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Counties in Oregon by traffic fatality rate

Sherman County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 36 counties in 2023, at 102.4 per 100,000 people. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Oregon was 13.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest102.4Sherman County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median17.936 counties
Oregon13.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Baker County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleCoos County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleCrook County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County: 11 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleHarney County: 80.5 per 100,000 peopleHood River County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleLane County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County: 11.3 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSherman County: 102.4 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWasco County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County: 12.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Sherman County: 102.4 per 100,000 peopleSherman County102.4Harney County: 80.5 per 100,000 peopleHarney County80.5Gilliam County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County49.1Lake County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County48.2Malheur County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County43.4Grant County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County41.6Baker County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleBaker County41.4Tillamook County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County40.1Columbia County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County35.2Klamath County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County34.1Wasco County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleWasco County30.3Douglas County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County30.2Coos County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleCoos County29.4Linn County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleLinn County26.6Curry County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleCurry County25.8Clatsop County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County21.9Umatilla County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County21.3Jefferson County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County19.6Morrow County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County16.3Josephine County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County15.9Union County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County15.4Marion County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County13.7Lincoln County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County13.6Jackson County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County13.1Yamhill County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County12.8Multnomah County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County11.3Deschutes County: 11 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County11Lane County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleLane County10.7Polk County: 10 per 100,000 peoplePolk County10Benton County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County8.1Crook County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleCrook County7.4Clackamas County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County7.1Washington County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County6.9Hood River County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHood River County0Wallowa County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County0Wheeler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County0Sherman County: 102.4 per 100,000 peopleSherman County102.4Harney County: 80.5 per 100,000 peopleHarney County80.5Gilliam County: 49.1 per 100,000 peopleGilliam County49.1Lake County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County48.2Malheur County: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleMalheur County43.4Grant County: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County41.6Baker County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleBaker County41.4Tillamook County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleTillamook County40.1Columbia County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County35.2Klamath County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleKlamath County34.1Wasco County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleWasco County30.3Douglas County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County30.2Coos County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleCoos County29.4Linn County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleLinn County26.6Curry County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleCurry County25.8Clatsop County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleClatsop County21.9Umatilla County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleUmatilla County21.3Jefferson County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County19.6Morrow County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County16.3Josephine County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleJosephine County15.9Union County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County15.4Marion County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County13.7Lincoln County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County13.6Jackson County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County13.1Yamhill County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleYamhill County12.8Multnomah County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMultnomah County11.3Deschutes County: 11 per 100,000 peopleDeschutes County11Lane County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleLane County10.7Polk County: 10 per 100,000 peoplePolk County10Benton County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County8.1Crook County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleCrook County7.4Clackamas County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleClackamas County7.1Washington County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County6.9Hood River County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHood River County0Wallowa County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWallowa County0Wheeler 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

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Sherman County102.4+102.4 pts
2Harney County80.5+14.2 pts
3Gilliam County49.1-50.3 pts
4Lake County48.2+12.3 pts
5Malheur County43.4+21.4 pts
6Grant County41.6+41.6 pts
7Baker County41.4+17.8 pts
8Tillamook County40.1+11 pts
9Columbia County35.2+29.6 pts
10Klamath County34.1-4.2 pts
11Wasco County30.3-18.7 pts
12Douglas County30.2+0.8 pts
13Coos County29.4+14.1 pts
14Linn County26.6+5.9 pts
15Curry County25.8+4.6 pts
16Clatsop County21.9-21.4 pts
17Umatilla County21.3+10 pts
18Jefferson County19.6-19.9 pts
19Morrow County16.3-16.4 pts
20Josephine County15.9-9.2 pts
21Union County15.4+3.9 pts
22Marion County13.7-0.6 pts
23Lincoln County13.6-13.9 pts
24Jackson County13.1-0.4 pts
25Yamhill County12.8-5.7 pts
26Multnomah County11.3+0.3 pts
27Deschutes County11-0.6 pts
28Lane County10.7-3.8 pts
29Polk County10-1.1 pts
30Benton County8.1-6.3 pts
31Crook County7.4-11.5 pts
32Clackamas County7.1-3.6 pts
33Washington County6.9+2.1 pts
34Hood River County0-4.2 pts
34Wallowa County0-26.2 pts
34Wheeler County0-69.7 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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, 2023. 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, 2023 [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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Sherman County, with 102.4 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wheeler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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