Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate

Menominee County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 72 counties in 2015, at 114.9 per 100,000 people. Richland County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for Wisconsin was 9.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest114.9Menominee County
Median13.472 counties
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Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleBarron County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County: 64.6 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleCalumet County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 14 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleDane County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleDoor County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleEau Claire County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleGreen County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County: 16 per 100,000 peopleIowa County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLa Crosse County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 6 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleMarathon County: 11 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 114.9 per 100,000 peopleMilwaukee County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleOconto County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleOutagamie County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleOzaukee County: 5.6 per 100,000 peoplePepin County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 4.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 11.4 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 4.3 per 100,000 peoplePrice County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleRacine County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleRusk County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleSauk County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleShawano County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSheboygan County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleVernon County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleVilas County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County: 25 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleWaukesha County: 2.5 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleWinnebago County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 14.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Menominee County: 114.9 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County114.9Bayfield County: 64.6 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County64.6Oconto County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleOconto County44.9Marquette County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County33.1Forest County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleForest County32.9Crawford County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County30.6Sawyer County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County29.3Waupaca County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County26.8Juneau County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County26.7Trempealeau County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County26.6Washburn County: 25 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County25Waushara County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County24.9Adams County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County24.9Lincoln County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24.7Florence County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County22.3Rusk County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleRusk County21.1Vernon County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleVernon County19.8Jackson County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County19.2Vilas County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleVilas County18.3Columbia County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County17.5Barron County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBarron County17.3Iron County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleIron County16.8Green County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleGreen County16.2Green Lake County: 16 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County16Langlade County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County15.6Buffalo County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County14.9Taylor County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County14.9Wood County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleWood County14.8Shawano County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleShawano County14.6Price County: 14.3 per 100,000 peoplePrice County14.3Sauk County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleSauk County14.1Door County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleDoor County14.1Chippewa County: 14 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County14St. Croix County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County13.6Dunn County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleDunn County13.6Walworth County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County13.5Grant County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County13.3Racine County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleRacine County12.8Iowa County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleIowa County12.7Dodge County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleDodge County12.4Menominee County: 114.9 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County114.9Bayfield County: 64.6 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County64.6Oconto County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleOconto County44.9Marquette County: 33.1 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County33.1Forest County: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleForest County32.9Crawford County: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County30.6Sawyer County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County29.3Waupaca County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County26.8Juneau County: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County26.7Trempealeau County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County26.6Washburn County: 25 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County25Waushara County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County24.9Adams County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County24.9Lincoln County: 24.7 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24.7Florence County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County22.3Rusk County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleRusk County21.1Vernon County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleVernon County19.8Jackson County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County19.2Vilas County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleVilas County18.3Columbia County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County17.5Barron County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBarron County17.3Iron County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleIron County16.8Green County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleGreen County16.2Green Lake County: 16 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County16Langlade County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County15.6Buffalo County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County14.9Taylor County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County14.9Wood County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleWood County14.8Shawano County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleShawano County14.6Price County: 14.3 per 100,000 peoplePrice County14.3Sauk County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleSauk County14.1Door County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleDoor County14.1Chippewa County: 14 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County14St. Croix County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County13.6Dunn County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleDunn County13.6Walworth County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County13.5Grant County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleGrant County13.3Racine County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleRacine County12.8Iowa County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleIowa County12.7Dodge County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleDodge County12.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1Menominee County114.9+92.1 pts
2Bayfield County64.6+51.6 pts
3Oconto County44.9+26.4 pts
4Marquette County33.1+6.5 pts
5Forest County32.9+0.3 pts
6Crawford County30.6+24.5 pts
7Sawyer County29.3+17.6 pts
8Waupaca County26.8+23 pts
9Juneau County26.7+7.7 pts
10Trempealeau County26.6+6.6 pts
11Washburn County25+18.8 pts
12Waushara County24.9-12.3 pts
13Adams County24.9+15 pts
14Lincoln County24.7+14.2 pts
15Florence County22.3-22.6 pts
16Rusk County21.1+21.1 pts
17Vernon County19.8+3.2 pts
18Jackson County19.2+4.8 pts
19Vilas County18.3+13.7 pts
20Columbia County17.5+8.7 pts
21Barron County17.3+10.8 pts
22Iron County16.8+16.8 pts
23Green County16.2+8.1 pts
24Green Lake County160 pts
25Langlade County15.6-10.2 pts
26Buffalo County14.9-7.5 pts
27Taylor County14.9+10 pts
28Wood County14.8+9.4 pts
29Shawano County14.6-9.6 pts
30Price County14.3+14.3 pts
31Sauk County14.1-6.4 pts
32Door County14.1+10.5 pts
33Chippewa County14+10.9 pts
34St. Croix County13.6-0.1 pts
35Dunn County13.6+2.2 pts
36Walworth County13.5+2 pts
37Grant County13.3+3.7 pts
38Racine County12.8+5.6 pts
39Iowa County12.7+4.2 pts
40Dodge County12.4-3.4 pts
41Marinette County12+0.1 pts
42Fond du Lac County11.7+1.9 pts
43Polk County11.4-6.8 pts
44Rock County11.2+3.1 pts
45Sheboygan County11.1+4.3 pts
46Marathon County11+4.4 pts
47Douglas County9.1-4.5 pts
48Monroe County8.9-0 pts
49Clark County8.7-8.7 pts
50Milwaukee County8.5+1.6 pts
51Jefferson County8.3-5.9 pts
52Oneida County8.2-16.6 pts
53Calumet County7.8+1.9 pts
54Outagamie County7.1-0.1 pts
55Washington County6.7-1.5 pts
56Burnett County6.4-12.8 pts
57Ashland County6.2+0.1 pts
58Manitowoc County6.2-7.4 pts
59Lafayette County6-6 pts
60Eau Claire County5.9+1.9 pts
61Brown County5.8+2.3 pts
62Dane County5.7+0.1 pts
63Ozaukee County5.6+4.5 pts
64Pierce County4.9-7.3 pts
65Portage County4.3-5.7 pts
66Winnebago County4.1-4.1 pts
67Kenosha County3.6-6.6 pts
68La Crosse County3.4-3.4 pts
69Waukesha County2.5-3.5 pts
70Kewaunee County0-14.7 pts
70Pepin County0-27.3 pts
70Richland County0-39.4 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?

Menominee County, with 114.9 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Richland County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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