Counties in Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Buckingham County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 82 counties in 2014, at 65.5 per 100,000 people. Rappahannock County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Virginia was 8.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Map of counties, 2014

Accomack County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleAmelia County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleAmherst County: 25 per 100,000 peopleAppomattox County: 26 per 100,000 peopleArlington County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleBath County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleBland County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleBotetourt County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County: 53.8 per 100,000 peopleBuchanan County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBuckingham County: 65.5 per 100,000 peopleCaroline County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleCharles City County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleCraig County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCulpeper County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleDickenson County: 13 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleFauquier County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleFluvanna County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleGiles County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleGloucester County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleGoochland County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHanover County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleHenrico County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleHighland County: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleIsle of Wight County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleKing and Queen County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleKing George County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleKing William County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleLoudoun County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleLouisa County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleLunenburg County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleMathews County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleMiddlesex County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleNew Kent County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleNottoway County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePage County: 8.4 per 100,000 peoplePatrick County: 22 per 100,000 peoplePowhatan County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePrince Edward County: 17.8 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleRappahannock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleShenandoah County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleSmyth County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleStafford County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleSurry County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSussex County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleTazewell County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleWythe County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleAlexandria city: 0 per 100,000 peopleChesapeake city: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleHampton city: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleNewport News city: 6 per 100,000 peopleNorfolk city: 8.6 per 100,000 peoplePortsmouth city: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleRichmond city: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleRoanoke city: 7 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk city: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleVirginia Beach city: 6.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. 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, 2014

