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Counties in Mississippi by traffic fatality rate

Issaquena County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 82 counties in 2018, at 72.9 per 100,000 people. Webster County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 24 per 100,000 people and the figure for Mississippi was 22.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest72.9Issaquena County
Lowest0Webster County
Median2482 counties
Mississippi22.3History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleAlcorn County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleAmite County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleAttala County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 65.3 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleCoahoma County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleCovington County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleForrest County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 50 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleHinds County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County: 37 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County: 72.9 per 100,000 peopleItawamba County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 60.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleKemper County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleLamar County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleLeake County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleLeflore County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County: 56.8 per 100,000 peopleOktibbeha County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePanola County: 41.8 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County: 35.9 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 17.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 9.9 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County: 29.1 per 100,000 peoplePrentiss County: 28 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County: 61 per 100,000 peopleRankin County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleSharkey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleSmith County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleTallahatchie County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleTate County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleTippah County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleTishomingo County: 42.1 per 100,000 peopleTunica County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleWalthall County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleWinston County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleYalobusha County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County: 24.6 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

Issaquena County: 72.9 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County72.9Benton County: 65.3 per 100,000 peopleBenton County65.3Quitman County: 61 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County61Jasper County: 60.9 per 100,000 peopleJasper County60.9Neshoba County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County58.1Noxubee County: 56.8 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County56.8Marshall County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County52.6Greene County: 50 per 100,000 peopleGreene County50Holmes County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County45.4Wilkinson County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County44.9Jefferson Davis County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County43.5Tishomingo County: 42.1 per 100,000 peopleTishomingo County42.1Panola County: 41.8 per 100,000 peoplePanola County41.8Newton County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County41.6Jefferson County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County41.1Montgomery County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County39.6Yalobusha County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleYalobusha County39.1Covington County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleCovington County37.6Monroe County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County37.4Leake County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleLeake County37.1Humphreys County: 37 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County37Pearl River County: 35.9 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County35.9Winston County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleWinston County33.3Claiborne County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County32.4Grenada County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County32.1Copiah County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County31.3Wayne County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County30.2Carroll County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County29.8Calhoun County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County29.5George County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County29.2Pontotoc County: 29.1 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County29.1Prentiss County: 28 per 100,000 peoplePrentiss County28Washington County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County27.9Clay County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County26.6Lincoln County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County25.8Clarke County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleClarke County25.4Union County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County25.3Bolivar County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County25.2Scott County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleScott County24.8Yazoo County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County24.6Issaquena County: 72.9 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County72.9Benton County: 65.3 per 100,000 peopleBenton County65.3Quitman County: 61 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County61Jasper County: 60.9 per 100,000 peopleJasper County60.9Neshoba County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County58.1Noxubee County: 56.8 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County56.8Marshall County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County52.6Greene County: 50 per 100,000 peopleGreene County50Holmes County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County45.4Wilkinson County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County44.9Jefferson Davis County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County43.5Tishomingo County: 42.1 per 100,000 peopleTishomingo County42.1Panola County: 41.8 per 100,000 peoplePanola County41.8Newton County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County41.6Jefferson County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County41.1Montgomery County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County39.6Yalobusha County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleYalobusha County39.1Covington County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleCovington County37.6Monroe County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County37.4Leake County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleLeake County37.1Humphreys County: 37 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County37Pearl River County: 35.9 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County35.9Winston County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleWinston County33.3Claiborne County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County32.4Grenada County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County32.1Copiah County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County31.3Wayne County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County30.2Carroll County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County29.8Calhoun County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County29.5George County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County29.2Pontotoc County: 29.1 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County29.1Prentiss County: 28 per 100,000 peoplePrentiss County28Washington County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County27.9Clay County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County26.6Lincoln County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County25.8Clarke County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleClarke County25.4Union County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County25.3Bolivar County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County25.2Scott County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleScott County24.8Yazoo County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County24.6
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
1Issaquena County72.9+72.9 pts
2Benton County65.3-12 pts
3Quitman County61+16.7 pts
4Jasper County60.9+24.7 pts
5Neshoba County58.1+17.5 pts
6Noxubee County56.8-27.2 pts
7Marshall County52.6+3.3 pts
8Greene County50+35.3 pts
9Holmes County45.4+6.5 pts
10Wilkinson County44.9+33.8 pts
11Jefferson Davis County43.5+17.5 pts
12Tishomingo County42.1-15.2 pts
13Panola County41.8-20.7 pts
14Newton County41.6+37 pts
15Jefferson County41.1+14.1 pts
16Montgomery County39.6+20.1 pts
17Yalobusha County39.1-7.7 pts
18Covington County37.6+0.5 pts
19Monroe County37.4+20.3 pts
20Leake County37.1+4.9 pts
21Humphreys County37-11.6 pts
22Pearl River County35.9+16.1 pts
23Winston County33.3+11.2 pts
24Claiborne County32.4-22.1 pts
25Grenada County32.1+4.5 pts
26Copiah County31.3-6.9 pts
27Wayne County30.2+0.3 pts
28Carroll County29.8-28.8 pts
29Calhoun County29.5+22.2 pts
30George County29.2-21.1 pts
31Pontotoc County29.1-13 pts
32Prentiss County28+4.1 pts
33Washington County27.9+2.7 pts
34Clay County26.6+21.4 pts
35Lincoln County25.8+11.5 pts
36Clarke County25.4-12.2 pts
37Union County25.3+10.9 pts
38Bolivar County25.2+12.8 pts
39Scott County24.8-28.1 pts
40Yazoo County24.6+10.4 pts
41Hancock County24.1+15.3 pts
42Choctaw County23.9+12 pts
43Lowndes County23.6+5.2 pts
44Amite County23.6-7.7 pts
45Chickasaw County23.4+5.9 pts
46Tallahatchie County22.8+7.9 pts
47Stone County22.3+0.8 pts
48Forrest County21.9-1.3 pts
49Kemper County21.7-19.7 pts
50Lee County21.5-6 pts
51Walthall County21.3+14.3 pts
52Itawamba County20.9-12.5 pts
53Jackson County19.6+3.4 pts
54Tunica County19.6-9.7 pts
55Simpson County19.1-11.2 pts
56Madison County18.6+5.4 pts
57Harrison County18.4+2.3 pts
58Sunflower County18.4+7.3 pts
59Tippah County18.1-27.4 pts
60Coahoma County17.9-12.6 pts
61Tate County17.8-13.9 pts
62Jones County17.8-2.9 pts
63Warren County17.4-8.4 pts
64Perry County17.2-8.3 pts
65DeSoto County17.2+4.8 pts
66Alcorn County17.1-11 pts
67Lawrence County16.6-32.3 pts
68Adams County16.4+3.5 pts
69Hinds County16.2-2.2 pts
70Leflore County13.8+0.3 pts
71Smith County13.6-40 pts
72Rankin County13.5-0.8 pts
73Lauderdale County13.4-2.5 pts
74Franklin County12.9-25.7 pts
75Lamar County12.7-5.1 pts
76Marion County12.1-7.8 pts
77Pike County9.9-39.6 pts
78Lafayette County9.1-14.4 pts
79Oktibbeha County5.9-9.7 pts
80Attala County5.5-10.9 pts
81Sharkey County0-72.8 pts
81Webster 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).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Mississippi by traffic fatality rate, 2018) [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 Mississippi 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?

Issaquena County, with 72.9 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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