Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate

Oscoda County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 83 counties in 2022, at 59.5 per 100,000 people. Montmorency County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Michigan was 11.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest59.5Oscoda County
Median13.283 counties
Michigan11.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleAlger County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleAlpena County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleArenac County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleBarry County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleBay County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleBenzie County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBerrien County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleBranch County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCharlevoix County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleClare County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleDelta County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleEaton County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleGladwin County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleGogebic County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleGratiot County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleHillsdale County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleHoughton County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleIngham County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleIonia County: 12 per 100,000 peopleIosco County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleKalamazoo County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleKent County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleLapeer County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleLenawee County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLuce County: 32 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleMacomb County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleManistee County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County: 29 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleMidland County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMissaukee County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleMontmorency County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMuskegon County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleNewaygo County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleOakland County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleOceana County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 7.6 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County: 15 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleSaginaw County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleShiawassee County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleWashtenaw County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleWexford County: 5.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Oscoda County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County59.5Keweenaw County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County46.5Baraga County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County36.6Mackinac County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County36.4Ontonagon County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County33.9Luce County: 32 per 100,000 peopleLuce County32Cheboygan County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County30.8Cass County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCass County29.2Mecosta County: 29 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County29Alcona County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleAlcona County28.9Clare County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleClare County28.7Arenac County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleArenac County26.5Roscommon County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County25.3Montcalm County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County25.3Schoolcraft County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County24.4Ogemaw County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County23.9Mason County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMason County23.8Otsego County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County23.5Alger County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleAlger County22.8Kalkaska County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County21.9St. Joseph County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County21.4St. Clair County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County20.6Branch County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleBranch County20.2Huron County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleHuron County19.3Dickinson County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County19.2Tuscola County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County18.9Jackson County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County18.8Allegan County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County18.1Emmet County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County17.5Leelanau County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County17.5Barry County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleBarry County17.4Calhoun County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County17.2Isabella County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County17.1Bay County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleBay County16.5Antrim County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County16.5Iosco County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleIosco County15.7Grand Traverse County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County15.6Presque Isle County: 15 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County15Crawford County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County14.9Sanilac County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County14.8Oscoda County: 59.5 per 100,000 peopleOscoda County59.5Keweenaw County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleKeweenaw County46.5Baraga County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleBaraga County36.6Mackinac County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleMackinac County36.4Ontonagon County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleOntonagon County33.9Luce County: 32 per 100,000 peopleLuce County32Cheboygan County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleCheboygan County30.8Cass County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCass County29.2Mecosta County: 29 per 100,000 peopleMecosta County29Alcona County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleAlcona County28.9Clare County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleClare County28.7Arenac County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleArenac County26.5Roscommon County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleRoscommon County25.3Montcalm County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleMontcalm County25.3Schoolcraft County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleSchoolcraft County24.4Ogemaw County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleOgemaw County23.9Mason County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMason County23.8Otsego County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County23.5Alger County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleAlger County22.8Kalkaska County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleKalkaska County21.9St. Joseph County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County21.4St. Clair County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County20.6Branch County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleBranch County20.2Huron County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleHuron County19.3Dickinson County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County19.2Tuscola County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleTuscola County18.9Jackson County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County18.8Allegan County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleAllegan County18.1Emmet County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County17.5Leelanau County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleLeelanau County17.5Barry County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleBarry County17.4Calhoun County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County17.2Isabella County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleIsabella County17.1Bay County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleBay County16.5Antrim County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleAntrim County16.5Iosco County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleIosco County15.7Grand Traverse County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleGrand Traverse County15.6Presque Isle County: 15 per 100,000 peoplePresque Isle County15Crawford County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County14.9Sanilac County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSanilac County14.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people
Change on 2021
1Oscoda County59.5+35.5 pts
2Keweenaw County46.5+46.5 pts
3Baraga County36.6+12.3 pts
4Mackinac County36.4+27.3 pts
5Ontonagon County33.9-0.1 pts
6Luce County32-1.5 pts
7Cheboygan County30.8+19.2 pts
8Cass County29.2-3.8 pts
9Mecosta County29+16.7 pts
10Alcona County28.9+28.9 pts
11Clare County28.7+22.3 pts
12Arenac County26.5-0.2 pts
13Roscommon County25.3-8.5 pts
14Montcalm County25.3+6 pts
15Schoolcraft County24.4-0.4 pts
16Ogemaw County23.9-9.8 pts
17Mason County23.8+3.4 pts
18Otsego County23.5+3.7 pts
19Alger County22.80 pts
20Kalkaska County21.9+10.8 pts
21St. Joseph County21.4+6.6 pts
22St. Clair County20.6+8.8 pts
23Branch County20.2+2.5 pts
24Huron County19.3+0.1 pts
25Dickinson County19.2-7.9 pts
26Tuscola County18.9+1.9 pts
27Jackson County18.8+5.7 pts
28Allegan County18.1+6.6 pts
29Emmet County17.5+8.8 pts
30Leelanau County17.5+13.1 pts
31Barry County17.4+7.9 pts
32Calhoun County17.2+0.8 pts
33Isabella County17.1+4.6 pts
34Bay County16.5+3.9 pts
35Antrim County16.5+8.1 pts
36Iosco County15.7-4 pts
37Grand Traverse County15.6-1.1 pts
38Presque Isle County15-7.8 pts
39Crawford County14.9+14.9 pts
40Sanilac County14.8-12.3 pts
41Newaygo County13.8+1.9 pts
42Van Buren County13.2-9.3 pts
43Osceola County12.9+4.3 pts
44Genesee County12.7-2.6 pts
45Wayne County12.3-0.1 pts
46Kalamazoo County12.2-2.7 pts
47Gratiot County12.20 pts
48Ionia County12-7.5 pts
49Eaton County11.9-0.9 pts
50Shiawassee County11.8+2.9 pts
51Livingston County11.7+5.6 pts
52Oceana County11.1+3.7 pts
53Benzie County10.9+10.9 pts
54Monroe County10.3-3.2 pts
55Muskegon County10.3-0.6 pts
56Lenawee County10.2-10 pts
57Lapeer County10.1-7.9 pts
58Saginaw County10.1+0.6 pts
59Ingham County9.5-2.3 pts
60Menominee County8.60 pts
61Iron County8.6-8.7 pts
62Berrien County8.5-7.8 pts
63Kent County8.3-1.7 pts
64Delta County8.1-5.4 pts
65Houghton County7.9-10.7 pts
66Lake County7.9+7.9 pts
67Charlevoix County7.7-7.6 pts
68Ottawa County7.6-2.1 pts
69Clinton County7.5+2.5 pts
70Marquette County7.5-3.1 pts
71Midland County7.2-4.8 pts
72Alpena County6.9+3.5 pts
73Macomb County6.7-0.2 pts
74Missaukee County6.6-0 pts
75Hillsdale County6.6-17.5 pts
76Washtenaw County6.5-1.7 pts
77Oakland County6.2+1 pts
78Wexford County5.9-14.8 pts
79Chippewa County5.5-2.8 pts
80Manistee County3.9-7.9 pts
81Gladwin County3.9-4 pts
82Gogebic County00 pts
82Montmorency 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Michigan by traffic fatality rate, 2022. 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?

Oscoda County, with 59.5 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Montmorency County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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