Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatality rate

Oliver County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 53 counties in 2019, at 157.6 per 100,000 people. Wells County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Dakota was 12.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest157.6Oliver County
Median12.153 counties
North Dakota12.9History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County: 49.5 per 100,000 peopleBillings County: 101.6 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleBowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleDivide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFoster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County: 57.2 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County: 78.2 per 100,000 peopleKidder County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County: 75.5 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County: 157.6 per 100,000 peoplePembina County: 14.5 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleRansom County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleRolette County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleSargent County: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 77.9 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 124.9 per 100,000 peopleSlope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County: 23 per 100,000 peopleTowner County: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleTraill County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleWard County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 14.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Oliver County: 157.6 per 100,000 peopleOliver County157.6Sioux County: 124.9 per 100,000 peopleSioux County124.9Billings County: 101.6 per 100,000 peopleBillings County101.6Hettinger County: 78.2 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County78.2Sheridan County: 77.9 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County77.9McKenzie County: 75.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County75.5Golden Valley County: 57.2 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County57.2Sargent County: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleSargent County51.3Benson County: 49.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County49.5Towner County: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleTowner County45.1Kidder County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleKidder County41.4McIntosh County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County39.3Traill County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleTraill County37.2Mountrail County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County30.4Ramsey County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County25.7Dunn County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleDunn County24.6Stutsman County: 23 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County23McLean County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County20.5Dickey County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleDickey County19.7Walsh County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County18.7Barnes County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County18.5McHenry County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County18.5Ransom County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleRansom County17.5Bottineau County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County15.7Williams County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County14.9Pembina County: 14.5 per 100,000 peoplePembina County14.5Morton County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleMorton County12.1Richland County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County12.1Mercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMercer County12Ward County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleWard County8.6Grand Forks County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County8.2Rolette County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleRolette County8.1Stark County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleStark County6.1Burleigh County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County5.1Cass County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleCass County4.9Adams 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 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 County0Grant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County0Griggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County0LaMoure County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0Nelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County0Pierce County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County0Steele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSteele County0Wells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWells County0Oliver County: 157.6 per 100,000 peopleOliver County157.6Sioux County: 124.9 per 100,000 peopleSioux County124.9Billings County: 101.6 per 100,000 peopleBillings County101.6Hettinger County: 78.2 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County78.2Sheridan County: 77.9 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County77.9McKenzie County: 75.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County75.5Golden Valley County: 57.2 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County57.2Sargent County: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleSargent County51.3Benson County: 49.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County49.5Towner County: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleTowner County45.1Kidder County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleKidder County41.4McIntosh County: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County39.3Traill County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleTraill County37.2Mountrail County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County30.4Ramsey County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County25.7Dunn County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleDunn County24.6Stutsman County: 23 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County23McLean County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County20.5Dickey County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleDickey County19.7Walsh County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County18.7Barnes County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County18.5McHenry County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County18.5Ransom County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleRansom County17.5Bottineau County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County15.7Williams County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County14.9Pembina County: 14.5 per 100,000 peoplePembina County14.5Morton County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleMorton County12.1Richland County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County12.1Mercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMercer County12Ward County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleWard County8.6Grand Forks County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County8.2Rolette County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleRolette County8.1Stark County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleStark County6.1Burleigh County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County5.1Cass County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleCass County4.9Adams 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 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 County0Grant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County0Griggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County0LaMoure County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0Nelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County0Pierce County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County0Steele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSteele 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

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people
Change on 2018
1Oliver County157.6+157.6 pts
2Sioux County124.9+124.9 pts
3Billings County101.6-105.6 pts
4Hettinger County78.2+78.2 pts
5Sheridan County77.9+77.9 pts
6McKenzie County75.5+22.3 pts
7Golden Valley County57.2+57.2 pts
8Sargent County51.3+51.3 pts
9Benson County49.5-14.6 pts
10Towner County45.1+45.1 pts
11Kidder County41.4+41.4 pts
12McIntosh County39.3+39.3 pts
13Traill County37.2+24.7 pts
14Mountrail County30.4-42.1 pts
15Ramsey County25.7+0.1 pts
16Dunn County24.6-50.6 pts
17Stutsman County23+13.9 pts
18McLean County20.5+0.1 pts
19Dickey County19.7+0.1 pts
20Walsh County18.7+9.4 pts
21Barnes County18.5+0.1 pts
22McHenry County18.5-17.9 pts
23Ransom County17.5+17.5 pts
24Bottineau County15.7-15.3 pts
25Williams County14.9-11.6 pts
26Pembina County14.5-28.5 pts
27Morton County12.1+6 pts
28Richland County12.1-30.2 pts
29Mercer County12+12 pts
30Ward County8.6-1.4 pts
31Grand Forks County8.2-10.8 pts
32Rolette County8.1+8.1 pts
33Stark County6.1-3.2 pts
34Burleigh County5.1+3.1 pts
35Cass County4.9-0.6 pts
36Adams County00 pts
36Bowman County00 pts
36Burke County00 pts
36Cavalier County00 pts
36Divide County0-45.9 pts
36Eddy County0-41.7 pts
36Emmons County0-90 pts
36Foster County00 pts
36Grant County00 pts
36Griggs County00 pts
36LaMoure County0-48.5 pts
36Logan County00 pts
36Nelson County00 pts
36Pierce County00 pts
36Renville County0-42.8 pts
36Slope County00 pts
36Steele County00 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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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, 2019. 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?

Oliver County, with 157.6 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Wells County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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