Counties in Washington by traffic fatality rate

Skamania County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 39 counties in 2015, at 70.5 per 100,000 people. Garfield County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 8.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Washington was 7.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest70.5Skamania County
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Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 56.4 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleChelan County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleClallam County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleFerry County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County: 7 per 100,000 peopleIsland County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleKing County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 58.9 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County: 14.6 per 100,000 peoplePacific County: 4.7 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County: 23.5 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County: 70.5 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleStevens County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleWahkiakum County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleYakima County: 14 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Skamania County: 70.5 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County70.5Lincoln County: 58.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County58.9Adams County: 56.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County56.4Ferry County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleFerry County27.7Jefferson County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County26.2Columbia County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County25.6Wahkiakum County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleWahkiakum County25.3Pend Oreille County: 23.5 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County23.5Stevens County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleStevens County20.6Kittitas County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County19.6Lewis County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County18.5Grant County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County18.2Okanogan County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County14.6Yakima County: 14 per 100,000 peopleYakima County14Mason County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleMason County13.4Whitman County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County12.7Skagit County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County11.6Walla Walla County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County11.5Island County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleIsland County11.2Clallam County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleClallam County8.2Chelan County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleChelan County7.9Pierce County: 7.8 per 100,000 peoplePierce County7.8Douglas County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County7.5Spokane County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County7.3Grays Harbor County: 7 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County7Kitsap County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County6.9Snohomish County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County6.9Cowlitz County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County6.8San Juan County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County6.1Benton County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleBenton County5.8Franklin County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County5.6Whatcom County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County5.2Thurston County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleThurston County5.2Clark County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County5.2King County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleKing County5.1Klickitat County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County4.7Pacific County: 4.7 per 100,000 peoplePacific County4.7Asotin County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County4.6Garfield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County0Skamania County: 70.5 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County70.5Lincoln County: 58.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County58.9Adams County: 56.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County56.4Ferry County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleFerry County27.7Jefferson County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County26.2Columbia County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County25.6Wahkiakum County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleWahkiakum County25.3Pend Oreille County: 23.5 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County23.5Stevens County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleStevens County20.6Kittitas County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County19.6Lewis County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County18.5Grant County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County18.2Okanogan County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County14.6Yakima County: 14 per 100,000 peopleYakima County14Mason County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleMason County13.4Whitman County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County12.7Skagit County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County11.6Walla Walla County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County11.5Island County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleIsland County11.2Clallam County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleClallam County8.2Chelan County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleChelan County7.9Pierce County: 7.8 per 100,000 peoplePierce County7.8Douglas County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County7.5Spokane County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County7.3Grays Harbor County: 7 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County7Kitsap County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County6.9Snohomish County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County6.9Cowlitz County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County6.8San Juan County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County6.1Benton County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleBenton County5.8Franklin County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County5.6Whatcom County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County5.2Thurston County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleThurston County5.2Clark County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County5.2King County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleKing County5.1Klickitat County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County4.7Pacific County: 4.7 per 100,000 peoplePacific County4.7Asotin County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County4.6Garfield County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County0
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
1Skamania County70.5+35.3 pts
2Lincoln County58.9+39.2 pts
3Adams County56.4+15.2 pts
4Ferry County27.7+14.1 pts
5Jefferson County26.2+16.3 pts
6Columbia County25.6+25.6 pts
7Wahkiakum County25.3+25.3 pts
8Pend Oreille County23.5-8.1 pts
9Stevens County20.6-2.3 pts
10Kittitas County19.6+12.3 pts
11Lewis County18.5+10.5 pts
12Grant County18.2+4.2 pts
13Okanogan County14.6-7.3 pts
14Yakima County14-0.1 pts
15Mason County13.4-0 pts
16Whitman County12.7+4 pts
17Skagit County11.6+2.4 pts
18Walla Walla County11.5-6.8 pts
19Island County11.2+9.9 pts
20Clallam County8.2+2.7 pts
21Chelan County7.9-2.8 pts
22Pierce County7.8+2 pts
23Douglas County7.5-10.3 pts
24Spokane County7.3+1.3 pts
25Grays Harbor County7+1.4 pts
26Kitsap County6.9+0.6 pts
27Snohomish County6.9+2.5 pts
28Cowlitz County6.8-2 pts
29San Juan County6.1-0.1 pts
30Benton County5.8+0.4 pts
31Franklin County5.6-1.2 pts
32Whatcom County5.2-2 pts
33Thurston County5.2-0.4 pts
34Clark County5.2-2.5 pts
35King County5.1+1.1 pts
36Klickitat County4.7-14.4 pts
37Pacific County4.7+4.7 pts
38Asotin County4.6+4.6 pts
39Garfield County0-91 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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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, 2015) [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, 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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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, 2015. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Skamania County, with 70.5 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

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

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