Counties in Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Craig County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 82 counties in 2013, at 78.9 per 100,000 people. Westmoreland County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for Virginia was 8.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest78.9Craig County
Median13.482 counties
Virginia8.9History

Map of counties, 2013

Accomack County: 24 per 100,000 peopleAmelia County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleAmherst County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleAppomattox County: 13 per 100,000 peopleArlington County: 0.9 per 100,000 peopleBath County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleBland County: 15 per 100,000 peopleBotetourt County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County: 65.1 per 100,000 peopleBuchanan County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleBuckingham County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleCaroline County: 47.8 per 100,000 peopleCharles City County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCraig County: 78.9 per 100,000 peopleCulpeper County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 41 per 100,000 peopleDickenson County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleFauquier County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 26 per 100,000 peopleFluvanna County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleGiles County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleGloucester County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleGoochland County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleHanover County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleHenrico County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleHighland County: 0 per 100,000 peopleIsle of Wight County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleKing and Queen County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleKing George County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleKing William County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleLoudoun County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleLouisa County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleLunenburg County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleMathews County: 68.1 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMiddlesex County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 27 per 100,000 peopleNew Kent County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleNottoway County: 19 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 23.4 per 100,000 peoplePage County: 4.2 per 100,000 peoplePatrick County: 32.8 per 100,000 peoplePowhatan County: 24.6 per 100,000 peoplePrince Edward County: 26.8 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleRappahannock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleShenandoah County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleSmyth County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleStafford County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleSurry County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSussex County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTazewell County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWythe County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleAlexandria city: 2 per 100,000 peopleChesapeake city: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleHampton city: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleNewport News city: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleNorfolk city: 10.2 per 100,000 peoplePortsmouth city: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleRichmond city: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleRoanoke city: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk city: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleVirginia Beach city: 6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. 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, 2013

