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Counties in Missouri by traffic fatality rate

Carter County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 115 counties in 2015, at 102.3 per 100,000 people. Schuyler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Missouri was 14.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest102.3Carter County
Lowest0Schuyler County
Median19.6115 counties
Missouri14.3History

Top 40 counties, 2015

Carter County: 102.3 per 100,000 peopleCarter County102.3Holt County: 89.7 per 100,000 peopleHolt County89.7Reynolds County: 80.2 per 100,000 peopleReynolds County80.2Montgomery County: 77.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County77.8St. Clair County: 75.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County75.7Hickory County: 69.8 per 100,000 peopleHickory County69.8Texas County: 63.1 per 100,000 peopleTexas County63.1Pemiscot County: 57.4 per 100,000 peoplePemiscot County57.4Atchison County: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleAtchison County55.6Worth County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleWorth County48.8Maries County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleMaries County45.7Webster County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleWebster County45.6Pike County: 43.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County43.5Iron County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleIron County40.4Dunklin County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleDunklin County39.3McDonald County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleMcDonald County39.3Benton County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County37.4Miller County: 37 per 100,000 peopleMiller County37Lawrence County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County34.3Ste. Genevieve County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleSte. Genevieve County33.2Dent County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleDent County33.1Washington County: 33 per 100,000 peopleWashington County33Linn County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleLinn County32.5Shelby County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleShelby County32.3Ripley County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleRipley County32.2Madison County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County32.1Callaway County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleCallaway County31.5Sullivan County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County31.5Bates County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleBates County30.8Oregon County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleOregon County30.3Clark County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleClark County29.8Morgan County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County29.7Grundy County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County29.7Taney County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleTaney County29.5Ralls County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleRalls County29.4Polk County: 29.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County29.2Phelps County: 29 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County29Mercer County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County27.4Warren County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County27.2Livingston County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County26.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Carter County102.3+85.5 pts
2Holt County89.7-21.2 pts
3Reynolds County80.2+33 pts
4Montgomery County77.8+35.1 pts
5St. Clair County75.7+64.9 pts
6Hickory County69.8+69.8 pts
7Texas County63.1+27.7 pts
8Pemiscot County57.4+17.6 pts
9Atchison County55.6+55.6 pts
10Worth County48.8+0.3 pts
11Maries County45.7-22.1 pts
12Webster County45.6+37.5 pts
13Pike County43.5+38.1 pts
14Iron County40.4+20.7 pts
15Dunklin County39.3+20 pts
16McDonald County39.3+8.8 pts
17Benton County37.4+0.2 pts
18Miller County37+8.3 pts
19Lawrence County34.3+10.5 pts
20Ste. Genevieve County33.2+0.1 pts
21Dent County33.1+6.8 pts
22Washington County33+4.6 pts
23Linn County32.5+24.4 pts
24Shelby County32.3+32.3 pts
25Ripley County32.2+1 pts
26Madison County32.1-0.1 pts
27Callaway County31.5+15.8 pts
28Sullivan County31.5-14.9 pts
29Bates County30.8+24.7 pts
30Oregon County30.3-9.5 pts
31Clark County29.8+0.4 pts
32Morgan County29.7-14.9 pts
33Grundy County29.7+10.1 pts
34Taney County29.5+5.3 pts
35Ralls County29.4+10 pts
36Polk County29.2+19.5 pts
37Phelps County29+17.9 pts
38Mercer County27.4+27.4 pts
39Warren County27.2+12 pts
40Livingston County26.8+26.8 pts
41Knox County26.3+26.3 pts
42Shannon County26.1+0.5 pts
43Barton County25.3+8.7 pts
44Lafayette County24.5+15.3 pts
45Harrison County23.4+11.7 pts
46Stone County22.8+0.2 pts
47Caldwell County22.6+11.3 pts
48New Madrid County22.4-10.8 pts
49Cedar County21.9+7.3 pts
50Franklin County21.5-1.1 pts
51Scotland County21.1+21.1 pts
52Camden County21-4.6 pts
53Putnam County20.6-20.8 pts
54Stoddard County20.3+16.9 pts
55Gasconade County20.2+6.8 pts
56Randolph County19.9+7.9 pts
57Macon County19.6+13.1 pts
58Howard County19.6+9.8 pts
59Lewis County19.5+9.7 pts
60Clinton County19.1-0.4 pts
61Moniteau County19-6.4 pts
62Pettis County18.8-7.1 pts
63Jasper County17.6+10.8 pts
64Ray County17.5-4.3 pts
65Bollinger County17.4-25.2 pts
66Laclede County16.9-8.4 pts
67St. Francois County16.6-0.1 pts
68Lincoln County16.5-5.7 pts
69Butler County16.4+7 pts
70Perry County15.8-26.2 pts
71St. Louis city15.7+4.1 pts
72Gentry County15.5+0.3 pts
73Cape Girardeau County15.1+5 pts
74Osage County14.9-7.3 pts
75Vernon County14.7-19.1 pts
76Barry County14.5-5.7 pts
77Jefferson County13.4-2.8 pts
78Christian County13.4+2.3 pts
79Dade County13.2-13.1 pts
80Chariton County13.2+0.2 pts
81Scott County12.9-0 pts
82Saline County12.8-12.6 pts
83Howell County12.6-2.5 pts
84Dallas County12.3-6.1 pts
85Jackson County11.8+3.1 pts
86Cass County11.8+3.9 pts
87Monroe County11.6-11.3 pts
88Audrain County11.5-7.8 pts
89Andrew County11.4-0.1 pts
90Carroll County11.3+0.1 pts
91Newton County10.3-34.3 pts
92Greene County9.7+1.7 pts
93Johnson County9.3-5.5 pts
94Henry County9.2-9 pts
95Nodaway County8.9-4.2 pts
96Boone County8.6-1.8 pts
97Clay County8.5+0.8 pts
98Wayne County8-7.7 pts
99DeKalb County7.9-0 pts
100Pulaski County7.4-3.7 pts
101Platte County7.2-2.2 pts
102Mississippi County7.2-42.5 pts
103Marion County7-6.9 pts
104St. Louis County6.9+1.6 pts
105Buchanan County6.8+0.1 pts
106St. Charles County6.5+0.2 pts
107Cole County6.5-6.5 pts
108Wright County5.5-22 pts
109Crawford County4.1-16.4 pts
110Adair County0-7.8 pts
110Cooper County0-28.6 pts
110Daviess County0-11.9 pts
110Douglas County0-7.8 pts
110Ozark County0-43.4 pts
110Schuyler County00 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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, 2015. 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, 2015 [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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Carter County, with 102.3 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Schuyler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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