Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatality rate

Morrill County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 93 counties in 2019, at 153.5 per 100,000 people. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nebraska was 12.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest153.5Morrill County
Median1293 counties
Nebraska12.7History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 9.6 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: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 10 per 100,000 peopleBurt County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 12 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 52.8 per 100,000 peopleCedar County: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleCherry County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCuming County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleDakota County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleDawes County: 12 per 100,000 peopleDawson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County: 54.2 per 100,000 peopleDixon County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleDundy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGage County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleGarden County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleGosper County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHall County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHayes County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHolt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHooker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 19 per 100,000 peopleKearney County: 60.1 per 100,000 peopleKeith County: 24 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County: 127.4 per 100,000 peopleKimball County: 85.3 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 20 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLoup County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County: 153.5 per 100,000 peopleNance County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County: 12.5 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 38.8 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County: 69.7 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County: 11.2 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 13.7 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County: 20.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleSarpy County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleThayer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 0 per 100,000 peopleValley County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 7.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Morrill County: 153.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County153.5Keya Paha County: 127.4 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County127.4Kimball County: 85.3 per 100,000 peopleKimball County85.3Perkins County: 69.7 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County69.7Kearney County: 60.1 per 100,000 peopleKearney County60.1Cedar County: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleCedar County59.7Garfield County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County54.4Deuel County: 54.2 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County54.2Garden County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleGarden County54.1Cass County: 52.8 per 100,000 peopleCass County52.8Howard County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleHoward County46.7Jefferson County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County41.9Saline County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleSaline County41.5Frontier County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County39.1Pawnee County: 38.8 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County38.8Polk County: 38.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County38.6Cherry County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleCherry County36.7Franklin County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County34.6Stanton County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleStanton County33.9Clay County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County32.8Nance County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleNance County29.9Burt County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleBurt County29.8Seward County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleSeward County28.2Box Butte County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County27.6Merrick County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County26.1Chase County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleChase County25.4Valley County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleValley County24.5Dodge County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleDodge County24.2Keith County: 24 per 100,000 peopleKeith County24Cheyenne County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County21.4Hamilton County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County21.2Dawson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleDawson County20.8Platte County: 20.4 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County20.4Lincoln County: 20 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County20Madison County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County19.6Johnson County: 19 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County19Colfax County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleColfax County18.8Custer County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleCuster County18.7Boone County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleBoone County18.5Saunders County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County18.2Morrill County: 153.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County153.5Keya Paha County: 127.4 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County127.4Kimball County: 85.3 per 100,000 peopleKimball County85.3Perkins County: 69.7 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County69.7Kearney County: 60.1 per 100,000 peopleKearney County60.1Cedar County: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleCedar County59.7Garfield County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County54.4Deuel County: 54.2 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County54.2Garden County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleGarden County54.1Cass County: 52.8 per 100,000 peopleCass County52.8Howard County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleHoward County46.7Jefferson County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County41.9Saline County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleSaline County41.5Frontier County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County39.1Pawnee County: 38.8 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County38.8Polk County: 38.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County38.6Cherry County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleCherry County36.7Franklin County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County34.6Stanton County: 33.9 per 100,000 peopleStanton County33.9Clay County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County32.8Nance County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleNance County29.9Burt County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleBurt County29.8Seward County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleSeward County28.2Box Butte County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County27.6Merrick County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County26.1Chase County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleChase County25.4Valley County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleValley County24.5Dodge County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleDodge County24.2Keith County: 24 per 100,000 peopleKeith County24Cheyenne County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County21.4Hamilton County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County21.2Dawson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleDawson County20.8Platte County: 20.4 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County20.4Lincoln County: 20 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County20Madison County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County19.6Johnson County: 19 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County19Colfax County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleColfax County18.8Custer County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleCuster County18.7Boone County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleBoone County18.5Saunders County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County18.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people
Change on 2018
1Morrill County153.5+110 pts
2Keya Paha County127.4+127.4 pts
3Kimball County85.3-1 pts
4Perkins County69.7+69.7 pts
5Kearney County60.1+60.1 pts
6Cedar County59.7+35.9 pts
7Garfield County54.4+0.4 pts
8Deuel County54.2+0.2 pts
9Garden County54.1+1.8 pts
10Cass County52.8+30.1 pts
11Howard County46.7+0.2 pts
12Jefferson County41.9+41.9 pts
13Saline County41.5+34.7 pts
14Frontier County39.1+39.1 pts
15Pawnee County38.8+38.8 pts
16Polk County38.6+19.5 pts
17Cherry County36.7+0.5 pts
18Franklin County34.6+0.6 pts
19Stanton County33.9+17.1 pts
20Clay County32.80 pts
21Nance County29.9+29.9 pts
22Burt County29.8+14.8 pts
23Seward County28.2-45.5 pts
24Box Butte County27.6+27.6 pts
25Merrick County26.1+13 pts
26Chase County25.4-25.4 pts
27Valley County24.5+24.5 pts
28Dodge County24.2+18.8 pts
29Keith County24-36.2 pts
30Cheyenne County21.4+11 pts
31Hamilton County21.2-10.9 pts
32Dawson County20.8+0.1 pts
33Platte County20.4+17.5 pts
34Lincoln County20+17.2 pts
35Madison County19.6-2.8 pts
36Johnson County19+19 pts
37Colfax County18.8-18.7 pts
38Custer County18.7+9.4 pts
39Boone County18.5+18.5 pts
40Saunders County18.2+4.3 pts
41Fillmore County18.1+0.1 pts
42Nemaha County14.3-14.2 pts
43Pierce County13.7-27.7 pts
44Hall County12.7+4.7 pts
45Richardson County12.6+0.1 pts
46Otoe County12.5-6.3 pts
47Butler County12-12 pts
48Dawes County12-11.5 pts
49Sarpy County11.6+6.3 pts
50Phelps County11.20 pts
51Cuming County11.1-21.9 pts
52Wayne County10.4-31.6 pts
53Buffalo County10-4.1 pts
54Washington County9.7+9.7 pts
55Adams County9.6-12.7 pts
56Red Willow County9.3-18.6 pts
57Gage County9.2-9.3 pts
58Scotts Bluff County8.3-5.4 pts
59Lancaster County7.5+1.8 pts
60York County7.1-77.3 pts
61Douglas County6.4-1.3 pts
62Dakota County4.7+4.7 pts
63Antelope County00 pts
63Arthur County00 pts
63Banner County00 pts
63Blaine County00 pts
63Boyd County00 pts
63Brown County0-34.5 pts
63Dixon County00 pts
63Dundy County0-57.9 pts
63Furnas County00 pts
63Gosper County0-52.2 pts
63Grant County00 pts
63Greeley County00 pts
63Harlan County0-31.7 pts
63Hayes County00 pts
63Hitchcock County00 pts
63Holt County0-9.8 pts
63Hooker County00 pts
63Knox County0-11.8 pts
63Logan County0-137 pts
63Loup County0-339 pts
63McPherson County00 pts
63Nuckolls County00 pts
63Rock County0-79.2 pts
63Sheridan County0-58.3 pts
63Sherman County00 pts
63Sioux County00 pts
63Thayer County0-19.5 pts
63Thomas County00 pts
63Thurston County00 pts
63Webster County0-28.7 pts
63Wheeler 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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?

Morrill County, with 153.5 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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