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Counties in West Virginia by traffic fatality rate

Hampshire County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 55 counties in 2023, at 50.8 per 100,000 people. Wirt 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 14.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest50.8Hampshire County
Lowest0Wirt County
Median15.255 counties
West Virginia14.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 34 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleCabell County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County: 39 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleHardy County: 35 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleLewis County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 9 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMason County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleMineral County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleMingo County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County: 29 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 4.9 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County: 16.7 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 38.8 per 100,000 peoplePreston County: 8.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleRoane County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSummers County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleTucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTyler County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County: 19.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Hampshire County: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County50.8Ritchie County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County48.9Doddridge County: 39 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County39Pocahontas County: 38.8 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County38.8Taylor County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County36.6Hardy County: 35 per 100,000 peopleHardy County35Summers County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleSummers County34.5Boone County: 34 per 100,000 peopleBoone County34Monroe County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County32.3Nicholas County: 29 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County29Grant County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County27.3Logan County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleLogan County25.9Mason County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleMason County24.2Wayne County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County23.8Mineral County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County22.4Greenbrier County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County21.8Wyoming County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County19.7Brooke County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County18.7Jackson County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County18.1Lewis County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLewis County18.1Fayette County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleFayette County17.9Cabell County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleCabell County17.4Morgan County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County17.1Calhoun County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County16.8Pendleton County: 16.7 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County16.7Raleigh County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County16.5Mercer County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleMercer County15.5Lincoln County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County15.2Kanawha County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County14.9Roane County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleRoane County14.6Wetzel County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County14.3Gilmer County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County13.8Mingo County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleMingo County13.6Clay County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleClay County12.9Upshur County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County12.7Tyler County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleTyler County12.7Webster County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleWebster County12.5Harrison County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County10.9Wood County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleWood County10.9Monongalia County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County10.2Marion County: 9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County9Preston County: 8.8 per 100,000 peoplePreston County8.8Jefferson County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County8.4Hancock County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleHancock County7.1Berkeley County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County6.8McDowell County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County5.7Putnam County: 5.3 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County5.3Ohio County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County4.9Randolph County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County3.7Barbour County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County0Braxton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County0Marshall County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Tucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker County0Wirt County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWirt County0Hampshire County: 50.8 per 100,000 peopleHampshire County50.8Ritchie County: 48.9 per 100,000 peopleRitchie County48.9Doddridge County: 39 per 100,000 peopleDoddridge County39Pocahontas County: 38.8 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County38.8Taylor County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County36.6Hardy County: 35 per 100,000 peopleHardy County35Summers County: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleSummers County34.5Boone County: 34 per 100,000 peopleBoone County34Monroe County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County32.3Nicholas County: 29 per 100,000 peopleNicholas County29Grant County: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County27.3Logan County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleLogan County25.9Mason County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleMason County24.2Wayne County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County23.8Mineral County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleMineral County22.4Greenbrier County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleGreenbrier County21.8Wyoming County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWyoming County19.7Brooke County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleBrooke County18.7Jackson County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County18.1Lewis County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleLewis County18.1Fayette County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleFayette County17.9Cabell County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleCabell County17.4Morgan County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County17.1Calhoun County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County16.8Pendleton County: 16.7 per 100,000 peoplePendleton County16.7Raleigh County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleRaleigh County16.5Mercer County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleMercer County15.5Lincoln County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County15.2Kanawha County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleKanawha County14.9Roane County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleRoane County14.6Wetzel County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWetzel County14.3Gilmer County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleGilmer County13.8Mingo County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleMingo County13.6Clay County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleClay County12.9Upshur County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleUpshur County12.7Tyler County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleTyler County12.7Webster County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleWebster County12.5Harrison County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County10.9Wood County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleWood County10.9Monongalia County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMonongalia County10.2Marion County: 9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County9Preston County: 8.8 per 100,000 peoplePreston County8.8Jefferson County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County8.4Hancock County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleHancock County7.1Berkeley County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleBerkeley County6.8McDowell County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleMcDowell County5.7Putnam County: 5.3 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County5.3Ohio County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleOhio County4.9Randolph County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County3.7Barbour County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBarbour County0Braxton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleBraxton County0Marshall County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County0Pleasants County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePleasants County0Tucker County: 0 per 100,000 peopleTucker 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

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Hampshire County50.8+38 pts
2Ritchie County48.9+24.6 pts
3Doddridge County39+0.2 pts
4Pocahontas County38.8+25.9 pts
5Taylor County36.6+30.5 pts
6Hardy County35+13.8 pts
7Summers County34.5+34.5 pts
8Boone County34+5.3 pts
9Monroe County32.3+8 pts
10Nicholas County29+0.2 pts
11Grant County27.3-9.2 pts
12Logan County25.9+3.5 pts
13Mason County24.2-7.9 pts
14Wayne County23.8+0.2 pts
15Mineral County22.4+14.9 pts
16Greenbrier County21.8+12.5 pts
17Wyoming County19.7+0.3 pts
18Brooke County18.7+14.1 pts
19Jackson County18.1-10.9 pts
20Lewis County18.1-23.8 pts
21Fayette County17.9-2.4 pts
22Cabell County17.4+3.3 pts
23Morgan County17.1+11.3 pts
24Calhoun County16.8-16.2 pts
25Pendleton County16.7-16.4 pts
26Raleigh County16.5+2.8 pts
27Mercer County15.5-6.7 pts
28Lincoln County15.2-15 pts
29Kanawha County14.9+1.2 pts
30Roane County14.6-7.1 pts
31Wetzel County14.3+7.2 pts
32Gilmer County13.8+0.2 pts
33Mingo County13.6-17.6 pts
34Clay County12.9-25.4 pts
35Upshur County12.7-8.4 pts
36Tyler County12.7+0.3 pts
37Webster County12.5-12.2 pts
38Harrison County10.9-1.5 pts
39Wood County10.9+1.3 pts
40Monongalia County10.2+2.7 pts
41Marion County9+1.8 pts
42Preston County8.8-8.7 pts
43Jefferson County8.4-6.9 pts
44Hancock County7.1+7.1 pts
45Berkeley County6.8-1.7 pts
46McDowell County5.7-11.1 pts
47Putnam County5.3-3.5 pts
48Ohio County4.9-9.6 pts
49Randolph County3.7-7.2 pts
50Barbour County0-6.5 pts
50Braxton County0-24.7 pts
50Marshall County0-13.5 pts
50Pleasants County0-13.2 pts
50Tucker County0-15.1 pts
50Wirt County0-19.6 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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, 2023. 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, 2023 [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?

Hampshire County, with 50.8 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Wirt County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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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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