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US counties by traffic fatality rate

Loving County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3075 counties in 2015, at 3,225.8 per 100,000 people. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 11 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest3,225.8Loving County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median163075 counties
United States11History

Top 40 counties, 2015

Loving County: 3,225.8 per 100,000 peopleLoving County3,225.8Esmeralda County: 650.2 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County650.2Culberson County: 528.2 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County528.2McMullen County: 524.2 per 100,000 peopleMcMullen County524.2Glasscock County: 495.1 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County495.1Kenedy County: 472.8 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County472.8Oldham County: 427.4 per 100,000 peopleOldham County427.4King County: 369 per 100,000 peopleKing County369Hudspeth County: 265.7 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County265.7Judith Basin County: 257.5 per 100,000 peopleJudith Basin County257.5Sterling County: 219.8 per 100,000 peopleSterling County219.8Blaine County: 217.9 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County217.9Hodgeman County: 217.7 per 100,000 peopleHodgeman County217.7Eureka County: 208.7 per 100,000 peopleEureka County208.7Kimble County: 207.7 per 100,000 peopleKimble County207.7Hanson County: 207.5 per 100,000 peopleHanson County207.5Martin County: 205.7 per 100,000 peopleMartin County205.7Irion County: 196.9 per 100,000 peopleIrion County196.9Edwards County: 182.1 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County182.1Guadalupe County: 180.2 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County180.2Real County: 169.8 per 100,000 peopleReal County169.8Reagan County: 168.1 per 100,000 peopleReagan County168.1Baylor County: 167.8 per 100,000 peopleBaylor County167.8Carter County: 161.9 per 100,000 peopleCarter County161.9Borden County: 161.8 per 100,000 peopleBorden County161.8De Baca County: 159.6 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County159.6Coke County: 156.7 per 100,000 peopleCoke County156.7Chouteau County: 153.2 per 100,000 peopleChouteau County153.2Chase County: 151.2 per 100,000 peopleChase County151.2Carson County: 150.5 per 100,000 peopleCarson County150.5Edmunds County: 147.2 per 100,000 peopleEdmunds County147.2Gove County: 145.8 per 100,000 peopleGove County145.8McKenzie County: 143.4 per 100,000 peopleMcKenzie County143.4Hartley County: 141.3 per 100,000 peopleHartley County141.3Reeves County: 140.7 per 100,000 peopleReeves County140.7Boise County: 133.7 per 100,000 peopleBoise County133.7Wallace County: 133.3 per 100,000 peopleWallace County133.3Hinsdale County: 132.8 per 100,000 peopleHinsdale County132.8Mineral County: 126.7 per 100,000 peopleMineral County126.7Quay County: 126.2 per 100,000 peopleQuay County126.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Loving County3,225.8-1,425.4 pts
2Esmeralda County650.2+261.1 pts
3Culberson County528.2+267 pts
4McMullen County524.2-682.2 pts
5Glasscock County495.1+159.2 pts
6Kenedy County472.8+472.8 pts
7Oldham County427.4+165.8 pts
8King County369+369 pts
9Hudspeth County265.7-317.3 pts
10Judith Basin County257.5+157.1 pts
11Sterling County219.8+73.5 pts
12Blaine County217.9+217.9 pts
13Hodgeman County217.7+217.7 pts
14Eureka County208.7-55.2 pts
15Kimble County207.7+207.7 pts
16Hanson County207.5+178.2 pts
17Martin County205.7+33.3 pts
18Irion County196.9-443.8 pts
