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Counties in Mississippi by traffic fatality rate

Jefferson Davis County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 82 counties in 2021, at 152.2 per 100,000 people. Tippah County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 27.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Mississippi was 26 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest152.2Jefferson Davis County
Lowest0Tippah County
Median27.582 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 14 per 100,000 peopleAlcorn County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleAmite County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleAttala County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County: 61.5 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleCoahoma County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleCovington County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleDeSoto County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleForrest County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 13 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleHinds County: 23 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County: 151.7 per 100,000 peopleItawamba County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 14 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County: 152.2 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleKemper County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleLamar County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleLeake County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleLeflore County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleLowndes County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County: 58.8 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleOktibbeha County: 25.1 per 100,000 peoplePanola County: 33.4 per 100,000 peoplePearl River County: 17.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 69.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 25 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County: 28.7 per 100,000 peoplePrentiss County: 16 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleRankin County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 65.2 per 100,000 peopleSharkey County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleSmith County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleTallahatchie County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleTate County: 56.8 per 100,000 peopleTippah County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTishomingo County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleTunica County: 103.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleWalthall County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleWilkinson County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleWinston County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleYalobusha County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleYazoo County: 15.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Jefferson Davis County: 152.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County152.2Issaquena County: 151.7 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County151.7Tunica County: 103.7 per 100,000 peopleTunica County103.7Perry County: 69.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County69.5Quitman County: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County67.8Scott County: 65.2 per 100,000 peopleScott County65.2Choctaw County: 61.5 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County61.5Neshoba County: 58.8 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County58.8Simpson County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County58.4Claiborne County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County57.7Tate County: 56.8 per 100,000 peopleTate County56.8Noxubee County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County49.4Marion County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County49.4Holmes County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County48.4Yalobusha County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleYalobusha County48.2Amite County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleAmite County47.5Monroe County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County47.2Union County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County46.4Sunflower County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County44.6Marshall County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County44.6Greene County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County43.9Covington County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleCovington County43.8Jasper County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleJasper County43.3Attala County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleAttala County39.5Copiah County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County39.4Calhoun County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County38.6George County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County36.3Chickasaw County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County35.3Panola County: 33.4 per 100,000 peoplePanola County33.4Newton County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleNewton County33.2Leake County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleLeake County32.9Grenada County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County32.8Wayne County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County30.5Lee County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleLee County30.1Webster County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleWebster County30.1Bolivar County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County29.9Lafayette County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County29.5Alcorn County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleAlcorn County29.1Pontotoc County: 28.7 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County28.7Lincoln County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County28.6Jefferson Davis County: 152.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County152.2Issaquena County: 151.7 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County151.7Tunica County: 103.7 per 100,000 peopleTunica County103.7Perry County: 69.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County69.5Quitman County: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleQuitman County67.8Scott County: 65.2 per 100,000 peopleScott County65.2Choctaw County: 61.5 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County61.5Neshoba County: 58.8 per 100,000 peopleNeshoba County58.8Simpson County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleSimpson County58.4Claiborne County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County57.7Tate County: 56.8 per 100,000 peopleTate County56.8Noxubee County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleNoxubee County49.4Marion County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County49.4Holmes County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County48.4Yalobusha County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleYalobusha County48.2Amite County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleAmite County47.5Monroe County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County47.2Union County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County46.4Sunflower County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleSunflower County44.6Marshall County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County44.6Greene County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County43.9Covington County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleCovington County43.8Jasper County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleJasper County43.3Attala County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleAttala County39.5Copiah County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleCopiah County39.4Calhoun County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County38.6George County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleGeorge County36.3Chickasaw County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County35.3Panola County: 33.4 per 100,000 peoplePanola County33.4Newton County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleNewton County33.2Leake County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleLeake County32.9Grenada County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleGrenada County32.8Wayne County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County30.5Lee County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleLee County30.1Webster County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleWebster County30.1Bolivar County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleBolivar County29.9Lafayette County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County29.5Alcorn County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleAlcorn County29.1Pontotoc County: 28.7 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County28.7Lincoln County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County28.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Jefferson Davis County152.2+125.6 pts
2Issaquena County151.7+0.8 pts
3Tunica County103.7+72.9 pts
4Perry County69.5+8.4 pts
5Quitman County67.8+51.6 pts
6Scott County65.2+11.6 pts
7Choctaw County61.5+12.7 pts
8Neshoba County58.8+31.2 pts
9Simpson County58.4+27.5 pts
10Claiborne County57.7+24.7 pts
11Tate County56.8+24.8 pts
12Noxubee County49.4-9.2 pts
13Marion County49.4+20.6 pts
14Holmes County48.4+6.9 pts
15Yalobusha County48.2+24.1 pts
16Amite County47.5+0.3 pts
17Monroe County47.2+6.2 pts
18Union County46.4+39.2 pts
19Sunflower County44.6+25.1 pts
20Marshall County44.6-11.7 pts
21Greene County43.9+7 pts
22Covington County43.8-5.4 pts
23Jasper County43.3-11.7 pts
24Attala County39.5+28.3 pts
25Copiah County39.4+4 pts
26Calhoun County38.6-6.8 pts
27George County36.3+7.6 pts
28Chickasaw County35.3+17.7 pts
29Panola County33.4-5.8 pts
30Newton County33.2+14.4 pts
31Leake County32.9-9.4 pts
32Grenada County32.8-8.9 pts
33Wayne County30.5-9.9 pts
34Lee County30.1+2.5 pts
35Webster County30.1+30.1 pts
36Bolivar County29.9+0.7 pts
37Lafayette County29.5+9.8 pts
38Alcorn County29.1+9 pts
39Pontotoc County28.7-0.1 pts
40Lincoln County28.6-5.8 pts
41Sharkey County27.6+1.1 pts
42Washington County27.5-6.1 pts
43Clay County27.1+10.9 pts
44Stone County26.7-11.5 pts
45Tishomingo County26.7+5.5 pts
46Humphreys County26.5-25.3 pts
47Warren County25.3+0.6 pts
48Leflore County25.3+0.6 pts
49Oktibbeha County25.1+11.6 pts
50Pike County25-9.8 pts
51Lamar County24.5+10.5 pts
52Coahoma County24.1-32.4 pts
53Wilkinson County24.1-58 pts
54Lauderdale County23.6-12.2 pts
55Hinds County23-10.1 pts
56Winston County22.8-11.2 pts
57Kemper County22.7-21.9 pts
58Jones County22.5+15 pts
59Forrest County21.8+6.5 pts
60Walthall County21.7+7.3 pts
61Itawamba County20.9-0.1 pts
62Carroll County20.3-60.1 pts
63Clarke County19.5+6.6 pts
64Harrison County18.6+0.4 pts
65Pearl River County17.7-14.3 pts
66Tallahatchie County16.7-46.5 pts
67Prentiss County16-0 pts
68Jackson County15.9-7.1 pts
69Yazoo County15.9-14.1 pts
70DeSoto County15.3+3 pts
71Hancock County15.2-6.5 pts
72Smith County14.1+14.1 pts
73Adams County14-9.8 pts
74Jefferson County14-82.6 pts
75Lowndes County13.8+0.2 pts
76Franklin County13-13.1 pts
77Rankin County11.4+1.2 pts
78Montgomery County10.3-10.1 pts
79Madison County9.1-1 pts
80Lawrence County8.5-8.2 pts
81Benton County0-39.1 pts
81Tippah County0-23 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Mississippi by traffic fatality rate, 2021. 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?

Jefferson Davis County, with 152.2 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Tippah County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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