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Counties in North Carolina by traffic fatality rate

Graham County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 100 counties in 2023, at 61.9 per 100,000 people. Washington County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Carolina was 14.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest61.9Graham County
Lowest0Washington County
Median15.9100 counties
North Carolina14.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Alamance County: 10 per 100,000 peopleAlexander County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleAlleghany County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleAnson County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleAshe County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleAvery County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleBeaufort County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleBertie County: 47 per 100,000 peopleBladen County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleBuncombe County: 17 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCabarrus County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleCaldwell County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleCamden County: 9 per 100,000 peopleCarteret County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCaswell County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCatawba County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleChatham County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleChowan County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleCraven County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleCurrituck County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleDare County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleDavidson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleDavie County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleDurham County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleForsyth County: 13 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleGaston County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleGates County: 29 per 100,000 peopleGraham County: 61.9 per 100,000 peopleGranville County: 13 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleGuilford County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County: 10 per 100,000 peopleHertford County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleHoke County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleHyde County: 0 per 100,000 peopleIredell County: 11 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleJohnston County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 49.5 per 100,000 peopleMoore County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleNash County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Hanover County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleOnslow County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 11.2 per 100,000 peoplePamlico County: 16.1 per 100,000 peoplePasquotank County: 12.1 per 100,000 peoplePender County: 21.9 per 100,000 peoplePerquimans County: 7.5 per 100,000 peoplePerson County: 25.1 per 100,000 peoplePitt County: 18.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 25 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 19 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County: 55.2 per 100,000 peopleRockingham County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleRowan County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleRutherford County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleSampson County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleScotland County: 53.5 per 100,000 peopleStanly County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleStokes County: 11 per 100,000 peopleSurry County: 14 per 100,000 peopleSwain County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleTransylvania County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleTyrrell County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleVance County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleWake County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWatauga County: 9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleWilkes County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleWilson County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleYancey County: 10.6 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

