Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate

Keweenaw County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 83 counties in 2018, at 49.4 per 100,000 people. Luce County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Michigan was 9.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest49.4Keweenaw County
Median11.583 counties
Michigan9.7History

Map of counties, 2018

Alcona County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAlger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleAlpena County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleArenac County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleBarry County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBranch County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleCharlevoix County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleClare County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleEaton County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleHoughton County: 8 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleIngham County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleIonia County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleIosco County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleKent County: 10 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County: 6 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleLuce County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleMacomb County: 6 per 100,000 peopleManistee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleMidland County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County: 11 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleOakland County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleOceana County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 4 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 8.9 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleWashtenaw County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleWexford County: 18 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Keweenaw County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County49.4Mackinac County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County46.4St. Joseph County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County32.9Iosco County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleIosco County31.7Clare County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleClare County29.3Kalkaska County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County28.2Hillsdale County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County26.2Oscoda County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County24.6Baraga County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County24.2Mason County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County24.1Benzie County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County22.4Roscommon County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County21.4Montcalm County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County21.1Tuscola County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County20.6Eaton County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleEaton County20.2Monroe County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County19.5Ogemaw County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County19.3Newaygo County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County18.2Leelanau County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County18.1Wexford County: 18 per 100,000 peopleWexford County18Osceola County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County17.5Cass County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleCass County17.4Lapeer County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County16.9Ontonagon County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County16.9Lake County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleLake County16.3Manistee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleManistee County16.2Van Buren County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County15.9Crawford County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County15.3Clinton County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleClinton County15.2Saginaw County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County13.6Allegan County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County13.5Chippewa County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County13.4Arenac County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleArenac County13.3Barry County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBarry County13Berrien County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County12.9Gogebic County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County12.9Schoolcraft County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County12.5Sanilac County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County12.2Gladwin County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County11.9Emmet County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County11.8Keweenaw County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County49.4Mackinac County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County46.4St. Joseph County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County32.9Iosco County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleIosco County31.7Clare County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleClare County29.3Kalkaska County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County28.2Hillsdale County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County26.2Oscoda County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County24.6Baraga County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County24.2Mason County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County24.1Benzie County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County22.4Roscommon County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County21.4Montcalm County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County21.1Tuscola County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County20.6Eaton County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleEaton County20.2Monroe County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County19.5Ogemaw County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County19.3Newaygo County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County18.2Leelanau County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County18.1Wexford County: 18 per 100,000 peopleWexford County18Osceola County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County17.5Cass County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleCass County17.4Lapeer County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County16.9Ontonagon County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County16.9Lake County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleLake County16.3Manistee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleManistee County16.2Van Buren County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County15.9Crawford County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County15.3Clinton County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleClinton County15.2Saginaw County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County13.6Allegan County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County13.5Chippewa County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County13.4Arenac County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleArenac County13.3Barry County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBarry County13Berrien County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County12.9Gogebic County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County12.9Schoolcraft County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County12.5Sanilac County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County12.2Gladwin County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County11.9Emmet County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County11.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people
Change on 2017
1Keweenaw County49.4+49.4 pts
2Mackinac County46.4+9.2 pts
3St. Joseph County32.9+14.8 pts
4Iosco County31.7+19.8 pts
5Clare County29.3+19.5 pts
6Kalkaska County28.2+11.1 pts
7Hillsdale County26.2+15.3 pts
8Oscoda County24.60 pts
9Baraga County24.2+24.2 pts
10Mason County24.1-7 pts
11Benzie County22.4+22.4 pts
12Roscommon County21.4+8.5 pts
13Montcalm County21.1-13.9 pts
14Tuscola County20.6-5.6 pts
15Eaton County20.2+7.3 pts
16Monroe County19.5+4.4 pts
17Ogemaw County19.3-4.8 pts
18Newaygo County18.2-6.4 pts
19Leelanau County18.1+4.5 pts
20Wexford County18-0.1 pts
21Osceola County17.5-8.7 pts
22Cass County17.4-11.7 pts
23Lapeer County16.9+4.5 pts
24Ontonagon County16.9+0.2 pts
25Lake County16.3+8.2 pts
26Manistee County16.2+4 pts
27Van Buren County15.9-6.7 pts
28Crawford County15.3-15.1 pts
29Clinton County15.2+12.7 pts
30Saginaw County13.6+2.2 pts
31Allegan County13.5+2.4 pts
32Chippewa County13.4+8.1 pts
33Arenac County13.3-33.3 pts
34Barry County13-5 pts
35Berrien County12.90 pts
36Gogebic County12.9-6.2 pts
37Schoolcraft County12.50 pts
38Sanilac County12.20 pts
39Gladwin County11.9-0 pts
40Emmet County11.8+5.9 pts
41Shiawassee County11.7+3 pts
42Dickinson County11.5-7.7 pts
43Kalamazoo County11.5-3.1 pts
44Montmorency County11-0 pts
45Delta County10.8-16.3 pts
46Isabella County10.6-7.2 pts
47Genesee County10.6+1.2 pts
47Jackson County10.6-1.9 pts
49Marquette County10.5+4.5 pts
50Bay County10.5+5.7 pts
51Calhoun County10.4-4.4 pts
52St. Clair County10+1.2 pts
53Kent County10-0.7 pts
54Midland County9.6-12 pts
55Wayne County9.1+0.2 pts
56Muskegon County9.1-0.6 pts
57Ottawa County8.9+3 pts
58Antrim County8.6-8.6 pts
59Houghton County8+2.7 pts
60Presque Isle County7.7-0 pts
61Charlevoix County7.6-3.8 pts
62Ionia County7.6-7.6 pts
63Mecosta County7.5-2.4 pts
64Washtenaw County7.2-3.2 pts
65Gratiot County7.2-4.7 pts
66Livingston County6.8-5.3 pts
67Branch County6.7+2.2 pts
68Missaukee County6.7+6.7 pts
69Grand Traverse County6.4-2.2 pts
70Huron County6.3-12.6 pts
71Lenawee County6-10 pts
72Macomb County6+1.2 pts
73Ingham County5.2-3.8 pts
74Oakland County4.2-1.2 pts
75Menominee County4.2-4.2 pts
76Otsego County4-24.2 pts
77Cheboygan County3.9-7.8 pts
78Oceana County3.8-3.8 pts
79Alpena County3.5-6.9 pts
80Alcona County0-19.9 pts
80Alger County0-11.1 pts
80Iron County0-8.7 pts
80Luce County0-51.9 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate, 2018. 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?

Keweenaw County, with 49.4 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Luce County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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