Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatality rate

Billings County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 53 counties in 2021, at 103.7 per 100,000 people. Wells County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 8 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Dakota was 13 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleBenson County: 69.3 per 100,000 peopleBillings County: 103.7 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleBowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County: 8 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleDivide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 49.8 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: 11 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKidder County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County: 76.6 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County: 83.5 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePembina County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRolette County: 99.4 per 100,000 peopleSargent County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 79.1 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleSlope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 55.5 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleTowner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTraill County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleWard County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 13 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Billings County: 103.7 per 100,000 peopleBillings County103.7Rolette County: 99.4 per 100,000 peopleRolette County99.4Mountrail County: 83.5 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County83.5Sheridan County: 79.1 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County79.1McHenry County: 76.6 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County76.6Benson County: 69.3 per 100,000 peopleBenson County69.3Steele County: 55.5 per 100,000 peopleSteele County55.5Sioux County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleSioux County53.3Dunn County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleDunn County49.8Adams County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County46.4Kidder County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleKidder County42.3McIntosh County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County39.7McKenzie County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County28.9Sargent County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSargent County26Morton County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleMorton County20.8Dickey County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleDickey County20.4McLean County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County20.4Walsh County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County19.1Richland County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County18.1Bottineau County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County15.6Williams County: 13 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County13Traill County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleTraill County12.6Mercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMercer County12Grand Forks County: 11 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County11Barnes County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County9.3Stark County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleStark County9.1Burleigh County: 8 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County8Cass County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleCass County5.8Stutsman County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County4.6Ward County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleWard County4.3Bowman 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 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 County0LaMoure County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0Nelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Pembina County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePembina County0Pierce County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County0Ramsey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County0Ransom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County0Towner County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTowner County0Wells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWells County0Billings County: 103.7 per 100,000 peopleBillings County103.7Rolette County: 99.4 per 100,000 peopleRolette County99.4Mountrail County: 83.5 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County83.5Sheridan County: 79.1 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County79.1McHenry County: 76.6 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County76.6Benson County: 69.3 per 100,000 peopleBenson County69.3Steele County: 55.5 per 100,000 peopleSteele County55.5Sioux County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleSioux County53.3Dunn County: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleDunn County49.8Adams County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County46.4Kidder County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleKidder County42.3McIntosh County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County39.7McKenzie County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County28.9Sargent County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSargent County26Morton County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleMorton County20.8Dickey County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleDickey County20.4McLean County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County20.4Walsh County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County19.1Richland County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County18.1Bottineau County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County15.6Williams County: 13 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County13Traill County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleTraill County12.6Mercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMercer County12Grand Forks County: 11 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County11Barnes County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County9.3Stark County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleStark County9.1Burleigh County: 8 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County8Cass County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleCass County5.8Stutsman County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County4.6Ward County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleWard County4.3Bowman 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 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 County0LaMoure County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0Nelson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNelson County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Pembina County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePembina County0Pierce County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County0Ramsey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County0Ransom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope 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

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people
Change on 2020
1Billings County103.7+103.7 pts
2Rolette County99.4+50.2 pts
3Mountrail County83.5+83.5 pts
4Sheridan County79.1+79.1 pts
5McHenry County76.6+57.8 pts
6Benson County69.3+18.8 pts
7Steele County55.5+55.5 pts
8Sioux County53.3+53.3 pts
9Dunn County49.8+25.4 pts
10Adams County46.4+46.4 pts
11Kidder County42.3+0.5 pts
12McIntosh County39.7+39.7 pts
13McKenzie County28.9-11.7 pts
14Sargent County26-52.1 pts
15Morton County20.8-3.2 pts
16Dickey County20.4+20.4 pts
17McLean County20.4+20.4 pts
18Walsh County19.1+9.6 pts
19Richland County18.1+12.1 pts
20Bottineau County15.6-15.8 pts
21Williams County13-6.4 pts
22Traill County12.60 pts
23Mercer County120 pts
24Grand Forks County11+4.2 pts
25Barnes County9.3+0.1 pts
26Stark County9.1-14.6 pts
27Burleigh County8+0.9 pts
28Cass County5.8-0.1 pts
29Stutsman County4.6-13.9 pts
30Ward County4.3-7.1 pts
31Bowman County0-33.5 pts
31Burke County00 pts
31Cavalier County00 pts
31Divide County00 pts
31Eddy County0-43.1 pts
31Emmons County00 pts
31Foster County00 pts
31Golden Valley County0-174.5 pts
31Grant County00 pts
31Griggs County00 pts
31Hettinger County00 pts
31LaMoure County0-48.8 pts
31Logan County0-53.2 pts
31Nelson County00 pts
31Oliver County0-53.5 pts
31Pembina County0-14.7 pts
31Pierce County0-25.2 pts
31Ramsey County00 pts
31Ransom County0-17.6 pts
31Renville County00 pts
31Slope County00 pts
31Towner County00 pts
31Wells County0-25.2 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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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, 2021. 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 103.7 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Wells County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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