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Counties in Maryland by traffic fatality rate

Talbot County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 24 counties in 2019, at 26.6 per 100,000 people. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 3.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Maryland was 8.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest26.6Talbot County
Lowest3.5Montgomery County
Median11.624 counties
Maryland8.7History

Map of counties, 2019

Allegany County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleAnne Arundel County: 7 per 100,000 peopleBaltimore County: 7 per 100,000 peopleCalvert County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleCaroline County: 15 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCecil County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCharles County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleFrederick County: 9 per 100,000 peopleGarrett County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleHarford County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 7 per 100,000 peopleKent County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 3.5 per 100,000 peoplePrince George's County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleQueen Anne's County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Mary's County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleTalbot County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWicomico County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleWorcester County: 21 per 100,000 peopleBaltimore city: 8.3 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

Talbot County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleTalbot County26.6Worcester County: 21 per 100,000 peopleWorcester County21Dorchester County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County18.5Cecil County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCecil County18.4Wicomico County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleWicomico County18.3Washington County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County18.1Garrett County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleGarrett County17.3Kent County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleKent County15.5Caroline County: 15 per 100,000 peopleCaroline County15St. Mary's County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Mary's County13.3Somerset County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County12.1Prince George's County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePrince George's County11.7Charles County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleCharles County11.5Frederick County: 9 per 100,000 peopleFrederick County9Baltimore city: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleBaltimore city8.3Carroll County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County8.1Allegany County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County7.3Baltimore County: 7 per 100,000 peopleBaltimore County7Anne Arundel County: 7 per 100,000 peopleAnne Arundel County7Howard County: 7 per 100,000 peopleHoward County7Harford County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleHarford County6.5Calvert County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleCalvert County6.5Queen Anne's County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleQueen Anne's County6.1Montgomery County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County3.5Talbot County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleTalbot County26.6Worcester County: 21 per 100,000 peopleWorcester County21Dorchester County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleDorchester County18.5Cecil County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCecil County18.4Wicomico County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleWicomico County18.3Washington County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County18.1Garrett County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleGarrett County17.3Kent County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleKent County15.5Caroline County: 15 per 100,000 peopleCaroline County15St. Mary's County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Mary's County13.3Somerset County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County12.1Prince George's County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePrince George's County11.7Charles County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleCharles County11.5Frederick County: 9 per 100,000 peopleFrederick County9Baltimore city: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleBaltimore city8.3Carroll County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County8.1Allegany County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County7.3Baltimore County: 7 per 100,000 peopleBaltimore County7Anne Arundel County: 7 per 100,000 peopleAnne Arundel County7Howard County: 7 per 100,000 peopleHoward County7Harford County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleHarford County6.5Calvert County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleCalvert County6.5Queen Anne's County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleQueen Anne's County6.1Montgomery County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County3.5
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
1Talbot County26.6+15.9 pts
2Worcester County21+5.6 pts
3Dorchester County18.5+12.3 pts
4Cecil County18.4-6.8 pts
5Wicomico County18.3+11.5 pts
6Washington County18.1+9 pts
7Garrett County17.3-3.3 pts
8Kent County15.5-5.1 pts
9Caroline County15-18.2 pts
10St. Mary's County13.3+0.8 pts
11Somerset County12.1-16 pts
12Prince George's County11.7+1 pts
13Charles County11.5-1.4 pts
14Frederick County9+2.5 pts
15Baltimore city8.3+2.6 pts
16Carroll County8.1+1.7 pts
17Allegany County7.3-1.4 pts
18Baltimore County7-3 pts
19Anne Arundel County7-2.5 pts
20Howard County7+0.8 pts
21Harford County6.5+1.9 pts
22Calvert County6.5-0 pts
23Queen Anne's County6.1-4.1 pts
24Montgomery County3.5+0.3 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 Maryland 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 Maryland 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 Maryland 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 Maryland 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?

Talbot County, with 26.6 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Montgomery County, with 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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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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