Counties in Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Charlotte County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 82 counties in 2015, at 58.3 per 100,000 people. Rappahannock County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Virginia was 9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest58.3Charlotte County
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Map of counties, 2015

Accomack County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleAmelia County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleAmherst County: 19 per 100,000 peopleAppomattox County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleArlington County: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleBath County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBedford County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBland County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleBotetourt County: 24 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleBuchanan County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleBuckingham County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleCaroline County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleCharles City County: 42.9 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County: 58.3 per 100,000 peopleChesterfield County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleCraig County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleCulpeper County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleCumberland County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleDickenson County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleEssex County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleFauquier County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleFluvanna County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleGiles County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGloucester County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleGoochland County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleHanover County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleHenrico County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleHighland County: 0 per 100,000 peopleIsle of Wight County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleKing and Queen County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleKing George County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleKing William County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleLoudoun County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleLouisa County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleLunenburg County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleMathews County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMiddlesex County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleNelson County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleNew Kent County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleNorthumberland County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleNottoway County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 17.4 per 100,000 peoplePage County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePatrick County: 22.2 per 100,000 peoplePowhatan County: 14.2 per 100,000 peoplePrince Edward County: 31 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleRappahannock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichmond County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleRussell County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleShenandoah County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleSmyth County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleStafford County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSurry County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleSussex County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleTazewell County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleWythe County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleAlexandria city: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleChesapeake city: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleHampton city: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleNewport News city: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleNorfolk city: 6.1 per 100,000 peoplePortsmouth city: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleRichmond city: 6 per 100,000 peopleRoanoke city: 4 per 100,000 peopleSuffolk city: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleVirginia Beach city: 3.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. 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, 2015

