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Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate

Wheeler County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 36 counties in 2019, at 284.1 per 100,000 people. Union County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Oregon was 11.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest284.1Wheeler County
Lowest0Union County
Median15.136 counties
Oregon11.7History

Map of counties, 2019

Baker County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleCoos County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCrook County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County: 102.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleHarney County: 66.9 per 100,000 peopleHood River County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 11 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 14 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County: 8.1 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 7 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 108.2 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleWasco County: 15 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 284.1 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County: 13.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Wheeler County: 284.1 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County284.1Sherman County: 108.2 per 100,000 peopleSherman County108.2Gilliam County: 102.7 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County102.7Lake County: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleLake County73.8Harney County: 66.9 per 100,000 peopleHarney County66.9Wallowa County: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County54.3Malheur County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County28.8Douglas County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County27.1Klamath County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County23.2Josephine County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County22.8Umatilla County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County22.5Curry County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleCurry County21.6Jefferson County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County20.5Clatsop County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County19.6Linn County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLinn County18.8Coos County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCoos County18.5Baker County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleBaker County18.2Columbia County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County15.3Wasco County: 15 per 100,000 peopleWasco County15Marion County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County14.8Tillamook County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County14.7Lincoln County: 14 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County14Grant County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County13.9Yamhill County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County13.1Lane County: 11 per 100,000 peopleLane County11Deschutes County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County10.8Jackson County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County9.4Morrow County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County8.3Crook County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleCrook County8.3Multnomah County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County8.1Clackamas County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County7.9Benton County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County7.4Polk County: 7 per 100,000 peoplePolk County7Washington County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County5.2Hood River County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleHood River County4.2Union County: 0 per 100,000 peopleUnion County0Wheeler County: 284.1 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County284.1Sherman County: 108.2 per 100,000 peopleSherman County108.2Gilliam County: 102.7 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County102.7Lake County: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleLake County73.8Harney County: 66.9 per 100,000 peopleHarney County66.9Wallowa County: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County54.3Malheur County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County28.8Douglas County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County27.1Klamath County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County23.2Josephine County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County22.8Umatilla County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County22.5Curry County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleCurry County21.6Jefferson County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County20.5Clatsop County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County19.6Linn County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleLinn County18.8Coos County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleCoos County18.5Baker County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleBaker County18.2Columbia County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County15.3Wasco County: 15 per 100,000 peopleWasco County15Marion County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County14.8Tillamook County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County14.7Lincoln County: 14 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County14Grant County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County13.9Yamhill County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County13.1Lane County: 11 per 100,000 peopleLane County11Deschutes County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County10.8Jackson County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County9.4Morrow County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County8.3Crook County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleCrook County8.3Multnomah County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County8.1Clackamas County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County7.9Benton County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County7.4Polk County: 7 per 100,000 peoplePolk County7Washington County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County5.2Hood River County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleHood River County4.2Union County: 0 per 100,000 peopleUnion County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Wheeler County284.1+213.2 pts
2Sherman County108.2-119.8 pts
3Gilliam County102.7+50.5 pts
4Lake County73.8+11.5 pts
5Harney County66.9-109.5 pts
6Wallowa County54.3+26.6 pts
7Malheur County28.8+12.7 pts
8Douglas County27.1-0.2 pts
9Klamath County23.2+8.6 pts
10Josephine County22.8-0.1 pts
11Umatilla County22.5+2.3 pts
12Curry County21.6+12.9 pts
13Jefferson County20.5-17.3 pts
14Clatsop County19.6-5.2 pts
15Linn County18.8-1.9 pts
16Coos County18.5+6.1 pts
17Baker County18.2-30.7 pts
18Columbia County15.3+3.8 pts
19Wasco County15-11.4 pts
20Marion County14.8+4.6 pts
21Tillamook County14.7-30.1 pts
22Lincoln County14-2.3 pts
23Grant County13.9+13.9 pts
24Yamhill County13.1+3.7 pts
25Lane County11-1.7 pts
26Deschutes County10.8+1.8 pts
27Jackson County9.4-5 pts
28Morrow County8.3-17.2 pts
29Crook County8.3-21.4 pts
30Multnomah County8.1+1.9 pts
31Clackamas County7.9-1.5 pts
32Benton County7.4-0.1 pts
33Polk County7-11.9 pts
34Washington County5.2+0.6 pts
35Hood River County4.2-12.7 pts
36Union County0-15.1 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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, 2019. 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, 2019 [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 284.1 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Union County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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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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