Counties in Maine by traffic fatality rate

Oxford County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 16 counties in 2019, at 29.5 per 100,000 people. Sagadahoc County had the lowest, at 2.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Maine was 11.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest29.5Oxford County
Median10.616 counties
Maine11.6History

Map of counties, 2019

Androscoggin County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleAroostook County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleKennebec County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleOxford County: 29.5 per 100,000 peoplePenobscot County: 17.1 per 100,000 peoplePiscataquis County: 6 per 100,000 peopleSagadahoc County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWaldo County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 7.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Oxford County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleOxford County29.5Hancock County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County25.3Washington County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County19.4Somerset County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County17.8Lincoln County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County17.1Penobscot County: 17.1 per 100,000 peoplePenobscot County17.1Androscoggin County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleAndroscoggin County11.7Kennebec County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleKennebec County11.4Knox County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleKnox County9.9Aroostook County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleAroostook County8.9Cumberland County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County7.3York County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleYork County7.1Piscataquis County: 6 per 100,000 peoplePiscataquis County6Waldo County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleWaldo County5.1Franklin County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County3.4Sagadahoc County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleSagadahoc County2.7Oxford County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleOxford County29.5Hancock County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County25.3Washington County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County19.4Somerset County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County17.8Lincoln County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County17.1Penobscot County: 17.1 per 100,000 peoplePenobscot County17.1Androscoggin County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleAndroscoggin County11.7Kennebec County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleKennebec County11.4Knox County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleKnox County9.9Aroostook County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleAroostook County8.9Cumberland County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County7.3York County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleYork County7.1Piscataquis County: 6 per 100,000 peoplePiscataquis County6Waldo County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleWaldo County5.1Franklin County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County3.4Sagadahoc County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleSagadahoc County2.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people
Change on 2018
1Oxford County29.5+8.6 pts
2Hancock County25.3+12.6 pts
3Washington County19.4+6.4 pts
4Somerset County17.8+1.9 pts
5Lincoln County17.1+2.7 pts
6Penobscot County17.1+9.8 pts
7Androscoggin County11.7+7.2 pts
8Kennebec County11.4+3.2 pts
9Knox County9.9+7.4 pts
10Aroostook County8.9-4.4 pts
11Cumberland County7.3-0.1 pts
12York County7.1-3.4 pts
13Piscataquis County6-12.1 pts
14Waldo County5.1-17.7 pts
15Franklin County3.4-13.6 pts
16Sagadahoc County2.7-5.5 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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, 2019. 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, 2019 [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?

Oxford County, with 29.5 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Sagadahoc County, with 2.7 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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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