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US counties by traffic fatality rate

Hudspeth County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3075 counties in 2013, at 504.1 per 100,000 people. Yakutat City and Borough had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 10.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest504.1Hudspeth County
Lowest0Yakutat City and Borough
Median15.23075 counties
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Map of counties, 2013

per 100,000 people, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Hudspeth County: 504.1 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County504.1Kenedy County: 468.4 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County468.4Oldham County: 355.9 per 100,000 peopleOldham County355.9Glasscock County: 342.5 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County342.5Armstrong County: 310.6 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County310.6McKenzie County: 251.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County251.9Esmeralda County: 250.3 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County250.3Taliaferro County: 237 per 100,000 peopleTaliaferro County237Arthur County: 226.2 per 100,000 peopleArthur County226.2Stonewall County: 216.8 per 100,000 peopleStonewall County216.8Billings County: 215.1 per 100,000 peopleBillings County215.1Petroleum County: 198 per 100,000 peoplePetroleum County198Baylor County: 196.7 per 100,000 peopleBaylor County196.7Prairie County: 170.9 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County170.9Catron County: 167.8 per 100,000 peopleCatron County167.8Schleicher County: 162 per 100,000 peopleSchleicher County162Borden County: 160.5 per 100,000 peopleBorden County160.5Foard County: 157.1 per 100,000 peopleFoard County157.1Sutton County: 155.4 per 100,000 peopleSutton County155.4Prairie County: 153.4 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County153.4Greeley County: 152.9 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County152.9Eureka County: 152 per 100,000 peopleEureka County152San Juan County: 147.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County147.5Lincoln County: 147.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County147.4Aurora County: 147.1 per 100,000 peopleAurora County147.1Harding County: 144.1 per 100,000 peopleHarding County144.1Rock County: 142.5 per 100,000 peopleRock County142.5Jeff Davis County: 139.1 per 100,000 peopleJeff Davis County139.1Crockett County: 137.7 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County137.7Hooker County: 133.3 per 100,000 peopleHooker County133.3Slope County: 131.2 per 100,000 peopleSlope County131.2Guadalupe County: 130.7 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County130.7Divide County: 130.5 per 100,000 peopleDivide County130.5Logan County: 130 per 100,000 peopleLogan County130Burke County: 128.7 per 100,000 peopleBurke County128.7Greene County: 127.2 per 100,000 peopleGreene County127.2Sedgwick County: 125.7 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County125.7La Salle County: 125.6 per 100,000 peopleLa Salle County125.6Irion County: 124.8 per 100,000 peopleIrion County124.8Ellis County: 121.9 per 100,000 peopleEllis County121.9Hudspeth County: 504.1 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County504.1Kenedy County: 468.4 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County468.4Oldham County: 355.9 per 100,000 peopleOldham County355.9Glasscock County: 342.5 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County342.5Armstrong County: 310.6 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County310.6McKenzie County: 251.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County251.9Esmeralda County: 250.3 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County250.3Taliaferro County: 237 per 100,000 peopleTaliaferro County237Arthur County: 226.2 per 100,000 peopleArthur County226.2Stonewall County: 216.8 per 100,000 peopleStonewall County216.8Billings County: 215.1 per 100,000 peopleBillings County215.1Petroleum County: 198 per 100,000 peoplePetroleum County198Baylor County: 196.7 per 100,000 peopleBaylor County196.7Prairie County: 170.9 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County170.9Catron County: 167.8 per 100,000 peopleCatron County167.8Schleicher County: 162 per 100,000 peopleSchleicher County162Borden County: 160.5 per 100,000 peopleBorden County160.5Foard County: 157.1 per 100,000 peopleFoard County157.1Sutton County: 155.4 per 100,000 peopleSutton County155.4Prairie County: 153.4 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County153.4Greeley County: 152.9 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County152.9Eureka County: 152 per 100,000 peopleEureka County152San Juan County: 147.