Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate

Missaukee County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 83 counties in 2015, at 33.7 per 100,000 people. Schoolcraft County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Michigan was 9.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest33.7Missaukee County
Median10.583 counties
Michigan9.7History

Map of counties, 2015

Alcona County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleAlger County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County: 12.2 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: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleBarry County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleBranch County: 18 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCharlevoix County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleClare County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleEaton County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County: 12 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 8 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County: 19 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleHoughton County: 8 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleIngham County: 6 per 100,000 peopleIonia County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleIosco County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleKent County: 10 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County: 9 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleLuce County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleMacomb County: 7 per 100,000 peopleManistee County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 3 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleMidland County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOakland County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleOceana County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County: 24 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 6.7 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County: 0 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 24 per 100,000 peopleWashtenaw County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleWexford County: 30.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Missaukee County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County33.7Luce County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleLuce County33.3Osceola County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County30.6Wexford County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleWexford County30.4Cass County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCass County29.2Otsego County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County28.7Ogemaw County: 24 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County24Van Buren County: 24 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County24Gladwin County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County23.8Isabella County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County23.5Benzie County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County22.9Alger County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleAlger County21.9Gratiot County: 19 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County19Calhoun County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County18.6Leelanau County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County18.2Branch County: 18 per 100,000 peopleBranch County18Kalkaska County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County17.4Ontonagon County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County16.4Chippewa County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County15.9Presque Isle County: 15.4 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County15.4Oceana County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleOceana County15.2Sanilac County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County14.5Newaygo County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County14.5Bay County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleBay County14.2Eaton County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleEaton County13.9Arenac County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleArenac County13.1Antrim County: 13 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County13Huron County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleHuron County12.5Allegan County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County12.2Emmet County: 12 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County12Saginaw County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County11.9Grand Traverse County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County11.9Iosco County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleIosco County11.8Barry County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleBarry County11.7Baraga County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County11.7Shiawassee County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County11.6Berrien County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County11.6St. Clair County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County11.2Midland County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMidland County10.8Wayne County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County10.6Missaukee County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County33.7Luce County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleLuce County33.3Osceola County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County30.6Wexford County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleWexford County30.4Cass County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCass County29.2Otsego County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County28.7Ogemaw County: 24 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County24Van Buren County: 24 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County24Gladwin County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County23.8Isabella County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County23.5Benzie County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County22.9Alger County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleAlger County21.9Gratiot County: 19 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County19Calhoun County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County18.6Leelanau County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County18.2Branch County: 18 per 100,000 peopleBranch County18Kalkaska County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County17.4Ontonagon County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County16.4Chippewa County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County15.9Presque Isle County: 15.4 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County15.4Oceana County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleOceana County15.2Sanilac County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County14.5Newaygo County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County14.5Bay County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleBay County14.2Eaton County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleEaton County13.9Arenac County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleArenac County13.1Antrim County: 13 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County13Huron County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleHuron County12.5Allegan County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County12.2Emmet County: 12 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County12Saginaw County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County11.9Grand Traverse County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County11.9Iosco County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleIosco County11.8Barry County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleBarry County11.7Baraga County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County11.7Shiawassee County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County11.6Berrien County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County11.6St. Clair County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County11.2Midland County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMidland County10.8Wayne County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County10.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1Missaukee County33.7+27 pts
2Luce County33.3+0.4 pts
3Osceola County30.6+17.5 pts
4Wexford County30.4+12.2 pts
5Cass County29.2+15.6 pts
6Otsego County28.7+12.2 pts
7Ogemaw County24+4.9 pts
8Van Buren County24+12 pts
9Gladwin County23.8+12 pts
10Isabella County23.5+5.8 pts
11Benzie County22.9-5.6 pts
12Alger County21.9+21.9 pts
13Gratiot County19+9.5 pts
14Calhoun County18.6+8.2 pts
15Leelanau County18.2+9.1 pts
16Branch County18+2.2 pts
17Kalkaska County17.4+5.9 pts
18Ontonagon County16.4+0.4 pts
19Chippewa County15.9+8 pts
20Presque Isle County15.4+7.8 pts
21Oceana County15.2+11.4 pts
22Sanilac County14.5-9.5 pts
23Newaygo County14.5-0.1 pts
24Bay County14.2+4.8 pts
25Eaton County13.9+3.7 pts
26Arenac County13.10 pts
27Antrim County13+0.1 pts
28Huron County12.5-6.1 pts
29Allegan County12.2-0.1 pts
30Emmet County12+3 pts
31Saginaw County11.9+6.8 pts
32Grand Traverse County11.9+4.3 pts
33Iosco County11.8+7.9 pts
34Barry County11.7-8.4 pts
35Baraga County11.7+11.7 pts
36Shiawassee County11.6+2.9 pts
37Berrien County11.6+2.6 pts
38St. Clair County11.2+0.6 pts
39Midland County10.8+3.6 pts
40Wayne County10.6+0.9 pts
41Kalamazoo County10.5+4.3 pts
42Mason County10.5-3.5 pts
43Muskegon County10.4-0.6 pts
44Kent County10+1.3 pts
45Alcona County9.9+9.9 pts
46Clare County9.8+3.3 pts
47Mecosta County9.8-7.1 pts
48Jackson County9.3-1.3 pts
49Montcalm County9.3-6.3 pts
50Mackinac County9.3+9.3 pts
51Tuscola County9.2-12.9 pts
52Ionia County9.2+4.6 pts
53Lenawee County9.1-1 pts
54Lapeer County9-4.5 pts
55Monroe County8.6-9.2 pts
56Roscommon County8.5-8.3 pts
57Lake County8.4-17.5 pts
58Menominee County8.4-12.6 pts
59Delta County8.1+2.7 pts
60Houghton County8+5.4 pts
61Genesee County80 pts
62Charlevoix County7.60 pts
63Crawford County7.5-22.5 pts
64Washtenaw County7.4-0.9 pts
65Macomb County7+1.7 pts
66Alpena County6.90 pts
67Ottawa County6.7-1.9 pts
68St. Joseph County6.6-8.2 pts
69Hillsdale County6.5-15.2 pts
70Clinton County6.5-5.2 pts
71Livingston County6.4-3.8 pts
72Gogebic County6.3+0.1 pts
73Ingham County6-1.4 pts
74Oakland County5.3+0.3 pts
75Dickinson County3.8+3.8 pts
76Marquette County3-5.9 pts
77Cheboygan County0-15.6 pts
77Iron County0-17.3 pts
77Keweenaw County00 pts
77Manistee County0-8.1 pts
77Montmorency County0-10.8 pts
77Oscoda County00 pts
77Schoolcraft County00 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?

Missaukee County, with 33.7 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Schoolcraft County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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