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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024

Summers County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2024, at 52 per 100,000 people. Wirt County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 14.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for West Virginia was 14.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest52Summers County
Lowest0Wirt County
Median14.155 counties
West Virginia14.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 21 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 18 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 25 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 17 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 33.6 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 26.1 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 49 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 52 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 15 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Summers County: 52 per 100,000 peopleSummers County52Ritchie County: 49 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County49Hardy County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleHardy County41.9Calhoun County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County34.1Pendleton County: 33.6 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County33.6Raleigh County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County31.8Pocahontas County: 26.1 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County26.1Tyler County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleTyler County25.5Nicholas County: 25 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County25Hampshire County: 21 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County21Lincoln County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County20.6Marshall County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County20.4Greenbrier County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County18.8Mingo County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleMingo County18.4Jefferson County: 18 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County18McDowell County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County17.5Ohio County: 17 per 100,000 peopleOhio County17Wood County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWood County16.9Braxton County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County16.6Logan County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County16.4Kanawha County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County16.1Berkeley County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County15.4Wyoming County: 15 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County15Mineral County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County14.9Roane County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleRoane County14.8Randolph County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County14.7Wetzel County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County14.5Gilmer County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County14.1Monongalia County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County13.8Wayne County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County13.3Barbour County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County13Taylor County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County12.2Mason County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County12.1Harrison County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County10.9Mercer County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County10.4Boone County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBoone County9.8Brooke County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County9.4Grant County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County9.1Upshur County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County8.5Monroe County: 8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County8Cabell County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleCabell County7.7Jackson County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County7.2Hancock County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleHancock County7.1Putnam County: 7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County7Preston County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePreston County5.9Morgan County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County5.6Marion County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County5.4Fayette County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County5.2Clay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClay County0Doddridge County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County0Lewis County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLewis County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Tucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County0Webster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWebster County0Wirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWirt County0Summers County: 52 per 100,000 peopleSummers County52Ritchie County: 49 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County49Hardy County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleHardy County41.9Calhoun County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County34.1Pendleton County: 33.6 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County33.6Raleigh County: 31.8 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County31.8Pocahontas County: 26.1 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County26.1Tyler County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleTyler County25.5Nicholas County: 25 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County25Hampshire County: 21 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County21Lincoln County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County20.6Marshall County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County20.4Greenbrier County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County18.8Mingo County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleMingo County18.4Jefferson County: 18 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County18McDowell County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County17.5Ohio County: 17 per 100,000 peopleOhio County17Wood County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWood County16.9Braxton County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County16.6Logan County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County16.4Kanawha County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County16.1Berkeley County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County15.4Wyoming County: 15 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County15Mineral County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County14.9Roane County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleRoane County14.8Randolph County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County14.7Wetzel County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County14.5Gilmer County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County14.1Monongalia County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County13.8Wayne County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County13.3Barbour County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County13Taylor County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County12.2Mason County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County12.1Harrison County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County10.9Mercer County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County10.4Boone County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBoone County9.8Brooke County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County9.4Grant County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County9.1Upshur County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County8.5Monroe County: 8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County8Cabell County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleCabell County7.7Jackson County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County7.2Hancock County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleHancock County7.1Putnam County: 7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County7Preston County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePreston County5.9Morgan County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County5.6Marion County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County5.4Fayette County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County5.2Clay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClay County0Doddridge County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County0Lewis County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLewis County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Tucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County0Webster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWebster County0Wirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWirt County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 100,000 people		Change on 2023
1Summers County Estimated52+17.4 pts
2Ritchie County Estimated49+0.1 pts
3Hardy County Estimated41.9+6.9 pts
4Calhoun County Estimated34.1+17.2 pts
5Pendleton County Estimated33.6+17 pts
6Raleigh County Estimated31.8+15.2 pts
7Pocahontas County Estimated26.1-12.6 pts
8Tyler County Estimated25.5+12.8 pts
9Nicholas County Estimated25-4.1 pts
10Hampshire County Estimated21-29.8 pts
11Lincoln County Estimated20.6+5.4 pts
12Marshall County Estimated20.4+20.4 pts
13Greenbrier County Estimated18.8-3 pts
14Mingo County Estimated18.4+4.8 pts
15Jefferson County Estimated18+9.6 pts
16McDowell County Estimated17.5+11.8 pts
17Ohio County Estimated17+12.2 pts
18Wood County Estimated16.9+6.1 pts
19Braxton County Estimated16.6+16.6 pts
20Logan County Estimated16.4-9.5 pts
21Kanawha County Estimated16.1+1.2 pts
22Berkeley County Estimated15.4+8.6 pts
23Wyoming County Estimated15-4.7 pts
24Mineral County Estimated14.9-7.4 pts
25Roane County Estimated14.8+0.1 pts
26Randolph County Estimated14.7+11.1 pts
27Wetzel County Estimated14.5+0.2 pts
28Gilmer County Estimated14.1+0.2 pts
29Monongalia County Estimated13.8+3.6 pts
30Wayne County Estimated13.3-10.5 pts
31Barbour County Estimated13+13 pts
32Taylor County Estimated12.2-24.5 pts
33Mason County Estimated12.1-12.1 pts
34Harrison County Estimated10.90 pts
35Mercer County Estimated10.4-5.1 pts
36Boone County Estimated9.8-24.2 pts
37Brooke County Estimated9.4-9.3 pts
38Grant County Estimated9.1-18.2 pts
39Upshur County Estimated8.5-4.3 pts
40Monroe County Estimated8-24.3 pts
41Cabell County Estimated7.7-9.7 pts
42Jackson County Estimated7.2-10.9 pts
43Hancock County Estimated7.10 pts
44Putnam County Estimated7+1.7 pts
45Preston County Estimated5.9-2.9 pts
46Morgan County Estimated5.6-11.4 pts
47Marion County Estimated5.4-3.6 pts
48Fayette County Estimated5.2-12.7 pts
49Clay County Estimated0-12.9 pts
49Doddridge County Estimated0-39 pts
49Lewis County Estimated0-18.1 pts
49Pleasants County Estimated00 pts
49Tucker County Estimated00 pts
49Webster County Estimated0-12.5 pts
49Wirt County Estimated00 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).

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 West Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [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 West Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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 West Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024. 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 West Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024 [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?

Summers County, with 52 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wirt County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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