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Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate

Houston County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 95 counties in 2021, at 72.4 per 100,000 people. Pickett County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Tennessee was 19 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest72.4Houston County
Lowest0Pickett County
Median19.395 counties
Tennessee19History

Top 40 counties, 2021

Houston County: 72.4 per 100,000 peopleHouston County72.4Humphreys County: 57.4 per 100,000 peopleHumphreys County57.4Lewis County: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleLewis County54.4Sequatchie County: 48.6 per 100,000 peopleSequatchie County48.6Perry County: 47.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County47.1Haywood County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County45.3Polk County: 45.1 per 100,000 peoplePolk County45.1Smith County: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleSmith County44.6Marion County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County41.4Scott County: 41.1 per 100,000 peopleScott County41.1Hardin County: 40.8 per 100,000 peopleHardin County40.8Campbell County: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleCampbell County40.6Hickman County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleHickman County39.9Lincoln County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County36.7Cheatham County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleCheatham County36.2Crockett County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County35.7Jackson County: 34 per 100,000 peopleJackson County34Bledsoe County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleBledsoe County33.7Johnson County: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County33.2Obion County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleObion County32.8Van Buren County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County31.8Wayne County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County30.6Moore County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleMoore County30.1Hancock County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County29.4Grundy County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County29.4Unicoi County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleUnicoi County28.4Monroe County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County27.9Shelby County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleShelby County27.6Cocke County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleCocke County27.5Greene County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County26.9Clay County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleClay County26.3Giles County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleGiles County26.3McMinn County: 26 per 100,000 peopleMcMinn County26Coffee County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County25.4Lawrence County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County24.6Hardeman County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleHardeman County23.7Putnam County: 23.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County23.4Meigs County: 23 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County23Chester County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleChester County22.9Dyer County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleDyer County21.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Houston County72.4+48.3 pts
2Humphreys County57.4+20.5 pts
3Lewis County54.4+30.7 pts
4Sequatchie County48.6+17.1 pts
5Perry County47.1-0.6 pts
6Haywood County45.3-5.2 pts
7Polk County45.1+16.7 pts
8Smith County44.6+29.6 pts
9Marion County41.4-0.1 pts
10Scott County41.1+22.8 pts
11Hardin County40.8+14.8 pts
12Campbell County40.6+38 pts
13Hickman County39.9-16.2 pts
14Lincoln County36.7+22.5 pts
15Cheatham County36.2+16.7 pts
16Crockett County35.7+14.2 pts
17Jackson County34+8.2 pts
18Bledsoe County33.7+0.3 pts
19Johnson County33.2+22.1 pts
20Obion County32.8+13.3 pts
21Van Buren County31.8+31.8 pts
22Wayne County30.6+18.3 pts
23Moore County30.1-0.8 pts
24Hancock County29.4+14.3 pts
25Grundy County29.4+14.7 pts
26Unicoi County28.4+11.6 pts
27Monroe County27.9-17.4 pts
28Shelby County27.6+1.2 pts
29Cocke County27.5-5.8 pts
30Greene County26.9+1.3 pts
31Clay County26.3+26.3 pts
32Giles County26.3-6.6 pts
33McMinn County26-2.2 pts
34Coffee County25.4+16.8 pts
35Lawrence County24.6+8.7 pts
36Hardeman County23.7-11.6 pts
37Putnam County23.4+9.6 pts
38Meigs County23-8.2 pts
39Chester County22.9-28.9 pts
40Dyer County21.9-13.6 pts
41Gibson County21.8-4 pts
42Fentress County21.2+15.8 pts
43Cannon County20.6+6.9 pts
44Anderson County20.6+5.1 pts
45Hamblen County20.2+9.4 pts
46Dickson County19.9-5.8 pts
47Jefferson County19.8+3.4 pts
48Madison County19.3+0.1 pts
49Sevier County19.1-1.2 pts
50Benton County18.9+12.6 pts
51Blount County18.9+8.6 pts
52Davidson County18.7+2.8 pts
53Henry County18.6-3.2 pts
54Carroll County17.7-14 pts
55Loudon County17.6+1.3 pts
56Sullivan County17.6+3.7 pts
57Decatur County17.5-26.2 pts
58Overton County17.5-0.2 pts
59Hawkins County17.5+3.4 pts
60Bradley County17.3+7.2 pts
61Trousdale County17.2-17.2 pts
62Wilson County17.1+5.7 pts
63Roane County16.6-0.2 pts
64Robertson County16.2-9.8 pts
65Maury County16.2+4.4 pts
66Knox County15.8+4.8 pts
67Weakley County15.2-15.2 pts
68Lake County15.2+0.9 pts
69Rhea County14.9+5.9 pts
70DeKalb County14.6-15.1 pts
71Montgomery County14.5+3.2 pts
72Henderson County14.3-10.8 pts
73Carter County14.3+3.6 pts
74Washington County14.2+9 pts
75Fayette County14.1-12.2 pts
76Hamilton County13.8+1.6 pts
77Tipton County13.1+4.9 pts
78Grainger County12.6-42.6 pts
79Claiborne County12.5+3.1 pts
80Macon County11.7-16 pts
81Franklin County11.6-4.8 pts
82Cumberland County11.2-21.4 pts
83Sumner County10.5+2.9 pts
84Union County10-35.4 pts
85Morgan County9.5-4.8 pts
86Marshall County8.6-8.8 pts
87Rutherford County8.5-4.9 pts
88Lauderdale County8-11.9 pts
89Bedford County7.8-2.1 pts
90McNairy County7.7-19.3 pts
91Stewart County7.2-7.3 pts
92Warren County7.2-12.3 pts
93Williamson County5.1-2.1 pts
94White County3.6-10.9 pts
95Pickett County00 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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 72.4 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Pickett County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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