Craig County: 78.9 per 100,000 peopleCraig County78.9Mathews County: 68.1 per 100,000 peopleMathews County68.1Brunswick County: 65.1 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County65.1Caroline County: 47.8 per 100,000 peopleCaroline County47.8Cumberland County: 41 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County41Lancaster County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County36.2Louisa County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleLouisa County35.6Mecklenburg County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County35.3Patrick County: 32.8 per 100,000 peoplePatrick County32.8King George County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleKing George County32.4Amelia County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleAmelia County31.4Buchanan County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleBuchanan County29.8Giles County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleGiles County29.4Nelson County: 27 per 100,000 peopleNelson County27Prince Edward County: 26.8 per 100,000 peoplePrince Edward County26.8Floyd County: 26 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County26Charlotte County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County24.6Powhatan County: 24.6 per 100,000 peoplePowhatan County24.6Lunenburg County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleLunenburg County24.1Accomack County: 24 per 100,000 peopleAccomack County24Orange County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleOrange County23.4Fluvanna County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleFluvanna County23.3Goochland County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleGoochland County22.9Bath County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleBath County21.7New Kent County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Kent County20.7Isle of Wight County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleIsle of Wight County19.5Nottoway County: 19 per 100,000 peopleNottoway County19Culpeper County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCulpeper County18.6King William County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleKing William County18.5Shenandoah County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleShenandoah County16.4Northumberland County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County16.4Suffolk city: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk city16.3Lee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County16.2Smyth County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSmyth County15.8Bland County: 15 per 100,000 peopleBland County15Surry County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSurry County14.6King and Queen County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleKing and Queen County14.5Franklin County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County14.4Russell County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleRussell County14.3Wythe County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWythe County13.7Craig County: 78.9 per 100,000 peopleCraig County78.9Mathews County: 68.1 per 100,000 peopleMathews County68.1Brunswick County: 65.1 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County65.1Caroline County: 47.8 per 100,000 peopleCaroline County47.8Cumberland County: 41 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County41Lancaster County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County36.2Louisa County: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleLouisa County35.6Mecklenburg County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County35.3Patrick County: 32.8 per 100,000 peoplePatrick County32.8King George County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleKing George County32.4Amelia County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleAmelia County31.4Buchanan County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleBuchanan County29.8Giles County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleGiles County29.4Nelson County: 27 per 100,000 peopleNelson County27Prince Edward County: 26.8 per 100,000 peoplePrince Edward County26.8Floyd County: 26 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County26Charlotte County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County24.6Powhatan County: 24.6 per 100,000 peoplePowhatan County24.6Lunenburg County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleLunenburg County24.1Accomack County: 24 per 100,000 peopleAccomack County24Orange County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleOrange County23.4Fluvanna County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleFluvanna County23.3Goochland County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleGoochland County22.9Bath County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleBath County21.7New Kent County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Kent County20.7Isle of Wight County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleIsle of Wight County19.5Nottoway County: 19 per 100,000 peopleNottoway County19Culpeper County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCulpeper County18.6King William County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleKing William County18.5Shenandoah County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleShenandoah County16.4Northumberland County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County16.4Suffolk city: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk city16.3Lee County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County16.2Smyth County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSmyth County15.8Bland County: 15 per 100,000 peopleBland County15Surry County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSurry County14.6King and Queen County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleKing and Queen County14.5Franklin County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County14.4Russell County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleRussell County14.3Wythe County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWythe County13.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1Craig County78.9+59.2 pts
2Mathews County68.1+56.8 pts
3Brunswick County65.1+0.3 pts
4Caroline County47.8+30.6 pts
5Cumberland County41+20.5 pts
6Lancaster County36.2+27.3 pts
7Louisa County35.6+17.5 pts
8Mecklenburg County35.3+10 pts
9Patrick County32.8+0.1 pts
10King George County32.4+20.1 pts
11Amelia County31.4-15.5 pts
12Buchanan County29.8+4.5 pts
13Giles County29.4+23.5 pts
14Nelson County27-20.3 pts
15Prince Edward County26.8+5 pts
16Floyd County26+19.5 pts
17Charlotte County24.6-7.8 pts
18Powhatan County24.6-0.1 pts
19Lunenburg County24.1+0.3 pts
20Accomack County24+3.1 pts
21Orange County23.4+14.6 pts
22Fluvanna County23.3+15.5 pts
23Goochland County22.9-14.3 pts
24Bath County21.7-42.7 pts
25New Kent County20.7+10.2 pts
26Isle of Wight County19.5+8.3 pts
27Nottoway County19+0.1 pts
28Culpeper County18.6-10.8 pts
29King William County18.5-12.6 pts
30Shenandoah County16.4+4.7 pts
31Northumberland County16.4+0.2 pts
32Suffolk city16.3+2.2 pts
33Lee County16.2-7.7 pts
34Smyth County15.8-3.1 pts
35Bland County150 pts
36Surry County14.6+14.6 pts
37King and Queen County14.5-28.8 pts
38Franklin County14.4-17.8 pts
39Russell County14.3-17.6 pts
40Wythe County13.7-17.1 pts
41Tazewell County13.6+4.6 pts
42Scott County13.2+0.1 pts
43Appomattox County13-0.1 pts
44Warren County12.9-0.2 pts
45Dickenson County12.9+0.1 pts
46Hanover County12.8+2.9 pts
47Amherst County12.4-2.9 pts
48Botetourt County12.1-15.1 pts
49Bedford County11.8-15.9 pts
50Pulaski County11.6-8.6 pts
51Greene County10.5-0 pts
52Norfolk city10.2+2.9 pts
53Middlesex County9.3-9.2 pts
54Essex County9.1+9.1 pts
55Fauquier County8.9-6.1 pts
56Halifax County8.5-11.1 pts
57Northampton County8.2+8.2 pts
58Gloucester County8.1-10.8 pts
59Chesterfield County7.9+2 pts
60Madison County7.5-22.6 pts
61Henrico County7.5+3.7 pts
62Grayson County6.6-6.6 pts
63Hampton city6.5-0 pts
64Roanoke city6.1+2 pts
65Virginia Beach city6+2.6 pts
66Stafford County5.9-5.4 pts
67Buckingham County5.9-17.7 pts
68Richmond city5.7-2 pts
69Newport News city5.4+0.5 pts
70Chesapeake city4.8-0.9 pts
71Page County4.2-8.4 pts
72Loudoun County3.7-1.3 pts
73Portsmouth city3.10 pts
74Alexandria city2-0.7 pts
75Arlington County0.9-0.9 pts
76Charles City County0-28.2 pts
76Clarke County0-7 pts
76Highland County00 pts
76Rappahannock County0-26.9 pts
76Richmond County0-22.1 pts
76Sussex County0-16.8 pts
76Westmoreland County0-22.7 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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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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2013. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Craig County, with 78.9 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Westmoreland County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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