Counties in North Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Robeson County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 100 counties in 2015, at 41.6 per 100,000 people. Tyrrell 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 13.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest41.6Robeson County
Median16.4100 counties
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Map of counties, 2015

Alamance County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleAlexander County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleAlleghany County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleAnson County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleAshe County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleAvery County: 17 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleBertie County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleBladen County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleBuncombe County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleCabarrus County: 12 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleCamden County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCarteret County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleCaswell County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleCatawba County: 18 per 100,000 peopleChatham County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleChowan County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleCraven County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 13 per 100,000 peopleCurrituck County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleDare County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleDavidson County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleDavie County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleDurham County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleForsyth County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleGaston County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleGates County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleGraham County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleGranville County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleGuilford County: 11 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleHertford County: 17 per 100,000 peopleHoke County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleHyde County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleIredell County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleJohnston County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 35 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMoore County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleNash County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleNew Hanover County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleOnslow County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 8.5 per 100,000 peoplePamlico County: 40 per 100,000 peoplePasquotank County: 10.1 per 100,000 peoplePender County: 25.3 per 100,000 peoplePerquimans County: 15.2 per 100,000 peoplePerson County: 15.5 per 100,000 peoplePitt County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleRockingham County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleRowan County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleRutherford County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleSampson County: 40.8 per 100,000 peopleScotland County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleStanly County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleStokes County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSurry County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleSwain County: 7 per 100,000 peopleTransylvania County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleTyrrell County: 0 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleVance County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleWake County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleWatauga County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWilkes County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleWilson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleYancey County: 16.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Robeson County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County41.6Sampson County: 40.8 per 100,000 peopleSampson County40.8Pamlico County: 40 per 100,000 peoplePamlico County40Duplin County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County37.3Gates County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleGates County36.4Graham County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleGraham County35.9Lee County: 35 per 100,000 peopleLee County35Bertie County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleBertie County30.4Warren County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleWarren County30.4Hoke County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleHoke County29.5Caswell County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleCaswell County26.2Columbus County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County25.7Scotland County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleScotland County25.7Nash County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleNash County25.5Northampton County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County25.5Pender County: 25.3 per 100,000 peoplePender County25.3Washington County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County25.1Greene County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleGreene County24.2Lincoln County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County23.7Halifax County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County23.2Watauga County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleWatauga County23.1Vance County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleVance County23.1Ashe County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleAshe County22.8Surry County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleSurry County22.3Yadkin County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County21.4Edgecombe County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County20.9Cleveland County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County20.6Granville County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleGranville County20.5Polk County: 20.