Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatality rate

Kidder County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 53 counties in 2022, at 166.9 per 100,000 people. Wells County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Dakota was 12.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest166.9Kidder County
Median12.653 counties
North Dakota12.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleBenson County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleBillings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleBowman County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County: 7 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDickey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 25 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: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleGriggs County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHettinger County: 0 per 100,000 peopleKidder County: 166.9 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleOliver County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePembina County: 44.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleRansom County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleRolette County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleSargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 155.6 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 27 per 100,000 peopleSlope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleTowner County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleTraill County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleWard County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 21 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Kidder County: 166.9 per 100,000 peopleKidder County166.9Sheridan County: 155.6 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County155.6Nelson County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleNelson County66.4Towner County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleTowner County48.5Grant County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County44.5Pembina County: 44.4 per 100,000 peoplePembina County44.4Mountrail County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County43.2McKenzie County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County43.2Bowman County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleBowman County34.6Benson County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County34.5Rolette County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleRolette County33.6Bottineau County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County31.4Walsh County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County28.7Sioux County: 27 per 100,000 peopleSioux County27Pierce County: 25.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County25.4Dunn County: 25 per 100,000 peopleDunn County25LaMoure County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County24.6Richland County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County24.1Williams County: 21 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County21McLean County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County20.3McHenry County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County19.2Barnes County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County18.6Ransom County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleRansom County17.7Ramsey County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County17.3Morton County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleMorton County14.8Stutsman County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County13.9Traill County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleTraill County12.6Mercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMercer County12Ward County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleWard County7.3Burleigh County: 7 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County7Grand Forks County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County6.9Stark County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleStark County6.1Cass County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCass County5.2Adams 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 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 County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Sargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSargent County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County0Steele County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSteele County0Wells County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWells County0Kidder County: 166.9 per 100,000 peopleKidder County166.9Sheridan County: 155.6 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County155.6Nelson County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleNelson County66.4Towner County: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleTowner County48.5Grant County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County44.5Pembina County: 44.4 per 100,000 peoplePembina County44.4Mountrail County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County43.2McKenzie County: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County43.2Bowman County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleBowman County34.6Benson County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County34.5Rolette County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleRolette County33.6Bottineau County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County31.4Walsh County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County28.7Sioux County: 27 per 100,000 peopleSioux County27Pierce County: 25.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County25.4Dunn County: 25 per 100,000 peopleDunn County25LaMoure County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County24.6Richland County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County24.1Williams County: 21 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County21McLean County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County20.3McHenry County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County19.2Barnes County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County18.6Ransom County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleRansom County17.7Ramsey County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County17.3Morton County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleMorton County14.8Stutsman County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County13.9Traill County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleTraill County12.6Mercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMercer County12Ward County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleWard County7.3Burleigh County: 7 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County7Grand Forks County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County6.9Stark County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleStark County6.1Cass County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCass County5.2Adams 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 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 County0Logan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLogan County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Renville County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County0Sargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSargent 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

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people
Change on 2021
1Kidder County166.9+124.6 pts
2Sheridan County155.6+76.6 pts
3Nelson County66.4+66.4 pts
4Towner County48.5+48.5 pts
5Grant County44.5+44.5 pts
6Pembina County44.4+44.4 pts
7Mountrail County43.2-40.3 pts
8McKenzie County43.2+14.3 pts
9Bowman County34.6+34.6 pts
10Benson County34.5-34.8 pts
11Rolette County33.6-65.7 pts
12Bottineau County31.4+15.8 pts
13Walsh County28.7+9.6 pts
14Sioux County27-26.3 pts
15Pierce County25.4+25.4 pts
16Dunn County25-24.9 pts
17LaMoure County24.6+24.6 pts
18Richland County24.1+6 pts
19Williams County21+8.1 pts
20McLean County20.3-0.1 pts
21McHenry County19.2-57.4 pts
22Barnes County18.6+9.3 pts
23Ransom County17.7+17.7 pts
24Ramsey County17.3+17.3 pts
25Morton County14.8-6 pts
26Stutsman County13.9+9.3 pts
27Traill County12.60 pts
28Mercer County120 pts
29Ward County7.3+2.9 pts
30Burleigh County7-1.1 pts
31Grand Forks County6.9-4.1 pts
32Stark County6.1-3 pts
33Cass County5.2-0.6 pts
34Adams County0-46.4 pts
34Billings County0-103.7 pts
34Burke County00 pts
34Cavalier County00 pts
34Dickey County0-20.4 pts
34Divide County00 pts
34Eddy County00 pts
34Emmons County00 pts
34Foster County00 pts
34Golden Valley County00 pts
34Griggs County00 pts
34Hettinger County00 pts
34Logan County00 pts
34McIntosh County0-39.7 pts
34Oliver County00 pts
34Renville County00 pts
34Sargent County0-26 pts
34Slope County00 pts
34Steele County0-55.5 pts
34Wells 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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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?

Kidder County, with 166.9 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wells County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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