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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Pendleton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2014, at 58 per 100,000 people. Wirt County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 16.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for West Virginia was 14.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest58Pendleton County
Lowest0Wirt County
Median16.155 counties
West Virginia14.7History

Map of counties, 2014

Barbour County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 54.2 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 24 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 6.9 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 58 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 35.2 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 17.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Pendleton County: 58 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County58Boone County: 54.2 per 100,000 peopleBoone County54.2Clay County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County45.8Barbour County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County42.5Pocahontas County: 35.2 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County35.2Jackson County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County34.7Mason County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleMason County33.6Ritchie County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County31.2Mingo County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleMingo County30.8Braxton County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County28.9Logan County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County25.3Gilmer County: 24 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County24Monroe County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County22.7Tyler County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleTyler County22.3Hampshire County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County21.4Hardy County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleHardy County21.1Hancock County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleHancock County19.7Wetzel County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County19.1McDowell County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County18.8Lincoln County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County18.5Lewis County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County17.7Mercer County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County17.6Grant County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County17.6Morgan County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County17.5Wyoming County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County17.3Wood County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleWood County17.2Wayne County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County16.9Harrison County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County16.1Putnam County: 15.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County15.8Summers County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleSummers County15.2Tucker County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleTucker County14.2Calhoun County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County13.8Doddridge County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County12.2Preston County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePreston County11.7Nicholas County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County11.6Raleigh County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County11.4Webster County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleWebster County11.3Fayette County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County11.3Berkeley County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County10.9Jefferson County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County10.8Kanawha County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County10.4Randolph County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County10.3Monongalia County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County9.7Cabell County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleCabell County9.2Mineral County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County7.2Marion County: 7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County7Ohio County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County6.9Taylor County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County5.8Greenbrier County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County5.7Upshur County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County4.1Marshall County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County3.1Brooke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Roane County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRoane County0Wirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWirt County0Pendleton County: 58 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County58Boone County: 54.2 per 100,000 peopleBoone County54.2Clay County: 45.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County45.8Barbour County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County42.5Pocahontas County: 35.2 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County35.2Jackson County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County34.7Mason County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleMason County33.6Ritchie County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County31.2Mingo County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleMingo County30.8Braxton County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County28.9Logan County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County25.3Gilmer County: 24 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County24Monroe County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County22.7Tyler County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleTyler County22.3Hampshire County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County21.4Hardy County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleHardy County21.1Hancock County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleHancock County19.7Wetzel County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County19.1McDowell County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County18.8Lincoln County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County18.5Lewis County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County17.7Mercer County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County17.6Grant County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County17.6Morgan County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County17.5Wyoming County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County17.3Wood County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleWood County17.2Wayne County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County16.9Harrison County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County16.1Putnam County: 15.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County15.8Summers County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleSummers County15.2Tucker County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleTucker County14.2Calhoun County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County13.8Doddridge County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County12.2Preston County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePreston County11.7Nicholas County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County11.6Raleigh County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County11.4Webster County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleWebster County11.3Fayette County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County11.3Berkeley County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County10.9Jefferson County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County10.8Kanawha County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County10.4Randolph County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County10.3Monongalia County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County9.7Cabell County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleCabell County9.2Mineral County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County7.2Marion County: 7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County7Ohio County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County6.9Taylor County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County5.8Greenbrier County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County5.7Upshur County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County4.1Marshall County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County3.1Brooke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Roane County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRoane 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

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1Pendleton County58-40.3 pts
2Boone County54.2+33.6 pts
3Clay County45.8+23.6 pts
4Barbour County42.5+6.2 pts
5Pocahontas County35.2+23.6 pts
6Jackson County34.7-6.7 pts
7Mason County33.6+18.7 pts
8Ritchie County31.2+10.8 pts
9Mingo County30.8+15.5 pts
10Braxton County28.9-21.3 pts
11Logan County25.3+5.9 pts
12Gilmer County24+24 pts
13Monroe County22.7-0 pts
14Tyler County22.3-0.1 pts
15Hampshire County21.4-4.2 pts
16Hardy County21.1-7.1 pts
17Hancock County19.7+16.4 pts
18Wetzel County19.1-18.6 pts
19McDowell County18.8+0.3 pts
20Lincoln County18.5-4.7 pts
21Lewis County17.7-41.6 pts
22Mercer County17.6+1.6 pts
23Grant County17.6-8.4 pts
24Morgan County17.5+11.6 pts
25Wyoming County17.3-12.7 pts
26Wood County17.2+6.9 pts
27Wayne County16.9+2.5 pts
28Harrison County16.1-10.1 pts
29Putnam County15.8+8.7 pts
30Summers County15.2+0.3 pts
31Tucker County14.2-56.6 pts
32Calhoun County13.8+13.8 pts
33Doddridge County12.2-23.7 pts
34Preston County11.7+5.8 pts
35Nicholas County11.6-19.1 pts
36Raleigh County11.4-5 pts
37Webster County11.3-11.1 pts
38Fayette County11.3-19.9 pts
39Berkeley County10.9-7.5 pts
40Jefferson County10.8+3.5 pts
41Kanawha County10.4-4.6 pts
42Randolph County10.3-20.4 pts
43Monongalia County9.7-4 pts
44Cabell County9.2-5.1 pts
45Mineral County7.20 pts
46Marion County7+1.7 pts
47Ohio County6.9-4.5 pts
48Taylor County5.8-17.7 pts
49Greenbrier County5.7-33.9 pts
50Upshur County4.1-4.1 pts
51Marshall County3.1-6.1 pts
52Brooke County0-4.2 pts
52Pleasants County0-13.2 pts
52Roane County0-13.5 pts
52Wirt County00 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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, 2014. 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, 2014 [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 58 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wirt County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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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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