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US counties by traffic fatality rate

Loving County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3075 counties in 2018, at 8,333.3 per 100,000 people. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 11.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest8,333.3Loving County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median15.83075 counties
United States11.2History

Map of counties, 2018

per 100,000 people, 2018. 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, 2018

Loving County: 8,333.3 per 100,000 peopleLoving County8,333.3Kenedy County: 767.3 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County767.3Esmeralda County: 567.4 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County567.4Sterling County: 440.9 per 100,000 peopleSterling County440.9King County: 383.1 per 100,000 peopleKing County383.1Culberson County: 362.5 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County362.5Mineral County: 354.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County354.2Glasscock County: 352.4 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County352.4Loup County: 339 per 100,000 peopleLoup County339Taliaferro County: 310.2 per 100,000 peopleTaliaferro County310.2Niobrara County: 274.6 per 100,000 peopleNiobrara County274.6Winkler County: 247.8 per 100,000 peopleWinkler County247.8Harding County: 240.8 per 100,000 peopleHarding County240.8Sherman County: 227.9 per 100,000 peopleSherman County227.9Kimble County: 211.9 per 100,000 peopleKimble County211.9Hudspeth County: 207.7 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County207.7Billings County: 207.3 per 100,000 peopleBillings County207.3Reeves County: 206.9 per 100,000 peopleReeves County206.9Kiowa County: 200.8 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County200.8Harney County: 176.3 per 100,000 peopleHarney County176.3Greene County: 175.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County175.8Alpine County: 172.9 per 100,000 peopleAlpine County172.9Catron County: 171.6 per 100,000 peopleCatron County171.6Ellsworth County: 171.3 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County171.3Concho County: 162.3 per 100,000 peopleConcho County162.3McMullen County: 161 per 100,000 peopleMcMullen County161Ward County: 158.4 per 100,000 peopleWard County158.4Martin County: 153.6 per 100,000 peopleMartin County153.6Cottle County: 144.9 per 100,000 peopleCottle County144.9San Juan County: 137.9 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County137.9Throckmorton County: 137.5 per 100,000 peopleThrockmorton County137.5Logan County: 137 per 100,000 peopleLogan County137Edwards County: 134.3 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County134.3Lyman County: 134 per 100,000 peopleLyman County134Sedgwick County: 124.6 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County124.6Clark County: 124.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County124.2Donley County: 122.8 per 100,000 peopleDonley County122.8Denali Borough: 122.1 per 100,000 peopleDenali Borough122.1Meade County: 121.7 per 100,000 peopleMeade County121.7Rich County: 120.1 per 100,000 peopleRich County120.1Loving County: 8,333.3 per 100,000 peopleLoving County8,333.3Kenedy County: 767.3 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County767.3Esmeralda County: 567.4 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County567.4Sterling County: 440.9 per 100,000 peopleSterling County440.9King County: 383.1 per 100,000 peopleKing County383.1Culberson County: 362.5 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County362.5Mineral County: 354.