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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Doddridge County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2021, at 103.3 per 100,000 people. Taylor County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for West Virginia was 15.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest103.3Doddridge County
Lowest0Taylor County
Median17.555 counties
West Virginia15.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 103.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 1.8 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 14.3 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 49.2 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 26.3 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 23.3 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 19 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Doddridge County: 103.3 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County103.3Pendleton County: 49.2 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County49.2Hardy County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleHardy County42.4Wirt County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleWirt County39.5Roane County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleRoane County35.9Summers County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleSummers County33.7Calhoun County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County32.4Barbour County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County32.4Tucker County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleTucker County29.9Greenbrier County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County27.5Grant County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County27.3Pleasants County: 26.3 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County26.3Clay County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleClay County25.3Upshur County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County25.2Logan County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County25.1Lincoln County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24.8Braxton County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County24.4Webster County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleWebster County24.2Lewis County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County23.7Preston County: 23.3 per 100,000 peoplePreston County23.3McDowell County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County21.7Hampshire County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County21.4Nicholas County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County20.5Kanawha County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County20.2Wyoming County: 19 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County19Boone County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleBoone County18.7Wayne County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County18.2Fayette County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleFayette County17.5Morgan County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County17.3Wood County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleWood County16.7Raleigh County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County16.3Berkeley County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County15.8Mason County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleMason County15.8Mercer County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County15.2Jackson County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County14.4Ohio County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio County14.3Wetzel County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County14.1Pocahontas County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County12.7Tyler County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleTyler County12.2Mineral County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleMineral County11.1Cabell County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleCabell County10.7Putnam County: 10.5 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County10.5Harrison County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County9.2Brooke County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County9.1Mingo County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMingo County8.7Monongalia County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County8.4Monroe County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County8.1Jefferson County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County5.1Randolph County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County3.6Marshall County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County3.3Marion County: 1.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County1.8Gilmer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County0Hancock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHancock County0Ritchie County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County0Taylor County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County0Doddridge County: 103.3 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County103.3Pendleton County: 49.2 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County49.2Hardy County: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleHardy County42.4Wirt County: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleWirt County39.5Roane County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleRoane County35.9Summers County: 33.7 per 100,000 peopleSummers County33.7Calhoun County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County32.4Barbour County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County32.4Tucker County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleTucker County29.9Greenbrier County: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County27.5Grant County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County27.3Pleasants County: 26.3 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County26.3Clay County: 25.3 per 100,000 peopleClay County25.3Upshur County: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County25.2Logan County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County25.1Lincoln County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24.8Braxton County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County24.4Webster County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleWebster County24.2Lewis County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleLewis County23.7Preston County: 23.3 per 100,000 peoplePreston County23.3McDowell County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County21.7Hampshire County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County21.4Nicholas County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County20.5Kanawha County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County20.2Wyoming County: 19 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County19Boone County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleBoone County18.7Wayne County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleWayne County18.2Fayette County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleFayette County17.5Morgan County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County17.3Wood County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleWood County16.7Raleigh County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County16.3Berkeley County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County15.8Mason County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleMason County15.8Mercer County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County15.2Jackson County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County14.4Ohio County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio County14.3Wetzel County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County14.1Pocahontas County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County12.7Tyler County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleTyler County12.2Mineral County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleMineral County11.1Cabell County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleCabell County10.7Putnam County: 10.5 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County10.5Harrison County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County9.2Brooke County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County9.1Mingo County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMingo County8.7Monongalia County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County8.4Monroe County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County8.1Jefferson County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County5.1Randolph County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County3.6Marshall County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County3.3Marion County: 1.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County1.8Gilmer County: 0 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County0Hancock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHancock County0Ritchie County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County0Taylor County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Doddridge County103.3+64.8 pts
2Pendleton County49.2+32.9 pts
3Hardy County42.4+21.3 pts
4Wirt County39.5+39.5 pts
5Roane County35.9+14.4 pts
6Summers County33.7+33.7 pts
7Calhoun County32.4+32.4 pts
8Barbour County32.4+25.9 pts
9Tucker County29.9+0.2 pts
10Greenbrier County27.5+3.2 pts
11Grant County27.3-27.3 pts
12Pleasants County26.3+13.2 pts
13Clay County25.3-12.2 pts
14Upshur County25.2-4.2 pts
15Logan County25.1+9.7 pts
16Lincoln County24.8+10 pts
17Braxton County24.4-7.9 pts
18Webster County24.2+24.2 pts
19Lewis County23.7+17.8 pts
20Preston County23.3+8.7 pts
21McDowell County21.7-4.7 pts
22Hampshire County21.4-34.9 pts
23Nicholas County20.5-4 pts
24Kanawha County20.2+7.5 pts
25Wyoming County19+4.9 pts
26Boone County18.7+4.9 pts
27Wayne County18.2-17.9 pts
28Fayette County17.5+0.2 pts
29Morgan County17.3-0.2 pts
30Wood County16.7-2.3 pts
31Raleigh County16.3+9.5 pts
32Berkeley County15.8+0.4 pts
33Mason County15.8+0.1 pts
34Mercer County15.2-1.6 pts
35Jackson County14.4-21.7 pts
36Ohio County14.3+7.3 pts
37Wetzel County14.1-13.7 pts
38Pocahontas County12.7-12.8 pts
39Tyler County12.2-24 pts
40Mineral County11.1+7.4 pts
41Cabell County10.7+5.4 pts
42Putnam County10.5+7 pts
43Harrison County9.2+0.1 pts
44Brooke County9.1+9.1 pts
45Mingo County8.7-4.1 pts
46Monongalia County8.4+0.9 pts
47Monroe County8.1+8.1 pts
48Jefferson County5.1-20.8 pts
49Randolph County3.6-25.1 pts
50Marshall County3.3-3.2 pts
51Marion County1.8-3.6 pts
52Gilmer County00 pts
52Hancock County0-10.3 pts
52Ritchie County00 pts
52Taylor County0-12 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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, 2021. 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, 2021 [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 103.3 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Taylor County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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