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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Doddridge County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2018, at 61.9 per 100,000 people. Webster County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for West Virginia was 16.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest61.9Doddridge County
Lowest0Webster County
Median15.255 counties
West Virginia16.2History

Map of counties, 2018

Barbour County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 61.9 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 42 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 12 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 7 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 24 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 4.7 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 47.4 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 13.1 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 24.6 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 5.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 14 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 4.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Doddridge County: 61.9 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County61.9Braxton County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County54.1Pendleton County: 47.4 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County47.4Grant County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County44.8Hardy County: 42 per 100,000 peopleHardy County42Clay County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County36.1Jackson County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County35.5Calhoun County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County30.4McDowell County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County30.2Logan County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County27.1Raleigh County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County25.2Mercer County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleMercer County24.9Pocahontas County: 24.6 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County24.6Lincoln County: 24 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24Nicholas County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County23.9Monroe County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County23.9Ritchie County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County22.5Boone County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBoone County22.3Kanawha County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County21.8Hampshire County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County21.5Wetzel County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County20.2Barbour County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County19.1Wirt County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleWirt County18.6Greenbrier County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County17.9Randolph County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County17.6Wayne County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County17.5Putnam County: 15.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County15.6Monongalia County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County15.2Mineral County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleMineral County14.7Roane County: 14 per 100,000 peopleRoane County14Berkeley County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County13.6Gilmer County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County13.2Brooke County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County13.2Pleasants County: 13.1 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County13.1Upshur County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County12.5Fayette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleFayette County12Harrison County: 12 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County12Lewis County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleLewis County11.8Tyler County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleTyler County11.7Cabell County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleCabell County11.6Mason County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County11.5Mingo County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMingo County8.2Wood County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleWood County8.2Summers County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleSummers County8.2Jefferson County: 7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County7Marshall County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County6.4Preston County: 5.8 per 100,000 peoplePreston County5.8Morgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County5.8Marion County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County5.3Ohio County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleOhio County4.7Wyoming County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County4.6Hancock County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County3.4Taylor County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County0Tucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County0Webster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWebster County0Doddridge County: 61.9 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County61.9Braxton County: 54.1 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County54.1Pendleton County: 47.4 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County47.4Grant County: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County44.8Hardy County: 42 per 100,000 peopleHardy County42Clay County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County36.1Jackson County: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County35.5Calhoun County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County30.4McDowell County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County30.2Logan County: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County27.1Raleigh County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County25.2Mercer County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleMercer County24.9Pocahontas County: 24.6 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County24.6Lincoln County: 24 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24Nicholas County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County23.9Monroe County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County23.9Ritchie County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County22.5Boone County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBoone County22.3Kanawha County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County21.8Hampshire County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County21.5Wetzel County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County20.2Barbour County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County19.1Wirt County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleWirt County18.6Greenbrier County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County17.9Randolph County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County17.6Wayne County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County17.5Putnam County: 15.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County15.6Monongalia County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County15.2Mineral County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleMineral County14.7Roane County: 14 per 100,000 peopleRoane County14Berkeley County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County13.6Gilmer County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County13.2Brooke County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County13.2Pleasants County: 13.1 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County13.1Upshur County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County12.5Fayette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleFayette County12Harrison County: 12 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County12Lewis County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleLewis County11.8Tyler County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleTyler County11.7Cabell County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleCabell County11.6Mason County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County11.5Mingo County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMingo County8.2Wood County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleWood County8.2Summers County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleSummers County8.2Jefferson County: 7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County7Marshall County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County6.4Preston County: 5.8 per 100,000 peoplePreston County5.8Morgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County5.8Marion County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County5.3Ohio County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleOhio County4.7Wyoming County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County4.6Hancock County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County3.4Taylor County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County0Tucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County0Webster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWebster County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Doddridge County61.9+24.8 pts
2Braxton County54.1+31.5 pts
3Pendleton County47.4+47.4 pts
4Grant County44.8+27 pts
5Hardy County42+21 pts
6Clay County36.1+36.1 pts
7Jackson County35.5+7.4 pts
8Calhoun County30.4+15.7 pts
9McDowell County30.2+5.2 pts
10Logan County27.1-8.6 pts
11Raleigh County25.2+10.7 pts
12Mercer County24.9+5.2 pts
13Pocahontas County24.6-11.8 pts
14Lincoln County24+0.3 pts
15Nicholas County23.9-7.7 pts
16Monroe County23.9-15.3 pts
17Ritchie County22.5+11.5 pts
18Boone County22.3+9.1 pts
19Kanawha County21.8+5.1 pts
20Hampshire County21.5+8.6 pts
21Wetzel County20.2+6.9 pts
22Barbour County19.1-6.2 pts
23Wirt County18.6-18.4 pts
24Greenbrier County17.9+0.3 pts
25Randolph County17.6-3.4 pts
26Wayne County17.5-14.8 pts
27Putnam County15.6-1.8 pts
28Monongalia County15.2+8.6 pts
29Mineral County14.7-3.5 pts
30Roane County14-41.6 pts
31Berkeley County13.6+4.9 pts
32Gilmer County13.2-25.5 pts
33Brooke County13.2+8.8 pts
34Pleasants County13.1+13.1 pts
35Upshur County12.5+12.5 pts
36Fayette County12-11.6 pts
37Harrison County12-5.9 pts
38Lewis County11.8-35.2 pts
39Tyler County11.7-34.7 pts
40Cabell County11.6-5 pts
41Mason County11.5+0.1 pts
42Mingo County8.2-12.1 pts
43Wood County8.2-3.4 pts
44Summers County8.2-15.8 pts
45Jefferson County7-5.4 pts
46Marshall County6.4-9.4 pts
47Preston County5.8-5.8 pts
48Morgan County5.8-0 pts
49Marion County5.3-7 pts
50Ohio County4.70 pts
51Wyoming County4.6-9 pts
52Hancock County3.4-10.1 pts
53Taylor County0-11.8 pts
53Tucker County00 pts
53Webster County0-23.4 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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, 2018 [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?

Doddridge County, with 61.9 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Webster County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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