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Counties in North Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Graham County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 100 counties in 2019, at 62.1 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 14.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest62.1Graham County
Lowest0Washington County
Median16.4100 counties
North Carolina14.1History

Map of counties, 2019

Alamance County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleAlexander County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleAlleghany County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleAnson County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleAshe County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleAvery County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleBertie County: 44 per 100,000 peopleBladen County: 47 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBuncombe County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleCabarrus County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCamden County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCarteret County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleCaswell County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleCatawba County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleChatham County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleChowan County: 43.6 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleCraven County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleCurrituck County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleDare County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleDavidson County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleDavie County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleDurham County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleForsyth County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGaston County: 8 per 100,000 peopleGates County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleGraham County: 62.1 per 100,000 peopleGranville County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleGuilford County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleHertford County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHoke County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHyde County: 0 per 100,000 peopleIredell County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleJohnston County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleMoore County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleNash County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Hanover County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 55.9 per 100,000 peopleOnslow County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 10.1 per 100,000 peoplePamlico County: 16.3 per 100,000 peoplePasquotank County: 14.9 per 100,000 peoplePender County: 33.7 per 100,000 peoplePerquimans County: 7.7 per 100,000 peoplePerson County: 7.7 per 100,000 peoplePitt County: 9.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 23 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleRockingham County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleRowan County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleRutherford County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleSampson County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleScotland County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleStanly County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleStokes County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleSurry County: 28 per 100,000 peopleSwain County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleTransylvania County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleTyrrell County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleVance County: 14 per 100,000 peopleWake County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWatauga County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleWilkes County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWilson County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleYancey County: 16.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Graham County: 62.1 per 100,000 peopleGraham County62.1Tyrrell County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleTyrrell County60.3Northampton County: 55.9 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County55.9Bladen County: 47 per 100,000 peopleBladen County47Bertie County: 44 per 100,000 peopleBertie County44Chowan County: 43.6 per 100,000 peopleChowan County43.6Montgomery County: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County42.6Duplin County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County42.5Caswell County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleCaswell County39.5Robeson County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County38.2Pender County: 33.7 per 100,000 peoplePender County33.7Columbus County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County33.1Yadkin County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County32.2Martin County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleMartin County31.5Nash County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleNash County30.7Jackson County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County30.3Granville County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleGranville County29.6Scotland County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleScotland County29.1Lenoir County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County28.9Sampson County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleSampson County28.6Halifax County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County28.5Gates County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleGates County28.3Surry County: 28 per 100,000 peopleSurry County28Ashe County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleAshe County26.3Edgecombe County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County26.3Currituck County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleCurrituck County25.7Cherokee County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County24.6Macon County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleMacon County24.5Greene County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County24.4Chatham County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleChatham County23.9Franklin County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County23.8Randolph County: 23 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County23Hertford County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHertford County22.7Jones County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleJones County21.7Hoke