Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatality rate

Arthur County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 93 counties in 2023, at 240.4 per 100,000 people. Webster County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nebraska was 11.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest240.4Arthur County
Median11.293 counties
Nebraska11.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County: 47.7 per 100,000 peopleArthur County: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleBanner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County: 65.4 per 100,000 peopleBoyd County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBurt County: 59.4 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleCedar County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleChase County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleCherry County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleCuming County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleDakota County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleDawes County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleDawson County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDixon County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleDundy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFrontier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleGage County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleGarden County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGosper County: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHall County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleHayes County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHitchcock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHolt County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleHooker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleKearney County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleKeith County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKimball County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLoup County: 170.4 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County: 51.6 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNance County: 92 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleNuckolls County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOtoe County: 12.2 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 79.7 per 100,000 peoplePerkins County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePhelps County: 11 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 41.1 per 100,000 peoplePlatte County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 57.6 per 100,000 peopleRed Willow County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleRichardson County: 13 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSaline County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleSarpy County: 4 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleScotts Bluff County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleSeward County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 67.3 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStanton County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleThayer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThomas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleValley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 127.1 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 13.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Arthur County: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleArthur County240.4Loup County: 170.4 per 100,000 peopleLoup County170.4Gosper County: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleGosper County163.3Wheeler County: 127.1 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County127.1Nance County: 92 per 100,000 peopleNance County92Pawnee County: 79.7 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County79.7Sherman County: 67.3 per 100,000 peopleSherman County67.3Box Butte County: 65.4 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County65.4Kimball County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleKimball County60.3Burt County: 59.4 per 100,000 peopleBurt County59.4Polk County: 57.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County57.6Merrick County: 51.6 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County51.6Clay County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County48.8Antelope County: 47.7 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County47.7Thurston County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleThurston County45.7Furnas County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County43.9Pierce County: 41.1 per 100,000 peoplePierce County41.1Johnson County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County38.4Custer County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleCuster County37.7Colfax County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleColfax County37.4Keith County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleKeith County36.8Fillmore County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County36.1Cuming County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleCuming County33.5Harlan County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County32.8Cass County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleCass County32.8Cheyenne County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County31.4Howard County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleHoward County30.5Saunders County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County29.8Kearney County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleKearney County29.7Washington County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County28.3Dakota County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleDakota County28.1Chase County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleChase County26.6Butler County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleButler County23.7Lincoln County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County20.9Boone County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleBoone County18.8Stanton