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County354.2Glasscock County: 352.4 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County352.4Loup County: 339 per 100,000 peopleLoup County339Taliaferro County: 310.2 per 100,000 peopleTaliaferro County310.2Niobrara County: 274.6 per 100,000 peopleNiobrara County274.6Winkler County: 247.8 per 100,000 peopleWinkler County247.8Harding County: 240.8 per 100,000 peopleHarding County240.8Sherman County: 227.9 per 100,000 peopleSherman County227.9Kimble County: 211.9 per 100,000 peopleKimble County211.9Hudspeth County: 207.7 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County207.7Billings County: 207.3 per 100,000 peopleBillings County207.3Reeves County: 206.9 per 100,000 peopleReeves County206.9Kiowa County: 200.8 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County200.8Harney County: 176.3 per 100,000 peopleHarney County176.3Greene County: 175.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County175.8Alpine County: 172.9 per 100,000 peopleAlpine County172.9Catron County: 171.6 per 100,000 peopleCatron County171.6Ellsworth County: 171.3 per 100,000 peopleEllsworth County171.3Concho County: 162.3 per 100,000 peopleConcho County162.3McMullen County: 161 per 100,000 peopleMcMullen County161Ward County: 158.4 per 100,000 peopleWard County158.4Martin County: 153.6 per 100,000 peopleMartin County153.6Cottle County: 144.9 per 100,000 peopleCottle County144.9San Juan County: 137.9 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County137.9Throckmorton County: 137.5 per 100,000 peopleThrockmorton County137.5Logan County: 137 per 100,000 peopleLogan County137Edwards County: 134.3 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County134.3Lyman County: 134 per 100,000 peopleLyman County134Sedgwick County: 124.6 per 100,000 peopleSedgwick County124.6Clark County: 124.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County124.2Donley County: 122.8 per 100,000 peopleDonley County122.8Denali Borough: 122.1 per 100,000 peopleDenali Borough122.1Meade County: 121.7 per 100,000 peopleMeade County121.7Rich County: 120.1 per 100,000 peopleRich County120.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Loving County8,333.3+6,515.2 pts
2Kenedy County767.3+245.1 pts
3Esmeralda County567.4+34.8 pts
4Sterling County440.9+440.9 pts
5King County383.1+383.1 pts
6Culberson County362.5+229.4 pts
7Mineral County354.2+231.9 pts
8Glasscock County352.4+88.3 pts
9Loup County339+339 pts
10Taliaferro County310.2+248.2 pts
11Niobrara County274.6+274.6 pts
12Winkler County247.8+168.1 pts
13Harding County240.8+79.1 pts
14Sherman County227.9+227.9 pts
15Kimble County211.9+49.3 pts
16Hudspeth County207.7-207.3 pts
17Billings County207.3+207.3 pts
18Reeves County206.9+101.8 pts
19Kiowa County200.8+120.4 pts
20Harney County176.3+135.5 pts
21Greene County175.8+101.7 pts
22Alpine County172.9-165.3 pts
23Catron County171.6+143.3 pts
24Ellsworth County171.3+140.7 pts
25Concho County162.3+31.3 pts
26McMullen County161+161 pts
27Ward County158.4+50.2 pts
28Martin County153.6+56 pts
29Cottle County144.9+144.9 pts
30San Juan County137.9+137.9 pts
