Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatality rate

Sullivan County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 65.9 per 100,000 people. Cameron County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Pennsylvania was 8.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest65.9Sullivan County
Median10.367 counties
Pennsylvania8.8History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleAllegheny County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County: 12 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County: 10 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleBerks County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleBlair County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBucks County: 8 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCambria County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleCameron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCentre County: 10 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleClarion County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleElk County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleLehigh County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleMontour County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County: 9.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePhiladelphia County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 7 per 100,000 peoplePotter County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County: 16 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 65.9 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleVenango County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 8.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Sullivan County: 65.9 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County65.9Fulton County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County48.3Montour County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleMontour County27.4Forest County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleForest County27.3Tioga County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleTioga County26.7Wyoming County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County25.9Bedford County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleBedford County24.9Greene County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County24.3Clinton County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County23.4Susquehanna County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County22.6Clearfield County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County19.7Clarion County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleClarion County18.3Warren County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWarren County17.8Perry County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County17.5Fayette County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleFayette County17.5Schuylkill County: 16 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County16Lebanon County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County15.6Mifflin County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County15.1Bradford County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBradford County14.8Somerset County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County14.7Carbon County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County14Washington County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County12.9Franklin County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County12.9Dauphin County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County12.8Armstrong County: 12 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County12Potter County: 11.9 per 100,000 peoplePotter County11.9Wayne County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County11.7Crawford County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County11.7Venango County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleVenango County11.6Berks County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleBerks County11.3Huntingdon County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County11.1Monroe County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County10.8Lawrence County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County10.3Cumberland County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County10.3Westmoreland County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County10.1Beaver County: 10 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County10Centre County: 10 per 100,000 peopleCentre County10Snyder County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County10Erie County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleErie County9.8Northumberland County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County9.7Sullivan County: 65.9 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County65.9Fulton County: 48.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County48.3Montour County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleMontour County27.4Forest County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleForest County27.3Tioga County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleTioga County26.7Wyoming County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County25.9Bedford County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleBedford County24.9Greene County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County24.3Clinton County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County23.4Susquehanna County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County22.6Clearfield County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County19.7Clarion County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleClarion County18.3Warren County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWarren County17.8Perry County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County17.5Fayette County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleFayette County17.5Schuylkill County: 16 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County16Lebanon County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County15.6Mifflin County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County15.1Bradford County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleBradford County14.8Somerset County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County14.7Carbon County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County14Washington County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County12.9Franklin County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County12.9Dauphin County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County12.8Armstrong County: 12 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County12Potter County: 11.9 per 100,000 peoplePotter County11.9Wayne County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County11.7Crawford County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County11.7Venango County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleVenango County11.6Berks County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleBerks County11.3Huntingdon County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County11.1Monroe County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County10.8Lawrence County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County10.3Cumberland County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County10.3Westmoreland County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County10.1Beaver County: 10 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County10Centre County: 10 per 100,000 peopleCentre County10Snyder County: 10 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County10Erie County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleErie County9.8Northumberland County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County9.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people
Change on 2016
1Sullivan County65.9+49.4 pts
2Fulton County48.3+34.5 pts
3Montour County27.4+10.9 pts
4Forest County27.3-27.3 pts
5Tioga County26.7-4.5 pts
6Wyoming County25.9+18.6 pts
7Bedford County24.9+2.2 pts
8Greene County24.3+10.9 pts
9Clinton County23.4+7.9 pts
10Susquehanna County22.6-14.6 pts
11Clearfield County19.7+8.7 pts
12Clarion County18.3+7.8 pts
13Warren County17.8+7.7 pts
14Perry County17.5-6.6 pts
15Fayette County17.5+0.9 pts
16Schuylkill County16+6.3 pts
17Lebanon County15.6+0.6 pts
18Mifflin County15.1+8.6 pts
19Bradford County14.8-1.6 pts
20Somerset County14.7+4.1 pts
21Carbon County14-4.8 pts
22Washington County12.9+2.4 pts
23Franklin County12.9-0.1 pts
24Dauphin County12.8+2.1 pts
25Armstrong County12+3 pts
26Potter County11.9+0.1 pts
27Wayne County11.7-11.7 pts
28Crawford County11.7-2.2 pts
29Venango County11.6-9.4 pts
30Berks County11.3+3 pts
31Huntingdon County11.1+2.2 pts
32Monroe County10.8-6.8 pts
33Lawrence County10.3-1.1 pts
34Cumberland County10.3-0.9 pts
35Westmoreland County10.1+0.9 pts
36Beaver County10+7.1 pts
37Centre County10-2.5 pts
38Snyder County10-0 pts
39Erie County9.8+0.1 pts
40Northumberland County9.7-7.5 pts
41Elk County9.6-25.5 pts
42Lackawanna County9.3-0 pts
43Union County9.2+4.7 pts
44Columbia County9.2-1.4 pts
45Butler County8.9-6.9 pts
46Mercer County8.9-4.3 pts
47Cambria County8.8+0.1 pts
48York County8.4-0.3 pts
49Northampton County8.4-1 pts
50Juniata County8.4-16.8 pts
51Luzerne County8.3-1.6 pts
52Indiana County8.3-16.4 pts
53Bucks County8-0.2 pts
54Lycoming County7.8-5.1 pts
55Lancaster County7.7-0.4 pts
56Lehigh County7.6-0.1 pts
57Blair County7.2-10.4 pts
58McKean County7.2-9.5 pts
59Pike County7-3.6 pts
60Jefferson County6.7-17.8 pts
61Chester County6.7+2.1 pts
62Philadelphia County5.9-0.5 pts
63Allegheny County5.4-0.4 pts
64Montgomery County5.1+1.3 pts
65Adams County4.8-9.8 pts
66Delaware County4.4-0.7 pts
67Cameron 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 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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?

Sullivan County, with 65.9 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Cameron County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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