Graham County: 61.9 per 100,000 peopleGraham County61.9Robeson County: 55.2 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County55.2Scotland County: 53.5 per 100,000 peopleScotland County53.5Montgomery County: 49.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County49.5Bertie County: 47 per 100,000 peopleBertie County47Halifax County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County44.6Sampson County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleSampson County41.8Duplin County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County38.1Warren County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County37.3Swain County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleSwain County35.9Anson County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleAnson County35.7Alleghany County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleAlleghany County35.3Alexander County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleAlexander County32.9Columbus County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County31.9Edgecombe County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County30.6Bladen County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleBladen County30.5Gates County: 29 per 100,000 peopleGates County29Tyrrell County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleTyrrell County28.4Lenoir County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County27.3Yadkin County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County26.5Ashe County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleAshe County25.9Moore County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleMoore County25.2Person County: 25.1 per 100,000 peoplePerson County25.1Polk County: 25 per 100,000 peoplePolk County25Northampton County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County23.9Hoke County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleHoke County23.8Cleveland County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County23.6Nash County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleNash County22.7Wilson County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleWilson County22.6Avery County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleAvery County22.6Randolph County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County22.4Pender County: 21.9 per 100,000 peoplePender County21.9Jones County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleJones County21.2Harnett County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County21.2Franklin County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County20.8Chatham County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleChatham County20.7Haywood County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County20.7Lee County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleLee County19.3Wayne County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County19.2Richmond County: 19 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County19Graham County: 61.9 per 100,000 peopleGraham County61.9Robeson County: 55.2 per 100,000 peopleRobeson County55.2Scotland County: 53.5 per 100,000 peopleScotland County53.5Montgomery County: 49.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County49.5Bertie County: 47 per 100,000 peopleBertie County47Halifax County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County44.6Sampson County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleSampson County41.8Duplin County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleDuplin County38.1Warren County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County37.3Swain County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleSwain County35.9Anson County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleAnson County35.7Alleghany County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleAlleghany County35.3Alexander County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleAlexander County32.9Columbus County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbus County31.9Edgecombe County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleEdgecombe County30.6Bladen County: 30.5 per 100,000 peopleBladen County30.5Gates County: 29 per 100,000 peopleGates County29Tyrrell County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleTyrrell County28.4Lenoir County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleLenoir County27.3Yadkin County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleYadkin County26.5Ashe County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleAshe County25.9Moore County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleMoore County25.2Person County: 25.1 per 100,000 peoplePerson County25.1Polk County: 25 per 100,000 peoplePolk County25Northampton County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County23.9Hoke County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleHoke County23.8Cleveland County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County23.6Nash County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleNash County22.7Wilson County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleWilson County22.6Avery County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleAvery County22.6Randolph County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County22.4Pender County: 21.9 per 100,000 peoplePender County21.9Jones County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleJones County21.2Harnett County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHarnett County21.2Franklin County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County20.8Chatham County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleChatham County20.7Haywood County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County20.7Lee County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleLee County19.3Wayne County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County19.2Richmond County: 19 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County19
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
1Graham County61.9+24.6 pts
2Robeson County55.2-0.7 pts
3Scotland County53.5+2.8 pts
4Montgomery County49.5+18.6 pts
5Bertie County47+23.4 pts
6Halifax County44.6+8.9 pts
7Sampson County41.8+4.6 pts
8Duplin County38.1-4.7 pts
9Warren County37.3+15.9 pts
10Swain County35.9+14.4 pts
11Anson County35.7-4.5 pts
12Alleghany County35.3+26.3 pts
13Alexander County32.9+16.4 pts
14Columbus County31.9-14.1 pts
15Edgecombe County30.6+14.1 pts
16Bladen County30.5-17.2 pts
17Gates County29-28.9 pts
18Tyrrell County28.4-29.2 pts
19Lenoir County27.3+14.5 pts
20Yadkin County26.5-2.8 pts
21Ashe County25.9+18.5 pts
22Moore County25.2+12.9 pts
23Person County25.1+15 pts
24Polk County25+20 pts
25Northampton County23.9-35.6 pts
26Hoke County23.8+3.4 pts
27Cleveland County23.6+1.8 pts
28Nash County22.7-1.3 pts
29Wilson County22.6+1 pts
30Avery County22.6+16.9 pts
31Randolph County22.4+5.2 pts
32Pender County21.9+2.2 pts
33Jones County21.2-22.1 pts
34Harnett County21.2+8.9 pts
35Franklin County20.8-15.6 pts
36Chatham County20.7+8.2 pts
37Haywood County20.7+1.5 pts
38Lee County19.3-3.6 pts
39Wayne County19.2-2.8 pts
40Richmond County19-16.4 pts
41Davidson County18.9+2.6 pts
42Martin County18.6-4.6 pts
43Pitt County18.4+4.9 pts
44McDowell County17.8-4.6 pts
45Rockingham County17.3+1 pts
46Buncombe County17+3.8 pts
47Rutherford County16.8-0.1 pts
48Cherokee County16.7-3.7 pts
49Rowan County16.5+1.7 pts
50Pamlico County16.1-0.2 pts
51Dare County15.7-0.1 pts
52Hertford County15.6-10 pts
53Cumberland County15.4+2.4 pts
54Stanly County15.2+7.4 pts
55Catawba County15.2-3.8 pts
56Lincoln County14.6+1.7 pts
57Greene County14.5+9.6 pts
58Carteret County14.3-5.8 pts
59Surry County14-8.4 pts
60Mitchell County13.3+13.3 pts
61Johnston County13.2-3 pts
62Granville County13-11.6 pts
63Forsyth County13+2.4 pts
64Burke County12.5-1.2 pts
65Caldwell County12.4-7.5 pts
66Pasquotank County12.1-19.7 pts
67Wilkes County12.1-13.7 pts
68Onslow County11.8-6.5 pts
69Vance County11.8-28.4 pts
70Durham County11.3+2.5 pts
71Brunswick County11.3-5.1 pts
72Beaufort County11.3-13.5 pts
73Davie County11.2-11.5 pts
74Orange County11.2-1.4 pts
75Jackson County11.1-9.4 pts
76Stokes County11-22.2 pts
77Iredell County11-0.7 pts
78Gaston County10.9+1.5 pts
79Cabarrus County10.8-2.7 pts
80Yancey County10.6-26.7 pts
81Macon County10.4+2.5 pts
82Henderson County10+1.6 pts
83Alamance County10-6.4 pts
84Guilford County9.8-2.3 pts
85Madison County9.1-9.2 pts
86Watauga County9+1.8 pts
87Camden County9-0 pts
88Caswell County8.9-18.1 pts
89Transylvania County8.8+5.9 pts
90Clay County8.4+8.4 pts
91Wake County8.4+0.1 pts
92Mecklenburg County8.2-1.5 pts
93Union County8.2-3.1 pts
94New Hanover County7.9+2 pts
95Craven County7.7-12.8 pts
96Perquimans County7.5-15.2 pts
97Chowan County7.2-14.4 pts
98Currituck County3.2-19.4 pts
99Hyde County0-21.7 pts
99Washington 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).

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, 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 North Carolina 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Graham County, with 61.9 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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