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County20.5Stokes County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleStokes County19.8Clay County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County19.1Hyde County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleHyde County18.9Pitt County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePitt County18.9Wilson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleWilson County18.9Alleghany County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleAlleghany County18.7Gaston County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleGaston County18.7Cherokee County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County18.5Randolph County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County18.3Stanly County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleStanly County18.2Harnett County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County18.2Robeson County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County41.6Sampson County: 40.8 per 100,000 peopleSampson County40.8Pamlico County: 40 per 100,000 peoplePamlico County40Duplin County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County37.3Gates County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleGates County36.4Graham County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleGraham County35.9Lee County: 35 per 100,000 peopleLee County35Bertie County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleBertie County30.4Warren County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleWarren County30.4Hoke County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleHoke County29.5Caswell County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleCaswell County26.2Columbus County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County25.7Scotland County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleScotland County25.7Nash County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleNash County25.5Northampton County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County25.5Pender County: 25.3 per 100,000 peoplePender County25.3Washington County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County25.1Greene County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleGreene County24.2Lincoln County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County23.7Halifax County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County23.2Watauga County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleWatauga County23.1Vance County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleVance County23.1Ashe County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleAshe County22.8Surry County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleSurry County22.3Yadkin County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County21.4Edgecombe County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County20.9Cleveland County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County20.6Granville County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleGranville County20.5Polk County: 20.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County20.5Stokes County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleStokes County19.8Clay County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County19.1Hyde County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleHyde County18.9Pitt County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePitt County18.9Wilson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleWilson County18.9Alleghany County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleAlleghany County18.7Gaston County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleGaston County18.7Cherokee County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County18.5Randolph County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County18.3Stanly County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleStanly County18.2Harnett County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County18.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1Robeson County41.6+16.9 pts
2Sampson County40.8+24.7 pts
3Pamlico County40+16.3 pts
4Duplin County37.3+6.5 pts
5Gates County36.4-8.3 pts
6Graham County35.9+0.3 pts
7Lee County35+23.3 pts
8Bertie County30.4-24.7 pts
9Warren County30.4+15.4 pts
10Hoke County29.5+7.5 pts
11Caswell County26.2+8.7 pts
12Columbus County25.7-7 pts
13Scotland County25.7+3.1 pts
14Nash County25.5+0.1 pts
15Northampton County25.5-19.7 pts
16Pender County25.3-9.8 pts
17Washington County25.1+25.1 pts
18Greene County24.2+9.7 pts
19Lincoln County23.7+14.9 pts
20Halifax County23.2+6.1 pts
21Watauga County23.1+17.3 pts
22Vance County23.1+2.4 pts
23Ashe County22.8+15.3 pts
24Surry County22.3-2.6 pts
25Yadkin County21.4+5.5 pts
26Edgecombe County20.9+4.2 pts
27Cleveland County20.6+4.1 pts
28Granville County20.5-10.4 pts
29Polk County20.5-10 pts
30Stokes County19.8+2.3 pts
31Clay County19.1+9.5 pts
32Hyde County18.9+0.7 pts
33Pitt County18.9+9.4 pts
34Wilson County18.9+1.3 pts
35Alleghany County18.7+18.7 pts
36Gaston County18.7+4 pts
37Cherokee County18.5-0 pts
38Randolph County18.3+2.1 pts
39Stanly County18.2+5 pts
40Harnett County18.2-0.2 pts
41Catawba County18+2.5 pts
42Wilkes County17.9-1.4 pts
43Chatham County17.5-0.4 pts
44Moore County17.3-11.1 pts
45Davidson County17.1+2.4 pts
46Avery County17+17 pts
47Hertford County17+12.8 pts
48Yancey County16.9-0 pts
49Alexander County16.5+0.1 pts
50Rockingham County16.4+4.4 pts
51Rowan County16.3-3 pts
52Currituck County16.2-0.1 pts
53Lenoir County15.6-3.4 pts
54Craven County15.6+6 pts
55Person County15.5-2.6 pts
56Transylvania County15.4-6.2 pts
57Alamance County15.3+9.5 pts
58Perquimans County15.2+15.2 pts
59Caldwell County14.9+3.8 pts
60Jackson County14.7-2.6 pts
61Johnston County14.5-5.3 pts
62Davie County14.5-2.6 pts
63Macon County14.4-11.8 pts
64Madison County14.4-4.7 pts
65Buncombe County14.1+2.6 pts
66Wayne County14.1-4 pts
67Haywood County13.5+3.3 pts
68Mitchell County13.3+13.3 pts
69Cumberland County13+1 pts
70Onslow County12.4+0.4 pts
71Bladen County12.4-14.9 pts
72Cabarrus County12+3.3 pts
73McDowell County11.3-8.9 pts
74Montgomery County11.3-26.3 pts
75Franklin County11.3+4.8 pts
76Richmond County11.2-8.7 pts
77Guilford County11-0.1 pts
78Forsyth County10.9+1.6 pts
79Beaufort County10.8-4.3 pts
80Iredell County10.6-5.6 pts
81Jones County10.3-10.1 pts
82Brunswick County10.3-1.1 pts
83New Hanover County10.3+1.8 pts
84Pasquotank County10.1+2.5 pts
85Rutherford County9.2-12.2 pts
86Burke County9.1-9.1 pts
87Martin County8.6-4.2 pts
88Orange County8.5+1.4 pts
89Durham County8.3-0.5 pts
90Anson County8.1-23.7 pts
91Henderson County8.1-6.5 pts
92Mecklenburg County7.8+0.9 pts
93Union County7.3-1.1 pts
94Chowan County7.1-13.7 pts
95Swain County7-7.1 pts
96Wake County6.40 pts
97Carteret County5.90 pts
98Dare County5.7-0.1 pts
99Camden County0-39.9 pts
99Tyrrell 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, 2015. 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?

Robeson County, with 41.6 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Tyrrell County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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