Buckingham County: 65.5 per 100,000 peopleBuckingham County65.5Brunswick County: 53.8 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County53.8Giles County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleGiles County53.3Essex County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleEssex County45.8Highland County: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleHighland County44.4King George County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleKing George County43.9Charles City County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleCharles City County43.3New Kent County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Kent County40.4Sussex County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleSussex County34.3Accomack County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleAccomack County29.9Mecklenburg County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County29.1King and Queen County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleKing and Queen County28.8Pulaski County: 26.3 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County26.3Appomattox County: 26 per 100,000 peopleAppomattox County26Nottoway County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleNottoway County25.5Amherst County: 25 per 100,000 peopleAmherst County25Isle of Wight County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleIsle of Wight County24.8Northampton County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County24.5Lunenburg County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleLunenburg County24.3Halifax County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County22.7Patrick County: 22 per 100,000 peoplePatrick County22Bath County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleBath County21.9Warren County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleWarren County19.9Floyd County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County19.5Grayson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County18.9Middlesex County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMiddlesex County18.7King William County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleKing William County18.4Culpeper County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCulpeper County18.4Prince Edward County: 17.8 per 100,000 peoplePrince Edward County17.8Powhatan County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePowhatan County17.5Orange County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleOrange County17.5Westmoreland County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County17.1Charlotte County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County16.6Hanover County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleHanover County16.6Northumberland County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County16.5Greene County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleGreene County15.5Bland County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleBland County15.2Botetourt County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBotetourt County15.1Surry County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSurry County14.6Wythe County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleWythe County13.8Buckingham County: 65.5 per 100,000 peopleBuckingham County65.5Brunswick County: 53.8 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County53.8Giles County: 53.3 per 100,000 peopleGiles County53.3Essex County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleEssex County45.8Highland County: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleHighland County44.4King George County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleKing George County43.9Charles City County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleCharles City County43.3New Kent County: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Kent County40.4Sussex County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleSussex County34.3Accomack County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleAccomack County29.9Mecklenburg County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County29.1King and Queen County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleKing and Queen County28.8Pulaski County: 26.3 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County26.3Appomattox County: 26 per 100,000 peopleAppomattox County26Nottoway County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleNottoway County25.5Amherst County: 25 per 100,000 peopleAmherst County25Isle of Wight County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleIsle of Wight County24.8Northampton County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County24.5Lunenburg County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleLunenburg County24.3Halifax County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County22.7Patrick County: 22 per 100,000 peoplePatrick County22Bath County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleBath County21.9Warren County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleWarren County19.9Floyd County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County19.5Grayson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County18.9Middlesex County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMiddlesex County18.7King William County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleKing William County18.4Culpeper County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCulpeper County18.4Prince Edward County: 17.8 per 100,000 peoplePrince Edward County17.8Powhatan County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePowhatan County17.5Orange County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleOrange County17.5Westmoreland County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County17.1Charlotte County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County16.6Hanover County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleHanover County16.6Northumberland County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County16.5Greene County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleGreene County15.5Bland County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleBland County15.2Botetourt County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBotetourt County15.1Surry County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSurry County14.6Wythe County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleWythe County13.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1Buckingham County65.5+59.7 pts
2Brunswick County53.8-11.2 pts
3Giles County53.3+23.9 pts
4Essex County45.8+36.8 pts
5Highland County44.4+44.4 pts
6King George County43.9+11.6 pts
7Charles City County43.3+43.3 pts
8New Kent County40.4+19.7 pts
9Sussex County34.3+34.3 pts
10Accomack County29.9+5.9 pts
11Mecklenburg County29.1-6.3 pts
12King and Queen County28.8+14.4 pts
13Pulaski County26.3+14.7 pts
14Appomattox County26+13 pts
15Nottoway County25.5+6.5 pts
16Amherst County25+12.6 pts
17Isle of Wight County24.8+5.3 pts
18Northampton County24.5+16.3 pts
19Lunenburg County24.3+0.2 pts
20Halifax County22.7+14.2 pts
21Patrick County22-10.9 pts
22Bath County21.9+0.2 pts
23Warren County19.9+6.9 pts
24Floyd County19.5-6.5 pts
25Grayson County18.9+12.3 pts
26Middlesex County18.7+9.5 pts
27King William County18.4-0.1 pts
28Culpeper County18.4-0.2 pts
29Prince Edward County17.8-9.1 pts
30Powhatan County17.5-7.2 pts
31Orange County17.5-5.9 pts
32Westmoreland County17.1+17.1 pts
33Charlotte County16.6-8 pts
34Hanover County16.6+3.8 pts
35Northumberland County16.5+0.1 pts
36Greene County15.5+5 pts
37Bland County15.2+0.2 pts
38Botetourt County15.1+3 pts
39Surry County14.6-0 pts
40Wythe County13.8+0.1 pts
41Suffolk city13.7-2.5 pts
42Goochland County13.5-9.4 pts
43Nelson County13.5-13.6 pts
44Scott County13.3+0.1 pts
45Fauquier County13.1+4.2 pts
46Dickenson County13+0.2 pts
47Buchanan County13-16.7 pts
48Smyth County12.7-3.1 pts
49Franklin County12.6-1.8 pts
50Fluvanna County11.6-11.7 pts
51Mathews County11.5-56.6 pts
52Richmond County11.3+11.3 pts
53Gloucester County10.7+2.6 pts
54Cumberland County10.3-30.7 pts
55Shenandoah County9.3-7.1 pts
56Tazewell County9.2-4.4 pts
57Lancaster County9.1-27.1 pts
58Bedford County9.1-2.7 pts
59Louisa County8.8-26.8 pts
60Norfolk city8.6-1.7 pts
61Page County8.4+4.2 pts
62Lee County8.2-7.9 pts
63Amelia County7.8-23.6 pts
64Madison County7.50 pts
65Hampton city7.2+0.7 pts
66Roanoke city7+1 pts
67Clarke County6.9+6.9 pts
68Virginia Beach city6.4+0.4 pts
69Newport News city6+0.5 pts
70Chesterfield County5.7-2.2 pts
71Henrico County5.6-1.9 pts
72Portsmouth city5.1+2.1 pts
73Richmond city4.2-1.5 pts
74Chesapeake city3.8-0.9 pts
75Russell County3.6-10.7 pts
76Stafford County3.6-2.3 pts
77Arlington County3.5+2.7 pts
78Caroline County3.4-44.5 pts
79Loudoun County3.3-0.4 pts
80Alexandria city0-2 pts
80Craig County0-78.9 pts
80Rappahannock County00 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, 2014. 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?

Buckingham County, with 65.5 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Rappahannock County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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