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Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatality rate, 2024

Arthur County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 93 counties in 2024, at 709.2 per 100,000 people. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nebraska was 12.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest709.2Arthur County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median10.593 counties
Nebraska12.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleArthur County: 709.2 per 100,000 peopleBanner County: 150.4 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County: 28 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleBurt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleCedar County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCherry County: 36 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleCuming County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleDakota County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleDawes County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDawson County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County: 105.7 per 100,000 peopleDixon County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleDundy County: 63.3 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County: 78.9 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGage County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleGarden County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGosper County: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHall County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 52.3 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHayes County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleHolt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHooker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 28 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKearney County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleKeith County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKimball County: 151.3 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLoup County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County: 51 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleNance County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County: 48.2 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County: 11.1 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 13.6 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County: 5.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 19 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleSarpy County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 91 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThayer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 630.9 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleValley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 48.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Arthur County: 709.2 per 100,000 peopleArthur County709.2Thomas County: 630.9 per 100,000 peopleThomas County630.9Kimball County: 151.3 per 100,000 peopleKimball County151.3Banner County: 150.4 per 100,000 peopleBanner County150.4Deuel County: 105.7 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County105.7Sioux County: 91 per 100,000 peopleSioux County91Frontier County: 78.9 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County78.9Dundy County: 63.3 per 100,000 peopleDundy County63.3Thurston County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleThurston County60.3Gosper County: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleGosper County55.3Hamilton County: 52.3 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County52.3Merrick County: 51 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County51York County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleYork County48.7Otoe County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County48.2Kearney County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleKearney County44.5Hitchcock County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County40.7Boone County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County37.4Fillmore County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County36.3Knox County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleKnox County36.1Cherry County: 36 per 100,000 peopleCherry County36Antelope County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County31.5Cheyenne County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County31.2Wayne County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County30.4Box Butte County: 28 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County28Jefferson County: 28 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County28Butler County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleButler County23.7Seward County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleSeward County22.5Morrill County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County22.3Saunders County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County21.4Sheridan County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County20.3Scotts Bluff County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County19.6Polk County: 19 per 100,000 peoplePolk County19Dodge County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleDodge County18.5Dixon County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleDixon County18.1Buffalo County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County17.6Madison County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County16.9Clay County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County16.4Lincoln County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County15Nemaha County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County14.2Pierce County: 13.6 per 100,000 peoplePierce County13.6Arthur County: 709.2 per 100,000 peopleArthur County709.2Thomas County: 630.9 per 100,000 peopleThomas County630.9Kimball County: 151.3 per 100,000 peopleKimball County151.3Banner County: 150.4 per 100,000 peopleBanner County150.4Deuel County: 105.7 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County105.7Sioux County: 91 per 100,000 peopleSioux County91Frontier County: 78.9 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County78.9Dundy