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County147.5Lincoln County: 147.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County147.4Aurora County: 147.1 per 100,000 peopleAurora County147.1Harding County: 144.1 per 100,000 peopleHarding County144.1Rock County: 142.5 per 100,000 peopleRock County142.5Jeff Davis County: 139.1 per 100,000 peopleJeff Davis County139.1Crockett County: 137.7 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County137.7Hooker County: 133.3 per 100,000 peopleHooker County133.3Slope County: 131.2 per 100,000 peopleSlope County131.2Guadalupe County: 130.7 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County130.7Divide County: 130.5 per 100,000 peopleDivide County130.5Logan County: 130 per 100,000 peopleLogan County130Burke County: 128.7 per 100,000 peopleBurke County128.7Greene County: 127.2 per 100,000 peopleGreene County127.2Sedgwick County: 125.7 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County125.7La Salle County: 125.6 per 100,000 peopleLa Salle County125.6Irion County: 124.8 per 100,000 peopleIrion County124.8Ellis County: 121.9 per 100,000 peopleEllis County121.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1Hudspeth County504.1+369.3 pts
2Kenedy County468.4+12.8 pts
3Oldham County355.9+152.2 pts
4Glasscock County342.5-319.8 pts
5Armstrong County310.6+310.6 pts
6McKenzie County251.9+10.6 pts
7Esmeralda County250.3-13.5 pts
8Taliaferro County237+117.4 pts
9Arthur County226.2+13.5 pts
10Stonewall County216.8+146.7 pts
11Billings County215.1+107.8 pts
12Petroleum County198+198 pts
13Baylor County196.7+168.7 pts
14Prairie County170.9-91.1 pts
15Catron County167.8+112.7 pts
16Schleicher County162+130.6 pts
17Borden County160.5+160.5 pts
18Foard County157.1+80.2 pts
19Sutton County155.4-27.4 pts
20Prairie County153.4+106.7 pts
21Greeley County152.9+152.9 pts
22Eureka County152+100.4 pts
23San Juan County147.5-291.7 pts
24Lincoln County147.4+73.8 pts
25Aurora County147.1+110.9 pts
26Harding County144.1-282 pts
27Rock County142.5+142.4 pts
28Jeff Davis County139.1+94.6 pts
29Crockett County137.7-0.6 pts
30Hooker County133.3+133.3 pts
31Slope County131.2-131.6 pts
32Guadalupe County130.7-42 pts
33Divide County130.5+130.5 pts
34Logan County130+1.7 pts
35Burke County128.7+83.3 pts
36Greene County127.2+70.2 pts
37Sedgwick County125.7+125.7 pts
38La Salle County125.6-61.1 pts
39Irion County124.8-2.6 pts
40Ellis County121.9+97.2 pts
41Live Oak County121.6+51.7 pts
42Sheridan County121.1+80.7 pts
43Reeves County120.7-0.9 pts
44Mineral County118+45.5 pts
45Clark County115.9-227.4 pts
46Reagan County114.8+85.2 pts
47Wayne County114+76.3 pts
48Terrell County111-105 pts
49Brooks County109.8+68.2 pts
50Roberts County108.8+2.4 pts
51Ziebach County108.5+108.5 pts
52Glacier County108.4+86.5 pts
53Cheyenne County107.5-107.8 pts
54Hodgeman County105+105 pts
55Deuel County103.7-49 pts
56De Baca County103.5+52.4 pts
57Jones County103.4+103.4 pts
58Mellette County100.3+50.7 pts
59Dunn County99.6+47.9 pts
60Lincoln County98.9+60.6 pts
61Pendleton County98.2+57.1 pts
62Granite County98.1+98.1 pts
63Ness County98.1+98.1 pts
64Real County96.7-28.1 pts
65Refugio County96.6+41.3 pts
66Hall County96.1+96.1 pts
67Dimmit County95.7-12.6 pts
68Dolores County94.7+94.7 pts
69Concho County93.5+93.5 pts
70Talbot County93.5+32.4 pts
71Lowndes County91.9+46.5 pts
72Warren County90.6+18.5 pts
73Shackelford County90.6+60.5 pts
74Kimble County90.4+46 pts
75Wichita County90.4+45.8 pts
76Major County90+25.5 pts
77Callahan County89.7+22.5 pts
78Clear Creek County89.3+67 pts
79Washington County88.3+70.9 pts
80Motley County86.9+86.9 pts
81Stevens County86.8+86.8 pts
82Culberson County86.3-85.7 pts
83Alpine County86.2-2.1 pts
84Nance County85.4+85.4 pts
85Washington County84.9+20.7 pts
86Chautauqua County84+28.2 pts
87Grant County82.8+82.8 pts
88Clark County82.4+82.4 pts
89Williams County82.2-16.7 pts
90Sweet Grass County82+82 pts
91Garfield County81.8+81.8 pts
92Cotton County81.8+65.5 pts
93Roger Mills County81.1-79.2 pts
94Archer County80.1+45.9 pts
95Pondera County80-17.2 pts
96Harding County79.6+2.8 pts
97Noble County79.2+53.1 pts
98Craig County78.9+59.2 pts
99Clarke County78.8+42.6 pts
100Lyman County78.6+52 pts
101Woods County78+44 pts
102Adams County77.8+52.2 pts
103Monroe County77.4+26.8 pts
104Ellsworth County77.2+61.9 pts
105Mountrail County76.7+18.5 pts
