Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatality rate

Grant County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 93 counties in 2017, at 157 per 100,000 people. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nebraska was 11.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest157Grant County
Median11.893 counties
Nebraska11.8History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleArthur County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBanner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleBurt County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleCedar County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleCherry County: 107.7 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCuming County: 22 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleDakota County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDawes County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleDawson County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDixon County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleDundy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County: 77.9 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGage County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGarden County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGosper County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 157 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHall County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleHayes County: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County: 74.5 per 100,000 peopleHolt County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleHooker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleKearney County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleKeith County: 71.9 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKimball County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 133.5 per 100,000 peopleLoup County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleNance County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County: 12.6 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County: 44.3 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County: 11.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSarpy County: 6 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleThayer County: 39 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleValley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 57.4 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 35.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Grant County: 157 per 100,000 peopleGrant County157Logan County: 133.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County133.5Hayes County: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleHayes County118.1Cherry County: 107.7 per 100,000 peopleCherry County107.7Thurston County: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleThurston County87.1Frontier County: 77.9 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County77.9Hitchcock County: 74.5 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County74.5Keith County: 71.9 per 100,000 peopleKeith County71.9Webster County: 57.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County57.4Sheridan County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County57.1Kimball County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleKimball County57.1Antelope County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County47.2Burt County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleBurt County44.8Phelps County: 44.3 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County44.3Thayer County: 39 per 100,000 peopleThayer County39Cedar County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleCedar County35.3York County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleYork County35.2Harlan County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County30.9Dawson County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleDawson County29.1Red Willow County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County27.8Jefferson County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County27.5Chase County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleChase County25.3Richardson County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County24.9Butler County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleButler County24.1Nuckolls County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County23.5Knox County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleKnox County23.5Saunders County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County23.4Cuming County: 22 per 100,000 peopleCuming County22Morrill County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County21.1Washington County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County19.6Holt County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleHolt County19.4Polk County: 18.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County18.8Colfax County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleColfax County18.8Johnson County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County18.7Dodge County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleDodge County18.7Box Butte County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County18.3Fillmore County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County17.9Hall County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleHall County17.6Lincoln County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County16.9Madison County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County16.8Grant County: 157 per 100,000 peopleGrant County157Logan County: 133.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County133.5Hayes County: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleHayes County118.1Cherry County: 107.7 per 100,000 peopleCherry County107.7Thurston County: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleThurston County87.1Frontier County: 77.9 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County77.9Hitchcock County: 74.5 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County74.5Keith County: 71.9 per 100,000 peopleKeith County71.9Webster County: 57.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County57.4Sheridan County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County57.1Kimball County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleKimball County57.1Antelope County: 47.2 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County47.2Burt County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleBurt County44.8Phelps County: 44.3 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County44.3Thayer County: 39 per 100,000 peopleThayer County39Cedar County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleCedar County35.3York County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleYork County35.2Harlan County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County30.9Dawson County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleDawson County29.1Red Willow County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County27.8Jefferson County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County27.5Chase County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleChase County25.3Richardson County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County24.9Butler County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleButler County24.1Nuckolls County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County23.5Knox County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleKnox County23.5Saunders County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County23.4Cuming County: 22 per 100,000 peopleCuming County22Morrill County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County21.1Washington County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County19.6Holt County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleHolt County19.4Polk County: 18.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County18.8Colfax County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleColfax County18.8Johnson County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County18.7Dodge County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleDodge County18.7Box Butte County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County18.3Fillmore County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County17.9Hall County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleHall County17.6Lincoln County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County16.9Madison County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County16.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people
Change on 2016
1Grant County157+157 pts
2Logan County133.5+133.5 pts
3Hayes County118.1+118.1 pts
4Cherry County107.7+54.5 pts
5Thurston County87.1+43.5 pts
6Frontier County77.9+77.9 pts
7Hitchcock County74.5+0.9 pts
8Keith County71.9-0.1 pts
9Webster County57.4+57.4 pts
10Sheridan County57.1+18.7 pts
11Kimball County57.1+29.4 pts
12Antelope County47.2+15.8 pts
13Burt County44.8+14.8 pts
14Phelps County44.3+11.6 pts
15Thayer County39+19.6 pts
16Cedar County35.3-11.3 pts
17York County35.2+6.9 pts
18Harlan County30.9+0.5 pts
19Dawson County29.1-8.2 pts
20Red Willow County27.8+27.8 pts
21Jefferson County27.5+27.5 pts
22Chase County25.3-0.1 pts
23Richardson County24.9+12.5 pts
24Butler County24.1+11.9 pts
25Nuckolls County23.5+23.5 pts
26Knox County23.5-11.6 pts
27Saunders County23.4-0.1 pts
28Cuming County22+22 pts
29Morrill County21.1+21.1 pts
30Washington County19.6+19.6 pts
31Holt County19.4+19.4 pts
32Polk County18.8-0.4 pts
33Colfax County18.8-18.7 pts
34Johnson County18.7-18.6 pts
35Dodge County18.7+10.7 pts
36Box Butte County18.3+9.4 pts
37Fillmore County17.9+0.2 pts
38Hall County17.6+9.6 pts
39Lincoln County16.9-19.5 pts
40Madison County16.8-11.4 pts
41Stanton County16.8+16.8 pts
42Scotts Bluff County16.3-8 pts
43Kearney County15.2-45.4 pts
44Merrick County12.9-38.7 pts
45Otoe County12.6+12.6 pts
46Buffalo County12.2-6.2 pts
47Platte County11.8-0.1 pts
48Cass County11.5+7.6 pts
49Dawes County11.4+0.1 pts
50Hamilton County10.7-0.1 pts
51Wayne County10.6+0.2 pts
52Adams County9.5-6.4 pts
53Custer County9.3-0 pts
54Douglas County7.6+1.2 pts
55Sarpy County6+2.1 pts
56Seward County5.7-0 pts
57Lancaster County5.7+0.9 pts
58Arthur County00 pts
58Banner County00 pts
58Blaine County00 pts
58Boone County00 pts
58Boyd County0-51.5 pts
58Brown County0-33.9 pts
58Cheyenne County0-9.7 pts
58Clay County0-16.5 pts
58Dakota County0-28.3 pts
58Deuel County0-53.1 pts
58Dixon County00 pts
58Dundy County0-55.7 pts
58Franklin County00 pts
58Furnas County00 pts
58Gage County0-13.8 pts
58Garden County00 pts
58Garfield County0-52.6 pts
58Gosper County00 pts
58Greeley County00 pts
58Hooker County00 pts
58Howard County00 pts
58Keya Paha County00 pts
58Loup County00 pts
58McPherson County00 pts
58Nance County00 pts
58Nemaha County0-42.7 pts
58Pawnee County00 pts
58Perkins County00 pts
58Pierce County0-13.8 pts
58Rock County0-74.8 pts
58Saline County0-6.9 pts
58Sherman County0-33.4 pts
58Sioux County0-81.6 pts
58Thomas County00 pts
58Valley County0-24 pts
58Wheeler 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).

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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?

Grant County, with 157 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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