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Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate

Sherman County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 36 counties in 2015, at 115.9 per 100,000 people. Wallowa County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Oregon was 11.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest115.9Sherman County
Lowest0Wallowa County
Median15.936 counties
Oregon11.1History

Map of counties, 2015

Baker County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleCoos County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCrook County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleHarney County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleHood River County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County: 5.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 19 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 115.9 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWasco County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 73.5 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County: 14.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Sherman County: 115.9 per 100,000 peopleSherman County115.9Wheeler County: 73.5 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County73.5Morrow County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County43.8Harney County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleHarney County41.6Baker County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleBaker County37.2Union County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County31.3Douglas County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County28.9Josephine County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County28.4Grant County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County27.6Tillamook County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County27.4Jefferson County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County26.8Lake County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLake County25.3Klamath County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County22.7Linn County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleLinn County21.8Polk County: 19 per 100,000 peoplePolk County19Crook County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleCrook County18.7Malheur County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County16.4Columbia County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County16.2Lane County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleLane County15.7Lincoln County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County14.9Yamhill County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County14.8Coos County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCoos County14.3Umatilla County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County14.2Curry County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County13.4Clatsop County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County13.1Jackson County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County11.8Wasco County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWasco County11.7Hood River County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleHood River County8.6Deschutes County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County7.5Marion County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County7.3Clackamas County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County6.7Benton County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County6.7Multnomah County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County5.2Washington County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County4.9Gilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County0Wallowa County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County0Sherman County: 115.9 per 100,000 peopleSherman County115.9Wheeler County: 73.5 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County73.5Morrow County: 43.8 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County43.8Harney County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleHarney County41.6Baker County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleBaker County37.2Union County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County31.3Douglas County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County28.9Josephine County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County28.4Grant County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County27.6Tillamook County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County27.4Jefferson County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County26.8Lake County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLake County25.3Klamath County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County22.7Linn County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleLinn County21.8Polk County: 19 per 100,000 peoplePolk County19Crook County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleCrook County18.7Malheur County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County16.4Columbia County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County16.2Lane County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleLane County15.7Lincoln County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County14.9Yamhill County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County14.8Coos County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCoos County14.3Umatilla County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County14.2Curry County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County13.4Clatsop County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County13.1Jackson County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County11.8Wasco County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWasco County11.7Hood River County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleHood River County8.6Deschutes County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County7.5Marion County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County7.3Clackamas County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County6.7Benton County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County6.7Multnomah County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County5.2Washington County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County4.9Gilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County0Wallowa County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Sherman County115.9+58.5 pts
2Wheeler County73.5+73.5 pts
3Morrow County43.8+17.3 pts
4Harney County41.6-28 pts
5Baker County37.2+6.4 pts
6Union County31.3+27.4 pts
7Douglas County28.9+3.6 pts
8Josephine County28.4+12.8 pts
9Grant County27.6+27.6 pts
10Tillamook County27.4+7.6 pts
11Jefferson County26.8-18.5 pts
12Lake County25.3+25.3 pts
13Klamath County22.7+5.9 pts
14Linn County21.8+8.3 pts
15Polk County19+6.1 pts
16Crook County18.7+13.9 pts
17Malheur County16.4+6.6 pts
18Columbia County16.2+10.1 pts
19Lane County15.7+3.2 pts
20Lincoln County14.9-2.4 pts
21Yamhill County14.8+7.8 pts
22Coos County14.3-3.3 pts
23Umatilla County14.2-1.3 pts
24Curry County13.4-4.6 pts
25Clatsop County13.1+5.1 pts
26Jackson County11.8+3.7 pts
27Wasco County11.7-8 pts
28Hood River County8.6+4.2 pts
29Deschutes County7.5-0.2 pts
30Marion County7.3-0.4 pts
31Clackamas County6.7-2.9 pts
32Benton County6.7+1 pts
33Multnomah County5.2+1.6 pts
34Washington County4.9+2.1 pts
35Gilliam County00 pts
35Wallowa County0-72.8 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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, 2015. 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, 2015 [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?

Sherman County, with 115.9 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wallowa County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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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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