Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatality rate

Susquehanna County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 28.7 per 100,000 people. Forest County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Pennsylvania was 8.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAllegheny County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleBerks County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleBlair County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 10 per 100,000 peopleBucks County: 8 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCambria County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleCameron County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleCentre County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleClarion County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 6 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County: 7 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 5 per 100,000 peopleElk County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 21 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County: 18 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County: 17 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLehigh County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleMontour County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County: 12 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePhiladelphia County: 10.4 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 10.2 per 100,000 peoplePotter County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleVenango County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County: 11 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 6.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Susquehanna County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County28.7Mifflin County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County23.8Cameron County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleCameron County22.1Venango County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleVenango County21.8Clinton County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County21.4Fayette County: 21 per 100,000 peopleFayette County21Snyder County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County20.1Clearfield County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County18.7Warren County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County18.2Indiana County: 18 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County18Wayne County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County17.6Perry County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County17.5Sullivan County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County17.2Juniata County: 17 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County17Montour County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleMontour County16.5Huntingdon County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County15.9Adams County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County15.4Wyoming County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County15.4Lebanon County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County15.4Columbia County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County13.9Carbon County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County13.9Washington County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County13.8Fulton County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleFulton County13.7Jefferson County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County13.5Schuylkill County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County13.3Lawrence County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County12.8Tioga County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleTioga County12.2Somerset County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County12.2Northumberland County: 12 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County12Mercer County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleMercer County11.8Union County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County11.7Westmoreland County: 11 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County11Luzerne County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County10.8Lycoming County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County10.5Philadelphia County: 10.4 per 100,000 peoplePhiladelphia County10.4Pike County: 10.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County10.2Lackawanna County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County10.2Bradford County: 10 per 100,000 peopleBradford County10Franklin County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County9.6Centre County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCentre County8.9Susquehanna County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County28.7Mifflin County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County23.8Cameron County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleCameron County22.1Venango County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleVenango County21.8Clinton County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County21.4Fayette County: 21 per 100,000 peopleFayette County21Snyder County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County20.1Clearfield County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County18.7Warren County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County18.2Indiana County: 18 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County18Wayne County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County17.6Perry County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County17.5Sullivan County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County17.2Juniata County: 17 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County17Montour County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleMontour County16.5Huntingdon County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County15.9Adams County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County15.4Wyoming County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County15.4Lebanon County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County15.4Columbia County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County13.9Carbon County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County13.9Washington County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County13.8Fulton County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleFulton County13.7Jefferson County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County13.5Schuylkill County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County13.3Lawrence County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County12.8Tioga County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleTioga County12.2Somerset County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County12.2Northumberland County: 12 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County12Mercer County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleMercer County11.8Union County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County11.7Westmoreland County: 11 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County11Luzerne County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County10.8Lycoming County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County10.5Philadelphia County: 10.4 per 100,000 peoplePhiladelphia County10.4Pike County: 10.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County10.2Lackawanna County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County10.2Bradford County: 10 per 100,000 peopleBradford County10Franklin County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County9.6Centre County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCentre County8.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people
Change on 2019
1Susquehanna County28.7+5.4 pts
2Mifflin County23.8+8.7 pts
3Cameron County22.1-43.2 pts
4Venango County21.8+8.1 pts
5Clinton County21.4+5.5 pts
6Fayette County21+7.1 pts
7Snyder County20.1+12.6 pts
8Clearfield County18.7+6.3 pts
9Warren County18.2+2.7 pts
10Indiana County18+3.7 pts
11Wayne County17.6-3.9 pts
12Perry County17.5+4.4 pts
13Sullivan County17.2+17.1 pts
14Juniata County17+12.8 pts
15Montour County16.5+5.6 pts
16Huntingdon County15.9+0.1 pts
17Adams County15.4+3.8 pts
18Wyoming County15.4+0.1 pts
19Lebanon County15.4+2 pts
20Columbia County13.9+9.3 pts
21Carbon County13.9+3.1 pts
22Washington County13.8+2.4 pts
23Fulton County13.7-13.8 pts
24Jefferson County13.50 pts
25Schuylkill County13.3-2.1 pts
26Lawrence County12.8+3.5 pts
27Tioga County12.2-7.2 pts
28Somerset County12.2-10.7 pts
29Northumberland County12+2.2 pts
30Mercer County11.8-1.7 pts
31Union County11.7+2.4 pts
32Westmoreland County11+0.6 pts
33Luzerne County10.8+0.9 pts
34Lycoming County10.5+1.8 pts
35Philadelphia County10.4+4.7 pts
36Pike County10.2-22.4 pts
37Lackawanna County10.2+5.6 pts
38Bradford County10-11.6 pts
39Franklin County9.6-3.9 pts
40Centre County8.9+8.2 pts
41Berks County8.6-2.8 pts
42Lehigh County8.5+1.6 pts
43Lancaster County8.5+0.5 pts
44Bedford County8.4-4.2 pts
45Blair County8.2+2.5 pts
46Clarion County8.1-8 pts
47Bucks County8+0.6 pts
48Beaver County7.7-1.7 pts
49Armstrong County7.6-9.1 pts
50McKean County7.4-24.6 pts
51Dauphin County7+1.4 pts
52Northampton County6.7+2.2 pts
53Monroe County6.5-3.6 pts
54Chester County6.2+0.7 pts
55York County6.1+0.6 pts
56Potter County6.1-12.1 pts
57Crawford County6-4.7 pts
58Greene County5.6-35.8 pts
59Erie County5.5-4 pts
60Cumberland County5.4-1.2 pts
61Cambria County5.3-3.7 pts
62Butler County5.2-3.2 pts
63Delaware County5-0.4 pts
64Allegheny County4.8-0.2 pts
65Montgomery County4.1+0.3 pts
66Elk County3.2-9.6 pts
67Forest County0-14.2 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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?

Susquehanna County, with 28.7 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Forest County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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