Counties in Minnesota by traffic fatality rate

Grant County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 87 counties in 2023, at 48.7 per 100,000 people. Yellow Medicine County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 8.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Minnesota was 7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest48.7Grant County
Median8.287 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleAnoka County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleBecker County: 17 per 100,000 peopleBeltrami County: 15 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleBig Stone County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBlue Earth County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleCarlton County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleCarver County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleChisago County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 9 per 100,000 peopleClearwater County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleCook County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCottonwood County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCrow Wing County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleDakota County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 10 per 100,000 peopleFaribault County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleFreeborn County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleGoodhue County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleHennepin County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleHouston County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleHubbard County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleIsanti County: 2.3 per 100,000 peopleItasca County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleKanabec County: 6 per 100,000 peopleKandiyohi County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleKittson County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleKoochiching County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleLac qui Parle County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleLake of the Woods County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleLe Sueur County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleMcLeod County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleMahnomen County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMeeker County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleMille Lacs County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMorrison County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMower County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMurray County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNicollet County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleNobles County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleNorman County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleOlmsted County: 3 per 100,000 peopleOtter Tail County: 3.3 per 100,000 peoplePennington County: 7.3 per 100,000 peoplePine County: 13.3 per 100,000 peoplePipestone County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 3.3 per 100,000 peoplePope County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleRed Lake County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRedwood County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleRice County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRoseau County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSt. Louis County: 13 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleSherburne County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSibley County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleStearns County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleStevens County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSwift County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleTodd County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleTraverse County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWabasha County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleWadena County: 7 per 100,000 peopleWaseca County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleWatonwan County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleWilkin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWinona County: 6 per 100,000 peopleWright County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleYellow Medicine County: 0 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Grant County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County48.7Mahnomen County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleMahnomen County37.5Faribault County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleFaribault County35.9Chippewa County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County32.6Kandiyohi County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleKandiyohi County29.4Renville County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleRenville County27.6Lake of the Woods County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleLake of the Woods County26.3Redwood County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleRedwood County26.1Kittson County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleKittson County24.9Fillmore County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County23.2Houston County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleHouston County21.5Aitkin County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleAitkin County18.6Lake County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County18.4Watonwan County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleWatonwan County17.9Rice County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleRice County17.5Morrison County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrison County17.5Becker County: 17 per 100,000 peopleBecker County17Sherburne County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSherburne County16.6Freeborn County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleFreeborn County16.4McLeod County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleMcLeod County16.3Norman County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleNorman County15.8Brown County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleBrown County15.6Itasca County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleItasca County15.4Beltrami County: 15 per 100,000 peopleBeltrami County15Lac qui Parle County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLac qui Parle County15Wabasha County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleWabasha County13.8Pine County: 13.3 per 100,000 peoplePine County13.3St. Louis County: 13 per 100,000 peopleSt. Louis County13Clearwater County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleClearwater County11.5Marshall County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County11.3Mille