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Counties in Missouri by traffic fatality rate

Daviess County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 115 counties in 2017, at 82.8 per 100,000 people. Worth 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 15.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest82.8Daviess County
Lowest0Worth County
Median19.6115 counties
Missouri15.2History

Top 40 counties, 2017

Daviess County: 82.8 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County82.8Reynolds County: 64.7 per 100,000 peopleReynolds County64.7New Madrid County: 57.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Madrid County57.9Dade County: 52.7 per 100,000 peopleDade County52.7Ste. Genevieve County: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleSte. Genevieve County49.4Phelps County: 47 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County47Maries County: 46.9 per 100,000 peopleMaries County46.9Carroll County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County45.9Ozark County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleOzark County45.2Montgomery County: 44 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County44Ripley County: 42.8 per 100,000 peopleRipley County42.8Putnam County: 41.9 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County41.9Linn County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleLinn County41.1McDonald County: 39 per 100,000 peopleMcDonald County39Newton County: 36 per 100,000 peopleNewton County36Harrison County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County35.8Hickory County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleHickory County35.5Wayne County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County33.4Douglas County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County33.3Washington County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County33.1Oregon County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleOregon County32.4Sullivan County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County32.4DeKalb County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County31.6Iron County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleIron County30.8Butler County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleButler County30.6Clark County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleClark County30.4Dunklin County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleDunklin County30.4Dallas County: 30 per 100,000 peopleDallas County30Pemiscot County: 29.8 per 100,000 peoplePemiscot County29.8Crawford County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County29.7Lawrence County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County28.9Texas County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleTexas County27.8Mercer County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleMercer County27.5Audrain County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleAudrain County27.3Shannon County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleShannon County27.1Gasconade County: 27 per 100,000 peopleGasconade County27Bollinger County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleBollinger County26.9Macon County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleMacon County26.1Stone County: 26 per 100,000 peopleStone County26Saline County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleSaline County25.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Daviess County82.8+58.8 pts
2Reynolds County64.7+1.1 pts
3New Madrid County57.9+12.5 pts
4Dade County52.7+39.5 pts
5Ste. Genevieve County49.4+38.5 pts
6Phelps County47+18 pts
7Maries County46.9-22.9 pts
8Carroll County45.9+23.2 pts
9Ozark County45.2+11.4 pts
10Montgomery County44+9 pts
11Ripley County42.8+9.9 pts
12Putnam County41.9+41.9 pts
13Linn County41.1+24.6 pts
14McDonald County39+4.2 pts
15Newton County36+12 pts
16Harrison County35.8+0.4 pts
17Hickory County35.5+23.8 pts
18Wayne County33.4+16.8 pts
19Douglas County33.3+25.1 pts
20Washington County33.1+12.4 pts
21Oregon County32.4+22 pts
22Sullivan County32.4+16.5 pts
23DeKalb County31.6-8.1 pts
24Iron County30.8+10.3 pts
25Butler County30.6+4.8 pts
26Clark County30.4-15 pts
27Dunklin County30.4+13.8 pts
28Dallas County30-6.7 pts
29Pemiscot County29.8-17.1 pts
30Crawford County29.7+12.9 pts
31Lawrence County28.9+10.5 pts
32Texas County27.8+8.1 pts
33Mercer County27.5-27.5 pts
34Audrain County27.3+8 pts
35Shannon County27.1-13 pts
36Gasconade County27-60.5 pts
37Bollinger County26.9-8.7 pts
38Macon County26.1+26.1 pts
39Stone County26-3.3 pts
40Saline County25.8-4.1 pts
41Johnson County24.2+3.7 pts
42Stoddard County24-20.4 pts
43Randolph County23.9+20 pts
44Pettis County23.3+11.6 pts
45Henry County23.1-4.7 pts
46Holt County22.9+0.3 pts
47Mississippi County22.3-14.4 pts
48Cedar County21.5+21.5 pts
49Scotland County20.7-20.9 pts
50Platte County20.6+7.5 pts
51Dent County20.4-6.7 pts
52Barry County20.2-6 pts
53Callaway County20.2+0.1 pts
54Howell County20.1-15 pts
55Taney County19.9+1.6 pts
56Livingston County19.8+6.6 pts
57Adair County19.7+3.8 pts
58Morgan County19.6-10 pts
59Moniteau County18.9-0 pts
60Camden County18.7-7.1 pts
61Atchison County18.6+0.1 pts
62St. Louis city18-2 pts
63Cape Girardeau County17.5+2.5 pts
64Ray County17.3+4.2 pts
65Miller County16.4-20.6 pts
66Shelby County16.3-16.2 pts
67Madison County15.9-8.1 pts
68Perry County15.7+5.2 pts
69Jackson County15.7+3 pts
70Webster County15.7+2.4 pts
71Jefferson County15.6-1.8 pts
72Lafayette County15.3-0 pts
73Vernon County15+10.1 pts
74Lincoln County14.3-5.7 pts
75Christian County14.2+1 pts
76Buchanan County13.8+9.2 pts
77Nodaway County13.6-9 pts
78Franklin County13.5-6.9 pts
79St. Francois County13.4-1.6 pts
80Chariton County13.4-13.2 pts
81Pulaski County13.3+0.1 pts
82Polk County12.9-6.6 pts
83Bates County12.4-6.1 pts
84Caldwell County11.3-11.2 pts
85Andrew County11.2-28.4 pts
86Wright County11-5.5 pts
87Greene County10.9-4.2 pts
87St. Clair County10.9-0.1 pts
89Pike County10.8-16.2 pts
90Jasper County9.9-4.2 pts
91Grundy County9.9-9.7 pts
92Lewis County9.9-9.7 pts
93Howard County9.8-39.5 pts
94Ralls County9.7-58.3 pts
95Clinton County9.5-0 pts
96Boone County9.5-5.7 pts
97St. Charles County9.4+2.5 pts
98Warren County8.9-15.1 pts
99Cass County8.6-4.9 pts
100St. Louis County8.6+0.8 pts
101Laclede County8.4-25.3 pts
102Clay County7.8-0.5 pts
103Osage County7.4+7.4 pts
104Marion County7-10.4 pts
105Cooper County5.7-11.3 pts
106Scott County5.2-7.7 pts
107Cole County5.2-5.2 pts
108Barton County00 pts
108Benton County0-5.3 pts
108Carter County0-52.5 pts
108Gentry County00 pts
108Knox County0-52.6 pts
108Monroe County0-23.2 pts
108Schuyler County0-119.9 pts
108Worth County0-49.6 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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, 2017. 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?

Daviess County, with 82.8 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Worth County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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