Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate

Luce County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 83 counties in 2014, at 33 per 100,000 people. Schoolcraft County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Michigan was 9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest33Luce County
Median10.283 counties
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Map of counties, 2014

Alcona County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAlger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleAlpena County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County: 13 per 100,000 peopleArenac County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarry County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleBranch County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleCharlevoix County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleClare County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEaton County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County: 9 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 8 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHoughton County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleIngham County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleIonia County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleIosco County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleKent County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLuce County: 33 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMacomb County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleManistee County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleMidland County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County: 11 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleOakland County: 5 per 100,000 peopleOceana County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County: 16 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 8.6 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County: 0 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 12 per 100,000 peopleWashtenaw County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleWexford County: 18.3 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.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Luce County: 33 per 100,000 peopleLuce County33Crawford County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County30.1Benzie County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County28.5Lake County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleLake County25.9Sanilac County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County24.1Tuscola County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County22.1Hillsdale County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County21.8Menominee County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County20.9Barry County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleBarry County20.2Ogemaw County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County19.1Huron County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleHuron County18.6Wexford County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleWexford County18.3Monroe County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County17.8Isabella County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County17.7Iron County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleIron County17.3Mecosta County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County16.9Roscommon County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County16.8Otsego County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County16.5Ontonagon County: 16 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County16Branch County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBranch County15.8Montcalm County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County15.6Cheboygan County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County15.6St. Joseph County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County14.7Newaygo County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County14.6Mason County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleMason County13.9Cass County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County13.6Lapeer County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County13.5Arenac County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleArenac County13.1Osceola County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County13.1Antrim County: 13 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County13Allegan County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County12.3Van Buren County: 12 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County12Gladwin County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County11.8Clinton County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County11.7Kalkaska County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County11.5Muskegon County: 11 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County11Montmorency County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County10.8St. Clair County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County10.6Jackson County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County10.6Calhoun County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County10.4Luce County: 33 per 100,000 peopleLuce County33Crawford County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County30.1Benzie County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County28.5Lake County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleLake County25.9Sanilac County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County24.1Tuscola County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County22.1Hillsdale County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County21.8Menominee County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County20.9Barry County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleBarry County20.2Ogemaw County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County19.1Huron County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleHuron County18.6Wexford County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleWexford County18.3Monroe County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County17.8Isabella County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County17.7Iron County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleIron County17.3Mecosta County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County16.9Roscommon County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County16.8Otsego County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County16.5Ontonagon County: 16 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County16Branch County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBranch County15.8Montcalm County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County15.6Cheboygan County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County15.6St. Joseph County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County14.7Newaygo County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County14.6Mason County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleMason County13.9Cass County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County13.6Lapeer County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County13.5Arenac County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleArenac County13.1Osceola County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County13.1Antrim County: 13 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County13Allegan County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County12.3Van Buren County: 12 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County12Gladwin County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County11.8Clinton County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County11.7Kalkaska County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County11.5Muskegon County: 11 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County11Montmorency County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County10.8St. Clair County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County10.6Jackson County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County10.6Calhoun County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County10.4
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
1Luce County33+33 pts
2Crawford County30.1+7.9 pts
3Benzie County28.5+11.3 pts
4Lake County25.9+17.2 pts
5Sanilac County24.1+16.9 pts
6Tuscola County22.1+11.1 pts
7Hillsdale County21.8+15.3 pts
8Menominee County20.9+12.6 pts
9Barry County20.2+1.6 pts
10Ogemaw County19.1+0.2 pts
11Huron County18.6-9.2 pts
12Wexford County18.3-6.4 pts
13Monroe County17.8-0 pts
14Isabella County17.7+11.8 pts
15Iron County17.3+0.1 pts
16Mecosta County16.9-2.2 pts
17Roscommon County16.8-16.7 pts
18Otsego County16.5+4.1 pts
19Ontonagon County16+16 pts
20Branch County15.8+6.7 pts
21Montcalm County15.6+6.2 pts
22Cheboygan County15.6-3.9 pts
23St. Joseph County14.7-3.3 pts
24Newaygo County14.60 pts
25Mason County13.9-7 pts
26Cass County13.6-9.7 pts
27Lapeer County13.5+1.1 pts
28Arenac County13.1-32.4 pts
28Osceola County13.1-12.9 pts
30Antrim County13-0 pts
31Allegan County12.3-1.9 pts
32Van Buren County12-14.6 pts
33Gladwin County11.8+3.9 pts
34Clinton County11.7+5.2 pts
35Kalkaska County11.5-34.8 pts
36Muskegon County11+4.6 pts
37Montmorency County10.8-32.1 pts
38St. Clair County10.6+1.9 pts
39Jackson County10.6+1.9 pts
40Calhoun County10.4-3 pts
41Livingston County10.2+2.1 pts
42Eaton County10.2-1 pts
43Lenawee County10.1-4 pts
44Wayne County9.7+0.2 pts
45Gratiot County9.5+2.4 pts
46Bay County9.4+0.1 pts
47Leelanau County9.2+9.2 pts
48Emmet County9-3 pts
49Berrien County8.9-6.4 pts
50Marquette County8.9+4.4 pts
51Kent County8.7+1 pts
52Shiawassee County8.7+2.9 pts
53Ottawa County8.6+2.4 pts
54Washtenaw County8.3-0.9 pts
55Manistee County8.1-12.2 pts
56Genesee County8+1 pts
57Chippewa County7.9-10.3 pts
58Charlevoix County7.6-3.8 pts
59Grand Traverse County7.6-7.8 pts
60Presque Isle County7.6+7.6 pts
61Ingham County7.4+1.4 pts
62Midland County7.2+1.2 pts
63Alpena County6.90 pts
64Missaukee County6.7-13.3 pts
65Clare County6.5-9.8 pts
66Gogebic County6.30 pts
67Kalamazoo County6.2-7.8 pts
68Delta County5.4-8.1 pts
69Macomb County5.3-0.9 pts
70Saginaw County5.1-5.5 pts
71Oakland County5+0.5 pts
72Ionia County4.6-7.8 pts
73Iosco County3.9-7.9 pts
74Oceana County3.8-3.8 pts
75Houghton County2.7-5.4 pts
76Alcona County0-9.6 pts
76Alger County0-64 pts
76Baraga County0-34.5 pts
76Dickinson County0-3.8 pts
76Keweenaw County00 pts
76Mackinac County0-36.4 pts
76Oscoda County00 pts
76Schoolcraft County0-12.1 pts

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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).

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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, 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 Michigan 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Luce County, with 33 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Schoolcraft County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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