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US counties by traffic fatality rate

Loving County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3075 counties in 2017, at 1,818.2 per 100,000 people. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 11.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest1,818.2Loving County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median16.43075 counties
United States11.5History

Map of counties, 2017

per 100,000 people, 2017. 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, 2017

Loving County: 1,818.2 per 100,000 peopleLoving County1,818.2Treasure County: 562.6 per 100,000 peopleTreasure County562.6Esmeralda County: 532.6 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County532.6Kenedy County: 522.2 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County522.2Roberts County: 423.3 per 100,000 peopleRoberts County423.3Hudspeth County: 415.1 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County415.1Slope County: 403.2 per 100,000 peopleSlope County403.2Alpine County: 338.1 per 100,000 peopleAlpine County338.1Wheeler County: 285.7 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County285.7Hidalgo County: 276.9 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County276.9Oldham County: 271.7 per 100,000 peopleOldham County271.7Glasscock County: 264.1 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County264.1Denali Borough: 230.5 per 100,000 peopleDenali Borough230.5Baca County: 228.4 per 100,000 peopleBaca County228.4Jones County: 220.8 per 100,000 peopleJones County220.8Crockett County: 216.9 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County216.9Dickens County: 209.1 per 100,000 peopleDickens County209.1Jackson County: 207.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County207.2Guadalupe County: 198.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County198.5Prairie County: 180 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County180Comanche County: 171.3 per 100,000 peopleComanche County171.3Wheeler County: 169 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County169Edwards County: 167.7 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County167.7Kimble County: 162.6 per 100,000 peopleKimble County162.6Harding County: 161.7 per 100,000 peopleHarding County161.7Grant County: 157 per 100,000 peopleGrant County157Gove County: 149.1 per 100,000 peopleGove County149.1Jackson County: 146.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County146.1Meade County: 141.5 per 100,000 peopleMeade County141.5Kent County: 135.5 per 100,000 peopleKent County135.5Throckmorton County: 134.8 per 100,000 peopleThrockmorton County134.8Hancock County: 134.5 per 100,000 peopleHancock County134.5Logan County: 133.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County133.5Culberson County: 133.1 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County133.1Concho County: 131 per 100,000 peopleConcho County131Greenwood County: 130.1 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County130.1Pecos County: 124.7 per 100,000 peoplePecos County124.7San Augustine County: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleSan Augustine County123.9Mineral County: 122.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County122.2Adams County: 121.8 per 100,000 peopleAdams County121.8Loving County: 1,818.2 per 100,000 peopleLoving County1,818.2Treasure County: 562.6 per 100,000 peopleTreasure County562.6Esmeralda County: 532.6 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County532.6Kenedy County: 522.2 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County522.2Roberts County: 423.3 per 100,000 peopleRoberts County423.3Hudspeth County: 415.1 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County415.1Slope County: 403.2 per 100,000 peopleSlope County403.2Alpine County: 338.1 per 100,000 peopleAlpine County338.1Wheeler County: 285.7 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County285.7Hidalgo County: 276.9 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County276.9Oldham County: 271.7 per 100,000 peopleOldham County271.7Glasscock County: 264.1 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County264.1Denali Borough: 230.5 per 100,000 peopleDenali Borough230.5Baca County: 228.4 per 100,000 peopleBaca County228.4Jones County: 220.8 per 100,000 peopleJones County220.8Crockett County: 216.9 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County216.9Dickens County: 209.1 per 100,000 peopleDickens County209.1Jackson County: 207.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County207.2Guadalupe County: 198.