Counties in Rhode Island by traffic fatality rate

Washington County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 5 counties in 2017, at 10.8 per 100,000 people. Bristol County had the lowest, at 2 per 100,000 people. The median was 7.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Rhode Island was 7.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2017

Bristol County: 2 per 100,000 peopleKent County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleNewport County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleProvidence County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 10.8 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.

All counties, 2017

Washington County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County10.8Kent County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleKent County10.1Providence County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleProvidence County7.5Newport County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleNewport County3.5Bristol County: 2 per 100,000 peopleBristol County2Washington County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County10.8Kent County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleKent County10.1Providence County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleProvidence County7.5Newport County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleNewport County3.5Bristol County: 2 per 100,000 peopleBristol County2
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
1Washington County10.8+2.3 pts
2Kent County10.1+4.8 pts
3Providence County7.5+3.2 pts
4Newport County3.5+1.2 pts
5Bristol County2-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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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Invokely. n.d. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Counties in Rhode Island by traffic fatality rate, 2017. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Rhode Island by traffic fatality rate, 2017 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Washington County, with 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Bristol County, with 2 per 100,000 people in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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