County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHoke County21.2Warren County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County21.2Swain County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleSwain County21.1Wilkes County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWilkes County19.6Davie County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleDavie County18.9Watauga County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleWatauga County18.5Graham County: 62.1 per 100,000 peopleGraham County62.1Tyrrell County: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleTyrrell County60.3Northampton County: 55.9 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County55.9Bladen County: 47 per 100,000 peopleBladen County47Bertie County: 44 per 100,000 peopleBertie County44Chowan County: 43.6 per 100,000 peopleChowan County43.6Montgomery County: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County42.6Duplin County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County42.5Caswell County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleCaswell County39.5Robeson County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County38.2Pender County: 33.7 per 100,000 peoplePender County33.7Columbus County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County33.1Yadkin County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County32.2Martin County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleMartin County31.5Nash County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleNash County30.7Jackson County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County30.3Granville County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleGranville County29.6Scotland County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleScotland County29.1Lenoir County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County28.9Sampson County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleSampson County28.6Halifax County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County28.5Gates County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleGates County28.3Surry County: 28 per 100,000 peopleSurry County28Ashe County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleAshe County26.3Edgecombe County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County26.3Currituck County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleCurrituck County25.7Cherokee County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County24.6Macon County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleMacon County24.5Greene County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County24.4Chatham County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleChatham County23.9Franklin County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County23.8Randolph County: 23 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County23Hertford County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHertford County22.7Jones County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleJones County21.7Hoke County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHoke County21.2Warren County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County21.2Swain County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleSwain County21.1Wilkes County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWilkes County19.6Davie County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleDavie County18.9Watauga County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleWatauga County18.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Graham County62.1+0.5 pts
2Tyrrell County60.3+60.3 pts
3Northampton County55.9+1.3 pts
4Bladen County47+14.1 pts
5Bertie County44+5.9 pts
6Chowan County43.6+36.4 pts
7Montgomery County42.6+23.3 pts
8Duplin County42.5+6.9 pts
9Caswell County39.5+17.6 pts
10Robeson County38.2-2.4 pts
11Pender County33.7-15.6 pts
12Columbus County33.1+0.5 pts
13Yadkin County32.2+21.5 pts
14Martin County31.5+18.1 pts
15Nash County30.7-1.1 pts
16Jackson County30.3+11.6 pts
17Granville County29.6+1.5 pts
18Scotland County29.1+14.6 pts
19Lenoir County28.9-5.4 pts
20Sampson County28.6+0.2 pts
21Halifax County28.5-1.6 pts
22Gates County28.3+9.6 pts
23Surry County28+12.7 pts
24Ashe County26.3+22.5 pts
25Edgecombe County26.3+4.4 pts
26Currituck County25.7+25.7 pts
27Cherokee County24.6+3.3 pts
28Macon County24.5+7.9 pts
29Greene County24.4+14.7 pts
30Chatham County23.9+10.4 pts
31Franklin County23.8+8.5 pts
32Randolph County23+11.8 pts
33Hertford County22.7+9.3 pts
34Jones County21.7-20.6 pts
35Hoke County21.2+11.6 pts
36Warren County21.2-20.7 pts
37Swain County21.1+7 pts
38Wilkes County19.6+7.6 pts
39Davie County18.9+4.7 pts
40Watauga County18.5+12.9 pts
41Anson County18.4-3.5 pts
42Cleveland County18.3-14.3 pts
43Burke County18.2-4.5 pts
44Transylvania County18.2+6.1 pts
45Haywood County17.8-1.7 pts
46Carteret County17.7+3 pts
47Harnett County17.3-10.8 pts
48Cumberland County16.7+2.9 pts
49Rockingham County16.5+3.2 pts
50New Hanover County16.5+11.1 pts
51Dare County16.4+2.6 pts
52Lincoln County16.3+3.2 pts
53Pamlico County16.3+16.3 pts
54Yancey County16.3-0.2 pts
55Wayne County16.1+0.9 pts
56Brunswick County15.8-2.9 pts
57McDowell County15.7-2.3 pts
58Rutherford County15.5-0 pts
59Pasquotank County14.9-5.1 pts
60Caldwell County14.8-2.5 pts
61Lee County14.3-6.6 pts
62Vance County14-4.6 pts
63Richmond County13.8-13.7 pts
64Davidson County13.7-6.7 pts
65Stokes County13.5-0 pts
66Moore County13.2-2.3 pts
67Iredell County13.1-0.3 pts
68Stanly County12.9+3.1 pts
69Catawba County12.5+3.7 pts
70Johnston County12.3-4.3 pts
71Cabarrus County12.2+3.9 pts
72Guilford County11.3+0.1 pts
73Avery County11.3-0 pts
74Buncombe County11.2-1.6 pts
75Beaufort County11.2-4.4 pts
76Craven County10.9+1.1 pts
77Onslow County10.8+0.7 pts
78Durham County10.6+0.8 pts
79Polk County10.4-10.3 pts
80Rowan County10.3-5.6 pts
81Wilson County10.1-5.1 pts
82Orange County10.1+4.7 pts
83Union County9.8-0.6 pts
84Madison County9.5-23.5 pts
85Pitt County9.4-2.4 pts
86Alleghany County9.2-9.1 pts
87Clay County9.2-18.5 pts
88Henderson County8.7-1.8 pts
89Alamance County8.3-0.7 pts
90Mecklenburg County8.2-2.3 pts
91Forsyth County8.1-3.5 pts
92Gaston County8-6.3 pts
93Person County7.7-2.6 pts
94Perquimans County7.7-15.5 pts
95Wake County6.7+0.7 pts
96Alexander County5.5-16.5 pts
97Camden County0-19.8 pts
97Hyde County0-20.9 pts
97Mitchell County0-6.7 pts
97Washington County0-26.4 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 North Carolina by traffic fatality rate, 2019) [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 North Carolina by traffic fatality rate, 2019. 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?

Graham County, with 62.1 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Washington County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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