Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatality rate

Blaine County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 93 counties in 2021, at 216 per 100,000 people. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nebraska was 11.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest216Blaine County
Median12.993 counties
Nebraska11.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County: 95.3 per 100,000 peopleArthur County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBanner County: 145.1 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County: 216 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 8 per 100,000 peopleBurt County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleCedar County: 24 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCherry County: 91.7 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleCuming County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleDakota County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleDawes County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleDawson County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleDixon County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleDundy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County: 36 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGage County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGarden County: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 54.6 per 100,000 peopleGosper County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleHall County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleHayes County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County: 115.3 per 100,000 peopleHolt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHooker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleKearney County: 15 per 100,000 peopleKeith County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKimball County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLoup County: 166.7 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County: 13 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleNance County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County: 22.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 41 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County: 5.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleSarpy County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 117.9 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 87.2 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleThayer County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleValley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 88.1 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 28.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Blaine County: 216 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County216Loup County: 166.7 per 100,000 peopleLoup County166.7Banner County: 145.1 per 100,000 peopleBanner County145.1Sheridan County: 117.9 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County117.9Hitchcock County: 115.3 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County115.3Antelope County: 95.3 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County95.3Cherry County: 91.7 per 100,000 peopleCherry County91.7Webster County: 88.1 per 100,000 peopleWebster County88.1Sioux County: 87.2 per 100,000 peopleSioux County87.2Garfield County: 54.6 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County54.6Garden County: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleGarden County54.3Deuel County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County54.1Greeley County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County45.9Morrill County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County43.8Jefferson County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County41.9Pierce County: 41 per 100,000 peoplePierce County41Fillmore County: 36 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County36Sherman County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleSherman County33.7Cuming County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleCuming County33.4Harlan County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County32.3Cheyenne County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County31.6Saunders County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County30.7Thurston County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleThurston County30.2Burt County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleBurt County29.8Nance County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleNance County29.6Cass County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County29.5Custer County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleCuster County28.6Nemaha County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County28.5Seward County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleSeward County28.5Red Willow County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County28.2Box Butte County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County28.1York County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleYork County28.1Richardson County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County25.7Dodge County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleDodge County24.2Keith County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleKeith County24.2Cedar County: 24 per 100,000 peopleCedar County24Phelps County: 22.4 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County22.4Thayer County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleThayer County20.4Scotts Bluff County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County19.5Johnson County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County18.8Blaine County: 216 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County216Loup County: 166.7 per 100,000 peopleLoup County166.7Banner County: 145.1 per 100,000 peopleBanner County145.1Sheridan County: 117.9 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County117.9Hitchcock County: 115.3 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County115.3Antelope County: 95.3 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County95.3Cherry County: 91.7 per 100,000 peopleCherry County91.7Webster County: 88.1 per 100,000 peopleWebster County88.1Sioux County: 87.2 per 100,000 peopleSioux County87.2Garfield County: 54.6 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County54.6Garden County: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleGarden County54.3Deuel County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County54.1Greeley County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County45.9Morrill County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County43.8Jefferson County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County41.9Pierce County: 41 per 100,000 peoplePierce County41Fillmore County: 36 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County36Sherman County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleSherman County33.7Cuming County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleCuming County33.4Harlan County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County32.3Cheyenne County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County31.6Saunders County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County30.7Thurston County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleThurston County30.2Burt County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleBurt County29.8Nance County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleNance County29.6Cass County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County29.5Custer County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleCuster County28.6Nemaha County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County28.5Seward County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleSeward County28.5Red Willow County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County28.2Box Butte County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County28.1York County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleYork County28.1Richardson County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County25.7Dodge County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleDodge County24.2Keith County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleKeith County24.2Cedar County: 24 per 100,000 peopleCedar County24Phelps County: 22.4 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County22.4Thayer County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleThayer County20.4Scotts Bluff County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County19.5Johnson County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County18.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people
Change on 2020
1Blaine County216-17.7 pts
2Loup County166.7+166.7 pts
3Banner County145.1-2.4 pts
4Sheridan County117.9+117.9 pts
5Hitchcock County115.3+77.1 pts
6Antelope County95.3+79.4 pts
7Cherry County91.7+73.4 pts
8Webster County88.1+58.7 pts
9Sioux County87.2+87.2 pts
10Garfield County54.6+54.6 pts
11Garden County54.3+1.4 pts
12Deuel County54.1-164.1 pts
13Greeley County45.9-45.9 pts
14Morrill County43.8-0.1 pts
15Jefferson County41.9+14.4 pts
16Pierce County41+41 pts
17Fillmore County36+18.1 pts
18Sherman County33.7-0.1 pts
19Cuming County33.4+22.3 pts
20Harlan County32.3-0.4 pts
21Cheyenne County31.6-10.6 pts
22Saunders County30.7+12.8 pts
23Thurston County30.2+15.4 pts
24Burt County29.8-29.7 pts
25Nance County29.6+0.1 pts
26Cass County29.5+7 pts
27Custer County28.6-0 pts
28Nemaha County28.5+14.4 pts
29Seward County28.5+0.1 pts
30Red Willow County28.2+9.5 pts
31Box Butte County28.1+18.9 pts
32York County28.1+13.9 pts
33Richardson County25.7+13 pts
34Dodge County24.2+2.7 pts
35Keith County24.2-11.8 pts
36Cedar County24+12.1 pts
37Phelps County22.4+0.1 pts
38Thayer County20.4-39.3 pts
39Scotts Bluff County19.5+0.1 pts
40Johnson County18.8-0.1 pts
41Boone County18.6+18.6 pts
42Stanton County17.2+17.2 pts
43Howard County15.3+15.3 pts
44Kearney County150 pts
45Saline County13.8-33.8 pts
46Merrick County13-13.1 pts
47Hall County12.9+1.7 pts
48Dawson County12.5+0.1 pts
49Dawes County12.30 pts
50Knox County11.9-0 pts
51Lincoln County11.7-23 pts
52Hamilton County10.7+10.7 pts
53Wayne County10.1-10.5 pts
54Colfax County9.5+0.1 pts
55Washington County9.5-9.6 pts
56Buffalo County8+2 pts
57Douglas County6.7-1.2 pts
58Adams County6.5-9.6 pts
59Platte County5.8-5.8 pts
60Madison County5.7+2.8 pts
61Lancaster County5.3-0.3 pts
62Sarpy County5.2+0.5 pts
63Dakota County4.7-9.2 pts
64Arthur County00 pts
64Boyd County00 pts
64Brown County00 pts
64Butler County0-23.9 pts
64Chase County00 pts
64Clay County0-32.7 pts
64Dixon County0-17.9 pts
64Dundy County00 pts
64Franklin County00 pts
64Frontier County00 pts
64Furnas County00 pts
64Gage County0-9.2 pts
64Gosper County0-105.5 pts
64Grant County0-162.3 pts
64Hayes County00 pts
64Holt County0-9.9 pts
64Hooker County00 pts
64Keya Paha County00 pts
64Kimball County0-117.4 pts
64Logan County00 pts
64McPherson County0-252.5 pts
64Nuckolls County00 pts
64Otoe County0-12.6 pts
64Pawnee County0-118.1 pts
64Perkins County00 pts
64Polk County0-19.2 pts
64Rock County00 pts
64Thomas County00 pts
64Valley County00 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatality rate, 2021. 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 216 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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