Counties in Washington by traffic fatality rate

Skamania County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 39 counties in 2022, at 48.2 per 100,000 people. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Washington was 9.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest48.2Skamania County
Median12.239 counties
Washington9.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleChelan County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleClallam County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleFerry County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleIsland County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleKing County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County: 25.4 per 100,000 peoplePacific County: 29.1 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County: 35.3 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleStevens County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleThurston County: 6 per 100,000 peopleWahkiakum County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleYakima County: 21 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Skamania County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County48.2Garfield County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County42.5Adams County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County38.4Pend Oreille County: 35.3 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County35.3Klickitat County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County34.4Grant County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County31.6Kittitas County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County29.6Pacific County: 29.1 per 100,000 peoplePacific County29.1Mason County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleMason County27.8Ferry County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleFerry County26.9Okanogan County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County25.4Yakima County: 21 per 100,000 peopleYakima County21Jefferson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County20.8Douglas County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County20.4Grays Harbor County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County19.5Walla Walla County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County16.1Stevens County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleStevens County14.5Chelan County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleChelan County13.7Asotin County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County13.3Skagit County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County12.2Benton County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleBenton County10.8Cowlitz County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County10.7Lewis County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleLewis County10.6Pierce County: 9.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County9.4Lincoln County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County8.6Kitsap County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County8.3Clallam County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleClallam County7.7Spokane County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County7.5Clark County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleClark County7.4Snohomish County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County7.1Whatcom County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County6.9King County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleKing County6.6Thurston County: 6 per 100,000 peopleThurston County6Island County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleIsland County5.8San Juan County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County5.4Franklin County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County5.1Whitman County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County4.2Columbia County: 0 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County0Wahkiakum County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWahkiakum County0Skamania County: 48.2 per 100,000 peopleSkamania County48.2Garfield County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleGarfield County42.5Adams County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County38.4Pend Oreille County: 35.3 per 100,000 peoplePend Oreille County35.3Klickitat County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleKlickitat County34.4Grant County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County31.6Kittitas County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleKittitas County29.6Pacific County: 29.1 per 100,000 peoplePacific County29.1Mason County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleMason County27.8Ferry County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleFerry County26.9Okanogan County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleOkanogan County25.4Yakima County: 21 per 100,000 peopleYakima County21Jefferson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County20.8Douglas County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County20.4Grays Harbor County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleGrays Harbor County19.5Walla Walla County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleWalla Walla County16.1Stevens County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleStevens County14.5Chelan County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleChelan County13.7Asotin County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleAsotin County13.3Skagit County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSkagit County12.2Benton County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleBenton County10.8Cowlitz County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleCowlitz County10.7Lewis County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleLewis County10.6Pierce County: 9.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County9.4Lincoln County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County8.6Kitsap County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleKitsap County8.3Clallam County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleClallam County7.7Spokane County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSpokane County7.5Clark County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleClark County7.4Snohomish County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleSnohomish County7.1Whatcom County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleWhatcom County6.9King County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleKing County6.6Thurston County: 6 per 100,000 peopleThurston County6Island County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleIsland County5.8San Juan County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County5.4Franklin County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County5.1Whitman County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleWhitman County4.2Columbia County: 0 per 100,000 peopleColumbia 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

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people
Change on 2021
1Skamania County48.2+23.6 pts
2Garfield County42.5-42.7 pts
3Adams County38.4+9.3 pts
4Pend Oreille County35.3+13.7 pts
5Klickitat County34.4+34.4 pts
6Grant County31.6+9.7 pts
7Kittitas County29.6+23 pts
8Pacific County29.1+24.9 pts
9Mason County27.8+13 pts
10Ferry County26.9-28 pts
11Okanogan County25.4+11.4 pts
12Yakima County21-1.5 pts
13Jefferson County20.8+8.9 pts
14Douglas County20.4+11.3 pts
15Grays Harbor County19.5+1.2 pts
16Walla Walla County16.1+9.7 pts
17Stevens County14.5+1.9 pts
18Chelan County13.7+5 pts
19Asotin County13.3+13.3 pts
20Skagit County12.2+2.3 pts
21Benton County10.8+1.3 pts
22Cowlitz County10.7-2.7 pts
23Lewis County10.6+1.1 pts
24Pierce County9.4-1.2 pts
25Lincoln County8.6-18 pts
26Kitsap County8.3+2.1 pts
27Clallam County7.7-5 pts
28Spokane County7.5-3 pts
29Clark County7.4+0.3 pts
30Snohomish County7.1+2.6 pts
31Whatcom County6.9-1.4 pts
32King County6.6+0.6 pts
33Thurston County6-2 pts
34Island County5.8-1.1 pts
35San Juan County5.4-10.8 pts
36Franklin County5.1-4.1 pts
37Whitman County4.2-5.1 pts
38Columbia County00 pts
38Wahkiakum 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 Washington by traffic fatality rate, 2022. 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?

Skamania County, with 48.2 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wahkiakum County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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