Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate

Florence County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 72 counties in 2022, at 42.5 per 100,000 people. Trempealeau County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest42.5Florence County
Median11.772 counties
Wisconsin10.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleBarron County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County: 36 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleCalumet County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 9 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 25 per 100,000 peopleDane County: 7 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleDoor County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleEau Claire County: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleGreen County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleIowa County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleLa Crosse County: 5 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleMarathon County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMilwaukee County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 13 per 100,000 peopleOconto County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleOutagamie County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleOzaukee County: 7.5 per 100,000 peoplePepin County: 27 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 9.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 13.2 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePrice County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleRacine County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleRusk County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleSauk County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleShawano County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleSheboygan County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 5 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County: 0 per 100,000 peopleVernon County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleVilas County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 8 per 100,000 peopleWaukesha County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County: 12 per 100,000 peopleWinnebago County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 8.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Florence County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County42.5Rusk County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleRusk County42.3Adams County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleAdams County37.7Bayfield County: 36 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County36Jackson County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County33.4Iron County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleIron County32.1Clark County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleClark County28.8Pepin County: 27 per 100,000 peoplePepin County27Sawyer County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County26.9Langlade County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County25.6Crawford County: 25 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County25Richland County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleRichland County23.3Sauk County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleSauk County21.2Shawano County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleShawano County19.5Ashland County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleAshland County18.7Oconto County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleOconto County17.7Lincoln County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County17.6Columbia County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County17.1Barron County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleBarron County17.1Iowa County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleIowa County16.7Vernon County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleVernon County16.1Douglas County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County15.8Buffalo County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County14.9Price County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePrice County14.1Sheboygan County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleSheboygan County13.6Manitowoc County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County13.5Polk County: 13.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County13.2Monroe County: 13 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County13Portage County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePortage County12.7Vilas County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleVilas County12.6Dodge County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleDodge County12.4Waushara County: 12 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County12Kenosha County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County11.9Marinette County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County11.9Burnett County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County11.8Milwaukee County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleMilwaukee County11.7Grant County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County11.7Fond du Lac County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County11.5Walworth County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County11.4Juneau County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County11.2Florence County: 42.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County42.5Rusk County: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleRusk County42.3Adams County: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleAdams County37.7Bayfield County: 36 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County36Jackson County: 33.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County33.4Iron County: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleIron County32.1Clark County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleClark County28.8Pepin County: 27 per 100,000 peoplePepin County27Sawyer County: 26.9 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County26.9Langlade County: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County25.6Crawford County: 25 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County25Richland County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleRichland County23.3Sauk County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleSauk County21.2Shawano County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleShawano County19.5Ashland County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleAshland County18.7Oconto County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleOconto County17.7Lincoln County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County17.6Columbia County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County17.1Barron County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleBarron County17.1Iowa County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleIowa County16.7Vernon County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleVernon County16.1Douglas County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County15.8Buffalo County: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County14.9Price County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePrice County14.1Sheboygan County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleSheboygan County13.6Manitowoc County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County13.5Polk County: 13.2 per 100,000 peoplePolk County13.2Monroe County: 13 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County13Portage County: 12.7 per 100,000 peoplePortage County12.7Vilas County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleVilas County12.6Dodge County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleDodge County12.4Waushara County: 12 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County12Kenosha County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County11.9Marinette County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County11.9Burnett County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County11.8Milwaukee County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleMilwaukee County11.7Grant County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County11.7Fond du Lac County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County11.5Walworth County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County11.4Juneau County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County11.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people
Change on 2021
1Florence County42.5+20.7 pts
2Rusk County42.3+6.9 pts
3Adams County37.7+32.9 pts
4Bayfield County36+29.9 pts
5Jackson County33.4+14.3 pts
6Iron County32.1-0.2 pts
7Clark County28.8+5.8 pts
8Pepin County27+13.5 pts
9Sawyer County26.9+15.9 pts
10Langlade County25.6+15.3 pts
11Crawford County25+12.5 pts
12Richland County23.3+0.1 pts
13Sauk County21.2-1.6 pts
14Shawano County19.5-2.5 pts
15Ashland County18.7+12.5 pts
16Oconto County17.7-12.8 pts
17Lincoln County17.6+0.1 pts
18Columbia County17.1-6.8 pts
19Barron County17.1-2.2 pts
20Iowa County16.7+4.1 pts
21Vernon County16.1-3.3 pts
22Douglas County15.8-2.3 pts
23Buffalo County14.9-0.1 pts
24Price County14.1-0.1 pts
25Sheboygan County13.6+5.9 pts
26Manitowoc County13.5+1.3 pts
27Polk County13.2-4.4 pts
28Monroe County13-8.6 pts
29Portage County12.7-3.1 pts
30Vilas County12.6+12.6 pts
31Dodge County12.4-5.6 pts
32Waushara County12-20.3 pts
33Kenosha County11.9+3.6 pts
34Marinette County11.9-9.6 pts
35Burnett County11.8-24 pts
36Milwaukee County11.7+2.5 pts
37Grant County11.7-5.9 pts
38Fond du Lac County11.5+2.9 pts
39Walworth County11.4+1.8 pts
40Juneau County11.2-11.2 pts
41Forest County10.7+0.1 pts
42St. Croix County10.4-0.1 pts
43Rock County10.4-8.5 pts
44Racine County10.2+7.1 pts
45Marathon County10.1-1.5 pts
46Door County9.8+3.2 pts
47Waupaca County9.7-5.7 pts
48Pierce County9.4-5 pts
49Jefferson County9.3-3.5 pts
50Chippewa County9-0 pts
51Green County8.1-13.4 pts
52Wood County8.1-1.3 pts
53Washington County8+0.7 pts
54Oneida County7.80 pts
55Calumet County7.6-0 pts
56Ozaukee County7.5+2.1 pts
57Dane County7-1.4 pts
58Winnebago County6.4+0.6 pts
59Washburn County5.9-12 pts
60Lafayette County5.9-29.8 pts
61Brown County5.5+3.7 pts
62Green Lake County5.2-5.2 pts
63Outagamie County5.2-3.7 pts
64Taylor County5-25.1 pts
65La Crosse County5-2.6 pts
66Waukesha County4.9+0.5 pts
67Kewaunee County4.8-4.9 pts
68Dunn County4.4-9.1 pts
69Eau Claire County3.7-1.9 pts
70Marquette County0-31.7 pts
70Menominee County0-23.3 pts
70Trempealeau County0-13 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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 42.5 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Trempealeau County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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