County: 63.3 per 100,000 peopleDundy County63.3Thurston County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleThurston County60.3Gosper County: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleGosper County55.3Hamilton County: 52.3 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County52.3Merrick County: 51 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County51York County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleYork County48.7Otoe County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County48.2Kearney County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleKearney County44.5Hitchcock County: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County40.7Boone County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County37.4Fillmore County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County36.3Knox County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleKnox County36.1Cherry County: 36 per 100,000 peopleCherry County36Antelope County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County31.5Cheyenne County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County31.2Wayne County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County30.4Box Butte County: 28 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County28Jefferson County: 28 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County28Butler County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleButler County23.7Seward County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleSeward County22.5Morrill County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County22.3Saunders County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County21.4Sheridan County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County20.3Scotts Bluff County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County19.6Polk County: 19 per 100,000 peoplePolk County19Dodge County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleDodge County18.5Dixon County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleDixon County18.1Buffalo County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County17.6Madison County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County16.9Clay County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County16.4Lincoln County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County15Nemaha County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County14.2Pierce County: 13.6 per 100,000 peoplePierce County13.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 100,000 people		Change on 2023
1Arthur County Estimated709.2+468.8 pts
2Thomas County Estimated630.9+630.9 pts
3Kimball County Estimated151.3+91 pts
4Banner County Estimated150.4+150.4 pts
5Deuel County Estimated105.7+105.7 pts
6Sioux County Estimated91+91 pts
7Frontier County Estimated78.9+78.9 pts
8Dundy County Estimated63.3+63.3 pts
9Thurston County Estimated60.3+14.5 pts
10Gosper County Estimated55.3-108 pts
11Hamilton County Estimated52.3+41.8 pts
12Merrick County Estimated51-0.6 pts
13York County Estimated48.7+34.8 pts
14Otoe County Estimated48.2+36.1 pts
15Kearney County Estimated44.5+14.7 pts
16Hitchcock County Estimated40.7+40.6 pts
17Boone County Estimated37.4+18.6 pts
18Fillmore County Estimated36.3+0.2 pts
19Knox County Estimated36.1+36.1 pts
20Cherry County Estimated36+36 pts
21Antelope County Estimated31.5-16.2 pts
22Cheyenne County Estimated31.2-0.2 pts
23Wayne County Estimated30.4+20.3 pts
24Box Butte County Estimated28-37.4 pts
25Jefferson County Estimated28+13.9 pts
26Butler County Estimated23.70 pts
27Seward County Estimated22.5+16.8 pts
28Morrill County Estimated22.3+22.3 pts
29Saunders County Estimated21.4-8.5 pts
30Sheridan County Estimated20.3+20.3 pts
31Scotts Bluff County Estimated19.6+14 pts
32Polk County Estimated19-38.6 pts
33Dodge County Estimated18.5+10.5 pts
34Dixon County Estimated18.1+18.1 pts
35Buffalo County Estimated17.6+1.8 pts
36Madison County Estimated16.9+5.7 pts
37Clay County Estimated16.4-32.4 pts
38Lincoln County Estimated15-5.9 pts
39Nemaha County Estimated14.20 pts
40Pierce County Estimated13.6-27.4 pts
41Keith County Estimated12.3-24.5 pts
42Dawson County Estimated12.2-0.1 pts
43Cedar County Estimated12.1-0 pts
44Cuming County Estimated11.2-22.3 pts
45Phelps County Estimated11.1+0.1 pts
46Cass County Estimated10.9-21.9 pts
47Douglas County Estimated10.5+3.7 pts
48Adams County Estimated9.6-0.1 pts
49Hall County Estimated9.5-4.8 pts
50Custer County Estimated9.5-28.2 pts
51Washington County Estimated9.4-18.9 pts
52Dakota County Estimated9.4-18.7 pts
53Colfax County Estimated9.2-28.2 pts
54Gage County Estimated9.2-0 pts
55Lancaster County Estimated7.2+2.3 pts
56Saline County Estimated6.8-0 pts
57Platte County Estimated5.6+5.6 pts
58Sarpy County Estimated3.9-0.1 pts
59Blaine County Estimated00 pts
59Boyd County Estimated00 pts
59Brown County Estimated00 pts
59Burt County Estimated0-59.4 pts
59Chase County Estimated0-26.6 pts
59Dawes County Estimated0-12.3 pts
59Franklin County Estimated00 pts
59Furnas County Estimated0-43.9 pts
59Garden County Estimated00 pts
59Garfield County Estimated00 pts
59Grant County Estimated00 pts
59Greeley County Estimated00 pts
59Harlan County Estimated0-32.8 pts
59Hayes County Estimated00 pts
59Holt County Estimated0-9.8 pts
59Hooker County Estimated00 pts
59Howard County Estimated0-30.5 pts
59Johnson County Estimated0-38.4 pts
59Keya Paha County Estimated00 pts
59Logan County Estimated00 pts
59Loup County Estimated0-170.4 pts
59McPherson County Estimated00 pts
59Nance County Estimated0-92 pts
59Nuckolls County Estimated00 pts
59Pawnee County Estimated0-79.7 pts
59Perkins County Estimated00 pts
59Red Willow County Estimated0-9.5 pts
59Richardson County Estimated0-13 pts
59Rock County Estimated00 pts
59Sherman County Estimated0-67.3 pts
59Stanton County Estimated0-17.2 pts
59Thayer County Estimated00 pts
59Valley County Estimated00 pts
59Webster County Estimated00 pts
59Wheeler County Estimated0-127.1 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 Nebraska by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [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 Nebraska by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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?

Arthur County, with 709.2 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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