Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatality rate

Potter County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 36.3 per 100,000 people. Cameron County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest36.3Potter County
Median11.967 counties
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Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAllegheny County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleBerks County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleBlair County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleBucks County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleCambria County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleCameron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleCentre County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleClarion County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleElk County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLehigh County: 7 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleMontour County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County: 13 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 19.6 per 100,000 peoplePhiladelphia County: 6.4 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 17.3 per 100,000 peoplePotter County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County: 16 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleVenango County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 10.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Potter County: 36.3 per 100,000 peoplePotter County36.3Fulton County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County34.4Forest County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleForest County27.5Greene County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County24.4Elk County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleElk County22.5Clearfield County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County22.2Bradford County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleBradford County21.5Clarion County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleClarion County21.2Union County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County20.6Carbon County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County20.1Perry County: 19.6 per 100,000 peoplePerry County19.6Lawrence County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County19.6Somerset County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County18.7Susquehanna County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County17.8Pike County: 17.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County17.3Bedford County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleBedford County16.7Sullivan County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County16.7Montour County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleMontour County16.5Crawford County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County16.4Schuylkill County: 16 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County16Adams County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County15.4Warren County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County15.3Dauphin County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County14.9Franklin County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County14.8Fayette County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleFayette County14.5Lackawanna County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County13.9Washington County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County13.9Columbia County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County13.8Armstrong County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County13.6Northumberland County: 13 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County13Snyder County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County12.5Monroe County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County12.5Tioga County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleTioga County12.1Indiana County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County11.9Venango County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleVenango County11.7Wayne County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County11.7Jefferson County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County11.2York County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleYork County10.8Mercer County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleMercer County10.7Lebanon County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County10.5Potter County: 36.3 per 100,000 peoplePotter County36.3Fulton County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County34.4Forest County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleForest County27.5Greene County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County24.4Elk County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleElk County22.5Clearfield County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County22.2Bradford County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleBradford County21.5Clarion County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleClarion County21.2Union County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County20.6Carbon County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County20.1Perry County: 19.6 per 100,000 peoplePerry County19.6Lawrence County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County19.6Somerset County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County18.7Susquehanna County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County17.8Pike County: 17.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County17.3Bedford County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleBedford County16.7Sullivan County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County16.7Montour County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleMontour County16.5Crawford County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County16.4Schuylkill County: 16 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County16Adams County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County15.4Warren County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County15.3Dauphin County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County14.9Franklin County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County14.8Fayette County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleFayette County14.5Lackawanna County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County13.9Washington County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County13.9Columbia County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County13.8Armstrong County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County13.6Northumberland County: 13 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County13Snyder County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County12.5Monroe County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County12.5Tioga County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleTioga County12.1Indiana County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County11.9Venango County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleVenango County11.7Wayne County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County11.7Jefferson County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County11.2York County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleYork County10.8Mercer County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleMercer County10.7Lebanon County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County10.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people
Change on 2017
1Potter County36.3+24.3 pts
2Fulton County34.4-13.8 pts
3Forest County27.5+0.1 pts
4Greene County24.4+0.1 pts
5Elk County22.5+12.9 pts
6Clearfield County22.2+2.5 pts
7Bradford County21.5+6.6 pts
8Clarion County21.2+2.8 pts
9Union County20.6+11.4 pts
10Carbon County20.1+6.1 pts
11Perry County19.6+2.2 pts
12Lawrence County19.6+9.3 pts
13Somerset County18.7+4.1 pts
14Susquehanna County17.8-4.8 pts
15Pike County17.3+10.3 pts
16Bedford County16.7-8.2 pts
17Sullivan County16.7-49.2 pts
18Montour County16.5-10.9 pts
19Crawford County16.4+4.8 pts
20Schuylkill County16+0.1 pts
21Adams County15.4+10.6 pts
22Warren County15.3-2.5 pts
23Dauphin County14.9+2 pts
24Franklin County14.8+1.9 pts
25Fayette County14.5-2.9 pts
26Lackawanna County13.9+4.6 pts
27Washington County13.9+0.9 pts
28Columbia County13.8+4.7 pts
29Armstrong County13.6+1.6 pts
30Northumberland County13+3.3 pts
31Snyder County12.5+2.6 pts
32Monroe County12.5+1.7 pts
33Tioga County12.1-14.6 pts
34Indiana County11.9+3.6 pts
35Venango County11.7+0.1 pts
36Wayne County11.7-0 pts
37Jefferson County11.2+4.5 pts
38York County10.8+2.4 pts
39Mercer County10.7+1.8 pts
40Lebanon County10.5-5.1 pts
41Clinton County10.5-13 pts
42Westmoreland County9.8-0.3 pts
43McKean County9.7+2.5 pts
44Blair County9.7+2.5 pts
45Berks County9.6-1.7 pts
46Butler County9.4+0.5 pts
47Beaver County8.9-1.1 pts
48Lycoming County8.7+0.9 pts
49Chester County8.7+2 pts
50Cumberland County8.6-1.7 pts
51Juniata County8.40 pts
52Bucks County8.4+0.4 pts
53Lancaster County8.2+0.5 pts
54Centre County8.1-1.9 pts
55Erie County7.7-2.1 pts
56Wyoming County7.5-18.4 pts
57Lehigh County7-0.6 pts
58Northampton County6.8-1.7 pts
59Huntingdon County6.7-4.4 pts
60Cambria County6.7-2.1 pts
61Philadelphia County6.4+0.5 pts
62Luzerne County6.2-2.2 pts
63Montgomery County5.9+0.8 pts
64Allegheny County5.4+0.1 pts
65Mifflin County4.3-10.8 pts
66Delaware County3.3-1.1 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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?

Potter County, with 36.3 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Cameron County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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