Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate

Florence County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 72 counties in 2014, at 44.9 per 100,000 people. Rusk County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest44.9Florence County
Median10.172 counties
Wisconsin8.8History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleBarron County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleCalumet County: 6 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleDane County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleDoor County: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleEau Claire County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleGreen County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County: 16 per 100,000 peopleIowa County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County: 19 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleLa Crosse County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleMarathon County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleMilwaukee County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleOconto County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleOutagamie County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOzaukee County: 1.1 per 100,000 peoplePepin County: 27.3 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 12.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 18.2 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 10 per 100,000 peoplePrice County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRacine County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleRusk County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSauk County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleShawano County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleSheboygan County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleVernon County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleVilas County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleWaukesha County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleWinnebago County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 5.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Florence County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County44.9Richland County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleRichland County39.4Waushara County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County37.2Forest County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleForest County32.6Pepin County: 27.3 per 100,000 peoplePepin County27.3Marquette County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County26.5Langlade County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County25.8Oneida County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleOneida County24.8Shawano County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleShawano County24.2Menominee County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County22.8Buffalo County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County22.5Sauk County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleSauk County20.5Trempealeau County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County20.1Burnett County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County19.2Juneau County: 19 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County19Oconto County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleOconto County18.5Polk County: 18.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County18.2Clark County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County17.5Vernon County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleVernon County16.6Green Lake County: 16 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County16Dodge County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleDodge County15.7Kewaunee County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County14.7Jackson County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County14.4Jefferson County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County14.2St. Croix County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County13.7Douglas County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County13.7Manitowoc County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County13.6Bayfield County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County13Pierce County: 12.2 per 100,000 peoplePierce County12.2Marinette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County12Lafayette County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County11.9Sawyer County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County11.8Walworth County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County11.5Dunn County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleDunn County11.3Lincoln County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County10.5Kenosha County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County10.1Portage County: 10 per 100,000 peoplePortage County10Adams County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County9.9Fond du Lac County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County9.8Grant County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County9.6Florence County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County44.9Richland County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleRichland County39.4Waushara County: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County37.2Forest County: 32.6 per 100,000 peopleForest County32.6Pepin County: 27.3 per 100,000 peoplePepin County27.3Marquette County: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County26.5Langlade County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County25.8Oneida County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleOneida County24.8Shawano County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleShawano County24.2Menominee County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County22.8Buffalo County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County22.5Sauk County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleSauk County20.5Trempealeau County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County20.1Burnett County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County19.2Juneau County: 19 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County19Oconto County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleOconto County18.5Polk County: 18.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County18.2Clark County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County17.5Vernon County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleVernon County16.6Green Lake County: 16 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County16Dodge County: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleDodge County15.7Kewaunee County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County14.7Jackson County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County14.4Jefferson County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County14.2St. Croix County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County13.7Douglas County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County13.7Manitowoc County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County13.6Bayfield County: 13 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County13Pierce County: 12.2 per 100,000 peoplePierce County12.2Marinette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County12Lafayette County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County11.9Sawyer County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County11.8Walworth County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County11.5Dunn County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleDunn County11.3Lincoln County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County10.5Kenosha County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County10.1Portage County: 10 per 100,000 peoplePortage County10Adams County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County9.9Fond du Lac County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County9.8Grant County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County9.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1Florence County44.9+44.9 pts
2Richland County39.4+17 pts
3Waushara County37.2+12.5 pts
4Forest County32.6-0.1 pts
5Pepin County27.3+27.3 pts
6Marquette County26.5+20 pts
7Langlade County25.8+15.5 pts
8Oneida County24.80 pts
9Shawano County24.2+12.1 pts
10Menominee County22.8-23.8 pts
11Buffalo County22.5+15 pts
12Sauk County20.5+12.6 pts
13Trempealeau County20.1+3.3 pts
14Burnett County19.2-12.9 pts
15Juneau County19-3.6 pts
16Oconto County18.5+2.6 pts
17Polk County18.2+11.4 pts
18Clark County17.5-8.6 pts
19Vernon County16.6-0 pts
20Green Lake County16+10.7 pts
21Dodge County15.7+5.6 pts
22Kewaunee County14.70 pts
23Jackson County14.4-9.7 pts
24Jefferson County14.2+4.8 pts
25St. Croix County13.7-0.2 pts
26Douglas County13.70 pts
27Manitowoc County13.60 pts
28Bayfield County13-6.4 pts
29Pierce County12.2-7.4 pts
30Marinette County12-7.2 pts
31Lafayette County11.9-18.1 pts
32Sawyer County11.8+5.9 pts
33Walworth County11.5+0.9 pts
34Dunn County11.3-18.2 pts
35Lincoln County10.5-3.5 pts
36Kenosha County10.1-1.2 pts
37Portage County10-2.8 pts
38Adams County9.9+0.1 pts
39Fond du Lac County9.8-0 pts
40Grant County9.6-2.1 pts
41Monroe County8.9-6.7 pts
42Columbia County8.8-12.3 pts
43Iowa County8.5-21.2 pts
44Winnebago County8.3+2.4 pts
45Washington County8.2+3.7 pts
46Green County8.1-8.1 pts
47Rock County8.1+1.2 pts
48Racine County7.2+2.5 pts
49Outagamie County7.1-0.1 pts
50Milwaukee County6.9+2.1 pts
51Sheboygan County6.9-2.6 pts
52La Crosse County6.8+1.7 pts
53Marathon County6.6-7.4 pts
54Barron County6.5-8.7 pts
55Washburn County6.2-25.1 pts
56Ashland County6.2-0 pts
57Crawford County6.1-12.2 pts
58Waukesha County6.1-1 pts
59Calumet County6+2 pts
60Dane County5.6-1.3 pts
61Wood County5.4-8 pts
62Taylor County4.90 pts
63Vilas County4.6-23.1 pts
64Eau Claire County3.9-0 pts
65Waupaca County3.8-21 pts
66Door County3.5-7.1 pts
67Brown County3.5-0 pts
68Chippewa County3.1-14.2 pts
69Ozaukee County1.1-4.6 pts
70Iron County0-50.3 pts
70Price County0-14.3 pts
70Rusk County0-6.9 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 Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate, 2014) [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 Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate, 2014. 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Florence County, with 44.9 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Rusk County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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