# Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate, 2024

All 55 values come from Invokely for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Definition: Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.
- Source: Invokely, 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatality-rate/west-virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | per 100,000 people |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Summers County | 52 |
| 2 | Ritchie County | 49 |
| 3 | Hardy County | 41.9 |
| 4 | Calhoun County | 34.1 |
| 5 | Pendleton County | 33.6 |
| 6 | Raleigh County | 31.8 |
| 7 | Pocahontas County | 26.1 |
| 8 | Tyler County | 25.5 |
| 9 | Nicholas County | 25 |
| 10 | Hampshire County | 21 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 20.6 |
| 12 | Marshall County | 20.4 |
| 13 | Greenbrier County | 18.8 |
| 14 | Mingo County | 18.4 |
| 15 | Jefferson County | 18 |
| 16 | McDowell County | 17.5 |
| 17 | Ohio County | 17 |
| 18 | Wood County | 16.9 |
| 19 | Braxton County | 16.6 |
| 20 | Logan County | 16.4 |
| 21 | Kanawha County | 16.1 |
| 22 | Berkeley County | 15.4 |
| 23 | Wyoming County | 15 |
| 24 | Mineral County | 14.9 |
| 25 | Roane County | 14.8 |
| 26 | Randolph County | 14.7 |
| 27 | Wetzel County | 14.5 |
| 28 | Gilmer County | 14.1 |
| 29 | Monongalia County | 13.8 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 13.3 |
| 31 | Barbour County | 13 |
| 32 | Taylor County | 12.2 |
| 33 | Mason County | 12.1 |
| 34 | Harrison County | 10.9 |
| 35 | Mercer County | 10.4 |
| 36 | Boone County | 9.8 |
| 37 | Brooke County | 9.4 |
| 38 | Grant County | 9.1 |
| 39 | Upshur County | 8.5 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 8 |
| 41 | Cabell County | 7.7 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 7.2 |
| 43 | Hancock County | 7.1 |
| 44 | Putnam County | 7 |
| 45 | Preston County | 5.9 |
| 46 | Morgan County | 5.6 |
| 47 | Marion County | 5.4 |
| 48 | Fayette County | 5.2 |
| 49 | Clay County | 0 |
| 49 | Doddridge County | 0 |
| 49 | Lewis County | 0 |
| 49 | Pleasants County | 0 |
| 49 | Tucker County | 0 |
| 49 | Webster County | 0 |
| 49 | Wirt County | 0 |