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Counties in Nevada by traffic fatality rate

Esmeralda County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 17 counties in 2018, at 567.4 per 100,000 people. Eureka County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 21.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nevada was 10.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest567.4Esmeralda County
Lowest0Eureka County
Median21.217 counties
Nevada10.9History

Map of counties, 2018

Churchill County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 10 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleElko County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County: 567.4 per 100,000 peopleEureka County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleLander County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 106.8 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 43.6 per 100,000 peopleNye County: 28.9 per 100,000 peoplePershing County: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleStorey County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleCarson City: 3.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Esmeralda County: 567.4 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County567.4Lincoln County: 106.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County106.8Pershing County: 44.4 per 100,000 peoplePershing County44.4Mineral County: 43.6 per 100,000 peopleMineral County43.6Lander County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleLander County35.2Nye County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleNye County28.9Storey County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleStorey County25.4Humboldt County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County23.5Lyon County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleLyon County21.2Elko County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleElko County18.8Churchill County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County16.2White Pine County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County10.9Clark County: 10 per 100,000 peopleClark County10Washoe County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County9.3Douglas County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County4.1Carson City: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleCarson City3.5Eureka County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEureka County0Esmeralda County: 567.4 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County567.4Lincoln County: 106.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County106.8Pershing County: 44.4 per 100,000 peoplePershing County44.4Mineral County: 43.6 per 100,000 peopleMineral County43.6Lander County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleLander County35.2Nye County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleNye County28.9Storey County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleStorey County25.4Humboldt County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County23.5Lyon County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleLyon County21.2Elko County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleElko County18.8Churchill County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County16.2White Pine County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County10.9Clark County: 10 per 100,000 peopleClark County10Washoe County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County9.3Douglas County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County4.1Carson City: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleCarson City3.5Eureka County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEureka County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Esmeralda County567.4+34.8 pts
2Lincoln County106.8+106.8 pts
3Pershing County44.4+13.8 pts
4Mineral County43.6+21.3 pts
5Lander County35.2-17.1 pts
6Nye County28.9+9.7 pts
7Storey County25.4+25.4 pts
8Humboldt County23.5+5.8 pts
9Lyon County21.2+2.9 pts
10Elko County18.8+1.8 pts
11Churchill County16.2-8.6 pts
12White Pine County10.9-10.5 pts
13Clark County10+0.3 pts
14Washoe County9.3+0.7 pts
15Douglas County4.1-18.7 pts
16Carson City3.5-1.8 pts
17Eureka County00 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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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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, 2018. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Esmeralda County, with 567.4 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Eureka County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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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