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Counties in Mississippi by traffic fatality rate

Issaquena County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 82 counties in 2020, at 150.9 per 100,000 people. Webster County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 28.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Mississippi was 25.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest150.9Issaquena County
Lowest0Webster County
Median28.882 counties
Mississippi25.3History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleAlcorn County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleAmite County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleAttala County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 80.5 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County: 33 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleCoahoma County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCovington County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleForrest County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 37 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHinds County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County: 150.9 per 100,000 peopleItawamba County: 21 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 23 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 55 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 96.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleKemper County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLamar County: 14 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleLeake County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleLeflore County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 56.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 41 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County: 58.7 per 100,000 peopleOktibbeha County: 13.5 per 100,000 peoplePanola County: 39.2 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County: 32 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 61.1 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 34.8 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County: 28.9 per 100,000 peoplePrentiss County: 16 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleRankin County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 53.6 per 100,000 peopleSharkey County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleSmith County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleTallahatchie County: 63.3 per 100,000 peopleTate County: 32 per 100,000 peopleTippah County: 23 per 100,000 peopleTishomingo County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleTunica County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleWalthall County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County: 82.1 per 100,000 peopleWinston County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleYalobusha County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County: 30 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Issaquena County: 150.9 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County150.9Jefferson County: 96.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County96.6Wilkinson County: 82.1 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County82.1Carroll County: 80.5 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County80.5Tallahatchie County: 63.3 per 100,000 peopleTallahatchie County63.3Perry County: 61.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County61.1Noxubee County: 58.7 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County58.7Coahoma County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleCoahoma County56.5Marshall County: 56.2 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County56.2Jasper County: 55 per 100,000 peopleJasper County55Scott County: 53.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County53.6Humphreys County: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County51.7Covington County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleCovington County49.2Choctaw County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County48.7Amite County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleAmite County47.2Calhoun County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County45.4Kemper County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleKemper County44.6Leake County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleLeake County42.4Grenada County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County41.7Holmes County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County41.5Monroe County: 41 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County41Wayne County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County40.4Panola County: 39.2 per 100,000 peoplePanola County39.2Benton County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County39.1Stone County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleStone County38.2Greene County: 37 per 100,000 peopleGreene County37Lauderdale County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County35.8Copiah County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County35.4Pike County: 34.8 per 100,000 peoplePike County34.8Lincoln County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County34.4Winston County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleWinston County33.9Washington County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County33.6Hinds County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleHinds County33.1Claiborne County: 33 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County33Pearl River County: 32 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County32Tate County: 32 per 100,000 peopleTate County32Simpson County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County30.9Tunica County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleTunica County30.8Yazoo County: 30 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County30Bolivar County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County29.2Issaquena County: 150.9 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County150.9Jefferson County: 96.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County96.6Wilkinson County: 82.1 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County82.1Carroll County: 80.5 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County80.5Tallahatchie County: 63.3 per 100,000 peopleTallahatchie County63.3Perry County: 61.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County61.1Noxubee County: 58.7 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County58.7Coahoma County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleCoahoma County56.5Marshall County: 56.2 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County56.2Jasper County: 55 per 100,000 peopleJasper County55Scott County: 53.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County53.6Humphreys County: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County51.7Covington County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleCovington County49.2Choctaw County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County48.7Amite County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleAmite County47.2Calhoun County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County45.4Kemper County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleKemper County44.6Leake County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleLeake County42.4Grenada County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County41.7Holmes County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County41.5Monroe County: 41 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County41Wayne County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County40.4Panola County: 39.2 per 100,000 peoplePanola County39.2Benton County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County39.1Stone County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleStone County38.2Greene County: 37 per 100,000 peopleGreene County37Lauderdale County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County35.8Copiah County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County35.4Pike County: 34.8 per 100,000 peoplePike County34.8Lincoln County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County34.4Winston County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleWinston County33.9Washington County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County33.6Hinds County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleHinds County33.1Claiborne County: 33 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County33Pearl River County: 32 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County32Tate County: 32 per 100,000 peopleTate County32Simpson County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County30.9Tunica County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleTunica County30.8Yazoo County: 30 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County30Bolivar County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County29.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Issaquena County150.9+150.9 pts
2Jefferson County96.6+55.3 pts
3Wilkinson County82.1+70.7 pts
4Carroll County80.5+60.7 pts
5Tallahatchie County63.3+24.7 pts
6Perry County61.1+1 pts
7Noxubee County58.7+49.1 pts
8Coahoma County56.5+47.3 pts
9Marshall County56.2+0.1 pts
10Jasper County55+0.1 pts
11Scott County53.6+18 pts
12Humphreys County51.7-11.2 pts
13Covington County49.2+0.1 pts
14Choctaw County48.7+36.7 pts
15Amite County47.2+15.8 pts
16Calhoun County45.4+23 pts
17Kemper County44.6-118 pts
18Leake County42.4+19 pts
19Grenada County41.7+23.2 pts
20Holmes County41.5-16.6 pts
21Monroe County41+20.6 pts
22Wayne County40.4+30.3 pts
23Panola County39.2+0.3 pts
24Benton County39.1-39.5 pts
25Stone County38.2+21.8 pts
26Greene County37+29.6 pts
27Lauderdale County35.8+5.9 pts
28Copiah County35.4+10.7 pts
29Pike County34.8+7.6 pts
30Lincoln County34.4+3 pts
31Winston County33.9+22.7 pts
32Washington County33.6+7.3 pts
33Hinds County33.1+8.8 pts
34Claiborne County33+22.1 pts
35Pearl River County32+7 pts
36Tate County32-21.7 pts
37Simpson County30.9+7.9 pts
38Tunica County30.8-19.5 pts
39Yazoo County30+12.7 pts
40Bolivar County29.2+10 pts
41Pontotoc County28.9+3.2 pts
42George County28.7-0 pts
43Marion County28.7+8.3 pts
44Lee County27.6+10.9 pts
45Neshoba County27.6+3.6 pts
46Jefferson Davis County26.6+9.1 pts
47Sharkey County26.5-49.8 pts
48Franklin County26.1+26.1 pts
49Leflore County24.7+3.7 pts
50Warren County24.7+7 pts
51Yalobusha County24.1+8.2 pts
52Adams County23.8+13.8 pts
53Jackson County23+7.6 pts
54Tippah County23+9.4 pts
55Hancock County21.7-6.6 pts
56Tishomingo County21.2+0.1 pts
57Itawamba County21-16.8 pts
58Montgomery County20.4-9.9 pts
59Alcorn County20.2+5.9 pts
60Lafayette County19.7+1.7 pts
61Sunflower County19.5-7.3 pts
62Newton County18.8+4.8 pts
63Harrison County18.2+4.7 pts
64Chickasaw County17.6-29.1 pts
65Lawrence County16.7+8.5 pts
66Quitman County16.3-31.7 pts
67Clay County16.1+5.4 pts
68Prentiss County16-7.9 pts
69Forrest County15.3-3.9 pts
70Walthall County14.4+0.1 pts
71Lamar County14-4.9 pts
72Lowndes County13.6+0.1 pts
73Oktibbeha County13.5-4 pts
74Clarke County12.9-38 pts
75DeSoto County12.4+3.6 pts
76Attala County11.2-22.1 pts
77Rankin County10.2+3.1 pts
78Madison County10.1-2.8 pts
79Jones County7.4-13.3 pts
80Union County7.2-25.3 pts
81Smith County0-20.9 pts
81Webster County0-30.2 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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 150.9 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Webster County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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