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Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate

Wayne County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 95 counties in 2019, at 67.2 per 100,000 people. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Tennessee was 16.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest67.2Wayne County
Lowest0Van Buren County
Median19.695 counties
Tennessee16.6History

Map of counties, 2019

Anderson County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleBledsoe County: 27 per 100,000 peopleBlount County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleBradley County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleCampbell County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleCannon County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleCarter County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleCheatham County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleChester County: 29 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleCocke County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleDavidson County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleDickson County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleDyer County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleFentress County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleGibson County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleGiles County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleGrainger County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleHamblen County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleHardeman County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleHawkins County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleHickman County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleHouston County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County: 58 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 16 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleLoudon County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleMcMinn County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleMcNairy County: 31 per 100,000 peopleMacon County: 4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleMaury County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleMoore County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 19 per 100,000 peopleObion County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleOverton County: 4.5 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 48.1 per 100,000 peoplePickett County: 20 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 34.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleRhea County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleRobertson County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleRutherford County: 8 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleSequatchie County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleSevier County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleSmith County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleStewart County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSumner County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleTipton County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleTrousdale County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleUnicoi County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 67.2 per 100,000 peopleWeakley County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWilliamson County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleWilson County: 19.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Wayne County: 67.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County67.2Humphreys County: 58 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County58Cannon County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleCannon County48.9Perry County: 48.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County48.1Sequatchie County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleSequatchie County44.6Scott County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleScott County41.1Hickman County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleHickman County40.4Henderson County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County39.5Houston County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleHouston County36.5Hawkins County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleHawkins County35.2Decatur County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County34.9Polk County: 34.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County34.4Unicoi County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleUnicoi County33.3Giles County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleGiles County33.1Lauderdale County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County31.7McNairy County: 31 per 100,000 peopleMcNairy County31Smith County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleSmith County30.3Cumberland County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County29.7Stewart County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleStewart County29.5Chester County: 29 per 100,000 peopleChester County29Dickson County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleDickson County27.8Hardeman County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleHardeman County27.4Bledsoe County: 27 per 100,000 peopleBledsoe County27Marshall County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County26.5Clay County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County26.5Hardin County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleHardin County26.2Trousdale County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleTrousdale County26.1Sevier County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleSevier County24.6Madison County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County24.4Weakley County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleWeakley County24.3Marion County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County24.3Dyer County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleDyer County24.3Obion County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleObion County22.7McMinn County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleMcMinn County22.6Roane County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleRoane County22.6Johnson County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County22.4Grundy County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County22.3Haywood County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County22.2Fentress County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleFentress County21.8Henry County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleHenry County21.6Wayne County: 67.