Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatality rate

Forest County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 66.4 per 100,000 people. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest66.4Forest County
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Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleAllegheny County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBerks County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBlair County: 19 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 24 per 100,000 peopleBucks County: 7 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleCambria County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleCameron County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleCentre County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleClarion County: 31 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleElk County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County: 17 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleLehigh County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 15 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleMontour County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 6 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County: 15.9 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peoplePhiladelphia County: 5.7 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePotter County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleVenango County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 10 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Forest County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleForest County66.4Cameron County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleCameron County40.1McKean County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County35Crawford County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County33.1Clarion County: 31 per 100,000 peopleClarion County31Huntingdon County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County30.7Tioga County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleTioga County25.9Elk County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleElk County25.1Juniata County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County24.9Carbon County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County24.7Bedford County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBedford County24.4Mercer County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County24.2Bradford County: 24 per 100,000 peopleBradford County24Clinton County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County22.7Greene County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County21.1Perry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peoplePerry County19.8Mifflin County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County19.3Susquehanna County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County19.1Blair County: 19 per 100,000 peopleBlair County19Clearfield County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County18.3Wyoming County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County17.9Jefferson County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County17.7Potter County: 17.2 per 100,000 peoplePotter County17.2Indiana County: 17 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County17Northumberland County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County15.9Schuylkill County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County15.6Monroe County: 15 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County15Somerset County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County14.3Pike County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePike County14.1Washington County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County13.9Lebanon County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County13.2Franklin County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County13.2Fayette County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleFayette County12.6Luzerne County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County12.1Erie County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleErie County12.1Wayne County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County11.5Union County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County11.3Lackawanna County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County10.7Snyder County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County10York County: 10 per 100,000 peopleYork County10Forest County: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleForest County66.4Cameron County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleCameron County40.1McKean County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County35Crawford County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County33.1Clarion County: 31 per 100,000 peopleClarion County31Huntingdon County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County30.7Tioga County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleTioga County25.9Elk County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleElk County25.1Juniata County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County24.9Carbon County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County24.7Bedford County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBedford County24.4Mercer County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County24.2Bradford County: 24 per 100,000 peopleBradford County24Clinton County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County22.7Greene County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleGreene County21.1Perry County: 19.8 per 100,000 peoplePerry County19.8Mifflin County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County19.3Susquehanna County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County19.1Blair County: 19 per 100,000 peopleBlair County19Clearfield County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County18.3Wyoming County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County17.9Jefferson County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County17.7Potter County: 17.2 per 100,000 peoplePotter County17.2Indiana County: 17 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County17Northumberland County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County15.9Schuylkill County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County15.6Monroe County: 15 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County15Somerset County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County14.3Pike County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePike County14.1Washington County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County13.9Lebanon County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County13.2Franklin County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County13.2Fayette County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleFayette County12.6Luzerne County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County12.1Erie County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleErie County12.1Wayne County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County11.5Union County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County11.3Lackawanna County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County10.7Snyder County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County10York County: 10 per 100,000 peopleYork County10
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1Forest County66.4+53.2 pts
2Cameron County40.1+0.2 pts
3McKean County35+16.5 pts
4Crawford County33.1+16 pts
5Clarion County31+13.1 pts
6Huntingdon County30.7+19.8 pts
7Tioga County25.9+2.5 pts
8Elk County25.1+12.6 pts
9Juniata County24.9+12.6 pts
10Carbon County24.7+15.5 pts
11Bedford County24.4-9.9 pts
12Mercer County24.2+9.5 pts
13Bradford County24+0.2 pts
14Clinton County22.7-7.6 pts
15Greene County21.1-20.9 pts
16Perry County19.8-19.6 pts
17Mifflin County19.3+10.7 pts
18Susquehanna County19.1-16.1 pts
19Blair County19+4 pts
20Clearfield County18.3-6.2 pts
21Wyoming County17.9-6.9 pts
22Jefferson County17.7-2.3 pts
23Potter County17.2+5.8 pts
24Indiana County17+8 pts
25Northumberland County15.9+6.4 pts
26Schuylkill County15.6-6.7 pts
27Monroe County15-1.1 pts
28Somerset County14.3-1.2 pts
29Pike County14.1+3.5 pts
30Washington County13.9-0 pts
31Lebanon County13.2+1.4 pts
32Franklin County13.2+0.6 pts
33Fayette County12.6-2.2 pts
34Luzerne County12.1+1.3 pts
35Erie County12.1+2.1 pts
36Wayne County11.5-3.8 pts
37Union County11.3-8.8 pts
38Lackawanna County10.7+3.2 pts
39Snyder County10-10.1 pts
40York County10+4.1 pts
41Berks County9.8-2.4 pts
42Warren County9.8-7.2 pts
43Butler County9.6-5.4 pts
44Venango County9.3-23.9 pts
45Dauphin County9.1+0.3 pts
46Columbia County8.9-4.5 pts
47Lawrence County8.9-3.3 pts
48Armstrong County8.8-5.8 pts
49Lycoming County8.6-4.2 pts
50Lancaster County8.5-0.4 pts
51Lehigh County8.4-3.4 pts
52Westmoreland County8.3-6.8 pts
53Cambria County7.8-4.1 pts
54Centre County7.6-1.4 pts
55Beaver County7.6-3.5 pts
56Bucks County7-3.4 pts
57Fulton County6.8-20.4 pts
58Chester County6.5+0.3 pts
59Cumberland County6.2-1.3 pts
60Northampton County6-1.7 pts
61Philadelphia County5.7-1.2 pts
62Montour County5.4+5.4 pts
63Allegheny County5.2-0.2 pts
64Adams County4.9-8.9 pts
65Montgomery County4.9-0.5 pts
66Delaware County4.8-0 pts
67Sullivan County0-31.3 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 Pennsylvania by traffic fatality rate, 2013) [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 Pennsylvania by traffic fatality rate, 2013. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Forest County, with 66.4 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Sullivan County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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