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US counties by traffic fatality rate

Loving County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3077 counties in 2021, at 3,571.4 per 100,000 people. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 13 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest3,571.4Loving County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median17.83077 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

per 100,000 people, 2021. 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, 2021

Loving County: 3,571.4 per 100,000 peopleLoving County3,571.4Kenedy County: 1,466.3 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County1,466.3Culberson County: 778.7 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County778.7Esmeralda County: 677.5 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County677.5Mineral County: 540.5 per 100,000 peopleMineral County540.5Greeley County: 389.7 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County389.7Jones County: 342.5 per 100,000 peopleJones County342.5Terrell County: 277.4 per 100,000 peopleTerrell County277.4Taliaferro County: 255.3 per 100,000 peopleTaliaferro County255.3Real County: 248.5 per 100,000 peopleReal County248.5Golden Valley County: 245.1 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County245.1Bristol Bay Borough: 237.5 per 100,000 peopleBristol Bay Borough237.5Oldham County: 230.4 per 100,000 peopleOldham County230.4Martin County: 229.7 per 100,000 peopleMartin County229.7Blaine County: 216 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County216Buffalo County: 211.2 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County211.2Camas County: 175.9 per 100,000 peopleCamas County175.9Glasscock County: 175.7 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County175.7Jackson County: 174.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County174.4Brooks County: 170.9 per 100,000 peopleBrooks County170.9Loup County: 166.7 per 100,000 peopleLoup County166.7Crockett County: 165.8 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County165.8Lincoln County: 164.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County164.4Armstrong County: 163.1 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County163.1Guadalupe County: 158.2 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County158.2Eureka County: 157.2 per 100,000 peopleEureka County157.2Clark County: 153.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County153.3Hudspeth County: 152.5 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County152.5Jefferson Davis County: 152.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County152.2Sutton County: 151.8 per 100,000 peopleSutton County151.8Issaquena County: 151.7 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County151.7Millard County: 151.6 per 100,000 peopleMillard County151.6Logan County: 147.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County147.4Banner County: 145.1 per 100,000 peopleBanner County145.1Clay County: 139.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County139.5Sully County: 135.9 per 100,000 peopleSully County135.9San Juan County: 135.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County135.5Kent County: 134.4 per 100,000 peopleKent County134.4La Salle County: 134.4 per 100,000 peopleLa Salle County134.4Treasure County: 130.2 per 100,000 peopleTreasure County130.2Loving County: 3,571.4 per 100,000 peopleLoving County3,571.4Kenedy County: 1,466.3 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County1,466.3Culberson County: 778.7 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County778.7Esmeralda County: 677.5 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County677.5Mineral County: 540.5 per 100,000 peopleMineral County540.5Greeley County: 389.7 per 100,000 peopleGreeley County389.7Jones County: 342.5 per 100,000 peopleJones County342.5Terrell County: 277.4 per 100,000 peopleTerrell County277.4Taliaferro County: 255.3 per 100,000 peopleTaliaferro County255.3Real County: 248.5 per 100,000 peopleReal County248.5Golden Valley County: 245.1 per 100,000 peopleGolden Valley County245.1Bristol Bay Borough: 237.5 per 100,000 peopleBristol Bay Borough237.5Oldham County: 230.4 per 100,000 peopleOldham County230.4Martin County: 229.7 per 100,000 peopleMartin County229.7Blaine County: 216 per 100,000 peopleBlaine County216Buffalo County: 211.2 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County211.2Camas County: 175.9 per 100,000 peopleCamas County175.9Glasscock County: 175.7 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County175.7Jackson County: 174.