NHTSA FARS 2020–2024 · Census population
Most Dangerous Counties in Louisiana
Quick answer: East Baton Rouge Parish recorded the most road deaths in Louisiana from 2020 to 2024 (427), while St. Helena Parish had the highest death rate, 57.1 per 100,000 residents a year against 18.5 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 | St. Helena Parish | 57.1 | 31 | 10,858 |
| 2 | Richland Parish | 41.4 | 41 | 19,822 |
| 3 | De Soto Parish | 37 | 50 | 27,026 |
| 4 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 36.5 | 51 | 27,974 |
| 5 | Winn Parish | 35.6 | 24 | 13,467 |
| 6 | Grant Parish | 35.3 | 39 | 22,095 |
| 7 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 34.6 | 35 | 20,217 |
| 8 | Bienville Parish | 33.2 | 21 | 12,637 |
| 9 | Concordia Parish | 31.9 | 29 | 18,174 |
| 10 | East Feliciana Parish | 30.1 | 29 | 19,271 |
| 11 | Avoyelles Parish | 29.8 | 58 | 38,905 |
| 12 | Sabine Parish | 29.1 | 32 | 21,977 |
| 13 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 28.8 | 46 | 31,924 |
| 14 | St. James Parish | 28.7 | 28 | 19,528 |
| 15 | Acadia Parish | 28.4 | 81 | 56,955 |
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| County | Deaths | Fatal crashes | Per 100k / yr | Pedestrians | At night | Alcohol | 2020→2024 | Deadliest roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 427 | 400 | 18.9 | 29% | 65% | 30% | US-61, I-12, SR-67 | |
| Orleans Parish | 314 | 299 | 16.9 | 35% | 67% | 19% | I-10, US-90, I-610 | |
| Caddo Parish | 214 | 201 | 18.6 | 22% | 56% | 30% | SR-1, I-20, SR-511 | |
| Calcasieu Parish | 190 | 180 | 18.3 | 16% | 53% | 31% | I-10, I-210, US-171 | |
| St. Tammany Parish | 175 | 166 | 12.8 | 15% | 55% | 33% | I-12, US-190, I-10 | |
| Jefferson Parish | 169 | 158 | 7.8 | 29% | 61% | 34% | US-90, US-61, I-10 | |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 165 | 156 | 24.1 | 15% | 57% | 35% | I-12, I-55, SR-22 | |
| Lafayette Parish | 159 | 153 | 12.8 | 28% | 64% | 25% | I-49, US-167, I-10 | |
| Ouachita Parish | 158 | 148 | 19.9 | 26% | 55% | 32% | US-165, I-20, US-80 | |
| Rapides Parish | 140 | 135 | 22 | 29% | 47% | 20% | SR-28, I-49, US-71 | |
| Livingston Parish | 140 | 131 | 18.9 | 13% | 53% | 38% | SR-16, SR-22, I-12 | |
| Ascension Parish | 122 | 117 | 18.7 | 15% | 61% | 34% | I-10, US-61, SR-44 | |
| Lafourche Parish | 121 | 100 | 25.1 | 12% | 49% | 33% | SR-308, SR-1, US-90 | |
| St. Landry Parish | 88 | 77 | 21.6 | 11% | 65% | 34% | I-49, US-190, SR-182 | |
| Terrebonne Parish | 82 | 73 | 15.4 | 22% | 49% | 32% | SR-182, SR-24, SR-57 | |
| Acadia Parish | 81 | 69 | 28.4 | 17% | 46% | 25% | I-10, SR-13, US-90 | |
| Bossier Parish | 75 | 72 | 11.6 | 13% | 39% | 26% | SR-3, I-20, US-80 | |
| Iberia Parish | 61 | 56 | 17.8 | 20% | 54% | 25% | SR-14, US-90, SR-88 | |
| Washington Parish | 60 | 51 | 26.6 | 8% | 59% | 33% | SR-21, SR-25, SR-10 | |
| Avoyelles Parish | 58 | 51 | 29.8 | 12% | 45% | 22% | SR-107, SR-29, SR-1 | |
| St. Martin Parish | 55 | 52 | 21.4 | 18% | 46% | 35% | I-10, SR-347, SR-328 | |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 51 | 46 | 36.5 | 18% | 61% | 30% | I-10, SR-1, US-190 | |
| Natchitoches Parish | 50 | 48 | 27.3 | 28% | 56% | 25% | I-49, SR-6, SR-1 | |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 50 | 46 | 24.5 | 14% | 48% | 35% | US-61, I-55, I-10 | |
| De Soto Parish | 50 | 42 | 37 | 4% | 33% | 29% | I-49, US-84, US-171 | |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 46 | 44 | 28.8 | 20% | 55% | 27% | I-10, US-90, US-165 | |
| Vermilion Parish | 45 | 42 | 15.8 | 9% | 48% | 21% | SR-14, SR-82, US-167 | |
