Counties in New York by traffic fatality rate

Columbia County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 62 counties in 2023, at 28 per 100,000 people. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 8.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for New York was 5.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBronx County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleBroome County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleCayuga County: 1.3 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleChemung County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleChenango County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 28 per 100,000 peopleCortland County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 19 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleKings County: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleNassau County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleNew York County: 2 per 100,000 peopleNiagara County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleOnondaga County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleOntario County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleOswego County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleOtsego County: 5 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleQueens County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleRockland County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County: 15 per 100,000 peopleSaratoga County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleSchenectady County: 5 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 13 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleUlster County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWestchester County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleYates County: 16.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Columbia County: 28 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County28Orleans County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County20.3Essex County: 19 per 100,000 peopleEssex County19Ontario County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleOntario County18.6Seneca County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County18.5Cattaraugus County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County17.2Washington County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County16.7Yates County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleYates County16.4Genesee County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County15.6St. Lawrence County: 15 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County15Allegany County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County14.8Tioga County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleTioga County14.7Wayne County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.3Oswego County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleOswego County13.6Schoharie County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County13.3Cortland County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleCortland County13.1Steuben County: 13 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County13Chautauqua County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County12.8Wyoming County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County12.6Sullivan County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County12.5Fulton County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleFulton County11.5Schuyler County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County11.5Livingston County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County11.4Delaware County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County11.2Chemung County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleChemung County11.1Warren County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County10.7Oneida County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleOneida County10.5Suffolk County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County10.3Montgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County10.1Jefferson County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County9.7Madison County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County8.9Chenango County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleChenango County8.7Dutchess County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County8.7Tompkins County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County8.5Herkimer County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County8.4Ulster County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleUlster County7.7Albany County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleAlbany County7.5Lewis County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County7.5Rensselaer County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County7.5Orange County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOrange County7.1Columbia County: 28 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County28Orleans County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleOrleans County20.3Essex County: 19 per 100,000 peopleEssex County19Ontario County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleOntario County18.6Seneca County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County18.5Cattaraugus County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleCattaraugus County17.2Washington County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County16.7Yates County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleYates County16.4Genesee County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleGenesee County15.6St. Lawrence County: 15 per 100,000 peopleSt. Lawrence County15Allegany County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleAllegany County14.8Tioga County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleTioga County14.7Wayne County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.3Oswego County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleOswego County13.6Schoharie County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSchoharie County13.3Cortland County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleCortland County13.1Steuben County: 13 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County13Chautauqua County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleChautauqua County12.8Wyoming County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County12.6Sullivan County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County12.5Fulton County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleFulton County11.5Schuyler County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleSchuyler County11.5Livingston County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleLivingston County11.4Delaware County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County11.2Chemung County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleChemung County11.1Warren County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County10.7Oneida County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleOneida County10.5Suffolk County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk County10.3Montgomery County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County10.1Jefferson County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County9.7Madison County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County8.9Chenango County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleChenango County8.7Dutchess County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleDutchess County8.7Tompkins County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleTompkins County8.5Herkimer County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleHerkimer County8.4Ulster County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleUlster County7.7Albany County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleAlbany County7.5Lewis County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County7.5Rensselaer County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleRensselaer County7.5Orange County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOrange County7.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people
Change on 2022
1Columbia County28+16.6 pts
2Orleans County20.3+17.8 pts
3Essex County19+13.6 pts
4Ontario County18.6+7.1 pts
5Seneca County18.5+12.4 pts
6Cattaraugus County17.2-1.2 pts
7Washington County16.7-1.4 pts
8Yates County16.4-4 pts
9Genesee County15.6-3.5 pts
10St. Lawrence County15+1 pts
11Allegany County14.8+6.3 pts
12Tioga County14.7+6.3 pts
13Wayne County14.3+5.5 pts
14Oswego County13.6+6 pts
15Schoharie County13.3+3.3 pts
16Cortland County13.1-2.1 pts
17Steuben County13+3.3 pts
18Chautauqua County12.8+4 pts
19Wyoming County12.6+10.1 pts
20Sullivan County12.5-6.3 pts
21Fulton County11.5+7.7 pts
22Schuyler County11.5+0.1 pts
23Livingston County11.4+4.9 pts
24Delaware County11.2-11.1 pts
25Chemung County11.1+4.9 pts
26Warren County10.7-9.2 pts
27Oneida County10.5-0.4 pts
28Suffolk County10.3-0.4 pts
29Montgomery County10.1-0 pts
30Jefferson County9.7-4.2 pts
31Madison County8.9-7.5 pts
32Chenango County8.7-10.7 pts
33Dutchess County8.7-0 pts
34Tompkins County8.5+3.8 pts
35Herkimer County8.4-3.4 pts
36Ulster County7.7-1.1 pts
37Albany County7.5+0.3 pts
38Lewis County7.5-22.6 pts
39Rensselaer County7.5-0 pts
40Orange County7.1-2.5 pts
41Franklin County6.5-8.7 pts
42Clinton County6.4-2.6 pts
43Monroe County6.4+0.4 pts
44Greene County6.4-14.7 pts
45Saratoga County6.3-3.8 pts
46Erie County6.20 pts
47Onondaga County5.5+1.1 pts
48Rockland County5.5-0.6 pts
49Schenectady County5-1.3 pts
50Otsego County5-5 pts
51Nassau County4.8-1.1 pts
52Putnam County4.1-8.1 pts
53Westchester County3.9+0.2 pts
54Niagara County3.8-9.5 pts
55Broome County3.6-3 pts
56Queens County3.4+0.6 pts
57Bronx County3.2-0.8 pts
58Kings County2.4-0.3 pts
59Richmond County2.4-0.4 pts
60New York County2-0.2 pts
61Cayuga County1.3-6.7 pts
62Hamilton County0-39.2 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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, 2023 [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?

Columbia County, with 28 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Hamilton County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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