19Edwards County182.1+182.1 pts
20Guadalupe County180.2+25.1 pts
21Real County169.8+104.5 pts
22Reagan County168.1+29 pts
23Baylor County167.8+83.1 pts
24Carter County161.9+80 pts
25Borden County161.8+4.3 pts
26De Baca County159.6+159.6 pts
27Coke County156.7-0.1 pts
28Chouteau County153.2+119.7 pts
29Chase County151.2+75.6 pts
30Carson County150.5+100.6 pts
31Edmunds County147.2+72.8 pts
32Gove County145.8+145.8 pts
33McKenzie County143.4-69.9 pts
34Hartley County141.3+91.5 pts
35Reeves County140.7+58.4 pts
36Boise County133.7+73 pts
37Wallace County133.3+133.3 pts
38Hinsdale County132.8+132.8 pts
39Mineral County126.7+126.7 pts
40Quay County126.2-0.5 pts
41Sheridan County123.1+1.7 pts
42Custer County123+98.8 pts
43Taliaferro County121.8+62.7 pts
44Clark County116.4+116.4 pts
45Glades County116.2+91.4 pts
46Sherman County115.9+58.5 pts
47Chautauqua County115.8+87.3 pts
48Menominee County114.9+92.1 pts
49Warren County111.7+38.4 pts
50Jones County110+4.6 pts
51Bristol Bay Borough109.2+4.7 pts
52Aurora County109.1+72.7 pts
53Lynn County108.6+108.6 pts
54Sutton County107.6+28.9 pts
55La Paz County106.1+46.4 pts
56Collingsworth County104.2+104.2 pts
57Adams County103.3+103.3 pts
58Mellette County103.1+53 pts
59Carter County102.3+85.5 pts
60Winkler County100.3+48.8 pts
61Jackson County99.8+34.3 pts
62Madison Parish98.4+63.7 pts
63Camas County96+96 pts
64Greene County95.8+1.2 pts
65Daggett County93.7+93.7 pts
66Beaver County93.3+1.6 pts
67Treutlen County91.2+61 pts
68Faulk County90.4+90.4 pts
69Holt County89.7-21.2 pts
70Hidalgo County89.6-107.4 pts
71Gilpin County89.6+71.6 pts
72Major County88.9+63.5 pts
73Lee County88.7+28.7 pts
74Alpine County88.7-0.5 pts
75Hamilton County88.5+1.2 pts
76Carbon County88.4+68.9 pts
77Towner County87.8+87.8 pts
78Ward County87.6-79.1 pts
79Cimarron County87.2+44.7 pts
80Upton County85.9-152.7 pts
81Crockett County85.3-53 pts
82Lincoln County83.5+22.5 pts
83Lander County83.4+34 pts
84Big Horn County82.7+15.2 pts
85Harper County82.7+55.9 pts
86Kimball County81.8+54.7 pts
87Garfield County81.2+0.1 pts
88Hancock County80.5+45.9 pts
89Clay County80.3+16.5 pts
90Reynolds County80.2+33 pts
91Webster County79.7+39.9 pts
92Harding County79.1-1.5 pts
93Dimmit County78.5-46.4 pts
94Andrews County78.2+14.6 pts
95Elk County78.2+40.9 pts
96Antelope County77.8+46.7 pts
97Montgomery County77.8+35.1 pts
98Niobrara County77-117.6 pts
99Lincoln County76.9+38.8 pts
100Beaver County76.8+46.3 pts
101Sheridan County76.7+76.7 pts
102Pecos County76.2-32.8 pts
103Madison County76.1+24.2 pts
104Gonzales County75.8+10 pts
105St. Clair County75.7+64.9 pts
106Pawnee County75.3+1.2 pts
107Jackson County74.2+74.2 pts
108Early County73.6+55.1 pts
109Rock County73.6+73.6 pts
110Wheeler County73.5+73.5 pts
111Lincoln County72.3-0.5 pts
112Kane County72.2+29.8 pts
113Millard County72.2+40 pts
114Apache County72.1+34.6 pts
115Chicot County72.1+54.4 pts
116Bracken County72+48.2 pts
117Mineral County71.4+47.6 pts
118Campbell County71+71 pts
119Sioux County70.8+70.8 pts
120Haskell County70.7-34.9 pts
121Crosby County70.6+52.8 pts
122Skamania County70.5+35.3 pts
123Converse County70.2+20.7 pts
124Pierce County69.9+47.1 pts
125Sully County69.9+69.9 pts
126Hickory County69.8+69.8 pts
127Jack County69.8+12 pts
128Calhoun County68.9-13 pts
129Colorado County68.6+44 pts
130Live Oak County68.6-85.9 pts
131Dunn County68.5-74 pts
132Trego County68.4-103.5 pts
133Grant County68.3+22.7 pts
134Dallas County68+28.3 pts
135Covington County67.9+5 pts
136Sumter County67.9+30.3 pts
137Jefferson Davis County67.6+34.2 pts
138Cotton County67.5+34.5 pts
139Jackson County67.2+33.4 pts
