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Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate

Gilliam County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 36 counties in 2016, at 213.1 per 100,000 people. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Oregon was 12.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest213.1Gilliam County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median15.636 counties
Oregon12.2History

Map of counties, 2016

Baker County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleCoos County: 11 per 100,000 peopleCrook County: 9 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County: 213.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleHarney County: 68.3 per 100,000 peopleHood River County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County: 28 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County: 21 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County: 6.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleWasco County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County: 13.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Gilliam County: 213.1 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County213.1Harney County: 68.3 per 100,000 peopleHarney County68.3Sherman County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleSherman County57.1Baker County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleBaker County43.1Grant County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County41.7Jefferson County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County39.5Wasco County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleWasco County38.6Lake County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleLake County37.7Morrow County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County34.6Clatsop County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County33.2Lincoln County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County31.4Wallowa County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County28.4Josephine County: 28 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County28Malheur County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County22.7Klamath County: 21 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County21Umatilla County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County17.9Polk County: 15.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County15.9Jackson County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County15.8Union County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County15.5Linn County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleLinn County14.8Douglas County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County14.8Yamhill County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County13.4Deschutes County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County13.4Hood River County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleHood River County12.8Lane County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleLane County12.2Tillamook County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County11.5Marion County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County11.1Coos County: 11 per 100,000 peopleCoos County11Clackamas County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County10.8Benton County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County9.9Crook County: 9 per 100,000 peopleCrook County9Columbia County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County7.9Multnomah County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County6.8Washington County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County5.1Curry County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County4.4Wheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County0Gilliam County: 213.1 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County213.1Harney County: 68.3 per 100,000 peopleHarney County68.3Sherman County: 57.1 per 100,000 peopleSherman County57.1Baker County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleBaker County43.1Grant County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County41.7Jefferson County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County39.5Wasco County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleWasco County38.6Lake County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleLake County37.7Morrow County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County34.6Clatsop County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County33.2Lincoln County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County31.4Wallowa County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County28.4Josephine County: 28 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County28Malheur County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County22.7Klamath County: 21 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County21Umatilla County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County17.9Polk County: 15.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County15.9Jackson County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County15.8Union County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County15.5Linn County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleLinn County14.8Douglas County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County14.8Yamhill County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County13.4Deschutes County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County13.4Hood River County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleHood River County12.8Lane County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleLane County12.2Tillamook County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County11.5Marion County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County11.1Coos County: 11 per 100,000 peopleCoos County11Clackamas County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County10.8Benton County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County9.9Crook County: 9 per 100,000 peopleCrook County9Columbia County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County7.9Multnomah County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County6.8Washington County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County5.1Curry County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County4.4Wheeler 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

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Gilliam County213.1+213.1 pts
2Harney County68.3+26.7 pts
3Sherman County57.1-58.9 pts
4Baker County43.1+5.9 pts
5Grant County41.7+14 pts
6Jefferson County39.5+12.6 pts
7Wasco County38.6+26.8 pts
8Lake County37.7+12.3 pts
9Morrow County34.6-9.3 pts
10Clatsop County33.2+20.1 pts
11Lincoln County31.4+16.5 pts
12Wallowa County28.4+28.4 pts
13Josephine County28-0.3 pts
14Malheur County22.7+6.4 pts
15Klamath County21-1.7 pts
16Umatilla County17.9+3.8 pts
17Polk County15.9-3 pts
18Jackson County15.8+4 pts
19Union County15.5-15.9 pts
20Linn County14.8-7 pts
21Douglas County14.8-14.1 pts
22Yamhill County13.4-1.3 pts
23Deschutes County13.4+5.9 pts
24Hood River County12.8+4.2 pts
25Lane County12.2-3.5 pts
26Tillamook County11.5-15.9 pts
27Marion County11.1+3.8 pts
28Coos County11-3.3 pts
29Clackamas County10.8+4.1 pts
30Benton County9.9+3.2 pts
31Crook County9-9.7 pts
32Columbia County7.9-8.3 pts
33Multnomah County6.8+1.7 pts
34Washington County5.1+0.2 pts
35Curry County4.4-9 pts
36Wheeler County0-73.5 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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, 2016. 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, 2016 [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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Gilliam County, with 213.1 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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