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Counties in Mississippi by traffic fatality rate

Kemper County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 82 counties in 2019, at 162.6 per 100,000 people. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 21.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Mississippi was 21.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest162.6Kemper County
Lowest0Issaquena County
Median21.182 counties
Mississippi21.6History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 10 per 100,000 peopleAlcorn County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleAmite County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleAttala County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 78.6 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County: 12 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 50.9 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleCoahoma County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleCovington County: 49 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleForrest County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleHinds County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County: 0 per 100,000 peopleItawamba County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 55 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleKemper County: 162.6 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 18 per 100,000 peopleLamar County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleLeake County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleLeflore County: 21 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 56.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County: 24 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleOktibbeha County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePanola County: 38.9 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County: 25 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 60.1 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 27.2 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County: 25.7 per 100,000 peoplePrentiss County: 24 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County: 48 per 100,000 peopleRankin County: 7 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleSharkey County: 76.3 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County: 23 per 100,000 peopleSmith County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleTallahatchie County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleTate County: 53.7 per 100,000 peopleTippah County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleTishomingo County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleTunica County: 50.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleWalthall County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWinston County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleYalobusha County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County: 17.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Kemper County: 162.6 per 100,000 peopleKemper County162.6Benton County: 78.6 per 100,000 peopleBenton County78.6Sharkey County: 76.3 per 100,000 peopleSharkey County76.3Humphreys County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County62.9Perry County: 60.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County60.1Holmes County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County58.1Marshall County: 56.1 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County56.1Jasper County: 55 per 100,000 peopleJasper County55Tate County: 53.7 per 100,000 peopleTate County53.7Clarke County: 50.9 per 100,000 peopleClarke County50.9Tunica County: 50.3 per 100,000 peopleTunica County50.3Covington County: 49 per 100,000 peopleCovington County49Quitman County: 48 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County48Chickasaw County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County46.7Jefferson County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County41.3Panola County: 38.9 per 100,000 peoplePanola County38.9Tallahatchie County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleTallahatchie County38.6Itawamba County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleItawamba County37.7Scott County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County35.6Attala County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleAttala County33.3Union County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County32.4Lincoln County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County31.5Amite County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleAmite County31.4Montgomery County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County30.3Webster County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleWebster County30.2Lauderdale County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County29.9George County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County28.8Hancock County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County28.3Pike County: 27.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County27.2Sunflower County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County26.7Washington County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County26.3Pontotoc County: 25.7 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County25.7Pearl River County: 25 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County25Copiah County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County24.6Hinds County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleHinds County24.3Neshoba County: 24 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County24Prentiss County: 24 per 100,000 peoplePrentiss County24Leake County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleLeake County23.3Simpson County: 23 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County23Calhoun County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County22.4Kemper County: 162.6 per 100,000 peopleKemper County162.6Benton County: 78.6 per 100,000 peopleBenton County78.6Sharkey County: 76.3 per 100,000 peopleSharkey County76.3Humphreys County: 62.9 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County62.9Perry County: 60.