Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate

Schoolcraft County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 83 counties in 2016, at 37.8 per 100,000 people. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Michigan was 10.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2016

Alcona County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleAlger County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleAlpena County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleArenac County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleBarry County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBranch County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleCharlevoix County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleClare County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleEaton County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County: 15 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County: 8 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleHoughton County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleIngham County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleIonia County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleIosco County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleKent County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County: 32 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleLuce County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleMacomb County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleManistee County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleMidland County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County: 22 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County: 12 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleOakland County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleOceana County: 19 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 9.5 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleWashtenaw County: 7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleWexford County: 27.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Schoolcraft County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County37.8Oscoda County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County36.8Iron County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleIron County34.7Missaukee County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County33.4Leelanau County: 32 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County32Wexford County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleWexford County27.2Clare County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleClare County26.3Lake County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleLake County24.7Ogemaw County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County24.1Kalkaska County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County23.2Alger County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleAlger County22.2Montmorency County: 22 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County22Huron County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleHuron County21.9Antrim County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County21.7Roscommon County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County21.3Shiawassee County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County20.4Branch County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleBranch County20.3Van Buren County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County19.9Alcona County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleAlcona County19.7Cheboygan County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County19.5Calhoun County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County19.3Oceana County: 19 per 100,000 peopleOceana County19St. Joseph County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County18.1Cass County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County17.6Mason County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMason County17.4Luce County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleLuce County17.2Clinton County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleClinton County16.8Ontonagon County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County16.6Grand Traverse County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County16.1Lenawee County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County16.1Presque Isle County: 15.5 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County15.5Crawford County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County15.2Emmet County: 15 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County15Sanilac County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County14.5Allegan County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County13.8St. Clair County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County13.7Kalamazoo County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County13.5Berrien County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County12.9Gogebic County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County12.8Newaygo County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County12.4Schoolcraft County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County37.8Oscoda County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County36.8Iron County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleIron County34.7Missaukee County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County33.4Leelanau County: 32 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County32Wexford County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleWexford County27.2Clare County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleClare County26.3Lake County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleLake County24.7Ogemaw County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County24.1Kalkaska County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County23.2Alger County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleAlger County22.2Montmorency County: 22 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County22Huron County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleHuron County21.9Antrim County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County21.7Roscommon County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County21.3Shiawassee County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County20.4Branch County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleBranch County20.3Van Buren County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County19.9Alcona County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleAlcona County19.7Cheboygan County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County19.5Calhoun County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County19.3Oceana County: 19 per 100,000 peopleOceana County19St. Joseph County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County18.1Cass County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County17.6Mason County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMason County17.4Luce County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleLuce County17.2Clinton County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleClinton County16.8Ontonagon County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County16.6Grand Traverse County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County16.1Lenawee County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County16.1Presque Isle County: 15.5 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County15.5Crawford County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County15.2Emmet County: 15 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County15Sanilac County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County14.5Allegan County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County13.8St. Clair County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County13.7Kalamazoo County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County13.5Berrien County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County12.9Gogebic County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County12.8Newaygo County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County12.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people
Change on 2015
1Schoolcraft County37.8+37.8 pts
2Oscoda County36.8+36.8 pts
3Iron County34.7+34.7 pts
4Missaukee County33.4-0.3 pts
5Leelanau County32+13.8 pts
6Wexford County27.2-3.2 pts
7Clare County26.3+16.5 pts
8Lake County24.7+16.3 pts
9Ogemaw County24.10 pts
10Kalkaska County23.2+5.8 pts
11Alger County22.2+0.4 pts
12Montmorency County22+22 pts
13Huron County21.9+9.5 pts
14Antrim County21.7+8.6 pts
15Roscommon County21.3+12.9 pts
16Shiawassee County20.4+8.7 pts
17Branch County20.3+2.3 pts
18Van Buren County19.9-4 pts
19Alcona County19.7+9.9 pts
20Cheboygan County19.5+19.5 pts
21Calhoun County19.3+0.7 pts
22Oceana County19+3.8 pts
23St. Joseph County18.1+11.5 pts
24Cass County17.6-11.7 pts
25Mason County17.4+6.9 pts
26Luce County17.2-16.1 pts
27Clinton County16.8+10.3 pts
28Ontonagon County16.6+0.2 pts
29Grand Traverse County16.1+4.2 pts
30Lenawee County16.1+7 pts
31Presque Isle County15.5+0.1 pts
32Crawford County15.2+7.7 pts
33Emmet County15+3 pts
34Sanilac County14.50 pts
35Allegan County13.8+1.6 pts
36St. Clair County13.7+2.5 pts
37Kalamazoo County13.5+3 pts
38Berrien County12.9+1.3 pts
39Gogebic County12.8+6.5 pts
40Newaygo County12.4-2.1 pts
41Lapeer County12.4+3.4 pts
42Genesee County12.2+4.2 pts
43Otsego County12.2-16.5 pts
44Manistee County12.2+12.2 pts
45Muskegon County12+1.7 pts
46Monroe County11.8+3.3 pts
47Baraga County11.8+0.1 pts
48Livingston County11.6+5.2 pts
49Dickinson County11.5+7.7 pts
50Benzie County11.4-11.6 pts
51Jackson County11.2+1.9 pts
52Wayne County11.2+0.6 pts
53Tuscola County11.1+1.9 pts
54Hillsdale County10.9+4.4 pts
55Ionia County10.7+1.5 pts
56Chippewa County10.7-5.2 pts
57Eaton County10.1-3.7 pts
58Bay County9.5-4.7 pts
59Ottawa County9.5+2.7 pts
60Mackinac County9.3+0.1 pts
61Montcalm County9.2-0.1 pts
62Kent County8.9-1.2 pts
63Isabella County8.8-14.7 pts
64Osceola County8.8-21.8 pts
65Ingham County8.7+2.8 pts
66Menominee County8.4+0.1 pts
67Gladwin County8-15.8 pts
68Marquette County7.5+4.5 pts
69Saginaw County7.3-4.6 pts
70Macomb County7.2+0.2 pts
71Washtenaw County7-0.3 pts
72Barry County6.7-5.1 pts
73Arenac County6.6-6.5 pts
74Oakland County6.3+1 pts
75Delta County5.4-2.7 pts
76Mecosta County4.9-4.9 pts
77Gratiot County4.8-14.2 pts
78Iosco County3.9-7.9 pts
79Charlevoix County3.8-3.8 pts
80Midland County3.6-7.2 pts
81Alpena County3.4-3.4 pts
82Houghton County2.7-5.4 pts
83Keweenaw 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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?

Schoolcraft County, with 37.8 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Keweenaw County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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