| Lincoln Parish | 44 | 41 | 18.3 | 18% | 56% | 27% | I-20, US-80, SR-150 | |
| Webster Parish | 42 | 39 | 23.5 | 10% | 62% | 36% | I-20, US-371, SR-528 | |
| Richland Parish | 41 | 34 | 41.4 | 0% | 44% | 29% | I-20, US-80, SR-17 | |
| St. Mary Parish | 40 | 36 | 16.7 | 10% | 58% | 44% | US-90, SR-182, SR-87 | |
| Iberville Parish | 39 | 37 | 26.2 | 13% | 54% | 24% | SR-75, I-10, SR-77 | |
| Grant Parish | 39 | 32 | 35.3 | 15% | 47% | 31% | US-71, US-167, US-165 | |
| Evangeline Parish | 38 | 38 | 23.7 | 13% | 55% | 34% | SR-10, US-167, SR-13 | |
| Beauregard Parish | 35 | 34 | 19.1 | 0% | 26% | 26% | US-171, US-190, SR-27 | |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 35 | 28 | 34.6 | 3% | 50% | 32% | US-190, SR-1, SR-78 | |
| Vernon Parish | 35 | 35 | 14.9 | 17% | 57% | 37% | US-171, SR-10, SR-111 | |
| Sabine Parish | 32 | 29 | 29.1 | 6% | 34% | 38% | US-171, SR-6, SR-175 | |
| St. Helena Parish | 31 | 30 | 57.1 | 6% | 53% | 40% | SR-16, SR-43, SR-10 | |
| St. Charles Parish | 30 | 27 | 11.7 | 10% | 63% | 30% | US-61, SR-18, US-90 | |
| East Feliciana Parish | 29 | 28 | 30.1 | 14% | 54% | 32% | SR-19, SR-10, SR-67 | |
| Concordia Parish | 29 | 26 | 31.9 | 17% | 65% | 35% | US-84, US-65, US-425 | |
| Morehouse Parish | 28 | 27 | 22.8 | 14% | 33% | 19% | US-165, US-425, SR-139 | |
| Allen Parish | 28 | 27 | 24.9 | 4% | 59% | 33% | US-165, SR-26, SR-10 | |
| St. James Parish | 28 | 23 | 28.7 | 25% | 52% | 30% | I-10, US-61, SR-18 | |
| Assumption Parish | 27 | 26 | 26.4 | 7% | 50% | 42% | SR-70, SR-308, SR-1 | |
| Franklin Parish | 26 | 25 | 26.8 | 12% | 28% | 48% | SR-4, US-425, SR-130 | |
| Winn Parish | 24 | 24 | 35.6 | 8% | 38% | 25% | US-167, SR-34, US-84 | |
| Madison Parish | 22 | 18 | 46.3 | 14% | 72% | 44% | I-20, US-80, SR-3218 | |
| Union Parish | 21 | 19 | 20.2 | 0% | 53% | 63% | SR-15, SR-33, US-63 | |
| St. Bernard Parish | 21 | 19 | 9.5 | 24% | 63% | 42% | SR-46, SR-39, SR-300 | |
| Bienville Parish | 21 | 20 | 33.2 | 14% | 45% | 20% | I-20, SR-9, SR-154 | |
| Plaquemines Parish | 20 | 20 | 17.5 | 10% | 70% | 50% | SR-23, SR-39 | |
| Caldwell Parish | 17 | 15 | 35.8 | 6% | 33% | 27% | US-165, SR-133, SR-126 | |
| Jackson Parish | 17 | 16 | 22.8 | 6% | 38% | 25% | US-167, SR-147, SR-4 | |
| Claiborne Parish | 16 | 14 | 23.1 | 0% | 29% | 57% | SR-9, SR-2, SR-146 | |
| LaSalle Parish | 13 | 12 | 17.6 | 15% | 50% | 17% | US-165, SR-127, SR-125 | |
| Catahoula Parish | 13 | 11 | 30.3 | 8% | 55% | 45% | US-84, US-425, SR-913 | |
| Red River Parish | 12 | 12 | 32.2 | 8% | 50% | 25% | US-71, SR-1, SR-786 | |
| West Feliciana Parish | 7 | 7 | 9.1 | 0% | 43% | 0% | US-61, SR-66, SR-964 | |
| West Carroll Parish | 6 | 4 | 12.7 | 0% | 25% | 25% | SR-17, SR-577, SR-2 | |
| East Carroll Parish | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0% | 33% | 50% | US-65, SR-585, SR-580 | |
| Tensas Parish | 5 | 3 | 25.4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | US-65 | |
| Cameron Parish | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0% | 50% | 25% | SR-27, SR-82 |
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 Louisiana for driving?
East Baton Rouge Parish recorded the most road deaths in Louisiana from 2020 to 2024 (427), while St. Helena Parish had the highest death rate, 57.1 per 100,000 residents a year against 18.5 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 Louisiana roads from 2020 to 2024?
4,268 people, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, about 854 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.