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Counties in Nevada by traffic fatality rate

Esmeralda County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 17 counties in 2015, at 650.2 per 100,000 people. Carson City had the lowest, at 3.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 24.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nevada was 11.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest650.2Esmeralda County
Lowest3.6Carson City
Median24.417 counties
Nevada11.4History

Map of counties, 2015

Churchill County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleElko County: 23 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County: 650.2 per 100,000 peopleEureka County: 208.7 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleLander County: 83.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 83.5 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 45 per 100,000 peopleNye County: 24.4 per 100,000 peoplePershing County: 15 per 100,000 peopleStorey County: 52.3 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleCarson City: 3.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Esmeralda County: 650.2 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County650.2Eureka County: 208.7 per 100,000 peopleEureka County208.7Lincoln County: 83.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County83.5Lander County: 83.4 per 100,000 peopleLander County83.4Storey County: 52.3 per 100,000 peopleStorey County52.3Humboldt County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County46.5Mineral County: 45 per 100,000 peopleMineral County45White Pine County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County41.4Nye County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleNye County24.4Elko County: 23 per 100,000 peopleElko County23Churchill County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County20.7Pershing County: 15 per 100,000 peoplePershing County15Douglas County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County14.7Lyon County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleLyon County13.3Clark County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County10.1Washoe County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County8.3Carson City: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleCarson City3.6Esmeralda County: 650.2 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County650.2Eureka County: 208.7 per 100,000 peopleEureka County208.7Lincoln County: 83.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County83.5Lander County: 83.4 per 100,000 peopleLander County83.4Storey County: 52.3 per 100,000 peopleStorey County52.3Humboldt County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County46.5Mineral County: 45 per 100,000 peopleMineral County45White Pine County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County41.4Nye County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleNye County24.4Elko County: 23 per 100,000 peopleElko County23Churchill County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County20.7Pershing County: 15 per 100,000 peoplePershing County15Douglas County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County14.7Lyon County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleLyon County13.3Clark County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County10.1Washoe County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County8.3Carson City: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleCarson City3.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Esmeralda County650.2+261.1 pts
2Eureka County208.7-55.2 pts
3Lincoln County83.5+22.5 pts
4Lander County83.4+34 pts
5Storey County52.3-1 pts
6Humboldt County46.5-11.1 pts
7Mineral County45+45 pts
8White Pine County41.4+41.4 pts
9Nye County24.4-2.5 pts
10Elko County23-1.5 pts
11Churchill County20.7+4 pts
12Pershing County15-44.4 pts
13Douglas County14.7+8.4 pts
14Lyon County13.3-9.8 pts
15Clark County10.1+1.6 pts
16Washoe County8.3-0.4 pts
17Carson City3.6-5.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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 Nevada by traffic fatality rate, 2015) [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 Nevada by traffic fatality rate, 2015. 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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Esmeralda County, with 650.2 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Carson City, with 3.6 per 100,000 people in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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