Counties in New York by traffic fatality rate

Orleans County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 62 counties in 2017, at 26.8 per 100,000 people. Yates 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 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest26.8Orleans County
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Map of counties, 2017

Albany County: 6 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleBronx County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleBroome County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 7 per 100,000 peopleChemung County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleChenango County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleCortland County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleKings County: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleNew York County: 2.3 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County: 7 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleOntario County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleOswego County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 10.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleQueens County: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleRockland County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County: 8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleUlster County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleWestchester County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleYates County: 0 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Orleans County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County26.8Genesee County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County23.8Lewis County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleLewis County18.6Columbia County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County17.8Schuyler County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County16.6Herkimer County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County16.3Delaware County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County15.5Seneca County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County14.7Cattaraugus County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County14.1Oswego County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleOswego County13.4Greene County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleGreene County12.5Chenango County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleChenango County12.5Wyoming County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County12.2Ulster County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleUlster County12.1Fulton County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County11.1Cortland County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleCortland County10.5Cayuga County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County10.3Montgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County10.1Otsego County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County10.1Wayne County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County9.8Livingston County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County9.5Orange County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleOrange County9.5St. Lawrence County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County9.1Warren County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleWarren County9.1Madison County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County8.7Franklin County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County8.2Suffolk County: 8 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County8Essex County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleEssex County7.9Sullivan County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County7.8Saratoga County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County7.7Onondaga County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County7.6Tompkins County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County7.6Oneida County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleOneida County7.3Ontario County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleOntario County7.2Putnam County: 7.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County7.1Niagara County: 7 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County7Chautauqua County: 7 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County7Schoharie County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County6.6Dutchess County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County6.4Tioga County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleTioga County6.1Orleans County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County26.8Genesee County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County23.8Lewis County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleLewis County18.6Columbia County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County17.8Schuyler County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County16.6Herkimer County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County16.3Delaware County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County15.5Seneca County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County14.7Cattaraugus County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County14.1Oswego County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleOswego County13.4Greene County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleGreene County12.5Chenango County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleChenango County12.5Wyoming County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County12.2Ulster County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleUlster County12.1Fulton County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County11.1Cortland County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleCortland County10.5Cayuga County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County10.3Montgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County10.1Otsego County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County10.1Wayne County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County9.8Livingston County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County9.5Orange County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleOrange County9.5St. Lawrence County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County9.1Warren County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleWarren County9.1Madison County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County8.7Franklin County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County8.2Suffolk County: 8 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County8Essex County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleEssex County7.9Sullivan County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County7.8Saratoga County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County7.7Onondaga County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County7.6Tompkins County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County7.6Oneida County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleOneida County7.3Ontario County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleOntario County7.2Putnam County: 7.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County7.1Niagara County: 7 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County7Chautauqua County: 7 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County7Schoharie County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County6.6Dutchess County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County6.4Tioga County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleTioga County6.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people
Change on 2016
1Orleans County26.8+17.2 pts
2Genesee County23.8+15.3 pts
3Lewis County18.6+7.5 pts
4Columbia County17.8+4.9 pts
5Schuyler County16.60 pts
6Herkimer County16.3+3.3 pts
7Delaware County15.5+11.1 pts
8Seneca County14.7+3.1 pts
9Cattaraugus County14.1+7.7 pts
10Oswego County13.4-0.8 pts
11Greene County12.5-2.1 pts
12Chenango County12.5+2.2 pts
13Wyoming County12.2+4.9 pts
14Ulster County12.1+4.4 pts
15Fulton County11.1+11.1 pts
16Cortland County10.5+2.1 pts
17Cayuga County10.3-3.8 pts
18Montgomery County10.10 pts
19Otsego County10.1+3.4 pts
20Wayne County9.8-3.2 pts
21Livingston County9.5-1.5 pts
22Orange County9.5+1.2 pts
23St. Lawrence County9.1+0.1 pts
24Warren County9.1+6.1 pts
25Madison County8.7+4.4 pts
26Franklin County8.2+2.2 pts
27Suffolk County8-1.1 pts
28Essex County7.90 pts
29Sullivan County7.8-4 pts
30Saratoga County7.7-0.5 pts
31Onondaga County7.6+1.9 pts
32Tompkins County7.6-1.9 pts
33Oneida County7.3-2.1 pts
34Ontario County7.2-0.9 pts
35Putnam County7.1+2 pts
36Niagara County7-0.9 pts
37Chautauqua County7-3 pts
38Schoharie County6.60 pts
39Dutchess County6.4-0.4 pts
40Tioga County6.1-8.1 pts
41Albany County6-1.6 pts
42Monroe County6-0 pts
43Chemung County5.8+0.1 pts
44Schenectady County5.7+1.3 pts
45Nassau County5.7-0.1 pts
46Rensselaer County5.6+0.6 pts
47Rockland County5.4+2.1 pts
48Clinton County5-6.2 pts
49Washington County4.8-8 pts
50Erie County4.5-0.8 pts
51Broome County4.5-4.5 pts
52Allegany County4.2-6.3 pts
53Westchester County3.4-0.3 pts
54Jefferson County3.4-4.3 pts
55Steuben County3.1-7.3 pts
56Richmond County2.9-1 pts
57Bronx County2.7-0.6 pts
58Queens County2.4-0.1 pts
59New York County2.3-0.6 pts
60Kings County2.1+0.1 pts
61Hamilton County0-19.9 pts
61Yates County0-4 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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?

Orleans County, with 26.8 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Yates County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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