Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatality rate

Slope County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 53 counties in 2017, at 403.2 per 100,000 people. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Dakota was 15.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest403.2Slope County
Median17.653 counties
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Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 86.4 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleBenson County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBillings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County: 60.8 per 100,000 peopleBowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleDickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 100.1 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFoster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKidder County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County: 72.9 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County: 81.8 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleOliver County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePembina County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleRansom County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleRolette County: 68.3 per 100,000 peopleSargent County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleSlope County: 403.2 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 19 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 54.5 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleTowner County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleTraill County: 25 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleWard County: 10 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 24 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 16.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Slope County: 403.2 per 100,000 peopleSlope County403.2Dunn County: 100.1 per 100,000 peopleDunn County100.1Adams County: 86.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County86.4Mountrail County: 81.8 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County81.8McKenzie County: 72.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County72.9Rolette County: 68.3 per 100,000 peopleRolette County68.3Bottineau County: 60.8 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County60.8Steele County: 54.5 per 100,000 peopleSteele County54.5Sargent County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleSargent County52.2LaMoure County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County48.3Burke County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleBurke County45.6Towner County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleTowner County43.7Grant County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County41.5McLean County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County40.4Walsh County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County36.8Nelson County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleNelson County32.7Barnes County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County27.3Cavalier County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County26.5Traill County: 25 per 100,000 peopleTraill County25Pierce County: 24.2 per 100,000 peoplePierce County24.2Richland County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County24.1Wells County: 24 per 100,000 peopleWells County24Sioux County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleSioux County23.7Mercer County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMercer County23.3Stark County: 19 per 100,000 peopleStark County19McHenry County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County17.8Ransom County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRansom County17.6Williams County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County16.9Benson County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBenson County15.8Ward County: 10 per 100,000 peopleWard County10Grand Forks County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County9.5Stutsman County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County9.1Ramsey County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County8.5Cass County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County4.5Burleigh County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County4.1Morton County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleMorton County3.1Billings 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 County0Eddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEddy County0Emmons County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEmmons 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 County0Kidder County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKidder County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Pembina County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePembina County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Sheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County0Slope County: 403.2 per 100,000 peopleSlope County403.2Dunn County: 100.1 per 100,000 peopleDunn County100.1Adams County: 86.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County86.4Mountrail County: 81.8 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County81.8McKenzie County: 72.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County72.9Rolette County: 68.3 per 100,000 peopleRolette County68.3Bottineau County: 60.8 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County60.8Steele County: 54.5 per 100,000 peopleSteele County54.5Sargent County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleSargent County52.2LaMoure County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County48.3Burke County: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleBurke County45.6Towner County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleTowner County43.7Grant County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County41.5McLean County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County40.4Walsh County: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County36.8Nelson County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleNelson County32.7Barnes County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County27.3Cavalier County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County26.5Traill County: 25 per 100,000 peopleTraill County25Pierce County: 24.2 per 100,000 peoplePierce County24.2Richland County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County24.1Wells County: 24 per 100,000 peopleWells County24Sioux County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleSioux County23.7Mercer County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMercer County23.3Stark County: 19 per 100,000 peopleStark County19McHenry County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County17.8Ransom County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRansom County17.6Williams County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County16.9Benson County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBenson County15.8Ward County: 10 per 100,000 peopleWard County10Grand Forks County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County9.5Stutsman County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County9.1Ramsey County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County8.5Cass County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County4.5Burleigh County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County4.1Morton County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleMorton County3.1Billings 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 County0Eddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEddy County0Emmons County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEmmons 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 County0Kidder County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKidder County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Pembina County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePembina County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Sheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people
Change on 2016
1Slope County403.2+403.2 pts
2Dunn County100.1+75.9 pts
3Adams County86.4+86.4 pts
4Mountrail County81.8+0.3 pts
5McKenzie County72.9+7.8 pts
6Rolette County68.3+23.8 pts
7Bottineau County60.8+30.6 pts
8Steele County54.5+54.5 pts
9Sargent County52.2+52.2 pts
10LaMoure County48.3+24.2 pts
11Burke County45.6-42.3 pts
12Towner County43.7+43.7 pts
13Grant County41.5+0.3 pts
14McLean County40.4-20.4 pts
15Walsh County36.8+9.2 pts
16Nelson County32.7-0.4 pts
17Barnes County27.3+9.4 pts
18Cavalier County26.5+0.2 pts
19Traill County25+25 pts
20Pierce County24.2-23 pts
21Richland County24.1-0.1 pts
22Wells County24+24 pts
23Sioux County23.7-23 pts
24Mercer County23.3-22.5 pts
25Stark County19+9.6 pts
26McHenry County17.8-34.4 pts
27Ransom County17.6-17.5 pts
28Williams County16.9+14.1 pts
29Benson County15.8-31.6 pts
30Ward County10+1.5 pts
31Grand Forks County9.5+8.2 pts
32Stutsman County9.1-4.7 pts
33Ramsey County8.5-8.6 pts
34Cass County4.5+1.6 pts
35Burleigh County4.1-2.1 pts
36Morton County3.1-25.1 pts
37Billings County0-101.8 pts
37Bowman County00 pts
37Dickey County0-58.3 pts
37Divide County0-128.4 pts
37Eddy County00 pts
37Emmons County00 pts
37Foster County00 pts
37Golden Valley County0-107.9 pts
37Griggs County0-130 pts
37Hettinger County00 pts
37Kidder County0-82.3 pts
37Logan County00 pts
37McIntosh County00 pts
37Oliver County00 pts
37Pembina County00 pts
37Renville County0-39.8 pts
37Sheridan 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 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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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, 2017. 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?

Slope County, with 403.2 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Sheridan County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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