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Counties in Missouri by traffic fatality rate

Ripley County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 115 counties in 2023, at 74 per 100,000 people. Worth 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 16 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest74Ripley County
Lowest0Worth County
Median20.2115 counties
Missouri16History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Ripley County: 74 per 100,000 peopleRipley County74St. Clair County: 71.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Clair County71.8Reynolds County: 67.1 per 100,000 peopleReynolds County67.1Caldwell County: 66.8 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County66.8Ozark County: 66.7 per 100,000 peopleOzark County66.7Morgan County: 54.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County54.6Pemiscot County: 54.5 per 100,000 peoplePemiscot County54.5Barry County: 53.8 per 100,000 peopleBarry County53.8Lawrence County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County51.4Shelby County: 50.6 per 100,000 peopleShelby County50.6Douglas County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County49.1Carroll County: 47.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County47.8Ralls County: 47.6 per 100,000 peopleRalls County47.6Hickory County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleHickory County45.9Bates County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleBates County43.1Shannon County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleShannon County41.4New Madrid County: 39 per 100,000 peopleNew Madrid County39Bollinger County: 38 per 100,000 peopleBollinger County38Saline County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleSaline County34.5Stone County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleStone County33.7Gentry County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleGentry County31.7Wright County: 31 per 100,000 peopleWright County31Grundy County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County30.6Clark County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County30.1Lafayette County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County30.1Dunklin County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleDunklin County29.6Lincoln County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County29.4Mercer County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County28.6Newton County: 28 per 100,000 peopleNewton County28Pike County: 27.9 per 100,000 peoplePike County27.9Texas County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleTexas County27.3Gasconade County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleGasconade County27.2Chariton County: 27 per 100,000 peopleChariton County27Knox County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleKnox County26.8Henry County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleHenry County26.7Crawford County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County26.4Perry County: 26.4 per 100,000 peoplePerry County26.4Macon County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleMacon County26.4Montgomery County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County26.2Moniteau County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleMoniteau County26.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Ripley County74+46 pts
2St. Clair County71.8+9.2 pts
3Reynolds County67.1+17 pts
4Caldwell County66.8+66.8 pts
5Ozark County66.7+55.5 pts
6Morgan County54.6+13.3 pts
7Pemiscot County54.5+7.5 pts
8Barry County53.8+19.5 pts
9Lawrence County51.4+12.7 pts
10Shelby County50.6+17.3 pts
11Douglas County49.1+40.7 pts
12Carroll County47.8+47.8 pts
13Ralls County47.6+18.8 pts
14Hickory County45.9+22.6 pts
15Bates County43.1+30.8 pts
16Shannon County41.4+27.5 pts
17New Madrid County39-24.8 pts
18Bollinger County38-28.6 pts
19Saline County34.5+34.5 pts
20Stone County33.7-3.7 pts
21Gentry County31.7+15.8 pts
22Wright County31-16.1 pts
23Grundy County30.6+30.6 pts
24Clark County30.1+30.1 pts
25Lafayette County30.1+8.8 pts
26Dunklin County29.6+22.3 pts
27Lincoln County29.4+10.4 pts
28Mercer County28.6+28.6 pts
29Newton County28-8.6 pts
30Pike County27.9+5.2 pts
31Texas County27.3-8.2 pts
32Gasconade County27.2-13.4 pts
33Chariton County27-54.1 pts
34Knox County26.8+26.8 pts
35Henry County26.7-0.1 pts
36Crawford County26.4-4.5 pts
37Perry County26.4+5.2 pts
38Macon County26.4-6.8 pts
39Montgomery County26.2+8.8 pts
40Moniteau County26.2-19.7 pts
41Barton County25.5-42.9 pts
42McDonald County24.9-13.2 pts
43Schuyler County24.6+24.6 pts
44Phelps County24.2-2.3 pts
45Madison County23.6+7.9 pts
46Holt County23.4-23.5 pts
47Oregon County22.9+11.5 pts
48Monroe County22.9+22.9 pts
49Dallas County22.5-17.3 pts
50Andrew County22.1+11 pts
51Ray County21.6+12.9 pts
52Butler County21.5+0.1 pts
53Washington County21.2-17.2 pts
54Stoddard County21.1+3.5 pts
55Dent County20.5+6.7 pts
56Cedar County20.4-13.8 pts
57Vernon County20.2-10.4 pts
58DeKalb County20.2+2.5 pts
59Howard County19.8-9.7 pts
60Howell County19.7+2.4 pts
61Miller County19.6-12 pts
62Benton County19.5+4.6 pts
63Webster County19.3+9.4 pts
64Buchanan County19.2-0.1 pts
65Franklin County18.8-5.8 pts
66Carter County18.8-38.2 pts
67Wayne County18.5-18.5 pts
68St. Louis city18.4-9.2 pts
69Jackson County18.3+2.8 pts
70Camden County18.1-4.7 pts
71Greene County17.7+2.5 pts
72Sullivan County17.1+17.1 pts
73Mississippi County16.9-60.2 pts
74Pulaski County16.7+7.4 pts
75Audrain County16.4+8.3 pts
76St. Francois County16.4-10.5 pts
77Cape Girardeau County15.6+2.4 pts
78Polk County15.2-3.1 pts
79Osage County14.8-15 pts
80Taney County14.1-7.1 pts
81Clinton County13.9-4.8 pts
82Boone County13.7+1.4 pts
83Cass County13.4-3.8 pts
84Warren County13.2+5.2 pts
85Dade County13+13 pts
86Platte County12.5+0.7 pts
87Harrison County12.2-24.4 pts
88Jasper County12-0.9 pts
89Maries County11.8-11.9 pts
90Laclede County10.9-30.4 pts
91Ste. Genevieve County10.7-10.8 pts
92Marion County10.6-14 pts
93Iron County10.6-63.8 pts
94Jefferson County10.4-8.4 pts
95St. Louis County10+0.2 pts
96Johnson County9.1-7.5 pts
97Callaway County8.9-4.5 pts
98Linn County8.5-16.9 pts
99Randolph County8.3-3.9 pts
100Scott County7.9-10.6 pts
101Clay County6.9+1.1 pts
102Pettis County6.9-6.9 pts
103Livingston County6.9-7.1 pts
104Cole County6.5-2.6 pts
105Cooper County5.9-12 pts
106St. Charles County5.3-3.4 pts
107Nodaway County4.8-9.7 pts
108Adair County4-19.9 pts
109Christian County3.2-5.4 pts
110Atchison County00 pts
110Daviess County0-23.7 pts
110Lewis County0-20.2 pts
110Putnam County0-21.5 pts
110Scotland County0-43 pts
110Worth County0-257.3 pts

Other periods

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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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, 2023. 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, 2023 [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?

Ripley County, with 74 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Worth County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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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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