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Counties in Oklahoma by traffic fatality rate

Ottawa County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 77 counties in 2021, at 82.3 per 100,000 people. Woods County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 25.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Oklahoma was 19.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest82.3Ottawa County
Lowest0Woods County
Median25.577 counties
Oklahoma19.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleAlfalfa County: 52.7 per 100,000 peopleAtoka County: 49 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleBeckham County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleBryan County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleCaddo County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleCanadian County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleCarter County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County: 62.6 per 100,000 peopleCimarron County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleCleveland County: 8 per 100,000 peopleCoal County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleComanche County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleCotton County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCraig County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCreek County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleCuster County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 22 per 100,000 peopleDewey County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleEllis County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleGarvin County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleGrady County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGreer County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHarmon County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarper County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleHaskell County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleHughes County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJohnston County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleKay County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleKingfisher County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleLatimer County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleLe Flore County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleLove County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleMcClain County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleMcCurtain County: 71.4 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleMajor County: 78.5 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleMayes County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleMurray County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleMuskogee County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleNowata County: 53.4 per 100,000 peopleOkfuskee County: 80.2 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleOkmulgee County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleOsage County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 82.3 per 100,000 peoplePawnee County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePayne County: 20.7 per 100,000 peoplePittsburg County: 20.6 per 100,000 peoplePontotoc County: 20.9 per 100,000 peoplePottawatomie County: 24.6 per 100,000 peoplePushmataha County: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleRoger Mills County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleRogers County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleSeminole County: 34 per 100,000 peopleSequoyah County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleStephens County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleTexas County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleTillman County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleTulsa County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleWagoner County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleWashita County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleWoods County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWoodward County: 14.8 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.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Ottawa County: 82.3 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County82.3Okfuskee County: 80.2 per 100,000 peopleOkfuskee County80.2Major County: 78.5 per 100,000 peopleMajor County78.5McCurtain County: 71.4 per 100,000 peopleMcCurtain County71.4Choctaw County: 62.6 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County62.6Pushmataha County: 55.7 per 100,000 peoplePushmataha County55.7Nowata County: 53.4 per 100,000 peopleNowata County53.4Alfalfa County: 52.7 per 100,000 peopleAlfalfa County52.7Adair County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleAdair County51.4Atoka County: 49 per 100,000 peopleAtoka County49McIntosh County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County46.8Noble County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleNoble County45.7Dewey County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleDewey County45.3Cimarron County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleCimarron County44.5Murray County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleMurray County43.7Beaver County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County40.1Kingfisher County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleKingfisher County39.4Love County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleLove County39.1Johnston County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleJohnston County38.7Marshall County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County38.6Coal County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleCoal County37.7Washita County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleWashita County36.7Mayes County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleMayes County35.7Seminole County: 34 per 100,000 peopleSeminole County34Muskogee County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleMuskogee County33.2McClain County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleMcClain County32.2Latimer County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleLatimer County31.7Harper County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleHarper County31.5Roger Mills County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleRoger