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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Braxton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2015, at 51.2 per 100,000 people. Tyler County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 14.9 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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Highest51.2Braxton County
Lowest0Tyler County
Median14.955 counties
West Virginia14.5History

Map of counties, 2015

Barbour County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 51.2 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 14 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 16.1 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 14.9 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 39.4 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 11.9 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 21 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 31 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 13.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Braxton County: 51.2 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County51.2Pleasants County: 39.4 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County39.4Hardy County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleHardy County35.4Hampshire County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County34.4Webster County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleWebster County34.1Mingo County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleMingo County31.3Summers County: 31 per 100,000 peopleSummers County31Upshur County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County28.5Grant County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleGrant County26.4Lewis County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County23.5Fayette County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleFayette County22.8Wayne County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County21.9Raleigh County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County21.7Ritchie County: 21 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County21Jackson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County20.8Roane County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleRoane County20.5Greenbrier County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County20.1Jefferson County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County19.5Wetzel County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County19.3McDowell County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County19.2Mason County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMason County18.8Marshall County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County18.5Wirt County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWirt County18.1Preston County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePreston County17.5Randolph County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County17.3Ohio County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleOhio County16.1Cabell County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleCabell County15.3Pendleton County: 14.9 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County14.9Tucker County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleTucker County14.2Lincoln County: 14 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County14Wyoming County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County13.2Monongalia County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County12.5Barbour County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County12.2Kanawha County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County12.1Pocahontas County: 11.9 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County11.9Clay County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County11.5Mercer County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMercer County11.3Mineral County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County10.9Marion County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County10.5Wood County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleWood County9.2Berkeley County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County8.9Harrison County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County8.8Logan County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County8.6Monroe County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County7.6Putnam County: 7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County7Boone County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleBoone County4.2Nicholas County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County3.9Hancock County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County3.3Brooke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County0Calhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County0Doddridge County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County0Gilmer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County0Morgan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County0Taylor County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County0Tyler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTyler County0Braxton County: 51.2 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County51.2Pleasants County: 39.4 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County39.4Hardy County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleHardy County35.4Hampshire County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County34.4Webster County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleWebster County34.1Mingo County: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleMingo County31.3Summers County: 31 per 100,000 peopleSummers County31Upshur County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County28.5Grant County: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleGrant County26.4Lewis County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleLewis County23.5Fayette County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleFayette County22.8Wayne County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County21.9Raleigh County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County21.7Ritchie County: 21 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County21Jackson County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County20.8Roane County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleRoane County20.5Greenbrier County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County20.1Jefferson County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County19.5Wetzel County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County19.3McDowell County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County19.2Mason County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMason County18.8Marshall County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County18.5Wirt County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleWirt County18.1Preston County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePreston County17.5Randolph County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County17.3Ohio County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleOhio County16.1Cabell County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleCabell County15.3Pendleton County: 14.9 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County14.9Tucker County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleTucker County14.2Lincoln County: 14 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County14Wyoming County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County13.2Monongalia County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County12.5Barbour County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County12.2Kanawha County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County12.1Pocahontas County: 11.9 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County11.9Clay County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleClay County11.5Mercer County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMercer County11.3Mineral County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County10.9Marion County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County10.5Wood County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleWood County9.2Berkeley County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County8.9Harrison County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County8.8Logan County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County8.6Monroe County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County7.6Putnam County: 7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County7Boone County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleBoone County4.2Nicholas County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County3.9Hancock County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County3.3Brooke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County0Calhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County0Doddridge County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County0Gilmer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County0Morgan County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County0Taylor County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County0Tyler County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTyler County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Braxton County51.2+22.3 pts
2Pleasants County39.4+39.4 pts
3Hardy County35.4+14.3 pts
4Hampshire County34.4+13 pts
5Webster County34.1+22.9 pts
6Mingo County31.3+0.4 pts
7Summers County31+15.8 pts
8Upshur County28.5+24.4 pts
9Grant County26.4+8.8 pts
10Lewis County23.5+5.7 pts
11Fayette County22.8+11.6 pts
12Wayne County21.9+5 pts
13Raleigh County21.7+10.3 pts
14Ritchie County21-10.2 pts
15Jackson County20.8-13.9 pts
16Roane County20.5+20.5 pts
17Greenbrier County20.1+14.4 pts
18Jefferson County19.5+8.8 pts
19Wetzel County19.3+0.3 pts
20McDowell County19.2+0.4 pts
21Mason County18.8-14.8 pts
22Marshall County18.5+15.4 pts
23Wirt County18.1+18.1 pts
24Preston County17.5+5.8 pts
25Randolph County17.3+7 pts
26Ohio County16.1+9.2 pts
27Cabell County15.3+6.1 pts
28Pendleton County14.9-43 pts
29Tucker County14.2-0.1 pts
30Lincoln County14-4.5 pts
31Wyoming County13.2-4.2 pts
32Monongalia County12.5+2.8 pts
33Barbour County12.2-30.3 pts
34Kanawha County12.1+1.7 pts
35Pocahontas County11.9-23.3 pts
36Clay County11.5-34.3 pts
37Mercer County11.3-6.3 pts
38Mineral County10.9+3.7 pts
39Marion County10.5+3.5 pts
40Wood County9.2-8 pts
41Berkeley County8.9-1.9 pts
42Harrison County8.8-7.3 pts
43Logan County8.6-16.7 pts
44Monroe County7.6-15 pts
45Putnam County7-8.8 pts
46Boone County4.2-50 pts
47Nicholas County3.9-7.7 pts
48Hancock County3.3-16.4 pts
49Brooke County00 pts
49Calhoun County0-13.8 pts
49Doddridge County0-12.2 pts
49Gilmer County0-24 pts
49Morgan County0-17.5 pts
49Taylor County0-5.8 pts
49Tyler County0-22.3 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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 (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, 2015 [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?

Braxton County, with 51.2 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Tyler County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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