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Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate

Grundy County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 95 counties in 2013, at 74.3 per 100,000 people. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Tennessee was 15.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest74.3Grundy County
Lowest0Van Buren County
Median18.895 counties
Tennessee15.3History

Top 40 counties, 2013

Grundy County: 74.3 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County74.3Haywood County: 70.3 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County70.3Benton County: 67.6 per 100,000 peopleBenton County67.6Houston County: 60.4 per 100,000 peopleHouston County60.4Meigs County: 51 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County51Smith County: 42.1 per 100,000 peopleSmith County42.1Trousdale County: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleTrousdale County38.1Perry County: 37.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County37.7Overton County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleOverton County36.4Warren County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleWarren County35.3Johnson County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County33.2Hickman County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleHickman County33.2Bedford County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleBedford County32.9Henderson County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County32.2DeKalb County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County31.7Carroll County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County31.2Giles County: 31 per 100,000 peopleGiles County31Jefferson County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County30.8Macon County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMacon County30.7McNairy County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMcNairy County30.7Polk County: 29.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County29.6Weakley County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleWeakley County29.4Cocke County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleCocke County28.3Morgan County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County27.8Humphreys County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County27.2White County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleWhite County26.8Clay County: 26 per 100,000 peopleClay County26Marshall County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County25.8Monroe County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County24.5Wayne County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County23.8Lincoln County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County23.7Stewart County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleStewart County22.7Campbell County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleCampbell County22.5Cannon County: 22 per 100,000 peopleCannon County22Greene County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County21.9Tipton County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleTipton County21.2Marion County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County21.2Crockett County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County20.7Maury County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleMaury County20.1Pickett County: 20 per 100,000 peoplePickett County20
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1Grundy County74.3+44.9 pts
2Haywood County70.3+10.7 pts
3Benton County67.6+24.9 pts
4Houston County60.4+24.8 pts
5Meigs County51-8.6 pts
6Smith County42.1+26.4 pts
7Trousdale County38.1-0.2 pts
8Perry County37.7+25 pts
9Overton County36.4+9.3 pts
10Warren County35.3-0.1 pts
11Johnson County33.2+16.7 pts
12Hickman County33.2+16.6 pts
13Bedford County32.9+15.2 pts
14Henderson County32.2-21.3 pts
15DeKalb County31.7+15.7 pts
16Carroll County31.2+24.3 pts
17Giles County31+10.4 pts
18Jefferson County30.8+2 pts
19Macon County30.7-0.3 pts
20McNairy County30.7-19 pts
21Polk County29.6-12.1 pts
22Weakley County29.4+9.1 pts
23Cocke County28.3-5.5 pts
24Morgan County27.8+23.2 pts
25Humphreys County27.20 pts
26White County26.8+3.7 pts
27Clay County26+0.1 pts
28Marshall County25.8+16.1 pts
29Monroe County24.5+6.6 pts
30Wayne County23.8+17.9 pts
31Lincoln County23.7-3.1 pts
32Stewart County22.7-22.5 pts
33Campbell County22.5-17.1 pts
34Cannon County22-7.1 pts
35Greene County21.9-2.8 pts
36Tipton County21.2+9.8 pts
37Marion County21.2-10.7 pts
38Crockett County20.7-6.8 pts
39Maury County20.1+10.5 pts
40Pickett County20-19.7 pts
41Blount County20-0.2 pts
42Dickson County19.9-9.9 pts
43Robertson County19.2-1.7 pts
44Obion County19.2-18.9 pts
45Cumberland County19.2-7.2 pts
46Hamblen County19.1+4.7 pts
47Claiborne County19+0.1 pts
48Roane County18.8+2 pts
49Hardeman County18.8-3.6 pts
50Coffee County18.7-3.8 pts
51Dyer County18.4+5.3 pts
52Lauderdale County18.2-25.2 pts
53Chester County17.5+5.8 pts
54Jackson County17.4-34.6 pts
55Sullivan County17.3-0.6 pts
56Decatur County17.2-25.9 pts
57Franklin County16.9-12.5 pts
58Fentress County16.8-22.4 pts
59Unicoi County16.5+0.1 pts
60Wilson County16.4+4.6 pts
61Madison County16.2+1 pts
62Moore County15.90 pts
63Union County15.8+0.1 pts
64Hardin County15.2-7.7 pts
65Hancock County15-14.9 pts
66Sevier County13.9-11 pts
67Loudon County13.9+3.8 pts
68Knox County13.5+1.9 pts
69McMinn County13.4-13.4 pts
70Anderson County13.3-2.7 pts
71Grainger County13.2-26.5 pts
72Lake County13+13 pts
73Fayette County12.8+2.5 pts
74Henry County12.4-6.1 pts
75Hamilton County12.4+1.3 pts
76Rhea County12.4-9.3 pts
77Gibson County12.1-10 pts
78Montgomery County11.8-0 pts
79Davidson County10.6+0.4 pts
80Hawkins County10.6-0 pts
81Shelby County10.6+1.1 pts
82Carter County10.5-5.2 pts
83Cheatham County10.2+2.5 pts
84Rutherford County9.6-1 pts
85Lawrence County9.5-30.8 pts
86Washington County9.5+2.3 pts
87Putnam County9.5-1.4 pts
88Scott County9.1-4.5 pts
89Williamson County8.5+3.3 pts
90Sumner County8.3-3.8 pts
91Bradley County7.9-14.9 pts
92Sequatchie County6.8-7 pts
93Bledsoe County0-31.1 pts
93Lewis County0-8.3 pts
93Van Buren 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).

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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Grundy County, with 74.3 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Van Buren County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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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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