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Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate

Wallowa County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 36 counties in 2014, at 72.8 per 100,000 people. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Oregon was 9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest72.8Wallowa County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median11.236 counties
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Map of counties, 2014

Baker County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleCoos County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleCrook County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 18 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarney County: 69.6 per 100,000 peopleHood River County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County: 3.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 57.4 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County: 72.8 per 100,000 peopleWasco County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County: 6.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Wallowa County: 72.8 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County72.8Harney County: 69.6 per 100,000 peopleHarney County69.6Sherman County: 57.4 per 100,000 peopleSherman County57.4Jefferson County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County45.3Baker County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleBaker County30.9Morrow County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County26.5Douglas County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County25.3Tillamook County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County19.7Wasco County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWasco County19.7Curry County: 18 per 100,000 peopleCurry County18Coos County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleCoos County17.6Lincoln County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County17.3Klamath County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County16.8Josephine County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County15.6Umatilla County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County15.4Linn County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleLinn County13.5Polk County: 12.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County12.9Lane County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleLane County12.6Malheur County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County9.8Clackamas County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County9.7Jackson County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County8.1Clatsop County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County7.9Marion County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County7.7Deschutes County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County7.7Yamhill County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County6.9Columbia County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County6.1Benton County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County5.7Crook County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleCrook County4.8Hood River County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleHood River County4.4Union County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County3.9Multnomah County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County3.6Washington County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County2.9Gilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County0Grant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County0Lake County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County0Wheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County0Wallowa County: 72.8 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County72.8Harney County: 69.6 per 100,000 peopleHarney County69.6Sherman County: 57.4 per 100,000 peopleSherman County57.4Jefferson County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County45.3Baker County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleBaker County30.9Morrow County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County26.5Douglas County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County25.3Tillamook County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County19.7Wasco County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWasco County19.7Curry County: 18 per 100,000 peopleCurry County18Coos County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleCoos County17.6Lincoln County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County17.3Klamath County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County16.8Josephine County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County15.6Umatilla County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County15.4Linn County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleLinn County13.5Polk County: 12.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County12.9Lane County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleLane County12.6Malheur County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County9.8Clackamas County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County9.7Jackson County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County8.1Clatsop County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County7.9Marion County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County7.7Deschutes County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County7.7Yamhill County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County6.9Columbia County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County6.1Benton County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County5.7Crook County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleCrook County4.8Hood River County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleHood River County4.4Union County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County3.9Multnomah County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County3.6Washington County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County2.9Gilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County0Grant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County0Lake County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County0Wheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1Wallowa County72.8+58.2 pts
2Harney County69.6+41.9 pts
3Sherman County57.4+57.4 pts
4Jefferson County45.3+4 pts
5Baker County30.9+18.5 pts
6Morrow County26.5+8.9 pts
7Douglas County25.3+13.1 pts
8Tillamook County19.7-3.9 pts
9Wasco County19.7+7.9 pts
10Curry County18+4.5 pts
11Coos County17.6+8 pts
12Lincoln County17.3-4.3 pts
13Klamath County16.8-4.5 pts
14Josephine County15.6+1.2 pts
15Umatilla County15.4+1.3 pts
16Linn County13.5-0.1 pts
17Polk County12.9+1.1 pts
18Lane County12.6+3.3 pts
19Malheur County9.8-16.1 pts
20Clackamas County9.7+5.5 pts
21Jackson County8.1+0.9 pts
22Clatsop County7.9-8.1 pts
23Marion County7.7+3.4 pts
24Deschutes County7.7+3.5 pts
25Yamhill County6.9-1.1 pts
26Columbia County6.1-0 pts
27Benton County5.7+2.2 pts
28Crook County4.8+4.8 pts
29Hood River County4.4-4.4 pts
30Union County3.9-3.9 pts
31Multnomah County3.6-3.2 pts
32Washington County2.9-0.9 pts
33Gilliam County00 pts
33Grant County0-13.7 pts
33Lake County0-25.4 pts
33Wheeler County0-71.4 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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, 2014. 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, 2014 [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?

Wallowa County, with 72.8 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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