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US counties by traffic fatality rate

Loving County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3077 counties in 2020, at 5,970.1 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 11.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest5,970.1Loving County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median16.43077 counties
United States11.8History

Top 40 counties, 2020

Loving County: 5,970.1 per 100,000 peopleLoving County5,970.1Cheyenne County: 572.7 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County572.7Borden County: 467.3 per 100,000 peopleBorden County467.3Oldham County: 340.3 per 100,000 peopleOldham County340.3Crockett County: 323.2 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County323.2Kenedy County: 285.7 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County285.7Hudspeth County: 281.9 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County281.9Esmeralda County: 271.7 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County271.7Wallace County: 264.6 per 100,000 peopleWallace County264.6McPherson County: 252.5 per 100,000 peopleMcPherson County252.5Sherman County: 250.8 per 100,000 peopleSherman County250.8Golden Valley County: 243.6 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County243.6Blaine County: 233.6 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County233.6Deuel County: 218.2 per 100,000 peopleDeuel County218.2Jackson County: 217.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County217.7Jones County: 216.7 per 100,000 peopleJones County216.7Sherman County: 213.6 per 100,000 peopleSherman County213.6Taliaferro County: 192.6 per 100,000 peopleTaliaferro County192.6Real County: 181.8 per 100,000 peopleReal County181.8Golden Valley County: 174.5 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County174.5Grant County: 162.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County162.3Guadalupe County: 157.6 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County157.6Carson County: 155.3 per 100,000 peopleCarson County155.3Granite County: 151.2 per 100,000 peopleGranite County151.2Issaquena County: 150.9 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County150.9Banner County: 147.5 per 100,000 peopleBanner County147.5Osborne County: 143.2 per 100,000 peopleOsborne County143.2San Juan County: 141.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County141.2Kimble County: 139.8 per 100,000 peopleKimble County139.8Kiowa County: 137.7 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County137.7Culberson County: 137.2 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County137.2Wheeler County: 137.1 per 100,000 peopleWheeler County137.1Terrell County: 133.3 per 100,000 peopleTerrell County133.3Crane County: 128.3 per 100,000 peopleCrane County128.3Hinsdale County: 127.1 per 100,000 peopleHinsdale County127.1Clark County: 126.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County126.1Bradley County: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleBradley County123.9Big Horn County: 122.3 per 100,000 peopleBig Horn County122.3Upton County: 121.1 per 100,000 peopleUpton County121.1Knox County: 119.4 per 100,000 peopleKnox County119.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Loving County5,970.1+1,354.8 pts
2Cheyenne County572.7+572.7 pts
3Borden County467.3-549.7 pts
4Oldham County340.3+115 pts
5Crockett County323.2+193.6 pts
6Kenedy County285.7-561.7 pts
7Hudspeth County281.9-113.1 pts
8Esmeralda County271.7-137.5 pts
9Wallace County264.6+264.6 pts
10McPherson County252.5+252.5 pts
11Sherman County250.8-35.8 pts
12Golden Valley County243.6+243.6 pts
13Blaine County233.6+233.6 pts
