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US counties by traffic fatality rate

Loving County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 3077 counties in 2023, at 6,521.7 per 100,000 people. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 12.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest6,521.7Loving County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median16.53077 counties
United States12.2History

Map of counties, 2023

per 100,000 people, 2023. 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, 2023

Loving County: 6,521.7 per 100,000 peopleLoving County6,521.7King County: 1,395.3 per 100,000 peopleKing County1,395.3Esmeralda County: 413.8 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County413.8Mineral County: 321.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County321.9Harding County: 311 per 100,000 peopleHarding County311Jackson County: 304 per 100,000 peopleJackson County304Niobrara County: 300.8 per 100,000 peopleNiobrara County300.8Kenedy County: 284.9 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County284.9Crockett County: 281.5 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County281.5Hinsdale County: 262.8 per 100,000 peopleHinsdale County262.8Glasscock County: 260.6 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County260.6Martin County: 250 per 100,000 peopleMartin County250Arthur County: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleArthur County240.4Jones County: 232 per 100,000 peopleJones County232Oldham County: 223.8 per 100,000 peopleOldham County223.8Edwards County: 215.7 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County215.7Schleicher County: 211.1 per 100,000 peopleSchleicher County211.1Wallace County: 199.9 per 100,000 peopleWallace County199.9Culberson County: 182.2 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County182.2Borden County: 175.4 per 100,000 peopleBorden County175.4McMullen County: 172.7 per 100,000 peopleMcMullen County172.7Cheyenne County: 172.6 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County172.6Zavala County: 171.3 per 100,000 peopleZavala County171.3Loup County: 170.4 per 100,000 peopleLoup County170.4Highland County: 170.1 per 100,000 peopleHighland County170.1Kiowa County: 166.4 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County166.4Armstrong County: 163.9 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County163.9Gosper County: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleGosper County163.3Guadalupe County: 161.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County161.5Clark County: 161.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County161.2Collingsworth County: 156.2 per 100,000 peopleCollingsworth County156.2Menard County: 153.2 per 100,000 peopleMenard County153.2La Salle County: 151.5 per 100,000 peopleLa Salle County151.5Gove County: 146.4 per 100,000 peopleGove County146.4Mora County: 145.5 per 100,000 peopleMora County145.5Sterling County: 145.2 per 100,000 peopleSterling County145.2Jackson County: 144.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County144.3Dewey County: 141.1 per 100,000 peopleDewey County141.1Benson County: 138.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County138.5Cimarron County: 137.1 per 100,000 peopleCimarron County137.1Loving County: 6,521.7 per 100,000 peopleLoving County6,521.7King County: 1,395.3 per 100,000 peopleKing County1,395.3Esmeralda County: 413.8 per 100,000 peopleEsmeralda County413.8Mineral County: 321.