Counties in New York by traffic fatality rate

Hamilton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 62 counties in 2016, at 19.9 per 100,000 people. Fulton County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 8 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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Highest19.9Hamilton County
Median862 counties
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Map of counties, 2016

Albany County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleBronx County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleBroome County: 9 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 10 per 100,000 peopleChemung County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleChenango County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleCortland County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleKings County: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 11 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleNew York County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleOntario County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleOswego County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 6.7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleQueens County: 2.5 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County: 5 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleRockland County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleUlster County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleWestchester County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleYates County: 4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Hamilton County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County19.9Schuyler County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County16.6Greene County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County14.6Tioga County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleTioga County14.2Oswego County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleOswego County14.2Cayuga County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County14.2Wayne County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County13.1Herkimer County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County12.9Columbia County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County12.9Washington County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County12.9Sullivan County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County11.7Seneca County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County11.6Clinton County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleClinton County11.2Lewis County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleLewis County11.2Livingston County: 11 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County11Allegany County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County10.5Steuben County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County10.4Chenango County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleChenango County10.3Montgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County10.1Chautauqua County: 10 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County10Orleans County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County9.7Tompkins County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County9.5Oneida County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleOneida County9.4Suffolk County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County9.2St. Lawrence County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County9.1Broome County: 9 per 100,000 peopleBroome County9Genesee County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County8.5Cortland County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleCortland County8.4Orange County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleOrange County8.3Saratoga County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County8.2Ontario County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleOntario County8.1Niagara County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County7.9Essex County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleEssex County7.9Ulster County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleUlster County7.7Albany County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleAlbany County7.6Jefferson County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County7.6Wyoming County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County7.3Dutchess County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County6.8Otsego County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County6.7Schoharie County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County6.6Hamilton County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County19.9Schuyler County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County16.6Greene County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County14.6Tioga County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleTioga County14.2Oswego County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleOswego County14.2Cayuga County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County14.2Wayne County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County13.1Herkimer County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County12.9Columbia County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County12.9Washington County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County12.9Sullivan County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County11.7Seneca County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County11.6Clinton County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleClinton County11.2Lewis County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleLewis County11.2Livingston County: 11 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County11Allegany County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County10.5Steuben County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County10.4Chenango County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleChenango County10.3Montgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County10.1Chautauqua County: 10 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County10Orleans County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County9.7Tompkins County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County9.5Oneida County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleOneida County9.4Suffolk County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County9.2St. Lawrence County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County9.1Broome County: 9 per 100,000 peopleBroome County9Genesee County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County8.5Cortland County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleCortland County8.4Orange County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleOrange County8.3Saratoga County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County8.2Ontario County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleOntario County8.1Niagara County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County7.9Essex County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleEssex County7.9Ulster County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleUlster County7.7Albany County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleAlbany County7.6Jefferson County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County7.6Wyoming County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County7.3Dutchess County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County6.8Otsego County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County6.7Schoharie County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County6.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people
Change on 2015
1Hamilton County19.9+19.9 pts
2Schuyler County16.6+5.6 pts
3Greene County14.6-6.2 pts
4Tioga County14.2+8.2 pts
5Oswego County14.2-1.6 pts
6Cayuga County14.2+3.9 pts
7Wayne County13.1-1 pts
8Herkimer County12.9+6.5 pts
9Columbia County12.9+0.1 pts
10Washington County12.9-3.1 pts
11Sullivan County11.7-5.3 pts
12Seneca County11.6-8.6 pts
13Clinton County11.2+7.5 pts
14Lewis County11.2-3.6 pts
15Livingston County11+6.3 pts
16Allegany County10.5+2.1 pts
17Steuben County10.4+3.2 pts
18Chenango County10.3-2 pts
19Montgomery County10.1+0.1 pts
20Chautauqua County10+2.4 pts
21Orleans County9.7+9.7 pts
22Tompkins County9.5-2.9 pts
23Oneida County9.4+4.3 pts
24Suffolk County9.2-1.9 pts
25St. Lawrence County9.1-0.8 pts
26Broome County9+1.5 pts
27Genesee County8.5-3.3 pts
28Cortland County8.4-4.1 pts
29Orange County8.3+1 pts
30Saratoga County8.2+0.4 pts
31Ontario County8.1-6.3 pts
32Niagara County7.9-0.4 pts
33Essex County7.9+2.7 pts
34Ulster County7.7-1.1 pts
35Albany County7.6+0.6 pts
36Jefferson County7.6-2.3 pts
37Wyoming County7.3-9.6 pts
38Dutchess County6.8-2 pts
39Otsego County6.7-4.9 pts
40Schoharie County6.6+0.1 pts
41Cattaraugus County6.4-2.5 pts
42Franklin County6.1-6.1 pts
43Monroe County6+1.6 pts
44Nassau County5.8-1.1 pts
45Chemung County5.8-6.8 pts
46Onondaga County5.7-1.3 pts
47Erie County5.3+0.6 pts
48Putnam County5.1-4 pts
49Rensselaer County5-0.6 pts
50Schenectady County4.5-1.9 pts
51Delaware County4.4-13 pts
52Madison County4.3-8.5 pts
53Yates County4-4 pts
54Richmond County3.9-1.5 pts
55Westchester County3.7-1.4 pts
56Rockland County3.3-1.2 pts
57Bronx County3.3+0.6 pts
58Warren County3-0 pts
59New York County2.9+1.2 pts
60Queens County2.5-0.7 pts
61Kings County1.9-0.6 pts
62Fulton County0-11.1 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).

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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 (no date) 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, 2016 [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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Hamilton County, with 19.9 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Fulton County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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