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Counties in Missouri by traffic fatality rate

Worth County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 115 counties in 2022, at 257.3 per 100,000 people. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 20.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Missouri was 17.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest257.3Worth County
Lowest0Sullivan County
Median20.2115 counties
Missouri17.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

Worth County: 257.3 per 100,000 peopleWorth County257.3Chariton County: 81.1 per 100,000 peopleChariton County81.1Mississippi County: 77 per 100,000 peopleMississippi County77Iron County: 74.4 per 100,000 peopleIron County74.4Barton County: 68.4 per 100,000 peopleBarton County68.4Bollinger County: 66.6 per 100,000 peopleBollinger County66.6New Madrid County: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleNew Madrid County63.8St. Clair County: 62.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County62.6Carter County: 57 per 100,000 peopleCarter County57Reynolds County: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleReynolds County50.1Wright County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleWright County47.1Pemiscot County: 47 per 100,000 peoplePemiscot County47Holt County: 46.9 per 100,000 peopleHolt County46.9Moniteau County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleMoniteau County45.9Scotland County: 43 per 100,000 peopleScotland County43Morgan County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County41.3Laclede County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleLaclede County41.3Gasconade County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleGasconade County40.5Dallas County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleDallas County39.8Lawrence County: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County38.8Washington County: 38.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County38.5McDonald County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleMcDonald County38.1Stone County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleStone County37.3Wayne County: 37 per 100,000 peopleWayne County37Newton County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County36.6Harrison County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County36.5Texas County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleTexas County35.6Barry County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleBarry County34.4Cedar County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleCedar County34.2Shelby County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleShelby County33.3Macon County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleMacon County33.1Miller County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleMiller County31.5Crawford County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County30.9Vernon County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleVernon County30.6Osage County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleOsage County29.9Howard County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleHoward County29.5Ralls County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleRalls County28.8Ripley County: 28 per 100,000 peopleRipley County28St. Louis city: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Louis city27.6St. Francois County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Francois County26.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Worth County257.3+206.7 pts
2Chariton County81.1+67.6 pts
3Mississippi County77+68.8 pts
4Iron County74.4+53.2 pts
5Barton County68.4+51.3 pts
6Bollinger County66.6+57.2 pts
7New Madrid County63.8+51.3 pts
8St. Clair County62.6+62.6 pts
9Carter County57+19.4 pts
10Reynolds County50.1-32.1 pts
11Wright County47.1+25.6 pts
12Pemiscot County47+1.1 pts
13Holt County46.9+46.9 pts
14Moniteau County45.9+19.8 pts
15Scotland County43+43 pts
16Morgan County41.3+18 pts
17Laclede County41.3+24.7 pts
18Gasconade County40.5+20.2 pts
19Dallas County39.8-0.6 pts
20Lawrence County38.8-3 pts
21Washington County38.50 pts
22McDonald County38.1+4 pts
23Stone County37.3+18.3 pts
24Wayne County37+0.4 pts
25Newton County36.6+14.7 pts
26Harrison County36.5+24.3 pts
27Texas County35.6+7.4 pts
28Barry County34.4+2.7 pts
29Cedar County34.2+20.4 pts
30Shelby County33.3+16.6 pts
31Macon County33.1+20 pts
32Miller County31.5+15.5 pts
33Crawford County30.9-21.6 pts
34Vernon County30.6+15.3 pts
35Osage County29.9+22.4 pts
36Howard County29.5+9.8 pts
37Ralls County28.8-19.4 pts
38Ripley County28-28.3 pts
39St. Louis city27.6+3.4 pts
40St. Francois County26.9+4.5 pts
41Henry County26.8+8.8 pts
42Phelps County26.5+15.4 pts
43Linn County25.3+16.9 pts
44Marion County24.6+7.1 pts
45Franklin County24.6+11.3 pts
46Adair County23.9+15.9 pts
47Maries County23.7-23.8 pts
48Daviess County23.7-0.1 pts
49Hickory County23.3-46.7 pts
50Camden County22.8-0.1 pts
51Pike County22.7-5.7 pts
52Putnam County21.5+0.2 pts
53Ste. Genevieve County21.5-21.6 pts
54Butler County21.4-7.1 pts
55Lafayette County21.3+6 pts
56Perry County21.2-10.4 pts
57Taney County21.2-0.2 pts
58Lewis County20.2-9.8 pts
59Buchanan County19.3-2.2 pts
60Lincoln County19-8.6 pts
61Jefferson County18.8-1 pts
62Clinton County18.7-9.5 pts
63Scott County18.50 pts
64Polk County18.4-6.6 pts
65Cooper County17.9+17.9 pts
66DeKalb County17.7+17.7 pts
67Stoddard County17.6+3.6 pts
68Montgomery County17.4-26.3 pts
69Howell County17.2-0.3 pts
70Cass County17.2+2.6 pts
71Johnson County16.5+3.6 pts
72Gentry County15.9-0.3 pts
73Madison County15.7-0.1 pts
74Jackson County15.5-0.4 pts
75Greene County15.2-1.1 pts
76Benton County14.8-30.3 pts
77Nodaway County14.5+0.2 pts
78Livingston County13.9-7.2 pts
79Shannon County13.8-84.7 pts
80Pettis County13.8-2.4 pts
81Dent County13.8+6.9 pts
82Callaway County13.4-15.7 pts
83Cape Girardeau County13.3-5 pts
84Jasper County12.9-4.1 pts
85Bates County12.4-6.3 pts
86Boone County12.3+1.5 pts
87Randolph County12.2+4 pts
88Platte County11.8+1.6 pts
89Oregon County11.5-58.1 pts
90Ozark County11.1+11.1 pts
91Andrew County11.10 pts
92Webster County9.9-22.9 pts
93St. Louis County9.8-1.2 pts
94Pulaski County9.3-1.9 pts
95Cole County9.1-0 pts
96St. Charles County8.7+1.4 pts
97Ray County8.7-0 pts
98Christian County8.6+2 pts
99Douglas County8.4-0.2 pts
100Audrain County8.2-11.9 pts
101Warren County8-2.9 pts
102Dunklin County7.3-7.1 pts
103Clay County5.8-2.4 pts
104Atchison County0-38.4 pts
104Caldwell County00 pts
104Carroll County00 pts
104Clark County0-29.7 pts
104Dade County0-52.6 pts
104Grundy County0-51.2 pts
104Knox County00 pts
104Mercer County0-28.7 pts
104Monroe County00 pts
104Saline County0-25.8 pts
104Schuyler County00 pts
104Sullivan County0-17 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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, 2022. 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, 2022 [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?

Worth County, with 257.3 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Sullivan County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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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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