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County67.2Humphreys County: 58 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County58Cannon County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleCannon County48.9Perry County: 48.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County48.1Sequatchie County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleSequatchie County44.6Scott County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleScott County41.1Hickman County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleHickman County40.4Henderson County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County39.5Houston County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleHouston County36.5Hawkins County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleHawkins County35.2Decatur County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County34.9Polk County: 34.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County34.4Unicoi County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleUnicoi County33.3Giles County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleGiles County33.1Lauderdale County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County31.7McNairy County: 31 per 100,000 peopleMcNairy County31Smith County: 30.3 per 100,000 peopleSmith County30.3Cumberland County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County29.7Stewart County: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleStewart County29.5Chester County: 29 per 100,000 peopleChester County29Dickson County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleDickson County27.8Hardeman County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleHardeman County27.4Bledsoe County: 27 per 100,000 peopleBledsoe County27Marshall County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County26.5Clay County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County26.5Hardin County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleHardin County26.2Trousdale County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleTrousdale County26.1Sevier County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleSevier County24.6Madison County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County24.4Weakley County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleWeakley County24.3Marion County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County24.3Dyer County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleDyer County24.3Obion County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleObion County22.7McMinn County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleMcMinn County22.6Roane County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleRoane County22.6Johnson County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County22.4Grundy County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County22.3Haywood County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County22.2Fentress County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleFentress County21.8Henry County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleHenry County21.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Wayne County67.2+67.2 pts
2Humphreys County58+31.5 pts
3Cannon County48.9+6.5 pts
4Perry County48.1+36 pts
5Sequatchie County44.6-0.6 pts
6Scott County41.1+27.4 pts
7Hickman County40.4-0.2 pts
8Henderson County39.5+3.5 pts
9Houston County36.5+0.1 pts
10Hawkins County35.2+19.4 pts
11Decatur County34.9+8.9 pts
12Polk County34.4+28.7 pts
13Unicoi County33.3+33.3 pts
14Giles County33.1+19.8 pts
15Lauderdale County31.7+12.2 pts
16McNairy County31-11.4 pts
17Smith County30.3+25.2 pts
18Cumberland County29.7+9.6 pts
19Stewart County29.5-7.6 pts
20Chester County29+17.4 pts
21Dickson County27.8+11 pts
22Hardeman County27.4+4.1 pts
23Bledsoe County27+13.3 pts
24Marshall County26.5+8.5 pts
25Clay County26.5+0.2 pts
26Hardin County26.2-18.8 pts
27Trousdale County26.1+17.2 pts
28Sevier County24.6+15.3 pts
29Madison County24.4+12.1 pts
30Weakley County24.3+15.2 pts
31Marion County24.3-21.3 pts
32Dyer County24.3+10.8 pts
33Obion County22.7+13 pts
34McMinn County22.6-9.7 pts
35Roane County22.6+1.8 pts
36Johnson County22.4+11.2 pts
37Grundy County22.3+14.8 pts
38Haywood County22.2-22.3 pts
39Fentress County21.8+16.3 pts
40Henry County21.6-0 pts
41Crockett County21.5-21.2 pts
42Carter County21.3+7.1 pts
43Robertson County20.7-8.5 pts
44Union County20.4-0.3 pts
45Bedford County20.1-0.2 pts
46Pickett County20-20.1 pts
47Lincoln County19.9+11.3 pts
48Warren County19.6+2.3 pts
49Monroe County19.6-4.5 pts
50Wilson County19.3+10.8 pts
51Fayette County19.3+4.6 pts
52Morgan County19-4.5 pts
53Rhea County18.3+3 pts
54Maury County18.2+1.6 pts
55Putnam County17.7-1.6 pts
56Cheatham County17.1-10 pts
57Cocke County16.8-25.2 pts
58Shelby County16.7-0.3 pts
59Loudon County16.6-7.8 pts
60Lewis County16-0.2 pts
61Lawrence County15.9+6.8 pts
62Meigs County15.9-8.2 pts
63Coffee County15.8-3.7 pts
64Moore County15.5-15.5 pts
65Hamilton County15.4+3.5 pts
66Davidson County14.9+3.7 pts
67Hancock County14.9-15.2 pts
68White County14.7+11 pts
69Sullivan County14.6-0.7 pts
70Knox County14.3+1.2 pts
71Lake County14.2+14.2 pts
72Blount County14.2-4.7 pts
73Gibson County13.9-6 pts
74Montgomery County13.9+2.1 pts
75Washington County13.6+5.2 pts
76Anderson County13+3.8 pts
77Benton County12.6-37.4 pts
78Franklin County11.8-9.5 pts
79Tipton County11.5-8.2 pts
80Greene County11.5-14.3 pts
81Jefferson County11.1-0.1 pts
82DeKalb County10.1-30.9 pts
83Grainger County8.6-21.7 pts
84Rutherford County8-3.2 pts
85Campbell County7.6-20.3 pts
86Williamson County7.4+2.3 pts
87Sumner County6.7+0.4 pts
88Bradley County6.5-2.9 pts
89Claiborne County6.3-9.4 pts
90Hamblen County4.7-1.6 pts
91Overton County4.5-13.6 pts
92Macon County4-12.2 pts
93Carroll County3.5-10.5 pts
94Jackson County0-8.6 pts
94Van Buren County0-16.7 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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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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Wayne County, with 67.2 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Van Buren County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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