Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatality rate

Billings County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 53 counties in 2018, at 207.3 per 100,000 people. Wells County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 5.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Dakota was 13.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest207.3Billings County
Median5.553 counties
North Dakota13.6History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBenson County: 64.1 per 100,000 peopleBillings County: 207.3 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County: 31 per 100,000 peopleBowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleDivide County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 75.2 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County: 90 per 100,000 peopleFoster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County: 19 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: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County: 53.2 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County: 72.5 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePembina County: 43 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleRansom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 42.8 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleRolette County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleTowner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTraill County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleWard County: 10 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 26.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Billings County: 207.3 per 100,000 peopleBillings County207.3Emmons County: 90 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County90Dunn County: 75.2 per 100,000 peopleDunn County75.2Mountrail County: 72.5 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County72.5Benson County: 64.1 per 100,000 peopleBenson County64.1McKenzie County: 53.2 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County53.2LaMoure County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County48.5Divide County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleDivide County45.9Pembina County: 43 per 100,000 peoplePembina County43Renville County: 42.8 per 100,000 peopleRenville County42.8Richland County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleRichland County42.3Eddy County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleEddy County41.7McHenry County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County36.4Bottineau County: 31 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County31Williams County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County26.5Ramsey County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County25.5McLean County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County20.4Dickey County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleDickey County19.6Grand Forks County: 19 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County19Barnes County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County18.4Traill County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleTraill County12.5Ward County: 10 per 100,000 peopleWard County10Walsh County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County9.4Stark County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleStark County9.3Stutsman County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County9.2Morton County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleMorton County6.1Cass County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County5.5Burleigh County: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County2.1Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAdams County0Bowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBowman County0Burke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County0Cavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCavalier 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 County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Mercer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMercer County0Nelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Pierce County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County0Ransom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County0Rolette County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRolette County0Sargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSargent County0Sheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County0Sioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County0Steele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSteele County0Towner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTowner County0Wells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWells County0Billings County: 207.3 per 100,000 peopleBillings County207.3Emmons County: 90 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County90Dunn County: 75.2 per 100,000 peopleDunn County75.2Mountrail County: 72.5 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County72.5Benson County: 64.1 per 100,000 peopleBenson County64.1McKenzie County: 53.2 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County53.2LaMoure County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County48.5Divide County: 45.9 per 100,000 peopleDivide County45.9Pembina County: 43 per 100,000 peoplePembina County43Renville County: 42.8 per 100,000 peopleRenville County42.8Richland County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleRichland County42.3Eddy County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleEddy County41.7McHenry County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County36.4Bottineau County: 31 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County31Williams County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County26.5Ramsey County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County25.5McLean County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County20.4Dickey County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleDickey County19.6Grand Forks County: 19 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County19Barnes County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County18.4Traill County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleTraill County12.5Ward County: 10 per 100,000 peopleWard County10Walsh County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County9.4Stark County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleStark County9.3Stutsman County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County9.2Morton County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleMorton County6.1Cass County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleCass County5.5Burleigh County: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County2.1Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAdams County0Bowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBowman County0Burke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County0Cavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCavalier 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 County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Mercer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMercer County0Nelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Pierce County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County0Ransom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County0Rolette County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRolette County0Sargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSargent County0Sheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County0Sioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope 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

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people
Change on 2017
1Billings County207.3+207.3 pts
2Emmons County90+90 pts
3Dunn County75.2-25 pts
4Mountrail County72.5-9.3 pts
5Benson County64.1+48.2 pts
6McKenzie County53.2-19.7 pts
7LaMoure County48.5+0.3 pts
8Divide County45.9+45.9 pts
9Pembina County43+43 pts
10Renville County42.8+42.8 pts
11Richland County42.3+18.2 pts
12Eddy County41.7+41.7 pts
13McHenry County36.4+18.6 pts
14Bottineau County31-29.8 pts
15Williams County26.5+9.6 pts
16Ramsey County25.5+17 pts
17McLean County20.4-20 pts
18Dickey County19.6+19.6 pts
19Grand Forks County19+9.5 pts
20Barnes County18.4-8.9 pts
21Traill County12.5-12.5 pts
22Ward County10+0.1 pts
23Walsh County9.4-27.5 pts
24Stark County9.3-9.7 pts
25Stutsman County9.2+0.1 pts
26Morton County6.1+3 pts
27Cass County5.5+1 pts
28Burleigh County2.1-2.1 pts
29Adams County0-86.4 pts
29Bowman County00 pts
29Burke County0-45.6 pts
29Cavalier County0-26.5 pts
29Foster County00 pts
29Golden Valley County00 pts
29Grant County0-41.5 pts
29Griggs County00 pts
29Hettinger County00 pts
29Kidder County00 pts
29Logan County00 pts
29McIntosh County00 pts
29Mercer County0-23.3 pts
29Nelson County0-32.7 pts
29Oliver County00 pts
29Pierce County0-24.2 pts
29Ransom County0-17.6 pts
29Rolette County0-68.3 pts
29Sargent County0-52.2 pts
29Sheridan County00 pts
29Sioux County0-23.7 pts
29Slope County0-403.2 pts
29Steele County0-54.5 pts
29Towner County0-43.7 pts
29Wells County0-24 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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?

Billings County, with 207.3 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Wells County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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