Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatality rate

McKenzie County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 53 counties in 2014, at 213.4 per 100,000 people. Wells County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Dakota was 18.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest213.4McKenzie County
Median18.253 counties
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Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleBenson County: 61.2 per 100,000 peopleBillings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleBowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County: 78.2 per 100,000 peopleDickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 142.5 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County: 58 per 100,000 peopleFoster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County: 0 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: 68.8 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County: 213.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County: 52.8 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleOliver County: 54.1 per 100,000 peoplePembina County: 28 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleRansom County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleRolette County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleSargent County: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County: 130.4 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 53.4 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleTowner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTraill County: 99.3 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWard County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 36.1 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.

All counties, 2014

McKenzie County: 213.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County213.4Nelson County: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleNelson County160.8Dunn County: 142.5 per 100,000 peopleDunn County142.5Slope County: 130.4 per 100,000 peopleSlope County130.4Traill County: 99.3 per 100,000 peopleTraill County99.3Burke County: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleBurke County87.1Cavalier County: 78.2 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County78.2McHenry County: 68.8 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County68.8Benson County: 61.2 per 100,000 peopleBenson County61.2Emmons County: 58 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County58Oliver County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleOliver County54.1Steele County: 53.4 per 100,000 peopleSteele County53.4Mountrail County: 52.8 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County52.8Sargent County: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleSargent County51.3LaMoure County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County48.6Eddy County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleEddy County41.8Grant County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County41.6Kidder County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleKidder County41.3Williams County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County36.1Pembina County: 28 per 100,000 peoplePembina County28Barnes County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County26.7Ramsey County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County25.6Pierce County: 22.8 per 100,000 peoplePierce County22.8Stark County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleStark County22.5Rolette County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleRolette County21.6McLean County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County20.6Richland County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleRichland County18.2Ransom County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRansom County17.6Bottineau County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County14.9Ward County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWard County12.8Morton County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleMorton County6.5Stutsman County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County4.6Burleigh County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County4.4Grand Forks County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County4.2Cass County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County3.6Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAdams County0Billings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBillings County0Bowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBowman County0Dickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County0Divide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County0Foster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFoster County0Golden Valley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County0Griggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County0Hettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Mercer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMercer County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Sheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County0Sioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County0Towner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTowner County0Walsh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County0Wells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWells County0McKenzie County: 213.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County213.4Nelson County: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleNelson County160.8Dunn County: 142.5 per 100,000 peopleDunn County142.5Slope County: 130.4 per 100,000 peopleSlope County130.4Traill County: 99.3 per 100,000 peopleTraill County99.3Burke County: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleBurke County87.1Cavalier County: 78.2 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County78.2McHenry County: 68.8 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County68.8Benson County: 61.2 per 100,000 peopleBenson County61.2Emmons County: 58 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County58Oliver County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleOliver County54.1Steele County: 53.4 per 100,000 peopleSteele County53.4Mountrail County: 52.8 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County52.8Sargent County: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleSargent County51.3LaMoure County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County48.6Eddy County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleEddy County41.8Grant County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County41.6Kidder County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleKidder County41.3Williams County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County36.1Pembina County: 28 per 100,000 peoplePembina County28Barnes County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County26.7Ramsey County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County25.6Pierce County: 22.8 per 100,000 peoplePierce County22.8Stark County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleStark County22.5Rolette County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleRolette County21.6McLean County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County20.6Richland County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleRichland County18.2Ransom County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRansom County17.6Bottineau County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County14.9Ward County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleWard County12.8Morton County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleMorton County6.5Stutsman County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County4.6Burleigh County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County4.4Grand Forks County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County4.2Cass County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County3.6Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAdams County0Billings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBillings County0Bowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBowman County0Dickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County0Divide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County0Foster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFoster County0Golden Valley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County0Griggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County0Hettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Mercer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMercer County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Sheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County0Sioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County0Towner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTowner County0Walsh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWalsh 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

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1McKenzie County213.4-38.6 pts
2Nelson County160.8+96.8 pts
3Dunn County142.5+42.9 pts
4Slope County130.4-0.9 pts
5Traill County99.3+87.1 pts
6Burke County87.1-41.6 pts
7Cavalier County78.2+78.2 pts
8McHenry County68.8+51.5 pts
9Benson County61.2+61.2 pts
10Emmons County58+58 pts
11Oliver County54.1+54.1 pts
12Steele County53.4+53.4 pts
13Mountrail County52.8-23.9 pts
14Sargent County51.3+51.3 pts
15LaMoure County48.60 pts
16Eddy County41.8+41.8 pts
17Grant County41.6-41.2 pts
18Kidder County41.3+0.1 pts
19Williams County36.1-46 pts
20Pembina County28-27.9 pts
21Barnes County26.7-26.6 pts
22Ramsey County25.6+8.5 pts
23Pierce County22.8+0.3 pts
24Stark County22.5+1.8 pts
25Rolette County21.6-6.9 pts
26McLean County20.6+10.2 pts
27Richland County18.2+6 pts
28Ransom County17.6-17.6 pts
29Bottineau County14.9+0.1 pts
30Ward County12.8-13.5 pts
31Morton County6.5-3.6 pts
32Stutsman County4.6-4.7 pts
33Burleigh County4.4+2.1 pts
34Grand Forks County4.2-2.9 pts
35Cass County3.6+2.4 pts
36Adams County0-41.9 pts
36Billings County0-215.1 pts
36Bowman County0-31.2 pts
36Dickey County0-19 pts
36Divide County0-130.5 pts
36Foster County00 pts
36Golden Valley County0-54.9 pts
36Griggs County00 pts
36Hettinger County0-37.7 pts
36Logan County00 pts
36McIntosh County00 pts
36Mercer County0-23.2 pts
36Renville County00 pts
36Sheridan County00 pts
36Sioux County0-46 pts
36Towner County00 pts
36Walsh County0-9 pts
36Wells 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 Dakota 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?

McKenzie County, with 213.4 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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