Counties in Minnesota by traffic fatality rate

Marshall County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 87 counties in 2018, at 43.8 per 100,000 people. Traverse County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 8.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Minnesota was 6.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest43.8Marshall County
Median8.187 counties
Minnesota6.7History

Map of counties, 2018

Aitkin County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleAnoka County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleBecker County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleBeltrami County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleBig Stone County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBlue Earth County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleCarlton County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleCarver County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleChisago County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleClearwater County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCook County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCottonwood County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleCrow Wing County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleDakota County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 29 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleFaribault County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleFreeborn County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGoodhue County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHennepin County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleHouston County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleHubbard County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleIsanti County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleItasca County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKanabec County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleKandiyohi County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleKittson County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleKoochiching County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleLac qui Parle County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleLake of the Woods County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLe Sueur County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleMcLeod County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMahnomen County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleMeeker County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleMille Lacs County: 19 per 100,000 peopleMorrison County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMower County: 5 per 100,000 peopleMurray County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNicollet County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleNobles County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleNorman County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleOlmsted County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleOtter Tail County: 6.7 per 100,000 peoplePennington County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePine County: 13.8 per 100,000 peoplePipestone County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 9.5 per 100,000 peoplePope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleRed Lake County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleRedwood County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleRice County: 3 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRoseau County: 13 per 100,000 peopleSt. Louis County: 9 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleSherburne County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleSibley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStearns County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleStevens County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSwift County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleTodd County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTraverse County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWabasha County: 14 per 100,000 peopleWadena County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleWaseca County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleWatonwan County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleWilkin County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleWinona County: 8 per 100,000 peopleWright County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleYellow Medicine County: 10.3 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

