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Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate

Hickman County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 95 counties in 2020, at 56.1 per 100,000 people. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Tennessee was 17.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest56.1Hickman County
Lowest0Van Buren County
Median17.795 counties
Tennessee17.6History

Top 40 counties, 2020

Hickman County: 56.1 per 100,000 peopleHickman County56.1Grainger County: 55.2 per 100,000 peopleGrainger County55.2Chester County: 51.8 per 100,000 peopleChester County51.8Haywood County: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County50.5Perry County: 47.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County47.7Union County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County45.4Monroe County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County45.3Decatur County: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County43.7Marion County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County41.5Humphreys County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County36.9Dyer County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleDyer County35.4Hardeman County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleHardeman County35.4Trousdale County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleTrousdale County34.4Bledsoe County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleBledsoe County33.4Cocke County: 33.3 per 100,000 peopleCocke County33.3Giles County: 33 per 100,000 peopleGiles County33Cumberland County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County32.6Carroll County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County31.7Sequatchie County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleSequatchie County31.6Meigs County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County31.2Moore County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleMoore County30.9Weakley County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleWeakley County30.4DeKalb County: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County29.7Polk County: 28.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County28.5McMinn County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleMcMinn County28.1Macon County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleMacon County27.7McNairy County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleMcNairy County27.1Shelby County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleShelby County26.5Fayette County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County26.3Robertson County: 26 per 100,000 peopleRobertson County26Hardin County: 26 per 100,000 peopleHardin County26Jackson County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County25.8Gibson County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleGibson County25.8Dickson County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleDickson County25.7Greene County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County25.6Henderson County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County25.2Houston County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleHouston County24.1Lewis County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleLewis County23.8Henry County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHenry County21.8Crockett County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County21.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Hickman County56.1+15.7 pts
2Grainger County55.2+46.6 pts
3Chester County51.8+22.8 pts
4Haywood County50.5+28.3 pts
5Perry County47.7-0.4 pts
6Union County45.4+25 pts
7Monroe County45.3+25.7 pts
8Decatur County43.7+8.8 pts
9Marion County41.5+17.2 pts
10Humphreys County36.9-21.2 pts
11Dyer County35.4+11.1 pts
12Hardeman County35.4+8 pts
13Trousdale County34.4+8.2 pts
14Bledsoe County33.4+6.5 pts
15Cocke County33.3+16.5 pts
16Giles County33-0.1 pts
17Cumberland County32.6+2.9 pts
18Carroll County31.7+28.1 pts
19Sequatchie County31.6-13 pts
20Meigs County31.2+15.4 pts
21Moore County30.9+15.5 pts
22Weakley County30.4+6.1 pts
23DeKalb County29.7+19.6 pts
24Polk County28.5-5.9 pts
25McMinn County28.1+5.5 pts
26Macon County27.7+23.7 pts
27McNairy County27.1-3.9 pts
28Shelby County26.5+9.8 pts
29Fayette County26.3+7 pts
30Robertson County26+5.3 pts
31Hardin County26-0.2 pts
32Jackson County25.8+25.8 pts
33Gibson County25.8+11.8 pts
34Dickson County25.7-2.1 pts
35Greene County25.6+14.1 pts
36Henderson County25.2-14.4 pts
37Houston County24.1-12.4 pts
38Lewis County23.8+7.8 pts
39Henry County21.8+0.1 pts
40Crockett County21.60 pts
41Sevier County20.2-4.3 pts
42Lauderdale County19.9-11.8 pts
43Obion County19.5-3.2 pts
44Warren County19.5-0.1 pts
45Cheatham County19.5+2.3 pts
46Madison County19.2-5.1 pts
47Scott County18.3-22.8 pts
48Overton County17.7+13.2 pts
49Marshall County17.4-9.1 pts
50Unicoi County16.8-16.5 pts
51Roane County16.8-5.8 pts
52Jefferson County16.4+5.3 pts
53Franklin County16.4+4.6 pts
54Loudon County16.3-0.3 pts
55Davidson County15.9+1.1 pts
56Lawrence County15.8-0.1 pts
57Anderson County15.5+2.5 pts
58Hancock County15.1+0.2 pts
59Smith County15-15.3 pts
60Grundy County14.8-7.6 pts
61Stewart County14.6-14.9 pts
62White County14.6-0.2 pts
63Lake County14.3+0.1 pts
64Morgan County14.3-4.8 pts
65Lincoln County14.1-5.8 pts
66Hawkins County14.1-21.1 pts
67Sullivan County13.9-0.7 pts
68Putnam County13.7-3.9 pts
69Cannon County13.7-35.2 pts
70Rutherford County13.4+5.4 pts
71Wayne County12.3-54.9 pts
72Hamilton County12.2-3.2 pts
73Maury County11.8-6.5 pts
74Wilson County11.4-7.9 pts
75Montgomery County11.3-2.6 pts
76Johnson County11.1-11.3 pts
77Knox County11-3.3 pts
78Hamblen County10.8+6.2 pts
79Carter County10.6-10.7 pts
80Blount County10.3-3.8 pts
81Bradley County10.1+3.6 pts
82Bedford County9.9-10.2 pts
83Claiborne County9.4+3.1 pts
84Rhea County9-9.3 pts
85Coffee County8.6-7.2 pts
86Tipton County8.2-3.3 pts
87Sumner County7.6+0.9 pts
88Williamson County7.2-0.2 pts
89Benton County6.3-6.3 pts
90Fentress County5.4-16.4 pts
91Washington County5.3-8.4 pts
92Campbell County2.5-5.1 pts
93Clay County0-26.5 pts
93Pickett County0-20 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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Hickman County, with 56.1 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Van Buren County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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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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