14Deuel County218.2+164.1 pts
15Jackson County217.7+1.6 pts
16Jones County216.7+216.7 pts
17Sherman County213.6+105.4 pts
18Taliaferro County192.6+128.1 pts
19Real County181.8+146.6 pts
20Golden Valley County174.5+117.3 pts
21Grant County162.3+162.3 pts
22Guadalupe County157.6-68.3 pts
23Carson County155.3+155.3 pts
24Granite County151.2+90.8 pts
25Issaquena County150.9+150.9 pts
26Banner County147.5+147.5 pts
27Osborne County143.2+143.2 pts
28San Juan County141.2-151.2 pts
29Kimble County139.8+46 pts
30Kiowa County137.7+137.7 pts
31Culberson County137.2-46.2 pts
32Wheeler County137.1-147 pts
33Terrell County133.3-498.8 pts
34Crane County128.3+106.9 pts
35Hinsdale County127.1+127.1 pts
36Clark County126.10 pts
37Bradley County123.9+105.1 pts
38Big Horn County122.3+1.4 pts
39Upton County121.1-87.6 pts
40Knox County119.4+119.4 pts
41Pawnee County118.1+79.2 pts
42Petersburg Borough117.4n/a
43Kimball County117.4+32.1 pts
44Butte County116.1+77.2 pts
45McCone County115.7-1.1 pts
46Mineral County114.8-123.9 pts
47Martin County114-96.3 pts
48Lincoln County112.7+3.2 pts
49Florence County109.6+109.6 pts
50Rosebud County108.4+72.9 pts
51Armstrong County108.1-1.2 pts
52Eureka County107.9-268.2 pts
53Custer County105.8+105.8 pts
54Gosper County105.5+105.5 pts
55Baker County105.3+37 pts
56Boise County104.4+24.4 pts
57Washington County103.9-20.6 pts
58Major County103.2+77.6 pts
59Winkler County103.2+52.4 pts
60Huerfano County102.6+87.9 pts
61La Paz County102.6+1 pts
62Jewell County102.4+102.4 pts
63Sussex County101.9+38 pts
64Chouteau County101.4+84.3 pts
65Clark County101.2+51.6 pts
66Macon County99.8+67.3 pts
67Beaver County99.4+79.9 pts
68Gilliam County99.3-3.5 pts
69Judith Basin County98.9+49.5 pts
70Colleton County98.6+57.2 pts
71Woodson County96.8+33.9 pts
72Jefferson County96.6+55.3 pts
73Kinney County96+32.9 pts
74Motley County94+94 pts
75Jefferson County93.8+75.3 pts
76Wichita County93.1+1.3 pts
77Greeley County91.8+91.8 pts
78Prairie County91.7+91.7 pts
79Donley County91.5-63.6 pts
80Pershing County90.6+45.8 pts
81Glasscock County89.5-702.7 pts
82Lincoln County88.3+70.7 pts
83Reeves County88-6.3 pts
84Reagan County87.6+0.2 pts
85Pratt County87.5+76.6 pts
86Hamilton County87.4+44.5 pts
87Baylor County86.70 pts
88Baca County86.2+58 pts
89Republic County85.6-64 pts
90Garfield County85.4-84 pts
91Alpine County84.8+1.3 pts
92Juab County84.6+7.6 pts
93Crook County83.6+27.9 pts
94Wilkinson County82.1+70.7 pts
95Sweet Grass County81.7+54.8 pts
96Fairfield County81.4+34.3 pts
97Oregon County81.3+24.8 pts
98Potter County80.8+80.8 pts
99Modoc County80.7+12.3 pts
100Carroll County80.5+60.7 pts
101Adair County80.1-0.1 pts
102Hyde County79.9+79.9 pts
103Pope County79.8+53.7 pts
104Wilkinson County79.2+12.2 pts
105Dade County79.1+65.9 pts
106Sargent County78.1+26.7 pts
107Scott County77.9+77.9 pts
108Lincoln County77.9+38.9 pts
109Stillwater County77.8+77.8 pts
110Fayette County77.5-13 pts
111Macon County77+46.3 pts
112Warren County76.7-0 pts
113Harding County76.5-0.5 pts
114Allendale County75.6+51.5 pts
115Mason County75.6+50.2 pts
116Stark County74.2+55.8 pts
117Charles City County74.1+45 pts
118Lawrence County74+24.8 pts
119Monroe County73.8-13.3 pts
120Gove County73.6+37.2 pts
121Haskell County73.6+17.9 pts
122Schuyler County72.8+58.4 pts
123Wabaunsee County72.6+43.5 pts
124Seminole County72.3+17.4 pts
125Powell County72.1+43.4 pts
126Hidalgo County72.1-140.2 pts
127Hall County71.5+71.5 pts
128Okfuskee County71+53.6 pts
129Gunnison County70.8+41.2 pts
130Douglas County70.6+70.6 pts
131Hampton County70.2+29.1 pts
132Dimmit County69.9+24.7 pts
133Richland Parish69.9+15.3 pts
134Glascock County69.1+69.1 pts
135Turner County69.1+69.1 pts
136Douglas County69+17.3 pts
137Millard County68.9+29.9 pts
