US counties by traffic fatality rate, 2024

Name: US counties by traffic fatality rate, 2024
License: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology

Loving County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3079 counties in 2024, at 2,083.3 per 100,000 people. Yakutat City and Borough had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 11.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest2,083.3Loving County

Lowest0Yakutat City and Borough

Median15.53079 counties

United States11.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 per 100,000 people	Change on 2023
1	Loving County Estimated	2,083.3	-4,438.4 pts
2	Arthur County Estimated	709.2	+468.8 pts
3	Esmeralda County Estimated	694.4	+280.7 pts
4	Thomas County Estimated	630.9	+630.9 pts
5	Oldham County Estimated	548.5	+324.7 pts
6	Hudspeth County Estimated	498.9	+384 pts
7	McMullen County Estimated	354	+181.3 pts
8	Jackson County Estimated	314.2	+10.3 pts
9	Martin County Estimated	308.9	+58.9 pts
10	Kenedy County Estimated	303	+18.1 pts
11	Motley County Estimated	295.6	+197.8 pts
12	Hartley County Estimated	280.2	+241.3 pts
13	Glasscock County Estimated	260.2	-0.5 pts
14	Clark County Estimated	251.9	+251.9 pts
15	San Juan County Estimated	243.6	+243.6 pts
16	Cimarron County Estimated	234.4	+97.3 pts
17	Guadalupe County Estimated	228.1	+66.5 pts
18	Kinney County Estimated	219.4	+125.7 pts
19	Buffalo County Estimated	219.2	+113 pts
20	La Paz County Estimated	170.7	+39.8 pts
21	Jeff Davis County Estimated	168.7	+60.6 pts
22	Beaver County Estimated	159.2	+99.8 pts
23	Dimmit County Estimated	158.9	+38.1 pts
24	Menard County Estimated	157	+3.8 pts
25	Carson County Estimated	154.6	+35.2 pts
26	Crane County Estimated	152.4	+130.6 pts
27	Kimball County Estimated	151.3	+91 pts
28	Harding County Estimated	150.9	+150.9 pts
29	Banner County Estimated	150.4	+150.4 pts
30	Concho County Estimated	150.3	+89.4 pts
31	Wheeler County Estimated	145.1	+41.5 pts
32	Edwards County Estimated	144.6	-71.1 pts
33	Treasure County Estimated	135.3	+135.3 pts
34	Lyman County Estimated	134.4	+26.8 pts
35	Taliaferro County Estimated	123.5	-1.5 pts
36	Kiowa County Estimated	123.2	-43.2 pts
37	De Baca County Estimated	120.7	+120.7 pts
38	Cheyenne County Estimated	116.8	-55.8 pts
39	Golden Valley County Estimated	115.9	+115.9 pts
40	Tyrrell County Estimated	113.7	+85.3 pts
41	Prairie County Estimated	113.4	+63.5 pts
42	Armstrong County Estimated	110.6	-53.4 pts
43	Baker County Estimated	109.8	+109.8 pts
44	Jackson County Estimated	109.6	-34.7 pts
45	Sherman County Estimated	108.3	-2.4 pts
46	Ransom County Estimated	107.3	+107.3 pts
47	Crockett County Estimated	107.2	-174.3 pts
47	Lincoln County Estimated	107.2	+52.6 pts
47	Mineral County Estimated	107.2	-214.7 pts
50	Deuel County Estimated	105.7	+105.7 pts
51	La Salle County Estimated	104.8	-46.7 pts
52	McCook County Estimated	104	+104 pts
53	Grand County Estimated	102.2	+41 pts
54	Jenkins County Estimated	101.9	+67.1 pts
55	Reeves County Estimated	100.4	+58.2 pts
56	Clay County Estimated	99.2	+92.2 pts
57	Bath County Estimated	98.3	+24.5 pts