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County60.1Holmes County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County58.1Marshall County: 56.1 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County56.1Jasper County: 55 per 100,000 peopleJasper County55Tate County: 53.7 per 100,000 peopleTate County53.7Clarke County: 50.9 per 100,000 peopleClarke County50.9Tunica County: 50.3 per 100,000 peopleTunica County50.3Covington County: 49 per 100,000 peopleCovington County49Quitman County: 48 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County48Chickasaw County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County46.7Jefferson County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County41.3Panola County: 38.9 per 100,000 peoplePanola County38.9Tallahatchie County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleTallahatchie County38.6Itawamba County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleItawamba County37.7Scott County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County35.6Attala County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleAttala County33.3Union County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County32.4Lincoln County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County31.5Amite County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleAmite County31.4Montgomery County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County30.3Webster County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleWebster County30.2Lauderdale County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County29.9George County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County28.8Hancock County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County28.3Pike County: 27.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County27.2Sunflower County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County26.7Washington County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County26.3Pontotoc County: 25.7 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County25.7Pearl River County: 25 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County25Copiah County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County24.6Hinds County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleHinds County24.3Neshoba County: 24 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County24Prentiss County: 24 per 100,000 peoplePrentiss County24Leake County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleLeake County23.3Simpson County: 23 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County23Calhoun County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County22.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Kemper County162.6+140.9 pts
2Benton County78.6+13.3 pts
3Sharkey County76.3+76.3 pts
4Humphreys County62.9+25.9 pts
5Perry County60.1+42.9 pts
6Holmes County58.1+12.7 pts
7Marshall County56.1+3.5 pts
8Jasper County55-6 pts
9Tate County53.7+35.8 pts
10Clarke County50.9+25.5 pts
11Tunica County50.3+30.7 pts
12Covington County49+11.4 pts
13Quitman County48-13 pts
14Chickasaw County46.7+23.3 pts
15Jefferson County41.3+0.3 pts
16Panola County38.9-2.9 pts
17Tallahatchie County38.6+15.8 pts
18Itawamba County37.7+16.8 pts
19Scott County35.6+10.8 pts
20Attala County33.3+27.8 pts
21Union County32.4+7.1 pts
22Lincoln County31.5+5.7 pts
23Amite County31.4+7.8 pts
24Montgomery County30.3-9.3 pts
25Webster County30.2+30.2 pts
26Lauderdale County29.9+16.5 pts
27George County28.8-0.5 pts
28Hancock County28.3+4.3 pts
29Pike County27.2+17.3 pts
30Sunflower County26.7+8.3 pts
31Washington County26.3-1.6 pts
32Pontotoc County25.7-3.4 pts
33Pearl River County25-10.9 pts
34Copiah County24.6-6.7 pts
35Hinds County24.3+8.1 pts
36Neshoba County24-34.2 pts
37Prentiss County24-4 pts
38Leake County23.3-13.8 pts
39Simpson County23+3.8 pts
40Calhoun County22.4-7.1 pts
41Tishomingo County21.1-21 pts
42Leflore County21+7.2 pts
43Smith County20.9+7.2 pts
44Jones County20.7+3 pts
45Marion County20.4+8.3 pts
46Monroe County20.4-17 pts
47Carroll County19.8-10 pts
48Forrest County19.3-2.7 pts
49Bolivar County19.2-6.1 pts
50Lamar County18.9+6.1 pts
51Grenada County18.5-13.6 pts
52Lafayette County18+8.9 pts
53Warren County17.7+0.3 pts
54Oktibbeha County17.5+11.6 pts
55Jefferson Davis County17.5-26 pts
56Yazoo County17.3-7.3 pts
57Lee County16.7-4.8 pts
58Stone County16.4-5.9 pts
59Yalobusha County15.9-23.2 pts
60Jackson County15.4-4.2 pts
61Walthall County14.4-7 pts
62Alcorn County14.3-2.8 pts
63Newton County14.1-27.5 pts
64Tippah County13.6-4.5 pts
65Lowndes County13.5-10.1 pts
66Harrison County13.5-4.9 pts
67Madison County12.9-5.7 pts
68Choctaw County12-11.9 pts
69Wilkinson County11.4-33.5 pts
70Winston County11.2-22.1 pts
71Claiborne County10.9-21.5 pts
72Clay County10.7-15.9 pts
73Wayne County10.1-20 pts
74Adams County10-6.4 pts
75Noxubee County9.6-47.2 pts
76Coahoma County9.2-8.7 pts
77DeSoto County8.7-8.4 pts
78Lawrence County8.2-8.4 pts
79Greene County7.4-42.7 pts
80Rankin County7-6.5 pts
81Franklin County0-12.9 pts
81Issaquena County0-72.9 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).

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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?

Kemper County, with 162.6 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Issaquena County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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