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Counties in Missouri by traffic fatality rate

Reynolds County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 115 counties in 2019, at 129.4 per 100,000 people. Worth County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Missouri was 14.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest129.4Reynolds County
Lowest0Worth County
Median18.9115 counties
Missouri14.3History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleAndrew County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleAtchison County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleAudrain County: 4 per 100,000 peopleBarry County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleBarton County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleBates County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleBollinger County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleBuchanan County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCallaway County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleCamden County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCape Girardeau County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleCarter County: 76.3 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleCedar County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleChariton County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleChristian County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleCole County: 18 per 100,000 peopleCooper County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleDade County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleDent County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleDunklin County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleGasconade County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleGentry County: 48 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleHickory County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleHolt County: 46 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleHowell County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 13 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleLaclede County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 21 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleMcDonald County: 43 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMaries County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMiller County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleMoniteau County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleNew Madrid County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleNodaway County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleOregon County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleOsage County: 15 per 100,000 peopleOzark County: 57.8 per 100,000 peoplePemiscot County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 21.1 per 100,000 peoplePettis County: 14 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County: 22.4 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 5.7 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County: 7.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 6.4 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 7.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 42.8 per 100,000 peopleRalls County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 16 per 100,000 peopleRay County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleReynolds County: 129.4 per 100,000 peopleRipley County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Charles County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleSte. Genevieve County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francois County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Louis County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleScotland County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleShannon County: 84.5 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStoddard County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleStone County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleTaney County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleTexas County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleVernon County: 20 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWorth County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWright County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Louis city: 19.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Reynolds County: 129.4 per 100,000 peopleReynolds County129.4Shannon County: 84.5 per 100,000 peopleShannon County84.5Carter County: 76.3 per 100,000 peopleCarter County76.3Ozark County: 57.8 per 100,000 peopleOzark County57.8Oregon County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleOregon County56.5Douglas County: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County51.7Sullivan County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County49.8Gentry County: 48 per 100,000 peopleGentry County48Carroll County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County46.6Holt County: 46 per 100,000 peopleHolt County46St. Clair County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County43.8McDonald County: 43 per 100,000 peopleMcDonald County43Putnam County: 42.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County42.8Scotland County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleScotland County41.9Dallas County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleDallas County41.5Grundy County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County40.3Crawford County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County38.8Ralls County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleRalls County38.6DeKalb County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County36.7Daviess County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County35.7Cooper County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleCooper County34.4Barton County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleBarton County34.2Miller County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleMiller County32.4Barry County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleBarry County31.9Dunklin County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleDunklin County31.5Benton County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County31.1Franklin County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County30.7Clark County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County30.2Ray County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleRay County30.1New Madrid County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Madrid County29.9Howard County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleHoward County29.6Lafayette County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County27.5Henry County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleHenry County27.5Wayne