NHTSA FARS 2020–2024 · Census population
Most Dangerous Counties in Alabama
Quick answer: Jefferson County recorded the most road deaths in Alabama from 2020 to 2024 (529), while Butler County had the highest death rate, 62.3 per 100,000 residents a year against 19 for the state as a whole.
Per 100,000 residents a year · counties with 10,000+ people
Highest death rate
| # | County | Deaths per 100k / year | Deaths 2020–2024 | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butler County | 62.3 | 58 | 18,630 |
| 2 | Bullock County | 59.7 | 30 | 10,058 |
| 3 | Conecuh County | 56.8 | 32 | 11,275 |
| 4 | Sumter County | 52.2 | 31 | 11,878 |
| 5 | Choctaw County | 48.5 | 30 | 12,380 |
| 6 | Cleburne County | 48 | 37 | 15,426 |
| 7 | Macon County | 47.1 | 44 | 18,691 |
| 8 | Coosa County | 40.8 | 21 | 10,300 |
| 9 | Dallas County | 38 | 70 | 36,858 |
| 10 | Marengo County | 37.1 | 35 | 18,851 |
| 11 | Lawrence County | 36.7 | 61 | 33,276 |
| 12 | Cherokee County | 33.8 | 43 | 25,443 |
| 13 | Wilcox County | 33.4 | 17 | 10,172 |
| 14 | Clarke County | 31.1 | 35 | 22,543 |
| 15 | Chambers County | 30.4 | 52 | 34,192 |
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| County | Deaths | Fatal crashes | Per 100k / yr | Pedestrians | At night | Alcohol | 2020→2024 | Deadliest roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 529 | 499 | 15.8 | 19% | 54% | 10% | I-59, I-65, I-459 | |
| Mobile County | 376 | 342 | 18.2 | 22% | 59% | 35% | I-65, I-10, US-98 | |
| Madison County | 227 | 214 | 11.2 | 17% | 53% | 29% | SR-53, SR-2, I-565 | |
| Montgomery County | 226 | 211 | 19.9 | 24% | 55% | 28% | I-65, I-85, US-231 | |
| Tuscaloosa County | 195 | 175 | 16.4 | 14% | 52% | 40% | I-59, US-82, SR-69 | |
| Baldwin County | 137 | 127 | 11.1 | 12% | 45% | 32% | I-10, I-65, SR-59 | |
| Limestone County | 123 | 114 | 22.1 | 10% | 46% | 31% | US-72, I-65, US-31 | |
| Cullman County | 115 | 103 | 25.4 | 8% | 47% | 25% | I-65, US-278, SR-69 | |
| Talladega County | 109 | 100 | 26.9 | 12% | 49% | 20% | SR-21, US-280, SR-77 | |
| Lee County | 108 | 103 | 11.9 | 12% | 46% | 26% | I-85, US-280, SR-14 | |
| Calhoun County | 102 | 95 | 17.6 | 23% | 55% | 15% | US-431, SR-21, US-78 | |
| Marshall County | 102 | 91 | 20.5 | 11% | 55% | 24% | US-431, SR-69, SR-75 | |
| St. Clair County | 101 | 93 | 21.5 | 5% | 52% | 29% | I-20, US-231, I-59 | |
| Etowah County | 99 | 85 | 19.2 | 7% | 46% | 19% | I-59, US-431, SR-77 | |
| Morgan County | 98 | 90 | 15.7 | 8% | 34% | 20% | US-31, SR-67, SR-36 | |
| DeKalb County | 92 | 86 | 25.5 | 5% | 30% | 20% | SR-75, I-59, SR-68 | |
| Walker County | 91 | 86 | 28.1 | 7% | 49% | 22% | I-22, SR-269, SR-5 | |
| Shelby County | 87 | 82 | 7.6 | 5% | 34% | 23% | I-65, US-280, SR-119 | |
| Houston County | 79 | 74 | 14.6 | 8% | 53% | 32% | US-84, US-231, SR-210 | |
| Russell County | 78 | 72 | 26.5 | 10% | 44% | 18% | US-80, US-431, SR-165 | |
| Jackson County | 73 | 67 | 27.5 | 8% | 28% | 21% | US-72, SR-40, SR-71 | |
| Blount County | 70 | 67 | 23.5 | 9% | 37% | 12% | SR-75, SR-79, US-231 | |
| Dallas County | 70 | 66 | 38 | 19% | 62% | 39% | US-80, SR-22, SR-14 | |
| Lauderdale County | 66 | 61 | 13.8 | 6% | 33% | 23% | US-72, US-43, SR-2 | |
| Chilton County | 63 | 60 | 27.4 | 11% | 47% | 33% | I-65, SR-22, US-31 | |
| Colbert County | 62 | 57 | 21.4 | 13% | 53% | 23% | SR-184, US-43, SR-20 | |
| Lawrence County | 61 | 59 | 36.7 | 13% | 42% | 10% | SR-157, SR-20, SR-24 | |
| Butler County | 58 | 46 | 62.3 | 5% | 30% | 28% | I-65, US-31, SR-106 | |
| Elmore County | 55 | 46 | 12.3 | 2% | 50% | 35% | US-231, SR-14, SR-9 | |
| Chambers County | 52 | 45 | 30.4 | 10% | 38% | 20% | I-85, US-431, SR-50 | |
| Autauga County | 50 | 43 | 16.7 | 4% | 42% | 19% | SR-14, US-82, I-65 | |
| Coffee County | 50 | 45 | 18.2 | 14% | 47% | 36% | US-84, SR-189, SR-167 | |
| Escambia County | 49 | 41 | 26.8 | 8% | 51% | 34% | US-31, SR-21, I-65 | |