31Throckmorton County137.5+2.7 pts
32Logan County137+3.5 pts
33Edwards County134.3+70.5 pts
34Lyman County134+134 pts
35Sedgwick County124.6+42 pts
36Clark County124.2+124.2 pts
37Donley County122.8+62.3 pts
38Denali Borough122.1-108.4 pts
39Meade County121.7-19.8 pts
40Rich County120.1+37.7 pts
41Hanson County119.5+90 pts
42Reagan County119.1+89.5 pts
43Wolfe County118.3+74.6 pts
44Guadalupe County112.2-86.2 pts
45La Paz County111.8+7.1 pts
46Oneida County111.8+66.6 pts
47Roberts County111.4-311.9 pts
48Dimmit County110.5+78.2 pts
49Callahan County109.7+36.7 pts
50Daggett County108.6+4.1 pts
51Crane County108.1+86.3 pts
52Kane County107.1+93.5 pts
53Lincoln County106.8+106.8 pts
54Ouray County105.5+84.4 pts
55Washington County103.8+62.7 pts
56La Salle County102.9+1.7 pts
57Garza County102+69.6 pts
58Leon County101.1+57.2 pts
59Clark County99.8+49.9 pts
60Glades County99.3-8 pts
61Crockett County96.6-120.3 pts
62Lincoln County96.5+58.1 pts
63Madison County95.8+46.2 pts
64Carbon County95.5+16.1 pts
65Stanton County94.2+0.8 pts
66Schoharie County93.2+86.6 pts
67Torrance County92.4+59.6 pts
68Dooly County91.3+83.2 pts
69Hartley County91.1+2.5 pts
70Tensas Parish90.7+68.6 pts
71Big Horn County90.3-6.4 pts
72Major County90+51.8 pts
73Emmons County90+90 pts
74Searcy County88.7+76.1 pts
75Cimarron County88-0.9 pts
76Custer County87.5+65.4 pts
77Sutton County87.4+2.1 pts
78Kimball County86.3+29.2 pts
79Lawrence County86+61.7 pts
80Lowndes County85.6-27.8 pts
81Custer County84.9+72.8 pts
82Garfield County84.7+1.8 pts
83Pocahontas County84.6+56.7 pts
84Crook County84.5+42.1 pts
85York County84.4+49.2 pts
86Boise County81.9+25.2 pts
87McPherson County81.9+81.9 pts
88Rosebud County81.3+47.3 pts
89Sullivan County81.2+48.8 pts
90Carroll County81.1+35.2 pts
91Noble County80.7+18.1 pts
92Garfield County79.9+60.1 pts
93Heard County79.2+61.6 pts
94Rock County79.2+79.2 pts
95Blaine County78.8-9.8 pts
96Oglala Lakota County78.6+0.6 pts
97Thomas County76.3+51.3 pts
98Dunn County75.2-25 pts
99San Augustine County75.1-48.8 pts
100Mono County75.1+37.7 pts
101Gove County74.7-74.4 pts
102Seward County73.8+68 pts
103Russell County73.7+44.5 pts
104Huerfano County73.5+43 pts
105Collingsworth County73.3+73.3 pts
106Brown County73+21 pts
107Issaquena County72.9+72.9 pts
108Mountrail County72.5-9.3 pts
109Kiowa County71.8-0.9 pts
110Jackson County71.7-74.4 pts
111Adams County71.7-50.2 pts
112Piute County71.1+71.1 pts
113Wheeler County70.9-214.8 pts
114Jackson County70.3-136.9 pts
115Clay County69.6+69.6 pts
116Mineral County69.3+22.3 pts
117Sherman County69.1+69.1 pts
118Zavala County68.9+49.6 pts
119Gilchrist County68.7+45.4 pts
120Hall County68.2+34.3 pts
121Milam County68-0.2 pts
122Dade County67.2+55 pts
123Nicholas County67.1+26.5 pts
124Johnston County66.7+19.9 pts
125Florence County66.6+22.4 pts
126Mills County66+1.4 pts
127Hickman County65.9+44.4 pts
128Pecos County65.6-59 pts
129Seminole County65.5+65.5 pts
130Benton County65.3-12 pts
131Frio County64.9+48.6 pts
132Newton County64.8+7.5 pts
133Anderson County64.5-25.8 pts
134St. Helena Parish64.5-17.8 pts
135Benson County64.1+48.2 pts
136Hot Springs County63.6+42.9 pts
137Sussex County63.2-52.2 pts
138Scotland County62.6+41.9 pts
139Lake County62.3+62.3 pts
140Eastland County62+28.3 pts
141Doddridge County61.9+24.8 pts
142Kinney County61.6+61.6 pts
143Graham County61.6+37.2 pts
144Fergus County61.6+52.9 pts