138Throckmorton County68.9+68.9 pts
139Ward County68.5-26.2 pts
140Bullock County68.4+49.2 pts
141Caldwell County68+68 pts
142Adams County67.8-3.1 pts
143Pointe Coupee Parish67.7+34.3 pts
144Eastland County67.4+33.5 pts
145Fremont County67.1+29.4 pts
146Greenwood County66.9+34.2 pts
147Socorro County66.4+30.4 pts
148Gonzales County66.1+45.7 pts
149Jefferson County65.9+40.8 pts
150Poinsett County65.3+48.1 pts
151Scurry County65+47.3 pts
152Lincoln County64.9+51.9 pts
153Pulaski County63.9-8 pts
154McIntosh County63.7+27.8 pts
155Lane County63.7+0.4 pts
156Tallahatchie County63.3+24.7 pts
157Inyo County63.2-0.4 pts
158Treutlen County62.6+47.1 pts
159Harrison County62.1+48.4 pts
160Grand County62-20.9 pts
161Lake County61.2-12.6 pts
162Perry County61.1+1 pts
163Surry County61.1+15.4 pts
164Fremont County60.9+16.5 pts
165Jeff Davis County60.8+40.4 pts
166Oscoda County60.7+48.5 pts
167Sawyer County60.7+49.5 pts
168Daniels County60.5+60.5 pts
168Phillips County60.5+60.5 pts
170Runnels County60.5+50.3 pts
171Thayer County59.7+59.7 pts
172Sutton County59.6-28 pts
173Burt County59.5+29.7 pts
174Chautauqua County59.2-31.2 pts
175Maries County59.2+35.4 pts
176Powder River County59.1+59.1 pts
177Montgomery County58.9+12.2 pts
178Ozark County58.7+0.9 pts
179Noxubee County58.7+49.1 pts
180Franklin County58.3+40.7 pts
181Broadwater County58.3+43 pts
182Converse County58.2+36.4 pts
183Washington County58.1+24.8 pts
184Fulton County58.1+25.3 pts
185Alexander County58-33.3 pts
186Newton County57.6-6.4 pts
187Gooding County57.5+24.9 pts
188Hancock County57.4-0.1 pts
189Fall River County57.4-0.4 pts
190Northampton County57.3+1.5 pts
191Stevens County57.2+38.3 pts
192Blaine County57.1+43 pts
193Goliad County57+14.3 pts
194Wilcox County56.9+45.5 pts
195Dickens County56.8+56.8 pts
196Osceola County56.8+34.9 pts
197Stewart County56.7+56.7 pts
198Cleburne County56.6+16.3 pts
199Freestone County56.6+15.2 pts
200Coahoma County56.5+47.3 pts
201Union County56.5+42.4 pts
202Brooks County56.4+14.4 pts
203Hampshire County56.3+34.7 pts
204Marshall County56.2+0.1 pts
205Hartley County56.2+37.8 pts
206Hickman County56.1+15.7 pts
207Bleckley County55.9+40 pts
208Woodford County55.7+33.4 pts
209Cibola County55.6-2.9 pts
210Pushmataha County55.6+9.7 pts
211Newton County55.6-12.6 pts
212Cloud County55.4+44.4 pts
213Grant County55.3+41.4 pts
214Grainger County55.2+46.6 pts
215Carbon County55.1-74.8 pts
216New Madrid County55.1+25.2 pts
217Jasper County55+0.1 pts
218Harper County54.9+18.9 pts
219Seminole County54.7+32.8 pts
220Grant County54.6+13.9 pts
221Grant County54.6+45.5 pts
222Pepin County54.5+54.5 pts
223Montgomery County54.4+11.8 pts
224Nolan County54.3-13.4 pts
225Cotton County54.2+17.8 pts
226Adams County53.9+26.9 pts
227Jackson County53.7+41.8 pts
228Scott County53.6+18 pts
229Upshur County53.6+31.5 pts
230Haakon County53.50 pts
230Oliver County53.5-104.1 pts
232Jackson County53.3+39.9 pts
233Logan County53.2+53.2 pts
234Garden County52.9-1.1 pts
235Live Oak County52.9-0.1 pts
236Marlboro County52.8+19.5 pts
237McIntosh County52.8+10.6 pts
238Red River Parish52.7+39.8 pts
239Alfalfa County52.5+52.5 pts
240Blanco County52.4-1.2 pts
241St. Francis County52.1+9.5 pts
242Mellette County52+52 pts
243Conecuh County51.9+17.9 pts
244Greene County51.9-88.7 pts
245Chester County51.8+22.8 pts
246Humphreys County51.7-11.2 pts
247Buffalo County51.6+0.6 pts
248Corson County51.4+26 pts
249Menard County51-51.2 pts
249Searcy County51+25.5 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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 5,970.1 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Ziebach County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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