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Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate

Sherman County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 36 counties in 2018, at 227.9 per 100,000 people. Grant County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Oregon was 12 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest227.9Sherman County
Lowest0Grant County
Median17.836 counties
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Map of counties, 2018

Baker County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleCoos County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleCrook County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County: 9 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarney County: 176.3 per 100,000 peopleHood River County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County: 16 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County: 6.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 227.9 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleWasco County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 70.9 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County: 9.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Sherman County: 227.9 per 100,000 peopleSherman County227.9Harney County: 176.3 per 100,000 peopleHarney County176.3Wheeler County: 70.9 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County70.9Lake County: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleLake County62.3Gilliam County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County52.2Baker County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleBaker County48.9Tillamook County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County44.9Jefferson County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County37.8Crook County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleCrook County29.6Wallowa County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County27.7Douglas County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County27.3Wasco County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleWasco County26.4Morrow County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County25.5Clatsop County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County24.8Josephine County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County22.9Linn County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleLinn County20.7Umatilla County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County20.2Polk County: 18.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County18.8Hood River County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleHood River County16.8Lincoln County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County16.3Malheur County: 16 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County16Union County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County15.1Klamath County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County14.6Jackson County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County14.5Lane County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleLane County12.7Coos County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleCoos County12.4Columbia County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County11.5Marion County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County10.2Yamhill County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County9.4Clackamas County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County9.4Deschutes County: 9 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County9Curry County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleCurry County8.7Benton County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County7.4Multnomah County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County6.2Washington County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County4.5Grant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County0Sherman County: 227.9 per 100,000 peopleSherman County227.9Harney County: 176.3 per 100,000 peopleHarney County176.3Wheeler County: 70.9 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County70.9Lake County: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleLake County62.3Gilliam County: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County52.2Baker County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleBaker County48.9Tillamook County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County44.9Jefferson County: 37.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County37.8Crook County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleCrook County29.6Wallowa County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County27.7Douglas County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County27.3Wasco County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleWasco County26.4Morrow County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County25.5Clatsop County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County24.8Josephine County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County22.9Linn County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleLinn County20.7Umatilla County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County20.2Polk County: 18.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County18.8Hood River County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleHood River County16.8Lincoln County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County16.3Malheur County: 16 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County16Union County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County15.1Klamath County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County14.6Jackson County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County14.5Lane County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleLane County12.7Coos County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleCoos County12.4Columbia County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County11.5Marion County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County10.2Yamhill County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County9.4Clackamas County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County9.4Deschutes County: 9 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County9Curry County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleCurry County8.7Benton County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County7.4Multnomah County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County6.2Washington County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County4.5Grant County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Sherman County227.9+227.9 pts
2Harney County176.3+135.5 pts
3Wheeler County70.9-214.8 pts
4Lake County62.3+62.3 pts
5Gilliam County52.2-53.7 pts
6Baker County48.9+24.4 pts
7Tillamook County44.9+33.6 pts
8Jefferson County37.8+3.6 pts
9Crook County29.6+7.8 pts
10Wallowa County27.7+13.8 pts
11Douglas County27.3+6.2 pts
12Wasco County26.4-11.4 pts
13Morrow County25.5-0.4 pts
14Clatsop County24.8-5.4 pts
15Josephine County22.9+1 pts
16Linn County20.7+7.7 pts
17Umatilla County20.2+13.8 pts
18Polk County18.8+6.9 pts
19Hood River County16.8+12.6 pts
20Lincoln County16.3-10.4 pts
21Malheur County16-9.8 pts
22Union County15.1+3.7 pts
23Klamath County14.6-10.6 pts
24Jackson County14.5+3.5 pts
25Lane County12.7+3.9 pts
26Coos County12.4-6.4 pts
27Columbia County11.5+1.8 pts
28Marion County10.2-1.6 pts
29Yamhill County9.4-2 pts
30Clackamas County9.4+2.4 pts
31Deschutes County9-2.4 pts
32Curry County8.7+8.7 pts
33Benton County7.4-5.4 pts
34Multnomah County6.2-1 pts
35Washington County4.5+1 pts
36Grant County0-27.7 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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, 2018. 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, 2018 [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?

Sherman County, with 227.9 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Grant County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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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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