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Counties in Nevada by traffic fatality rate

Esmeralda County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 17 counties in 2017, at 532.6 per 100,000 people. Storey County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nevada was 10.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest532.6Esmeralda County
Lowest0Storey County
Median18.317 counties
Nevada10.5History

Map of counties, 2017

Churchill County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleElko County: 17 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County: 532.6 per 100,000 peopleEureka County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleLander County: 52.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleNye County: 19.2 per 100,000 peoplePershing County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleStorey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleCarson City: 5.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Esmeralda County: 532.6 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County532.6Lander County: 52.3 per 100,000 peopleLander County52.3Pershing County: 30.6 per 100,000 peoplePershing County30.6Churchill County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County24.8Douglas County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County22.8Mineral County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County22.3White Pine County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County21.4Nye County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNye County19.2Lyon County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleLyon County18.3Humboldt County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County17.7Elko County: 17 per 100,000 peopleElko County17Clark County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleClark County9.7Washoe County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County8.6Carson City: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleCarson City5.3Eureka County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEureka County0Lincoln County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County0Storey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStorey County0Esmeralda County: 532.6 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County532.6Lander County: 52.3 per 100,000 peopleLander County52.3Pershing County: 30.6 per 100,000 peoplePershing County30.6Churchill County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County24.8Douglas County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County22.8Mineral County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County22.3White Pine County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County21.4Nye County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleNye County19.2Lyon County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleLyon County18.3Humboldt County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County17.7Elko County: 17 per 100,000 peopleElko County17Clark County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleClark County9.7Washoe County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County8.6Carson City: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleCarson City5.3Eureka County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEureka County0Lincoln County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County0Storey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStorey County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Esmeralda County532.6+131 pts
2Lander County52.3+0.9 pts
3Pershing County30.6+15.5 pts
4Churchill County24.8-8.5 pts
5Douglas County22.8+12.4 pts
6Mineral County22.3-68.5 pts
7White Pine County21.4-52.3 pts
8Nye County19.2+6.1 pts
9Lyon County18.3+16.4 pts
10Humboldt County17.7-11.7 pts
11Elko County17+1.8 pts
12Clark County9.7-0.6 pts
13Washoe County8.6-2.3 pts
14Carson City5.3-7.2 pts
15Eureka County0-55.7 pts
15Lincoln County0-21.1 pts
15Storey County0-50.8 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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 532.6 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Storey County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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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