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County321.9Harding County: 311 per 100,000 peopleHarding County311Jackson County: 304 per 100,000 peopleJackson County304Niobrara County: 300.8 per 100,000 peopleNiobrara County300.8Kenedy County: 284.9 per 100,000 peopleKenedy County284.9Crockett County: 281.5 per 100,000 peopleCrockett County281.5Hinsdale County: 262.8 per 100,000 peopleHinsdale County262.8Glasscock County: 260.6 per 100,000 peopleGlasscock County260.6Martin County: 250 per 100,000 peopleMartin County250Arthur County: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleArthur County240.4Jones County: 232 per 100,000 peopleJones County232Oldham County: 223.8 per 100,000 peopleOldham County223.8Edwards County: 215.7 per 100,000 peopleEdwards County215.7Schleicher County: 211.1 per 100,000 peopleSchleicher County211.1Wallace County: 199.9 per 100,000 peopleWallace County199.9Culberson County: 182.2 per 100,000 peopleCulberson County182.2Borden County: 175.4 per 100,000 peopleBorden County175.4McMullen County: 172.7 per 100,000 peopleMcMullen County172.7Cheyenne County: 172.6 per 100,000 peopleCheyenne County172.6Zavala County: 171.3 per 100,000 peopleZavala County171.3Loup County: 170.4 per 100,000 peopleLoup County170.4Highland County: 170.1 per 100,000 peopleHighland County170.1Kiowa County: 166.4 per 100,000 peopleKiowa County166.4Armstrong County: 163.9 per 100,000 peopleArmstrong County163.9Gosper County: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleGosper County163.3Guadalupe County: 161.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County161.5Clark County: 161.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County161.2Collingsworth County: 156.2 per 100,000 peopleCollingsworth County156.2Menard County: 153.2 per 100,000 peopleMenard County153.2La Salle County: 151.5 per 100,000 peopleLa Salle County151.5Gove County: 146.4 per 100,000 peopleGove County146.4Mora County: 145.5 per 100,000 peopleMora County145.5Sterling County: 145.2 per 100,000 peopleSterling County145.2Jackson County: 144.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County144.3Dewey County: 141.1 per 100,000 peopleDewey County141.1Benson County: 138.5 per 100,000 peopleBenson County138.5Cimarron County: 137.1 per 100,000 peopleCimarron County137.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Loving County6,521.7-12,627.2 pts
2King County1,395.3+966.2 pts
3Esmeralda County413.8-258.3 pts
4Mineral County321.9-111.5 pts
5Harding County311+311 pts
6Jackson County304+227.8 pts
7Niobrara County300.8+300.8 pts
8Kenedy County284.9+284.9 pts
9Crockett County281.5+247.6 pts
10Hinsdale County262.8+133.4 pts
11Glasscock County260.6-176 pts
12Martin County250-94.4 pts
13Arthur County240.4+240.4 pts
14Jones County232+2.1 pts
15Oldham County223.8-116.3 pts
16Edwards County215.7+145.4 pts
17Schleicher County211.1+211.1 pts
18Wallace County199.9+132.8 pts
19Culberson County182.2+43.3 pts
20Borden County175.4+175.4 pts
21McMullen County172.7-352.7 pts
22Cheyenne County172.6+57.3 pts
23Zavala County171.3+96.7 pts
24Loup County170.4+170.4 pts
25Highland County170.1+83.3 pts
26Kiowa County166.4+83.4 pts
27Armstrong County163.9-482.3 pts
28Gosper County163.3+108.7 pts
29Guadalupe County161.5-116 pts
30Clark County161.2+58.5 pts
