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US counties by traffic fatality rate

Loving County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3075 counties in 2019, at 4,615.4 per 100,000 people. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 11 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest4,615.4Loving County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median15.93075 counties
United States11History

Top 40 counties, 2019

Loving County: 4,615.4 per 100,000 peopleLoving County4,615.4Borden County: 1,016.9 per 100,000 peopleBorden County1,016.9Kenedy County: 847.5 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County847.5Glasscock County: 792.3 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County792.3Terrell County: 632.1 per 100,000 peopleTerrell County632.1McMullen County: 488.6 per 100,000 peopleMcMullen County488.6Esmeralda County: 409.3 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County409.3Hudspeth County: 395 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County395Eureka County: 376.1 per 100,000 peopleEureka County376.1San Juan County: 292.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County292.4Sherman County: 286.6 per 100,000 peopleSherman County286.6Wheeler County: 284.1 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County284.1Mineral County: 238.7 per 100,000 peopleMineral County238.7Chase County: 233.3 per 100,000 peopleChase County233.3Guadalupe County: 225.9 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County225.9Oldham County: 225.4 per 100,000 peopleOldham County225.4Sterling County: 221.1 per 100,000 peopleSterling County221.1Jackson County: 216.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County216.1Hidalgo County: 212.2 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County212.2Sanborn County: 212 per 100,000 peopleSanborn County212Martin County: 210.4 per 100,000 peopleMartin County210.4Upton County: 208.7 per 100,000 peopleUpton County208.7Edwards County: 206.8 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County206.8Costilla County: 202.1 per 100,000 peopleCostilla County202.1Culberson County: 183.5 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County183.5Garfield County: 169.3 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County169.3Kemper County: 162.6 per 100,000 peopleKemper County162.6Stonewall County: 161.7 per 100,000 peopleStonewall County161.7Oliver County: 157.6 per 100,000 peopleOliver County157.6Concho County: 156.3 per 100,000 peopleConcho County156.3Hamilton County: 155.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County155.7Donley County: 155.1 per 100,000 peopleDonley County155.1Morrill County: 153.5 per 100,000 peopleMorrill County153.5Republic County: 149.6 per 100,000 peopleRepublic County149.6Meade County: 148.4 per 100,000 peopleMeade County148.4Jeff Davis County: 145.6 per 100,000 peopleJeff Davis County145.6Greene County: 140.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County140.6Wheeler County: 138.4 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County138.4Mineral County: 135.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County135.2Carbon County: 129.9 per 100,000 peopleCarbon County129.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Loving County4,615.4-3,717.9 pts
2Borden County1,016.9+1,016.9 pts
3Kenedy County847.5+80.2 pts
4Glasscock County792.3+439.8 pts
5Terrell County632.1+632.1 pts
6McMullen County488.6+327.6 pts
7Esmeralda County409.3-158.1 pts
8Hudspeth County395+187.3 pts
9Eureka County376.1+376.1 pts
10San Juan County292.4+154.5 pts
11Sherman County286.6+217.5 pts
12Wheeler County284.1+213.2 pts
13Mineral County238.7-115.5 pts
14Chase County233.3+194.1 pts
