Data / Rankings / Traffic fatality rate / Counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate

Moore County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 95 counties in 2023, at 88.6 per 100,000 people. Pickett County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for Tennessee was 18.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest88.6Moore County
Lowest0Pickett County
Median19.595 counties
Tennessee18.5History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Moore County: 88.6 per 100,000 peopleMoore County88.6Lake County: 78 per 100,000 peopleLake County78Van Buren County: 76 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County76Haywood County: 63.5 per 100,000 peopleHaywood County63.5Crockett County: 57.2 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County57.2Bledsoe County: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleBledsoe County46.6Cannon County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleCannon County46.5Meigs County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County43.9Hancock County: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleHancock County43.1Jackson County: 40.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County40.5Cocke County: 40.2 per 100,000 peopleCocke County40.2Henderson County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleHenderson County35.6Campbell County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleCampbell County34.8Macon County: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleMacon County33.5Morgan County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County32.6McMinn County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleMcMinn County32.3Hardeman County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleHardeman County31.3McNairy County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMcNairy County30.7Bedford County: 30 per 100,000 peopleBedford County30Hardin County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleHardin County29.1Sequatchie County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleSequatchie County29.1Shelby County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleShelby County28.3Stewart County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleStewart County28.1Marion County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County27.2Cheatham County: 26 per 100,000 peopleCheatham County26Robertson County: 26 per 100,000 peopleRobertson County26Overton County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleOverton County25.7Decatur County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County25.6Wayne County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County24.9Benton County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County24.7Monroe County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County24.7Cumberland County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County24.7Henry County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleHenry County24.7Claiborne County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleClaiborne County24.4Lauderdale County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleLauderdale County24.4Greene County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County23.4Coffee County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleCoffee County23.2Madison County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County23.1Sevier County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleSevier County22.9Giles County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleGiles County22.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Moore County88.6+29 pts
2Lake County78+62.6 pts
3Van Buren County76+45.1 pts
4Haywood County63.5+0.6 pts
5Crockett County57.2+21.1 pts
6Bledsoe County46.6+33.1 pts
7Cannon County46.5+26.2 pts
8Meigs County43.9+6.2 pts
9Hancock County43.1+43.1 pts
10Jackson County40.5+32.2 pts
11Cocke County40.2+21.2 pts
12Henderson County35.6-11 pts
13Campbell County34.8+7 pts
14Macon County33.5+18.3 pts
15Morgan County32.6+8.9 pts
16McMinn County32.3+6.7 pts
17Hardeman County31.3+11.7 pts
18McNairy County30.7+7.6 pts
19Bedford County30+14.7 pts
20Hardin County29.1+3.4 pts
21Sequatchie County29.1+5.5 pts
22Shelby County28.3+1.6 pts
23Stewart County28.1+6.7 pts
24Marion County27.2-14.1 pts
25Cheatham County26-2.7 pts
26Robertson County26-1.8 pts
27Overton County25.7+12.6 pts
28Decatur County25.6+8.3 pts
29Wayne County24.9+6.5 pts
30Benton County24.7-12.8 pts
31Monroe County24.7-15.1 pts
32Cumberland County24.7-2.1 pts
33Henry County24.7+6.1 pts
34Claiborne County24.4+15.2 pts
34Lauderdale County24.4+0.2 pts
36Greene County23.4-1.8 pts
37Coffee County23.2-8.7 pts
38Madison County23.1-0 pts
39Sevier County22.9+11.9 pts
40Giles County22.7+3.1 pts
41Scott County22.5-0.2 pts
42Johnson County21.8-22.6 pts
43Dickson County21.1+5 pts
44Fayette County20.4-5 pts
45Fentress County20.3-10.7 pts
46Grainger County20.2+7.8 pts
47Roane County19.6-5.8 pts
48Smith County19.5-14.7 pts
49Union County19.3+14.4 pts
50Carter County19.3-5.5 pts
51Davidson County19.2+0.1 pts
52Putnam County19.1-3.9 pts
53Franklin County17.9-0.2 pts
54Lawrence County17.4-6.8 pts
55Knox County17.1+6.5 pts
56Trousdale County16.3-33.4 pts
57Marshall County16.2-3.3 pts
58Anderson County16.2-2.8 pts
59Maury County15.4+1.5 pts
60Lewis County15.2+7.5 pts
61Wilson County15.2+3.3 pts
62Weakley County15.1+3 pts
63Montgomery County15+2.6 pts
64Warren County14.1-9.7 pts
65Lincoln County13.8-2.8 pts
66Hamilton County13.4+0.9 pts
67Loudon County13.2-7.4 pts
68Clay County13-26.3 pts
69Tipton County12.9-4.9 pts
70Blount County12+0.6 pts
71Gibson County11.7-6 pts
72Rhea County11.7-14.8 pts
73Chester County11.3-0.1 pts
74Unicoi County11.2-5.8 pts
75Perry County11.2+11.2 pts
76Polk County11.1-17 pts
77Sumner County10.6-0.7 pts
78White County10.5-0.3 pts
79Humphreys County10.4-15.9 pts
80Carroll County10.4-7.2 pts
81Washington County10.1-3.1 pts
82Rutherford County10-0.8 pts
83Bradley County9.8-5.5 pts
84DeKalb County9.4-14.4 pts
85Hawkins County8.5-10.5 pts
86Dyer County8.2-13.7 pts
87Sullivan County8-8.1 pts
88Hickman County7.8-27.6 pts
89Hamblen County7.5-10.9 pts
90Grundy County7.1-7.3 pts
91Jefferson County6.9-5.4 pts
92Obion County6.6-16.5 pts
93Williamson County6-3.9 pts
94Houston County0-12.2 pts
94Pickett County0-19.6 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

Invokely calculated this figure from the publishers' data, so Invokely is the author and the publishers of the inputs are named.

APA 7

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, 2023) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

MLA 9

NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate, 2023. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2023. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

Harvard

Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{invokely_counties_in_tennessee_by_2023,
  author = {{Invokely}},
  title = {{NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate, 2023}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/tennessee-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - Invokely
TI  - NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate, 2023
PB  - Invokely
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/tennessee-counties?period=2023
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA.
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/tennessee-counties?period=2023.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Tennessee by traffic fatality rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k","level":"province","within":"Tennessee","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k&level=province&within=Tennessee&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Moore County, with 88.6 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Pickett County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

Traffic fatality rate: other rankings

Counties in Tennessee: more rankings