145Hand County61.5+61.5 pts
146Lawrence County61.4+24.7 pts
147Harrison County61.2+34.2 pts
148Quitman County61+16.7 pts
149Jasper County60.9+24.7 pts
149Nolan County60.9-46.8 pts
151Atchison County60.9+54.8 pts
152Keith County60.2-11.7 pts
153Jackson County60.2+40.1 pts
154Tyler County59.6+49.7 pts
155Upton County59.3+59.3 pts
156Marshall County58.8+39 pts
157Hancock County58.6+24.1 pts
158Douglas County58.5+25.3 pts
159McCone County58.4+58.4 pts
160Daniels County58.3+58.3 pts
161Sheridan County58.3+1.2 pts
162Beaver County58.2-18.4 pts
163Harper County58.2+1.5 pts
164Neshoba County58.1+17.5 pts
165Platte County58-0.1 pts
166Bennett County57.9+57.9 pts
167Dundy County57.9+57.9 pts
168Gallatin County57.8-11.7 pts
169Panola County57.8+31.3 pts
170Caribou County57.7+43.2 pts
171Powder River County57.2+0.6 pts
172Colleton County57+10.1 pts
173Winn Parish57+7.9 pts
174Noxubee County56.8-27.2 pts
175Calhoun County56.5+7.8 pts
176Mitchell County56.4-0.3 pts
177Clay County56.4+49.3 pts
178Calhoun County56.3+49.2 pts
179Kit Carson County56.1-0.1 pts
180Brooks County56.1+42.1 pts
181Fairfield County56-3.7 pts
182De Baca County56+56 pts
183Lewis County55.8+28.5 pts
184McKinley County55.8+15.1 pts
185Stevens County55.7+19 pts
186Macon County55.6+0.7 pts
187Colusa County55.5+9.5 pts
188Carter County55.4+55.4 pts
189Shannon County55.3+28.3 pts
190Idaho County55.3+6 pts
191Oregon County55.1+22.7 pts
192Millard County55.1-8.4 pts
193Somervell County55-46 pts
194Cheyenne County55+55 pts
195Oldham County54.9-216.8 pts
196Clarke County54.8+33.9 pts
197Lynn County54.6-17.9 pts
198Northampton County54.6+6.3 pts
199Armstrong County54.4+0.3 pts
200Adair County54.3+27.1 pts
201Fisher County54.2+1.2 pts
202Braxton County54.1+31.5 pts
203Deuel County54+54 pts
204Nelson County54+26.9 pts
205Garfield County54+54 pts
206Lincoln County53.8+17.5 pts
207Newton County53.8+27.2 pts
208Benewah County53.7+53.7 pts
209Navajo County53.7+4.3 pts
210Castro County53.5+40.4 pts
211Powell County53.4+38 pts
212Grimes County53.3+13.8 pts
213McKenzie County53.2-19.7 pts
214Dickens County53.1-156 pts
215Grant County52.9+13.2 pts
216Lee County52.7+23.6 pts
217Marshall County52.6+3.3 pts
218Lamb County52.5+37.6 pts
219McIntosh County52.5+0.9 pts
220Alfalfa County52.3+35.4 pts
221Garden County52.2+52.2 pts
221Gosper County52.2+52.2 pts
223Gilliam County52.2-53.7 pts
224Putnam County52.2+16.3 pts
225Haskell County51.9+0.6 pts
226Yoakum County51.9+26.3 pts
227Ellis County51.7+26.1 pts
228McCulloch County51.6+51.6 pts
229Okfuskee County51.6+8.9 pts
230Decatur County51.5-37.8 pts
231Freestone County51.5+10.1 pts
232Emery County51.1+10.3 pts
233Judith Basin County50.9+50.9 pts
234Chase County50.9+25.5 pts
235Trinity County50.7+18.5 pts
236Menard County50.6+0.7 pts
237Mason County50.6-26.1 pts
238Talbot County50.5-33.5 pts
239Andrews County50.5-41.5 pts
240Columbia County50.3+50.3 pts
241Terry County50.1+33.6 pts
242Greene County50+35.3 pts
243Benton County50+37.3 pts
244Crowley County49.9+33.1 pts
245Iron County49.8+16.4 pts
246Gregory County49.7+49.7 pts
247Grayson County49.6+7.7 pts
248Worth County49.5+49.5 pts
249Buffalo County49.5+49.5 pts
250Keweenaw County49.4+49.4 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 2018 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 8,333.3 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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