Counties in North Dakota by traffic fatality rate

Benson County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 53 counties in 2023, at 138.5 per 100,000 people. Slope County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12 per 100,000 people and the figure for North Dakota was 13.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest138.5Benson County
Median1253 counties
North Dakota13.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleBenson County: 138.5 per 100,000 peopleBillings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County: 3 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleDickey County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleDivide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleFoster County: 30 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County: 10.9 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: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 53 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County: 77.6 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMorton County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleOliver County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePembina County: 14.9 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRenville County: 43 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRolette County: 34 per 100,000 peopleSargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleSlope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSteele County: 56.6 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleTowner County: 98.2 per 100,000 peopleTraill County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWard County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 20.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Benson County: 138.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County138.5Towner County: 98.2 per 100,000 peopleTowner County98.2McHenry County: 77.6 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County77.6Nelson County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleNelson County66.4Steele County: 56.6 per 100,000 peopleSteele County56.6Sioux County: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleSioux County54.7Logan County: 53 per 100,000 peopleLogan County53Adams County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleAdams County46.7Renville County: 43 per 100,000 peopleRenville County43Traill County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleTraill County37.7McKenzie County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County35Rolette County: 34 per 100,000 peopleRolette County34Mountrail County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County31.8Emmons County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County30.9Foster County: 30 per 100,000 peopleFoster County30Barnes County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County27.9Cavalier County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County27.7Wells County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleWells County25.9LaMoure County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County24.6Morton County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleMorton County23.5Williams County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County20.4Dickey County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleDickey County20.2Walsh County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County19.4Richland County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County18.1Pembina County: 14.9 per 100,000 peoplePembina County14.9Ward County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleWard County14.6Mercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMercer County12Grand Forks County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County10.9Stutsman County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County9.3Stark County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleStark County9.1Cass County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County5.6Burleigh County: 3 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County3Billings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBillings County0Bottineau County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County0Bowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBowman County0Burke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County0Divide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County0Dunn County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDunn County0Eddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEddy 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 County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0McLean County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Pierce County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County0Ramsey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County0Ransom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County0Sargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSargent County0Sheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County0Benson County: 138.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County138.5Towner County: 98.2 per 100,000 peopleTowner County98.2McHenry County: 77.6 per 100,000 peopleMcHenry County77.6Nelson County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleNelson County66.4Steele County: 56.6 per 100,000 peopleSteele County56.6Sioux County: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleSioux County54.7Logan County: 53 per 100,000 peopleLogan County53Adams County: 46.7 per 100,000 peopleAdams County46.7Renville County: 43 per 100,000 peopleRenville County43Traill County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleTraill County37.7McKenzie County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County35Rolette County: 34 per 100,000 peopleRolette County34Mountrail County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleMountrail County31.8Emmons County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleEmmons County30.9Foster County: 30 per 100,000 peopleFoster County30Barnes County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleBarnes County27.9Cavalier County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleCavalier County27.7Wells County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleWells County25.9LaMoure County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLaMoure County24.6Morton County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleMorton County23.5Williams County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County20.4Dickey County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleDickey County20.2Walsh County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWalsh County19.4Richland County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRichland County18.1Pembina County: 14.9 per 100,000 peoplePembina County14.9Ward County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleWard County14.6Mercer County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMercer County12Grand Forks County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleGrand Forks County10.9Stutsman County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleStutsman County9.3Stark County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleStark County9.1Cass County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County5.6Burleigh County: 3 per 100,000 peopleBurleigh County3Billings County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBillings County0Bottineau County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBottineau County0Bowman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBowman County0Burke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBurke County0Divide County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDivide County0Dunn County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDunn County0Eddy County: 0 per 100,000 peopleEddy 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 County0McIntosh County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County0McLean County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMcLean County0Oliver County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOliver County0Pierce County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County0Ramsey County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRamsey County0Ransom County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRansom County0Sargent County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSargent County0Sheridan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County0Slope County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSlope County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people
Change on 2022
1Benson County138.5+103.9 pts
2Towner County98.2+49.7 pts
3McHenry County77.6+58.4 pts
4Nelson County66.40 pts
5Steele County56.6+56.6 pts
6Sioux County54.7+27.6 pts
7Logan County53+53 pts
8Adams County46.7+46.7 pts
9Renville County43+43 pts
10Traill County37.7+25.1 pts
11McKenzie County35-8.1 pts
12Rolette County34+0.4 pts
13Mountrail County31.8-11.4 pts
14Emmons County30.9+30.9 pts
15Foster County30+30 pts
16Barnes County27.9+9.2 pts
17Cavalier County27.7+27.7 pts
18Wells County25.9+25.9 pts
19LaMoure County24.6-0 pts
20Morton County23.5+8.7 pts
21Williams County20.4-0.7 pts
22Dickey County20.2+20.2 pts
23Walsh County19.4-9.2 pts
24Richland County18.1-6.1 pts
25Pembina County14.9-29.4 pts
26Ward County14.6+7.4 pts
27Mercer County120 pts
28Grand Forks County10.9+4 pts
29Stutsman County9.3-4.6 pts
30Stark County9.1+3 pts
31Cass County5.6+0.4 pts
32Burleigh County3-4 pts
33Billings County00 pts
33Bottineau County0-31.4 pts
33Bowman County0-34.6 pts
33Burke County00 pts
33Divide County00 pts
33Dunn County0-25 pts
33Eddy County00 pts
33Golden Valley County00 pts
33Grant County0-44.5 pts
33Griggs County00 pts
33Hettinger County00 pts
33Kidder County0-166.9 pts
33McIntosh County00 pts
33McLean County0-20.3 pts
33Oliver County00 pts
33Pierce County0-25.4 pts
33Ramsey County0-17.3 pts
33Ransom County0-17.7 pts
33Sargent County00 pts
33Sheridan County0-155.6 pts
33Slope 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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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, 2023. 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?

Benson County, with 138.5 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Slope County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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