140Ness County67.2+34.4 pts
141Crawford County66.6+57.2 pts
142Hall County66.1+66.1 pts
143Ouray County65.9+21.7 pts
144Teton County65.9+16.2 pts
145Fayette County65.7+28.7 pts
146Copiah County65.4+41.4 pts
147Bayfield County64.6+51.6 pts
148Baker County64-59.7 pts
149Searcy County63.8+13.3 pts
150Grand County63.4-11 pts
151Texas County63.1+27.7 pts
152Moody County63+15.8 pts
153Dewey County62.6-62.1 pts
154Hot Springs County62.2+21.2 pts
155Custer County61.8+25 pts
156Pratt County61.7+41.3 pts
157Houston County61.5+49.3 pts
158Bowman County61.3+61.3 pts
159Kemper County61.3+11.1 pts
160Jackson County60.9+24.4 pts
161McLean County60.9+40.3 pts
162Kinney County60.3+60.3 pts
163Lane County60.2+60.2 pts
163Polk County60.2+30.3 pts
165Twiggs County60.2+36.3 pts
166Karnes County60.1+12 pts
167Costilla County59.8-29.2 pts
168Cass County59.8+52.4 pts
169Marion County59.7+49.8 pts
170Nowata County59.2-38.9 pts
171Wayne County59.2+44.5 pts
172Gila County59.1+26.8 pts
173Lincoln County58.9+39.2 pts
174Grimes County58.8+40.2 pts
175Emery County58.8+39.8 pts
176Jackson County58.8+58.8 pts
177Johnson County58.5+11.6 pts
178Thurston County58.4-15.3 pts
179Charlotte County58.3+41.7 pts
180Emmons County58.1+0.1 pts
181Blaine County57.9+14.4 pts
182Sheridan County57.7+0.4 pts
183Wolfe County57.5+29 pts
184Tunica County57.4-8.3 pts
185Pemiscot County57.4+17.6 pts
186Chickasaw County57.3+34.4 pts
187Jasper County57.3-1.2 pts
188Montgomery County57.1+12.4 pts
189Gunnison County57+37.7 pts
190Baca County56.9+56.9 pts
191Bullock County56.8+10.5 pts
192Adams County56.4+15.2 pts
193Freestone County56.4+15.3 pts
194Duval County56.3+28.9 pts
195Powder River County56.1+0.2 pts
196Hempstead County56+14.7 pts
197Carroll County55.9+28.1 pts
198Wilson County55.7+22.6 pts
199La Salle County55.7-183.1 pts
200Kiowa County55.6+22.9 pts
201Atchison County55.6+55.6 pts
202Goliad County55.6+14.2 pts
203Del Norte County55.4+25.9 pts
204Colleton County55.3+10.5 pts
205St. Helena Parish55-0.1 pts
206Wilkinson County55-9.6 pts
207Oliver County54.4+0.2 pts
208Phelps County54.4+54.4 pts
209Morris County54.2+36.3 pts
210Wilcox County54.1-17.9 pts
211Vinton County53.9+0.6 pts
212Mitchell County53.9+11.4 pts
213Tyler County53.8+15.2 pts
214Claiborne County53.7+21.3 pts
215Zavala County53.6+9.5 pts
216Bacon County53.3+44.3 pts
217Howard County53.3+45.8 pts
218Hansford County53.2+17.1 pts
219Pulaski County53.1+35.9 pts
220Roosevelt County53+8.4 pts
221White County52.9+24.6 pts
222Escambia County52.8+21.1 pts
223Fisher County52.5-104.6 pts
224Chester County52.4+24.7 pts
225Levy County52.4+19.6 pts
226Storey County52.3-1 pts
227Torrance County52+19.7 pts
228Cottonwood County51.9+43.3 pts
229East Carroll Parish51.9+39.1 pts
230Clarendon County51.9+21.8 pts
231Lee County51.8+51.8 pts
232Echols County51.6+26 pts
233Valley County51.6+12.8 pts
234Dawson County51.4+29.7 pts
235Hot Spring County51.4-0 pts
236Braxton County51.2+22.3 pts
237Marshall County51.1+6.2 pts
238Alfalfa County50.8+33.6 pts
239Pike County50.5+39.2 pts
240Juniata County50.4+29.5 pts
241Mountrail County50.2-2.6 pts
242Leake County50+14.5 pts
243Dickens County50+50 pts
244Gaines County49.9+23.8 pts
245Leon County49.7-12.9 pts
246Coleman County49.4+0.9 pts
247McCulloch County49.2-62.6 pts
248Washington County49.2+0.5 pts
249Frio County49.2+43.6 pts
250Williams County49.1+12.9 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 2015 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 3,225.8 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Ziebach County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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