Counties in New Jersey by traffic fatality rate

Cumberland County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 21 counties in 2013, at 15.2 per 100,000 people. Hudson County had the lowest, at 2.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 6 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Jersey was 6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2013

Atlantic County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBergen County: 4 per 100,000 peopleBurlington County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleCamden County: 6 per 100,000 peopleCape May County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 5 per 100,000 peopleGloucester County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleHudson County: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleHunterdon County: 7 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleMiddlesex County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleMonmouth County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleMorris County: 5 per 100,000 peopleOcean County: 8.3 per 100,000 peoplePassaic County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleSalem County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleSussex County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 8.3 per 100,000 people
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  • 4.3 to 5.5
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  • 7 to 8.9
  • 8.9 and over
per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Cumberland County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County15.2Atlantic County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleAtlantic County15.1Salem County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSalem County13.7Mercer County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County9.6Gloucester County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleGloucester County8.9Warren County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County8.3Ocean County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleOcean County8.3Burlington County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBurlington County7.7Hunterdon County: 7 per 100,000 peopleHunterdon County7Middlesex County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleMiddlesex County6.2Camden County: 6 per 100,000 peopleCamden County6Somerset County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County5.7Passaic County: 5.5 per 100,000 peoplePassaic County5.5Cape May County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCape May County5.2Morris County: 5 per 100,000 peopleMorris County5Essex County: 5 per 100,000 peopleEssex County5Monmouth County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleMonmouth County4.3Sussex County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleSussex County4.1Bergen County: 4 per 100,000 peopleBergen County4Union County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County3.3Hudson County: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleHudson County2.2Cumberland County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County15.2Atlantic County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleAtlantic County15.1Salem County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSalem County13.7Mercer County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County9.6Gloucester County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleGloucester County8.9Warren County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County8.3Ocean County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleOcean County8.3Burlington County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBurlington County7.7Hunterdon County: 7 per 100,000 peopleHunterdon County7Middlesex County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleMiddlesex County6.2Camden County: 6 per 100,000 peopleCamden County6Somerset County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County5.7Passaic County: 5.5 per 100,000 peoplePassaic County5.5Cape May County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCape May County5.2Morris County: 5 per 100,000 peopleMorris County5Essex County: 5 per 100,000 peopleEssex County5Monmouth County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleMonmouth County4.3Sussex County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleSussex County4.1Bergen County: 4 per 100,000 peopleBergen County4Union County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County3.3Hudson County: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleHudson County2.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1Cumberland County15.2+3.8 pts
2Atlantic County15.1+3.6 pts
3Salem County13.7+0.1 pts
4Mercer County9.6+3.4 pts
5Gloucester County8.9+1 pts
6Warren County8.3-3.7 pts
7Ocean County8.3-0.7 pts
8Burlington County7.7-4 pts
9Hunterdon County7+2.3 pts
10Middlesex County6.2-1.6 pts
11Camden County6+1 pts
12Somerset County5.7+0.2 pts
13Passaic County5.5-0.6 pts
14Cape May County5.2-6.2 pts
15Morris County5-1 pts
16Essex County5-0.2 pts
17Monmouth County4.3-1.4 pts
18Sussex County4.1-6.1 pts
19Bergen County4+0.4 pts
20Union County3.3-1.9 pts
21Hudson County2.2-1.5 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 New Jersey by traffic fatality rate, 2013) [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 New Jersey by traffic fatality rate, 2013. 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 New Jersey by traffic fatality rate, 2013. 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 New Jersey by traffic fatality rate, 2013 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Cumberland County, with 15.2 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Hudson County, with 2.2 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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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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