Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate

Houston County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 95 counties in 2015, at 61.5 per 100,000 people. Trousdale County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Tennessee was 14.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest61.5Houston County
Median17.295 counties
Tennessee14.5History

Top 40 counties, 2015

Houston County: 61.5 per 100,000 peopleHouston County61.5Haywood County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County48.8Stewart County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleStewart County45.8Cannon County: 44.1 per 100,000 peopleCannon County44.1Smith County: 41.8 per 100,000 peopleSmith County41.8McNairy County: 38.5 per 100,000 peopleMcNairy County38.5Campbell County: 38 per 100,000 peopleCampbell County38Morgan County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County37.5Giles County: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleGiles County37.4Jackson County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County35.1Polk County: 35 per 100,000 peoplePolk County35Meigs County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County33.5Sequatchie County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleSequatchie County33.3Humphreys County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County32.7Henderson County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County32.2Benton County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County31.1Dickson County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleDickson County29.2Fentress County: 28 per 100,000 peopleFentress County28Rhea County: 28 per 100,000 peopleRhea County28Henry County: 28 per 100,000 peopleHenry County28White County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleWhite County26.7DeKalb County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County26.4Grainger County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleGrainger County26.3Cumberland County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County25.8Coffee County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County25.8Bedford County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleBedford County25.5Scott County: 23 per 100,000 peopleScott County23Cocke County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleCocke County22.8Overton County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleOverton County22.6Johnson County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County22.3Monroe County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County22.1Greene County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County21.8Franklin County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County21.7Blount County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleBlount County21.2McMinn County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMcMinn County21.1Union County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County21.1Roane County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleRoane County20.9Jefferson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County20.8Lincoln County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County20.6Bradley County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleBradley County19.3
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1Houston County61.5+49.3 pts
2Haywood County48.8-5.1 pts
3Stewart County45.8+15.3 pts
4Cannon County44.1+44.1 pts
5Smith County41.8-5.7 pts
6McNairy County38.5+23.2 pts
7Campbell County38+7.7 pts
8Morgan County37.5+28.3 pts
9Giles County37.4+6.6 pts
10Jackson County35.1+8.8 pts
11Polk County35-0.3 pts
12Meigs County33.5-8.8 pts
13Sequatchie County33.3+19.9 pts
14Humphreys County32.7+10.8 pts
15Henderson County32.2+17.9 pts
16Benton County31.1-6.2 pts
17Dickson County29.2+17.3 pts
18Fentress County28+5.5 pts
19Rhea County28+18.8 pts
20Henry County28+15.6 pts
21White County26.7+3.8 pts
22DeKalb County26.4+10.6 pts
23Grainger County26.3-4.4 pts
24Cumberland County25.8+10.3 pts
25Coffee County25.8+3.4 pts
26Bedford County25.5+6.1 pts
27Scott County23+9.3 pts
28Cocke County22.8+5.8 pts
29Overton County22.6-4.7 pts
30Johnson County22.3+5.7 pts
31Monroe County22.1-2.3 pts
32Greene County21.8+5.8 pts
33Franklin County21.7+4.8 pts
34Blount County21.2+3 pts
35McMinn County21.1-3.7 pts
36Union County21.1-5.5 pts
37Roane County20.90 pts
38Jefferson County20.8-0.2 pts
39Lincoln County20.6+2.8 pts
40Bradley County19.3+10.5 pts
41Lawrence County18.8+7 pts
42Madison County18.4+2.1 pts
43Wayne County18.1-17.8 pts
44Weakley County17.8+9 pts
45Marion County17.6-21.1 pts
46Chester County17.60 pts
47Macon County17.2-4.5 pts
48Van Buren County17.2-34.5 pts
49Sevier County16.8-0.1 pts
50Lewis County16.7+8.3 pts
51Hickman County16.6-4 pts
52Hawkins County16-8.8 pts
53Dyer County15.90 pts
54Claiborne County15.8-12.6 pts
55Cheatham County15.2-2.5 pts
56Lauderdale County15-3.4 pts
57Carroll County14.1-10.3 pts
58Washington County14.1+7.8 pts
59Crockett County13.9+0.1 pts
60Montgomery County13.8-0.8 pts
61Lake County13.1+13.1 pts
62Clay County13.1-0.1 pts
63Shelby County12.9+1.4 pts
64Marshall County12.8+9.6 pts
65Wilson County12.4-3.5 pts
66Hamilton County11.9-0.1 pts
67Knox County11.9-0.5 pts
68Loudon County11.8-9.9 pts
69Robertson County11.6-4.5 pts
70Hardin County11.4-26.6 pts
71Maury County11.3-10.7 pts
72Unicoi County11.2-16.6 pts
73Davidson County11+1.6 pts
74Carter County10.7+5.3 pts
75Warren County10-5.1 pts
76Gibson County10-2 pts
77Sullivan County9.6-5.1 pts
78Hamblen County9.5-6.4 pts
79Decatur County8.7-25.8 pts
80Rutherford County8.3-3.7 pts
81Tipton County8.2-8.1 pts
82Anderson County8-16 pts
83Hardeman County7.7-11.4 pts
84Fayette County7.6-7.7 pts
85Bledsoe County6.9+6.9 pts
86Putnam County6.7-2.7 pts
87Obion County6.5-12.8 pts
88Sumner County6.2-2.4 pts
89Williamson County4.7-3 pts
90Grundy County0-29.9 pts
90Hancock County0-30 pts
90Moore County0-31.8 pts
90Perry County0-63.1 pts
90Pickett County0-39.6 pts
90Trousdale County0-24.7 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate, 2015. 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?

Houston County, with 61.5 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Trousdale County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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