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County174.4Brooks County: 170.9 per 100,000 peopleBrooks County170.9Loup County: 166.7 per 100,000 peopleLoup County166.7Crockett County: 165.8 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County165.8Lincoln County: 164.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County164.4Armstrong County: 163.1 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County163.1Guadalupe County: 158.2 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County158.2Eureka County: 157.2 per 100,000 peopleEureka County157.2Clark County: 153.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County153.3Hudspeth County: 152.5 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County152.5Jefferson Davis County: 152.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson Davis County152.2Sutton County: 151.8 per 100,000 peopleSutton County151.8Issaquena County: 151.7 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County151.7Millard County: 151.6 per 100,000 peopleMillard County151.6Logan County: 147.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County147.4Banner County: 145.1 per 100,000 peopleBanner County145.1Clay County: 139.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County139.5Sully County: 135.9 per 100,000 peopleSully County135.9San Juan County: 135.5 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County135.5Kent County: 134.4 per 100,000 peopleKent County134.4La Salle County: 134.4 per 100,000 peopleLa Salle County134.4Treasure County: 130.2 per 100,000 peopleTreasure County130.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Loving County3,571.4-2,398.7 pts
2Kenedy County1,466.3+1,180.6 pts
3Culberson County778.7+641.5 pts
4Esmeralda County677.5+405.8 pts
5Mineral County540.5+425.7 pts
6Greeley County389.7+389.7 pts
7Jones County342.5+125.8 pts
8Terrell County277.4+144.1 pts
9Taliaferro County255.3+62.7 pts
10Real County248.5+66.7 pts
11Golden Valley County245.1+1.5 pts
12Bristol Bay Borough237.5+237.5 pts
13Oldham County230.4-109.9 pts
14Martin County229.7+115.7 pts
15Blaine County216-17.7 pts
16Buffalo County211.2+159.6 pts
17Camas County175.9+175.9 pts
18Glasscock County175.7+86.2 pts
19Jackson County174.4+174.4 pts
20Brooks County170.9+114.5 pts
21Loup County166.7+166.7 pts
22Crockett County165.8-157.4 pts
23Lincoln County164.4+76.1 pts
24Armstrong County163.1+55.1 pts
25Guadalupe County158.2+0.6 pts
26Eureka County157.2+49.2 pts
27Clark County153.3+52.1 pts
28Hudspeth County152.5-129.3 pts
29Jefferson Davis County152.2+125.6 pts
30Sutton County151.8+92.3 pts
31Issaquena County151.7+0.8 pts
32Millard County151.6+82.7 pts
33Logan County147.4+147.4 pts
34Banner County145.1-2.4 pts
35Clay County139.5+104.1 pts
36Sully County135.9+135.9 pts
37San Juan County135.5-5.7 pts
38Kent County134.4+134.4 pts
39La Salle County134.4+119.3 pts
40Treasure County130.2+130.2 pts
41Hinsdale County129.5+2.5 pts
42Lane County127.9+64.2 pts
43Clark County125.9-0.2 pts
44Lowndes County120.8+91.6 pts
45Sheridan County117.9+117.9 pts
46Sumter County117.1+76 pts
47Cheyenne County116.3-456.4 pts
48Rich County115.4+75.5 pts
49Hitchcock County115.3+77.1 pts
50Chase County115+76.2 pts
51Kimble County115-24.8 pts
52Lincoln County113.7+1.1 pts
53Hartley County111.5+55.3 pts
54Mills County111.4+66.4 pts
55Boise County110.7+6.3 pts
56La Paz County109.8+7.2 pts
57Haakon County108.9+55.3 pts
58Mineral County108.2+64.3 pts
59Butler County106.1+58.8 pts
60Calhoun County105.7+63.5 pts
61King and Queen County104.9+59.4 pts
62Sherman County104.8-108.8 pts
63Jefferson County104.2+38.3 pts
64Billings County103.7+103.7 pts
65Tunica County103.7+72.9 pts
66Doddridge County103.3+64.8 pts
67Rush County102.2+68.2 pts
68Meagher County101.9+101.9 pts
69Menard County101.6+50.6 pts
70St. Helena Parish100.9+55 pts
71Reeves County100.1+12 pts
72Rolette County99.4+50.2 pts
73Tensas Parish99.4+75 pts
74Shannon County98.6+98.6 pts
75Judith Basin County98-0.9 pts
76Panola County97.5+53.1 pts
77Mora County95.5+71.6 pts
78Antelope County95.3+79.4 pts
79Phillips County95+95 pts
80Quay County92.8+58.4 pts
81Johnson County92.7+80.9 pts
82Upton County92.7-28.5 pts
83Greene County92.3+40.4 pts
84Cherry County91.7+73.4 pts
85Ballard County91+65.1 pts
86Ward County90.2+21.7 pts
87Sabine County89.9+49.4 pts
88Clinch County89.4+74.6 pts
88Granite County89.4-61.8 pts
90Donley County89.3-2.2 pts
91Twiggs County88.8+51.4 pts
92Cibola County88.7+33.1 pts
93San Augustine County88.5+63.2 pts
94Bennett County88.4+58.9 pts
95Webster County88.1+58.7 pts
96Leon County87.2+42.8 pts
97Sioux County87.2+87.2 pts
98Luna County86.4+54.9 pts
99Sedgwick County85.9+85.9 pts
100Garfield County85.2+85.2 pts
101Zavala County84.5+63.8 pts
