Counties in Maine by traffic fatality rate

Washington County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 16 counties in 2013, at 24.9 per 100,000 people. Piscataquis County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Maine was 10.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2013

Androscoggin County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleAroostook County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleKennebec County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleOxford County: 10.5 per 100,000 peoplePenobscot County: 10.4 per 100,000 peoplePiscataquis County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSagadahoc County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWaldo County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 8.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Washington County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County24.9Franklin County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County19.8Somerset County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County19.4Sagadahoc County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSagadahoc County17Hancock County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleHancock County16.5Kennebec County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleKennebec County15.6Knox County: 15 per 100,000 peopleKnox County15Aroostook County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleAroostook County14.3Waldo County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWaldo County12.8Lincoln County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County11.7Oxford County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleOxford County10.5Penobscot County: 10.4 per 100,000 peoplePenobscot County10.4York County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleYork County8.5Androscoggin County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleAndroscoggin County8.3Cumberland County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County4.5Piscataquis County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePiscataquis County0Washington County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County24.9Franklin County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County19.8Somerset County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County19.4Sagadahoc County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSagadahoc County17Hancock County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleHancock County16.5Kennebec County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleKennebec County15.6Knox County: 15 per 100,000 peopleKnox County15Aroostook County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleAroostook County14.3Waldo County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWaldo County12.8Lincoln County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County11.7Oxford County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleOxford County10.5Penobscot County: 10.4 per 100,000 peoplePenobscot County10.4York County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleYork County8.5Androscoggin County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleAndroscoggin County8.3Cumberland County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County4.5Piscataquis County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePiscataquis County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1Washington County24.9+6.4 pts
2Franklin County19.8+0.1 pts
3Somerset County19.4+2 pts
4Sagadahoc County17+11.4 pts
5Hancock County16.5-11 pts
6Kennebec County15.6+2.5 pts
7Knox County15+12.5 pts
8Aroostook County14.3+0.1 pts
9Waldo County12.8+2.5 pts
10Lincoln County11.7-11.7 pts
11Oxford County10.5-6.9 pts
12Penobscot County10.4-2.6 pts
13York County8.5-6 pts
14Androscoggin County8.3+0.9 pts
15Cumberland County4.5-2.1 pts
16Piscataquis County0-5.8 pts

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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.

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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 Maine by traffic fatality rate, 2013) [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 Maine by traffic fatality rate, 2013. 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 Maine by traffic fatality rate, 2013. 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 Maine by traffic fatality rate, 2013 [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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Washington County, with 24.9 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Piscataquis County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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.

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