Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatality rate

McKenzie County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 53 counties in 2015, at 143.4 per 100,000 people. Wells County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 8.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Dakota was 17.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest143.4McKenzie County
Median8.553 counties
North Dakota17.2History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleBenson County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleBillings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBowman County: 61.3 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleDickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 68.5 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleFoster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKidder County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County: 143.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 60.9 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County: 54.4 per 100,000 peoplePembina County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 69.9 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleRansom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleRolette County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleSargent County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 76.7 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 70.8 per 100,000 peopleSlope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleTowner County: 87.8 per 100,000 peopleTraill County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleWard County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 49.1 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.

All counties, 2015

McKenzie County: 143.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County143.4Towner County: 87.8 per 100,000 peopleTowner County87.8Sheridan County: 76.7 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County76.7Sioux County: 70.8 per 100,000 peopleSioux County70.8Pierce County: 69.9 per 100,000 peoplePierce County69.9Dunn County: 68.5 per 100,000 peopleDunn County68.5Bowman County: 61.3 per 100,000 peopleBowman County61.3McLean County: 60.9 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County60.9Emmons County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County58.1Oliver County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleOliver County54.4Mountrail County: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County50.2Williams County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County49.1Adams County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County41.9Walsh County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County36.7Stutsman County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County32.3Benson County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleBenson County31.3Barnes County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County26.7Cavalier County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County26.2Sargent County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSargent County26Morton County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMorton County19.2Stark County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleStark County18.3Bottineau County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County14.8Pembina County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePembina County14.1Richland County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County12.1Ward County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleWard County11.1Burleigh County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County10.6Ramsey County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County8.5Grand Forks County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County8.3Rolette County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleRolette County7.3Cass County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County3.5Billings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBillings County0Burke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County0Dickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County0Divide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County0Eddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEddy County0Foster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFoster County0Golden Valley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County0Grant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County0Griggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County0Hettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County0Kidder County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKidder County0LaMoure County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McHenry County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Mercer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMercer County0Nelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County0Ransom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County0Steele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSteele County0Traill County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTraill County0Wells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWells County0McKenzie County: 143.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County143.4Towner County: 87.8 per 100,000 peopleTowner County87.8Sheridan County: 76.7 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County76.7Sioux County: 70.8 per 100,000 peopleSioux County70.8Pierce County: 69.9 per 100,000 peoplePierce County69.9Dunn County: 68.5 per 100,000 peopleDunn County68.5Bowman County: 61.3 per 100,000 peopleBowman County61.3McLean County: 60.9 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County60.9Emmons County: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County58.1Oliver County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleOliver County54.4Mountrail County: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County50.2Williams County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County49.1Adams County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County41.9Walsh County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County36.7Stutsman County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County32.3Benson County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleBenson County31.3Barnes County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County26.7Cavalier County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County26.2Sargent County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSargent County26Morton County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMorton County19.2Stark County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleStark County18.3Bottineau County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County14.8Pembina County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePembina County14.1Richland County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County12.1Ward County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleWard County11.1Burleigh County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County10.6Ramsey County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County8.5Grand Forks County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County8.3Rolette County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleRolette County7.3Cass County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County3.5Billings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBillings County0Burke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County0Dickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County0Divide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County0Eddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEddy County0Foster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFoster County0Golden Valley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County0Grant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County0Griggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County0Hettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County0Kidder County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKidder County0LaMoure County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McHenry County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Mercer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMercer County0Nelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County0Ransom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County0Steele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSteele County0Traill County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTraill 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

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1McKenzie County143.4-69.9 pts
2Towner County87.8+87.8 pts
3Sheridan County76.7+76.7 pts
4Sioux County70.8+70.8 pts
5Pierce County69.9+47.1 pts
6Dunn County68.5-74 pts
7Bowman County61.3+61.3 pts
8McLean County60.9+40.3 pts
9Emmons County58.1+0.1 pts
10Oliver County54.4+0.2 pts
11Mountrail County50.2-2.6 pts
12Williams County49.1+12.9 pts
13Adams County41.9+41.9 pts
14Walsh County36.7+36.7 pts
15Stutsman County32.3+27.7 pts
16Benson County31.3-29.9 pts
17Barnes County26.70 pts
18Cavalier County26.2-52 pts
19Sargent County26-25.3 pts
20Morton County19.2+12.7 pts
21Stark County18.3-4.2 pts
22Bottineau County14.8-0.1 pts
23Pembina County14.1-14 pts
24Richland County12.1-6 pts
25Ward County11.1-1.7 pts
26Burleigh County10.6+6.2 pts
27Ramsey County8.5-17.1 pts
28Grand Forks County8.3+4.1 pts
29Rolette County7.3-14.3 pts
30Cass County3.5-0.1 pts
31Billings County00 pts
31Burke County0-87.1 pts
31Dickey County00 pts
31Divide County00 pts
31Eddy County0-41.8 pts
31Foster County00 pts
31Golden Valley County00 pts
31Grant County0-41.6 pts
31Griggs County00 pts
31Hettinger County00 pts
31Kidder County0-41.3 pts
31LaMoure County0-48.6 pts
31Logan County00 pts
31McHenry County0-68.8 pts
31McIntosh County00 pts
31Mercer County00 pts
31Nelson County0-160.8 pts
31Ransom County0-17.6 pts
31Renville County00 pts
31Slope County0-130.4 pts
31Steele County0-53.4 pts
31Traill County0-99.3 pts
31Wells 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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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, 2015) [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, 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?

McKenzie County, with 143.4 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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