Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate

Luce County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 83 counties in 2017, at 51.9 per 100,000 people. Missaukee County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12 per 100,000 people and the figure for Michigan was 10.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest51.9Luce County
Median1283 counties
Michigan10.3History

Map of counties, 2017

Alcona County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleAlger County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleAlpena County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleArenac County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarry County: 18 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBranch County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleCharlevoix County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleClare County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleEaton County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleHoughton County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleIngham County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleIonia County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleIosco County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleKent County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 12 per 100,000 peopleLuce County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleMacomb County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleManistee County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 6 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleMidland County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County: 11 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleOakland County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleOceana County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleWashtenaw County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 9 per 100,000 peopleWexford County: 18.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Luce County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleLuce County51.9Arenac County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleArenac County46.6Mackinac County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County37.2Montcalm County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County35Mason County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County31.1Crawford County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County30.4Cass County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleCass County29.1Otsego County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County28.2Delta County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleDelta County27.2Osceola County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County26.2Tuscola County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County26.1Oscoda County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County24.6Newaygo County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County24.6Ogemaw County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County24.1Van Buren County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County22.6Midland County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleMidland County21.6Alcona County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleAlcona County19.9Dickinson County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County19.2Gogebic County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County19.1Huron County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleHuron County18.9St. Joseph County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County18.1Wexford County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWexford County18.1Barry County: 18 per 100,000 peopleBarry County18Isabella County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County17.8Antrim County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County17.2Kalkaska County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County17.1Ontonagon County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County16.7Lenawee County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County16.1Ionia County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleIonia County15.2Monroe County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County15.1Calhoun County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County14.9Kalamazoo County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County14.6Leelanau County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County13.6Berrien County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County12.9Eaton County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleEaton County12.9Roscommon County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County12.8Schoolcraft County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County12.5Jackson County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County12.4Lapeer County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County12.4Manistee County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleManistee County12.2Luce County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleLuce County51.9Arenac County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleArenac County46.6Mackinac County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County37.2Montcalm County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County35Mason County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County31.1Crawford County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County30.4Cass County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleCass County29.1Otsego County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County28.2Delta County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleDelta County27.2Osceola County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County26.2Tuscola County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County26.1Oscoda County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County24.6Newaygo County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County24.6Ogemaw County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County24.1Van Buren County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County22.6Midland County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleMidland County21.6Alcona County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleAlcona County19.9Dickinson County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County19.2Gogebic County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County19.1Huron County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleHuron County18.9St. Joseph County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County18.1Wexford County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWexford County18.1Barry County: 18 per 100,000 peopleBarry County18Isabella County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County17.8Antrim County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County17.2Kalkaska County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County17.1Ontonagon County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County16.7Lenawee County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County16.1Ionia County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleIonia County15.2Monroe County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County15.1Calhoun County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County14.9Kalamazoo County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County14.6Leelanau County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County13.6Berrien County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County12.9Eaton County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleEaton County12.9Roscommon County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County12.8Schoolcraft County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County12.5Jackson County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County12.4Lapeer County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County12.4Manistee County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleManistee County12.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people
Change on 2016
1Luce County51.9+34.7 pts
2Arenac County46.6+40 pts
3Mackinac County37.2+27.9 pts
4Montcalm County35+25.7 pts
5Mason County31.1+13.7 pts
6Crawford County30.4+15.1 pts
7Cass County29.1+11.6 pts
8Otsego County28.2+16 pts
9Delta County27.2+21.8 pts
10Osceola County26.2+17.5 pts
11Tuscola County26.1+15 pts
12Oscoda County24.6-12.2 pts
13Newaygo County24.6+12.1 pts
14Ogemaw County24.1-0 pts
15Van Buren County22.6+2.6 pts
16Midland County21.6+18 pts
17Alcona County19.9+0.2 pts
18Dickinson County19.2+7.7 pts
19Gogebic County19.1+6.3 pts
20Huron County18.9-3.1 pts
21St. Joseph County18.10 pts
22Wexford County18.1-9.1 pts
23Barry County18+11.4 pts
24Isabella County17.8+9 pts
25Antrim County17.2-4.5 pts
26Kalkaska County17.1-6.1 pts
27Ontonagon County16.7+0.1 pts
28Lenawee County16.1-0 pts
29Ionia County15.2+4.5 pts
30Monroe County15.1+3.2 pts
31Calhoun County14.9-4.4 pts
32Kalamazoo County14.6+1.1 pts
33Leelanau County13.6-18.4 pts
34Berrien County12.90 pts
35Eaton County12.9+2.7 pts
36Roscommon County12.8-8.5 pts
37Schoolcraft County12.5-25.3 pts
38Jackson County12.4+1.2 pts
39Lapeer County12.4-0 pts
40Manistee County12.20 pts
41Sanilac County12.2-2.4 pts
42Livingston County12+0.4 pts
43Gratiot County11.9+7.1 pts
44Gladwin County11.9+3.9 pts
45Iosco County11.9+8 pts
46Cheboygan County11.7-7.8 pts
47Charlevoix County11.5+7.7 pts
48Saginaw County11.5+4.2 pts
49Alger County11.1-11.1 pts
50Allegan County11.1-2.7 pts
51Montmorency County11-11 pts
52Hillsdale County10.9-0 pts
53Kent County10.6+1.8 pts
54Washtenaw County10.4+3.4 pts
55Alpena County10.4+6.9 pts
56Mecosta County9.9+5 pts
57Clare County9.8-16.5 pts
58Muskegon County9.7-2.3 pts
59Genesee County9.3-2.9 pts
60Ingham County9.1+0.3 pts
61Wayne County9-2.2 pts
62St. Clair County8.8-5 pts
63Shiawassee County8.7-11.6 pts
64Iron County8.7-26 pts
65Grand Traverse County8.6-7.5 pts
66Menominee County8.50 pts
67Lake County8.1-16.6 pts
68Presque Isle County7.7-7.8 pts
69Oceana County7.6-11.5 pts
70Marquette County6-1.5 pts
71Emmet County5.9-9 pts
72Ottawa County5.9-3.6 pts
73Oakland County5.4-0.9 pts
74Chippewa County5.3-5.3 pts
75Houghton County5.3+2.6 pts
76Macomb County4.8-2.4 pts
77Bay County4.8-4.7 pts
78Branch County4.5-15.8 pts
79Clinton County2.6-14.3 pts
80Baraga County0-11.8 pts
80Benzie County0-11.4 pts
80Keweenaw County00 pts
80Missaukee County0-33.4 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate, 2017. 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 51.9 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Missaukee County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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