Counties in Washington by traffic fatality rate

Ferry County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 39 counties in 2013, at 54 per 100,000 people. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 7.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Washington was 6.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest54Ferry County
Median7.639 counties
Washington6.3History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 26 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleChelan County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleClallam County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleFerry County: 54 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleIsland County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 10 per 100,000 peopleKing County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County: 38.3 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County: 17.1 per 100,000 peoplePacific County: 14.5 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County: 39.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleStevens County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleWahkiakum County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleYakima County: 9.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Ferry County: 54 per 100,000 peopleFerry County54Pend Oreille County: 39.4 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County39.4Klickitat County: 38.3 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County38.3Grant County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County26.2Adams County: 26 per 100,000 peopleAdams County26Mason County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County20.1Okanogan County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County17.1Stevens County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleStevens County16.1Pacific County: 14.5 per 100,000 peoplePacific County14.5Cowlitz County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County13.8Jefferson County: 10 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County10Grays Harbor County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County9.9Lincoln County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County9.8Yakima County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleYakima County9.7Chelan County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleChelan County9.4Whatcom County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County8.8Whitman County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County8.6Skagit County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County8.5Clallam County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleClallam County8.4Island County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleIsland County7.6Spokane County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County7.5Kittitas County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County7.4Franklin County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County6.9Walla Walla County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County6.7Lewis County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County6.7Thurston County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleThurston County5.3Douglas County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County5.1Pierce County: 5.1 per 100,000 peoplePierce County5.1Benton County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County4.9Clark County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County4.5Snohomish County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County4.3King County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleKing County3.9Kitsap County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County3.2Asotin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County0Columbia County: 0 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County0Garfield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County0San Juan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County0Skamania County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County0Wahkiakum County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWahkiakum County0Ferry County: 54 per 100,000 peopleFerry County54Pend Oreille County: 39.4 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County39.4Klickitat County: 38.3 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County38.3Grant County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County26.2Adams County: 26 per 100,000 peopleAdams County26Mason County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County20.1Okanogan County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County17.1Stevens County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleStevens County16.1Pacific County: 14.5 per 100,000 peoplePacific County14.5Cowlitz County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County13.8Jefferson County: 10 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County10Grays Harbor County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County9.9Lincoln County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County9.8Yakima County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleYakima County9.7Chelan County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleChelan County9.4Whatcom County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County8.8Whitman County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County8.6Skagit County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County8.5Clallam County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleClallam County8.4Island County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleIsland County7.6Spokane County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County7.5Kittitas County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County7.4Franklin County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County6.9Walla Walla County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County6.7Lewis County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County6.7Thurston County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleThurston County5.3Douglas County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County5.1Pierce County: 5.1 per 100,000 peoplePierce County5.1Benton County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleBenton County4.9Clark County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County4.5Snohomish County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County4.3King County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleKing County3.9Kitsap County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County3.2Asotin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County0Columbia County: 0 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County0Garfield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County0San Juan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County0Skamania County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County0Wahkiakum County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWahkiakum County0
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
1Ferry County54+54 pts
2Pend Oreille County39.4+0.6 pts
3Klickitat County38.3+9.2 pts
4Grant County26.2+10.8 pts
5Adams County26+5 pts
6Mason County20.1+11.8 pts
7Okanogan County17.1-12.1 pts
8Stevens County16.1+7 pts
9Pacific County14.5+0.1 pts
10Cowlitz County13.8+7.9 pts
11Jefferson County10+6.6 pts
12Grays Harbor County9.9+0.1 pts
13Lincoln County9.8-28.7 pts
14Yakima County9.7-2.9 pts
15Chelan County9.4-9.5 pts
16Whatcom County8.8+2.9 pts
17Whitman County8.6+2.2 pts
18Skagit County8.5+2.5 pts
19Clallam County8.4+5.6 pts
20Island County7.6+0.1 pts
21Spokane County7.5+1.8 pts
22Kittitas County7.4-14.7 pts
23Franklin County6.9+5.8 pts
24Walla Walla County6.7-0 pts
25Lewis County6.7-5.3 pts
26Thurston County5.3-0.5 pts
27Douglas County5.1-2.6 pts
28Pierce County5.1-0 pts
29Benton County4.9-1.7 pts
30Clark County4.5+0.2 pts
31Snohomish County4.3-0.5 pts
32King County3.9-0.6 pts
33Kitsap County3.2-4.7 pts
34Asotin County0-4.6 pts
34Columbia County00 pts
34Garfield County0-90.6 pts
34San Juan County00 pts
34Skamania County0-26.8 pts
34Wahkiakum County00 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 Washington by traffic fatality rate, 2013) [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 Washington 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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Invokely. n.d. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Counties in Washington by traffic fatality rate, 2013. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Washington by traffic fatality rate, 2013 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Ferry County, with 54 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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