31Collingsworth County156.2+156.2 pts
32Menard County153.2+52.2 pts
33La Salle County151.5+29.6 pts
34Gove County146.4+36.9 pts
35Mora County145.5-96 pts
36Sterling County145.2+4.1 pts
37Jackson County144.3+109 pts
38Dewey County141.1+118.3 pts
39Benson County138.5+103.9 pts
40Cimarron County137.1-42.3 pts
41Greene County137+42.6 pts
42Kimble County134.4-23.4 pts
43La Paz County130.9+82.5 pts
44Tunica County127.9+75.1 pts
45Upton County127.8+96.1 pts
46Wheeler County127.1+127.1 pts
47Taliaferro County124.9-125.1 pts
48Dimmit County120.8+85 pts
49Carson County119.4-18.4 pts
50Chase County117.4+78.3 pts
51Hudspeth County114.8-116.8 pts
52Sherman County110.7+38.8 pts
53Jeff Davis County108.1+108.1 pts
54Lyman County107.5+107.5 pts
55Monroe County107+76.6 pts
56Love County106.7+77.3 pts
57Buffalo County106.2+106.2 pts
58Real County105.1+69.6 pts
59Refugio County104.3+59.2 pts
60Wheeler County103.6+62 pts
61Sherman County102.4+102.4 pts
62Torrance County101.9+43.5 pts
63Pratt County98.8+98.8 pts
64Towner County98.2+49.7 pts
65Warren County97.9-37.6 pts
66Motley County97.8-95.9 pts
67Leon County96.6-8.1 pts
68Donley County94.4+33.4 pts
69Reagan County94.4-0.5 pts
70Winkler County94-56.6 pts
71Kinney County93.6-192.7 pts
72Nance County92+92 pts
73Lincoln County90.4-45.3 pts
74Saguache County89.7+44.5 pts
75Prairie County89.7+89.7 pts
76Quitman County89.4+36.6 pts
77Sharkey County88.8+60.1 pts
78Hamilton County88.8+88.8 pts
79Moore County88.6+29 pts
80Miner County87.2+87.2 pts
81Garza County87.1-1.2 pts
82Sedgwick County86.8-44 pts
83Gray County86.7+34.2 pts
84Hardeman County86.5+86.5 pts
85Baylor County85.7+85.7 pts
86Glades County85.7+13.7 pts
87Greeley County85.2+85.2 pts
88Granite County84.2+55.4 pts
89Carbon County83.8+35.6 pts
90Sussex County83.4+27.1 pts
91Sheridan County83+41.8 pts
92Wilson County83+71.3 pts
93Kane County82.9+22 pts
94Marion County82.5+51.5 pts
95Garfield County82.2+82.2 pts
96Boise County81.8+22.4 pts
97Platte County81.6+23.8 pts
98Rawlins County80.6+80.6 pts
99Harney County80.5+14.2 pts
100Wilbarger County79.8+24 pts
101Pawnee County79.7+79.7 pts
102Gallatin County79.3+45.2 pts
103Dolores County79.2+38.6 pts
104Crook County79+25.1 pts
105McIntosh County78+24.4 pts
106Lake County78+62.6 pts
107Twiggs County77.9+12.8 pts
108McHenry County77.6+58.4 pts
109Fremont County77.4+15.6 pts
110Wayne County76.5+38.5 pts
111Van Buren County76+45.1 pts
112Coleman County75.9-38.6 pts
113Owsley County75.3+49.9 pts
114Socorro County74.9-11.9 pts
115Caldwell Parish74.5+42.9 pts
116Ripley County74+46 pts
117Childress County74+44.7 pts
118Bath County73.7+49.2 pts
119Fairfield County73.6+29.5 pts
120Ward County72.9-0.2 pts
121Butte County72.8-1.5 pts
122Lowndes County72.3-40.2 pts
123San Saba County72.2+55.1 pts
124St. Clair County71.8+9.2 pts
125Conecuh County71.6+35.9 pts
126Aurora County71.5-0.6 pts
127Eastland County71.4+26.8 pts
128Kit Carson County71.1-0.2 pts
129Huerfano County71+0.4 pts
130Jerome County70.4+46.6 pts
131Big Horn County70.2-93.1 pts
132Southeast Fairbanks Census Area70+70 pts
133Clay County69.7+34.8 pts
134Holmes County69.5+1.3 pts
135Milam County69.1+18.5 pts
136Jewell County68.9+34.5 pts
137Pike County68.9+59 pts
138Lynn County68.8-18.1 pts
139Sherman County67.3+34 pts
140Dawson County67.2+34.3 pts
141Oglala Lakota County67.1-7 pts
142Reynolds County67.1+17 pts
143Caldwell County66.8+66.8 pts
144Benton County66.7+27.1 pts
145Ozark County66.7+55.5 pts