58	Meagher County Estimated	96.9	+48.2 pts
59	Upton County Estimated	95.9	-31.8 pts
60	Billings County Estimated	94.1	+94.1 pts
61	Harper County Estimated	93.5	+31.1 pts
62	Wilkinson County Estimated	92.3	+35.1 pts
63	Charles City County Estimated	91.4	+46.2 pts
64	Alpine County Estimated	91	+91 pts
64	Sioux County Estimated	91	+91 pts
66	Roger Mills County Estimated	90.8	+90.8 pts
67	Conecuh County Estimated	90	+18.4 pts
68	Lincoln County Estimated	90	+53.3 pts
69	Schuyler County Estimated	88.9	+88.9 pts
70	Clay County Estimated	87.8	+75.3 pts
71	Socorro County Estimated	87.7	+12.8 pts
72	Perry County Estimated	87.7	+61.4 pts
73	Torrance County Estimated	87.6	-14.3 pts
74	Benson County Estimated	86.9	-51.6 pts
75	Webster County Estimated	86.4	+44.1 pts
76	Love County Estimated	86.3	-20.4 pts
77	Charles Mix County Estimated	85.6	+53.3 pts
78	Kit Carson County Estimated	84.7	+13.6 pts
79	Garfield County Estimated	84.7	+2.4 pts
80	Idaho County Estimated	83.7	+39.1 pts
81	Sheridan County Estimated	83.4	+0.4 pts
82	Hyde County Estimated	82.3	+82.3 pts
83	Callahan County Estimated	82.1	+33.7 pts
84	Morris County Estimated	82.1	+82.1 pts
85	Noxubee County Estimated	81.4	+61.3 pts
86	Inyo County Estimated	81.1	+43.4 pts
87	Stonewall County Estimated	81	+81 pts
88	Dallam County Estimated	79.7	+79.7 pts
89	Benton County Estimated	79.3	+12.6 pts
90	Somervell County Estimated	79.2	+28.6 pts
91	Cottle County Estimated	79.2	+79.2 pts
92	Frontier County Estimated	78.9	+78.9 pts
92	Sheridan County Estimated	78.9	+78.9 pts
94	Big Horn County Estimated	78.1	+8 pts
95	Issaquena County Estimated	77.2	+77.2 pts
96	Copper River Census Area Estimated	76	n/a
97	Hidalgo County Estimated	75.6	+25.4 pts
98	Cheyenne County Estimated	75.6	+75.6 pts
99	Bollinger County Estimated	75.4	+37.4 pts
100	Blanco County Estimated	74.9	+13.8 pts
101	Stillwater County Estimated	74.1	+63.2 pts
102	Claiborne County Estimated	73.9	+62 pts
103	Edwards County Estimated	73.2	+36.6 pts
104	Bienville Parish Estimated	72.5	+48.4 pts
105	Kiowa County Estimated	71.8	+71.8 pts
106	Montgomery County Estimated	70.5	+47.3 pts
107	Grant County Estimated	70.5	+28.9 pts
108	Presidio County Estimated	70.3	+18.4 pts
109	Gray County Estimated	69.8	-16.9 pts
110	Fayette County Estimated	69.3	+63.1 pts
111	Deuel County Estimated	69.2	+69.2 pts
112	Lander County Estimated	69.1	+51.9 pts
113	Wheeler County Estimated	68.7	+68.7 pts
114	Fall River County Estimated	67.9	+54.4 pts
115	Winkler County Estimated	67.7	-26.3 pts
116	Live Oak County Estimated	66.9	+7.7 pts
117	Stanley County Estimated	66.3	+66.3 pts
118	Yoakum County Estimated	66	+12.7 pts
119	Eastland County Estimated	65.6	-5.8 pts
120	Essex County Estimated	65.5	+46.7 pts
121	Tunica County Estimated	65.5	-62.4 pts
122	Jim Hogg County Estimated	65.5	+1 pts
123	Converse County Estimated	65.4	+36.5 pts
124	Alexander County Estimated	65.3	+44.1 pts
125	Republic County Estimated	65	+43.3 pts
126	Perry County Estimated	64.8	+0.4 pts
127	Fannin County Estimated	64.7	+17.1 pts
128	Evans County Estimated	64.4	+55.1 pts
129	Thomas County Estimated	64.1	+13.2 pts
