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Counties in Missouri by traffic fatality rate, 2024

Bollinger County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 115 counties in 2024, at 75.4 per 100,000 people. Worth County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Missouri was 15.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest75.4Bollinger County
Lowest0Worth County
Median17.5115 counties
Missouri15.3History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Bollinger County: 75.4 per 100,000 peopleBollinger County75.4New Madrid County: 59.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Madrid County59.2Atchison County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleAtchison County58.4Reynolds County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleReynolds County50.6DeKalb County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County50.6McDonald County: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleMcDonald County49.9Pemiscot County: 48.6 per 100,000 peoplePemiscot County48.6Holt County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleHolt County47.2Newton County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleNewton County47.1Wayne County: 46.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County46.2Oregon County: 46 per 100,000 peopleOregon County46Clark County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County45.3Ozark County: 44 per 100,000 peopleOzark County44Bates County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleBates County42.7Dent County: 40.8 per 100,000 peopleDent County40.8Ralls County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleRalls County38.1Maries County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMaries County35.3Sullivan County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County34.8Benton County: 34 per 100,000 peopleBenton County34Washington County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County33.9Shelby County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleShelby County33.8Butler County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleButler County33.5Pike County: 33.4 per 100,000 peoplePike County33.4Andrew County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleAndrew County33.2Macon County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleMacon County32.9Texas County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleTexas County31.1Stone County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleStone County30.6Mercer County: 29 per 100,000 peopleMercer County29Laclede County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleLaclede County27.2Camden County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleCamden County27.2Crawford County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County26.3Montgomery County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County26.1Barton County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleBarton County25.6Lawrence County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County25.5Mississippi County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County25.5Vernon County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleVernon County25.3Lafayette County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County23.9Webster County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleWebster County23.8Cooper County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleCooper County23.4Johnson County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County23.3
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 100,000 people		Change on 2023
1Bollinger County Estimated75.4+37.4 pts
2New Madrid County Estimated59.2+20.2 pts
3Atchison County Estimated58.4+58.4 pts
4Reynolds County Estimated50.6-16.4 pts
5DeKalb County Estimated50.6+30.4 pts
6McDonald County Estimated49.9+25 pts
7Pemiscot County Estimated48.6-5.9 pts
8Holt County Estimated47.2+23.7 pts
9Newton County Estimated47.1+19.2 pts
10Wayne County Estimated46.2+27.7 pts
11Oregon County Estimated46+23 pts
12Clark County Estimated45.3+15.2 pts
13Ozark County Estimated44-22.7 pts
14Bates County Estimated42.7-0.4 pts
15Dent County Estimated40.8+20.3 pts
16Ralls County Estimated38.1-9.5 pts
17Maries County Estimated35.3+23.4 pts
18Sullivan County Estimated34.8+17.7 pts
19Benton County Estimated34+14.5 pts
20Washington County Estimated33.9+12.7 pts
21Shelby County Estimated33.8-16.8 pts