Lacs County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMille Lacs County10.9Swift County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleSwift County10.3Le Sueur County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLe Sueur County10.2Martin County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMartin County10.1Jackson County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County10.1Douglas County: 10 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County10Stearns County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleStearns County9.9Benton County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleBenton County9.6Dodge County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleDodge County9.5Nobles County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleNobles County9.1Grant County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County48.7Mahnomen County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleMahnomen County37.5Faribault County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleFaribault County35.9Chippewa County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County32.6Kandiyohi County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleKandiyohi County29.4Renville County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleRenville County27.6Lake of the Woods County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleLake of the Woods County26.3Redwood County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleRedwood County26.1Kittson County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleKittson County24.9Fillmore County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County23.2Houston County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleHouston County21.5Aitkin County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleAitkin County18.6Lake County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County18.4Watonwan County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleWatonwan County17.9Rice County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleRice County17.5Morrison County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrison County17.5Becker County: 17 per 100,000 peopleBecker County17Sherburne County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSherburne County16.6Freeborn County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleFreeborn County16.4McLeod County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleMcLeod County16.3Norman County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleNorman County15.8Brown County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleBrown County15.6Itasca County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleItasca County15.4Beltrami County: 15 per 100,000 peopleBeltrami County15Lac qui Parle County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLac qui Parle County15Wabasha County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleWabasha County13.8Pine County: 13.3 per 100,000 peoplePine County13.3St. Louis County: 13 per 100,000 peopleSt. Louis County13Clearwater County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleClearwater County11.5Marshall County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County11.3Mille Lacs County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMille Lacs County10.9Swift County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleSwift County10.3Le Sueur County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLe Sueur County10.2Martin County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMartin County10.1Jackson County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County10.1Douglas County: 10 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County10Stearns County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleStearns County9.9Benton County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleBenton County9.6Dodge County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleDodge County9.5Nobles County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleNobles County9.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people
Change on 2022
1Grant County48.7+32.4 pts
2Mahnomen County37.5+0.2 pts
3Faribault County35.9+14.4 pts
4Chippewa County32.6+32.6 pts
5Kandiyohi County29.4+4.3 pts
6Renville County27.6+0.1 pts
7Lake of the Woods County26.3+26.3 pts
8Redwood County26.1+26.1 pts
9Kittson County24.9+0.2 pts
10Fillmore County23.2+18.6 pts
11Houston County21.5+10.8 pts
12Aitkin County18.6+12.4 pts
13Lake County18.4+9.3 pts
14Watonwan County17.9+17.9 pts
15Rice County17.5+11.6 pts
16Morrison County17.5+2.9 pts
17Becker County17+14.2 pts
18Sherburne County16.6+9.7 pts
19Freeborn County16.4+0.1 pts
20McLeod County16.3+2.7 pts
21Norman County15.8+0.1 pts
22Brown County15.6+15.6 pts
23Itasca County15.4+6.5 pts
24Beltrami County15+12.9 pts
25Lac qui Parle County15+15 pts
26Wabasha County13.8-13.9 pts
27Pine County13.3-13.9 pts
28St. Louis County13+5.4 pts
29Clearwater County11.5-0.1 pts
30Marshall County11.3+11.3 pts
31Mille Lacs County10.9-0.1 pts
32Swift County10.3+0.1 pts
33Le Sueur County10.2-0 pts
34Martin County10.1-10.2 pts
35Jackson County10.10 pts
36Douglas County10-2.6 pts
37Stearns County9.9+3.6 pts
38Benton County9.6-0 pts
39Dodge County9.5-0 pts
40Nobles County9.1-9 pts
41Clay County9-3.1 pts
42Pope County8.8-26.2 pts
43Koochiching County8.5+8.5 pts
44Carlton County8.2-5.5 pts
45Wright County7.9+0.5 pts
46Lyon County7.8-3.9 pts
47Mower County7.4-2.5 pts
48Pennington County7.3+7.3 pts
49Wadena County7-7 pts
50Sibley County6.6-20.1 pts
51Washington County6.4+3.2 pts
52Goodhue County6.2-4.2 pts
53Winona County6-4.1 pts
54Kanabec County6-24.4 pts
55Nicollet County5.8+5.8 pts
56Anoka County5.6-1.9 pts
57Waseca County5.3-0 pts
58Chisago County5.1-5.2 pts
59Hubbard County4.5-0 pts
60Carver County4.5-3.7 pts
61Hennepin County4.4-0.5 pts
62Blue Earth County4.3-8.7 pts
63Meeker County4.3-4.2 pts
64Ramsey County4.1-1.7 pts
65Todd County3.9-7.9 pts
66Dakota County3.6-1.8 pts
67Otter Tail County3.3-11.6 pts
68Polk County3.3-3.2 pts
69Cass County3.2-22.4 pts
70Olmsted County3-1.2 pts
71Crow Wing County2.9-7.4 pts
72Steele County2.7-2.7 pts
73Scott County2.6-5.8 pts
74Isanti County2.3-14.1 pts
75Big Stone County0-19.4 pts
75Cook County0-17.4 pts
75Cottonwood County0-35 pts
75Lincoln County0-35.5 pts
75Murray County0-49.7 pts
75Pipestone County0-21.5 pts
75Red Lake County00 pts
75Rock County0-10.4 pts
75Roseau County0-13 pts
75Stevens County0-10.3 pts
75Traverse County00 pts
75Wilkin County0-15.7 pts
75Yellow Medicine County0-31.6 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 Minnesota by traffic fatality rate, 2023) [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 Minnesota by traffic fatality rate, 2023. 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?

Grant County, with 48.7 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Yellow Medicine County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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