Counties in North Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Bertie County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 100 counties in 2014, at 55.1 per 100,000 people. Washington County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Carolina was 13 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest55.1Bertie County
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Map of counties, 2014

Alamance County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleAlexander County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleAlleghany County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAnson County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleAshe County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleAvery County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBertie County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleBladen County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleBuncombe County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleCabarrus County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleCamden County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleCarteret County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleCaswell County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleCatawba County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleChatham County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleChowan County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleCraven County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleCurrituck County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleDare County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleDavidson County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleDavie County: 17 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleDurham County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleForsyth County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleGaston County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleGates County: 44.7 per 100,000 peopleGraham County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleGranville County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleGuilford County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleHertford County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleHoke County: 22 per 100,000 peopleHyde County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleIredell County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleJohnston County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County: 19 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleMoore County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleNash County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Hanover County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleOnslow County: 12 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 7.1 per 100,000 peoplePamlico County: 23.6 per 100,000 peoplePasquotank County: 7.6 per 100,000 peoplePender County: 35.1 per 100,000 peoplePerquimans County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePerson County: 18 per 100,000 peoplePitt County: 9.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleRockingham County: 12 per 100,000 peopleRowan County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleRutherford County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleSampson County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleScotland County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleStanly County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleStokes County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleSurry County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleSwain County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleTransylvania County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleTyrrell County: 0 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleVance County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleWake County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 15 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWatauga County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWilkes County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleWilson County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleYancey County: 16.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Bertie County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleBertie County55.1Northampton County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County45.2Gates County: 44.7 per 100,000 peopleGates County44.7Camden County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleCamden County39.9Montgomery County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County37.5Graham County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleGraham County35.6Pender County: 35.1 per 100,000 peoplePender County35.1Columbus County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County32.7Anson County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleAnson County31.8Granville County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleGranville County30.9Duplin County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County30.8Polk County: 30.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County30.5Moore County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleMoore County28.4Bladen County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleBladen County27.3Macon County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleMacon County26.2Nash County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleNash County25.4Surry County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleSurry County24.9Robeson County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County24.8Pamlico County: 23.6 per 100,000 peoplePamlico County23.6Scotland County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleScotland County22.6Hoke County: 22 per 100,000 peopleHoke County22Transylvania County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleTransylvania County21.6Rutherford County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleRutherford County21.4Chowan County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleChowan County20.8Vance County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleVance County20.6Jones County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleJones County20.4McDowell County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County20.2Richmond County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County19.9Johnston County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnston County19.9Rowan County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleRowan County19.3Wilkes County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleWilkes County19.3Madison County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County19.1Lenoir County: 