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Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatality rate

McKenzie County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 53 counties in 2013, at 251.9 per 100,000 people. Wells County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Dakota was 20.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest251.9McKenzie County
Lowest0Wells County
Median17.353 counties
North Dakota20.3History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleBenson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBillings County: 215.1 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBowman County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 128.7 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County: 19 per 100,000 peopleDivide County: 130.5 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 99.6 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFoster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County: 54.9 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 82.8 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleKidder County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County: 251.9 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County: 76.7 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 64 per 100,000 peopleOliver County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePembina County: 56 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleRansom County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleRolette County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleSargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 46 per 100,000 peopleSlope County: 131.2 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleTowner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTraill County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County: 9 per 100,000 peopleWard County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 82.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

McKenzie County: 251.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County251.9Billings County: 215.1 per 100,000 peopleBillings County215.1Slope County: 131.2 per 100,000 peopleSlope County131.2Divide County: 130.5 per 100,000 peopleDivide County130.5Burke County: 128.7 per 100,000 peopleBurke County128.7Dunn County: 99.6 per 100,000 peopleDunn County99.6Grant County: 82.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County82.8Williams County: 82.2 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County82.2Mountrail County: 76.7 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County76.7Nelson County: 64 per 100,000 peopleNelson County64Pembina County: 56 per 100,000 peoplePembina County56Golden Valley County: 54.9 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County54.9Barnes County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County53.3LaMoure County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County48.6Sioux County: 46 per 100,000 peopleSioux County46Adams County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County41.9Kidder County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleKidder County41.3Hettinger County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County37.7Ransom County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleRansom County35.3Bowman County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleBowman County31.2Rolette County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleRolette County28.5Ward County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleWard County26.3Mercer County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County23.2Pierce County: 22.6 per 100,000 peoplePierce County22.6Stark County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleStark County20.8Dickey County: 19 per 100,000 peopleDickey County19McHenry County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County17.3Ramsey County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County17.2Bottineau County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County14.8Traill County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleTraill County12.2Richland County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleRichland County12.2McLean County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County10.4Morton County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMorton County10.2Stutsman County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County9.3Walsh County: 9 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County9Grand Forks County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County7.1Burleigh County: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County2.2Cass County: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleCass County1.2Benson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBenson County0Cavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County0Eddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEddy County0Emmons County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County0Foster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFoster County0Griggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Sargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSargent County0Sheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County0Steele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSteele County0Towner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTowner County0Wells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWells County0McKenzie County: 251.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County251.9Billings County: 215.1 per 100,000 peopleBillings County215.1Slope County: 131.2 per 100,000 peopleSlope County131.2Divide County: 130.5 per 100,000 peopleDivide County130.5Burke County: 128.7 per 100,000 peopleBurke County128.7Dunn County: 99.6 per 100,000 peopleDunn County99.6Grant County: 82.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County82.8Williams County: 82.2 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County82.2Mountrail County: 76.7 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County76.7Nelson County: 64 per 100,000 peopleNelson County64Pembina County: 56 per 100,000 peoplePembina County56Golden Valley County: 54.9 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County54.9Barnes County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County53.3LaMoure County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County48.6Sioux County: 46 per 100,000 peopleSioux County46Adams County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County41.9Kidder County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleKidder County41.3Hettinger County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County37.7Ransom County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleRansom County35.3Bowman County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleBowman County31.2Rolette County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleRolette County28.5Ward County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleWard County26.3Mercer County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County23.2Pierce County: 22.6 per 100,000 peoplePierce County22.6Stark County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleStark County20.8Dickey County: 19 per 100,000 peopleDickey County19McHenry County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County17.3Ramsey County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County17.2Bottineau County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County14.8Traill County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleTraill County12.2Richland County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleRichland County12.2McLean County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County10.4Morton County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMorton County10.2Stutsman County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County9.3Walsh County: 9 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County9Grand Forks County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County7.1Burleigh County: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County2.2Cass County: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleCass County1.2Benson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBenson County0Cavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County0Eddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEddy County0Emmons County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County0Foster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFoster County0Griggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Sargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSargent County0Sheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County0Steele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSteele County0Towner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTowner County0Wells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWells County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1McKenzie County251.9+10.6 pts
2Billings County215.1+107.8 pts
3Slope County131.2-131.6 pts
4Divide County130.5+130.5 pts
5Burke County128.7+83.3 pts
6Dunn County99.6+47.9 pts
7Grant County82.8+82.8 pts
8Williams County82.2-16.7 pts
9Mountrail County76.7+18.5 pts
10Nelson County64-0.4 pts
11Pembina County56+56 pts
12Golden Valley County54.9+54.9 pts
13Barnes County53.3+26.3 pts
14LaMoure County48.6+48.6 pts
15Sioux County46-0.9 pts
16Adams County41.9+41.9 pts
17Kidder County41.3+0.2 pts
18Hettinger County37.7+37.7 pts
19Ransom County35.3+17.4 pts
20Bowman County31.2+31.2 pts
21Rolette County28.5-0.2 pts
22Ward County26.3+9.6 pts
23Mercer County23.2-0.4 pts
24Pierce County22.6-89.7 pts
25Stark County20.8-1.2 pts
26Dickey County19+19 pts
27McHenry County17.3-35.2 pts
28Ramsey County17.2-8.6 pts
29Bottineau County14.8-45.6 pts
30Traill County12.2-12.6 pts
31Richland County12.2+12.2 pts
32McLean County10.4-31.8 pts
33Morton County10.2-3.9 pts
34Stutsman County9.3-61.3 pts
35Walsh County9-27.2 pts
36Grand Forks County7.1-0.2 pts
37Burleigh County2.2-5.9 pts
38Cass County1.2-3.2 pts
39Benson County0-91.2 pts
39Cavalier County0-51.1 pts
39Eddy County0-83.9 pts
39Emmons County0-57.3 pts
39Foster County00 pts
39Griggs County00 pts
39Logan County00 pts
39McIntosh County0-36.1 pts
39Oliver County00 pts
39Renville County0-78.4 pts
39Sargent County00 pts
39Sheridan County00 pts
39Steele County00 pts
39Towner County0-43.4 pts
39Wells County0-46.6 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 Dakota by traffic fatality rate, 2013) [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 Dakota by traffic fatality rate, 2013. 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 North Dakota by traffic fatality rate, 2013 [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?

McKenzie County, with 251.9 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wells County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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