Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate

Florence County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 72 counties in 2020, at 109.6 per 100,000 people. Washington County had the lowest, at 2.9 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.4 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest109.6Florence County
Median12.372 counties
Wisconsin10.4History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 29 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleBarron County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 30 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleCalumet County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleDane County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleDoor County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleEau Claire County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 109.6 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleGreen County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleIowa County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County: 13 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleLa Crosse County: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 6 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleMarathon County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleMilwaukee County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleOconto County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleOutagamie County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleOzaukee County: 6.5 per 100,000 peoplePepin County: 54.5 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 35.5 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 5.7 per 100,000 peoplePrice County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleRacine County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleRusk County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleSauk County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleShawano County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSheboygan County: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 5 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleVernon County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleVilas County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County: 12 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleWaukesha County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleWinnebago County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 22.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Florence County: 109.6 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County109.6Sawyer County: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County60.7Pepin County: 54.5 per 100,000 peoplePepin County54.5Polk County: 35.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County35.5Bayfield County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County30.8Buffalo County: 30 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County30Adams County: 29 per 100,000 peopleAdams County29Waushara County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County28.5Oconto County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleOconto County28.2Juneau County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County26.1Marquette County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County25.7Crawford County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County24.9Lincoln County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24.6Columbia County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County23.9Menominee County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County23.5Wood County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleWood County22.9Price County: 21.4 per 100,000 peoplePrice County21.4Rusk County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleRusk County21.2Oneida County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleOneida County21.1Iowa County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleIowa County21.1Clark County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County20.2Trempealeau County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County19.5Kewaunee County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County19.5Pierce County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePierce County18.9Ashland County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleAshland County18.7Burnett County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County18.1Iron County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleIron County16.3Green Lake County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County15.8Waupaca County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County15.4Langlade County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County15.4Rock County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleRock County15.3Sauk County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSauk County13.7Chippewa County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County13.6Dunn County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleDunn County13.2Kenosha County: 13 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County13Manitowoc County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County12.3Shawano County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleShawano County12.2Washburn County: 12 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County12Racine County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleRacine County11.6Richland County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleRichland County11.6Florence County: 109.6 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County109.6Sawyer County: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County60.7Pepin County: 54.5 per 100,000 peoplePepin County54.5Polk County: 35.5 per 100,000 peoplePolk County35.5Bayfield County: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County30.8Buffalo County: 30 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County30Adams County: 29 per 100,000 peopleAdams County29Waushara County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County28.5Oconto County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleOconto County28.2Juneau County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County26.1Marquette County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County25.7Crawford County: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County24.9Lincoln County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County24.6Columbia County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County23.9Menominee County: 23.5 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County23.5Wood County: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleWood County22.9Price County: 21.4 per 100,000 peoplePrice County21.4Rusk County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleRusk County21.2Oneida County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleOneida County21.1Iowa County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleIowa County21.1Clark County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County20.2Trempealeau County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County19.5Kewaunee County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County19.5Pierce County: 18.9 per 100,000 peoplePierce County18.9Ashland County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleAshland County18.7Burnett County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County18.1Iron County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleIron County16.3Green Lake County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County15.8Waupaca County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County15.4Langlade County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County15.4Rock County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleRock County15.3Sauk County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSauk County13.7Chippewa County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County13.6Dunn County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleDunn County13.2Kenosha County: 13 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County13Manitowoc County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County12.3Shawano County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleShawano County12.2Washburn County: 12 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County12Racine County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleRacine County11.6Richland County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleRichland County11.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
per 100,000 people
Change on 2019
1Florence County109.6+109.6 pts
2Sawyer County60.7+49.5 pts
3Pepin County54.5+54.5 pts
4Polk County35.5+11 pts
5Bayfield County30.8+24.6 pts
6Buffalo County30+14.9 pts
7Adams County29-0.4 pts
8Waushara County28.5+20.4 pts
9Oconto County28.2+4.9 pts
10Juneau County26.1-4 pts
11Marquette County25.7+19.2 pts
12Crawford County24.9+12.5 pts
13Lincoln County24.6+3.5 pts
14Columbia County23.9+8.5 pts
15Menominee County23.5-23.3 pts
16Wood County22.9+8.1 pts
17Price County21.4+0.1 pts
18Rusk County21.2-14 pts
19Oneida County21.1+2.5 pts
20Iowa County21.1-8.5 pts
21Clark County20.2+8.7 pts
22Trempealeau County19.5+16.2 pts
23Kewaunee County19.5+14.6 pts
24Pierce County18.9+7.1 pts
25Ashland County18.7+12.5 pts
26Burnett County18.1-37.2 pts
27Iron County16.3-65.9 pts
28Green Lake County15.8-0 pts
29Waupaca County15.4-5.8 pts
30Langlade County15.40 pts
31Rock County15.3+1.2 pts
32Sauk County13.7-0 pts
33Chippewa County13.6+4.5 pts
34Dunn County13.2+2.2 pts
35Kenosha County13+4.1 pts
36Manitowoc County12.3-6.2 pts
37Shawano County12.20 pts
38Washburn County12-12.1 pts
39Racine County11.6+3 pts
40Richland County11.6+11.6 pts
41Calumet County11.4+9.5 pts
42Walworth County11.4-2.7 pts
43Douglas County11.3+2.2 pts
44Forest County10.9+0.1 pts
45Monroe County10.8-2.1 pts
46Barron County10.7-8.6 pts
47Milwaukee County10.7+2.8 pts
48Jefferson County10.4+3.4 pts
49Eau Claire County10.4+8.5 pts
50St. Croix County9.6-4.5 pts
51Fond du Lac County8.6+1 pts
52Green County8.1-2.6 pts
53Dodge County7.8-6.7 pts
54Grant County7.7-13.4 pts
55Marinette County7.2-9.6 pts
56Door County6.6-13.5 pts
57Ozaukee County6.5-5.5 pts
58Vernon County6.5+3.3 pts
59Brown County6.3+3 pts
60Lafayette County60 pts
61Winnebago County5.8-0.6 pts
62Marathon County5.8-5.1 pts
63Dane County5.7+1.2 pts
64Portage County5.7-1.4 pts
65Taylor County5-10 pts
66Jackson County4.7-14.2 pts
67Outagamie County4.7-3.7 pts
68Vilas County4.3-13.2 pts
69Waukesha County3.9-0.5 pts
70Sheboygan County3.4-6 pts
71La Crosse County3.3-0.9 pts
72Washington County2.9-5.9 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).

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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 109.6 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Washington County, with 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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