Counties in Pennsylvania by traffic fatality rate

Forest County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 45.3 per 100,000 people. Wyoming County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest45.3Forest County
Median10.267 counties
Pennsylvania9.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleAllegheny County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleBeaver County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleBerks County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBlair County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleBradford County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleBucks County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleCambria County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleCameron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleCentre County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleClarion County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleElk County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleIndiana County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLebanon County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleLehigh County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleMontour County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County: 10 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 13 per 100,000 peoplePhiladelphia County: 9 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 14.8 per 100,000 peoplePotter County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County: 14 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleTioga County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleVenango County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 0 per 100,000 peopleYork County: 7.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Forest County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleForest County45.3Clarion County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleClarion County32.2Susquehanna County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County23.6Clinton County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleClinton County21.1Clearfield County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County20.5Crawford County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County19.4Armstrong County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County18.6Warren County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleWarren County18.5Huntingdon County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County18.5Mifflin County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County17.4Bedford County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleBedford County16.9Fayette County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County16.7Columbia County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County15.3Pike County: 14.8 per 100,000 peoplePike County14.8Venango County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleVenango County14.1Schuylkill County: 14 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County14Somerset County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County13.8Carbon County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County13.7Fulton County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleFulton County13.7Monroe County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County13.7Bradford County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleBradford County13.4Perry County: 13 per 100,000 peoplePerry County13Juniata County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County12.9Snyder County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County12.7McKean County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County12.6Potter County: 12.3 per 100,000 peoplePotter County12.3Adams County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleAdams County12.3Wayne County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County11.7Centre County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleCentre County11.4Berks County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBerks County10.9Blair County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleBlair County10.8Erie County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleErie County10.4Dauphin County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County10.4Lancaster County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County10.2Lackawanna County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County10.2Franklin County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County10.2Luzerne County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County10.1Northumberland County: 10 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County10Lycoming County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County9.7Lawrence County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County9.4Forest County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleForest County45.3Clarion County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleClarion County32.2Susquehanna County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleSusquehanna County23.6Clinton County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleClinton County21.1Clearfield County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleClearfield County20.5Crawford County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County19.4Armstrong County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County18.6Warren County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleWarren County18.5Huntingdon County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleHuntingdon County18.5Mifflin County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMifflin County17.4Bedford County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleBedford County16.9Fayette County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County16.7Columbia County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County15.3Pike County: 14.8 per 100,000 peoplePike County14.8Venango County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleVenango County14.1Schuylkill County: 14 per 100,000 peopleSchuylkill County14Somerset County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleSomerset County13.8Carbon County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County13.7Fulton County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleFulton County13.7Monroe County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County13.7Bradford County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleBradford County13.4Perry County: 13 per 100,000 peoplePerry County13Juniata County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleJuniata County12.9Snyder County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleSnyder County12.7McKean County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleMcKean County12.6Potter County: 12.3 per 100,000 peoplePotter County12.3Adams County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleAdams County12.3Wayne County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County11.7Centre County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleCentre County11.4Berks County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBerks County10.9Blair County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleBlair County10.8Erie County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleErie County10.4Dauphin County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleDauphin County10.4Lancaster County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County10.2Lackawanna County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLackawanna County10.2Franklin County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County10.2Luzerne County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleLuzerne County10.1Northumberland County: 10 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County10Lycoming County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleLycoming County9.7Lawrence County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County9.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people
Change on 2021
1Forest County45.3+30.8 pts
2Clarion County32.2+13.6 pts
3Susquehanna County23.6+8 pts
4Clinton County21.1+2.7 pts
5Clearfield County20.5+2.7 pts
6Crawford County19.4-3.4 pts
7Armstrong County18.6+1.7 pts
8Warren County18.5+5.4 pts
9Huntingdon County18.5-2 pts
10Mifflin County17.4+6.6 pts
11Bedford County16.9-12.6 pts
12Fayette County16.7+4.9 pts
13Columbia County15.3+7.6 pts
14Pike County14.8+8.2 pts
15Venango County14.1-9.9 pts
16Schuylkill County14-4.2 pts
17Somerset County13.8-2.7 pts
18Carbon County13.7-3 pts
19Fulton County13.7-27.5 pts
20Monroe County13.7-2.3 pts
21Bradford County13.4-1.6 pts
22Perry County13+2.1 pts
23Juniata County12.9-17.1 pts
24Snyder County12.7+2.6 pts
25McKean County12.6+0.2 pts
26Potter County12.3-6 pts
27Adams County12.3+1.9 pts
28Wayne County11.7-7.8 pts
29Centre County11.4+5.1 pts
30Berks County10.9+0.2 pts
31Blair County10.8+5 pts
32Erie County10.4+2.6 pts
33Dauphin County10.4-3.8 pts
34Lancaster County10.2-2.9 pts
35Lackawanna County10.2+1.4 pts
36Franklin County10.2+0.6 pts
37Luzerne County10.1-2.5 pts
38Northumberland County10+2.3 pts
39Lycoming County9.7-8.8 pts
40Lawrence County9.4-3.4 pts
41Union County9.4-4.8 pts
42Mercer County9.2-0.8 pts
43Cambria County9.1+3.8 pts
44Westmoreland County9.1-1.1 pts
45Beaver County9.1+3.1 pts
46Philadelphia County9+0.7 pts
47Greene County8.7+0.2 pts
48Butler County8.6-0.5 pts
49Indiana County8.4-4.8 pts
50Lehigh County8.2+0.2 pts
51Bucks County7.9-0.6 pts
52York County7.8-2.2 pts
53Lebanon County7.6-10.4 pts
54Northampton County7.5+3.5 pts
55Jefferson County6.9-6.7 pts
56Allegheny County6.8+1.3 pts
57Elk County6.6-6.4 pts
58Washington County6.2-4.8 pts
59Montgomery County6.1+1.6 pts
60Cumberland County5.6-3.5 pts
61Montour County5.5-5.5 pts
62Tioga County4.9-19.3 pts
63Chester County4.8-1.5 pts
64Delaware County4.7+0.3 pts
65Cameron County0-22.4 pts
65Sullivan County00 pts
65Wyoming County0-26.8 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?

Forest County, with 45.3 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wyoming County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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