102Greenwood County84.4+17.5 pts
103Scotland County83.8+53.9 pts
104Mountrail County83.5+83.5 pts
105Graham County83.2+83.2 pts
106Pondera County83.1+66.1 pts
107Costilla County83+83 pts
108Garfield County82.9-2.5 pts
109Stonewall County82.4+82.4 pts
110Mineral County82.3+38.5 pts
111Ottawa County82.3+52.5 pts
112Reynolds County82.2+32.8 pts
113Haskell County82.1+55.5 pts
114Brunswick County81.4+56.1 pts
115Trinity County80.7+37.2 pts
116Hamilton County80.7+80.7 pts
117Archer County80.4+33.7 pts
118Okfuskee County80.2+9.2 pts
119Socorro County79.7+13.3 pts
120Alexander County79.6+21.5 pts
121Sheridan County79.1+79.1 pts
122Oglethorpe County79+52.1 pts
123Ellsworth County79+47.6 pts
124Crosby County78.7+59.1 pts
125Major County78.5-24.7 pts
126Sierra County78.1+60.8 pts
127Garfield County78.1+58.5 pts
128Red River County77.9+43.2 pts
129Wolfe County76.8+31.1 pts
130McHenry County76.6+57.8 pts
131Fremont County75.9+15 pts
132Cheyenne County75.9+37.6 pts
133Jasper County75.6+27.5 pts
134Floyd County75.5+56.9 pts
135Butte County75-41.1 pts
136Fulton County74.2+16.1 pts
137Brown County74+52.9 pts
138Jackson County73.6-144.1 pts
139Lemhi County73.5+35.8 pts
140Hidalgo County73.4+1.4 pts
141Aurora County73+36.5 pts
142Gove County72.7-0.9 pts
143Storey County72.4+48.1 pts
144Houston County72.4+48.3 pts
145Tillamook County71.9+24.6 pts
146McCurtain County71.4+22.8 pts
147Briscoe County71.3+71.3 pts
148Powell County71.2-0.9 pts
149Baker County70.8-34.4 pts
150Lake and Peninsula Borough70.4+70.4 pts
151Hickory County70+33.8 pts
152Edwards County69.9+69.9 pts
153McCook County69.9+69.9 pts
154Big Horn County69.8-52.5 pts
155Oregon County69.5-11.8 pts
156Perry County69.5+8.4 pts
157Beaver County69.3+41.1 pts
158Benson County69.3+18.8 pts
159Bullock County69.1+0.7 pts
160Wheeler County68.9-68.2 pts
161Gaines County68.5+31.7 pts
162Crook County68.4-15.2 pts
163Jewell County67.9-34.6 pts
164Quitman County67.8+51.6 pts
165Custer County67.5+44.1 pts
166Nelson County67.4+33.5 pts
167Cleveland County66.8+53.5 pts
168Calhoun County66.6+44.7 pts
169Cass County66.5+20.8 pts
170Throckmorton County66.4-2.5 pts
171Harney County65.8+39.1 pts
172Morgan County65.7+36.6 pts
173Freestone County65.7+9.1 pts
174Richland Parish65.4-4.4 pts
175Presidio County65.4+32.7 pts
176Tyler County65.3+30 pts
177Scott County65.2+11.6 pts
178Irion County65.1+65.1 pts
179Coleman County64.8+25.7 pts
180Dawson County64.7+48.7 pts
181Lincoln County64.5-0.4 pts
182Garza County63.8+29.4 pts
183Callahan County63.8+12.9 pts
184Franklin County63.8+21.2 pts
185Calhoun County63.6+35.3 pts
186Searcy County63.3+12.3 pts
187Somervell County63.3+52.4 pts
188Worth County63.2+29.4 pts
189Hardee County63.2+31.6 pts
190Union County63.1+50.1 pts
191Choctaw County62.6+41.5 pts
192New Kent County62.6+36.6 pts
193Rooks County61.7+20.8 pts
194Washington County61.6-42.3 pts
195Marion County61.6+10.9 pts
196Choctaw County61.5+12.7 pts
197Wheeler County61.4+41.3 pts
198Reagan County61.3-26.3 pts
199Madison Parish61.3+20.9 pts
200Clark County61.2+33.1 pts
201Hockley County61.1+47.2 pts
202Stewart County61.1+4.4 pts
203Dillon County60.8+14.8 pts
204Burleson County60.7+26.8 pts
205Runnels County60.6+0.2 pts
206Jones County60.3+34.9 pts
207Knox County60.2-59.2 pts
208Comanche County60+60 pts
209Refugio County59.7+15.2 pts
210Duplin County59.7+24.8 pts
211Marion County59.6+42.6 pts
212Jackson County59.5+6.2 pts
212Pecos County59.5+26.6 pts
214De Baca County59.5+59.5 pts
215Cleburne County59.4+32.8 pts
216Ouray County59.2+59.2 pts
217Childress County58.9+43.9 pts
218Torrance County58.8+18.9 pts
219Neshoba County58.8+31.2 pts
220Powder River County58.6-0.5 pts
221Simpson County58.4+27.5 pts
222Hodgeman County58+58 pts
223Custer County57.8+9.9 pts
224Metcalfe County57.8+57.8 pts
225Huerfano County57.7-44.9 pts
226Claiborne County57.7+24.7 pts
227Humphreys County57.4+20.5 pts
228Todd County56.9+24.4 pts
229Phillips County56.9+44.8 pts
230Tate County56.8+24.8 pts
231Lincoln County56.7-21.2 pts
232Owyhee County56.6+40 pts
233Stevens County56.6-0.6 pts
234Ripley County56.3+18.9 pts
235Iroquois County56.1+22.7 pts
236Mecklenburg County56+42.8 pts
237Sheridan County56+56 pts
238Clay County55.8+48.9 pts
239Pushmataha County55.7+0.1 pts
240St. James Parish55.6+45.6 pts
241Orangeburg County55.5+11.5 pts
242Steele County55.5+55.5 pts
243Sussex County55.4-46.5 pts
244Caldwell County55.2+47.3 pts
245Elmore County55.2+27.3 pts
246Adams County54.9+1 pts
247Ferry County54.9+27.1 pts
248Bath County54.7+39 pts
249Hendry County54.7+22 pts
250Garfield County54.6+54.6 pts

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Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

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