Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatality rate

Loup County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 93 counties in 2018, at 339 per 100,000 people. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nebraska was 11.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest339Loup County
Median13.193 counties
Nebraska11.8History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County: 0 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: 0 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleBurt County: 15 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 24 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleCedar County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 50.9 per 100,000 peopleCherry County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleCuming County: 33 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleDakota County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDawes County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleDawson County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County: 54 per 100,000 peopleDixon County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleDundy County: 57.9 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County: 18 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 34 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGage County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleGarden County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 54 per 100,000 peopleGosper County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHall County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleHayes County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHolt County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleHooker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKearney County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKeith County: 60.2 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKimball County: 86.3 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 137 per 100,000 peopleLoup County: 339 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleNance County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County: 18.8 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County: 11.2 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 41.4 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County: 2.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 79.2 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleSarpy County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 58.3 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleThayer County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 0 per 100,000 peopleValley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 42 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 84.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Loup County: 339 per 100,000 peopleLoup County339Logan County: 137 per 100,000 peopleLogan County137Kimball County: 86.3 per 100,000 peopleKimball County86.3York County: 84.4 per 100,000 peopleYork County84.4Rock County: 79.2 per 100,000 peopleRock County79.2Seward County: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleSeward County73.8Keith County: 60.2 per 100,000 peopleKeith County60.2Sheridan County: 58.3 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County58.3Dundy County: 57.9 per 100,000 peopleDundy County57.9Deuel County: 54 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County54Garfield County: 54 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County54Garden County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleGarden County52.2Gosper County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleGosper County52.2Chase County: 50.9 per 100,000 peopleChase County50.9Howard County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleHoward County46.5Morrill County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County43.5Wayne County: 42 per 100,000 peopleWayne County42Pierce County: 41.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County41.4Colfax County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleColfax County37.5Cherry County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleCherry County36.2Brown County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleBrown County34.5Franklin County: 34 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County34Cuming County: 33 per 100,000 peopleCuming County33Clay County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County32.7Hamilton County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County32.1Harlan County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County31.7Webster County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster County28.7Nemaha County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County28.5Red Willow County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County27.9Butler County: 24 per 100,000 peopleButler County24Cedar County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleCedar County23.7Dawes County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleDawes County23.5Cass County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleCass County22.7Madison County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County22.4Adams County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleAdams County22.3Dawson County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleDawson County20.7Thayer County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleThayer County19.5Polk County: 19.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County19.2Otoe County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County18.8Gage County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleGage County18.5Loup County: 339 per 100,000 peopleLoup County339Logan County: 137 per 100,000 peopleLogan County137Kimball County: 86.3 per 100,000 peopleKimball County86.3York County: 84.4 per 100,000 peopleYork County84.4Rock County: 79.2 per 100,000 peopleRock County79.2Seward County: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleSeward County73.8Keith County: 60.2 per 100,000 peopleKeith County60.2Sheridan County: 58.3 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County58.3Dundy County: 57.9 per 100,000 peopleDundy County57.9Deuel County: 54 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County54Garfield County: 54 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County54Garden County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleGarden County52.2Gosper County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleGosper County52.2Chase County: 50.9 per 100,000 peopleChase County50.9Howard County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleHoward County46.5Morrill County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County43.5Wayne County: 42 per 100,000 peopleWayne County42Pierce County: 41.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County41.4Colfax County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleColfax County37.5Cherry County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleCherry County36.2Brown County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleBrown County34.5Franklin County: 34 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County34Cuming County: 33 per 100,000 peopleCuming County33Clay County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County32.7Hamilton County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County32.1Harlan County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County31.7Webster County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster County28.7Nemaha County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County28.5Red Willow County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County27.9Butler County: 24 per 100,000 peopleButler County24Cedar County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleCedar County23.7Dawes County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleDawes County23.5Cass County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleCass County22.7Madison County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County22.4Adams County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleAdams County22.3Dawson County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleDawson County20.7Thayer County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleThayer County19.5Polk County: 19.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County19.2Otoe County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County18.8Gage County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleGage County18.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people
Change on 2017
1Loup County339+339 pts
2Logan County137+3.5 pts
3Kimball County86.3+29.2 pts
4York County84.4+49.2 pts
5Rock County79.2+79.2 pts
6Seward County73.8+68 pts
7Keith County60.2-11.7 pts
8Sheridan County58.3+1.2 pts
9Dundy County57.9+57.9 pts
10Deuel County54+54 pts
11Garfield County54+54 pts
12Garden County52.2+52.2 pts
12Gosper County52.2+52.2 pts
14Chase County50.9+25.5 pts
15Howard County46.5+46.5 pts
16Morrill County43.5+22.4 pts
17Wayne County42+31.4 pts
18Pierce County41.4+41.4 pts
19Colfax County37.5+18.8 pts
20Cherry County36.2-71.5 pts
21Brown County34.5+34.5 pts
22Franklin County34+34 pts
23Cuming County33+11 pts
24Clay County32.7+32.7 pts
25Hamilton County32.1+21.3 pts
26Harlan County31.7+0.8 pts
27Webster County28.7-28.8 pts
28Nemaha County28.5+28.5 pts
29Red Willow County27.9+0.1 pts
30Butler County24-0.1 pts
31Cedar County23.7-11.6 pts
32Dawes County23.5+12.1 pts
33Cass County22.7+11.3 pts
34Madison County22.4+5.5 pts
35Adams County22.3+12.9 pts
36Dawson County20.7-8.4 pts
37Thayer County19.5-19.5 pts
38Polk County19.2+0.3 pts
39Otoe County18.8+6.2 pts
40Gage County18.5+18.4 pts
41Fillmore County18+0.1 pts
42Stanton County16.80 pts
43Burt County15-29.8 pts
44Buffalo County14.2+2 pts
45Saunders County13.9-9.6 pts
46Scotts Bluff County13.7-2.7 pts
47Merrick County13.1+0.2 pts
48Richardson County12.5-12.4 pts
49Knox County11.8-11.7 pts
50Phelps County11.2-33.2 pts
51Cheyenne County10.4+10.4 pts
52Holt County9.8-9.7 pts
53Custer County9.3+0.1 pts
54Hall County7.9-9.6 pts
55Douglas County7.6+0.1 pts
56Saline County6.9+6.9 pts
57Lancaster County5.7-0 pts
58Sarpy County5.4-0.6 pts
59Dodge County5.4-13.4 pts
60Platte County2.9-8.9 pts
61Lincoln County2.8-14.1 pts
62Antelope County0-47.2 pts
62Arthur County00 pts
62Banner County00 pts
62Blaine County00 pts
62Boone County00 pts
62Box Butte County0-18.3 pts
62Boyd County00 pts
62Dakota County00 pts
62Dixon County00 pts
62Frontier County0-77.9 pts
62Furnas County00 pts
62Grant County0-157 pts
62Greeley County00 pts
62Hayes County0-118.1 pts
62Hitchcock County0-74.5 pts
62Hooker County00 pts
62Jefferson County0-27.5 pts
62Johnson County0-18.7 pts
62Kearney County0-15.2 pts
62Keya Paha County00 pts
62McPherson County00 pts
62Nance County00 pts
62Nuckolls County0-23.5 pts
62Pawnee County00 pts
62Perkins County00 pts
62Sherman County00 pts
62Sioux County00 pts
62Thomas County00 pts
62Thurston County0-87.1 pts
62Valley County00 pts
62Washington County0-19.6 pts
62Wheeler 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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?

Loup County, with 339 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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