130	Attala County Estimated	63.9	+35 pts
131	Jack County Estimated	63.8	-1.2 pts
132	Traverse County Estimated	63.8	+63.8 pts
133	Ward County Estimated	63.4	-9.5 pts
134	Dundy County Estimated	63.3	+63.3 pts
135	Winston County Estimated	63.2	+40.3 pts
136	Candler County Estimated	62.9	+26.9 pts
137	Jefferson County Estimated	62.8	+43.5 pts
138	Coleman County Estimated	62.6	-13.3 pts
139	Franklin County Estimated	62.6	+33.9 pts
140	Monroe County Estimated	62.4	-44.7 pts
141	Grenada County Estimated	62.1	+5.2 pts
142	Pecos County Estimated	61.2	+6.8 pts
143	Nelson County Estimated	61	+6.3 pts
144	Glades County Estimated	60.9	-24.8 pts
145	Green County Estimated	60.6	+25.7 pts
146	Kiowa County Estimated	60.6	+60.6 pts
147	Thurston County Estimated	60.3	+14.5 pts
148	Saguache County Estimated	60	-29.8 pts
149	Beaverhead County Estimated	60	+9.4 pts
150	Hansford County Estimated	59.9	+40.3 pts
151	King and Queen County Estimated	59.3	+29.6 pts
152	Jerauld County Estimated	59.2	+59.2 pts
153	New Madrid County Estimated	59.2	+20.2 pts
154	Moore County Estimated	59.1	-29.5 pts
155	Lincoln County Estimated	59	-0.5 pts
156	White Pine County Estimated	58.6	+23.3 pts
157	Houston County Estimated	58.6	+26.9 pts
158	Atchison County Estimated	58.4	+58.4 pts
159	Coosa County Estimated	58.3	+9.6 pts
160	Washington County Estimated	58.3	+12.9 pts
161	Warren County Estimated	58.3	-39.6 pts
162	Marshall County Estimated	58.2	+14.3 pts
163	Dickens County Estimated	58	-0.5 pts
164	Anson County Estimated	58	+22.2 pts
165	Orangeburg County Estimated	57.7	+13.2 pts
166	Brunswick County Estimated	57.1	+19.2 pts
167	Crawford County Estimated	57	+28.3 pts
168	Newton County Estimated	56.9	+28.7 pts
169	Morris County Estimated	56.8	+37.9 pts
170	Cleburne County Estimated	56.6	+11.9 pts
171	Alcona County Estimated	56.5	+47 pts
172	Yalobusha County Estimated	56.2	+15.8 pts
173	Humphreys County Estimated	56.2	+0.7 pts
174	Carbon County Estimated	56.1	-27.7 pts
175	Hamilton County Estimated	55.8	+19.4 pts
176	Fulton County Estimated	55.8	+31.6 pts
177	Ellis County Estimated	55.5	+0.5 pts
178	Gosper County Estimated	55.3	-108 pts
179	Trinity County Estimated	55.2	+48.2 pts
180	Lawrence County Estimated	55.2	+36.7 pts
181	Clear Creek County Estimated	55.1	+0.3 pts
182	Musselshell County Estimated	55	-0.8 pts
183	Madison Parish Estimated	55	+11.8 pts
184	Tallahatchie County Estimated	54.9	+54.9 pts
185	Worth County Estimated	54.7	+54.7 pts
186	Lee County Estimated	54.7	+13.6 pts
187	Haakon County Estimated	54.5	+0.6 pts
188	Madison County Estimated	54.5	-0.1 pts
189	Quitman County Estimated	54.1	-35.3 pts
190	Pope County Estimated	54	+0.2 pts
191	Hutchinson County Estimated	53.9	+27 pts
192	Eureka County Estimated	53.3	+53.3 pts
193	Sweet Grass County Estimated	53.2	+26.6 pts
194	Oliver County Estimated	53.1	+53.1 pts
195	Cottonwood County Estimated	52.9	+52.9 pts
196	Karnes County Estimated	52.9	-13.6 pts
197	Lowndes County Estimated	52.7	-19.6 pts
198	Haywood County Estimated	52.6	-10.9 pts
199	Jefferson County Estimated	52.6	+29.7 pts
200	Hamilton County Estimated	52.3	+41.8 pts
