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Counties in Nevada by traffic fatality rate

Esmeralda County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 17 counties in 2021, at 677.5 per 100,000 people. Washoe County had the lowest, at 8.3 per 100,000 people. The median was 27.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nevada was 12.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest677.5Esmeralda County
Lowest8.3Washoe County
Median27.917 counties
Nevada12.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Churchill County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 10 per 100,000 peopleElko County: 26 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County: 677.5 per 100,000 peopleEureka County: 157.2 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleLander County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 113.7 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 108.2 per 100,000 peopleNye County: 46.9 per 100,000 peoplePershing County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleStorey County: 72.4 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleCarson City: 10.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Esmeralda County: 677.5 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County677.5Eureka County: 157.2 per 100,000 peopleEureka County157.2Lincoln County: 113.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County113.7Mineral County: 108.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County108.2Storey County: 72.4 per 100,000 peopleStorey County72.4Nye County: 46.9 per 100,000 peopleNye County46.9White Pine County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County45.2Humboldt County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County39.7Lyon County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleLyon County27.9Churchill County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County27.3Elko County: 26 per 100,000 peopleElko County26Lander County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleLander County17.4Pershing County: 15.6 per 100,000 peoplePershing County15.6Clark County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County10.3Carson City: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleCarson City10.2Douglas County: 10 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County10Washoe County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County8.3Esmeralda County: 677.5 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County677.5Eureka County: 157.2 per 100,000 peopleEureka County157.2Lincoln County: 113.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County113.7Mineral County: 108.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County108.2Storey County: 72.4 per 100,000 peopleStorey County72.4Nye County: 46.9 per 100,000 peopleNye County46.9White Pine County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County45.2Humboldt County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County39.7Lyon County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleLyon County27.9Churchill County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County27.3Elko County: 26 per 100,000 peopleElko County26Lander County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleLander County17.4Pershing County: 15.6 per 100,000 peoplePershing County15.6Clark County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County10.3Carson City: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleCarson City10.2Douglas County: 10 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County10Washoe County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County8.3
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Esmeralda County677.5+405.8 pts
2Eureka County157.2+49.2 pts
3Lincoln County113.7+1.1 pts
4Mineral County108.2+64.3 pts
5Storey County72.4+48.1 pts
6Nye County46.9+19.9 pts
7White Pine County45.2+23.1 pts
8Humboldt County39.7+22.3 pts
9Lyon County27.9+14.4 pts
10Churchill County27.3-23.6 pts
11Elko County26-5.7 pts
12Lander County17.4-17.6 pts
13Pershing County15.6-75.1 pts
14Clark County10.3+1.7 pts
15Carson City10.2+5.1 pts
16Douglas County10-2.1 pts
17Washoe County8.3-2.4 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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 677.5 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Washoe County, with 8.3 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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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