Counties in Maine by traffic fatality rate

Lincoln County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 16 counties in 2014, at 35 per 100,000 people. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 4.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Maine was 9.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2014

Androscoggin County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleAroostook County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleKennebec County: 9 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 10 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 35 per 100,000 peopleOxford County: 21 per 100,000 peoplePenobscot County: 13.7 per 100,000 peoplePiscataquis County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSagadahoc County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleWaldo County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 5.9 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.

All counties, 2014

Lincoln County: 35 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County35Oxford County: 21 per 100,000 peopleOxford County21Washington County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County18.8Somerset County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County15.6Hancock County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleHancock County14.6Penobscot County: 13.7 per 100,000 peoplePenobscot County13.7Franklin County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County13.3Waldo County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWaldo County12.8Piscataquis County: 11.8 per 100,000 peoplePiscataquis County11.8Knox County: 10 per 100,000 peopleKnox County10Kennebec County: 9 per 100,000 peopleKennebec County9Androscoggin County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleAndroscoggin County8.3York County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleYork County5.9Sagadahoc County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleSagadahoc County5.7Aroostook County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleAroostook County4.3Cumberland County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County4.1Lincoln County: 35 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County35Oxford County: 21 per 100,000 peopleOxford County21Washington County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County18.8Somerset County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County15.6Hancock County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleHancock County14.6Penobscot County: 13.7 per 100,000 peoplePenobscot County13.7Franklin County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County13.3Waldo County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWaldo County12.8Piscataquis County: 11.8 per 100,000 peoplePiscataquis County11.8Knox County: 10 per 100,000 peopleKnox County10Kennebec County: 9 per 100,000 peopleKennebec County9Androscoggin County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleAndroscoggin County8.3York County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleYork County5.9Sagadahoc County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleSagadahoc County5.7Aroostook County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleAroostook County4.3Cumberland County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County4.1
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
1Lincoln County35+23.4 pts
2Oxford County21+10.5 pts
3Washington County18.8-6 pts
4Somerset County15.6-3.7 pts
5Hancock County14.6-1.8 pts
6Penobscot County13.7+3.3 pts
7Franklin County13.3-6.5 pts
8Waldo County12.80 pts
9Piscataquis County11.8+11.8 pts
10Knox County10-5.1 pts
11Kennebec County9-6.6 pts
12Androscoggin County8.3-0 pts
13York County5.9-2.5 pts
14Sagadahoc County5.7-11.4 pts
15Aroostook County4.3-9.9 pts
16Cumberland County4.1-0.4 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, 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 Maine 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 Maine 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 Maine 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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Lincoln County, with 35 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Cumberland County, with 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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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