Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatality rate

Golden Valley County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 53 counties in 2020, at 174.5 per 100,000 people. Towner County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 9.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Dakota was 12.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleBenson County: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleBillings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleBowman County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFoster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County: 174.5 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKidder County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 53.2 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 24 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County: 53.5 per 100,000 peoplePembina County: 14.7 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 6 per 100,000 peopleRolette County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleSargent County: 78.1 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleTowner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTraill County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleWard County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 19.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

Golden Valley County: 174.5 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County174.5Sargent County: 78.1 per 100,000 peopleSargent County78.1Oliver County: 53.5 per 100,000 peopleOliver County53.5Logan County: 53.2 per 100,000 peopleLogan County53.2Benson County: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County50.5Rolette County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleRolette County49.2LaMoure County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County48.8Eddy County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleEddy County43.1Kidder County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleKidder County41.8McKenzie County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County40.6Bowman County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleBowman County33.5Bottineau County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County31.4Wells County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleWells County25.2Pierce County: 25.2 per 100,000 peoplePierce County25.2Dunn County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleDunn County24.4Morton County: 24 per 100,000 peopleMorton County24Stark County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleStark County23.6Williams County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County19.4McHenry County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County18.8Stutsman County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County18.6Ransom County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRansom County17.6Pembina County: 14.7 per 100,000 peoplePembina County14.7Traill County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleTraill County12.5Mercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMercer County12Ward County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWard County11.4Walsh County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County9.5Barnes County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County9.2Burleigh County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County7.1Grand Forks County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County6.8Richland County: 6 per 100,000 peopleRichland County6Cass County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleCass County5.9Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAdams County0Billings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBillings County0Burke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County0Cavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County0Dickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County0Divide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide 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 County0Hettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0McLean County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County0Mountrail County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County0Nelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County0Ramsey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville 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 County0Golden Valley County: 174.5 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County174.5Sargent County: 78.1 per 100,000 peopleSargent County78.1Oliver County: 53.5 per 100,000 peopleOliver County53.5Logan County: 53.2 per 100,000 peopleLogan County53.2Benson County: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County50.5Rolette County: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleRolette County49.2LaMoure County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County48.8Eddy County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleEddy County43.1Kidder County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleKidder County41.8McKenzie County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County40.6Bowman County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleBowman County33.5Bottineau County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County31.4Wells County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleWells County25.2Pierce County: 25.2 per 100,000 peoplePierce County25.2Dunn County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleDunn County24.4Morton County: 24 per 100,000 peopleMorton County24Stark County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleStark County23.6Williams County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County19.4McHenry County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County18.8Stutsman County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County18.6Ransom County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRansom County17.6Pembina County: 14.7 per 100,000 peoplePembina County14.7Traill County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleTraill County12.5Mercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMercer County12Ward County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWard County11.4Walsh County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County9.5Barnes County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County9.2Burleigh County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County7.1Grand Forks County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County6.8Richland County: 6 per 100,000 peopleRichland County6Cass County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleCass County5.9Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAdams County0Billings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBillings County0Burke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County0Cavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County0Dickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County0Divide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide 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 County0Hettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0McLean County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County0Mountrail County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County0Nelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County0Ramsey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville 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 County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people
Change on 2019
1Golden Valley County174.5+117.3 pts
2Sargent County78.1+26.7 pts
3Oliver County53.5-104.1 pts
4Logan County53.2+53.2 pts
5Benson County50.5+1 pts
6Rolette County49.2+41.1 pts
7LaMoure County48.8+48.8 pts
8Eddy County43.1+43.1 pts
9Kidder County41.8+0.4 pts
10McKenzie County40.6-34.9 pts
11Bowman County33.5+33.5 pts
12Bottineau County31.4+15.6 pts
13Wells County25.2+25.2 pts
14Pierce County25.2+25.2 pts
15Dunn County24.4-0.2 pts
16Morton County24+11.9 pts
17Stark County23.6+17.6 pts
18Williams County19.4+4.5 pts
19McHenry County18.8+0.3 pts
20Stutsman County18.6-4.5 pts
21Ransom County17.60 pts
22Pembina County14.7+0.1 pts
23Traill County12.5-24.7 pts
24Mercer County120 pts
25Ward County11.4+2.8 pts
26Walsh County9.5-9.2 pts
27Barnes County9.2-9.3 pts
28Burleigh County7.1+2 pts
29Grand Forks County6.8-1.4 pts
30Richland County6-6.1 pts
31Cass County5.9+1 pts
32Adams County00 pts
32Billings County0-101.6 pts
32Burke County00 pts
32Cavalier County00 pts
32Dickey County0-19.7 pts
32Divide County00 pts
32Emmons County00 pts
32Foster County00 pts
32Grant County00 pts
32Griggs County00 pts
32Hettinger County0-78.2 pts
32McIntosh County0-39.3 pts
32McLean County0-20.5 pts
32Mountrail County0-30.4 pts
32Nelson County00 pts
32Ramsey County0-25.7 pts
32Renville County00 pts
32Sheridan County0-77.9 pts
32Sioux County0-124.9 pts
32Slope County00 pts
32Steele County00 pts
32Towner County0-45.1 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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?

Golden Valley County, with 174.5 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Towner County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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