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Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate

Wheeler County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 36 counties in 2017, at 285.7 per 100,000 people. Sherman County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Oregon was 10.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest285.7Wheeler County
Lowest0Sherman County
Median12.936 counties
Oregon10.6History

Map of counties, 2017

Baker County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County: 7 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleCoos County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCrook County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 21 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County: 105.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleHarney County: 40.8 per 100,000 peopleHood River County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 11 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County: 7.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleWasco County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 285.7 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County: 11.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Wheeler County: 285.7 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County285.7Gilliam County: 105.9 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County105.9Harney County: 40.8 per 100,000 peopleHarney County40.8Wasco County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleWasco County37.8Jefferson County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County34.2Clatsop County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County30.3Grant County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County27.7Lincoln County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County26.7Malheur County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County25.9Morrow County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County25.9Klamath County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County25.2Baker County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleBaker County24.5Josephine County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County21.9Crook County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleCrook County21.8Douglas County: 21 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County21Coos County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCoos County18.8Wallowa County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County13.9Linn County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleLinn County12.9Benton County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County12.9Polk County: 11.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County11.9Marion County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County11.8Union County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County11.5Yamhill County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County11.4Deschutes County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County11.3Tillamook County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County11.3Jackson County: 11 per 100,000 peopleJackson County11Columbia County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County9.7Lane County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleLane County8.8Multnomah County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County7.2Clackamas County: 7 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County7Umatilla County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County6.4Hood River County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleHood River County4.2Washington County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County3.6Curry County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCurry County0Lake County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake County0Sherman County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSherman County0Wheeler County: 285.7 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County285.7Gilliam County: 105.9 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County105.9Harney County: 40.8 per 100,000 peopleHarney County40.8Wasco County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleWasco County37.8Jefferson County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County34.2Clatsop County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County30.3Grant County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County27.7Lincoln County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County26.7Malheur County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County25.9Morrow County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County25.9Klamath County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County25.2Baker County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleBaker County24.5Josephine County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County21.9Crook County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleCrook County21.8Douglas County: 21 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County21Coos County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCoos County18.8Wallowa County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County13.9Linn County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleLinn County12.9Benton County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County12.9Polk County: 11.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County11.9Marion County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County11.8Union County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County11.5Yamhill County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County11.4Deschutes County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County11.3Tillamook County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County11.3Jackson County: 11 per 100,000 peopleJackson County11Columbia County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County9.7Lane County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleLane County8.8Multnomah County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County7.2Clackamas County: 7 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County7Umatilla County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County6.4Hood River County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleHood River County4.2Washington County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County3.6Curry County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCurry County0Lake County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLake 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

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Wheeler County285.7+285.7 pts
2Gilliam County105.9-107.2 pts
3Harney County40.8-27.5 pts
4Wasco County37.8-0.8 pts
5Jefferson County34.2-5.2 pts
6Clatsop County30.3-3 pts
7Grant County27.7-14 pts
8Lincoln County26.7-4.7 pts
9Malheur County25.9+3.1 pts
10Morrow County25.9-8.7 pts
11Klamath County25.2+4.3 pts
12Baker County24.5-18.7 pts
13Josephine County21.9-6.1 pts
14Crook County21.8+12.8 pts
15Douglas County21+6.3 pts
16Coos County18.8+7.8 pts
17Wallowa County13.9-14.4 pts
18Linn County12.9-1.9 pts
19Benton County12.9+3 pts
20Polk County11.9-4 pts
21Marion County11.8+0.7 pts
22Union County11.5-4 pts
23Yamhill County11.4-2 pts
24Deschutes County11.3-2 pts
25Tillamook County11.3-0.2 pts
26Jackson County11-4.8 pts
27Columbia County9.7+1.8 pts
28Lane County8.8-3.4 pts
29Multnomah County7.2+0.3 pts
30Clackamas County7-3.8 pts
31Umatilla County6.4-11.6 pts
32Hood River County4.2-8.6 pts
33Washington County3.6-1.6 pts
34Curry County0-4.4 pts
34Lake County0-37.7 pts
34Sherman County0-57.1 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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, 2017. 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, 2017 [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?

Wheeler County, with 285.7 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Sherman County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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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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