County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County26.7Knox County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleKnox County26.5Scott County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleScott County26.2Montgomery County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County26.2Newton County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County25.6Marion County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County24.5Harrison County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County24.4Reynolds County: 129.4 per 100,000 peopleReynolds County129.4Shannon County: 84.5 per 100,000 peopleShannon County84.5Carter County: 76.3 per 100,000 peopleCarter County76.3Ozark County: 57.8 per 100,000 peopleOzark County57.8Oregon County: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleOregon County56.5Douglas County: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County51.7Sullivan County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County49.8Gentry County: 48 per 100,000 peopleGentry County48Carroll County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County46.6Holt County: 46 per 100,000 peopleHolt County46St. Clair County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County43.8McDonald County: 43 per 100,000 peopleMcDonald County43Putnam County: 42.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County42.8Scotland County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleScotland County41.9Dallas County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleDallas County41.5Grundy County: 40.3 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County40.3Crawford County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County38.8Ralls County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleRalls County38.6DeKalb County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County36.7Daviess County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County35.7Cooper County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleCooper County34.4Barton County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleBarton County34.2Miller County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleMiller County32.4Barry County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleBarry County31.9Dunklin County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleDunklin County31.5Benton County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County31.1Franklin County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County30.7Clark County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County30.2Ray County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleRay County30.1New Madrid County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Madrid County29.9Howard County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleHoward County29.6Lafayette County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County27.5Henry County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleHenry County27.5Wayne County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County26.7Knox County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleKnox County26.5Scott County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleScott County26.2Montgomery County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County26.2Newton County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County25.6Marion County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County24.5Harrison County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County24.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Reynolds County129.4+113.2 pts
2Shannon County84.5+29.2 pts
3Carter County76.3+20.8 pts
4Ozark County57.8+46.1 pts
5Oregon County56.5+1.4 pts
6Douglas County51.7-6.9 pts
7Sullivan County49.8-31.4 pts
8Gentry County48+32.1 pts
9Carroll County46.6-34.6 pts
10Holt County46+23 pts
11St. Clair County43.8+21.9 pts
12McDonald County43+8.7 pts
13Putnam County42.8+42.8 pts
14Scotland County41.9-20.7 pts
15Dallas County41.5+29.5 pts
16Grundy County40.3+30.4 pts
17Crawford County38.8+30.3 pts
18Ralls County38.6+28.9 pts
19DeKalb County36.7-2.9 pts
20Daviess County35.7-11.7 pts
21Cooper County34.4-11.3 pts
22Barton County34.2+34.2 pts
23Miller County32.4+12 pts
24Barry County31.9-5.8 pts
25Dunklin County31.5+14.2 pts
26Benton County31.1+20.7 pts
27Franklin County30.7+5.7 pts
28Clark County30.2-14.8 pts
29Ray County30.1-13.1 pts
30New Madrid County29.9+0.4 pts
31Howard County29.6-9.8 pts
32Lafayette County27.5-6.3 pts
33Henry County27.5+22.9 pts
34Wayne County26.7+18.1 pts
35Knox County26.5+26.5 pts
36Scott County26.2+8 pts
37Montgomery County26.2+8.7 pts
38Newton County25.6+1.7 pts
39Marion County24.5+10.5 pts
40Harrison County24.4+12.3 pts
41Hickory County24.1-23.8 pts
42Morgan County23.8-5.2 pts
43Madison County23.8+0.1 pts
44Maries County23.8+12 pts
45Monroe County23.20 pts
46Stone County22.7-0.1 pts
47Callaway County22.6+6.9 pts
48Phelps County22.4-2.3 pts
49St. Francois County22.3+16.3 pts
50Laclede County22.2-16.9 pts
51Perry County21.1-15.6 pts
52Lawrence County21-10.5 pts
53Iron County20.8-10.1 pts
54Dent County20.6-13.4 pts
55Vernon County20-0 pts
56St. Louis city19.8+2.4 pts
57Pemiscot County18.9+6.6 pts
58Atchison County18.9+0.1 pts
59Butler County18.9+7.1 pts
60Bates County18.7-6 pts
61Lincoln County18.7+4.8 pts
62Bollinger County18.7+0.3 pts
63Cole County18+12.9 pts
64Stoddard County17.4+0.1 pts
65Warren County17.2+14.2 pts
66Linn County16.8-8.2 pts
67Ste. Genevieve County16.2-11 pts
68Randolph County16-8.1 pts
69Jefferson County15.9+3.5 pts
70Mississippi County15.4-15 pts
71Webster County15.4+2.4 pts
72Osage County15+0.1 pts
73Cedar County14.1-21.6 pts
74Camden County14-23.3 pts
75Pettis County14-14 pts
76Chariton County13.4-0 pts
77Dade County13.20 pts
78Jackson County13+0.5 pts
79Jasper County12.3-3.4 pts
80Cass County12.2-5.8 pts
81Texas County12.1-7.9 pts
82Greene County12.1+1.6 pts
83Johnson County11.1-7.6 pts
84Taney County10.7-21.6 pts
85Howell County10.1-20.1 pts
86Cape Girardeau County9.9+4.9 pts
87Clinton County9.5-9.6 pts
88Ripley County9.2+0.3 pts
89Christian County9.1-4.8 pts
90Boone County8.8-1.2 pts
91Saline County8.60 pts
92Washington County8.4-24.9 pts
93Clay County8.4-2.6 pts
94Buchanan County8.2-4.5 pts
95St. Louis County7.7-0 pts
96Platte County7.6-1.1 pts
97Pulaski County7.4-3.9 pts
98Gasconade County6.7-20.2 pts
99Livingston County6.7-19.7 pts
100Macon County6.6-26.2 pts
101Polk County6.4-25.4 pts
102St. Charles County6.2-4.1 pts
103Pike County5.7-5.2 pts
104Andrew County5.5-33.2 pts
105Wright County5.5-0 pts
106Nodaway County4.6-9.1 pts
107Audrain County4-23.5 pts
108Adair County3.9-3.9 pts
109Caldwell County0-11.3 pts
109Lewis County00 pts
109Mercer County0-27.8 pts
109Moniteau County0-12.5 pts
109Schuyler County00 pts
109Shelby County00 pts
109Worth County0-49.5 pts

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Reynolds County, with 129.4 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Worth County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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