Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate

Alger County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 83 counties in 2019, at 56.3 per 100,000 people. Montmorency County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Michigan was 9.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest56.3Alger County
Median11.783 counties
Michigan9.8History

Map of counties, 2019

Alcona County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleAlger County: 56.3 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County: 10 per 100,000 peopleAlpena County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleArenac County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBarry County: 21 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBranch County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleCharlevoix County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleClare County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleEaton County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 13 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County: 11 per 100,000 peopleHoughton County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleIngham County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleIonia County: 6 per 100,000 peopleIosco County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleKent County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleLuce County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County: 37 per 100,000 peopleMacomb County: 6 per 100,000 peopleManistee County: 4 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County: 5 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 17 per 100,000 peopleMidland County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County: 16 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleOakland County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleOceana County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 16 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 6.8 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleWashtenaw County: 7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleWexford County: 8.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Alger County: 56.3 per 100,000 peopleAlger County56.3Arenac County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleArenac County40.1Benzie County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County39.2Mackinac County: 37 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County37Ontonagon County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County34.3Oceana County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleOceana County30.2Alcona County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleAlcona County29.6Van Buren County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County25.1Lake County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLake County24.6Baraga County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County24.4Mason County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County24.1Iosco County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleIosco County23.7Presque Isle County: 23.3 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County23.3Montcalm County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County22.5Leelanau County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County22.5Osceola County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County21.8Roscommon County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County21.3Barry County: 21 per 100,000 peopleBarry County21Newaygo County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County20.1Clare County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleClare County19.4Gratiot County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County19.1Isabella County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County18.5Berrien County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County18.1Calhoun County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County17.1Menominee County: 17 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County17Otsego County: 16 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County16Muskegon County: 16 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County16Cheboygan County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County15.7Cass County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County15.5Charlevoix County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleCharlevoix County15.3Lenawee County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County15St. Joseph County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County14.8Clinton County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleClinton County13.9Gogebic County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County13.9St. Clair County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County13.7Genesee County: 13 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County13Antrim County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County12.9Schoolcraft County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County12.4Oscoda County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County12.2Marquette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County12Alger County: 56.3 per 100,000 peopleAlger County56.3Arenac County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleArenac County40.1Benzie County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County39.2Mackinac County: 37 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County37Ontonagon County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County34.3Oceana County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleOceana County30.2Alcona County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleAlcona County29.6Van Buren County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County25.1Lake County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLake County24.6Baraga County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County24.4Mason County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County24.1Iosco County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleIosco County23.7Presque Isle County: 23.3 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County23.3Montcalm County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County22.5Leelanau County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County22.5Osceola County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County21.8Roscommon County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County21.3Barry County: 21 per 100,000 peopleBarry County21Newaygo County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County20.1Clare County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleClare County19.4Gratiot County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County19.1Isabella County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County18.5Berrien County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County18.1Calhoun County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County17.1Menominee County: 17 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County17Otsego County: 16 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County16Muskegon County: 16 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County16Cheboygan County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County15.7Cass County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County15.5Charlevoix County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleCharlevoix County15.3Lenawee County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County15St. Joseph County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County14.8Clinton County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleClinton County13.9Gogebic County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County13.9St. Clair County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County13.7Genesee County: 13 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County13Antrim County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County12.9Schoolcraft County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County12.4Oscoda County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County12.2Marquette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County12
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people
Change on 2018
1Alger County56.3+56.3 pts
2Arenac County40.1+26.8 pts
3Benzie County39.2+16.7 pts
4Mackinac County37-9.3 pts
5Ontonagon County34.3+17.4 pts
6Oceana County30.2+26.5 pts
7Alcona County29.6+29.6 pts
8Van Buren County25.1+9.2 pts
9Lake County24.6+8.3 pts
10Baraga County24.4+0.2 pts
11Mason County24.1-0 pts
12Iosco County23.7-8 pts
13Presque Isle County23.3+15.6 pts
14Montcalm County22.5+1.5 pts
15Leelanau County22.5+4.4 pts
16Osceola County21.8+4.3 pts
17Roscommon County21.3-0.1 pts
18Barry County21+8 pts
19Newaygo County20.1+1.9 pts
20Clare County19.4-9.9 pts
21Gratiot County19.1+11.9 pts
22Isabella County18.5+7.9 pts
23Berrien County18.1+5.2 pts
24Calhoun County17.1+6.7 pts
25Menominee County17+12.7 pts
26Otsego County16+12 pts
27Muskegon County16+6.8 pts
28Cheboygan County15.7+11.8 pts
29Cass County15.5-2 pts
30Charlevoix County15.3+7.7 pts
31Lenawee County15+9 pts
32St. Joseph County14.8-18.1 pts
33Clinton County13.9-1.3 pts
34Gogebic County13.9+1 pts
35St. Clair County13.7+3.7 pts
36Genesee County13+2.5 pts
37Antrim County12.9+4.3 pts
38Schoolcraft County12.4-0.1 pts
39Oscoda County12.2-12.4 pts
40Marquette County12+1.5 pts
41Eaton County11.9-8.3 pts
42Shiawassee County11.7-0 pts
43Lapeer County11.3-5.6 pts
44Branch County11.2+4.5 pts
45Jackson County11.2+0.6 pts
46Kalkaska County11.2-17.1 pts
47Hillsdale County11-15.3 pts
48Midland County10.8+1.2 pts
49Houghton County10.6+2.7 pts
50Allegan County10-3.5 pts
51Ogemaw County9.6-9.7 pts
52Saginaw County9.4-4.2 pts
53Wayne County9.2+0.1 pts
54Wexford County8.9-9 pts
55Emmet County8.8-3 pts
56Iron County8.6+8.6 pts
57Bay County8.6-1.9 pts
58Grand Traverse County8.5+2.1 pts
59Monroe County8.4-11.1 pts
60Livingston County8.3+1.5 pts
61Delta County8.1-2.7 pts
62Chippewa County8.1-5.3 pts
63Gladwin County7.9-4 pts
64Crawford County7.6-7.7 pts
65Tuscola County7.5-13 pts
66Kent County7.5-2.5 pts
67Sanilac County7.3-4.9 pts
68Kalamazoo County7.3-4.2 pts
69Washtenaw County7-0.2 pts
70Ottawa County6.8-2.1 pts
71Missaukee County6.70 pts
72Ingham County6.3+1.1 pts
73Macomb County6-0 pts
74Ionia County6-1.6 pts
75Oakland County5.3+1.1 pts
76Mecosta County5-2.5 pts
77Manistee County4-12.1 pts
78Dickinson County3.8-7.7 pts
79Alpena County3.5-0 pts
80Huron County0-6.3 pts
80Keweenaw County0-49.4 pts
80Luce County00 pts
80Montmorency County0-11 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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?

Alger County, with 56.3 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Montmorency County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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