Counties in Washington by traffic fatality rate

Garfield County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 39 counties in 2014, at 91 per 100,000 people. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Washington was 6.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Median839 counties
Washington6.5History

All counties, 2014

Garfield County: 91 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County91Adams County: 41.3 per 100,000 peopleAdams County41.3Skamania County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County35.2Pend Oreille County: 31.6 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County31.6Stevens County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleStevens County22.9Okanogan County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County21.9Lincoln County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County19.7Klickitat County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County19.1Walla Walla County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County18.3Douglas County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County17.7Yakima County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleYakima County14.1Grant County: 14 per 100,000 peopleGrant County14Ferry County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleFerry County13.6Mason County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleMason County13.4Chelan County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleChelan County10.7Jefferson County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County9.9Skagit County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County9.2Cowlitz County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County8.9Whitman County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County8.6Lewis County: 8 per 100,000 peopleLewis County8Clark County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleClark County7.7Kittitas County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County7.4Whatcom County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County7.3Franklin County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County6.8Kitsap County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County6.3San Juan County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County6.2Spokane County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County5.9Pierce County: 5.7 per 100,000 peoplePierce County5.7Grays Harbor County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County5.7Thurston County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleThurston County5.6Clallam County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleClallam County5.5Benton County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleBenton County5.4Snohomish County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County4.4King County: 4 per 100,000 peopleKing County4Island County: 1.3 per 100,000 peopleIsland County1.3Asotin County: 0 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County0Columbia County: 0 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County0Pacific County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePacific 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

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1Garfield County91+91 pts
2Adams County41.3+15.3 pts
3Skamania County35.2+35.2 pts
4Pend Oreille County31.6-7.8 pts
5Stevens County22.9+6.8 pts
6Okanogan County21.9+4.8 pts
7Lincoln County19.7+9.9 pts
8Klickitat County19.1-19.1 pts
9Walla Walla County18.3+11.6 pts
10Douglas County17.7+12.6 pts
11Yakima County14.1+4.4 pts
12Grant County14-12.2 pts
13Ferry County13.6-40.4 pts
14Mason County13.4-6.7 pts
15Chelan County10.7+1.3 pts
16Jefferson County9.9-0.1 pts
17Skagit County9.2+0.7 pts
18Cowlitz County8.9-5 pts
19Whitman County8.60 pts
20Lewis County8+1.3 pts
21Clark County7.7+3.2 pts
22Kittitas County7.4-0.1 pts
23Whatcom County7.3-1.5 pts
24Franklin County6.8-0.1 pts
25Kitsap County6.3+3.1 pts
26San Juan County6.2+6.2 pts
27Spokane County5.9-1.5 pts
28Pierce County5.7+0.6 pts
29Grays Harbor County5.7-4.2 pts
30Thurston County5.6+0.3 pts
31Clallam County5.5-2.8 pts
32Benton County5.4+0.5 pts
33Snohomish County4.4+0.1 pts
34King County4+0.1 pts
35Island County1.3-6.4 pts
36Asotin County00 pts
36Columbia County00 pts
36Pacific County0-14.5 pts
36Wahkiakum County00 pts

Other periods

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, 2014) [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, 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?

Garfield County, with 91 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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