Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatality rate

Forest County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 54.6 per 100,000 people. Cameron County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest54.6Forest County
Median11.267 counties
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Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleAllegheny County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleBerks County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleBlair County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleBucks County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleCambria County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleCameron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCentre County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleClarion County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleElk County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 54.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 13 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleLehigh County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County: 13 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleMontour County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County: 17.2 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 24.1 per 100,000 peoplePhiladelphia County: 6.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 10.6 per 100,000 peoplePotter County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleVenango County: 21 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 8.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Forest County: 54.6 per 100,000 peopleForest County54.6Susquehanna County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County37.3Elk County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleElk County35.1Tioga County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleTioga County31.2Juniata County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County25.2Indiana County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County24.7Jefferson County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County24.5Perry County: 24.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County24.1Wayne County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County23.4Bedford County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleBedford County22.7Venango County: 21 per 100,000 peopleVenango County21Carbon County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County18.8Blair County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleBlair County17.6Monroe County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County17.6Northumberland County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County17.2McKean County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County16.8Fayette County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleFayette County16.6Sullivan County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County16.5Montour County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMontour County16.4Bradford County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleBradford County16.4Butler County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleButler County15.8Clinton County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleClinton County15.5Lebanon County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County15.1Adams County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleAdams County14.6Crawford County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County13.9Fulton County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County13.8Greene County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County13.4Mercer County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County13.2Lycoming County: 13 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County13Franklin County: 13 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County13Centre County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCentre County12.5Potter County: 11.8 per 100,000 peoplePotter County11.8Lawrence County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County11.4Cumberland County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County11.2Clearfield County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County11.1Dauphin County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County10.8Columbia County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County10.6Pike County: 10.6 per 100,000 peoplePike County10.6Somerset County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County10.6Clarion County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleClarion County10.6Forest County: 54.6 per 100,000 peopleForest County54.6Susquehanna County: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County37.3Elk County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleElk County35.1Tioga County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleTioga County31.2Juniata County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County25.2Indiana County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County24.7Jefferson County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County24.5Perry County: 24.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County24.1Wayne County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County23.4Bedford County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleBedford County22.7Venango County: 21 per 100,000 peopleVenango County21Carbon County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County18.8Blair County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleBlair County17.6Monroe County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County17.6Northumberland County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County17.2McKean County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County16.8Fayette County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleFayette County16.6Sullivan County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County16.5Montour County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMontour County16.4Bradford County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleBradford County16.4Butler County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleButler County15.8Clinton County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleClinton County15.5Lebanon County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County15.1Adams County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleAdams County14.6Crawford County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County13.9Fulton County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County13.8Greene County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County13.4Mercer County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County13.2Lycoming County: 13 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County13Franklin County: 13 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County13Centre County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleCentre County12.5Potter County: 11.8 per 100,000 peoplePotter County11.8Lawrence County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County11.4Cumberland County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County11.2Clearfield County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County11.1Dauphin County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County10.8Columbia County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County10.6Pike County: 10.6 per 100,000 peoplePike County10.6Somerset County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County10.6Clarion County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleClarion County10.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people
Change on 2015
1Forest County54.6+54.6 pts
2Susquehanna County37.3+12.8 pts
3Elk County35.1+22.5 pts
4Tioga County31.2+19.3 pts
5Juniata County25.2-25.2 pts
6Indiana County24.7+5.1 pts
7Jefferson County24.5+9 pts
8Perry County24.1-0 pts
9Wayne County23.4+7.9 pts
10Bedford County22.7+8.3 pts
11Venango County21+17.2 pts
12Carbon County18.8+1.6 pts
13Blair County17.6-0.7 pts
14Monroe County17.6-3 pts
15Northumberland County17.2+7.6 pts
16McKean County16.8+0.3 pts
17Fayette County16.6-4.4 pts
18Sullivan County16.5-15.7 pts
19Montour County16.4-10.9 pts
20Bradford County16.4-9.6 pts
21Butler County15.8+7.4 pts
22Clinton County15.5-10.1 pts
23Lebanon County15.1+1.3 pts
24Adams County14.6+0.9 pts
25Crawford County13.9+4.7 pts
26Fulton County13.8-20.6 pts
27Greene County13.4-2.6 pts
28Mercer County13.2+1.8 pts
29Lycoming County13-6.8 pts
30Franklin County13-3.3 pts
31Centre County12.5+3 pts
32Potter County11.8-11.7 pts
33Lawrence County11.4-1 pts
34Cumberland County11.2+5.9 pts
35Clearfield County11.1-13.4 pts
36Dauphin County10.8+3.9 pts
37Columbia County10.6-10.4 pts
37Pike County10.6-1.7 pts
39Somerset County10.6-5.2 pts
40Clarion County10.6+0.1 pts
41Washington County10.5-0.5 pts
42Warren County10.1-4.9 pts
43Snyder County10-12.4 pts
44Luzerne County9.9-2.2 pts
45Erie County9.7-1.4 pts
46Schuylkill County9.7-0.7 pts
47Northampton County9.5+0.3 pts
48Lackawanna County9.3+0.5 pts
49Westmoreland County9.2-2.2 pts
50Armstrong County8.9-11.8 pts
51Huntingdon County8.9-6.6 pts
52Cambria County8.7+2.2 pts
53York County8.7-0.3 pts
54Berks County8.3-1 pts
55Bucks County8.2-0.7 pts
56Lancaster County8.1-0.8 pts
57Lehigh County7.7-2.6 pts
58Wyoming County7.3-7.2 pts
59Mifflin County6.5-2.1 pts
60Philadelphia County6.3+0.4 pts
61Allegheny County5.8+1.4 pts
62Delaware County5.1+1.4 pts
63Chester County4.6-2.1 pts
64Union County4.5-2.2 pts
65Montgomery County3.8-0.3 pts
66Beaver County2.9-4.1 pts
67Cameron County0-41.1 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 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatality rate, 2016. 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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Forest County, with 54.6 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Cameron County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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