Mills County29.7Logan County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County29.5Texas County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleTexas County28.8Craig County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCraig County28.2Sequoyah County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleSequoyah County27.9Kay County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleKay County27.4Le Flore County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleLe Flore County26.7Ellis County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleEllis County26.7Caddo County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleCaddo County26.5Haskell County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleHaskell County25.8Bryan County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleBryan County25.5Custer County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleCuster County24.8Ottawa County: 82.3 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County82.3Okfuskee County: 80.2 per 100,000 peopleOkfuskee County80.2Major County: 78.5 per 100,000 peopleMajor County78.5McCurtain County: 71.4 per 100,000 peopleMcCurtain County71.4Choctaw County: 62.6 per 100,000 peopleChoctaw County62.6Pushmataha County: 55.7 per 100,000 peoplePushmataha County55.7Nowata County: 53.4 per 100,000 peopleNowata County53.4Alfalfa County: 52.7 per 100,000 peopleAlfalfa County52.7Adair County: 51.4 per 100,000 peopleAdair County51.4Atoka County: 49 per 100,000 peopleAtoka County49McIntosh County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleMcIntosh County46.8Noble County: 45.7 per 100,000 peopleNoble County45.7Dewey County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleDewey County45.3Cimarron County: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleCimarron County44.5Murray County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleMurray County43.7Beaver County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County40.1Kingfisher County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleKingfisher County39.4Love County: 39.1 per 100,000 peopleLove County39.1Johnston County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleJohnston County38.7Marshall County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County38.6Coal County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleCoal County37.7Washita County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleWashita County36.7Mayes County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleMayes County35.7Seminole County: 34 per 100,000 peopleSeminole County34Muskogee County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleMuskogee County33.2McClain County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleMcClain County32.2Latimer County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleLatimer County31.7Harper County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleHarper County31.5Roger Mills County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleRoger Mills County29.7Logan County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County29.5Texas County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleTexas County28.8Craig County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleCraig County28.2Sequoyah County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleSequoyah County27.9Kay County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleKay County27.4Le Flore County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleLe Flore County26.7Ellis County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleEllis County26.7Caddo County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleCaddo County26.5Haskell County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleHaskell County25.8Bryan County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleBryan County25.5Custer County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleCuster County24.8
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
1Ottawa County82.3+52.5 pts
2Okfuskee County80.2+9.2 pts
3Major County78.5-24.7 pts
4McCurtain County71.4+22.8 pts
5Choctaw County62.6+41.5 pts
6Pushmataha County55.7+0.1 pts
7Nowata County53.4+21.3 pts
8Alfalfa County52.7+0.1 pts
9Adair County51.4+25.7 pts
10Atoka County49+27.8 pts
11McIntosh County46.8-6 pts
12Noble County45.7+9.1 pts
13Dewey County45.3+0.6 pts
14Cimarron County44.5+0.8 pts
15Murray County43.7+29.3 pts
16Beaver County40.1-59.4 pts
17Kingfisher County39.4+26.2 pts
18Love County39.1-10.2 pts
19Johnston County38.7+19.2 pts
20Marshall County38.6-0.5 pts
21Coal County37.7+18.8 pts
22Washita County36.7+9.2 pts
23Mayes County35.7-10.4 pts
24Seminole County34-38.3 pts
25Muskogee County33.2+16.6 pts
26McClain County32.2-6 pts
27Latimer County31.7+10.6 pts
28Harper County31.5+0.7 pts
29Roger Mills County29.7+0.5 pts
30Logan County29.5+13.4 pts
31Texas County28.8+10 pts
32Craig County28.2+28.2 pts
33Sequoyah County27.9+17.7 pts
34Kay County27.4+13.7 pts
35Le Flore County26.7+6 pts
36Ellis County26.7+26.7 pts
37Caddo County26.5-14.4 pts
38Haskell County25.8-8.8 pts
39Bryan County25.5-0.4 pts
40Custer County24.8+7.3 pts
41Pottawatomie County24.6+8.1 pts
42Kiowa County23.8+12 pts
43Hughes County22.4-22.6 pts
44Delaware County22-7.7 pts
45Grady County21.6-3.9 pts
46Pontotoc County20.9-5.3 pts
47Stephens County20.9+6.9 pts
48Carter County20.7+2 pts
49Payne County20.7+13.3 pts
50Pittsburg County20.6+9.2 pts
51Wagoner County20.2+5.4 pts
52Garvin County19.4-11.8 pts
53Cherokee County18.9+4 pts
54Cotton County18.4-35.8 pts
55Greer County18.20 pts
56Lincoln County17.7-0.2 pts
57Tulsa County15.7+3.8 pts
58Woodward County14.8-9.7 pts
59Rogers County14.4-1.3 pts
60Tillman County14.2-0.2 pts
61Beckham County13.6-22.2 pts
62Oklahoma County13.4+4.1 pts
63Washington County13.2+5.6 pts
64Pawnee County12.7-0.1 pts
65Blaine County11.7+11.7 pts
66Garfield County11.3+1.7 pts
67Osage County10.9+4.3 pts
68Okmulgee County10.9-10.9 pts
69Canadian County9.9-6.9 pts
70Comanche County9.8-2.6 pts
71Creek County9.7-2.8 pts
72Cleveland County8-2.4 pts
73Grant County0-47.9 pts
73Harmon County0-40.4 pts
73Jackson County0-16.2 pts
73Jefferson County0-93.8 pts
73Woods 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).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Oklahoma by traffic fatality rate, 2021) [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 Oklahoma 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?

Ottawa County, with 82.3 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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