Counties in Mississippi by traffic fatality rate

Issaquena County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 82 counties in 2014, at 140.6 per 100,000 people. Yalobusha County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 23.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Mississippi was 20.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest140.6Issaquena County
Median23.682 counties
Mississippi20.3History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleAlcorn County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleAmite County: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleAttala County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 50 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleCoahoma County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County: 24 per 100,000 peopleCovington County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleForrest County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleHinds County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 53.8 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County: 140.6 per 100,000 peopleItawamba County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 26 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleKemper County: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleLamar County: 10 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleLeake County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleLeflore County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 37 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 14 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 67.2 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOktibbeha County: 6 per 100,000 peoplePanola County: 32.2 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County: 23.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 8.4 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 27.2 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County: 29.7 per 100,000 peoplePrentiss County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleRankin County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleSharkey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleSmith County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleTallahatchie County: 21 per 100,000 peopleTate County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleTippah County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleTishomingo County: 26 per 100,000 peopleTunica County: 65.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleWalthall County: 54.5 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleWinston County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleYalobusha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County: 36.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Issaquena County: 140.6 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County140.6Carroll County: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County67.8Montgomery County: 67.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County67.2Tunica County: 65.7 per 100,000 peopleTunica County65.7Covington County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleCovington County62.9Amite County: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleAmite County54.7Walthall County: 54.5 per 100,000 peopleWalthall County54.5Holmes County: 53.8 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County53.8Kemper County: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleKemper County50.2Benton County: 50 per 100,000 peopleBenton County50Marion County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County46.7Wilkinson County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County43.2Greene County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County41.8Marshall County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County39.4Smith County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleSmith County38.6Lincoln County: 37 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County37Clarke County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleClarke County36.6Yazoo County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County36.4Coahoma County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleCoahoma County36.4Leake County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleLeake County35.5Adams County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleAdams County34.7Jefferson Davis County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County33.4Claiborne County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County32.4Lawrence County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County32.2Panola County: 32.2 per 100,000 peoplePanola County32.2Scott County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County31.6George County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County30.1Pontotoc County: 29.7 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County29.7Itawamba County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleItawamba County29.6Simpson County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County29.4Union County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County28.9Calhoun County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County28.1Grenada County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County27.3Pike County: 27.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County27.2Jefferson County: 26 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County26Tishomingo County: 26 per 100,000 peopleTishomingo County26Sunflower County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County25.1Alcorn County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleAlcorn County24.8Copiah County: 24 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County24Lee County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleLee County23.9Issaquena County: 140.6 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County140.6Carroll County: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County67.8Montgomery County: 67.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County67.2Tunica County: 65.7 per 100,000 peopleTunica County65.7Covington County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleCovington County62.9Amite County: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleAmite County54.7Walthall County: 54.5 per 100,000 peopleWalthall County54.5Holmes County: 53.8 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County53.8Kemper County: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleKemper County50.2Benton County: 50 per 100,000 peopleBenton County50Marion County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County46.7Wilkinson County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County43.2Greene County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County41.8Marshall County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County39.4Smith County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleSmith County38.6Lincoln County: 37 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County37Clarke County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleClarke County36.6Yazoo County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County36.4Coahoma County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleCoahoma County36.4Leake County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleLeake County35.5Adams County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleAdams County34.7Jefferson Davis County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County33.4Claiborne County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County32.4Lawrence County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County32.2Panola County: 32.2 per 100,000 peoplePanola County32.2Scott County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County31.6George County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County30.1Pontotoc County: 29.7 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County29.7Itawamba County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleItawamba County29.6Simpson County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County29.4Union County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County28.9Calhoun County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County28.1Grenada County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County27.3Pike County: 27.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County27.2Jefferson County: 26 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County26Tishomingo County: 26 per 100,000 peopleTishomingo County26Sunflower County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County25.1Alcorn County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleAlcorn County24.8Copiah County: 24 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County24Lee County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleLee County23.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1Issaquena County140.6+140.6 pts
2Carroll County67.8+48.5 pts
3Montgomery County67.2+39 pts
4Tunica County65.7+18.4 pts
5Covington County62.9+15.9 pts
6Amite County54.7+23.9 pts
7Walthall County54.5+13.8 pts
8Holmes County53.8+11.4 pts
9Kemper County50.2+30.4 pts
10Benton County50+13.7 pts
11Marion County46.7+23.7 pts
12Wilkinson County43.2+32.6 pts
13Greene County41.8+27.8 pts
14Marshall County39.4+0.5 pts
15Smith County38.6+32.3 pts
16Lincoln County37+5.6 pts
17Clarke County36.6-42.2 pts
18Yazoo County36.4+14.8 pts
19Coahoma County36.4+8.5 pts
20Leake County35.5+9.2 pts
21Adams County34.7+15.9 pts
22Jefferson Davis County33.4-24.6 pts
23Claiborne County32.4-11 pts
24Lawrence County32.2-8 pts
25Panola County32.2-11.7 pts
26Scott County31.6-3.8 pts
27George County30.1-13.1 pts
28Pontotoc County29.70 pts
29Itawamba County29.6+4.1 pts
30Simpson County29.4+7.4 pts
31Union County28.9-0.3 pts
32Calhoun County28.1+21.1 pts
33Grenada County27.3-41.4 pts
34Pike County27.2+4.9 pts
35Jefferson County26+0.2 pts
36Tishomingo County26-15.3 pts
37Sunflower County25.1-6.7 pts
38Alcorn County24.8+11.1 pts
39Copiah County24-24.2 pts
40Lee County23.9+1.3 pts
41Prentiss County23.6+4 pts
42Pearl River County23.5-0.1 pts
43Chickasaw County22.9-0 pts
44Humphreys County22.9+11.7 pts
45Stone County22.1-0.2 pts
46Lowndes County21.7+6.7 pts
47Lauderdale County21.6+2.8 pts
48Tate County21.4-3.4 pts
49Tallahatchie County21-20 pts
50Jones County20.6+4.6 pts
51Washington County20.1+2.2 pts
52Jackson County19.8+7 pts
53Webster County19.8-40 pts
54Wayne County19.7-14.7 pts
55Newton County18.3-18.7 pts
56Tippah County18.20 pts
57Jasper County18.1-18.2 pts
58Hancock County17.7-0.1 pts
59Bolivar County14.7-11.7 pts
60Monroe County14-13.9 pts
61Quitman County13.5-39 pts
62Franklin County12.9-25.2 pts
63Hinds County12.7+1.3 pts
64Warren County12.5-18.6 pts
65Rankin County12.1-2.1 pts
66Choctaw County11.8-23.4 pts
67Forrest County11.7+1.4 pts
68Harrison County11.6-0.6 pts
69DeSoto County11.2+1 pts
70Madison County10.8+4.8 pts
71Winston County10.8-10.6 pts
72Attala County10.7-15.6 pts
73Clay County10.1+5.1 pts
74Lamar County10-6.9 pts
75Leflore County9.7-6.5 pts
76Perry County8.4-8.4 pts
77Neshoba County6.8-6.8 pts
78Oktibbeha County6-4 pts
79Lafayette County3.8-9.6 pts
80Noxubee County00 pts
80Sharkey County00 pts
80Yalobusha County0-31.9 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Mississippi by traffic fatality rate, 2014. 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?

Issaquena County, with 140.6 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Yalobusha County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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