Counties in Washington by traffic fatality rate

Ferry County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 39 counties in 2016, at 55.8 per 100,000 people. Garfield County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 9.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for Washington was 7.3 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest55.8Ferry County
Median9.439 counties
Washington7.3History

All counties, 2016

Ferry County: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleFerry County55.8Lincoln County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County48.9Kittitas County: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County45.2Skamania County: 26 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County26Adams County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County25.4Wahkiakum County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleWahkiakum County24.5Okanogan County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County24.3Pend Oreille County: 23.6 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County23.6Pacific County: 23.1 per 100,000 peoplePacific County23.1Grant County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County20.2Stevens County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleStevens County18.1Lewis County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County16.9Douglas County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County14.7Yakima County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleYakima County11.9Mason County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County11.5Benton County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleBenton County11.3Whitman County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County10.4Grays Harbor County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County9.8Clallam County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleClallam County9.5Klickitat County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County9.4Asotin County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County9.1Franklin County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County8.9Pierce County: 8.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County8.4Walla Walla County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County8.2Kitsap County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County7.9Chelan County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleChelan County7.8Skagit County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County6.5Jefferson County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County6.4Thurston County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleThurston County6.2San Juan County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County6.1Island County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleIsland County6.1Whatcom County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County5.6Snohomish County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County5.6Spokane County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County5.1Cowlitz County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County4.8King County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleKing County4.6Clark County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County4.2Columbia County: 0 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County0Garfield 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

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people
Change on 2015
1Ferry County55.8+28.1 pts
2Lincoln County48.9-10 pts
3Kittitas County45.2+25.5 pts
4Skamania County26-44.5 pts
5Adams County25.4-31 pts
6Wahkiakum County24.5-0.8 pts
7Okanogan County24.3+9.7 pts
8Pend Oreille County23.6+0.1 pts
9Pacific County23.1+18.4 pts
10Grant County20.2+2 pts
11Stevens County18.1-2.6 pts
12Lewis County16.9-1.6 pts
13Douglas County14.7+7.2 pts
14Yakima County11.9-2.1 pts
15Mason County11.5-1.9 pts
16Benton County11.3+5.6 pts
17Whitman County10.4-2.2 pts
18Grays Harbor County9.8+2.7 pts
19Clallam County9.5+1.2 pts
20Klickitat County9.4+4.6 pts
21Asotin County9.1+4.5 pts
22Franklin County8.9+3.2 pts
23Pierce County8.4+0.6 pts
24Walla Walla County8.2-3.3 pts
25Kitsap County7.9+1 pts
26Chelan County7.8-0.1 pts
27Skagit County6.5-5.1 pts
28Jefferson County6.4-19.8 pts
29Thurston County6.2+1 pts
30San Juan County6.1-0 pts
31Island County6.1-5.1 pts
32Whatcom County5.6+0.4 pts
33Snohomish County5.6-1.3 pts
34Spokane County5.1-2.1 pts
35Cowlitz County4.8-2 pts
36King County4.6-0.5 pts
37Clark County4.2-1 pts
38Columbia County0-25.6 pts
38Garfield County00 pts

Other periods

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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).

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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Washington by traffic fatality rate, 2016. 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?

Ferry County, with 55.8 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Garfield County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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