15Guadalupe County225.9+113.7 pts
16Oldham County225.4+170.4 pts
17Sterling County221.1-219.8 pts
18Jackson County216.1+144.5 pts
19Hidalgo County212.2+188.8 pts
20Sanborn County212+212 pts
21Martin County210.4+56.8 pts
22Upton County208.7+149.4 pts
23Edwards County206.8+72.4 pts
24Costilla County202.1+173.1 pts
25Culberson County183.5-179 pts
26Garfield County169.3+84.7 pts
27Kemper County162.6+140.9 pts
28Stonewall County161.7+161.7 pts
29Oliver County157.6+157.6 pts
30Concho County156.3-6 pts
31Hamilton County155.7+155.7 pts
32Donley County155.1+32.3 pts
33Morrill County153.5+110 pts
34Republic County149.6+149.6 pts
35Meade County148.4+26.7 pts
36Jeff Davis County145.6+145.6 pts
37Greene County140.6-35.2 pts
38Wheeler County138.4+119 pts
39Mineral County135.2+65.9 pts
40Carbon County129.9+34.4 pts
41Crockett County129.6+33.1 pts
42Reynolds County129.4+113.2 pts
43Keya Paha County127.4+127.4 pts
44Clark County126.1+1.9 pts
45Blaine County125.4+46.6 pts
46Sioux County124.9+124.9 pts
47Washington County124.4+20.7 pts
48Big Horn County120.9+30.6 pts
49Mora County118.7+95 pts
50Roberts County118.1+6.7 pts
51McCone County116.8+58.4 pts
52De Baca County114.5+58.6 pts
53Mills County110.8+44.8 pts
54Lincoln County109.5+2.6 pts
55Armstrong County109.2+54.9 pts
56Sherman County108.2-119.8 pts
57Glades County108+8.7 pts
58Lyman County107.7-26.3 pts
59Jackson County105.3+34.9 pts
60Wibaux County104.8+104.8 pts
61San Juan County103.2+69.3 pts
62Gilliam County102.7+50.5 pts
63Menard County102.2+51.6 pts
64Billings County101.6-105.6 pts
65La Paz County101.6-10.2 pts
66Garfield County99.2+19.3 pts
67Haines Borough95.7+95.7 pts
68Ward County94.7-63.7 pts
69Phillips County94.5+71.2 pts
70Reeves County94.3-112.6 pts
71Platte County93.8+35.8 pts
72Kimble County93.7-118.1 pts
73Sierra County92.7+61.5 pts
74Barber County92.7+92.7 pts
75Emery County92+40.9 pts
76Wichita County91.8+45.6 pts
77Alexander County91.3+56.6 pts
78Fayette County90.5+61.8 pts
79Chautauqua County90.4+90.4 pts
80Duval County90.3+60.5 pts
81Garfield County88.7+88.7 pts
82Cimarron County88.2+0.2 pts
83Sutton County87.6+0.2 pts
84Reagan County87.5-31.6 pts
85Monroe County87.1+72.9 pts
86Hot Springs County87.1+23.4 pts
87Baylor County86.6+58.1 pts
88Miner County86.5+86.5 pts
89Beaver County85.6+71.1 pts
90Kimball County85.3-1 pts
91Shannon County84.5+29.2 pts
92Lewis County83.8+53.3 pts
93Alpine County83.5-89.4 pts
94Cumberland County83.3+67 pts
95Grand County82.9+51.6 pts
96Roosevelt County82.7+55.3 pts
97Iron County82.2+32.4 pts
98Sheridan County81.6+81.6 pts
99Andrews County80.9+30.4 pts
100Adair County80.2+25.9 pts
101Boise County80-1.9 pts
102Niobrara County79.9-194.7 pts
103Love County79+39.3 pts
104Benton County78.6+13.3 pts
105Kane County78.3-28.7 pts
106Hettinger County78.2+78.2 pts
107Sheridan County77.9+77.9 pts
108Juab County76.9+68.2 pts
109Harding County76.9-163.8 pts
110Warren County76.8+38.4 pts
111Cheyenne County76.3+76.3 pts
111Sharkey County76.3+76.3 pts
113Carter County76.3+20.8 pts
114McKenzie County75.5+22.3 pts
115Collingsworth County74.2+0.9 pts
116Comanche County74.1+44.3 pts
117Madison County74.1+59.4 pts
118Lake County73.8+11.5 pts
119Campbell County72.9+72.9 pts
120Pulaski County71.9+71.9 pts
121Atoka County71.6+28.7 pts
122Decatur County71.5+71.5 pts
123Bailey County71.5+57.2 pts
124Jasper County71.4+31 pts
125Carter County71.4+71.4 pts
126Murray County71.4+49.8 pts
127Trego County71.1+71.1 pts
128Adams County70.9-0.8 pts
129Custer County70+70 pts
130Perkins County69.7+69.7 pts
131Talbot County69+18.4 pts
132Benton County68.7+34 pts
133Modoc County68.4+45.5 pts
134Wilson County68.3+57.1 pts
135Baker County68.2+68.2 pts
136Newton County68.2+14.5 pts
137Briscoe County67.8+67.8 pts
