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Counties in Missouri by traffic fatality rate

Schuyler County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 115 counties in 2016, at 119.9 per 100,000 people. Putnam County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Missouri was 15.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest119.9Schuyler County
Lowest0Putnam County
Median19.7115 counties
Missouri15.5History

Top 40 counties, 2016

Schuyler County: 119.9 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County119.9Gasconade County: 87.5 per 100,000 peopleGasconade County87.5Maries County: 69.8 per 100,000 peopleMaries County69.8Ralls County: 68.1 per 100,000 peopleRalls County68.1Reynolds County: 63.6 per 100,000 peopleReynolds County63.6Mercer County: 55 per 100,000 peopleMercer County55Knox County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleKnox County52.6Carter County: 52.5 per 100,000 peopleCarter County52.5Worth County: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleWorth County49.6Howard County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleHoward County49.4Pemiscot County: 46.8 per 100,000 peoplePemiscot County46.8New Madrid County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Madrid County45.4Clark County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleClark County45.4Stoddard County: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleStoddard County44.4Scotland County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleScotland County41.6Shannon County: 40 per 100,000 peopleShannon County40DeKalb County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County39.7Andrew County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleAndrew County39.6Miller County: 37 per 100,000 peopleMiller County37Mississippi County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County36.8Dallas County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleDallas County36.7Bollinger County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleBollinger County35.7Harrison County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County35.4Howell County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleHowell County35.2Montgomery County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County34.9McDonald County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleMcDonald County34.7Ozark County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleOzark County33.8Laclede County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleLaclede County33.7Ripley County: 33 per 100,000 peopleRipley County33Shelby County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleShelby County32.5Saline County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleSaline County29.9Morgan County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County29.6Stone County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleStone County29.3Phelps County: 29 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County29Henry County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleHenry County27.8Dent County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleDent County27.1Pike County: 27 per 100,000 peoplePike County27Chariton County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleChariton County26.6Barry County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleBarry County26.2Butler County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleButler County25.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Schuyler County119.9+119.9 pts
2Gasconade County87.5+67.3 pts
3Maries County69.8+24 pts
4Ralls County68.1+38.7 pts
5Reynolds County63.6-16.6 pts
6Mercer County55+27.6 pts
7Knox County52.6+26.3 pts
8Carter County52.5-49.8 pts
9Worth County49.6+0.8 pts
10Howard County49.4+29.8 pts
11Pemiscot County46.8-10.6 pts
12New Madrid County45.4+23 pts
13Clark County45.4+15.6 pts
14Stoddard County44.4+24.1 pts
15Scotland County41.6+20.5 pts
16Shannon County40+13.9 pts
17DeKalb County39.7+31.8 pts
18Andrew County39.6+28.3 pts
19Miller County37-0 pts
20Mississippi County36.8+29.6 pts
21Dallas County36.7+24.4 pts
22Bollinger County35.7+18.3 pts
23Harrison County35.4+12 pts
24Howell County35.2+22.6 pts
25Montgomery County34.9-42.9 pts
26McDonald County34.7-4.5 pts
27Ozark County33.8+33.8 pts
28Laclede County33.7+16.9 pts
29Ripley County33+0.8 pts
30Shelby County32.5+0.2 pts
31Saline County29.9+17.1 pts
32Morgan County29.6-0.1 pts
33Stone County29.3+6.5 pts
34Phelps County290 pts
35Henry County27.8+18.6 pts
36Dent County27.1-6.1 pts
37Pike County27-16.5 pts
38Chariton County26.6+13.4 pts
39Barry County26.2+11.7 pts
40Butler County25.8+9.4 pts
41Camden County25.8+4.8 pts
42Daviess County24.1+24.1 pts
43Newton County24+13.7 pts
44Warren County24-3.2 pts
45Madison County23.9-8.2 pts
46Monroe County23.2+11.6 pts
47Carroll County22.8+11.5 pts
48Nodaway County22.6+13.6 pts
49Holt County22.5-67.1 pts
50Caldwell County22.5-0.1 pts
51Washington County20.7-12.3 pts
52Johnson County20.5+11.2 pts
53Iron County20.5-19.9 pts
54Franklin County20.4-1.1 pts
55Callaway County20.1-11.4 pts
56Lincoln County20+3.5 pts
57St. Louis city20+4.3 pts
58Texas County19.7-43.5 pts
59Grundy County19.6-10.1 pts
60Lewis County19.5+0.1 pts
61Polk County19.5-9.8 pts
62Audrain County19.3+7.8 pts
63Moniteau County18.9-0.1 pts
64Bates County18.5-12.3 pts
65Atchison County18.5-37.1 pts
66Lawrence County18.4-15.9 pts
67Taney County18.3-11.2 pts
68Jefferson County17.4+4 pts
69Marion County17.4+10.4 pts
70Cooper County17+17 pts
71Crawford County16.8+12.7 pts
72Wright County16.6+11 pts
73Dunklin County16.6-22.8 pts
74Wayne County16.5+8.5 pts
75Linn County16.5-16 pts
76Sullivan County15.9-15.6 pts
77Adair County15.9+15.9 pts
78Lafayette County15.4-9.1 pts
79Boone County15.2+6.7 pts
80Greene County15.1+5.5 pts
81St. Francois County15-1.5 pts
82Cape Girardeau County15-0.1 pts
83Jasper County14.2-3.4 pts
84Cass County13.5+1.8 pts
85Webster County13.3-32.4 pts
86Livingston County13.2-13.5 pts
87Christian County13.2-0.2 pts
88Dade County13.1-0 pts
89Pulaski County13.1+5.7 pts
90Platte County13.1+5.9 pts
90Ray County13.1-4.3 pts
92Scott County12.9+0.1 pts
93Jackson County12.7+0.9 pts
94Pettis County11.7-7.1 pts
95Hickory County11.7-58.2 pts
96St. Clair County11-64.7 pts
97Ste. Genevieve County11-22.2 pts
98Perry County10.5-5.4 pts
99Oregon County10.4-19.9 pts
100Cole County10.4+3.9 pts
101Clinton County9.6-9.6 pts
102Clay County8.4-0.1 pts
103Douglas County8.2+8.2 pts
104St. Louis County7.8+0.9 pts
105St. Charles County6.9+0.4 pts
106Benton County5.3-32.1 pts
107Vernon County4.9-9.8 pts
108Buchanan County4.6-2.3 pts
109Randolph County4-15.9 pts
110Barton County0-25.3 pts
110Cedar County0-21.9 pts
110Gentry County0-15.5 pts
110Macon County0-19.6 pts
110Osage County0-14.9 pts
110Putnam County0-20.6 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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, 2016. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Schuyler County, with 119.9 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Putnam County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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