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Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate

Wheeler County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 36 counties in 2013, at 71.4 per 100,000 people. Sherman County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12 per 100,000 people and the figure for Oregon was 8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest71.4Wheeler County
Lowest0Sherman County
Median1236 counties
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Map of counties, 2013

Baker County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleCoos County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleCrook County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleHarney County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleHood River County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County: 6.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleWasco County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 71.4 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County: 8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Wheeler County: 71.4 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County71.4Jefferson County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County41.4Harney County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleHarney County27.8Malheur County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County25.9Lake County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County25.4Tillamook County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County23.7Lincoln County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County21.6Klamath County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County21.2Morrow County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County17.6Clatsop County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County16.1Wallowa County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County14.6Josephine County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County14.4Umatilla County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County14.2Grant County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County13.7Linn County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLinn County13.6Curry County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County13.4Baker County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleBaker County12.4Douglas County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County12.2Wasco County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleWasco County11.8Polk County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePolk County11.7Coos County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleCoos County9.6Lane County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLane County9.3Hood River County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleHood River County8.8Yamhill County: 8 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County8Union County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County7.9Jackson County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County7.2Multnomah County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County6.8Columbia County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County6.1Marion County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County4.4Deschutes County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County4.3Clackamas County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County4.1Washington County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County3.8Benton County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleBenton County3.5Crook County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCrook County0Gilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County0Sherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSherman County0Wheeler County: 71.4 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County71.4Jefferson County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County41.4Harney County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleHarney County27.8Malheur County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County25.9Lake County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleLake County25.4Tillamook County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County23.7Lincoln County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County21.6Klamath County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County21.2Morrow County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County17.6Clatsop County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County16.1Wallowa County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County14.6Josephine County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County14.4Umatilla County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County14.2Grant County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County13.7Linn County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLinn County13.6Curry County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County13.4Baker County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleBaker County12.4Douglas County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County12.2Wasco County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleWasco County11.8Polk County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePolk County11.7Coos County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleCoos County9.6Lane County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLane County9.3Hood River County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleHood River County8.8Yamhill County: 8 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County8Union County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County7.9Jackson County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County7.2Multnomah County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County6.8Columbia County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County6.1Marion County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County4.4Deschutes County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County4.3Clackamas County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County4.1Washington County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County3.8Benton County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleBenton County3.5Crook County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCrook County0Gilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County0Sherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSherman County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1Wheeler County71.4+1.3 pts
2Jefferson County41.4+23 pts
3Harney County27.8+0.3 pts
4Malheur County25.9+6.5 pts
5Lake County25.4-25.6 pts
6Tillamook County23.7-0.1 pts
7Lincoln County21.6+10.8 pts
8Klamath County21.2+7.6 pts
9Morrow County17.6+8.8 pts
10Clatsop County16.1-2.6 pts
11Wallowa County14.6-14.6 pts
12Josephine County14.4-7.3 pts
13Umatilla County14.2-20.7 pts
14Grant County13.7+0.1 pts
15Linn County13.6+4.3 pts
16Curry County13.4+13.4 pts
17Baker County12.4-12.5 pts
18Douglas County12.2-1.8 pts
19Wasco County11.8+3.9 pts
20Polk County11.7-2.7 pts
21Coos County9.6+1.6 pts
22Lane County9.3+0.3 pts
23Hood River County8.8-13.3 pts
24Yamhill County8-1 pts
25Union County7.9+4 pts
26Jackson County7.2+0.4 pts
27Multnomah County6.8+0.9 pts
28Columbia County6.1+2 pts
29Marion County4.4-1.9 pts
30Deschutes County4.3-6.9 pts
31Clackamas County4.1-1.1 pts
32Washington County3.8+0.3 pts
33Benton County3.5-6.9 pts
34Crook County0-4.9 pts
34Gilliam County00 pts
34Sherman County0-56.8 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 Oregon by traffic fatality rate, 2013) [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 Oregon by traffic fatality rate, 2013. 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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Invokely. n.d. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate, 2013. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate, 2013 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 71.4 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Sherman County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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