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Counties in Nevada by traffic fatality rate

Esmeralda County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 17 counties in 2022, at 672 per 100,000 people. Washoe County had the lowest, at 11.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 46.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Nevada was 13.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest672Esmeralda County
Lowest11.1Washoe County
Median46.517 counties
Nevada13.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Churchill County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleElko County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County: 672 per 100,000 peopleEureka County: 268.5 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County: 63.7 per 100,000 peopleLander County: 86.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 135.7 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 13 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 66.1 per 100,000 peopleNye County: 23.8 per 100,000 peoplePershing County: 77.6 per 100,000 peopleStorey County: 72 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleCarson City: 13.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Esmeralda County: 672 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County672Eureka County: 268.5 per 100,000 peopleEureka County268.5Lincoln County: 135.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County135.7Lander County: 86.7 per 100,000 peopleLander County86.7Pershing County: 77.6 per 100,000 peoplePershing County77.6Storey County: 72 per 100,000 peopleStorey County72Mineral County: 66.1 per 100,000 peopleMineral County66.1Humboldt County: 63.7 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County63.7Churchill County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County46.5Nye County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleNye County23.8Elko County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleElko County22.2Carson City: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCarson City13.8Lyon County: 13 per 100,000 peopleLyon County13Douglas County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County12.1White Pine County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County11.5Clark County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County11.2Washoe County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County11.1Esmeralda County: 672 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County672Eureka County: 268.5 per 100,000 peopleEureka County268.5Lincoln County: 135.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County135.7Lander County: 86.7 per 100,000 peopleLander County86.7Pershing County: 77.6 per 100,000 peoplePershing County77.6Storey County: 72 per 100,000 peopleStorey County72Mineral County: 66.1 per 100,000 peopleMineral County66.1Humboldt County: 63.7 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County63.7Churchill County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleChurchill County46.5Nye County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleNye County23.8Elko County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleElko County22.2Carson City: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCarson City13.8Lyon County: 13 per 100,000 peopleLyon County13Douglas County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County12.1White Pine County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWhite Pine County11.5Clark County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County11.2Washoe County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleWashoe County11.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Esmeralda County672-5.5 pts
2Eureka County268.5+111.4 pts
3Lincoln County135.7+22 pts
4Lander County86.7+69.3 pts
5Pershing County77.6+62 pts
6Storey County72-0.4 pts
7Mineral County66.1-42.1 pts
8Humboldt County63.7+24 pts
9Churchill County46.5+19.2 pts
10Nye County23.8-23.1 pts
11Elko County22.2-3.7 pts
12Carson City13.8+3.6 pts
13Lyon County13-14.9 pts
14Douglas County12.1+2.1 pts
15White Pine County11.5-33.7 pts
16Clark County11.2+0.9 pts
17Washoe County11.1+2.8 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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 672 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Washoe County, with 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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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