Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatality rate

Arthur County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 93 counties in 2013, at 226.2 per 100,000 people. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nebraska was 11.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest226.2Arthur County
Median13.293 counties
Nebraska11.3History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleArthur County: 226.2 per 100,000 peopleBanner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 73 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleBurt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleCedar County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCherry County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleCuming County: 22 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleDakota County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleDawes County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleDawson County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County: 103.7 per 100,000 peopleDixon County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleDundy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGage County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleGarden County: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGosper County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHall County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 43.6 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleHayes County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleHolt County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleHooker County: 133.3 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleKearney County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKeith County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKimball County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 130 per 100,000 peopleLoup County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleNance County: 85.4 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County: 12.8 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 73.3 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 69.2 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County: 6.1 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 142.5 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleSarpy County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleThayer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleValley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 21 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 21.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Arthur County: 226.2 per 100,000 peopleArthur County226.2Rock County: 142.5 per 100,000 peopleRock County142.5Hooker County: 133.3 per 100,000 peopleHooker County133.3Logan County: 130 per 100,000 peopleLogan County130Deuel County: 103.7 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County103.7Nance County: 85.4 per 100,000 peopleNance County85.4Pawnee County: 73.3 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County73.3Boone County: 73 per 100,000 peopleBoone County73Pierce County: 69.2 per 100,000 peoplePierce County69.2Garden County: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleGarden County51.7Boyd County: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County50.1Nuckolls County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County45.7Thurston County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleThurston County44.5Hamilton County: 43.6 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County43.6Cass County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleCass County39.4Johnson County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County38.2Polk County: 38.1 per 100,000 peoplePolk County38.1Keith County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleKeith County36.2Hitchcock County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County35.7Fillmore County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County35.4Cherry County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCherry County35.4Brown County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleBrown County34.1Dawes County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleDawes County33.3Stanton County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleStanton County32.9Franklin County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County32.8Howard County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleHoward County31.6Antelope County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County30.9Harlan County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County29.4Holt County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleHolt County28.8Custer County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleCuster County27.8Cedar County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleCedar County23.2Gage County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleGage County22.9Cuming County: 22 per 100,000 peopleCuming County22Dodge County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleDodge County21.8York County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleYork County21.4Wayne County: 21 per 100,000 peopleWayne County21Saline County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleSaline County20.9Dawson County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleDawson County20.7Morrill County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County20.4Sheridan County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County19.2Arthur County: 226.2 per 100,000 peopleArthur County226.2Rock County: 142.5 per 100,000 peopleRock County142.5Hooker County: 133.3 per 100,000 peopleHooker County133.3Logan County: 130 per 100,000 peopleLogan County130Deuel County: 103.7 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County103.7Nance County: 85.4 per 100,000 peopleNance County85.4Pawnee County: 73.3 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County73.3Boone County: 73 per 100,000 peopleBoone County73Pierce County: 69.2 per 100,000 peoplePierce County69.2Garden County: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleGarden County51.7Boyd County: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County50.1Nuckolls County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County45.7Thurston County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleThurston County44.5Hamilton County: 43.6 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County43.6Cass County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleCass County39.4Johnson County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County38.2Polk County: 38.1 per 100,000 peoplePolk County38.1Keith County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleKeith County36.2Hitchcock County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County35.7Fillmore County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County35.4Cherry County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCherry County35.4Brown County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleBrown County34.1Dawes County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleDawes County33.3Stanton County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleStanton County32.9Franklin County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County32.8Howard County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleHoward County31.6Antelope County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County30.9Harlan County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County29.4Holt County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleHolt County28.8Custer County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleCuster County27.8Cedar County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleCedar County23.2Gage County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleGage County22.9Cuming County: 22 per 100,000 peopleCuming County22Dodge County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleDodge County21.8York County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleYork County21.4Wayne County: 21 per 100,000 peopleWayne County21Saline County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleSaline County20.9Dawson County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleDawson County20.7Morrill County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County20.4Sheridan County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County19.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1Arthur County226.2+13.5 pts
2Rock County142.5+142.4 pts
3Hooker County133.3+133.3 pts
4Logan County130+1.7 pts
5Deuel County103.7-49 pts
6Nance County85.4+85.4 pts
7Pawnee County73.3+1.3 pts
8Boone County73+73 pts
9Pierce County69.2+55.3 pts
10Garden County51.7-98.9 pts
11Boyd County50.1+1.2 pts
12Nuckolls County45.7+23.1 pts
13Thurston County44.5+0.6 pts
14Hamilton County43.6+10.5 pts
15Cass County39.4+35.4 pts
16Johnson County38.2+19.1 pts
17Polk County38.1+0.2 pts
18Keith County36.2+12.1 pts
19Hitchcock County35.7-105.4 pts
20Fillmore County35.4+17.9 pts
21Cherry County35.4+17.7 pts
22Brown County34.1+34.1 pts
23Dawes County33.3+11.3 pts
24Stanton County32.9+32.9 pts
25Franklin County32.8+1.3 pts
26Howard County31.6-0.2 pts
27Antelope County30.9+15.6 pts
28Harlan County29.4+29.4 pts
29Holt County28.8-0 pts
30Custer County27.8-9.2 pts
31Cedar County23.2-11.3 pts
32Gage County22.9+13.7 pts
33Cuming County22-10.8 pts
34Dodge County21.8+19 pts
35York County21.4-0.1 pts
36Wayne County21+10.5 pts
37Saline County20.9+0.1 pts
38Dawson County20.7+8.2 pts
39Morrill County20.4+20.4 pts
40Sheridan County19.2+0.4 pts
41Colfax County19.2+0.2 pts
42Scotts Bluff County18.9+5.4 pts
43Dakota County18.8+18.8 pts
44Seward County17.5+11.6 pts
45Dixon County17.2+0.2 pts
46Nemaha County13.9+13.9 pts
47Jefferson County13.2-26.4 pts
48Merrick County12.8-25.6 pts
49Otoe County12.8-12.7 pts
50Buffalo County12.5-0.1 pts
51Knox County11.7-23.2 pts
52Madison County11.3+5.6 pts
53Lincoln County11.1-16.7 pts
54Hall County9.8-0.1 pts
55Cheyenne County9.8-39.4 pts
56Box Butte County8.8-8.9 pts
57Douglas County6.3-0.3 pts
58Platte County6.1-18.3 pts
59Lancaster County5+0.6 pts
60Washington County5-15 pts
61Saunders County4.8-4.8 pts
62Sarpy County4.7+0.5 pts
63Adams County3.2-12.8 pts
64Banner County00 pts
64Blaine County00 pts
64Burt County0-44.5 pts
64Butler County00 pts
64Chase County0-24.8 pts
64Clay County0-15.7 pts
64Dundy County00 pts
64Frontier County0-37 pts
64Furnas County00 pts
64Garfield County00 pts
64Gosper County0-48.6 pts
64Grant County00 pts
64Greeley County00 pts
64Hayes County0-110.6 pts
64Kearney County0-15.3 pts
64Keya Paha County00 pts
64Kimball County00 pts
64Loup County00 pts
64McPherson County00 pts
64Perkins County0-68.4 pts
64Phelps County0-10.9 pts
64Red Willow County0-9 pts
64Richardson County0-12.1 pts
64Sherman County00 pts
64Sioux County00 pts
64Thayer County0-58 pts
64Thomas County00 pts
64Valley County00 pts
64Webster County0-107.4 pts
64Wheeler County00 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).

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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 226.2 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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