Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate

Vilas County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 72 counties in 2016, at 63.8 per 100,000 people. Trempealeau County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest63.8Vilas County
Median13.372 counties
Wisconsin10.4History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleBarron County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleCalumet County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 29 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleDane County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleDoor County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleEau Claire County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleGreen County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleIowa County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleLa Crosse County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleMarathon County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMilwaukee County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleOconto County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleOutagamie County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleOzaukee County: 7.8 per 100,000 peoplePepin County: 13.7 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 24.3 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 22.7 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 2.9 per 100,000 peoplePrice County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleRacine County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleRusk County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSauk County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleShawano County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleSheboygan County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County: 0 per 100,000 peopleVernon County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleVilas County: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County: 23 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleWaukesha County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleWinnebago County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 8.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Vilas County: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleVilas County63.8Iron County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleIron County50.7Ashland County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleAshland County37.5Columbia County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County36.6Juneau County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County34.3Burnett County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County31.6Taylor County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County29.9Clark County: 29 per 100,000 peopleClark County29Price County: 28.8 per 100,000 peoplePrice County28.8Bayfield County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County25.8Dunn County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleDunn County24.8Pierce County: 24.3 per 100,000 peoplePierce County24.3Walworth County: 23 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County23Richland County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleRichland County22.8Polk County: 22.7 per 100,000 peoplePolk County22.7Buffalo County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County22.5Florence County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County22.3Monroe County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County22.1Forest County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleForest County21.8Grant County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County20.9Marquette County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County19.8Shawano County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleShawano County19.5Oconto County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleOconto County18.5Crawford County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County18.4Sawyer County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County17.4Sauk County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleSauk County17.1Green County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleGreen County16.2Adams County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County14.9Marinette County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County14.5Jackson County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County14.4Rock County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleRock County14.2Lincoln County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County14.1Door County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleDoor County13.9Pepin County: 13.7 per 100,000 peoplePepin County13.7Oneida County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleOneida County13.6Dodge County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleDodge County13.5Vernon County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleVernon County13.1Iowa County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleIowa County12.8Waushara County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County12.4Lafayette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County12Vilas County: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleVilas County63.8Iron County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleIron County50.7Ashland County: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleAshland County37.5Columbia County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County36.6Juneau County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County34.3Burnett County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County31.6Taylor County: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County29.9Clark County: 29 per 100,000 peopleClark County29Price County: 28.8 per 100,000 peoplePrice County28.8Bayfield County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County25.8Dunn County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleDunn County24.8Pierce County: 24.3 per 100,000 peoplePierce County24.3Walworth County: 23 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County23Richland County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleRichland County22.8Polk County: 22.7 per 100,000 peoplePolk County22.7Buffalo County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County22.5Florence County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County22.3Monroe County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County22.1Forest County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleForest County21.8Grant County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County20.9Marquette County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County19.8Shawano County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleShawano County19.5Oconto County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleOconto County18.5Crawford County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County18.4Sawyer County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County17.4Sauk County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleSauk County17.1Green County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleGreen County16.2Adams County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County14.9Marinette County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County14.5Jackson County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County14.4Rock County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleRock County14.2Lincoln County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County14.1Door County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleDoor County13.9Pepin County: 13.7 per 100,000 peoplePepin County13.7Oneida County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleOneida County13.6Dodge County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleDodge County13.5Vernon County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleVernon County13.1Iowa County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleIowa County12.8Waushara County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County12.4Lafayette County: 12 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County12
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people
Change on 2015
1Vilas County63.8+45.5 pts
2Iron County50.7+33.8 pts
3Ashland County37.5+31.3 pts
4Columbia County36.6+19.1 pts
5Juneau County34.3+7.6 pts
6Burnett County31.6+25.2 pts
7Taylor County29.9+15 pts
8Clark County29+20.3 pts
9Price County28.8+14.5 pts
10Bayfield County25.8-38.8 pts
11Dunn County24.8+11.2 pts
12Pierce County24.3+19.4 pts
13Walworth County23+9.5 pts
14Richland County22.8+22.8 pts
15Polk County22.7+11.3 pts
16Buffalo County22.5+7.6 pts
17Florence County22.3-0 pts
18Monroe County22.1+13.2 pts
19Forest County21.8-11.1 pts
20Grant County20.9+7.6 pts
21Marquette County19.8-13.2 pts
22Shawano County19.5+4.9 pts
23Oconto County18.5-26.5 pts
24Crawford County18.4-12.2 pts
25Sawyer County17.4-11.9 pts
26Sauk County17.1+3 pts
27Green County16.20 pts
28Adams County14.9-9.9 pts
29Marinette County14.5+2.5 pts
30Jackson County14.4-4.8 pts
31Rock County14.2+3.1 pts
32Lincoln County14.1-10.6 pts
33Door County13.9-0.1 pts
34Pepin County13.7+13.7 pts
35Oneida County13.6+5.4 pts
36Dodge County13.5+1.2 pts
37Vernon County13.1-6.7 pts
38Iowa County12.8+0.1 pts
39Waushara County12.4-12.5 pts
40Lafayette County12+6 pts
41Waupaca County11.5-15.2 pts
42Kenosha County10.7+7.2 pts
43Langlade County10.4-5.2 pts
44Kewaunee County9.8+9.8 pts
45Fond du Lac County9.7-2 pts
46Eau Claire County9.7+3.8 pts
47Racine County8.7-4.1 pts
48Barron County8.7-8.7 pts
49Sheboygan County8.6-2.6 pts
50Jefferson County8.30 pts
51Wood County8.1-6.7 pts
52St. Croix County7.9-5.7 pts
53Ozaukee County7.8+2.2 pts
54Milwaukee County7.8-0.7 pts
55Outagamie County7.5+0.5 pts
56Washington County7.4+0.7 pts
57Dane County7.1+1.4 pts
58Brown County6.9+1.1 pts
59Waukesha County6.8+4.2 pts
60Marathon County6.6-4.4 pts
61Washburn County6.2-18.8 pts
62Winnebago County5.9+1.8 pts
63La Crosse County5.9+2.5 pts
64Green Lake County5.4-10.6 pts
65Douglas County4.6-4.6 pts
66Calumet County3.9-3.9 pts
67Manitowoc County3.7-2.5 pts
68Portage County2.9-1.4 pts
69Chippewa County1.6-12.5 pts
70Menominee County0-114.9 pts
70Rusk County0-21.1 pts
70Trempealeau County0-26.6 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).

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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, 2016. 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?

Vilas County, with 63.8 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Trempealeau County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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