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US counties by traffic fatality rate

Loving County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3075 counties in 2014, at 4,651.2 per 100,000 people. Zapata County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 10.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest4,651.2Loving County
Lowest0Zapata County
Median153075 counties
United States10.3History

Map of counties, 2014

per 100,000 people, 2014. 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, 2014

Loving County: 4,651.2 per 100,000 peopleLoving County4,651.2McMullen County: 1,206.4 per 100,000 peopleMcMullen County1,206.4Irion County: 640.6 per 100,000 peopleIrion County640.6Hudspeth County: 583 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County583Roberts County: 546.4 per 100,000 peopleRoberts County546.4Esmeralda County: 389.1 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County389.1Glasscock County: 335.9 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County335.9San Juan County: 288.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County288.2Harding County: 286.5 per 100,000 peopleHarding County286.5Treasure County: 282.1 per 100,000 peopleTreasure County282.1Eureka County: 263.9 per 100,000 peopleEureka County263.9Oldham County: 261.5 per 100,000 peopleOldham County261.5Culberson County: 261.2 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County261.2Keya Paha County: 251.6 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County251.6La Salle County: 238.8 per 100,000 peopleLa Salle County238.8Upton County: 238.6 per 100,000 peopleUpton County238.6Denali Borough: 229.2 per 100,000 peopleDenali Borough229.2McKenzie County: 213.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County213.4Petroleum County: 204.5 per 100,000 peoplePetroleum County204.5Hidalgo County: 197 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County197Niobrara County: 194.6 per 100,000 peopleNiobrara County194.6Refugio County: 191.4 per 100,000 peopleRefugio County191.4Wichita County: 180.6 per 100,000 peopleWichita County180.6Martin County: 172.4 per 100,000 peopleMartin County172.4Trego County: 171.9 per 100,000 peopleTrego County171.9Ward County: 166.7 per 100,000 peopleWard County166.7Cheyenne County: 164.7 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County164.7Nelson County: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleNelson County160.8Borden County: 157.5 per 100,000 peopleBorden County157.5Fisher County: 157.1 per 100,000 peopleFisher County157.1Coke County: 156.8 per 100,000 peopleCoke County156.8Guadalupe County: 155 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County155Live Oak County: 154.5 per 100,000 peopleLive Oak County154.5Sterling County: 146.3 per 100,000 peopleSterling County146.3Dunn County: 142.5 per 100,000 peopleDunn County142.5Issaquena County: 140.6 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County140.6Reagan County: 139.1 per 100,000 peopleReagan County139.1Crockett County: 138.3 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County138.3Kent County: 135.9 per 100,000 peopleKent County135.9Slope County: 130.4 per 100,000 peopleSlope County130.4Loving County: 4,651.2 per 100,000 peopleLoving County4,651.2McMullen County: 1,206.4 per 100,000 peopleMcMullen County1,206.4Irion County: 640.6 per 100,000 peopleIrion County640.6Hudspeth County: 583 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County583Roberts County: 546.4 per 100,000 peopleRoberts County546.4Esmeralda County: 389.1 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County389.1Glasscock County: 335.9 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County335.9San Juan County: 288.