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US counties by traffic fatality rate

Loving County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3077 counties in 2022, at 19,148.9 per 100,000 people. Zapata County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 12.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest19,148.9Loving County
Lowest0Zapata County
Median16.93077 counties
United States12.8History

Map of counties, 2022

per 100,000 people, 2022. 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, 2022

Loving County: 19,148.9 per 100,000 peopleLoving County19,148.9Terrell County: 721.5 per 100,000 peopleTerrell County721.5Esmeralda County: 672 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County672Armstrong County: 646.2 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County646.2McMullen County: 525.4 per 100,000 peopleMcMullen County525.4Glasscock County: 436.7 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County436.7Mineral County: 433.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County433.4King County: 429.2 per 100,000 peopleKing County429.2Sioux County: 354.3 per 100,000 peopleSioux County354.3Martin County: 344.4 per 100,000 peopleMartin County344.4Oldham County: 340.1 per 100,000 peopleOldham County340.1Issaquena County: 311.5 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County311.5Webster County: 297.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster County297.7Kinney County: 286.4 per 100,000 peopleKinney County286.4Guadalupe County: 277.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County277.5Eureka County: 268.5 per 100,000 peopleEureka County268.5Worth County: 257.3 per 100,000 peopleWorth County257.3Taliaferro County: 250 per 100,000 peopleTaliaferro County250Mora County: 241.4 per 100,000 peopleMora County241.4Hudspeth County: 231.6 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County231.6Jones County: 229.9 per 100,000 peopleJones County229.9Carter County: 214 per 100,000 peopleCarter County214Motley County: 193.6 per 100,000 peopleMotley County193.6Judith Basin County: 192.1 per 100,000 peopleJudith Basin County192.1Hartley County: 191.6 per 100,000 peopleHartley County191.6Cimarron County: 179.5 per 100,000 peopleCimarron County179.5Robertson County: 177.5 per 100,000 peopleRobertson County177.5Stafford County: 175.9 per 100,000 peopleStafford County175.9Baca County: 174.7 per 100,000 peopleBaca County174.7Powder River County: 173.9 per 100,000 peoplePowder River County173.9Alpine County: 171.1 per 100,000 peopleAlpine County171.1Kidder County: 166.9 per 100,000 peopleKidder County166.9Big Horn County: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleBig Horn County163.3Kimble County: 157.7 per 100,000 peopleKimble County157.7Sheridan County: 155.6 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County155.6Winkler County: 150.6 per 100,000 peopleWinkler County150.6Yakutat City and Borough: 146 per 100,000 peopleYakutat City and Borough146Wichita County: 145.6 per 100,000 peopleWichita County145.6Reeves County: 144.7 per 100,000 peopleReeves County144.7Sterling County: 141.1 per 100,000 peopleSterling County141.1Loving County: 19,148.9 per 100,000 peopleLoving County19,148.9Terrell County: 721.5 per 100,000 peopleTerrell County721.5Esmeralda County: 672 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County672Armstrong County: 646.2 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County646.2McMullen County: 525.4 per 100,000 peopleMcMullen County525.4Glasscock County: 436.7 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County436.7Mineral County: 433.