Counties in New York by traffic fatality rate

Hamilton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 62 counties in 2019, at 58.6 per 100,000 people. Richmond County had the lowest, at 1.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 7.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for New York was 4.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest58.6Hamilton County
Median7.562 counties
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Map of counties, 2019

Albany County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleBronx County: 1.8 per 100,000 peopleBroome County: 4 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleChemung County: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleChenango County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleCortland County: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 58.6 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleKings County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 6 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleNew York County: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleOntario County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOswego County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 5.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleQueens County: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County: 2.5 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleRockland County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County: 11 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleUlster County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleWestchester County: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleYates County: 8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Hamilton County: 58.6 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County58.6Genesee County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County23.9Tioga County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleTioga County20.6Orleans County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County17.3Steuben County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County17Oswego County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleOswego County16.1Essex County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleEssex County16.1Delaware County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County15.7Cattaraugus County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County15.5Warren County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County15.2Seneca County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County14.7Chenango County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleChenango County12.6Wyoming County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County12.3Sullivan County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County11.5Fulton County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County11.2Schuyler County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County11.1St. Lawrence County: 11 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County11Greene County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County10.4Schoharie County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County10.1Columbia County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County9.8Washington County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County9.7Livingston County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County9.6Chautauqua County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County9.4Ulster County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleUlster County9.4Wayne County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County8.7Jefferson County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County8.5Yates County: 8 per 100,000 peopleYates County8Cayuga County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County7.8Orange County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleOrange County7.8Saratoga County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County7.7Suffolk County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County7.5Clinton County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleClinton County7.5Madison County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County7.3Tompkins County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County6.6Niagara County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County6.6Putnam County: 6.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County6.1Montgomery County: 6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County6Nassau County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleNassau County5.2Albany County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleAlbany County5.1Otsego County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County5.1Hamilton County: 58.6 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County58.6Genesee County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County23.9Tioga County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleTioga County20.6Orleans County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County17.3Steuben County: 17 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County17Oswego County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleOswego County16.1Essex County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleEssex County16.1Delaware County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County15.7Cattaraugus County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County15.5Warren County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County15.2Seneca County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County14.7Chenango County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleChenango County12.6Wyoming County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County12.3Sullivan County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County11.5Fulton County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County11.2Schuyler County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County11.1St. Lawrence County: 11 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County11Greene County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County10.4Schoharie County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County10.1Columbia County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County9.8Washington County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County9.7Livingston County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County9.6Chautauqua County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County9.4Ulster County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleUlster County9.4Wayne County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County8.7Jefferson County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County8.5Yates County: 8 per 100,000 peopleYates County8Cayuga County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County7.8Orange County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleOrange County7.8Saratoga County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County7.7Suffolk County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County7.5Clinton County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleClinton County7.5Madison County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County7.3Tompkins County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County6.6Niagara County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County6.6Putnam County: 6.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County6.1Montgomery County: 6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County6Nassau County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleNassau County5.2Albany County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleAlbany County5.1Otsego County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County5.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people
Change on 2018
1Hamilton County58.6+58.6 pts
2Genesee County23.9+15.4 pts
3Tioga County20.6+16.5 pts
4Orleans County17.3+14.8 pts
5Steuben County17+6.4 pts
6Oswego County16.1+8.5 pts
7Essex County16.1+8.1 pts
8Delaware County15.7+0.1 pts
9Cattaraugus County15.5+6.5 pts
10Warren County15.2+3.1 pts
11Seneca County14.7+8.9 pts
12Chenango County12.6+8.4 pts
13Wyoming County12.3+4.9 pts
14Sullivan County11.5-5.2 pts
15Fulton County11.2+7.5 pts
16Schuyler County11.1+5.6 pts
17St. Lawrence County11+4.6 pts
18Greene County10.4-16.6 pts
19Schoharie County10.1-83.2 pts
20Columbia County9.8-1.6 pts
21Washington County9.7-1.6 pts
22Livingston County9.6+4.9 pts
23Chautauqua County9.4+0.8 pts
24Ulster County9.4+2.2 pts
25Wayne County8.7-5.4 pts
26Jefferson County8.5+2.6 pts
27Yates County8-12 pts
28Cayuga County7.8-3.8 pts
29Orange County7.8+0.7 pts
30Saratoga County7.7+1.7 pts
31Suffolk County7.5-1.4 pts
32Clinton County7.5-1.2 pts
33Madison County7.3+0.1 pts
34Tompkins County6.6+3.8 pts
35Niagara County6.60 pts
36Putnam County6.1+2.1 pts
37Montgomery County60 pts
38Nassau County5.2+0.1 pts
39Albany County5.1+0.3 pts
40Otsego County5.1+3.4 pts
41Dutchess County5.1-3.7 pts
42Onondaga County4.8-2.3 pts
43Monroe County4.7-1.2 pts
44Oneida County4.7-4.7 pts
45Schenectady County4.4-0 pts
46Franklin County4.2-6.2 pts
47Rockland County4.2+1.2 pts
48Erie County4.1-0.4 pts
49Broome County4-3.5 pts
50Lewis County3.8-3.7 pts
51Herkimer County3.3-1.6 pts
52Queens County2.8-0 pts
53Ontario County2.7-4.5 pts
54Kings County2.7+0.6 pts
55Rensselaer County2.5-1.2 pts
56Westchester County2.4-0.2 pts
57Chemung County2.4-8.2 pts
58New York County2.2+0.6 pts
59Allegany County2.1-6.4 pts
60Cortland County2.1-2.1 pts
61Bronx County1.8-0.7 pts
62Richmond County1.6+0.2 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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?

Hamilton County, with 58.6 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Richmond County, with 1.6 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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