Charlotte County: 58.3 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County58.3Clarke County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleClarke County48.8Wythe County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleWythe County48.4Nelson County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleNelson County47.5King and Queen County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleKing and Queen County43.5Charles City County: 42.9 per 100,000 peopleCharles City County42.9Goochland County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleGoochland County39.9New Kent County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleNew Kent County39.8Craig County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleCraig County39.7Brunswick County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County35.9Caroline County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleCaroline County33.4Russell County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleRussell County32.9Nottoway County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleNottoway County31.5Prince Edward County: 31 per 100,000 peoplePrince Edward County31Surry County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleSurry County29.6Lee County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleLee County29.1Westmoreland County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County28.2Essex County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleEssex County27.5Fauquier County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleFauquier County27.4Fluvanna County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleFluvanna County26.9Buchanan County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleBuchanan County26.6Sussex County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleSussex County25.8Halifax County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County25.5Northampton County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County24.3Botetourt County: 24 per 100,000 peopleBotetourt County24Giles County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGiles County23.8Amelia County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleAmelia County23.3Madison County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleMadison County22.5Patrick County: 22.2 per 100,000 peoplePatrick County22.2King George County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleKing George County19.9Dickenson County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleDickenson County19.7Mecklenburg County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County19.5Floyd County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County19.5Amherst County: 19 per 100,000 peopleAmherst County19Grayson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County18.9Middlesex County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMiddlesex County18.7Lancaster County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County18.2Accomack County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleAccomack County17.9Louisa County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleLouisa County17.5Orange County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleOrange County17.4Charlotte County: 58.3 per 100,000 peopleCharlotte County58.3Clarke County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleClarke County48.8Wythe County: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleWythe County48.4Nelson County: 47.5 per 100,000 peopleNelson County47.5King and Queen County: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleKing and Queen County43.5Charles City County: 42.9 per 100,000 peopleCharles City County42.9Goochland County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleGoochland County39.9New Kent County: 39.8 per 100,000 peopleNew Kent County39.8Craig County: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleCraig County39.7Brunswick County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleBrunswick County35.9Caroline County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleCaroline County33.4Russell County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleRussell County32.9Nottoway County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleNottoway County31.5Prince Edward County: 31 per 100,000 peoplePrince Edward County31Surry County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleSurry County29.6Lee County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleLee County29.1Westmoreland County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleWestmoreland County28.2Essex County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleEssex County27.5Fauquier County: 27.4 per 100,000 peopleFauquier County27.4Fluvanna County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleFluvanna County26.9Buchanan County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleBuchanan County26.6Sussex County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleSussex County25.8Halifax County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleHalifax County25.5Northampton County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleNorthampton County24.3Botetourt County: 24 per 100,000 peopleBotetourt County24Giles County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGiles County23.8Amelia County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleAmelia County23.3Madison County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleMadison County22.5Patrick County: 22.2 per 100,000 peoplePatrick County22.2King George County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleKing George County19.9Dickenson County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleDickenson County19.7Mecklenburg County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg County19.5Floyd County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County19.5Amherst County: 19 per 100,000 peopleAmherst County19Grayson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleGrayson County18.9Middlesex County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleMiddlesex County18.7Lancaster County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleLancaster County18.2Accomack County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleAccomack County17.9Louisa County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleLouisa County17.5Orange County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleOrange County17.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1Charlotte County58.3+41.7 pts
2Clarke County48.8+41.9 pts
3Wythe County48.4+34.5 pts
4Nelson County47.5+34 pts
5King and Queen County43.5+14.6 pts
6Charles City County42.9-0.4 pts
7Goochland County39.9+26.4 pts
8New Kent County39.8-0.6 pts
9Craig County39.7+39.7 pts
10Brunswick County35.9-17.9 pts
11Caroline County33.4+30.1 pts
12Russell County32.9+29.2 pts
13Nottoway County31.5+6.1 pts
14Prince Edward County31+13.3 pts
15Surry County29.6+15 pts
16Lee County29.1+20.9 pts
17Westmoreland County28.2+11.1 pts
18Essex County27.5-18.3 pts
19Fauquier County27.4+14.3 pts
20Fluvanna County26.9+15.3 pts
21Buchanan County26.6+13.5 pts
22Sussex County25.8-8.5 pts
23Halifax County25.5+2.9 pts
24Northampton County24.3-0.2 pts
25Botetourt County24+8.9 pts
26Giles County23.8-29.5 pts
27Amelia County23.3+15.5 pts
28Madison County22.5+15 pts
29Patrick County22.2+0.3 pts
30King George County19.9-24 pts
31Dickenson County19.7+6.7 pts
32Mecklenburg County19.5-9.6 pts
33Floyd County19.50 pts
34Amherst County19-6 pts
35Grayson County18.9-0 pts
36Middlesex County18.7-0.1 pts
37Lancaster County18.2+9.1 pts
38Accomack County17.9-12 pts
39Louisa County17.5+8.7 pts
40Orange County17.4-0.1 pts
41Suffolk city16.9+3.2 pts
42Shenandoah County16.3+6.9 pts
43Bland County15.3+0.1 pts
44Hanover County14.4-2.2 pts
45Powhatan County14.2-3.3 pts
46Scott County13.5+0.1 pts
47Gloucester County13.3+2.6 pts
48Smyth County12.8+0.1 pts
49Page County12.7+4.3 pts
50Franklin County12.70 pts
51Culpeper County12.2-6.2 pts
52Buckingham County11.9-53.6 pts
53Tazewell County11.7+2.4 pts
54Richmond County11.5+0.2 pts
55Mathews County11.50 pts
56Stafford County10.6+7 pts
57Cumberland County10.4+0.1 pts
58Warren County10.3-9.6 pts
59Chesterfield County8.3+2.6 pts
60Northumberland County8.3-8.2 pts
61Lunenburg County8.2-16.1 pts
62Newport News city8.1+2.2 pts
63Bedford County7.7-1.4 pts
64Chesapeake city7.6+3.8 pts
65Appomattox County6.4-19.6 pts
66Norfolk city6.1-2.4 pts
67King William County6.1-12.4 pts
68Richmond city6+1.8 pts
69Pulaski County5.8-20.4 pts
70Hampton city5.8-1.4 pts
71Henrico County5.5-0 pts
72Isle of Wight County5.5-19.4 pts
73Greene County5.1-10.4 pts
74Portsmouth city5.1-0 pts
75Roanoke city4-3 pts
76Virginia Beach city3.5-2.9 pts
77Loudoun County2.9-0.4 pts
78Alexandria city2.6+2.6 pts
79Arlington County2.2-1.4 pts
80Bath County0-21.9 pts
80Highland County0-44.4 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2015. 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?

Charlotte County, with 58.3 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Rappahannock County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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