitoches Parish19.2Ascension Parish: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleAscension Parish18.2Plaquemines Parish: 17.9 per 100,000 peoplePlaquemines Parish17.9Ouachita Parish: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleOuachita Parish17.8Caddo Parish: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleCaddo Parish16.8Livingston Parish: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleLivingston Parish16.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people
Change on 2022
1Caldwell Parish74.5+42.9 pts
2St. Helena Parish55.5+9.2 pts
3Grant Parish54.7+18.4 pts
4Pointe Coupee Parish50+30.2 pts
5Madison Parish43.2+11.6 pts
6St. John the Baptist Parish40.4+15.4 pts
7De Soto Parish36.8-19 pts
8Sabine Parish36.5+9.2 pts
9Franklin Parish36.3-5 pts
10Evangeline Parish34.4+6.4 pts
11Union Parish33.8+33.8 pts
12St. Martin Parish33.3+9.8 pts
13Jefferson Davis Parish31.6-5.9 pts
14East Feliciana Parish31.2-21 pts
15Richland Parish30.4+30.4 pts
16East Carroll Parish29.1+14.7 pts
17Avoyelles Parish28.6+2.7 pts
18West Baton Rouge Parish28.2-0.3 pts
19Concordia Parish27.8-5.3 pts
20LaSalle Parish27.1+20.3 pts
21Jackson Parish26.9+26.9 pts
22Tangipahoa Parish26.8-2.4 pts
23St. James Parish26+0.2 pts
24Acadia Parish24.7-3.4 pts
25Bienville Parish24.1+0.4 pts
26Catahoula Parish23.7-11.1 pts
27Iberville Parish23.5+3.3 pts
28Rapides Parish22.9+6.4 pts
29Winn Parish22.4-22.7 pts
30Vermilion Parish21+5.2 pts
31Calcasieu Parish20.5+5.7 pts
32Washington Parish20-22.2 pts
33Lafourche Parish20-20.8 pts
34Webster Parish19.7-5.5 pts
35Natchitoches Parish19.2-16.2 pts
36Ascension Parish18.2-0.2 pts
37Plaquemines Parish17.9-8.7 pts
38Ouachita Parish17.8-6.3 pts
39Caddo Parish16.8-3.7 pts
40Livingston Parish16.6-6.3 pts
41Orleans Parish16.4-3.5 pts
42Beauregard Parish16.3+2.6 pts
43Iberia Parish16.2+1.6 pts
44East Baton Rouge Parish16.2-5.1 pts
45St. Landry Parish16-12.2 pts
46Assumption Parish14.8-4.7 pts
47St. Tammany Parish14.5+2.1 pts
48Terrebonne Parish14.4+1 pts
49Red River Parish13.5+0.2 pts
50Allen Parish13.5-35.9 pts
51Vernon Parish13-6.2 pts
52St. Mary Parish12.7+2.3 pts
53Lafayette Parish11.2-4.5 pts
54West Carroll Parish10.7+10.7 pts
55Bossier Parish10.7-1.6 pts
56Morehouse Parish8.3-16.2 pts
57Lincoln Parish8.3-8.3 pts
58St. Charles Parish7.9-9.7 pts
59Jefferson Parish7.5-1.4 pts
60West Feliciana Parish6.5+6.5 pts
61St. Bernard Parish4.5-2.3 pts
62Cameron Parish00 pts
62Claiborne Parish0-14.5 pts
62Tensas 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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, 2023. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Caldwell Parish, with 74.5 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Tensas Parish, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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