138Nolan County67.8+6.9 pts
139Wayne County67.2+67.2 pts
140Wilkinson County67+55.9 pts
141Harney County66.9-109.5 pts
142Torrance County66.4-26.1 pts
143Irion County66.2+66.2 pts
144Mineral County65.9+22.4 pts
145Cameron County65.3+65.3 pts
146Schley County64.7+64.7 pts
147Taliaferro County64.4-245.7 pts
148Lamar County64.3+43 pts
149McCulloch County64.3+12.7 pts
150Newton County64+48.3 pts
151Nottoway County64+51.3 pts
152Grand County63.8+50.9 pts
153Sussex County63.8+0.7 pts
154Inyo County63.6+63.6 pts
155Lee County63.3+34.2 pts
156Lane County63.3+63.3 pts
157Saguache County63.1+47.5 pts
158Kinney County63.1+1.5 pts
159Woodson County62.9+62.9 pts
160Humphreys County62.9+25.9 pts
161McCormick County62.9+52.3 pts
162Calhoun County62.7+21.8 pts
163Carlisle County62.1+20.5 pts
164Graham County62.1+0.5 pts
165Jackson County61.7+54.1 pts
166Switzerland County60.7+30.5 pts
167Granite County60.5+30.4 pts
168Mono County60.4-14.6 pts
169Gallatin County60.4+41.1 pts
170Tyrrell County60.3+60.3 pts
171Franklin County60.2+29.7 pts
172Kearney County60.1+60.1 pts
173Perry County60.1+42.9 pts
174Cedar County59.7+35.9 pts
175Johnson County59.4+47.5 pts
176Comanche County59.2+59.2 pts
176La Salle County59.2-43.7 pts
178Lewis County58.9+47.1 pts
179Falls County58.9+35.3 pts
180Kiowa County58.9+23.7 pts
181Archer County58.6+47 pts
182Hamilton County58.6+58.6 pts
183Cibola County58.5+29.3 pts
184Hodgeman County58.5+58.5 pts
185Hanson County58.1-61.3 pts
186Washington County58.1+38.6 pts
187Holmes County58.1+12.7 pts
188Humphreys County58+31.5 pts
189Hemphill County57.8+57.8 pts
190Ozark County57.8+46.1 pts
191Fall River County57.8+28.9 pts
192Butler County57.7+26.6 pts
193Hancock County57.5-1 pts
194Golden Valley County57.2+57.2 pts
195Bon Homme County56.9+42.7 pts
196Hardeman County56.9+28.7 pts
197Trinity County56.6+5.9 pts
198Oregon County56.5+1.4 pts
199Alger County56.3+56.3 pts
200Kit Carson County56.2+0.1 pts
201Lewis County56.2+0.3 pts
202Marshall County56.1+3.5 pts
203Perry County56.1+35.2 pts
204Richmond County56+33.4 pts
205Northampton County55.9+1.3 pts
206Madison County55.8+22.5 pts
207Haskell County55.7+37.3 pts
207Van Buren County55.7+55.7 pts
209Crook County55.7-28.8 pts
210Grimes County55.6+2.3 pts
211Dade County55.4-11.8 pts
212Burnett County55.3+18.1 pts
213Jasper County55-6 pts
214Seminole County54.9+42.4 pts
215Mahnomen County54.7+54.7 pts
216Richland Parish54.6+29.9 pts
217Blaine County54.5+46 pts
218Garfield County54.4+0.4 pts
219Wallowa County54.3+26.6 pts
220Deuel County54.2+0.2 pts
221Hardin County54.2+54.2 pts
222Garden County54.1+1.8 pts
223Tate County53.7+35.8 pts
224Calhoun County53.7+19.2 pts
225Blanco County53.6+8 pts
226Haakon County53.5+53.5 pts
227Nowata County53+53 pts
228Putnam County53+35.3 pts
229Live Oak County52.9+44.1 pts
230Cass County52.8+30.1 pts
231Cameron Parish52.7+35.6 pts
232Butts County52+23.1 pts
233Monroe County51.9+51.9 pts
234Coleman County51.8+26.8 pts
235Douglas County51.7-6.9 pts
236Irwin County51.6+30.8 pts
237Ballard County51.6+26.2 pts
238Callahan County51.5-58.2 pts
239Haskell County51.5+34.5 pts
240Sargent County51.3+51.3 pts
241Red River County51.3+25.8 pts
242Pawnee County51.2+38.5 pts
243Hardee County51.2+16.4 pts
244Apache County51.2+10.8 pts
245Buffalo County51+1.5 pts
246Clarke County50.9+25.5 pts
247Winkler County50.7-197.1 pts
248Leon County50.7-50.4 pts
249Orangeburg County50.6+5.2 pts
250Colusa County50.6-4.9 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 2019 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 4,615.4 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Ziebach County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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