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Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate, 2024

Alcona County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 83 counties in 2024, at 56.5 per 100,000 people. Presque Isle County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Michigan was 10.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest56.5Alcona County
Lowest0Presque Isle County
Median12.883 counties
Michigan10.9History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Alcona County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleAlcona County56.5Iron County: 51.2 per 100,000 peopleIron County51.2Benzie County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County43.2Mackinac County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County35.9Roscommon County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County33.4Ogemaw County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County33.4Arenac County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleArenac County33.1Gratiot County: 29 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County29Manistee County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleManistee County27.4Newaygo County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County27.2Kalkaska County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County26.9Charlevoix County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleCharlevoix County26.8Menominee County: 26 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County26Schoolcraft County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County24.5Lenawee County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County23.5Oscoda County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County23.3Isabella County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County21.5Lapeer County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County21.3Alpena County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleAlpena County20.8Montcalm County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County20.2Shiawassee County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County19.1Mecosta County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County19.1St. Joseph County: 18 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County18Ontonagon County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County17.2Allegan County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County17.2Eaton County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleEaton County16.4Antrim County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County16.3Calhoun County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County15.7Barry County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleBarry County15.6Cass County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County15.5Saginaw County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County15.4Lake County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County15.4Wexford County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleWexford County14.5Van Buren County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County14.4Jackson County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County14.4Mason County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMason County13.7Clinton County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County13.7Delta County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleDelta County13.6Genesee County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County13.2Leelanau County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County13.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 100,000 people		Change on 2023
1Alcona County Estimated56.5+47 pts
2Iron County Estimated51.2+34.2 pts
3Benzie County Estimated43.2+10.7 pts
4Mackinac County Estimated35.9-18.9 pts
5Roscommon County Estimated33.4-16.7 pts
6Ogemaw County Estimated33.4+23.8 pts
7Arenac County Estimated33.1-6.5 pts
8Gratiot County Estimated29+12.1 pts
9Manistee County Estimated27.4+3.9 pts
10Newaygo County Estimated27.2+7.6 pts
11Kalkaska County Estimated26.9+5.1 pts
12Charlevoix County Estimated26.8+23 pts
13Menominee County Estimated26+8.7 pts
14Schoolcraft County Estimated24.5+24.5 pts
15Lenawee County Estimated23.5+4.1 pts
16Oscoda County Estimated23.3-35.1 pts
17Isabella County Estimated21.5+4.5 pts
18Lapeer County Estimated21.3+6.7 pts
19Alpena County Estimated20.8+13.8 pts
20Montcalm County Estimated20.2+4.1 pts
21Shiawassee County Estimated19.1+4.4 pts
22Mecosta County Estimated19.1+11.9 pts
23St. Joseph County Estimated18-0 pts
24Ontonagon County Estimated17.2-17 pts
25Allegan County Estimated17.2+6.5 pts
26Eaton County Estimated16.4+4.5 pts
27Antrim County Estimated16.3+12.2 pts
28Calhoun County Estimated15.7-3.8 pts
29Barry County Estimated15.6+1.5 pts
30Cass County Estimated15.5-1.9 pts
31Saginaw County Estimated15.4+4.3 pts
32Lake County Estimated15.4-8.1 pts
33Wexford County Estimated14.5-14.7 pts
34Van Buren County Estimated14.4-1.4 pts
35Jackson County Estimated14.4-3.8 pts
36Mason County Estimated13.7-3.4 pts
37Clinton County Estimated13.7-1.3 pts
38Delta County Estimated13.6-5.4 pts
39Genesee County Estimated13.2-1.5 pts
40Leelanau County Estimated13.1+8.8 pts
41Branch County Estimated13+10.8 pts
42Monroe County Estimated12.8-2 pts
43Bay County Estimated12.7-1.9 pts
44Muskegon County Estimated11.8-0.6 pts
45Iosco County Estimated11.8-3.9 pts
46Dickinson County Estimated11.5+7.7 pts
46Gladwin County Estimated11.5-0 pts
48Otsego County Estimated11.5+3.7 pts
49Tuscola County Estimated11.4+7.6 pts
50St. Clair County Estimated11.2-2.5 pts
51Berrien County Estimated11.1-0.7 pts
52Hillsdale County Estimated11-2.2 pts
53Midland County Estimated10.7+2.4 pts
54Ionia County Estimated10.6-6.1 pts
55Grand Traverse County Estimated10.3-7.3 pts
56Montmorency County Estimated10.2-0.1 pts
57Wayne County Estimated10-1.4 pts
58Sanilac County Estimated9.9-17.3 pts
59Kalamazoo County Estimated9.4-7.3 pts
60Kent County Estimated9.4-0.3 pts
60Washtenaw County Estimated9.4+3.4 pts
62Emmet County Estimated8.8-5.9 pts
63Marquette County Estimated8.8+5.9 pts
64Chippewa County Estimated8.30 pts
65Macomb County Estimated7.9+1.8 pts
66Oceana County Estimated7.4-7.4 pts
67Crawford County Estimated7.4-7.4 pts
68Ingham County Estimated7.2-3.2 pts
69Livingston County Estimated7.1+0.5 pts
70Gogebic County Estimated7+7 pts
71Huron County Estimated6.5-6.4 pts
72Clare County Estimated6.4-22.3 pts
73Ottawa County Estimated5.6-0 pts
74Houghton County Estimated5.3-0 pts
75Oakland County Estimated5.2+1 pts
76Osceola County Estimated4.3-12.9 pts
77Alger County Estimated0-11.4 pts
77Baraga County Estimated0-24.3 pts
77Cheboygan County Estimated0-11.5 pts
77Keweenaw County Estimated0-45.9 pts
77Luce County Estimated00 pts
77Missaukee County Estimated0-19.6 pts
77Presque Isle County Estimated0-15.1 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 Michigan by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [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 Michigan by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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 Michigan by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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 Michigan by traffic fatality rate, 2024 [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?

Alcona County, with 56.5 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Presque Isle County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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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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