Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate

Iron County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 72 counties in 2019, at 82.2 per 100,000 people. Richland County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12 per 100,000 people and the figure for Wisconsin was 9.6 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest82.2Iron County
Median1272 counties
Wisconsin9.6History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleBarron County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleCalumet County: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleDane County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleDoor County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 11 per 100,000 peopleEau Claire County: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 0 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleGreen County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleIowa County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 82.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleLa Crosse County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 6 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMarathon County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleMilwaukee County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleOconto County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleOutagamie County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleOzaukee County: 12.1 per 100,000 peoplePepin County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 11.8 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 24.5 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 7.1 per 100,000 peoplePrice County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleRacine County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleRusk County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleSauk County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleShawano County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSheboygan County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 15 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleVernon County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleVilas County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleWaukesha County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleWinnebago County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 14.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Iron County: 82.2 per 100,000 peopleIron County82.2Burnett County: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County55.3Menominee County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County46.8Rusk County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleRusk County35.1Juneau County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County30.1Iowa County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleIowa County29.6Adams County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County29.4Polk County: 24.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County24.5Washburn County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County24.1Oconto County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleOconto County23.3Price County: 21.3 per 100,000 peoplePrice County21.3Waupaca County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County21.2Lincoln County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County21.1Grant County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County21.1Door County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleDoor County20.2Barron County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleBarron County19.3Jackson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County18.9Oneida County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleOneida County18.6Manitowoc County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County18.5Vilas County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleVilas County17.5Marinette County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County16.8Green Lake County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County15.8Columbia County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County15.4Langlade County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County15.4Buffalo County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County15.1Taylor County: 15 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County15Wood County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleWood County14.8Dodge County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleDodge County14.5Walworth County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County14.1Rock County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleRock County14.1St. Croix County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County14.1Sauk County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSauk County13.7Monroe County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County12.9Crawford County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County12.4Shawano County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleShawano County12.2Ozaukee County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleOzaukee County12.1Pierce County: 11.8 per 100,000 peoplePierce County11.8Clark County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County11.5Sawyer County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County11.2Dunn County: 11 per 100,000 peopleDunn County11Iron County: 82.2 per 100,000 peopleIron County82.2Burnett County: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County55.3Menominee County: 46.8 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County46.8Rusk County: 35.1 per 100,000 peopleRusk County35.1Juneau County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County30.1Iowa County: 29.6 per 100,000 peopleIowa County29.6Adams County: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County29.4Polk County: 24.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County24.5Washburn County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County24.1Oconto County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleOconto County23.3Price County: 21.3 per 100,000 peoplePrice County21.3Waupaca County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County21.2Lincoln County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County21.1Grant County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County21.1Door County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleDoor County20.2Barron County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleBarron County19.3Jackson County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County18.9Oneida County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleOneida County18.6Manitowoc County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County18.5Vilas County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleVilas County17.5Marinette County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County16.8Green Lake County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County15.8Columbia County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County15.4Langlade County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County15.4Buffalo County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County15.1Taylor County: 15 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County15Wood County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleWood County14.8Dodge County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleDodge County14.5Walworth County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County14.1Rock County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleRock County14.1St. Croix County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County14.1Sauk County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSauk County13.7Monroe County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County12.9Crawford County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County12.4Shawano County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleShawano County12.2Ozaukee County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleOzaukee County12.1Pierce County: 11.8 per 100,000 peoplePierce County11.8Clark County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County11.5Sawyer County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County11.2Dunn County: 11 per 100,000 peopleDunn County11
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people
Change on 2018
1Iron County82.2+32.4 pts
2Burnett County55.3+18.1 pts
3Menominee County46.8+46.8 pts
4Rusk County35.1+21 pts
5Juneau County30.1-11.4 pts
6Iowa County29.6+16.9 pts
7Adams County29.4+14.8 pts
8Polk County24.5+2.1 pts
9Washburn County24.1+24.1 pts
10Oconto County23.3+5.1 pts
11Price County21.3+7 pts
12Waupaca County21.2+9.7 pts
13Lincoln County21.1+14.1 pts
14Grant County21.1+11.5 pts
15Door County20.2-3.6 pts
16Barron County19.3+4.2 pts
17Jackson County18.9-9.8 pts
18Oneida County18.6-2.9 pts
19Manitowoc County18.5+8.6 pts
20Vilas County17.5+4.2 pts
21Marinette County16.8-9.6 pts
22Green Lake County15.8+15.8 pts
23Columbia County15.4-3.5 pts
24Langlade County15.4+5.1 pts
25Buffalo County15.1-22.4 pts
26Taylor County15-10 pts
27Wood County14.8+8.1 pts
28Dodge County14.5+5.6 pts
29Walworth County14.1+7.5 pts
30Rock County14.1-4.9 pts
31St. Croix County14.1+5.3 pts
32Sauk County13.7-4.6 pts
33Monroe County12.9-2.3 pts
34Crawford County12.4-6.1 pts
35Shawano County12.2+2.4 pts
36Ozaukee County12.1+6.6 pts
37Pierce County11.8+7.1 pts
38Clark County11.5-5.8 pts
39Sawyer County11.2-0.2 pts
40Dunn County11-11.1 pts
41Marathon County10.9+3.6 pts
42Forest County10.9-11 pts
43Green County10.7+2.7 pts
44Sheboygan County9.3+1.7 pts
45Chippewa County9.1-12.3 pts
46Douglas County9.1+2.2 pts
47Kenosha County8.9-0.6 pts
48Washington County8.8+1.4 pts
49Racine County8.6-1.5 pts
50Outagamie County8.4+2.1 pts
51Waushara County8.1-12.3 pts
52Milwaukee County7.9+0.7 pts
53Fond du Lac County7.7-7.7 pts
54Portage County7.1-4.2 pts
55Jefferson County7.1-8.2 pts
56Marquette County6.4-6.6 pts
57Winnebago County6.4-1.2 pts
58Ashland County6.2-0 pts
59Bayfield County6.2-19 pts
60Lafayette County6-12 pts
61Kewaunee County4.9+4.9 pts
62Dane County4.5-3 pts
63Waukesha County4.4-1.8 pts
64La Crosse County4.2-3.3 pts
65Brown County3.4-3.4 pts
66Trempealeau County3.3-3.3 pts
67Vernon County3.3-9.8 pts
68Calumet County1.9-3.9 pts
69Eau Claire County1.9-2.9 pts
70Florence County0-66.6 pts
70Pepin County0-27.3 pts
70Richland County0-11.5 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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?

Iron County, with 82.2 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Richland County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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