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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Roane County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2017, at 55.6 per 100,000 people. Upshur County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for West Virginia was 16.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest55.6Roane County
Lowest0Upshur County
Median17.455 counties
West Virginia16.7History

Map of counties, 2017

Barbour County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 37 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 21 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 47 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 25 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 4.7 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 36.4 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 11.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 21 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 11 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 37 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 13.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Roane County: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleRoane County55.6Lewis County: 47 per 100,000 peopleLewis County47Tyler County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleTyler County46.4Monroe County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County39.2Gilmer County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County38.7Doddridge County: 37 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County37Wirt County: 37 per 100,000 peopleWirt County37Pocahontas County: 36.4 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County36.4Logan County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County35.7Wayne County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County32.4Nicholas County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County31.6Jackson County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County28.2Barbour County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County25.3McDowell County: 25 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County25Summers County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleSummers County23.9Lincoln County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County23.7Fayette County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleFayette County23.6Webster County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County23.4Braxton County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County22.6Randolph County: 21 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County21Hardy County: 21 per 100,000 peopleHardy County21Mingo County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMingo County20.4Mercer County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleMercer County19.7Mineral County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County18.3Harrison County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County17.9Grant County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County17.8Greenbrier County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County17.6Putnam County: 17.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County17.4Kanawha County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County16.6Cabell County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCabell County16.6Marshall County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County15.9Calhoun County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County14.8Raleigh County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County14.4Wyoming County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County13.6Hancock County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleHancock County13.5Wetzel County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County13.3Boone County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleBoone County13.1Hampshire County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County12.9Marion County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County12.4Jefferson County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.3Taylor County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County11.8Wood County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleWood County11.6Preston County: 11.6 per 100,000 peoplePreston County11.6Mason County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County11.5Ritchie County: 11 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County11Berkeley County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County8.7Monongalia County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County6.6Morgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County5.8Ohio County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleOhio County4.7Brooke County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County4.4Clay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClay County0Pendleton County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Tucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County0Upshur County: 0 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County0Roane County: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleRoane County55.6Lewis County: 47 per 100,000 peopleLewis County47Tyler County: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleTyler County46.4Monroe County: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County39.2Gilmer County: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County38.7Doddridge County: 37 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County37Wirt County: 37 per 100,000 peopleWirt County37Pocahontas County: 36.4 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County36.4Logan County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County35.7Wayne County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County32.4Nicholas County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County31.6Jackson County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County28.2Barbour County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County25.3McDowell County: 25 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County25Summers County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleSummers County23.9Lincoln County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County23.7Fayette County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleFayette County23.6Webster County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleWebster County23.4Braxton County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County22.6Randolph County: 21 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County21Hardy County: 21 per 100,000 peopleHardy County21Mingo County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMingo County20.4Mercer County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleMercer County19.7Mineral County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMineral County18.3Harrison County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County17.9Grant County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County17.8Greenbrier County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County17.6Putnam County: 17.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County17.4Kanawha County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County16.6Cabell County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleCabell County16.6Marshall County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County15.9Calhoun County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County14.8Raleigh County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County14.4Wyoming County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County13.6Hancock County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleHancock County13.5Wetzel County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County13.3Boone County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleBoone County13.1Hampshire County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County12.9Marion County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County12.4Jefferson County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.3Taylor County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County11.8Wood County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleWood County11.6Preston County: 11.6 per 100,000 peoplePreston County11.6Mason County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County11.5Ritchie County: 11 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County11Berkeley County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County8.7Monongalia County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County6.6Morgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County5.8Ohio County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleOhio County4.7Brooke County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County4.4Clay County: 0 per 100,000 peopleClay County0Pendleton County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Tucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County0Upshur County: 0 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Roane County55.6+34.8 pts
2Lewis County47-5.9 pts
3Tyler County46.4+1 pts
4Monroe County39.2+23.8 pts
5Gilmer County38.7-12 pts
6Doddridge County37+24.8 pts
6Wirt County37+18.6 pts
8Pocahontas County36.4+24.3 pts
9Logan County35.7+24 pts
10Wayne County32.4+17.6 pts
11Nicholas County31.6-3.6 pts
12Jackson County28.2+14.3 pts
13Barbour County25.3-11.9 pts
14McDowell County25-9.2 pts
15Summers County23.9+16.1 pts
16Lincoln County23.7+14.3 pts
17Fayette County23.6+14.3 pts
18Webster County23.4-11 pts
19Braxton County22.6-14.4 pts
20Randolph County21-6.8 pts
21Hardy County21+6.9 pts
22Mingo County20.4+16.4 pts
23Mercer County19.7+6.7 pts
24Mineral County18.3+7.4 pts
25Harrison County17.9+3.1 pts
26Grant County17.8-17.7 pts
27Greenbrier County17.6+0.2 pts
28Putnam County17.4+8.7 pts
29Kanawha County16.6+5.5 pts
30Cabell County16.6+5.3 pts
31Marshall County15.9+12.7 pts
32Calhoun County14.8+14.8 pts
33Raleigh County14.4-3.7 pts
34Wyoming County13.6+0.2 pts
35Hancock County13.5+10.1 pts
36Wetzel County13.3+13.3 pts
37Boone County13.1-8.4 pts
38Hampshire County12.9-12.9 pts
39Marion County12.40 pts
40Jefferson County12.3-0.1 pts
41Taylor County11.8+5.9 pts
42Wood County11.6+2.4 pts
43Preston County11.6-17.5 pts
44Mason County11.5-7.5 pts
45Ritchie County11-21.2 pts
46Berkeley County8.7-5.4 pts
47Monongalia County6.6-4.8 pts
48Morgan County5.8-17.5 pts
49Ohio County4.7-2.3 pts
50Brooke County4.4+4.4 pts
51Clay County0-23.2 pts
51Pendleton County0-61.5 pts
51Pleasants County00 pts
51Tucker County00 pts
51Upshur County0-8.2 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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, 2017. 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, 2017 [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?

Roane County, with 55.6 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Upshur County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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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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