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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Pendleton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2016, at 61.5 per 100,000 people. Wetzel County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.9 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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Highest61.5Pendleton County
Lowest0Wetzel County
Median13.955 counties
West Virginia14.7History

Map of counties, 2016

Barbour County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 14 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 52.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 19 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 13 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 4 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 6.9 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 61.5 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 12 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 29.2 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 13.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Pendleton County: 61.5 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County61.5Lewis County: 52.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County52.9Gilmer County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County50.7Tyler County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleTyler County45.3Barbour County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County37.2Braxton County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County37.1Grant County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County35.5Nicholas County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County35.3Webster County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County34.4McDowell County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County34.2Ritchie County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County32.2Preston County: 29.2 per 100,000 peoplePreston County29.2Randolph County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County27.9Hampshire County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County25.8Morgan County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County23.3Clay County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleClay County23.2Boone County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleBoone County21.5Roane County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleRoane County20.8Mason County: 19 per 100,000 peopleMason County19Wirt County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleWirt County18.4Raleigh County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County18.1Greenbrier County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County17.3Monroe County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County15.4Harrison County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County14.8Wayne County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.7Hardy County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleHardy County14.1Berkeley County: 14 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County14Jackson County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County13.9Wyoming County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County13.3Mercer County: 13 per 100,000 peopleMercer County13Jefferson County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.4Marion County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County12.4Doddridge County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County12.2Pocahontas County: 12 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County12Logan County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County11.7Monongalia County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County11.4Cabell County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleCabell County11.3Kanawha County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County11.1Mineral County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County10.9Lincoln County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County9.4Fayette County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County9.3Wood County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleWood County9.2Putnam County: 8.7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County8.7Upshur County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County8.2Summers County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSummers County7.9Ohio County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County6.9Taylor County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County5.9Mingo County: 4 per 100,000 peopleMingo County4Hancock County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County3.3Marshall County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County3.1Brooke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County0Calhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Tucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County0Wetzel County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County0Pendleton County: 61.5 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County61.5Lewis County: 52.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County52.9Gilmer County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County50.7Tyler County: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleTyler County45.3Barbour County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County37.2Braxton County: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County37.1Grant County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County35.5Nicholas County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County35.3Webster County: 34.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County34.4McDowell County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County34.2Ritchie County: 32.2 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County32.2Preston County: 29.2 per 100,000 peoplePreston County29.2Randolph County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County27.9Hampshire County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County25.8Morgan County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County23.3Clay County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleClay County23.2Boone County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleBoone County21.5Roane County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleRoane County20.8Mason County: 19 per 100,000 peopleMason County19Wirt County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleWirt County18.4Raleigh County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County18.1Greenbrier County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County17.3Monroe County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County15.4Harrison County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County14.8Wayne County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.7Hardy County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleHardy County14.1Berkeley County: 14 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County14Jackson County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County13.9Wyoming County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County13.3Mercer County: 13 per 100,000 peopleMercer County13Jefferson County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.4Marion County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County12.4Doddridge County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County12.2Pocahontas County: 12 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County12Logan County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County11.7Monongalia County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County11.4Cabell County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleCabell County11.3Kanawha County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County11.1Mineral County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County10.9Lincoln County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County9.4Fayette County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County9.3Wood County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleWood County9.2Putnam County: 8.7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County8.7Upshur County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County8.2Summers County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSummers County7.9Ohio County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County6.9Taylor County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County5.9Mingo County: 4 per 100,000 peopleMingo County4Hancock County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County3.3Marshall County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County3.1Brooke County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County0Calhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Tucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County0Wetzel County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Pendleton County61.5+46.6 pts
2Lewis County52.9+29.4 pts
3Gilmer County50.7+50.7 pts
4Tyler County45.3+45.3 pts
5Barbour County37.2+25.1 pts
6Braxton County37.1-14.1 pts
7Grant County35.5+9.1 pts
8Nicholas County35.3+31.4 pts
9Webster County34.4+0.2 pts
10McDowell County34.2+15 pts
11Ritchie County32.2+11.2 pts
12Preston County29.2+11.6 pts
13Randolph County27.9+10.6 pts
14Hampshire County25.8-8.6 pts
15Morgan County23.3+23.3 pts
16Clay County23.2+11.7 pts
17Boone County21.5+17.3 pts
18Roane County20.8+0.3 pts
19Mason County19+0.2 pts
20Wirt County18.4+0.3 pts
21Raleigh County18.1-3.6 pts
22Greenbrier County17.3-2.8 pts
23Monroe County15.4+7.8 pts
24Harrison County14.8+5.9 pts
25Wayne County14.7-7.1 pts
26Hardy County14.1-21.3 pts
27Berkeley County14+5.1 pts
28Jackson County13.9-6.9 pts
29Wyoming County13.3+0.2 pts
30Mercer County13+1.7 pts
31Jefferson County12.4-7.1 pts
32Marion County12.4+1.8 pts
33Doddridge County12.2+12.2 pts
34Pocahontas County12+0.1 pts
35Logan County11.7+3.1 pts
36Monongalia County11.4-1.1 pts
37Cabell County11.3-4 pts
38Kanawha County11.1-1 pts
39Mineral County10.90 pts
40Lincoln County9.4-4.6 pts
41Fayette County9.3-13.5 pts
42Wood County9.2+0.1 pts
43Putnam County8.7+1.7 pts
44Upshur County8.2-20.3 pts
45Summers County7.9-23.2 pts
46Ohio County6.9-9.1 pts
47Taylor County5.9+5.9 pts
48Mingo County4-27.3 pts
49Hancock County3.30 pts
50Marshall County3.1-15.4 pts
51Brooke County00 pts
51Calhoun County00 pts
51Pleasants County0-39.4 pts
51Tucker County0-14.2 pts
51Wetzel County0-19.3 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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, 2016 [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?

Pendleton County, with 61.5 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wetzel County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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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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