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County288.2Harding County: 286.5 per 100,000 peopleHarding County286.5Treasure County: 282.1 per 100,000 peopleTreasure County282.1Eureka County: 263.9 per 100,000 peopleEureka County263.9Oldham County: 261.5 per 100,000 peopleOldham County261.5Culberson County: 261.2 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County261.2Keya Paha County: 251.6 per 100,000 peopleKeya Paha County251.6La Salle County: 238.8 per 100,000 peopleLa Salle County238.8Upton County: 238.6 per 100,000 peopleUpton County238.6Denali Borough: 229.2 per 100,000 peopleDenali Borough229.2McKenzie County: 213.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County213.4Petroleum County: 204.5 per 100,000 peoplePetroleum County204.5Hidalgo County: 197 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County197Niobrara County: 194.6 per 100,000 peopleNiobrara County194.6Refugio County: 191.4 per 100,000 peopleRefugio County191.4Wichita County: 180.6 per 100,000 peopleWichita County180.6Martin County: 172.4 per 100,000 peopleMartin County172.4Trego County: 171.9 per 100,000 peopleTrego County171.9Ward County: 166.7 per 100,000 peopleWard County166.7Cheyenne County: 164.7 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County164.7Nelson County: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleNelson County160.8Borden County: 157.5 per 100,000 peopleBorden County157.5Fisher County: 157.1 per 100,000 peopleFisher County157.1Coke County: 156.8 per 100,000 peopleCoke County156.8Guadalupe County: 155 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County155Live Oak County: 154.5 per 100,000 peopleLive Oak County154.5Sterling County: 146.3 per 100,000 peopleSterling County146.3Dunn County: 142.5 per 100,000 peopleDunn County142.5Issaquena County: 140.6 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County140.6Reagan County: 139.1 per 100,000 peopleReagan County139.1Crockett County: 138.3 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County138.3Kent County: 135.9 per 100,000 peopleKent County135.9Slope County: 130.4 per 100,000 peopleSlope County130.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1Loving County4,651.2+4,651.2 pts
2McMullen County1,206.4+1,206.4 pts
3Irion County640.6+515.8 pts
4Hudspeth County583+78.8 pts
5Roberts County546.4+437.6 pts
6Esmeralda County389.1+138.8 pts
7Glasscock County335.9-6.6 pts
8San Juan County288.2+140.7 pts
9Harding County286.5+142.4 pts
10Treasure County282.1+282.1 pts
11Eureka County263.9+111.9 pts
12Oldham County261.5-94.4 pts
13Culberson County261.2+174.9 pts
14Keya Paha County251.6+251.6 pts
15La Salle County238.8+113.2 pts
16Upton County238.6+208.2 pts
17Denali Borough229.2+173.9 pts
18McKenzie County213.4-38.6 pts
19Petroleum County204.5+6.5 pts
20Hidalgo County197+175.4 pts
21Niobrara County194.6+117.9 pts
22Refugio County191.4+94.8 pts
23Wichita County180.6+90.2 pts
24Martin County172.4+113.4 pts
25Trego County171.9+104.2 pts
26Ward County166.7+112.5 pts
27Cheyenne County164.7+57.1 pts
28Nelson County160.8+96.8 pts
29Borden County157.5-3 pts
30Fisher County157.1+130.9 pts
31Coke County156.8+125.2 pts