| Pike County | 47 | 42 | 28.5 | 11% | 43% | 21% | US-231, SR-87, US-29 | |
| Macon County | 44 | 41 | 47.1 | 11% | 46% | 27% | US-80, I-85, US-29 | |
| Dale County | 43 | 40 | 17.3 | 14% | 55% | 30% | US-231, SR-123, US-84 | |
| Cherokee County | 43 | 39 | 33.8 | 0% | 28% | 8% | US-411, SR-9, SR-273 | |
| Geneva County | 38 | 34 | 28.3 | 8% | 47% | 41% | SR-52, SR-167, SR-103 | |
| Tallapoosa County | 38 | 35 | 18.6 | 5% | 34% | 31% | US-280, SR-49, SR-120 | |
| Lowndes County | 38 | 35 | 77.3 | 5% | 57% | 26% | I-65, US-80, SR-21 | |
| Marion County | 37 | 34 | 25.4 | 14% | 26% | 12% | I-22, US-278, SR-253 | |
| Covington County | 37 | 30 | 19.7 | 3% | 33% | 10% | SR-55, US-29, SR-15 | |
| Cleburne County | 37 | 35 | 48 | 16% | 34% | 26% | I-20, US-431, US-78 | |
| Clarke County | 35 | 31 | 31.1 | 9% | 42% | 35% | US-43, US-84, SR-69 | |
| Marengo County | 35 | 31 | 37.1 | 6% | 61% | 26% | SR-10, US-80, SR-25 | |
| Winston County | 34 | 32 | 28.7 | 3% | 47% | 22% | SR-13, US-278, SR-195 | |
| Barbour County | 33 | 31 | 26.8 | 12% | 55% | 29% | US-431, SR-30, US-82 | |
| Conecuh County | 32 | 29 | 56.8 | 3% | 52% | 28% | I-65, US-84, US-31 | |
| Sumter County | 31 | 24 | 52.2 | 3% | 42% | 42% | SR-17, I-59, SR-39 | |
| Bullock County | 30 | 28 | 59.7 | 7% | 43% | 18% | SR-110, US-29, SR-51 | |
| Franklin County | 30 | 28 | 18.8 | 3% | 50% | 43% | SR-243, SR-13, US-43 | |
| Greene County | 30 | 24 | 80.8 | 7% | 46% | 21% | I-59, US-11, US-43 | |
| Choctaw County | 30 | 26 | 48.5 | 7% | 31% | 23% | SR-10, SR-17, US-84 | |
| Randolph County | 29 | 23 | 25.8 | 7% | 57% | 35% | US-431, SR-22, SR-48 | |
| Monroe County | 28 | 26 | 28.9 | 11% | 42% | 35% | SR-21, SR-47, SR-59 | |
| Bibb County | 24 | 22 | 21.7 | 0% | 41% | 18% | SR-5, SR-139, US-82 | |
| Fayette County | 23 | 22 | 28.7 | 4% | 41% | 32% | SR-159, US-43, SR-171 | |
| Coosa County | 21 | 19 | 40.8 | 10% | 32% | 26% | US-280, SR-22, SR-259 | |
| Pickens County | 20 | 18 | 21.4 | 0% | 28% | 17% | US-82, SR-159, SR-17 | |
| Washington County | 18 | 18 | 23.8 | 0% | 33% | 28% | US-43, US-45, SR-56 | |
| Crenshaw County | 18 | 17 | 27.4 | 6% | 41% | 29% | US-331, SR-10, US-29 | |
| Wilcox County | 17 | 16 | 33.4 | 12% | 62% | 6% | SR-5, SR-10, SR-221 | |
| Hale County | 16 | 15 | 21.6 | 0% | 53% | 53% | SR-69, SR-25, SR-60 | |
| Lamar County | 16 | 15 | 23.4 | 0% | 60% | 7% | SR-17, SR-96, US-278 | |
| Perry County | 14 | 13 | 34.9 | 0% | 46% | 38% | SR-14, SR-183, SR-219 | |
| Clay County | 12 | 11 | 16.9 | 0% | 18% | 18% | SR-77, SR-9, SR-148 | |
| Henry County | 10 | 9 | 11.3 | 0% | 44% | 22% | US-431, SR-1, SR-134 |
Deaths = people killed in crashes in the county, 2020–2024. Pedestrians = share of deaths who were on foot. At night = share of fatal crashes in the dark. Alcohol = share of fatal crashes where police reported a driver had been drinking. Rate = yearly average deaths ÷ average population × 100,000. Source: NHTSA FARS, U.S. Census Bureau.
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Questions
Dangerous counties — FAQ
What is the most dangerous county in Alabama for driving?
Jefferson County recorded the most road deaths in Alabama from 2020 to 2024 (529), while Butler County had the highest death rate, 62.3 per 100,000 residents a year against 19 for the state as a whole. Big counties lead on counts because more people drive there; the rate shows the risk for each resident.
How many people died on Alabama roads from 2020 to 2024?
4,841 people, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, about 968 a year.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every fatal crash in NHTSA's FARS census for 2020–2024, placed in the county where it happened, divided by the county's average population from the U.S. Census Bureau. Rates are only ranked for counties with at least 10,000 residents.