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County198.5Prairie County: 180 per 100,000 peoplePrairie County180Comanche County: 171.3 per 100,000 peopleComanche County171.3Wheeler County: 169 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County169Edwards County: 167.7 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County167.7Kimble County: 162.6 per 100,000 peopleKimble County162.6Harding County: 161.7 per 100,000 peopleHarding County161.7Grant County: 157 per 100,000 peopleGrant County157Gove County: 149.1 per 100,000 peopleGove County149.1Jackson County: 146.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County146.1Meade County: 141.5 per 100,000 peopleMeade County141.5Kent County: 135.5 per 100,000 peopleKent County135.5Throckmorton County: 134.8 per 100,000 peopleThrockmorton County134.8Hancock County: 134.5 per 100,000 peopleHancock County134.5Logan County: 133.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County133.5Culberson County: 133.1 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County133.1Concho County: 131 per 100,000 peopleConcho County131Greenwood County: 130.1 per 100,000 peopleGreenwood County130.1Pecos County: 124.7 per 100,000 peoplePecos County124.7San Augustine County: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleSan Augustine County123.9Mineral County: 122.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County122.2Adams County: 121.8 per 100,000 peopleAdams County121.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Loving County1,818.2-4,304.3 pts
2Treasure County562.6+143 pts
3Esmeralda County532.6+131 pts
4Kenedy County522.2+29.6 pts
5Roberts County423.3+314.2 pts
6Hudspeth County415.1+38.6 pts
7Slope County403.2+403.2 pts
8Alpine County338.1-292.5 pts
9Wheeler County285.7+285.7 pts
10Hidalgo County276.9+208 pts
11Oldham County271.7+108.8 pts
12Glasscock County264.1+92.6 pts
13Denali Borough230.5+173.1 pts
14Baca County228.4+228.4 pts
15Jones County220.8+111.9 pts
16Crockett County216.9+99 pts
17Dickens County209.1+157.8 pts
18Jackson County207.2+105.2 pts
19Guadalupe County198.5-68.9 pts
20Prairie County180+94.7 pts
21Comanche County171.3+171.3 pts
22Wheeler County169+114.9 pts
23Edwards County167.7+167.7 pts
24Kimble County162.6-113.9 pts
25Harding County161.7+161.7 pts
26Grant County157+157 pts
27Gove County149.1+74.2 pts
28Jackson County146.1+72 pts
29Meade County141.5+94.3 pts
30Kent County135.5+135.5 pts
31Throckmorton County134.8+134.8 pts
32Hancock County134.5+104.6 pts
33Logan County133.5+133.5 pts
34Culberson County133.1-0.9 pts
35Concho County131+131 pts
36Greenwood County130.1+16.7 pts
37Pecos County124.7+66.7 pts
38San Augustine County123.9+74.4 pts
39Mineral County122.2-124.1 pts
40Adams County121.8+96.3 pts
41Hayes County118.1+118.1 pts
42Grand County115.8+73.9 pts
43Sussex County115.3+44.8 pts
44Lowndes County113.5+75.9 pts
45Jerauld County112+112 pts
46Ward County108.2+28.7 pts
47Nolan County107.7+41.2 pts
48Cherry County107.7+54.5 pts
49Glades County107.3+90.8 pts
50Ness County107+107 pts
51Gilliam County105.9-107.2 pts
52Reeves County105.1+8.2 pts
53La Paz County104.7+2.5 pts
54Trego County104.6+69.7 pts
55Daggett County104.5+7.2 pts
56La Salle County101.2+87 pts
57Somervell County101+78.1 pts
58Dunn County100.1+75.9 pts
59Refugio County98.7+57 pts
60Martin County97.6-16 pts
61Broadwater County96.9+96.9 pts
62Big Horn County96.7-0.1 pts
63Jeff Davis County95.8+95.8 pts
64Prairie County94.5+70.8 pts
65Stanton County93.4+47.6 pts
66Sierra County93+61.2 pts
67Wichita County92.2+92.2 pts
68Andrews County92+86.3 pts
69Marion County90.6+70.6 pts
70Garfield County90.3+90.3 pts
71Anderson County90.2+64.4 pts
72Barber County89.7+89.7 pts
73Decatur County89.3+76.7 pts
74Cimarron County88.9+44.7 pts
75Blaine County88.7+66.9 pts
76Hartley County88.6+0.6 pts
77Harper County88.2+53.4 pts
78Live Oak County87.3+34.8 pts
79Powell County87.3+29.4 pts
80Thurston County87.1+43.5 pts
81Adams County86.4+86.4 pts
82Foard County85.5+0.2 pts
83Sutton County85.3+3.4 pts
84Talbot County84+84 pts
85Noxubee County84+56.4 pts
86Valley County83.8+83.8 pts
87Garfield County82.9+1.7 pts
88Daviess County82.8+58.8 pts
89Sedgwick County82.6+82.6 pts
90Rich County82.5+82.5 pts
91St. Helena Parish82.3+64 pts
92Mountrail County81.8+0.3 pts
93San Juan County81.4+14.2 pts
94Sheridan County80.8+39.9 pts
95Kiowa County80.4+40.5 pts
96Rawlins County79.8+40.2 pts
97Winkler County79.7+54.3 pts
98Carbon County79.5+34.6 pts
99Monona County79.2+22.9 pts
100Butte County78.7+39.3 pts
101Oglala Lakota County78-20.8 pts
102Frontier County77.9+77.9 pts
103Greeley County77.9+2.6 pts
104Benton County77.3+38.9 pts
