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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Lewis County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2022, at 41.9 per 100,000 people. Summers County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for West Virginia was 15 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest41.9Lewis County
Lowest0Summers County
Median15.355 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 33 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 38.9 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 29 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 14.5 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 33.1 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 13.2 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 12.9 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 19.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Lewis County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County41.9Doddridge County: 38.9 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County38.9Clay County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County38.4Grant County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County36.5Pendleton County: 33.1 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County33.1Calhoun County: 33 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County33Mason County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County32.1Mingo County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleMingo County31.2Lincoln County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County30.2Jackson County: 29 per 100,000 peopleJackson County29Nicholas County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County28.8Boone County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleBoone County28.7Braxton County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County24.7Webster County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleWebster County24.6Monroe County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County24.4Ritchie County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County24.3Wayne County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County23.7Logan County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County22.4Mercer County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County22.2Roane County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleRoane County21.7Hardy County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleHardy County21.1Upshur County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County21.1Fayette County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County20.3Wirt County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWirt County19.6Wyoming County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County19.4Preston County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePreston County17.5McDowell County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County16.9Jefferson County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County15.3Tucker County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleTucker County15.1Ohio County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio County14.5Cabell County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleCabell County14.1Raleigh County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County13.7Gilmer County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County13.7Kanawha County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County13.6Marshall County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County13.5Pleasants County: 13.2 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County13.2Pocahontas County: 12.9 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County12.9Hampshire County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County12.8Tyler County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleTyler County12.4Harrison County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County12.4Randolph County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County10.9Wood County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleWood County9.6Greenbrier County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County9.3Putnam County: 8.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County8.8Berkeley County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County8.5Monongalia County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County7.5Mineral County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County7.4Marion County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County7.2Wetzel County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County7.1Barbour County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County6.5Taylor County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County6.1Morgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County5.8Brooke County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County4.6Hancock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHancock County0Summers County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSummers County0Lewis County: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County41.9Doddridge County: 38.9 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County38.9Clay County: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County38.4Grant County: 36.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County36.5Pendleton County: 33.1 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County33.1Calhoun County: 33 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County33Mason County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleMason County32.1Mingo County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleMingo County31.2Lincoln County: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County30.2Jackson County: 29 per 100,000 peopleJackson County29Nicholas County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County28.8Boone County: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleBoone County28.7Braxton County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County24.7Webster County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleWebster County24.6Monroe County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County24.4Ritchie County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County24.3Wayne County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County23.7Logan County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County22.4Mercer County: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County22.2Roane County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleRoane County21.7Hardy County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleHardy County21.1Upshur County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County21.1Fayette County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County20.3Wirt County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleWirt County19.6Wyoming County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County19.4Preston County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePreston County17.5McDowell County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County16.9Jefferson County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County15.3Tucker County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleTucker County15.1Ohio County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio County14.5Cabell County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleCabell County14.1Raleigh County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County13.7Gilmer County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County13.7Kanawha County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County13.6Marshall County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County13.5Pleasants County: 13.2 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County13.2Pocahontas County: 12.9 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County12.9Hampshire County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County12.8Tyler County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleTyler County12.4Harrison County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County12.4Randolph County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County10.9Wood County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleWood County9.6Greenbrier County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County9.3Putnam County: 8.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County8.8Berkeley County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County8.5Monongalia County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County7.5Mineral County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County7.4Marion County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County7.2Wetzel County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County7.1Barbour County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County6.5Taylor County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County6.1Morgan County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County5.8Brooke County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County4.6Hancock County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHancock County0Summers County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSummers County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Lewis County41.9+18.2 pts
2Doddridge County38.9-64.4 pts
3Clay County38.4+13.1 pts
4Grant County36.5+9.2 pts
5Pendleton County33.1-16.2 pts
6Calhoun County33+0.6 pts
7Mason County32.1+16.3 pts
8Mingo County31.2+22.5 pts
9Lincoln County30.2+5.5 pts
10Jackson County29+14.6 pts
11Nicholas County28.8+8.4 pts
12Boone County28.7+9.9 pts
13Braxton County24.7+0.3 pts
14Webster County24.6+0.4 pts
15Monroe County24.4+16.3 pts
16Ritchie County24.3+24.3 pts
17Wayne County23.7+5.5 pts
18Logan County22.4-2.7 pts
19Mercer County22.2+7 pts
20Roane County21.7-14.1 pts
21Hardy County21.1-21.3 pts
22Upshur County21.1-4.1 pts
23Fayette County20.3+2.8 pts
24Wirt County19.6-19.8 pts
25Wyoming County19.4+0.4 pts
26Preston County17.5-5.8 pts
27McDowell County16.9-4.9 pts
28Jefferson County15.3+10.1 pts
29Tucker County15.1-14.8 pts
30Ohio County14.5+0.1 pts
31Cabell County14.1+3.3 pts
32Raleigh County13.7-2.5 pts
33Gilmer County13.7+13.7 pts
34Kanawha County13.6-6.6 pts
35Marshall County13.5+10.1 pts
36Pleasants County13.2-13.1 pts
37Pocahontas County12.9+0.2 pts
38Hampshire County12.8-8.6 pts
39Tyler County12.4+0.2 pts
40Harrison County12.4+3.2 pts
41Randolph County10.9+7.3 pts
42Wood County9.6-7.1 pts
43Greenbrier County9.3-18.2 pts
44Putnam County8.8-1.7 pts
45Berkeley County8.5-7.4 pts
46Monongalia County7.5-1 pts
47Mineral County7.4-3.7 pts
48Marion County7.2+5.4 pts
49Wetzel County7.1-6.9 pts
50Barbour County6.5-25.9 pts
51Taylor County6.1+6.1 pts
52Morgan County5.8-11.6 pts
53Brooke County4.6-4.5 pts
54Hancock County00 pts
54Summers County0-33.7 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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, 2022 [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 41.9 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Summers County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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