Counties in Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024

Name: Counties in Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024
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Bath County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 82 counties in 2024, at 98.3 per 100,000 people. Richmond County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Virginia was 10.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest98.3Bath County

Lowest0Richmond County

Median16.182 counties

Virginia10.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Under 6.6
6.6 to 10
10 to 16
16 to 22
22 to 37
37 and over
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per 100,000 people, 2024. 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, 2024

per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 per 100,000 people	Change on 2023
1	Bath County Estimated	98.3	+24.5 pts
2	Charles City County Estimated	91.4	+46.2 pts
3	Essex County Estimated	65.5	+46.7 pts
4	Nelson County Estimated	61	+6.3 pts
5	King and Queen County Estimated	59.3	+29.6 pts
6	Brunswick County Estimated	57.1	+19.2 pts
7	Clarke County Estimated	51.3	+18.8 pts
8	Highland County Estimated	42.6	-127.6 pts
9	Northampton County Estimated	41.7	+16.7 pts
10	Buckingham County Estimated	40.9	+35 pts
11	Rappahannock County Estimated	40.1	+13.3 pts
12	Cumberland County Estimated	39.8	+19.5 pts
13	Mecklenburg County Estimated	38.9	+6.3 pts
14	Sussex County Estimated	37.2	-46.2 pts
15	Middlesex County Estimated	36.5	+9.1 pts
16	Charlotte County Estimated	35.5	-25.9 pts
17	Franklin County Estimated	32.4	+12.5 pts
18	Goochland County Estimated	31.9	+20.9 pts
19	Surry County Estimated	30.4	-0 pts
20	Caroline County Estimated	29.9	+11.5 pts
21	Wythe County Estimated	28.5	-10.6 pts
22	Nottoway County Estimated	25.6	+6.3 pts
23	Smyth County Estimated	24	-6.8 pts
24	Louisa County Estimated	23.7	-8 pts
25	Appomattox County Estimated	23.6	+5.8 pts
26	Botetourt County Estimated	23.4	-5.8 pts
27	Gloucester County Estimated	22.4	+7.4 pts
28	Dickenson County Estimated	22.4	+15 pts
29	Buchanan County Estimated	21.5	-26 pts
30	Page County Estimated	21.1	+8.4 pts
31	Madison County Estimated	21.1	-42.6 pts
32	Halifax County Estimated	20.9	-38.9 pts
33	Craig County Estimated	20.7	-0 pts
34	Bedford County Estimated	20.7	+14.6 pts
35	Russell County Estimated	19.7	+4 pts
36	New Kent County Estimated	18.4	+3.1 pts
37	Accomack County Estimated	18	-18.1 pts
38	Shenandoah County Estimated	17.6	+8.8 pts
39	Patrick County Estimated	17.3	-17.1 pts
40	Fauquier County Estimated	17.1	+2.5 pts
41	Bland County Estimated	16.2	-16 pts
42	Northumberland County Estimated	16.1	-8.1 pts
43	Amherst County Estimated	15.8	+6.3 pts
44	Amelia County Estimated	14.6	-7.5 pts
45	Henrico County Estimated	13.6	+4.9 pts
46	Suffolk city Estimated	13.6	+1.7 pts
47	Floyd County Estimated	12.8	+12.8 pts
48	Isle of Wight County Estimated	12.2	-9.9 pts
49	Giles County Estimated	12.1	-6.1 pts
50	King George County Estimated	10.4	-10.7 pts
51	Hanover County Estimated	10.4	-10.6 pts
52	King William County Estimated	10.4	-10.6 pts
53	Westmoreland County Estimated	10.4	-0.2 pts
54	Newport News city Estimated	10.4	+3.8 pts
55	Tazewell County Estimated	10.3	-2.5 pts
56	Hampton city Estimated	9.4	-6.6 pts
57	Scott County Estimated	9.4	-18.6 pts
58	Roanoke city Estimated	9.2	-1.1 pts
59	Lee County Estimated	9.2	-9.2 pts
60	Lancaster County Estimated	9	-9.3 pts
61	Culpeper County Estimated	8.9	-9.3 pts
62	Norfolk city Estimated	8.7	+2.2 pts
63	Lunenburg County Estimated	8.3	-8.3 pts
64	Chesterfield County Estimated	8.2	+1.2 pts
65	Richmond city Estimated	7.7	-4.9 pts
66	Orange County Estimated	7.7	-10.5 pts
67	Chesapeake city Estimated	7.5	+0.8 pts
68	Warren County Estimated	7.1	-2.5 pts
69	Portsmouth city Estimated	6.2	-6.2 pts
70	Powhatan County Estimated	6.2	-3.2 pts
71	Pulaski County Estimated	6	+3 pts
72	Stafford County Estimated	5.9	-0.7 pts
73	Virginia Beach city Estimated	5.3	-2.9 pts
74	Greene County Estimated	4.6	-14.1 pts
75	Alexandria city Estimated	3.8	+2.5 pts
76	Loudoun County Estimated	3.2	-0.5 pts
77	Arlington County Estimated	0.8	-2.1 pts
78	Fluvanna County Estimated	0	-7 pts
78	Grayson County Estimated	0	-26.3 pts
78	Mathews County Estimated	0	-11.7 pts
78	Prince Edward County Estimated	0	-9.1 pts
78	Richmond County Estimated	0	-10.9 pts

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About this ranking

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. Equal values share a rank.

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Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Counties in Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{Invokely}},
  title = {{NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents: Counties in Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/virginia-counties. Publisher attribution: Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology\#traffic\_fatality\_rate\_per\_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Bath County, with 98.3 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Richmond County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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