Counties in New York by traffic fatality rate

Chenango County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 62 counties in 2020, at 27.6 per 100,000 people. Schuyler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 7.2 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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Highest27.6Chenango County
Median7.262 counties
New York5.2History

Map of counties, 2020

Albany County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleBronx County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleBroome County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleChemung County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleChenango County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCortland County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 5 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County: 15 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleKings County: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 4 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleNew York County: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleOntario County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County: 2.5 per 100,000 peopleOswego County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 5.1 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleQueens County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 1.8 per 100,000 peopleRockland County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County: 6 per 100,000 peopleUlster County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleWestchester County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleYates County: 8.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Chenango County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleChenango County27.6Tioga County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleTioga County22.7Lewis County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLewis County18.8Seneca County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County17.9Genesee County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County17.1Schoharie County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County16.8Wayne County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County15.3Oswego County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleOswego County15.3Ontario County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleOntario County15.1Fulton County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County15.1Herkimer County: 15 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County15Madison County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County14.7Delaware County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County13.6Essex County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleEssex County13.4Jefferson County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.9Ulster County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleUlster County12.1Niagara County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County11.3Sullivan County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County10.2Dutchess County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County9.1Allegany County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County8.4Chemung County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleChemung County8.4Washington County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County8.2Columbia County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County8.1Yates County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleYates County8.1Rensselaer County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County8.1Cattaraugus County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County7.8Oneida County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleOneida County7.8Saratoga County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County7.6Steuben County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County7.5Wyoming County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County7.5Suffolk County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County7.4Schenectady County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County6.9Orange County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleOrange County6.7Livingston County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County6.5Monroe County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County6.5Cortland County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleCortland County6.4Franklin County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County6.3Chautauqua County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County6.3Greene County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County6.3Tompkins County: 6 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County6Chenango County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleChenango County27.6Tioga County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleTioga County22.7Lewis County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLewis County18.8Seneca County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County17.9Genesee County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County17.1Schoharie County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County16.8Wayne County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County15.3Oswego County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleOswego County15.3Ontario County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleOntario County15.1Fulton County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County15.1Herkimer County: 15 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County15Madison County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County14.7Delaware County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County13.6Essex County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleEssex County13.4Jefferson County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.9Ulster County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleUlster County12.1Niagara County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County11.3Sullivan County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County10.2Dutchess County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County9.1Allegany County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County8.4Chemung County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleChemung County8.4Washington County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County8.2Columbia County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County8.1Yates County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleYates County8.1Rensselaer County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County8.1Cattaraugus County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County7.8Oneida County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleOneida County7.8Saratoga County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County7.6Steuben County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County7.5Wyoming County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County7.5Suffolk County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County7.4Schenectady County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County6.9Orange County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleOrange County6.7Livingston County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County6.5Monroe County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County6.5Cortland County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleCortland County6.4Franklin County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County6.3Chautauqua County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County6.3Greene County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County6.3Tompkins County: 6 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people
Change on 2019
1Chenango County27.6+15 pts
2Tioga County22.7+2.2 pts
3Lewis County18.8+15.1 pts
4Seneca County17.9+3.2 pts
5Genesee County17.1-6.8 pts
6Schoharie County16.8+6.7 pts
7Wayne County15.3+6.6 pts
8Oswego County15.3-0.8 pts
9Ontario County15.1+12.5 pts
10Fulton County15.1+3.9 pts
11Herkimer County15+11.7 pts
12Madison County14.7+7.4 pts
13Delaware County13.6-2.1 pts
14Essex County13.4-2.6 pts
15Jefferson County12.9+4.4 pts
16Ulster County12.1+2.8 pts
17Niagara County11.3+4.7 pts
18Sullivan County10.2-1.3 pts
19Dutchess County9.1+4.1 pts
20Allegany County8.4+6.3 pts
21Chemung County8.4+6 pts
22Washington County8.2-1.5 pts
23Columbia County8.1-1.6 pts
24Yates County8.10 pts
25Rensselaer County8.1+5.6 pts
26Cattaraugus County7.8-7.8 pts
27Oneida County7.8+3.1 pts
28Saratoga County7.6-0 pts
29Steuben County7.5-9.5 pts
30Wyoming County7.5-4.8 pts
31Suffolk County7.4-0.1 pts
32Schenectady County6.9+2.5 pts
33Orange County6.7-1 pts
34Livingston County6.5-3.1 pts
35Monroe County6.5+1.7 pts
36Cortland County6.4+4.3 pts
37Franklin County6.3+2.2 pts
38Chautauqua County6.3-3.1 pts
38Greene County6.3-4.2 pts
40Tompkins County6-0.6 pts
41Albany County5.7+0.6 pts
42Nassau County5.6+0.4 pts
43Broome County5.6+1.5 pts
44St. Lawrence County5.5-5.5 pts
45Otsego County5.1+0.1 pts
46Putnam County5.1-1 pts
47Erie County5+0.9 pts
48Onondaga County4.90 pts
49Rockland County4.7+0.6 pts
50Westchester County4.4+2 pts
51Montgomery County4-2 pts
52Cayuga County3.9-3.9 pts
53Bronx County3.8+1.9 pts
54Clinton County3.8-3.7 pts
55Queens County3.5+0.7 pts
56Warren County3-12.2 pts
57Orleans County2.5-14.8 pts
58Kings County2.2-0.5 pts
59Richmond County1.8+0.2 pts
60New York County1.6-0.6 pts
61Hamilton County0-58.6 pts
61Schuyler 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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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, 2020. 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?

Chenango County, with 27.6 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Schuyler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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