105Stonewall County77.1+77.1 pts
106Mason County76.6+51.2 pts
107Beaver County76.6+39 pts
108Chase County75.7-76.8 pts
109Macon County75.1+10.3 pts
110Taylor County75+38 pts
111Hitchcock County74.5+0.9 pts
112Greene County74.1+13.9 pts
113Twiggs County73.1-12.2 pts
114Callahan County73.1+21.4 pts
115Haskell County73+37.1 pts
116McKenzie County72.9+7.8 pts
117Sharkey County72.8+49.3 pts
118Kiowa County72.8-1.2 pts
119Lynn County72.5-0.1 pts
120Stark County72.1+72.1 pts
121Keith County71.9-0.1 pts
122Butler County71.6+0.6 pts
123Greer County71.1-14.9 pts
124Logan County70.7+70.7 pts
125Audubon County70.4+53 pts
126Fayette County69.9+32.9 pts
127Apache County69.9+18.2 pts
128Sully County69.4+69.4 pts
129Gallatin County69.4+34.8 pts
130Gray County69.2+0.7 pts
131Decatur County69+43.2 pts
132Rolette County68.3+23.8 pts
133Real County68.3-32.8 pts
134Milam County68.2+48 pts
135Chouteau County68.1+51.1 pts
136Van Buren County67.5+33.5 pts
137Sullivan County65.9+49.4 pts
138Rush County65.6+0.1 pts
139Baker County65.2+0.8 pts
140Osceola County64.8+48.7 pts
141Reynolds County64.7+1.1 pts
142Menifee County64.7+16.4 pts
143Madison Parish64.7+28.5 pts
144Mills County64.6+21.6 pts
145Sharp County64.4+23.1 pts
146Early County64.4-0.5 pts
147Hamilton County64.2+28.4 pts
148Saguache County64-34.6 pts
149Edwards County63.8+1.4 pts
150Millard County63.6+23.4 pts
151Juab County63.2+17.1 pts
152Shoshone County62.8-16.4 pts
153Noble County62.6+27.2 pts
154Panola County62.5+27 pts
155Sumter County62.4+31.7 pts
156Red River Parish62.4+13.5 pts
157Taliaferro County62+0.2 pts
158Wayne County61.2+61.2 pts
159Bottineau County60.8+30.6 pts
160Gonzales County60.6-4.5 pts
161Donley County60.5+1 pts
162Sierra County60.3+34.4 pts
163Granite County60.2-31.9 pts
164Fairfield County59.8+14.1 pts
165Love County59.7+9.7 pts
166Inyo County59.4+21.6 pts
167Taylor County59.3+32.3 pts
168Lafayette County59.3+36.1 pts
169King and Queen County59.2+30 pts
170Uvalde County58.9+51.1 pts
171Clarendon County58.8-5.3 pts
172Wabaunsee County58.7-14.1 pts
173Carroll County58.5+29.5 pts
174Clay County58.5+58.5 pts
175Costilla County58.2-59 pts
176Platte County58.2-22.2 pts
177Duval County58.1+20.5 pts
178Marion County58.1+41.5 pts
179New Madrid County57.9+12.5 pts
180Bullock County57.7+19.9 pts
181Lyon County57.6+11 pts
182Webster County57.4+57.4 pts
183Montgomery County57.4+23 pts
184Gibson County57.3+27.2 pts
185Newton County57.3+35.8 pts
186Tishomingo County57.3+20.8 pts
187Union County57.2+51.5 pts
188Warren County57.1-36.4 pts
189Coosa County57.1-37 pts
190Sheridan County57.1+18.7 pts
191Kimball County57.1+29.4 pts
192Columbus County56.8+8.3 pts
193Boise County56.7+12.8 pts
193Mitchell County56.7+23.3 pts
195Harper County56.7-112.2 pts
196Powder River County56.7+56.7 pts
197Wilson County56.3+45 pts
198Kit Carson County56.2+3.6 pts
199Levy County56.2-0.7 pts
199Morris County56.2+1 pts
201Monroe County56-53.5 pts
202Roane County55.6+34.8 pts
203Rockcastle County55.3+37.1 pts
204Hodgeman County55.1+55.1 pts
205Hardeman County55.1+1 pts
206Macon County54.9+39.5 pts
207Claiborne County54.5-10.1 pts
208Steele County54.5+54.5 pts
209Iowa County54.5+6.1 pts
210Echols County54.3+27.7 pts
211Gulf County54.2+48.2 pts
212Armstrong County54.1-0.7 pts
213Smith County53.6+13.5 pts
214Amelia County53.3+14.7 pts
215Jackson County53.3+30.4 pts
216Fisher County53+0.3 pts
217Hickman County52.9+32.4 pts
218Scott County52.9+24.6 pts
219Valley County52.8+52.8 pts
220Dade County52.7+39.5 pts
221Hardin County52.7+27 pts
222Lander County52.3+0.9 pts
223Sargent County52.2+52.2 pts
224Comanche County52.2-7.3 pts
225Jackson County52+34.6 pts
226Brown County52+0.1 pts
227Meagher County52-52.8 pts
228Luce County51.9+34.7 pts
229Redwood County51.7+32.2 pts
230McIntosh County51.6+9.7 pts
231Madison County51.5-22.4 pts
232Haskell County51.3+51.3 pts
233Holmes County51.3+5 pts
234Nowata County51.1+31 pts
235Pointe Coupee Parish51+0.1 pts
236Glacier County50.6-0.1 pts
237Cameron Parish50.6+50.6 pts
238Swift County50.6+30.3 pts
239Carson County50.4-48.8 pts
240Grant County50.4+50.4 pts
241Washington County50.3-13.4 pts
242George County50.3+12.1 pts
243Atoka County50.2+14.6 pts
244Martin County50.1+30.2 pts
245Sabine County50.1+20.1 pts
246Burke County50.1+16.5 pts
247Adams County50.1+24.6 pts
248Jasper County50+14 pts
249Long County50+37.4 pts
250Menard County49.9+49.9 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 2017 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 1,818.2 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Ziebach County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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