Counties in Nevada by traffic fatality rate

Name: Counties in Nevada by traffic fatality rate, 2020
License: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology

Esmeralda County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 17 counties in 2020, at 271.7 per 100,000 people. Carson City had the lowest, at 5.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 26.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nevada was 10.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest271.7Esmeralda County

Lowest5.1Carson City

Median26.917 counties

Nevada10.7History

Map of counties, 2020

Under 12
12 to 23
23 to 34
34 to 83
83 and over

per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2020 per 100,000 people	Change on 2019
1	Esmeralda County	271.7	-137.5 pts
2	Lincoln County	112.7	+3.2 pts
3	Eureka County	107.9	-268.2 pts
4	Pershing County	90.6	+45.8 pts
5	Churchill County	50.8	+35 pts
6	Mineral County	43.9	-22 pts
7	Lander County	34.9	+34.9 pts
8	Elko County	31.7	+14.9 pts
9	Nye County	26.9	+3.1 pts
10	Storey County	24.3	-24.5 pts
11	White Pine County	22.1	+0.1 pts
12	Humboldt County	17.4	-11.7 pts
13	Lyon County	13.5	-5.3 pts
14	Douglas County	12.1	-6.1 pts
15	Washoe County	10.7	+2.8 pts
16	Clark County	8.6	+0.3 pts
17	Carson City	5.1	-3.5 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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, 2020. 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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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Nevada by traffic fatality rate, 2020 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Invokely}},
  title = {{NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: Counties in Nevada by traffic fatality rate, 2020}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/nevada-counties?period=2020. Publisher attribution: 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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Esmeralda County, with 271.7 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Carson City, with 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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.