Counties in New York by traffic fatality rate

Schoharie County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 62 counties in 2018, at 93.2 per 100,000 people. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 6.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for New York was 4.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest93.2Schoharie County
Median6.862 counties
New York4.8History

Map of counties, 2018

Albany County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleBronx County: 2.5 per 100,000 peopleBroome County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County: 9 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleChemung County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleChenango County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleCortland County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleKings County: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 6 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleNew York County: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOntario County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleOswego County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 1.7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleQueens County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 1.4 per 100,000 peopleRockland County: 3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County: 6 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County: 93.2 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County: 9 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleUlster County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleWestchester County: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleYates County: 20.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Schoharie County: 93.2 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County93.2Greene County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County27.1Yates County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleYates County20.1Sullivan County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County16.7Delaware County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County15.6Wayne County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.2Warren County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleWarren County12.1Cayuga County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County11.7Columbia County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County11.4Washington County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County11.3Chemung County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleChemung County10.6Steuben County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County10.5Franklin County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County10.4Oneida County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleOneida County9.4Cattaraugus County: 9 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County9Suffolk County: 9 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County9Dutchess County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County8.8Clinton County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County8.7Chautauqua County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County8.6Genesee County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County8.5Allegany County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County8.5Essex County: 8 per 100,000 peopleEssex County8Oswego County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleOswego County7.6Broome County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleBroome County7.5Lewis County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County7.5Wyoming County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County7.3Madison County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison County7.2Ulster County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleUlster County7.2Onondaga County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County7.1Ontario County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOntario County7.1Orange County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOrange County7.1Niagara County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County6.6St. Lawrence County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County6.4Montgomery County: 6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County6Saratoga County: 6 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County6Monroe County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County5.9Jefferson County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County5.9Seneca County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County5.9Schuyler County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County5.6Nassau County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleNassau County5.1Schoharie County: 93.2 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County93.2Greene County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County27.1Yates County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleYates County20.1Sullivan County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County16.7Delaware County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County15.6Wayne County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.2Warren County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleWarren County12.1Cayuga County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County11.7Columbia County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County11.4Washington County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County11.3Chemung County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleChemung County10.6Steuben County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County10.5Franklin County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County10.4Oneida County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleOneida County9.4Cattaraugus County: 9 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County9Suffolk County: 9 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County9Dutchess County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County8.8Clinton County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County8.7Chautauqua County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County8.6Genesee County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County8.5Allegany County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County8.5Essex County: 8 per 100,000 peopleEssex County8Oswego County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleOswego County7.6Broome County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleBroome County7.5Lewis County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County7.5Wyoming County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County7.3Madison County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison County7.2Ulster County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleUlster County7.2Onondaga County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County7.1Ontario County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOntario County7.1Orange County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOrange County7.1Niagara County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County6.6St. Lawrence County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County6.4Montgomery County: 6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County6Saratoga County: 6 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County6Monroe County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County5.9Jefferson County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County5.9Seneca County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County5.9Schuyler County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County5.6Nassau County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleNassau County5.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people
Change on 2017
1Schoharie County93.2+86.6 pts
2Greene County27.1+14.6 pts
3Yates County20.1+20.1 pts
4Sullivan County16.7+8.9 pts
5Delaware County15.6+0.1 pts
6Wayne County14.2+4.4 pts
7Warren County12.1+3 pts
8Cayuga County11.7+1.3 pts
9Columbia County11.4-6.4 pts
10Washington County11.3+6.5 pts
11Chemung County10.6+4.7 pts
12Steuben County10.5+7.4 pts
13Franklin County10.4+2.1 pts
14Oneida County9.4+2.1 pts
15Cattaraugus County9-5.1 pts
16Suffolk County9+1 pts
17Dutchess County8.8+2.4 pts
18Clinton County8.7+3.7 pts
19Chautauqua County8.6+1.6 pts
20Genesee County8.5-15.3 pts
21Allegany County8.5+4.3 pts
22Essex County80 pts
23Oswego County7.6-5.8 pts
24Broome County7.5+3 pts
25Lewis County7.5-11.2 pts
26Wyoming County7.3-4.9 pts
27Madison County7.2-1.4 pts
28Ulster County7.2-5 pts
29Onondaga County7.1-0.4 pts
29Ontario County7.1-0 pts
31Orange County7.1-2.4 pts
32Niagara County6.6-0.5 pts
33St. Lawrence County6.4-2.7 pts
34Montgomery County6-4.1 pts
35Saratoga County6-1.8 pts
36Monroe County5.9-0 pts
37Jefferson County5.9+2.5 pts
38Seneca County5.9-8.8 pts
39Schuyler County5.6-11.1 pts
40Nassau County5.1-0.6 pts
41Herkimer County4.9-11.3 pts
42Livingston County4.8-4.7 pts
43Albany County4.8-1.3 pts
44Erie County4.5-0 pts
45Schenectady County4.4-1.3 pts
46Cortland County4.2-6.3 pts
47Chenango County4.2-8.3 pts
48Tioga County4.1-2 pts
49Putnam County4.1-3 pts
50Rensselaer County3.7-1.9 pts
51Fulton County3.7-7.4 pts
52Rockland County3-2.4 pts
53Queens County2.9+0.4 pts
54Tompkins County2.8-4.7 pts
55Westchester County2.6-0.8 pts
56Bronx County2.5-0.2 pts
57Orleans County2.4-24.4 pts
58Kings County2.10 pts
59Otsego County1.7-8.4 pts
60New York County1.6-0.7 pts
61Richmond County1.4-1.4 pts
62Hamilton County00 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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?

Schoharie County, with 93.2 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Hamilton County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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