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Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate

Sherman County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 36 counties in 2021, at 104.8 per 100,000 people. Gilliam County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Oregon was 14.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest104.8Sherman County
Lowest0Gilliam County
Median18.236 counties
Oregon14.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Baker County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleCoos County: 23 per 100,000 peopleCrook County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleHarney County: 65.8 per 100,000 peopleHood River County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County: 44.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County: 9.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 104.8 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County: 71.9 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleWasco County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County: 10.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Sherman County: 104.8 per 100,000 peopleSherman County104.8Tillamook County: 71.9 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County71.9Wheeler County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County68.9Harney County: 65.8 per 100,000 peopleHarney County65.8Wasco County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleWasco County48.7Lake County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County48.2Baker County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleBaker County47.4Malheur County: 44.2 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County44.2Clatsop County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County40.5Klamath County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County36.9Douglas County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County28.5Jefferson County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County27.9Grant County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County27.5Josephine County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County27.1Wallowa County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County26.5Lincoln County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County25.5Coos County: 23 per 100,000 peopleCoos County23Marion County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County19.6Jackson County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County16.9Hood River County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleHood River County16.6Umatilla County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County15.1Lane County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleLane County14.5Curry County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleCurry County12.6Linn County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleLinn County12.3Polk County: 12.3 per 100,000 peoplePolk County12.3Crook County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleCrook County11.6Union County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County11.4Yamhill County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County10.2Multnomah County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County9.9Columbia County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County9.4Deschutes County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County9.3Clackamas County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County8.5Morrow County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County8.1Benton County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleBenton County7.5Washington County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County3.5Gilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County0Sherman County: 104.8 per 100,000 peopleSherman County104.8Tillamook County: 71.9 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County71.9Wheeler County: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County68.9Harney County: 65.8 per 100,000 peopleHarney County65.8Wasco County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleWasco County48.7Lake County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County48.2Baker County: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleBaker County47.4Malheur County: 44.2 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County44.2Clatsop County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County40.5Klamath County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County36.9Douglas County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County28.5Jefferson County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County27.9Grant County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County27.5Josephine County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County27.1Wallowa County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County26.5Lincoln County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County25.5Coos County: 23 per 100,000 peopleCoos County23Marion County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County19.6Jackson County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County16.9Hood River County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleHood River County16.6Umatilla County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County15.1Lane County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleLane County14.5Curry County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleCurry County12.6Linn County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleLinn County12.3Polk County: 12.3 per 100,000 peoplePolk County12.3Crook County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleCrook County11.6Union County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County11.4Yamhill County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County10.2Multnomah County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County9.9Columbia County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County9.4Deschutes County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County9.3Clackamas County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County8.5Morrow County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County8.1Benton County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleBenton County7.5Washington County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County3.5Gilliam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Sherman County104.8-108.8 pts
2Tillamook County71.9+24.6 pts
3Wheeler County68.9-68.2 pts
4Harney County65.8+39.1 pts
5Wasco County48.7+14.9 pts
6Lake County48.2-12.9 pts
7Baker County47.4+17.5 pts
8Malheur County44.2+15.7 pts
9Clatsop County40.5+13.8 pts
10Klamath County36.9+11.1 pts
11Douglas County28.5+0.7 pts
12Jefferson County27.9-8.7 pts
13Grant County27.5-27.8 pts
14Josephine County27.1+12.4 pts
15Wallowa County26.5+26.5 pts
16Lincoln County25.5-8.2 pts
17Coos County23+6.1 pts
18Marion County19.6+9.2 pts
19Jackson County16.9+10.2 pts
20Hood River County16.6-0.1 pts
21Umatilla County15.10 pts
22Lane County14.5+6.7 pts
23Curry County12.6-4.4 pts
24Linn County12.3-10.2 pts
25Polk County12.3-2.5 pts
26Crook County11.6+3.6 pts
27Union County11.4-0.1 pts
28Yamhill County10.2+1.8 pts
29Multnomah County9.9-0.2 pts
30Columbia County9.4+3.7 pts
31Deschutes County9.3-5.8 pts
32Clackamas County8.5-0.3 pts
33Morrow County8.1-8.3 pts
34Benton County7.50 pts
35Washington County3.5-0.3 pts
36Gilliam County0-99.3 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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, 2021. 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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Sherman County, with 104.8 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Gilliam County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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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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