22Butler County Estimated33.5+12 pts
23Pike County Estimated33.4+5.5 pts
24Andrew County Estimated33.2+11.1 pts
25Macon County Estimated32.9+6.6 pts
26Texas County Estimated31.1+3.8 pts
27Stone County Estimated30.6-3 pts
28Mercer County Estimated29+0.4 pts
29Laclede County Estimated27.2+16.3 pts
30Camden County Estimated27.2+9 pts
31Crawford County Estimated26.3-0.1 pts
32Montgomery County Estimated26.1-0.2 pts
33Barton County Estimated25.6+0.1 pts
34Lawrence County Estimated25.5-25.9 pts
35Mississippi County Estimated25.5+8.7 pts
36Vernon County Estimated25.3+5 pts
37Lafayette County Estimated23.9-6.2 pts
38Webster County Estimated23.8+4.5 pts
39Cooper County Estimated23.4+17.5 pts
40Johnson County Estimated23.3+14.2 pts
41Taney County Estimated22.9+8.8 pts
42Morgan County Estimated22.3-32.3 pts
43Osage County Estimated22.3+7.4 pts
44Caldwell County Estimated22.2-44.6 pts
45Dunklin County Estimated22.2-7.3 pts
46Scotland County Estimated21.3+21.3 pts
47Iron County Estimated21.2+10.7 pts
48Livingston County Estimated20.5+13.6 pts
49St. Clair County Estimated20.3-51.5 pts
50Lewis County Estimated20.3+20.3 pts
51Howard County Estimated19.7-0.1 pts
52Moniteau County Estimated19.6-6.6 pts
53Miller County Estimated19.5-0.1 pts
54Jasper County Estimated19+7 pts
55St. Francois County Estimated17.8+1.4 pts
56Franklin County Estimated17.7-1.1 pts
57Stoddard County Estimated17.6-3.6 pts
58Phelps County Estimated17.5-6.7 pts
59Howell County Estimated17.2-2.5 pts
60St. Louis city Estimated17.2-1.2 pts
61Jackson County Estimated16.9-1.4 pts
62Douglas County Estimated16.3-32.8 pts
63Ste. Genevieve County Estimated16.2+5.4 pts
64Pettis County Estimated16+9.1 pts
65Scott County Estimated15.8+7.9 pts
66Perry County Estimated15.7-10.7 pts
67Warren County Estimated15.6+2.4 pts
68Madison County Estimated15.6-8 pts
69Polk County Estimated15.1-0.1 pts
70Marion County Estimated14.1+3.5 pts
71Shannon County Estimated13.7-27.6 pts
72Chariton County Estimated13.5-13.5 pts
73Callaway County Estimated13.3+4.4 pts
74Dade County Estimated13.1+0.2 pts
75Pulaski County Estimated13-3.7 pts
76Randolph County Estimated12.5+4.2 pts
77Greene County Estimated12.3-5.4 pts
78Harrison County Estimated12.20 pts
79Cape Girardeau County Estimated12-3.7 pts
80Carroll County Estimated11.9-35.9 pts
81Daviess County Estimated11.7+11.7 pts
82Adair County Estimated11.7+7.7 pts
83Hickory County Estimated11.4-34.5 pts
84St. Louis County Estimated11.3+1.3 pts
85Monroe County Estimated11.2-11.7 pts
86Barry County Estimated11.2-42.6 pts
87Jefferson County Estimated11.2+0.8 pts
88Dallas County Estimated11.2-11.3 pts
89Clay County Estimated11+4.1 pts
90Lincoln County Estimated10.6-18.7 pts
91Boone County Estimated10.4-3.3 pts
92Wright County Estimated10.3-20.7 pts
93Grundy County Estimated10.2-20.4 pts
94Platte County Estimated9.7-2.8 pts
95Cass County Estimated9.7-3.8 pts
96Buchanan County Estimated9.6-9.7 pts
97Ripley County Estimated9.3-64.7 pts
98Henry County Estimated8.9-17.9 pts
99Ray County Estimated8.6-13 pts
100Linn County Estimated8.4-0.1 pts
101Audrain County Estimated8.2-8.2 pts
102Gasconade County Estimated6.8-20.3 pts
103Cedar County Estimated6.7-13.7 pts
104St. Charles County Estimated5.9+0.6 pts
105Christian County Estimated5.2+2 pts
106Clinton County Estimated4.6-9.3 pts
107Cole County Estimated3.9-2.6 pts
108Carter County Estimated0-18.8 pts
108Gentry County Estimated0-31.7 pts
108Knox County Estimated0-26.8 pts
108Nodaway County Estimated0-4.8 pts
108Putnam County Estimated00 pts
108Saline County Estimated0-34.5 pts
108Schuyler County Estimated0-24.6 pts
108Worth County Estimated00 pts

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About this ranking

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 Missouri by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [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 Missouri by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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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Invokely. n.d. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Counties in Missouri by traffic fatality rate, 2024. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Missouri by traffic fatality rate, 2024 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Bollinger County, with 75.4 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Worth County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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