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County433.4King County: 429.2 per 100,000 peopleKing County429.2Sioux County: 354.3 per 100,000 peopleSioux County354.3Martin County: 344.4 per 100,000 peopleMartin County344.4Oldham County: 340.1 per 100,000 peopleOldham County340.1Issaquena County: 311.5 per 100,000 peopleIssaquena County311.5Webster County: 297.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster County297.7Kinney County: 286.4 per 100,000 peopleKinney County286.4Guadalupe County: 277.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County277.5Eureka County: 268.5 per 100,000 peopleEureka County268.5Worth County: 257.3 per 100,000 peopleWorth County257.3Taliaferro County: 250 per 100,000 peopleTaliaferro County250Mora County: 241.4 per 100,000 peopleMora County241.4Hudspeth County: 231.6 per 100,000 peopleHudspeth County231.6Jones County: 229.9 per 100,000 peopleJones County229.9Carter County: 214 per 100,000 peopleCarter County214Motley County: 193.6 per 100,000 peopleMotley County193.6Judith Basin County: 192.1 per 100,000 peopleJudith Basin County192.1Hartley County: 191.6 per 100,000 peopleHartley County191.6Cimarron County: 179.5 per 100,000 peopleCimarron County179.5Robertson County: 177.5 per 100,000 peopleRobertson County177.5Stafford County: 175.9 per 100,000 peopleStafford County175.9Baca County: 174.7 per 100,000 peopleBaca County174.7Powder River County: 173.9 per 100,000 peoplePowder River County173.9Alpine County: 171.1 per 100,000 peopleAlpine County171.1Kidder County: 166.9 per 100,000 peopleKidder County166.9Big Horn County: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleBig Horn County163.3Kimble County: 157.7 per 100,000 peopleKimble County157.7Sheridan County: 155.6 per 100,000 peopleSheridan County155.6Winkler County: 150.6 per 100,000 peopleWinkler County150.6Yakutat City and Borough: 146 per 100,000 peopleYakutat City and Borough146Wichita County: 145.6 per 100,000 peopleWichita County145.6Reeves County: 144.7 per 100,000 peopleReeves County144.7Sterling County: 141.1 per 100,000 peopleSterling County141.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Loving County19,148.9+15,577.5 pts
2Terrell County721.5+444.1 pts
3Esmeralda County672-5.5 pts
4Armstrong County646.2+483.1 pts
5McMullen County525.4+525.4 pts
6Glasscock County436.7+260.9 pts
7Mineral County433.4-107.2 pts
8King County429.2+429.2 pts
9Sioux County354.3+267.1 pts
10Martin County344.4+114.7 pts
11Oldham County340.1+109.7 pts
12Issaquena County311.5+159.8 pts
13Webster County297.7+297.7 pts
14Kinney County286.4+286.4 pts
15Guadalupe County277.5+119.3 pts
16Eureka County268.5+111.4 pts
17Worth County257.3+206.7 pts
18Taliaferro County250-5.3 pts
19Mora County241.4+146 pts
20Hudspeth County231.6+79.1 pts
21Jones County229.9-112.6 pts
22Carter County214+214 pts
23Motley County193.6+193.6 pts
24Judith Basin County192.1+94.1 pts
25Hartley County191.6+80.1 pts
26Cimarron County179.5+135 pts
27Robertson County177.5+177.5 pts
28Stafford County175.9+151 pts
29Baca County174.7+174.7 pts
30Powder River County173.9+115.3 pts
31Alpine County171.1+171.1 pts
32Kidder County166.9+124.6 pts
33Big Horn County163.3+93.5 pts