146Covington County66.6-16.2 pts
147Nelson County66.40 pts
148Karnes County66.4+6.6 pts
149Louisa County66.4+57 pts
150Mineral County66.3+0.2 pts
151Archer County66.2+43.6 pts
152Pawnee County65.9-15.3 pts
153Box Butte County65.4+28 pts
154Throckmorton County65.3+65.3 pts
155Scott County65.2+18.3 pts
156Jack County65.1+30.8 pts
157Dallas County64.7+32.4 pts
158Jim Hogg County64.4+64.4 pts
159Perry County64.3+39 pts
160Comanche County64+49.6 pts
161Freestone County63.9-1.1 pts
162Madison County63.7+63.7 pts
163Haywood County63.5+0.6 pts
164Chicot County63.1-18.2 pts
165Choctaw County62.8+28.1 pts
166Brewster County62.6+30.7 pts
167Wilkinson County62.6+25.9 pts
168Shackelford County62.4+31.2 pts
169Harper County62.4+30.9 pts
170Falls County62.3+32.8 pts
171Fulton County62+48.3 pts
172Madison County61.9+21.9 pts
173Graham County61.9+24.6 pts
174Washington County61.7-62.2 pts
175Rosebud County61.6+24.6 pts
176Daniels County61.5+61.5 pts
177Charlotte County61.5+9 pts
178Panola County61.4+17.4 pts
179Carbon County61.3+25.7 pts
180Grand County61.2-20.4 pts
181Blanco County61.1+20.9 pts
182Concho County61+1.6 pts
183Rio Blanco County60.7+45.5 pts
184Pulaski County60.5+40.4 pts
185Kimball County60.3+0.5 pts
186Knox County60.3-0.5 pts
187Webster County60.1+60.1 pts
188Halifax County59.8+24.1 pts
189Comanche County59.7+59.7 pts
190Chautauqua County59.5+59.5 pts
190Lincoln County59.5+50.9 pts
192Little River County59.5+59.5 pts
193Hodgeman County59.5+0.9 pts
194Burt County59.4+30 pts
195Beaver County59.4-59.6 pts
196Coke County59.2+59.2 pts
197Live Oak County59.2-53.2 pts
198Quay County58.5-70.4 pts
199Dickens County58.4+58.4 pts
200Oscoda County58.3-1.2 pts
201Greene County58.2+58.2 pts
202Dixie County58.1-1.3 pts
203Stone County57.9+26 pts
204Ouray County57.9-0.9 pts
205Hanson County57.9+0.1 pts
206Hardee County57.8+30.6 pts
207Powder River County57.8-116.1 pts
208Polk County57.6+0.2 pts
209Crockett County57.2+21.1 pts
210Wilkinson County57.2-0.4 pts
211Hempstead County56.9+31.3 pts
212Grenada County56.9+23.8 pts
213Wilcox County56.8+33.9 pts
214Steele County56.6+56.6 pts
215Jasper County56.5-15.4 pts
216Powell County56.2+13.7 pts
217Cibola County56.1-3.7 pts
218Nolan County56+21.4 pts
219Musselshell County55.8+17.2 pts
220Pike County55.8+48.9 pts
221Mason County55.6+47.7 pts
222San Juan County55.6-13.8 pts
223Crittenden County55.6+55.6 pts
224St. Helena Parish55.5+9.2 pts
225Humphreys County55.4+14.6 pts
226Goshen County55.3+39.5 pts
227Fisher County55.3-27.2 pts
228Robeson County55.2-0.7 pts
229Costilla County55.2-0.2 pts
230Panola County55.1+24.4 pts
231Ellis County55+0.8 pts
232Winston County54.9+46.5 pts
233Mackinac County54.8+18.4 pts
234Clear Creek County54.8+1.2 pts
234Irwin County54.8-0 pts
236Grant Parish54.7+18.4 pts
237Nelson County54.7+20.7 pts
238Sioux County54.7+27.6 pts
239Morgan County54.6+13.3 pts
240Madison County54.6+15.6 pts
241Lincoln County54.6-36 pts
242Pemiscot County54.5+7.5 pts
243Clinton County54.5+21.7 pts
244Grant County54.4+32.3 pts
245Pecos County54.3-13.5 pts
246Mellette County54.3+54.3 pts
247Beckham County54.2+26.9 pts
248Cleveland County54.2-12.8 pts
249Washington County54+17.6 pts
250Breathitt County54+31.5 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 2023 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 6,521.7 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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