106Niobrara County76.7-161.4 pts
107Big Horn County76.3-8.4 pts
108Karnes County76.1-12.5 pts
109Moore County76.1+62.8 pts
110Leon County74.8+13.6 pts
111Grundy County74.3+44.9 pts
112Caribou County74.1+29.6 pts
113Colorado County73.6+24.8 pts
114Pawnee County73.3+1.3 pts
115Campbell County73.2-69.2 pts
116Boone County73+73 pts
117Corson County72.2-2.2 pts
118Andrews County71.9-21.6 pts
119Kiowa County71.7+71.7 pts
120Day County71.4+35.8 pts
121Wheeler County71.4+1.3 pts
122Little River County71+55.5 pts
123Tucker County70.9+0.1 pts
124Richland County70.6+43.1 pts
125Haywood County70.3+10.7 pts
126San Augustine County70.1+70.1 pts
127Torrance County70.1+7.8 pts
128Somervell County69.8+11.5 pts
129Miller County69.5+32.5 pts
130Pierce County69.2+55.3 pts
131La Paz County68.6-24 pts
132Grenada County68.6+64.1 pts
133Marion County68.4+29.8 pts
134Washita County68.2+33.7 pts
135Gray County68.1+34.2 pts
136Mathews County68.1+56.8 pts
137Quay County67.9+11.8 pts
138Trego County67.7+67.7 pts
139Benton County67.6+24.9 pts
140Grant County67.4-44.1 pts
141Sherman County67-100.7 pts
142Hartley County66.8+17.4 pts
143Greenlee County66.8-1.3 pts
144Clay County66.6+66.6 pts
144Glades County66.6+33.8 pts
146Nolan County66.5+12.8 pts
147Forest County66.4+53.2 pts
148Ottawa County66.1-0.2 pts
149Gooding County65.9+6.9 pts
150Winkler County65.8-2.3 pts
151Carter County65.7+49.3 pts
152Bullock County65.7+47 pts
153Mineral County65.6+22.8 pts
154Mora County65.3-43 pts
155Brunswick County65.1+0.3 pts
156Nelson County64-0.4 pts
157Alger County64+42.7 pts
158Sierra County63.9-63.6 pts
159Dewey County63.3-0.1 pts
160Shannon County63.2+38.4 pts
161Green County62.4+53.6 pts
162Las Animas County62.3+22.4 pts
163Wilcox County62.2+9.5 pts
164Beaver County61+45.8 pts
165Boise County60.8-28.9 pts
166Kit Carson County60.7-13.6 pts
167Houston County60.4+24.8 pts
168Hamilton County60.1+60.1 pts
169Webster County59.8+59.8 pts
170Lewis County59.3+17.4 pts
171Calhoun County59.2+1.4 pts
172Hand County59.1+29.6 pts
173Martin County59-85.3 pts
174Gaines County58.8+31.4 pts
175Big Horn County58.8+24.7 pts
176Cherokee County58.6+23.6 pts
177Graham County58.4+46.7 pts
178Lamb County58.1+51 pts
179Jefferson Davis County58+33.3 pts
180Clay County58+38.8 pts
181Kinney County57.7-254.3 pts
182McCone County57.6+57.6 pts
183Platte County57.3+34.4 pts
184Atoka County57.2+43 pts
185Lafayette County57.2+45.7 pts
186Crook County57.1+28.7 pts
187Woodruff County57+28.6 pts
188Powder River County56.8-56.8 pts
189Washington County56.5+16.2 pts
190Dixie County56.3-5.9 pts
191Emery County56.3+37.9 pts
192Millard County56.2-24.5 pts
193Pembina County56+56 pts
194Gonzales County55.8-10.4 pts
195Idaho County55.6+12.9 pts
196Dewey County55.6+55.6 pts
197Terry County55.6+23.7 pts
198Johnston County55.6+55.6 pts
199Denali Borough55.3+0.4 pts
200Estill County55.2+55.2 pts
201Monona County55.1+55.1 pts
202Baca County55.1+1.1 pts
203Golden Valley County54.9+54.9 pts
204Rosebud County54.7-31.9 pts
205Conecuh County54.7+16.1 pts
206Phillips County54.7+36.4 pts
207Craig County54.5-6.5 pts
208Wayne County54.3+31.2 pts
209Charles Mix County54.3+54.3 pts
210Ward County54.2-85.6 pts
211Jasper County54.1+30.2 pts
212Ferry County54+54 pts
213Kiowa County54+0.2 pts
214Smith County53.9+0.7 pts
215Barnes County53.3+26.3 pts
216Haakon County53.2+1.1 pts
217Irwin County53+21.9 pts
218Levy County52.9+27.9 pts
219Madison County52.7-13.1 pts
220Quitman County52.5+26.4 pts
221Lemhi County52+26.2 pts
222Madison County51.8+14.9 pts
223Garden County51.7-98.9 pts
224Haskell County51.7+34.5 pts
225Meagher County51.7-0.8 pts
226Bent County51.4+51.4 pts
227San Saba County51.2+0.5 pts
228Burke County51.1+0.1 pts
229Meigs County51-8.6 pts
229Pratt County51+20.3 pts
231Bandera County51+30.9 pts
232Hardeman County51+51 pts
233Audubon County50.7+33.7 pts
234Cibola County50.6+18 pts
235Iron County50.3+16.9 pts
236Brooks County50.2+37.6 pts
237Braxton County50.2+21.9 pts
238Boyd County50.1+1.2 pts
239Washington County50.1+50.1 pts
240Knox County50.1+0.6 pts
240Searcy County50.1-12.4 pts
242Mason County50-25.5 pts
243Greer County49.5+32.8 pts
244Hamilton County49.2+36.9 pts
245Greene County49.1+24.3 pts
246McCurtain County49.1+18.7 pts
247Sherman County48.9+0.1 pts
248Taylor County48.8+32.6 pts
249Ballard County48.7+36.5 pts
250Madison County48.6+0.7 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Hudspeth County, with 504.1 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Yakutat City and Borough, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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