34Kimble County157.7+42.7 pts
35Sheridan County155.6+76.6 pts
36Winkler County150.6+109.9 pts
37Yakutat City and Borough146+146 pts
38Wichita County145.6+145.6 pts
39Reeves County144.7+44.6 pts
40Sterling County141.1+141.1 pts
41Culberson County139-639.8 pts
42Carson County137.7+85.2 pts
43Lincoln County135.7+22 pts
44Warren County135.4+116.3 pts
45Treasure County133.5+3.3 pts
46Morrill County132.5+88.7 pts
47Sedgwick County130.8+44.9 pts
48Hinsdale County129.4-0.2 pts
49Quay County128.9+36.1 pts
50San Juan County125.6-9.9 pts
51Kingman County125.3+111.6 pts
52Washington County124+62.4 pts
53Sutton County123.5-28.3 pts
54Clark County123.2-2.8 pts
55Hamilton County122.7+42 pts
56La Salle County121.9-12.4 pts
57Beaver County119+78.9 pts
58Hayes County115.7+115.7 pts
59Cheyenne County115.3-1 pts
60Coleman County114.5+49.7 pts
61Rich County113.9-1.5 pts
62Lowndes County112.5-8.3 pts
63Live Oak County112.4+68.4 pts
64Crane County109.7+66.6 pts
65Gove County109.4+36.7 pts
66Calhoun County106.3+0.6 pts
67Catron County105.5+105.5 pts
68Leon County104.8+17.6 pts
69Andrews County103.4+49.1 pts
70Clark County102.7-50.6 pts
71Terrell County102.5+91.3 pts
72Stanton County101.2+52.3 pts
73Menard County101.1-0.6 pts
74Gilliam County99.4+99.4 pts
75Daggett County98.9+98.9 pts
76Jefferson County98.8+84.8 pts
77Johnston County96.8+58.1 pts
78Wheeler County95.8+57 pts
79Floyd County95.2+19.7 pts
80Hutchinson County94.9+54.3 pts
81Reagan County94.9+33.6 pts
82Red River County94.9+17 pts
83Greene County94.4+2.1 pts
84Custer County93.6+93.6 pts
85Claiborne County93+35.4 pts
86Merrick County90.8+77.8 pts
87Hamilton County90.8+60.2 pts
88Lincoln County90.6-73.9 pts
89Hickman County90.5+90.5 pts
90Tripp County90.1+54.3 pts
91Calhoun County89.1+22.6 pts
92Mills County88.8-22.5 pts
93Garza County88.4+24.5 pts
94Glacier County88+37 pts
95Lynn County86.9+51.5 pts
96Highland County86.8+42.2 pts
97Socorro County86.7+7 pts
98Lander County86.7+69.3 pts
99Stewart County86.3+25.3 pts
100Newton County84.6+56.7 pts
101Kiowa County83+41.4 pts
102Noble County82.9+37.2 pts
103Covington County82.8+39 pts
104Dallam County82.5+54.7 pts
105Fisher County82.4+82.4 pts
106Alexander County82.3+2.8 pts
107Grand County81.6+29.9 pts
108Chicot County81.3+41.5 pts
109Pawnee County81.3+49.2 pts
110Chariton County81.1+67.6 pts
111Montgomery County80.9+46.1 pts
112Runnels County80.8+20.2 pts
113Menifee County80.5+48.1 pts
114Cook County80.4+45.6 pts
115Crosby County79.8+1.1 pts
116Ballard County78.6-12.4 pts
117Wolfe County77.9+1.1 pts
118Pershing County77.6+62 pts
119Mississippi County77+68.8 pts
120Clay County76.3+56.9 pts
121Jackson County76.1+2.5 pts
122Gonzales County75.5+29.7 pts
123Burleson County74.7+14 pts
124Zavala County74.6-9.8 pts
125Newton County74.5+58.2 pts
126Iron County74.4+53.2 pts
127Russell County74.3+59.4 pts
128Butte County74.3-0.8 pts
129Oglala Lakota County74.2+22.5 pts
130Montgomery County73.3+63 pts
131Cotton County73.1+54.7 pts
131Ward County73.1-17.1 pts
133Choctaw County72.5+24.6 pts
134Hamilton County72.2+60 pts
135Aurora County72.2-0.8 pts
136Storey County72-0.4 pts
137Glades County72+47.6 pts
138Sherman County71.9+36.1 pts
139Jasper County71.9-3.7 pts
140Brooks County71.8-99 pts
141Kit Carson County71.3+28 pts
142Hancock County71+24.9 pts
143Hall County70.9+35.8 pts
144Huerfano County70.7+12.9 pts
145Edwards County70.3+0.3 pts
146Robertson County70+34.6 pts
147Kiowa County69.9+69.9 pts
