Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatality rate

Blaine County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 93 counties in 2015, at 217.9 per 100,000 people. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nebraska was 12.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest217.9Blaine County
Median11.393 counties
Nebraska12.9History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County: 77.8 per 100,000 peopleArthur County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBanner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County: 217.9 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleBurt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleCedar County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCherry County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 29 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 80.3 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleCuming County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleDakota County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleDawes County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleDawson County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDixon County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleDundy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleGage County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleGarden County: 0 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: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleHayes County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHolt County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleHooker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleKearney County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKeith County: 24 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKimball County: 81.8 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLoup County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleNance County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County: 25.3 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 75.3 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County: 34.2 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County: 54.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 41.3 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County: 9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 73.6 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleSarpy County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleThayer County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleValley County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 10 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 28 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 14.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Blaine County: 217.9 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County217.9Kimball County: 81.8 per 100,000 peopleKimball County81.8Clay County: 80.3 per 100,000 peopleClay County80.3Antelope County: 77.8 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County77.8Pawnee County: 75.3 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County75.3Rock County: 73.6 per 100,000 peopleRock County73.6Thurston County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleThurston County58.4Sheridan County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County57.7Phelps County: 54.4 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County54.4Saline County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleSaline County48.8Butler County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleButler County48.5Cedar County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleCedar County47.1Nemaha County: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County42.6Pierce County: 41.3 per 100,000 peoplePierce County41.3Gage County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleGage County41.2Johnson County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County37.3Cherry County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCherry County35.4Perkins County: 34.2 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County34.2Brown County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleBrown County34.1Franklin County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County33.9Dawes County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleDawes County33.8Dawson County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleDawson County33.1Sherman County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleSherman County33.1Harlan County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County30.2Cheyenne County: 29 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County29Saunders County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County28.3Webster County: 28 per 100,000 peopleWebster County28Custer County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleCuster County27.9Cass County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleCass County27.4Otoe County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County25.3Richardson County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County24.8Valley County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleValley County24.1Keith County: 24 per 100,000 peopleKeith County24Nuckolls County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County23.2Furnas County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County20.8Morrill County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County20.4Holt County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleHolt County19.4Thayer County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleThayer County19.2Dodge County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleDodge County18.9Boone County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County18.4Blaine County: 217.9 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County217.9Kimball County: 81.8 per 100,000 peopleKimball County81.8Clay County: 80.3 per 100,000 peopleClay County80.3Antelope County: 77.8 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County77.8Pawnee County: 75.3 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County75.3Rock County: 73.6 per 100,000 peopleRock County73.6Thurston County: 58.4 per 100,000 peopleThurston County58.4Sheridan County: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County57.7Phelps County: 54.4 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County54.4Saline County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleSaline County48.8Butler County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleButler County48.5Cedar County: 47.1 per 100,000 peopleCedar County47.1Nemaha County: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County42.6Pierce County: 41.3 per 100,000 peoplePierce County41.3Gage County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleGage County41.2Johnson County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County37.3Cherry County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleCherry County35.4Perkins County: 34.2 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County34.2Brown County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleBrown County34.1Franklin County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County33.9Dawes County: 33.8 per 100,000 peopleDawes County33.8Dawson County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleDawson County33.1Sherman County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleSherman County33.1Harlan County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County30.2Cheyenne County: 29 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County29Saunders County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County28.3Webster County: 28 per 100,000 peopleWebster County28Custer County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleCuster County27.9Cass County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleCass County27.4Otoe County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County25.3Richardson County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County24.8Valley County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleValley County24.1Keith County: 24 per 100,000 peopleKeith County24Nuckolls County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County23.2Furnas County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County20.8Morrill County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County20.4Holt County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleHolt County19.4Thayer County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleThayer County19.2Dodge County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleDodge County18.9Boone County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County18.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1Blaine County217.9+217.9 pts
2Kimball County81.8+54.7 pts
3Clay County80.3+16.5 pts
4Antelope County77.8+46.7 pts
5Pawnee County75.3+1.2 pts
6Rock County73.6+73.6 pts
7Thurston County58.4-15.3 pts
8Sheridan County57.7+0.4 pts
9Phelps County54.4+54.4 pts
10Saline County48.8+48.8 pts
11Butler County48.5+36.5 pts
12Cedar County47.1+11.9 pts
13Nemaha County42.6+42.6 pts
14Pierce County41.3-41.3 pts
15Gage County41.2+36.6 pts
16Johnson County37.3+37.3 pts
17Cherry County35.4-0.3 pts
18Perkins County34.2+34.2 pts
19Brown County34.10 pts
20Franklin County33.9+0.9 pts
21Dawes County33.8+33.8 pts
22Dawson County33.1+4.2 pts
23Sherman County33.10 pts
24Harlan County30.2+0.5 pts
25Cheyenne County29+9.6 pts
26Saunders County28.3+9.3 pts
27Webster County28+28 pts
28Custer County27.9-9.4 pts
29Cass County27.4-4 pts
30Otoe County25.3+18.9 pts
31Richardson County24.8+12.5 pts
32Valley County24.1+24.1 pts
33Keith County240 pts
34Nuckolls County23.2+23.2 pts
35Furnas County20.8+0.1 pts
36Morrill County20.4-61.3 pts
37Holt County19.4+19.4 pts
38Thayer County19.2-18.7 pts
39Dodge County18.9-0 pts
40Boone County18.4+0.1 pts
41Seward County17.4-46.5 pts
42Dixon County17.4+17.4 pts
43Stanton County16.9-65.3 pts
44York County14.2+7.1 pts
45Dakota County14.1-4.8 pts
46Merrick County12.9-25.9 pts
47Madison County11.3+8.5 pts
48Scotts Bluff County10.9-2.7 pts
49Hamilton County10.8-0.1 pts
50Buffalo County10.3-2.2 pts
51Washington County10-5 pts
52Douglas County9.6+3.3 pts
53Colfax County9.4+9.4 pts
54Platte County9-0.1 pts
55Box Butte County8.8-8.8 pts
56Lincoln County8.4-14 pts
57Hall County8.1-1.6 pts
58Lancaster County6.8-0.7 pts
59Sarpy County5.1+3.4 pts
60Adams County3.2-3.2 pts
61Arthur County00 pts
61Banner County00 pts
61Boyd County00 pts
61Burt County00 pts
61Chase County0-75 pts
61Cuming County0-43.9 pts
61Deuel County00 pts
61Dundy County00 pts
61Fillmore County0-17.8 pts
61Frontier County0-37.2 pts
61Garden County00 pts
61Garfield County00 pts
61Gosper County0-50.8 pts
61Grant County00 pts
61Greeley County00 pts
61Hayes County00 pts
61Hitchcock County00 pts
61Hooker County00 pts
61Howard County0-31.5 pts
61Jefferson County0-27.2 pts
61Kearney County0-15.1 pts
61Keya Paha County0-251.6 pts
61Knox County0-11.8 pts
61Logan County00 pts
61Loup County00 pts
61McPherson County00 pts
61Nance County0-57.7 pts
61Polk County0-37.9 pts
61Red Willow County0-9.2 pts
61Sioux County00 pts
61Thomas County00 pts
61Wayne County0-31.6 pts
61Wheeler 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?

Blaine County, with 217.9 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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