Counties in New York by traffic fatality rate

Greene County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 62 counties in 2015, at 20.8 per 100,000 people. Orleans County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 8.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for New York was 5.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest20.8Greene County
Median8.462 counties
New York5.7History

Map of counties, 2015

Albany County: 7 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleBronx County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleBroome County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleChemung County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleChenango County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleCortland County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleKings County: 2.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleNew York County: 1.7 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleOntario County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOswego County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 11.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleQueens County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleRockland County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County: 11 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 17 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 6 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleUlster County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 16 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWestchester County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleYates County: 8 per 100,000 people
  • Under 4.7
  • 4.7 to 6.6
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  • 8.4 to 11
  • 11 to 13
  • 13 and over
per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Greene County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County20.8Seneca County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County20.2Delaware County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County17.4Sullivan County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County17Wyoming County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County16.9Washington County: 16 per 100,000 peopleWashington County16Oswego County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleOswego County15.8Lewis County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleLewis County14.8Ontario County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOntario County14.5Wayne County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.1Columbia County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County12.8Madison County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County12.8Chemung County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleChemung County12.6Cortland County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCortland County12.5Tompkins County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County12.3Chenango County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleChenango County12.3Franklin County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County12.2Genesee County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County11.8Otsego County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County11.6Fulton County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County11.1Suffolk County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County11.1Schuyler County: 11 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County11Cayuga County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County10.2Montgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County10.1Jefferson County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County9.9St. Lawrence County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County9.9Putnam County: 9.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County9.1Cattaraugus County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County8.9Dutchess County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County8.8Ulster County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleUlster County8.8Niagara County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County8.4Allegany County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County8.4Yates County: 8 per 100,000 peopleYates County8Saratoga County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County7.9Chautauqua County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County7.6Broome County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleBroome County7.5Orange County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleOrange County7.3Steuben County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County7.2Albany County: 7 per 100,000 peopleAlbany County7Onondaga County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County6.9Greene County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County20.8Seneca County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County20.2Delaware County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County17.4Sullivan County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County17Wyoming County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County16.9Washington County: 16 per 100,000 peopleWashington County16Oswego County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleOswego County15.8Lewis County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleLewis County14.8Ontario County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOntario County14.5Wayne County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.1Columbia County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County12.8Madison County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County12.8Chemung County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleChemung County12.6Cortland County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCortland County12.5Tompkins County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County12.3Chenango County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleChenango County12.3Franklin County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County12.2Genesee County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County11.8Otsego County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County11.6Fulton County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County11.1Suffolk County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County11.1Schuyler County: 11 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County11Cayuga County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County10.2Montgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County10.1Jefferson County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County9.9St. Lawrence County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County9.9Putnam County: 9.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County9.1Cattaraugus County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County8.9Dutchess County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County8.8Ulster County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleUlster County8.8Niagara County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County8.4Allegany County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County8.4Yates County: 8 per 100,000 peopleYates County8Saratoga County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County7.9Chautauqua County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County7.6Broome County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleBroome County7.5Orange County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleOrange County7.3Steuben County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County7.2Albany County: 7 per 100,000 peopleAlbany County7Onondaga County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County6.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1Greene County20.8+14.6 pts
2Seneca County20.2+5.8 pts
3Delaware County17.4+4.5 pts
4Sullivan County17+0.1 pts
5Wyoming County16.9+4.9 pts
6Washington County16+3.2 pts
7Oswego County15.8-0.7 pts
8Lewis County14.8+0.1 pts
9Ontario County14.5-0 pts
10Wayne County14.1+3.3 pts
11Columbia County12.8+3.2 pts
12Madison County12.8+2.9 pts
13Chemung County12.6+9.2 pts
14Cortland County12.5+0.1 pts
15Tompkins County12.3+4.7 pts
16Chenango County12.3+4.2 pts
17Franklin County12.2+0.2 pts
18Genesee County11.8+3.4 pts
19Otsego County11.6+5 pts
20Fulton County11.1-1.8 pts
21Suffolk County11.1+3 pts
22Schuyler County11+5.6 pts
23Cayuga County10.2+5.1 pts
24Montgomery County10.1+4 pts
25Jefferson County9.9+3.4 pts
26St. Lawrence County9.9+1.9 pts
27Putnam County9.1+2.1 pts
28Cattaraugus County8.9+3.9 pts
29Dutchess County8.8+1.4 pts
30Ulster County8.8+2.2 pts
31Niagara County8.40 pts
32Allegany County8.4+4.2 pts
33Yates County8-7.9 pts
34Saratoga County7.9+3 pts
35Chautauqua County7.6+0.1 pts
36Broome County7.5+2 pts
37Orange County7.3-2.1 pts
38Steuben County7.2-5.1 pts
39Albany County7-1 pts
40Onondaga County6.9+1.7 pts
41Nassau County6.9+1 pts
42Schoharie County6.5-6.3 pts
43Herkimer County6.4-4.7 pts
44Schenectady County6.4+2.6 pts
45Tioga County6-3.9 pts
46Rensselaer County5.6-0.6 pts
47Richmond County5.4+2.9 pts
48Essex County5.2-15.5 pts
49Westchester County5.2+2.4 pts
50Oneida County5.1-1.3 pts
51Livingston County4.7-9.3 pts
52Erie County4.7-0.3 pts
53Rockland County4.6-0.7 pts
54Monroe County4.4-1.3 pts
55Clinton County3.7-3.6 pts
56Queens County3.3-0.4 pts
57Warren County3.1-10.6 pts
58Bronx County2.7+0.3 pts
59Kings County2.5-0.4 pts
60New York County1.7-0.7 pts
61Hamilton County00 pts
61Orleans County0-9.5 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?

Greene County, with 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Orleans County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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