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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Lewis County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2019, at 58.9 per 100,000 people. Wirt County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 14.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for West Virginia was 14.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest58.9Lewis County
Lowest0Wirt County
Median14.155 counties
West Virginia14.4History

Map of counties, 2019

Barbour County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 15 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 58.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 20 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 24 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 35 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 16 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 6 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 4.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Lewis County: 58.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County58.9Tucker County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleTucker County43.9Braxton County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County39.5Barbour County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County38.6Clay County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County36.7Tyler County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleTyler County35.7Morgan County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County35Ritchie County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County34.9Nicholas County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County32.3Randolph County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County31.9Calhoun County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County31.4McDowell County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County30.8Putnam County: 24.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County24.4Lincoln County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24.1Monroe County: 24 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County24Hampshire County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County21.6Upshur County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County20.9Hardy County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHardy County20.9Mercer County: 20 per 100,000 peopleMercer County20Mason County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County19.5Raleigh County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County18.7Logan County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County18.3Wayne County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County17.8Mingo County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMingo County16.8Pendleton County: 16 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County16Greenbrier County: 15 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County15Roane County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleRoane County14.2Ohio County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleOhio County14.1Cabell County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCabell County13.8Boone County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleBoone County13.7Wetzel County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County13.6Gilmer County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County13.4Berkeley County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County12.5Jefferson County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.2Preston County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePreston County11.7Jackson County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County10.7Marion County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County10.7Marshall County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County9.7Grant County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County9.1Brooke County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County8.8Kanawha County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County8.8Summers County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleSummers County8.3Monongalia County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County7.6Wood County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleWood County7.1Taylor County: 6 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County6Fayette County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleFayette County4.9Wyoming County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County4.6Mineral County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleMineral County3.7Hancock County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County3.4Harrison County: 3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County3Doddridge County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Pocahontas County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County0Webster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWebster County0Wirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWirt County0Lewis County: 58.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County58.9Tucker County: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleTucker County43.9Braxton County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County39.5Barbour County: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County38.6Clay County: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County36.7Tyler County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleTyler County35.7Morgan County: 35 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County35Ritchie County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County34.9Nicholas County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County32.3Randolph County: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County31.9Calhoun County: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County31.4McDowell County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County30.8Putnam County: 24.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County24.4Lincoln County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24.1Monroe County: 24 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County24Hampshire County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County21.6Upshur County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County20.9Hardy County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHardy County20.9Mercer County: 20 per 100,000 peopleMercer County20Mason County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County19.5Raleigh County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County18.7Logan County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County18.3Wayne County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County17.8Mingo County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMingo County16.8Pendleton County: 16 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County16Greenbrier County: 15 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County15Roane County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleRoane County14.2Ohio County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleOhio County14.1Cabell County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleCabell County13.8Boone County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleBoone County13.7Wetzel County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County13.6Gilmer County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County13.4Berkeley County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County12.5Jefferson County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.2Preston County: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePreston County11.7Jackson County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County10.7Marion County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County10.7Marshall County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County9.7Grant County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County9.1Brooke County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County8.8Kanawha County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County8.8Summers County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleSummers County8.3Monongalia County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County7.6Wood County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleWood County7.1Taylor County: 6 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County6Fayette County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleFayette County4.9Wyoming County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County4.6Mineral County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleMineral County3.7Hancock County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County3.4Harrison County: 3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County3Doddridge County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Pocahontas County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County0Webster County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWebster 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

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Lewis County58.9+47.1 pts
2Tucker County43.9+43.9 pts
3Braxton County39.5-14.6 pts
4Barbour County38.6+19.5 pts
5Clay County36.7+0.6 pts
6Tyler County35.7+24 pts
7Morgan County35+29.2 pts
8Ritchie County34.9+12.3 pts
9Nicholas County32.3+8.4 pts
10Randolph County31.9+14.3 pts
11Calhoun County31.4+0.9 pts
12McDowell County30.8+0.6 pts
13Putnam County24.4+8.7 pts
14Lincoln County24.1+0.1 pts
15Monroe County24+0.2 pts
16Hampshire County21.6+0.2 pts
17Upshur County20.9+8.4 pts
18Hardy County20.9-21.2 pts
19Mercer County20-4.9 pts
20Mason County19.5+7.9 pts
21Raleigh County18.7-6.5 pts
22Logan County18.3-8.7 pts
23Wayne County17.8+0.2 pts
24Mingo County16.8+8.5 pts
25Pendleton County16-31.4 pts
26Greenbrier County15-2.9 pts
27Roane County14.2+0.2 pts
28Ohio County14.1+9.4 pts
29Cabell County13.8+2.2 pts
30Boone County13.7-8.6 pts
31Wetzel County13.6-6.5 pts
32Gilmer County13.4+0.2 pts
33Berkeley County12.5-1.1 pts
34Jefferson County12.2+5.2 pts
35Preston County11.7+5.8 pts
36Jackson County10.7-24.8 pts
37Marion County10.7+5.3 pts
38Marshall County9.7+3.3 pts
39Grant County9.1-35.7 pts
40Brooke County8.8-4.3 pts
41Kanawha County8.8-13 pts
42Summers County8.3+0.1 pts
43Monongalia County7.6-7.6 pts
44Wood County7.1-1.1 pts
45Taylor County6+6 pts
46Fayette County4.9-7.1 pts
47Wyoming County4.6+0.1 pts
48Mineral County3.7-11.1 pts
49Hancock County3.40 pts
50Harrison County3-9 pts
51Doddridge County0-61.9 pts
51Pleasants County0-13.1 pts
51Pocahontas County0-24.6 pts
51Webster County00 pts
51Wirt County0-18.6 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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, 2019. 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, 2019 [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?

Lewis County, with 58.9 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wirt County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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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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