Counties in New York by traffic fatality rate

Essex County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 62 counties in 2014, at 20.8 per 100,000 people. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 7.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for New York was 5.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest20.8Essex County
Median7.662 counties
New York5.2History

Map of counties, 2014

Albany County: 8 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleBronx County: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleBroome County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleChemung County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleChenango County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleCortland County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 5 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 12 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleKings County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 14 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 6 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleNew York County: 2.3 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleOntario County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleOswego County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 6.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleQueens County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 2.5 per 100,000 peopleRockland County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County: 8 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 10 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleUlster County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleWestchester County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 12 per 100,000 peopleYates County: 15.9 per 100,000 people
  • Under 4.9
  • 4.9 to 6.1
  • 6.1 to 7.6
  • 7.6 to 9.7
  • 9.7 to 13
  • 13 and over
per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Essex County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleEssex County20.8Sullivan County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County16.9Oswego County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleOswego County16.5Yates County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleYates County15.9Lewis County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County14.7Ontario County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOntario County14.5Seneca County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County14.4Livingston County: 14 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County14Warren County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County13.7Fulton County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleFulton County12.9Delaware County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County12.9Schoharie County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County12.8Washington County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County12.8Cortland County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleCortland County12.4Steuben County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County12.3Wyoming County: 12 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County12Franklin County: 12 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County12Herkimer County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County11.1Wayne County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County10.8Tioga County: 10 per 100,000 peopleTioga County10Madison County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County9.8Columbia County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County9.6Orleans County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County9.5Orange County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleOrange County9.4Genesee County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County8.4Niagara County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County8.4Suffolk County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County8.1Chenango County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleChenango County8.1St. Lawrence County: 8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County8Albany County: 8 per 100,000 peopleAlbany County8Tompkins County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County7.6Chautauqua County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County7.6Dutchess County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County7.4Clinton County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County7.4Putnam County: 7.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County7.1Ulster County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleUlster County6.6Jefferson County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County6.6Otsego County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County6.6Oneida County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleOneida County6.4Greene County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleGreene County6.2Essex County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleEssex County20.8Sullivan County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County16.9Oswego County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleOswego County16.5Yates County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleYates County15.9Lewis County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County14.7Ontario County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOntario County14.5Seneca County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County14.4Livingston County: 14 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County14Warren County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County13.7Fulton County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleFulton County12.9Delaware County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County12.9Schoharie County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County12.8Washington County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County12.8Cortland County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleCortland County12.4Steuben County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County12.3Wyoming County: 12 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County12Franklin County: 12 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County12Herkimer County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County11.1Wayne County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County10.8Tioga County: 10 per 100,000 peopleTioga County10Madison County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County9.8Columbia County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County9.6Orleans County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County9.5Orange County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleOrange County9.4Genesee County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County8.4Niagara County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County8.4Suffolk County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County8.1Chenango County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleChenango County8.1St. Lawrence County: 8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County8Albany County: 8 per 100,000 peopleAlbany County8Tompkins County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County7.6Chautauqua County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County7.6Dutchess County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County7.4Clinton County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County7.4Putnam County: 7.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County7.1Ulster County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleUlster County6.6Jefferson County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County6.6Otsego County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County6.6Oneida County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleOneida County6.4Greene County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleGreene County6.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1Essex County20.8+18.2 pts
2Sullivan County16.9-1.1 pts
3Oswego County16.5-1.6 pts
4Yates County15.9+4 pts
5Lewis County14.7-7.4 pts
6Ontario County14.5+4.5 pts
7Seneca County14.4+0.2 pts
8Livingston County14+12.5 pts
9Warren County13.7+4.6 pts
10Fulton County12.9+3.8 pts
11Delaware County12.9-6.3 pts
12Schoharie County12.8+6.5 pts
13Washington County12.80 pts
14Cortland County12.4-6.1 pts
15Steuben County12.3+0.1 pts
16Wyoming County12+7.2 pts
17Franklin County12+10 pts
18Herkimer County11.1+1.7 pts
19Wayne County10.80 pts
20Tioga County10+8 pts
21Madison County9.8-1.3 pts
22Columbia County9.6-4.8 pts
23Orleans County9.5-7 pts
24Orange County9.4+0.2 pts
25Genesee County8.4-5 pts
26Niagara County8.4-4.2 pts
27Suffolk County8.1-1.5 pts
28Chenango County8.1-10.1 pts
29St. Lawrence County8-6.2 pts
30Albany County8+4.8 pts
31Tompkins County7.6-0 pts
32Chautauqua County7.6-0.7 pts
33Dutchess County7.4-2.7 pts
34Clinton County7.4-2.4 pts
35Putnam County7.1+3 pts
36Ulster County6.6-6.6 pts
37Jefferson County6.6-3.3 pts
38Otsego County6.6-1.6 pts
39Oneida County6.4-2.5 pts
40Greene County6.2-18.5 pts
40Rensselaer County6.2-0.6 pts
42Montgomery County6-8 pts
43Nassau County5.9-0.2 pts
44Monroe County5.7+0.8 pts
45Schuyler County5.5-10.8 pts
46Broome County5.5-1 pts
47Onondaga County5.3-1.1 pts
48Rockland County5.2-0 pts
49Cayuga County5.1-3.8 pts
50Cattaraugus County5.1-8.8 pts
51Erie County5-1.1 pts
52Saratoga County4.8-3.1 pts
53Allegany County4.2-6.2 pts
54Schenectady County3.8+1.3 pts
55Queens County3.6-0.6 pts
56Chemung County3.4-4.5 pts
57Kings County2.9-0.4 pts
58Westchester County2.7-2.6 pts
59Richmond County2.5-0 pts
60Bronx County2.4-1.2 pts
61New York County2.3-0.4 pts
62Hamilton County0-39.9 pts

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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 York by traffic fatality rate, 2014) [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 York by traffic fatality rate, 2014. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Essex County, with 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Hamilton County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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