201	Summers County Estimated	52	+17.4 pts
202	Cooke County Estimated	52	+13.1 pts
203	Sumter County Estimated	51.7	+17.6 pts
204	Taylor County Estimated	51.4	+25.7 pts
205	Bledsoe County Estimated	51.3	+4.7 pts
206	Clarke County Estimated	51.3	+18.8 pts
207	Iron County Estimated	51.2	+34.2 pts
208	Wilkinson County Estimated	51.2	-11.4 pts
209	Merrick County Estimated	51	-0.6 pts
210	Chouteau County Estimated	51	+51 pts
211	Fayette County Estimated	51	+31.4 pts
212	Deer Lodge County Estimated	51	+51 pts
213	Dillon County Estimated	50.8	+7.5 pts
214	Gilliam County Estimated	50.7	+1.6 pts
215	Falls County Estimated	50.7	-11.6 pts
216	Reynolds County Estimated	50.6	-16.4 pts
217	DeKalb County Estimated	50.6	+30.4 pts
218	Lynn County Estimated	50.4	-18.4 pts
219	Newton County Estimated	50.4	+25.6 pts
220	Mason County Estimated	50.2	+24.6 pts
221	Nevada County Estimated	50	+37.7 pts
222	Sherman County Estimated	50	-52.4 pts
223	McDonald County Estimated	49.9	+25 pts
224	Hardee County Estimated	49.9	-7.9 pts
225	Choctaw County Estimated	49.8	+0.9 pts
226	Dunn County Estimated	49.6	+49.6 pts
227	Pondera County Estimated	49.4	+0.2 pts
228	Marion County Estimated	49.4	+3.8 pts
229	Fairfield County Estimated	49.1	-24.5 pts
230	Ritchie County Estimated	49	+0.1 pts
231	Mora County Estimated	48.8	-96.6 pts
232	Lee County Estimated	48.8	+32.3 pts
233	York County Estimated	48.7	+34.8 pts
234	Storey County Estimated	48.6	+0.7 pts
235	Pemiscot County Estimated	48.6	-5.9 pts
236	Gates County Estimated	48.5	+19.6 pts
237	Pike County Estimated	48.4	+9.2 pts
238	Catahoula Parish Estimated	48.3	+24.6 pts
239	Otoe County Estimated	48.2	+36.1 pts
240	Broadwater County Estimated	48.2	+11 pts
241	Wilbarger County Estimated	48.2	-31.6 pts
242	Kanabec County Estimated	48.2	+42.2 pts
243	San Juan County Estimated	47.9	-7.7 pts
244	Leon County Estimated	47.9	-48.7 pts
245	Jasper County Estimated	47.7	-8.7 pts
246	Quay County Estimated	47.6	-10.9 pts
247	Phillips County Estimated	47.5	+47.5 pts
248	Holt County Estimated	47.2	+23.7 pts
249	Newton County Estimated	47.1	+19.2 pts
250	Modoc County Estimated	47.1	+23.8 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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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (US counties by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [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, US counties by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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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  author = {{Invokely}},
  title = {{NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: US counties by traffic fatality rate, 2024}},
  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/us-counties. 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.},
}

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Loving County, with 2,083.3 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Yakutat City and Borough, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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