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Counties in Nevada by traffic fatality rate

Esmeralda County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 17 counties in 2016, at 401.6 per 100,000 people. Lyon County had the lowest, at 1.9 per 100,000 people. The median was 21.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nevada was 11.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest401.6Esmeralda County
Lowest1.9Lyon County
Median21.117 counties
Nevada11.3History

Map of counties, 2016

Churchill County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleElko County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County: 401.6 per 100,000 peopleEureka County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleLander County: 51.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 90.8 per 100,000 peopleNye County: 13.1 per 100,000 peoplePershing County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleStorey County: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County: 11 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County: 73.7 per 100,000 peopleCarson City: 12.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Esmeralda County: 401.6 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County401.6Mineral County: 90.8 per 100,000 peopleMineral County90.8White Pine County: 73.7 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County73.7Eureka County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleEureka County55.7Lander County: 51.5 per 100,000 peopleLander County51.5Storey County: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleStorey County50.8Churchill County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County33.2Humboldt County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County29.4Lincoln County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County21.1Elko County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleElko County15.2Pershing County: 15.1 per 100,000 peoplePershing County15.1Nye County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleNye County13.1Carson City: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCarson City12.5Washoe County: 11 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County11Douglas County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County10.4Clark County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County10.3Lyon County: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleLyon County1.9Esmeralda County: 401.6 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County401.6Mineral County: 90.8 per 100,000 peopleMineral County90.8White Pine County: 73.7 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County73.7Eureka County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleEureka County55.7Lander County: 51.5 per 100,000 peopleLander County51.5Storey County: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleStorey County50.8Churchill County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County33.2Humboldt County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County29.4Lincoln County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County21.1Elko County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleElko County15.2Pershing County: 15.1 per 100,000 peoplePershing County15.1Nye County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleNye County13.1Carson City: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCarson City12.5Washoe County: 11 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County11Douglas County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County10.4Clark County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County10.3Lyon County: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleLyon County1.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Esmeralda County401.6-248.6 pts
2Mineral County90.8+45.8 pts
3White Pine County73.7+32.3 pts
4Eureka County55.7-153 pts
5Lander County51.5-32 pts
6Storey County50.8-1.5 pts
7Churchill County33.2+12.5 pts
8Humboldt County29.4-17.1 pts
9Lincoln County21.1-62.4 pts
10Elko County15.2-7.8 pts
11Pershing County15.1+0.1 pts
12Nye County13.1-11.3 pts
13Carson City12.5+8.9 pts
14Washoe County11+2.7 pts
15Douglas County10.4-4.3 pts
16Clark County10.3+0.1 pts
17Lyon County1.9-11.4 pts

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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 401.6 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Lyon County, with 1.9 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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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