Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatality rate

Juniata County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 50.4 per 100,000 people. Forest County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest50.4Juniata County
Median12.467 counties
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Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleAllegheny County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County: 7 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleBerks County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleBlair County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 26 per 100,000 peopleBucks County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleCambria County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleCameron County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleCentre County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleClarion County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 21 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleElk County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 21 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 16 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County: 50.4 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleLehigh County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleMontour County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County: 9.6 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 24.1 per 100,000 peoplePhiladelphia County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 12.3 per 100,000 peoplePotter County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleVenango County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 11 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Juniata County: 50.4 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County50.4Cameron County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleCameron County41.1Fulton County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County34.4Sullivan County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County32.2Montour County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleMontour County27.3Bradford County: 26 per 100,000 peopleBradford County26Clinton County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleClinton County25.6Clearfield County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County24.5Susquehanna County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County24.4Perry County: 24.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County24.1Potter County: 23.5 per 100,000 peoplePotter County23.5Snyder County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County22.4Columbia County: 21 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County21Fayette County: 21 per 100,000 peopleFayette County21Armstrong County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County20.7Monroe County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County20.5Lycoming County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County19.8Indiana County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County19.7Blair County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleBlair County18.3Carbon County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County17.2McKean County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County16.5Franklin County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County16.3Greene County: 16 per 100,000 peopleGreene County16Somerset County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County15.8Jefferson County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County15.5Huntingdon County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County15.5Wayne County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County15.4Warren County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleWarren County14.9Wyoming County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County14.5Bedford County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleBedford County14.4Lebanon County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County13.7Adams County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleAdams County13.7Elk County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleElk County12.7Lawrence County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County12.4Pike County: 12.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County12.3Luzerne County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County12.1Tioga County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleTioga County11.9Westmoreland County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County11.4Mercer County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMercer County11.3Erie County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleErie County11.1Juniata County: 50.4 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County50.4Cameron County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleCameron County41.1Fulton County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County34.4Sullivan County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County32.2Montour County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleMontour County27.3Bradford County: 26 per 100,000 peopleBradford County26Clinton County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleClinton County25.6Clearfield County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County24.5Susquehanna County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County24.4Perry County: 24.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County24.1Potter County: 23.5 per 100,000 peoplePotter County23.5Snyder County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County22.4Columbia County: 21 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County21Fayette County: 21 per 100,000 peopleFayette County21Armstrong County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County20.7Monroe County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County20.5Lycoming County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County19.8Indiana County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County19.7Blair County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleBlair County18.3Carbon County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County17.2McKean County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County16.5Franklin County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County16.3Greene County: 16 per 100,000 peopleGreene County16Somerset County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County15.8Jefferson County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County15.5Huntingdon County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County15.5Wayne County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County15.4Warren County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleWarren County14.9Wyoming County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County14.5Bedford County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleBedford County14.4Lebanon County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County13.7Adams County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleAdams County13.7Elk County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleElk County12.7Lawrence County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County12.4Pike County: 12.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County12.3Luzerne County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County12.1Tioga County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleTioga County11.9Westmoreland County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County11.4Mercer County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMercer County11.3Erie County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleErie County11.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1Juniata County50.4+29.5 pts
2Cameron County41.1+20.7 pts
3Fulton County34.4-27.4 pts
4Sullivan County32.2+16.1 pts
5Montour County27.3+16.4 pts
6Bradford County26+13.1 pts
7Clinton County25.6+2.6 pts
8Clearfield County24.5+7.4 pts
9Susquehanna County24.4+0.3 pts
10Perry County24.1+8.7 pts
11Potter County23.5+23.5 pts
12Snyder County22.4+4.9 pts
13Columbia County21+4.6 pts
14Fayette County21+7.6 pts
15Armstrong County20.7+0.2 pts
16Monroe County20.5+6.7 pts
17Lycoming County19.8+4.4 pts
18Indiana County19.7+9.3 pts
19Blair County18.3+8 pts
20Carbon County17.2+1.7 pts
21McKean County16.5-2.3 pts
22Franklin County16.3-0.7 pts
23Greene County16-15.7 pts
24Somerset County15.8-5.1 pts
25Jefferson County15.5+4.5 pts
26Huntingdon County15.5-8.7 pts
27Wayne County15.4-5.7 pts
28Warren County14.9+7.5 pts
29Wyoming County14.5-14.1 pts
30Bedford County14.4-12.1 pts
31Lebanon County13.7+7.9 pts
32Adams County13.7+7.8 pts
33Elk County12.7-9.4 pts
34Lawrence County12.4+1.2 pts
35Pike County12.3-3.5 pts
36Luzerne County12.1+0.3 pts
37Tioga County11.9-11.8 pts
38Westmoreland County11.4+1.7 pts
39Mercer County11.3-0.8 pts
40Erie County11.1+0.4 pts
41Washington County11-2.9 pts
42Clarion County10.4-2.6 pts
43Schuylkill County10.3-9.5 pts
44Lehigh County10.2-0.1 pts
45Northumberland County9.6+3.2 pts
46Centre County9.4+1.9 pts
47Berks County9.3+1.4 pts
48Crawford County9.2-6.8 pts
49Northampton County9.2-0.4 pts
50York County9-1.2 pts
51Lancaster County8.9-2.7 pts
52Lackawanna County8.8+0.9 pts
53Bucks County8.8+1.9 pts
54Mifflin County8.6-2.1 pts
55Butler County8.5-4.8 pts
56Beaver County7+1.2 pts
57Dauphin County6.9+0.7 pts
58Chester County6.7+0.2 pts
59Union County6.7-9.1 pts
60Cambria County6.5-2.8 pts
61Philadelphia County5.9-0.2 pts
62Cumberland County5.2-5 pts
63Allegheny County4.3-0.4 pts
64Montgomery County4.1-0.5 pts
65Venango County3.8-11.2 pts
66Delaware County3.7-0.9 pts
67Forest County00 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).

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?

Juniata County, with 50.4 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Forest County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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