Marshall County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County43.8Aitkin County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleAitkin County31.8Dodge County: 29 per 100,000 peopleDodge County29Fillmore County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County28.4Red Lake County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleRed Lake County25.8Kittson County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleKittson County23.5Becker County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleBecker County22.9Wadena County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleWadena County21.4Cass County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleCass County20.3Renville County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleRenville County20.2Crow Wing County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleCrow Wing County19.9Mille Lacs County: 19 per 100,000 peopleMille Lacs County19Morrison County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMorrison County17.8Watonwan County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleWatonwan County17.6Meeker County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleMeeker County17.2Goodhue County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleGoodhue County16.9McLeod County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLeod County16.4Chippewa County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County15.9Brown County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBrown County15.4Wilkin County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleWilkin County15.3Norman County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleNorman County15.2Isanti County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleIsanti County15.1Wabasha County: 14 per 100,000 peopleWabasha County14Pine County: 13.8 per 100,000 peoplePine County13.8Nobles County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleNobles County13.4Roseau County: 13 per 100,000 peopleRoseau County13Redwood County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleRedwood County12.9Chisago County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleChisago County12.5Kanabec County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleKanabec County12.5Lyon County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLyon County11.7Sherburne County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleSherburne County11.6Itasca County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleItasca County11.1Beltrami County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBeltrami County10.9Houston County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleHouston County10.7Yellow Medicine County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleYellow Medicine County10.3Stearns County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleStearns County10.2Swift County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleSwift County10.1Martin County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleMartin County9.9Polk County: 9.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County9.5Lake County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County9.2Marshall County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County43.8Aitkin County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleAitkin County31.8Dodge County: 29 per 100,000 peopleDodge County29Fillmore County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County28.4Red Lake County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleRed Lake County25.8Kittson County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleKittson County23.5Becker County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleBecker County22.9Wadena County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleWadena County21.4Cass County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleCass County20.3Renville County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleRenville County20.2Crow Wing County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleCrow Wing County19.9Mille Lacs County: 19 per 100,000 peopleMille Lacs County19Morrison County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMorrison County17.8Watonwan County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleWatonwan County17.6Meeker County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleMeeker County17.2Goodhue County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleGoodhue County16.9McLeod County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLeod County16.4Chippewa County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County15.9Brown County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBrown County15.4Wilkin County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleWilkin County15.3Norman County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleNorman County15.2Isanti County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleIsanti County15.1Wabasha County: 14 per 100,000 peopleWabasha County14Pine County: 13.8 per 100,000 peoplePine County13.8Nobles County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleNobles County13.4Roseau County: 13 per 100,000 peopleRoseau County13Redwood County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleRedwood County12.9Chisago County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleChisago County12.5Kanabec County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleKanabec County12.5Lyon County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLyon County11.7Sherburne County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleSherburne County11.6Itasca County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleItasca County11.1Beltrami County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBeltrami County10.9Houston County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleHouston County10.7Yellow Medicine County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleYellow Medicine County10.3Stearns County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleStearns County10.2Swift County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleSwift County10.1Martin County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleMartin County9.9Polk County: 9.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County9.5Lake County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County9.2
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
1Marshall County43.8+43.8 pts
2Aitkin County31.8+12.6 pts
3Dodge County29+24.2 pts
4Fillmore County28.4+23.6 pts
5Red Lake County25.8+25.8 pts
6Kittson County23.5+23.5 pts
7Becker County22.9+8.4 pts
8Wadena County21.4+7 pts
9Cass County20.3-0.1 pts
10Renville County20.2+6.7 pts
11Crow Wing County19.9+15.2 pts
12Mille Lacs County19+7.5 pts
13Morrison County17.8+5.9 pts
14Watonwan County17.6+8.7 pts
15Meeker County17.2+8.6 pts
16Goodhue County16.9+6.3 pts
17McLeod County16.4+8.2 pts
18Chippewa County15.9+15.9 pts
19Brown County15.4+7.7 pts
20Wilkin County15.3+15.3 pts
21Norman County15.2+15.2 pts
22Isanti County15.1+7.5 pts
23Wabasha County14+4.7 pts
24Pine County13.8-17.5 pts
25Nobles County13.4+13.4 pts
26Roseau County13+0.1 pts
27Redwood County12.9-38.8 pts
28Chisago County12.5-2 pts
29Kanabec County12.5-0.1 pts
30Lyon County11.7+0.1 pts
31Sherburne County11.6-0.2 pts
32Itasca County11.1-0 pts
33Beltrami County10.9+2.2 pts
34Houston County10.7-5.3 pts
35Yellow Medicine County10.3-20.4 pts
36Stearns County10.2+1.8 pts
37Swift County10.1-40.4 pts
38Martin County9.9-4.9 pts
39Polk County9.5-3.1 pts
40Lake County9.2-28.2 pts
41St. Louis County9+1 pts
42Cottonwood County8.7-8.8 pts
43Carlton County8.3-8.5 pts
44Koochiching County8.1+0.1 pts
45Winona County8-4 pts
46Anoka County7.8+3 pts
47Benton County7.3-14.9 pts
48Faribault County7.20 pts
49Kandiyohi County6.9+4.6 pts
50Scott County6.8+1.3 pts
51Carver County6.7+5.7 pts
52Otter Tail County6.7-5.1 pts
53Clay County6.2-0 pts
54Waseca County5.3-5.3 pts
55Douglas County5.2-13.2 pts
56Mower County5-0 pts
57Hubbard County4.8-0.1 pts
58Hennepin County4.5+0.9 pts
59Olmsted County4.4+0.6 pts
60Dakota County3.9+1.4 pts
61Le Sueur County3.5-7.2 pts
62Ramsey County3.1-0.4 pts
63Rice County3-3 pts
64Blue Earth County2.9-7.4 pts
65Nicollet County2.9+2.9 pts
66Wright County2.9-3 pts
67Steele County2.7-0 pts
68Washington County1.9-0.8 pts
69Big Stone County0-19.4 pts
69Clearwater County0-23.5 pts
69Cook County00 pts
69Freeborn County0-9.7 pts
69Grant County0-50.4 pts
69Jackson County00 pts
69Lac qui Parle County00 pts
69Lake of the Woods County0-26.7 pts
69Lincoln County00 pts
69Mahnomen County00 pts
69Murray County00 pts
69Pennington County0-14 pts
69Pipestone County0-10.7 pts
69Pope County00 pts
69Rock County0-10.2 pts
69Sibley County0-26.7 pts
69Stevens County0-10.4 pts
69Todd County0-8 pts
69Traverse 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Minnesota 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?

Marshall County, with 43.8 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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