32Guadalupe County155+24.3 pts
33Live Oak County154.5+32.9 pts
34Sterling County146.3+146.3 pts
35Dunn County142.5+42.9 pts
36Issaquena County140.6+140.6 pts
37Reagan County139.1+24.3 pts
38Crockett County138.3+0.6 pts
39Kent County135.9+135.9 pts
40Slope County130.4-0.9 pts
41Garza County128.4+112.3 pts
42Quay County126.7+58.8 pts
43Dimmit County124.9+29.2 pts
44Dewey County124.7+61.4 pts
45Baker County123.7+123.7 pts
46Sheridan County121.4+0.3 pts
47Kiowa County118.6+118.6 pts
48Wayne County115.9+1.8 pts
49Jim Hogg County115.8+96.3 pts
50Donley County115.4+87.2 pts
51Dallam County112+97.8 pts
52McCulloch County111.8+111.8 pts
53Holt County110.8+110.8 pts
54Pecos County109+63.8 pts
55Terrell County108.2-2.8 pts
56Mills County106.2+85.2 pts
57Haskell County105.6+53.9 pts
58Jones County105.4+2 pts
59Hardeman County105.2+54.2 pts
60Wheeler County105+70.1 pts
61Bristol Bay Borough104.5+104.5 pts
62Judith Basin County100.4+100.4 pts
63Traill County99.3+87.1 pts
64Nowata County98.2+59.4 pts
65Ellis County98.1-23.8 pts
66Greene County94.6-32.5 pts
67Jeff Davis County94.5-44.7 pts
68Beaver County91.7+55.4 pts
69Coosa County91.6+64.7 pts
70Motley County91.3+4.4 pts
71Garfield County91+91 pts
72Mora County89.2+23.9 pts
73Madison County89.2+37.4 pts
74Alpine County89.1+2.9 pts
75Costilla County89+89 pts
76Jefferson County87.8+61.4 pts
77Hamilton County87.2+38.1 pts
78Burke County87.1-41.6 pts
79Rich County87.1+87.1 pts
80Breathitt County86.7+50.7 pts
81Idaho County86.5+30.9 pts
82Blanco County86.1+37.9 pts
83Washington County85.1+0.3 pts
84Baylor County84.7-111.9 pts
85Sedgwick County83.5-42.2 pts
86Ochiltree County82.8+45.9 pts
87Brooks County82.6-27.2 pts
87Pierce County82.6+13.4 pts
89Stanton County82.2+49.3 pts
90Reeves County82.2-38.4 pts
91Carter County81.9+81.9 pts
92Calhoun County81.9+34.7 pts
93Morrill County81.8+61.4 pts
94Garfield County81.2-0.7 pts
95Roger Mills County80.7-0.4 pts
96Harding County80.5+0.9 pts
97Foard County79.6-77.6 pts
98Garfield County79.5+39.9 pts
99Platte County79.5+22.3 pts
100Sheridan County79.4+52.5 pts
101Runnels County79.2+69.3 pts
102Sutton County78.8-76.7 pts
103Cavalier County78.2+78.2 pts
104San Miguel County77.6+51.3 pts
105Chase County75.6+38.3 pts
106Chase County75+75 pts
107Hemphill County75+50.2 pts
108Greeley County74.9-78 pts
109Hamilton County74.7+36.7 pts
110Stonewall County74.5-142.2 pts
111Grand County74.4+42.2 pts
112Edmunds County74.3+74.3 pts
113Pawnee County74.1+0.8 pts
114Thurston County73.7+29.2 pts
115Blaine County73.5+31.6 pts
116Warren County73.3-17.3 pts
117Corson County73.1+0.9 pts
118Woodruff County72.9+15.9 pts
118Ziebach County72.9-35.5 pts
120Wallowa County72.8+58.2 pts
121Lincoln County72.8-74.6 pts
122Walworth County72.6+54.4 pts
123Gregory County72.5+24.5 pts
124Wilcox County72.1+9.9 pts
125Cochran County71.3+71.3 pts
126Valley County71.2+40 pts
127Cottle County69.9+69.9 pts
128Harney County69.6+41.9 pts
129Stevens County69.2-17.6 pts
130Washita County69+0.8 pts
131McHenry County68.8+51.5 pts
132Meade County68.7+22.1 pts
133Maries County67.8+45.4 pts
134Carroll County67.8+48.5 pts
135Big Horn County67.7+8.9 pts
136Big Horn County67.5-8.8 pts
137Montgomery County67.2+39 pts
138Adair County66.3+26.4 pts
139Gonzales County65.8+9.9 pts
140Tunica County65.7+18.4 pts
141Jackson County65.6+65.6 pts
142Murray County65.5+36.3 pts
143Buckingham County65.5+59.7 pts
144Real County65.3-31.4 pts
145McKinley County65.2+29.7 pts