County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleStanton County17.2Buffalo County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County15.8Hall County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleHall County14.4Nemaha County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County14.2Jefferson County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County14.1Arthur County: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleArthur County240.4Loup County: 170.4 per 100,000 peopleLoup County170.4Gosper County: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleGosper County163.3Wheeler County: 127.1 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County127.1Nance County: 92 per 100,000 peopleNance County92Pawnee County: 79.7 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County79.7Sherman County: 67.3 per 100,000 peopleSherman County67.3Box Butte County: 65.4 per 100,000 peopleBox Butte County65.4Kimball County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleKimball County60.3Burt County: 59.4 per 100,000 peopleBurt County59.4Polk County: 57.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County57.6Merrick County: 51.6 per 100,000 peopleMerrick County51.6Clay County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County48.8Antelope County: 47.7 per 100,000 peopleAntelope County47.7Thurston County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleThurston County45.7Furnas County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleFurnas County43.9Pierce County: 41.1 per 100,000 peoplePierce County41.1Johnson County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County38.4Custer County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleCuster County37.7Colfax County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleColfax County37.4Keith County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleKeith County36.8Fillmore County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleFillmore County36.1Cuming County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleCuming County33.5Harlan County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleHarlan County32.8Cass County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleCass County32.8Cheyenne County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County31.4Howard County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleHoward County30.5Saunders County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleSaunders County29.8Kearney County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleKearney County29.7Washington County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County28.3Dakota County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleDakota County28.1Chase County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleChase County26.6Butler County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleButler County23.7Lincoln County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County20.9Boone County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleBoone County18.8Stanton County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleStanton County17.2Buffalo County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County15.8Hall County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleHall County14.4Nemaha County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleNemaha County14.2Jefferson County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County14.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people
Change on 2022
1Arthur County240.4+240.4 pts
2Loup County170.4+170.4 pts
3Gosper County163.3+108.7 pts
4Wheeler County127.1+127.1 pts
5Nance County92+92 pts
6Pawnee County79.7+79.7 pts
7Sherman County67.3+34 pts
8Box Butte County65.4+28 pts
9Kimball County60.3+0.5 pts
10Burt County59.4+30 pts
11Polk County57.6+0.2 pts
12Merrick County51.6-39.2 pts
13Clay County48.8+32.4 pts
14Antelope County47.7+47.7 pts
15Thurston County45.7+15.2 pts
16Furnas County43.9+43.9 pts
17Pierce County41.1+27.4 pts
18Johnson County38.4+0.4 pts
19Custer County37.7+9.1 pts
20Colfax County37.4+28 pts
21Keith County36.8+0.2 pts
22Fillmore County36.1+18 pts
23Cuming County33.5-11.1 pts
24Harlan County32.8-0.3 pts
25Cass County32.8+14.4 pts
26Cheyenne County31.4+10.4 pts
27Howard County30.5+30.5 pts
28Saunders County29.8+25.5 pts
29Kearney County29.7+29.7 pts
30Washington County28.3+18.9 pts
31Dakota County28.1+18.7 pts
32Chase County26.6+26.6 pts
33Butler County23.7-11.9 pts
34Lincoln County20.9+12 pts
35Boone County18.8+18.8 pts
36Stanton County17.2-0.2 pts
37Buffalo County15.8+7.9 pts
38Hall County14.4+3.1 pts
39Nemaha County14.2-0.1 pts
40Jefferson County14.1+0.1 pts
41York County13.9-14 pts
42Richardson County13-25.8 pts
43Dawson County12.3-8.5 pts
44Dawes County12.3+12.3 pts
45Otoe County12.2-6.3 pts
46Cedar County12.1-23.7 pts
47Madison County11.2-0.1 pts
48Phelps County11+11 pts
49Hamilton County10.5-31.9 pts
50Wayne County10.1-30.3 pts
51Holt County9.9-0.1 pts
52Adams County9.7+3.3 pts
53Red Willow County9.5-18.9 pts
54Gage County9.2-9.3 pts
55Dodge County8-16.2 pts
56Saline County6.8-0 pts
57Douglas County6.7-0.1 pts
58Seward County5.7-51.1 pts
59Scotts Bluff County5.6-2.8 pts
60Lancaster County4.9-5 pts
61Sarpy County4-2.1 pts
62Banner County00 pts
62Blaine County00 pts
62Boyd County0-57.6 pts
62Brown County00 pts
62Cherry County00 pts
62Deuel County0-52.6 pts
62Dixon County0-18.1 pts
62Dundy County0-62.5 pts
62Franklin County00 pts
62Frontier County00 pts
62Garden County00 pts
62Garfield County00 pts
62Grant County00 pts
62Greeley County00 pts
62Hayes County0-115.7 pts
62Hitchcock County0-38.3 pts
62Hooker County00 pts
62Keya Paha County00 pts
62Knox County0-12 pts
62Logan County00 pts
62McPherson County00 pts
62Morrill County0-132.5 pts
62Nuckolls County0-24.5 pts
62Perkins County00 pts
62Platte County0-8.7 pts
62Rock County00 pts
62Sheridan County0-19.9 pts
62Sioux County0-354.3 pts
62Thayer County0-41.1 pts
62Thomas County00 pts
62Valley County0-24.6 pts
62Webster County0-30 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, 2023. 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?

Arthur County, with 240.4 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Webster County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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