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Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate, 2024

Moore County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 95 counties in 2024, at 59.1 per 100,000 people. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Tennessee was 16.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest59.1Moore County
Lowest0Van Buren County
Median18.395 counties
Tennessee16.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Moore County: 59.1 per 100,000 peopleMoore County59.1Haywood County: 52.6 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County52.6Bledsoe County: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleBledsoe County51.3Perry County: 44.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County44.5Stewart County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleStewart County41.8Jackson County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County40.4Chester County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleChester County39.2Smith County: 38.5 per 100,000 peopleSmith County38.5Polk County: 38.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County38.2Grundy County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County35.3Fentress County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleFentress County34.8Marion County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County33.5Cannon County: 33 per 100,000 peopleCannon County33Greene County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleGreene County32.7Lauderdale County: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County32.5Johnson County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County32.4Giles County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleGiles County32.3Henderson County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County31.9Morgan County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County31.9Wayne County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County31.3Lawrence County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County30.1Cocke County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleCocke County29.3Meigs County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County28.7Hancock County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County28.4McMinn County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleMcMinn County28.2Madison County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County26.9Marshall County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County26.4Humphreys County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County25.6Decatur County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County25.4Fayette County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County24.7Coffee County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County24.5Shelby County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleShelby County23.9Union County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County23.7Hamblen County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleHamblen County23.6Obion County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleObion County23.1DeKalb County: 23 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County23Jefferson County: 22 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County22Lincoln County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County21.8Hardin County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleHardin County21.7Crockett County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County21.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 100,000 people		Change on 2023
1Moore County Estimated59.1-29.5 pts
2Haywood County Estimated52.6-10.9 pts
3Bledsoe County Estimated51.3+4.7 pts
4Perry County Estimated44.5+33.3 pts
5Stewart County Estimated41.8+13.7 pts
6Jackson County Estimated40.4-0.1 pts
7Chester County Estimated39.2+27.9 pts
8Smith County Estimated38.5+19 pts
9Polk County Estimated38.2+27.1 pts
10Grundy County Estimated35.3+28.2 pts
11Fentress County Estimated34.8+14.5 pts
12Marion County Estimated33.5+6.4 pts
13Cannon County Estimated33-13.5 pts
14Greene County Estimated32.7+9.3 pts
15Lauderdale County Estimated32.5+8 pts
16Johnson County Estimated32.4+10.7 pts
17Giles County Estimated32.3+9.6 pts
18Henderson County Estimated31.9-3.7 pts
19Morgan County Estimated31.9-0.7 pts
20Wayne County Estimated31.3+6.4 pts
21Lawrence County Estimated30.1+12.8 pts
22Cocke County Estimated29.3-11 pts
23Meigs County Estimated28.7-15.2 pts
24Hancock County Estimated28.4-14.7 pts
25McMinn County Estimated28.2-4.1 pts
26Madison County Estimated26.9+3.7 pts
27Marshall County Estimated26.4+10.2 pts
28Humphreys County Estimated25.6+15.2 pts
29Decatur County Estimated25.4-0.2 pts
30Fayette County Estimated24.7+4.3 pts
31Coffee County Estimated24.5+1.3 pts
32Shelby County Estimated23.9-4.4 pts
33Union County Estimated23.7+4.5 pts
34Hamblen County Estimated23.6+16.1 pts
35Obion County Estimated23.1+16.6 pts
36DeKalb County Estimated23+13.6 pts
37Jefferson County Estimated22+15 pts
38Lincoln County Estimated21.8+8 pts
39Hardin County Estimated21.7-7.4 pts
40Crockett County Estimated21.5-35.7 pts
41Cumberland County Estimated21.3-3.3 pts
42Overton County Estimated21.2-4.5 pts
43Claiborne County Estimated21.2-3.3 pts
44Dickson County Estimated20.8-0.3 pts
45Carroll County Estimated20.6+10.3 pts
46White County Estimated20.6+10.2 pts
47Hickman County Estimated19.3+11.6 pts
48Warren County Estimated18.3+4.3 pts
49Scott County Estimated17.8-4.7 pts
50Blount County Estimated17.6+5.6 pts
51Campbell County Estimated17.4-17.4 pts
52Sequatchie County Estimated17-12.1 pts
53Trousdale County Estimated16.4+0.2 pts
54Knox County Estimated16.2-1 pts
55Loudon County Estimated16.1+2.9 pts
56Anderson County Estimated16-0.2 pts
57Hardeman County Estimated15.7-15.6 pts
58Davidson County Estimated15.6-3.6 pts
59Gibson County Estimated15.6+3.8 pts
60Wilson County Estimated14.7-0.5 pts
61Robertson County Estimated14-12 pts
62Sevier County Estimated14-9 pts
63Carter County Estimated13.9-5.3 pts
64Bradley County Estimated13.2+3.4 pts
65Maury County Estimated12.3-3 pts
66Weakley County Estimated12.1-3 pts
67Grainger County Estimated12-8.3 pts
68Putnam County Estimated11.8-7.3 pts
69Rutherford County Estimated11.7+1.7 pts
70McNairy County Estimated11.5-19.2 pts
71Bedford County Estimated11.1-19 pts
72Dyer County Estimated11+2.8 pts
73Montgomery County Estimated10.6-4.4 pts
74Sullivan County Estimated10.4+2.4 pts
75Monroe County Estimated10.2-14.5 pts
76Hamilton County Estimated10.1-3.3 pts
77Cheatham County Estimated9.4-16.6 pts
78Henry County Estimated9.1-15.5 pts
79Rhea County Estimated8.6-3 pts
80Tipton County Estimated8-4.9 pts
81Washington County Estimated7.9-2.2 pts
82Roane County Estimated7-12.5 pts
83Hawkins County Estimated6.7-1.8 pts
84Benton County Estimated6.2-18.6 pts
85Unicoi County Estimated5.6-5.6 pts
86Sumner County Estimated5.2-5.4 pts
87Williamson County Estimated4.5-1.6 pts
88Macon County Estimated3.7-29.9 pts
89Franklin County Estimated2.2-15.7 pts
90Clay County Estimated0-13 pts
90Houston County Estimated00 pts
90Lake County Estimated0-78 pts
90Lewis County Estimated0-15.2 pts
90Pickett County Estimated00 pts
90Van Buren County Estimated0-76 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 Tennessee by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [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 Tennessee by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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?

Moore County, with 59.1 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Van Buren County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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