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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Pendleton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2013, at 98.2 per 100,000 people. Wirt County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for West Virginia was 17.9 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest98.2Pendleton County
Lowest0Wirt County
Median18.455 counties
West Virginia17.9History

Map of counties, 2013

Barbour County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 15 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 59.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 16 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 11.3 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 98.2 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 13.2 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 70.9 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 30 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Pendleton County: 98.2 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County98.2Tucker County: 70.9 per 100,000 peopleTucker County70.9Lewis County: 59.3 per 100,000 peopleLewis County59.3Braxton County: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County50.2Jackson County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County41.4Greenbrier County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County39.6Wetzel County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County37.6Barbour County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County36.3Doddridge County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County35.9Fayette County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County31.1Nicholas County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County30.8Randolph County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County30.7Wyoming County: 30 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County30Hardy County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleHardy County28.2Harrison County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County26.2Grant County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County25.9Hampshire County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County25.6Taylor County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County23.6Lincoln County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County23.2Monroe County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County22.7Webster County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County22.4Tyler County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleTyler County22.4Clay County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County22.1Boone County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleBoone County20.6Ritchie County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County20.4Logan County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County19.3McDowell County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County18.5Berkeley County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County18.4Raleigh County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County16.4Mercer County: 16 per 100,000 peopleMercer County16Mingo County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleMingo County15.3Kanawha County: 15 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County15Mason County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleMason County14.9Summers County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleSummers County14.9Wayne County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.3Cabell County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCabell County14.3Monongalia County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County13.7Roane County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleRoane County13.5Pleasants County: 13.2 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County13.2Pocahontas County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County11.7Ohio County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio County11.3Wood County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleWood County10.3Marshall County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County9.2Upshur County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County8.2Jefferson County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County7.3Mineral County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County7.2Putnam County: 7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County7Preston County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePreston County5.9Morgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County5.8Marion County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County5.3Brooke County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County4.2Hancock County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County3.3Calhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County0Gilmer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County0Wirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWirt County0Pendleton County: 98.2 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County98.2Tucker County: 70.9 per 100,000 peopleTucker County70.9Lewis County: 59.3 per 100,000 peopleLewis County59.3Braxton County: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County50.2Jackson County: 41.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County41.4Greenbrier County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County39.6Wetzel County: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County37.6Barbour County: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County36.3Doddridge County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County35.9Fayette County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County31.1Nicholas County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County30.8Randolph County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County30.7Wyoming County: 30 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County30Hardy County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleHardy County28.2Harrison County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County26.2Grant County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County25.9Hampshire County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County25.6Taylor County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County23.6Lincoln County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County23.2Monroe County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County22.7Webster County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County22.4Tyler County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleTyler County22.4Clay County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County22.1Boone County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleBoone County20.6Ritchie County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County20.4Logan County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County19.3McDowell County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County18.5Berkeley County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County18.4Raleigh County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County16.4Mercer County: 16 per 100,000 peopleMercer County16Mingo County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleMingo County15.3Kanawha County: 15 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County15Mason County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleMason County14.9Summers County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleSummers County14.9Wayne County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.3Cabell County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleCabell County14.3Monongalia County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County13.7Roane County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleRoane County13.5Pleasants County: 13.2 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County13.2Pocahontas County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County11.7Ohio County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio County11.3Wood County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleWood County10.3Marshall County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County9.2Upshur County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County8.2Jefferson County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County7.3Mineral County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County7.2Putnam County: 7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County7Preston County: 5.9 per 100,000 peoplePreston County5.9Morgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County5.8Marion County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County5.3Brooke County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County4.2Hancock County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County3.3Calhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County0Gilmer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilmer 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

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1Pendleton County98.2+57.1 pts
2Tucker County70.9+0.1 pts
3Lewis County59.3+17.4 pts
4Braxton County50.2+21.9 pts
5Jackson County41.4+20.8 pts
6Greenbrier County39.6+11.5 pts
7Wetzel County37.6+13 pts
8Barbour County36.3+6.2 pts
9Doddridge County35.9+35.9 pts
10Fayette County31.1+2.5 pts
11Nicholas County30.8+15.5 pts
12Randolph County30.7+17 pts
13Wyoming County30+0.2 pts
14Hardy County28.2+6.8 pts
15Harrison County26.2+16.1 pts
16Grant County25.9-16.9 pts
17Hampshire County25.6-25.2 pts
18Taylor County23.6+11.8 pts
19Lincoln County23.2+0.1 pts
20Monroe County22.7-7.4 pts
21Webster County22.4+22.4 pts
22Tyler County22.4+0.2 pts
23Clay County22.1+0.3 pts
24Boone County20.6-16.2 pts
25Ritchie County20.4-9.6 pts
26Logan County19.3-19 pts
27McDowell County18.5-9.1 pts
28Berkeley County18.4+1.6 pts
29Raleigh County16.4+2.6 pts
30Mercer County16-11.1 pts
31Mingo County15.3-30.3 pts
32Kanawha County15+2.1 pts
33Mason County14.9-11 pts
34Summers County14.9-28.8 pts
35Wayne County14.30 pts
36Cabell County14.3-0.1 pts
37Monongalia County13.7+4.8 pts
38Roane County13.5-33.8 pts
39Pleasants County13.2-0 pts
40Pocahontas County11.7+11.7 pts
41Ohio County11.3-2.2 pts
42Wood County10.3+1.1 pts
43Marshall County9.2-6 pts
44Upshur County8.2-4.1 pts
45Jefferson County7.3-0 pts
46Mineral County7.2-7.1 pts
47Putnam County7-10.6 pts
48Preston County5.9-14.6 pts
49Morgan County5.8+5.8 pts
50Marion County5.3-3.5 pts
51Brooke County4.20 pts
52Hancock County3.3-6.5 pts
53Calhoun County0-13.5 pts
53Gilmer County0-23.1 pts
53Wirt County0-17.7 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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, 2013. 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, 2013 [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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Pendleton County, with 98.2 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wirt County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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