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Counties in Missouri by traffic fatality rate

Holt County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 115 counties in 2014, at 110.8 per 100,000 people. Shelby County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Missouri was 12.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest110.8Holt County
Lowest0Shelby County
Median16.2115 counties
Missouri12.6History

Top 40 counties, 2014

Holt County: 110.8 per 100,000 peopleHolt County110.8Maries County: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleMaries County67.8Mississippi County: 49.7 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County49.7Worth County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleWorth County48.6Reynolds County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleReynolds County47.2Sullivan County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County46.4Newton County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County44.6Morgan County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County44.6Ozark County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleOzark County43.4Montgomery County: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County42.7Bollinger County: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleBollinger County42.6Perry County: 42.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County42.1Putnam County: 41.3 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County41.3Pemiscot County: 39.8 per 100,000 peoplePemiscot County39.8Oregon County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleOregon County39.7Benton County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleBenton County37.2Texas County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleTexas County35.4Vernon County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleVernon County33.8New Madrid County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Madrid County33.2Ste. Genevieve County: 33 per 100,000 peopleSte. Genevieve County33Madison County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison County32.2Ripley County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleRipley County31.2McDonald County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleMcDonald County30.4Clark County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleClark County29.4Miller County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleMiller County28.7Cooper County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleCooper County28.6Washington County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County28.4Wright County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleWright County27.5Dent County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleDent County26.4Dade County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleDade County26.3Pettis County: 25.9 per 100,000 peoplePettis County25.9Shannon County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleShannon County25.6Camden County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleCamden County25.6Moniteau County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleMoniteau County25.4Saline County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleSaline County25.4Laclede County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLaclede County25.3Taney County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleTaney County24.1Lawrence County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County23.8Monroe County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County22.9Stone County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleStone County22.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1Holt County110.8+110.8 pts
2Maries County67.8+45.4 pts
3Mississippi County49.7+35.5 pts
4Worth County48.6+0.5 pts
5Reynolds County47.2+31.6 pts
6Sullivan County46.4+46.4 pts
7Newton County44.6+31 pts
8Morgan County44.6+39.6 pts
9Ozark County43.4+22 pts
10Montgomery County42.7+8.9 pts
11Bollinger County42.6+17.5 pts
12Perry County42.1+26.2 pts
13Putnam County41.3+41.3 pts
14Pemiscot County39.8+11.7 pts
15Oregon County39.7+30.1 pts
16Benton County37.2+5.5 pts
17Texas County35.4+27.6 pts
18Vernon County33.8+19.4 pts
19New Madrid County33.2-10.8 pts
20Ste. Genevieve County33+5.4 pts
21Madison County32.2+32.2 pts
22Ripley County31.2+0.8 pts
23McDonald County30.4-9.1 pts
24Clark County29.4+0.1 pts
25Miller County28.7-40.8 pts
26Cooper County28.6+5.8 pts
27Washington County28.4-28 pts
28Wright County27.5+0.2 pts
29Dent County26.4+6.9 pts
30Dade County26.3-0.2 pts
31Pettis County25.9+14.1 pts
32Shannon County25.6-37.6 pts
33Camden County25.6+11.7 pts
34Moniteau County25.4+12.7 pts
35Saline County25.4+8.4 pts
36Laclede County25.3+11.3 pts
37Taney County24.1+12.9 pts
38Lawrence County23.8+5.4 pts
39Monroe County22.9+22.9 pts
40Stone County22.6-9.4 pts
41Franklin County22.5-2 pts
42Lincoln County22.2+1.7 pts
43Osage County22.2+14.8 pts
44Ray County21.7+17.4 pts
45Crawford County20.6+12.3 pts
46Barry County20.1-17.1 pts
47Iron County19.8+10 pts
48Grundy County19.5+19.5 pts
49Clinton County19.5+19.5 pts
50Ralls County19.4-19.9 pts
51Dunklin County19.3-9.2 pts
52Audrain County19.3+11.5 pts
53Dallas County18.4+12.3 pts
54Henry County18.2+9.1 pts
55Carter County16.8-48.9 pts
56St. Francois County16.7-6 pts
57Barton County16.7-16.2 pts
58Jefferson County16.2+6.2 pts
59Callaway County15.8+9 pts
60Wayne County15.7-38.6 pts
61Warren County15.2-9.2 pts
62Gentry County15.1+15.1 pts
63Howell County15-9.9 pts
64Johnson County14.8-12.9 pts
65Cedar County14.6-14.6 pts
66Marion County13.9-0 pts
67Gasconade County13.4+6.7 pts
68Nodaway County13.2+0.1 pts
69Chariton County13-13.1 pts
70Cole County13+3.9 pts
71Scott County12.9+0.1 pts
72Daviess County11.9-0.1 pts
73Randolph County11.9-4.1 pts
74Harrison County11.7-23 pts
75St. Louis city11.6-2.2 pts
76Andrew County11.4-11.5 pts
77Caldwell County11.3+11.3 pts
78Carroll County11.2+0.1 pts
79Phelps County11.1-6.6 pts
80Christian County11.1+3.6 pts
80Pulaski County11.1-5.4 pts
82St. Clair County10.7-31.8 pts
83Boone County10.4+4.5 pts
84Cape Girardeau County10.1+1.2 pts
85Lewis County9.8+9.8 pts
86Howard County9.8-9.6 pts
87Polk County9.8-16.2 pts
88Platte County9.5-3.4 pts
89Butler County9.4-14 pts
90Lafayette County9.2-6 pts
91Jackson County8.7-1.8 pts
92Webster County8.2-8.3 pts
93Linn County8.10 pts
94Greene County8-1.8 pts
95DeKalb County7.9-7.8 pts
96Cass County7.9-6.9 pts
97Adair County7.8+0.1 pts
98Douglas County7.8-15.5 pts
99Clay County7.7-0.5 pts
100Jasper County6.8-10.3 pts
101Buchanan County6.8-6.7 pts
102Macon County6.5-6.4 pts
103St. Charles County6.3+2 pts
104Bates County6.1+6.1 pts
105Pike County5.4-10.7 pts
106St. Louis County5.3+0.3 pts
107Stoddard County3.4-16.8 pts
108Atchison County00 pts
108Hickory County0-22.4 pts
108Knox County0-50.1 pts
108Livingston County0-13.4 pts
108Mercer County00 pts
108Schuyler County0-47.6 pts
108Scotland County0-20.6 pts
108Shelby County00 pts

Other periods

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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 Missouri by traffic fatality rate, 2014) [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, 2014. 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, 2014. 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, 2014 [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?

Holt County, with 110.8 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Shelby County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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