148Wheeler County69.7+0.9 pts
149Butler County69.7-36.4 pts
150Briscoe County69.4-1.9 pts
150Rabun County69.4+22.7 pts
152San Juan County69.4+48.7 pts
153Bullock County69.10 pts
154Roosevelt County68.8+47.7 pts
155Glascock County68.5+68.5 pts
156Barton County68.4+51.3 pts
157Lee County68.2+31.4 pts
158Lawrence County68.1+31.3 pts
159Holmes County68.1+19.7 pts
160Beaver County68-1.2 pts
161Fayette County68+27.6 pts
162Rockcastle County67.8+49.3 pts
163Pecos County67.8+8.3 pts
164Marion County67.8+8.2 pts
165Wallace County67.1+67.1 pts
166Adair County67.1+40.5 pts
167Cleveland County66.9+0.2 pts
168McCulloch County66.7+53.4 pts
169Bollinger County66.6+57.2 pts
170Nelson County66.4+66.4 pts
171Harney County66.3+0.6 pts
172Conejos County66.1+39.7 pts
173Mineral County66.1-42.1 pts
174Madison County66+36.4 pts
175Washington County65.9+58.6 pts
176Hot Springs County65.1+21.6 pts
177Twiggs County65-23.8 pts
178Freestone County65-0.7 pts
179Republic County64.7+22.1 pts
180Inyo County64+48.2 pts
181New Madrid County63.8+51.3 pts
182Humboldt County63.7+24 pts
183Haywood County63+17.7 pts
184St. Clair County62.6+62.6 pts
185Chester County62.6+12.8 pts
186Ellsworth County62.5-16.5 pts
187Dundy County62.5+62.5 pts
188Sierra County62.2+62.2 pts
189Colleton County62.1+12.7 pts
190Fremont County61.9-14.1 pts
191Scott County61.3+30.7 pts
192Scott County61.2+41.2 pts
193Donley County61.1-28.2 pts
194Nevada County61+12.2 pts
195Kane County60.9+10.8 pts
196Knox County60.8+0.7 pts
197Jerauld County60.8+60.8 pts
198Frio County60.4+26.9 pts
199Bennett County59.9-28.5 pts
200Karnes County59.8+39.6 pts
201Kimball County59.8+59.8 pts
202Cibola County59.8-28.9 pts
203Moore County59.6+29.5 pts
204Oscoda County59.5+35.5 pts
205Northampton County59.5+24.5 pts
206Lawrence County59.5+51 pts
207Roger Mills County59.4+29.7 pts
208Dixie County59.4+29.9 pts
209Emery County59.4+9.2 pts
210Boise County59.3-51.3 pts
211Concho County59.3+29.5 pts
212Marshall County59+14.4 pts
213Ouray County58.7-0.5 pts
214Trimble County58.7+11.9 pts
215Hodgeman County58.6+0.6 pts
216Torrance County58.4-0.3 pts
217Luna County58.4-28 pts
218McCone County58.4+58.4 pts
219Converse County58.1+28.8 pts
220Gates County57.8+38.6 pts
221Nottoway County57.8+38.6 pts
222Hanson County57.8+57.8 pts
223Platte County57.8+57.8 pts
224Tyrrell County57.7+28 pts
225Boyd County57.6+57.6 pts
226Wilkinson County57.5+12.1 pts
227Polk County57.3+57.3 pts
228Hot Spring County57.3+11.9 pts
229Johnson County57.2-35.5 pts
230Carter County57+19.4 pts
231Seward County56.7+28.3 pts
232Butler County56.6+32.2 pts
233Orangeburg County56.5+1 pts
234Dooly County56.4+38 pts
235Norton County56.4+19.1 pts
236DeSoto County56.4+15.6 pts
237Sussex County56.3+0.9 pts
238Uvalde County56.2+24 pts
239Jasper County56.2+12.9 pts
240Chattooga County56.2+40.1 pts
241Washita County56+19.3 pts
242Goliad County56+28 pts
243Robeson County55.9+2.4 pts
244Wilbarger County55.8+8.6 pts
245De Soto Parish55.8+7.6 pts
246Lincoln County55.6+37.9 pts
247Costilla County55.4-27.6 pts
248Hampton County55.1+5.8 pts
249Irwin County54.8+44.2 pts
250Lamb County54.8+16.1 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).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Loving County, with 19,148.9 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Zapata County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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