146Lemhi County65+13 pts
147Tipton County64.6+45.4 pts
148Wilkinson County64.6+64.6 pts
149Morton County64.4+32.8 pts
150Atoka County64.1+6.9 pts
151Seward County64+46.5 pts
152Clay County63.9+63.9 pts
153Conecuh County63.8+9.1 pts
154Andrews County63.6-8.4 pts
155Carbon County63.3+31.6 pts
156Rush County63.3+31.8 pts
157Greenwood County63.1+31.9 pts
158Hickman County63.1+42.1 pts
159Perry County63.1+25.4 pts
160Covington County62.9+15.9 pts
161Leon County62.6-12.2 pts
162Shackelford County61.9-28.7 pts
163Crane County61.9+19.2 pts
164Fulton County61.8+55 pts
165Love County61.7+20.4 pts
166Ellsworth County61.6-15.6 pts
167Benson County61.2+61.2 pts
168Lincoln County61-38 pts
169Boise County60.7-0.1 pts
170Lee County60.1+11.8 pts
171Calhoun County60+0.8 pts
172Carlisle County59.9+19.9 pts
173La Paz County59.6-9 pts
174Metcalfe County59.5+19.6 pts
175Pershing County59.4+30.3 pts
176Taliaferro County59.1-177.9 pts
177Macon County59+20.1 pts
178Jasper County58.5+27.1 pts
179Emmons County58+58 pts
180Pendleton County58-40.3 pts
181Jack County57.8+23.6 pts
182Nance County57.7-27.7 pts
183Humboldt County57.6+40.4 pts
184McCone County57.4-0.2 pts
184Sherman County57.4+57.4 pts
186Trimble County57.3+46 pts
187Sheridan County57.3+38 pts
188Archer County57-23 pts
189Lee County56.3+42.3 pts
190Garvin County56.1+26.2 pts
191Powder River County56-0.8 pts
192Nicholas County55.6+41.6 pts
193Daniels County55.5+55.5 pts
194McDuffie County55.3+41.4 pts
195Evans County55.3+18.3 pts
196St. Helena Parish55.1+9.9 pts
197Bertie County55.1+30.2 pts
198Amite County54.7+23.9 pts
199Walthall County54.5+13.8 pts
200Colfax County54.4+8.9 pts
201Lewis County54.3+54.3 pts
202San Juan County54.2+6.8 pts
203Boone County54.2+33.6 pts
204Trinity County54.2+26.9 pts
205Haakon County54.2+1 pts
206Oliver County54.1+54.1 pts
207Brunswick County53.8-11.2 pts
208Haywood County53.8-16.5 pts
209Holmes County53.8+11.4 pts
210Steele County53.4+53.4 pts
211Vinton County53.3+30.7 pts
212Giles County53.3+23.9 pts
213Storey County53.2+53.2 pts
214Emanuel County53.2+22.3 pts
215Stark County53.1+53.1 pts
216Osborne County52.9+26.7 pts
217Mountrail County52.8-23.9 pts
218Cloud County52.8+21.1 pts
219Meagher County52.7+1.1 pts
220Sanders County52.4+26.1 pts
221Rock County52.3+41.9 pts
222Madison County51.9-0.9 pts
223Seminole County51.9+28.1 pts
224Van Buren County51.7+51.7 pts
225Broadwater County51.6+17.1 pts
226Worth County51.6+32.8 pts
227Chambers County51.4+17.1 pts
228Winkler County51.4-14.4 pts
229Cooke County51.4+43.6 pts
230Hot Spring County51.4+12.3 pts
231Sargent County51.3+51.3 pts
232Adams County51+25.5 pts
233Newton County50.9+36.5 pts
234Glacier County50.9-57.6 pts
235Gosper County50.8+50.8 pts
236Caldwell Parish50.8+10.4 pts
237Castro County50.7+26 pts
238Grant County50.5+50.5 pts
238Searcy County50.5+0.4 pts
240Thomas County50.3+25.4 pts
241Kemper County50.2+30.4 pts
242Yoakum County50.2+24.8 pts
243Osage County50.1+19 pts
244Mellette County50.1-50.3 pts
245Eastland County50+5.8 pts
246Benton County50+13.7 pts
247Carson County49.9+33.2 pts
248Screven County49.9+28.7 pts
249Hartley County49.8-17 pts
250Ottawa County49.7-16.4 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 2014 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?

Loving County, with 4,651.2 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Zapata County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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