19 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County19Cherokee County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County18.5Harnett County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County18.3Hyde County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHyde County18.2Burke County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleBurke County18.2Wayne County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County18.1Person County: 18 per 100,000 peoplePerson County18Chatham County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleChatham County17.9Bertie County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleBertie County55.1Northampton County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County45.2Gates County: 44.7 per 100,000 peopleGates County44.7Camden County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleCamden County39.9Montgomery County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County37.5Graham County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleGraham County35.6Pender County: 35.1 per 100,000 peoplePender County35.1Columbus County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County32.7Anson County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleAnson County31.8Granville County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleGranville County30.9Duplin County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County30.8Polk County: 30.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County30.5Moore County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleMoore County28.4Bladen County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleBladen County27.3Macon County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleMacon County26.2Nash County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleNash County25.4Surry County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleSurry County24.9Robeson County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County24.8Pamlico County: 23.6 per 100,000 peoplePamlico County23.6Scotland County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleScotland County22.6Hoke County: 22 per 100,000 peopleHoke County22Transylvania County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleTransylvania County21.6Rutherford County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleRutherford County21.4Chowan County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleChowan County20.8Vance County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleVance County20.6Jones County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleJones County20.4McDowell County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County20.2Richmond County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County19.9Johnston County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnston County19.9Rowan County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleRowan County19.3Wilkes County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleWilkes County19.3Madison County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County19.1Lenoir County: 19 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County19Cherokee County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County18.5Harnett County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County18.3Hyde County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHyde County18.2Burke County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleBurke County18.2Wayne County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County18.1Person County: 18 per 100,000 peoplePerson County18Chatham County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleChatham County17.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1Bertie County55.1+30.2 pts
2Northampton County45.2+10.7 pts
3Gates County44.7+18.3 pts
4Camden County39.9+29.8 pts
5Montgomery County37.5+22.7 pts
6Graham County35.6-22.8 pts
7Pender County35.1+7 pts
8Columbus County32.7-6.8 pts
9Anson County31.8+4.2 pts
10Granville County30.9+17.1 pts
11Duplin County30.8+14.8 pts
12Polk County30.5+5.3 pts
13Moore County28.4+18.5 pts
14Bladen County27.3-20.4 pts
15Macon County26.2+14.5 pts
16Nash County25.4+3.2 pts
17Surry County24.9+9.7 pts
18Robeson County24.8-7.4 pts
19Pamlico County23.6+7.9 pts
20Scotland County22.6-2.6 pts
21Hoke County22+10 pts
22Transylvania County21.6+12.4 pts
23Rutherford County21.4+4.7 pts
24Chowan County20.8+20.8 pts
25Vance County20.6-9 pts
26Jones County20.4+0.3 pts
27McDowell County20.2-2.2 pts
28Richmond County19.9-6.3 pts
29Johnston County19.9+4.1 pts
30Rowan County19.3-0.1 pts
31Wilkes County19.3+4.5 pts
32Madison County19.1+4.8 pts
33Lenoir County19+7 pts
34Cherokee County18.5-3.6 pts
35Harnett County18.3-3.4 pts
36Hyde County18.2+18.2 pts
37Burke County18.2+8 pts
38Wayne County18.1-3.2 pts
39Person County18+2.7 pts
40Chatham County17.9-0.4 pts
41Wilson County17.6+1.4 pts
42Stokes County17.5-2.1 pts
43Caswell County17.5+8.8 pts
44Jackson County17.2+5 pts
45Halifax County17.2-5.5 pts
46Davie County17+7.4 pts
47Yancey County16.9-0 pts
48Edgecombe County16.7+2.1 pts
49Cleveland County16.4+7.2 pts
50Alexander County16.4-5.4 pts
51Currituck County16.3-0.3 pts
52Randolph County16.2+0.7 pts
53Sampson County16.1-4.7 pts
54Iredell County16.1+2.8 pts
55Yadkin County15.9+0.1 pts
56Catawba County15.5+1.9 pts
57Beaufort County15.1-12.8 pts
58Warren County15+15 pts
59Davidson County14.7-4.3 pts
60Gaston County14.7+3.7 pts
61Henderson County14.6+6.3 pts
62Greene County14.40 pts
63Swain County14.1-21.8 pts
64Stanly County13.3-3.3 pts
65Martin County12.9-8.4 pts
66Cumberland County12.1-3.9 pts
67Rockingham County12-2.2 pts
68Onslow County12-1 pts
69Lee County11.7-13.3 pts
70Buncombe County11.5-2.5 pts
71Brunswick County11.4-0.2 pts
72Guilford County11.1+2.4 pts
73Caldwell County11.1+1.3 pts
74Haywood County10.2-1.7 pts
75Craven County9.6-6.7 pts
76Clay County9.6-9.5 pts
77Pitt County9.4-2.9 pts
78Forsyth County9.3+1.8 pts
79Lincoln County8.9-6.4 pts
80Durham County8.8+0.2 pts
81Cabarrus County8.8-1.3 pts
82New Hanover County8.5-0.1 pts
83Union County8.4-1.6 pts
84Pasquotank County7.6+7.6 pts
85Ashe County7.5-11.2 pts
86Orange County7.1-3.6 pts
87Mecklenburg County6.9+0.1 pts
88Franklin County6.5-13.1 pts
89Wake County6.3-1.2 pts
90Carteret County5.9-5.9 pts
91Watauga County5.8-1.9 pts
92Alamance County5.8-9.1 pts
93Dare County5.8-14.4 pts
94Hertford County4.2-8.3 pts
95Alleghany County0-37 pts
95Avery County0-11.3 pts
95Mitchell County0-26.2 pts
95Perquimans County0-37.2 pts
95Tyrrell County00 pts
95Washington 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).

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in North Carolina by traffic fatality rate, 2014. 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?

Bertie County, with 55.1 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Washington County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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