Counties in New York by traffic fatality rate

Hamilton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 62 counties in 2021, at 39.1 per 100,000 people. Richmond County had the lowest, at 2.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 8.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for New York was 5.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest39.1Hamilton County
Median8.962 counties
New York5.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 6 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleBronx County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleBroome County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleChemung County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleChenango County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleCortland County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County: 7 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleKings County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 6 per 100,000 peopleNew York County: 3 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 10 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleOntario County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleOswego County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 6.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleQueens County: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleRockland County: 5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 15 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleUlster County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleWestchester County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleYates County: 16.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Hamilton County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County39.1Schuyler County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County22.5Franklin County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County21.4Schoharie County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County19.9Sullivan County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County18.8Greene County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County18.8Oswego County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleOswego County16.9Yates County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleYates County16.2Chemung County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleChemung County15.7Lewis County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLewis County15Seneca County: 15 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County15Allegany County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County14.9St. Lawrence County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County14.8Columbia County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County12.9Wyoming County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County12.5Tioga County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleTioga County12.5Warren County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County12.2Genesee County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County12.1Madison County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County11.9Washington County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County11.5Niagara County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County11.3Cortland County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleCortland County10.8Chautauqua County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County10.3Orleans County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County10.1Montgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County10.1Broome County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleBroome County10.1Oneida County: 10 per 100,000 peopleOneida County10Suffolk County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County10Livingston County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County9.7Cayuga County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County9.3Ontario County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleOntario County8.9Clinton County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleClinton County8.9Chenango County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleChenango County8.6Tompkins County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County8.5Orange County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleOrange County8.4Jefferson County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County7.7Wayne County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County7.7Monroe County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County7.4Dutchess County: 7 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County7Erie County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleErie County6.6Hamilton County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County39.1Schuyler County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County22.5Franklin County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County21.4Schoharie County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County19.9Sullivan County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County18.8Greene County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County18.8Oswego County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleOswego County16.9Yates County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleYates County16.2Chemung County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleChemung County15.7Lewis County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLewis County15Seneca County: 15 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County15Allegany County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County14.9St. Lawrence County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County14.8Columbia County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County12.9Wyoming County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County12.5Tioga County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleTioga County12.5Warren County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County12.2Genesee County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County12.1Madison County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County11.9Washington County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County11.5Niagara County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County11.3Cortland County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleCortland County10.8Chautauqua County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County10.3Orleans County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County10.1Montgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County10.1Broome County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleBroome County10.1Oneida County: 10 per 100,000 peopleOneida County10Suffolk County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County10Livingston County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County9.7Cayuga County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County9.3Ontario County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleOntario County8.9Clinton County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleClinton County8.9Chenango County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleChenango County8.6Tompkins County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County8.5Orange County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleOrange County8.4Jefferson County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County7.7Wayne County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County7.7Monroe County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County7.4Dutchess County: 7 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County7Erie County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleErie County6.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people
Change on 2020
1Hamilton County39.1+39.1 pts
2Schuyler County22.5+22.5 pts
3Franklin County21.4+15 pts
4Schoharie County19.9+3.1 pts
5Sullivan County18.8+8.6 pts
6Greene County18.8+12.5 pts
7Oswego County16.9+1.6 pts
8Yates County16.2+8.1 pts
9Chemung County15.7+7.3 pts
10Lewis County15-3.9 pts
11Seneca County15-2.9 pts
12Allegany County14.9+6.5 pts
13St. Lawrence County14.8+9.3 pts
14Columbia County12.9+4.8 pts
15Wyoming County12.5+5.1 pts
16Tioga County12.5-10.3 pts
17Warren County12.2+9.1 pts
18Genesee County12.1-5.1 pts
19Madison County11.9-2.8 pts
20Washington County11.5+3.3 pts
21Niagara County11.30 pts
22Cortland County10.8+4.3 pts
23Chautauqua County10.3+4 pts
24Orleans County10.1+7.6 pts
25Montgomery County10.1+6.1 pts
26Broome County10.1+4.5 pts
27Oneida County10+2.2 pts
28Suffolk County10+2.5 pts
29Livingston County9.7+3.2 pts
30Cayuga County9.3+5.3 pts
31Ontario County8.9-6.3 pts
32Clinton County8.9+5.1 pts
33Chenango County8.6-19 pts
34Tompkins County8.5+2.5 pts
35Orange County8.4+1.7 pts
36Jefferson County7.7-5.2 pts
37Wayne County7.7-7.7 pts
38Monroe County7.4+0.9 pts
39Dutchess County7-2.1 pts
40Erie County6.6+1.6 pts
41Otsego County6.6+1.4 pts
42Onondaga County6.6+1.7 pts
43Ulster County6.5-5.6 pts
44Cattaraugus County6.5-1.3 pts
45Schenectady County6.2-0.7 pts
46Putnam County6.1+1 pts
47Albany County6+0.3 pts
48Nassau County6+0.4 pts
49Fulton County5.7-9.4 pts
50Rensselaer County5.6-2.5 pts
51Steuben County5.4-2.1 pts
52Essex County5.4-8 pts
53Rockland County5+0.3 pts
54Delaware County4.5-9.1 pts
55Westchester County4.2-0.2 pts
56Bronx County3.4-0.4 pts
57Saratoga County3.4-4.3 pts
58Herkimer County3.3-11.7 pts
59Kings County3.1+0.9 pts
60New York County3+1.4 pts
61Queens County2.7-0.8 pts
62Richmond County2.2+0.4 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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, 2021 [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 39.1 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Richmond County, with 2.2 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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