NHTSA FARS 2020–2024 · Census population
Most Dangerous Counties in Missouri
Quick answer: Jackson County recorded the most road deaths in Missouri from 2020 to 2024 (603), while New Madrid County had the highest death rate, 45.8 per 100,000 residents a year against 16.2 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 | New Madrid County | 45.8 | 36 | 15,731 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 45.5 | 34 | 14,958 |
| 3 | Ripley County | 41.1 | 22 | 10,708 |
| 4 | Ralls County | 40.3 | 21 | 10,428 |
| 5 | Bollinger County | 37.9 | 20 | 10,559 |
| 6 | Lawrence County | 37.3 | 72 | 38,593 |
| 7 | McDonald County | 36.3 | 43 | 23,701 |
| 8 | Washington County | 34.1 | 40 | 23,470 |
| 9 | Morgan County | 33.2 | 36 | 21,717 |
| 10 | Barry County | 32 | 56 | 35,033 |
| 11 | Newton County | 31.9 | 96 | 60,118 |
| 12 | Barton County | 30.8 | 18 | 11,690 |
| 13 | Crawford County | 30.7 | 35 | 22,797 |
| 14 | Texas County | 30.2 | 38 | 25,161 |
| 15 | Douglas County | 30.1 | 18 | 11,965 |
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| County | Deaths | Fatal crashes | Per 100k / yr | Pedestrians | At night | Alcohol | 2020→2024 | Deadliest roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | 603 | 557 | 16.8 | 18% | 54% | 34% | I-70, I-435, US-40 | |
| St. Louis County | 512 | 469 | 10.3 | 27% | 58% | 27% | I-270, I-70, SR-367 | |
| St. Louis city | 331 | 306 | 22.9 | 28% | 64% | 28% | I-70, I-44, SR-30 | |
| Greene County | 227 | 210 | 15 | 15% | 45% | 27% | I-44, US-60, US-65 | |
| Jefferson County | 177 | 166 | 15.4 | 7% | 44% | 35% | SR-30, I-55, US-61 | |
| St. Charles County | 146 | 138 | 7 | 11% | 49% | 42% | I-70, SR-94, US-61 | |
| Clay County | 99 | 89 | 7.7 | 9% | 61% | 42% | US-169, SR-210, I-435 | |
| Boone County | 99 | 87 | 10.5 | 16% | 49% | 25% | US-63, I-70, SR-124 | |
| Jasper County | 96 | 90 | 15.4 | 12% | 43% | 19% | SR-171, SR-43, I-44 | |
| Franklin County | 96 | 86 | 18.1 | 8% | 42% | 33% | I-44, SR-47, SR-100 | |
| Newton County | 96 | 90 | 31.9 | 9% | 28% | 29% | US-60, I-44, SR-43 | |
| Cass County | 75 | 66 | 13.5 | 5% | 42% | 32% | I-49, SR-7, SR-58 | |
| Lawrence County | 72 | 60 | 37.3 | 10% | 50% | 22% | I-44, US-60, SR-39 | |
| St. Francois County | 71 | 64 | 21.2 | 17% | 48% | 27% | US-67, SR-8, SR-32 | |
| Lincoln County | 67 | 58 | 21.3 | 4% | 48% | 40% | US-61, SR-47, SR-79 | |
| Buchanan County | 66 | 58 | 15.8 | 9% | 50% | 31% | US-59, US-169, I-29 | |
| Cape Girardeau County | 60 | 54 | 14.5 | 5% | 35% | 22% | I-55, US-61, SR-72 | |
| Platte County | 58 | 54 | 10.5 | 16% | 52% | 26% | I-29, I-435, SR-45 | |
| Butler County | 58 | 51 | 27.6 | 21% | 43% | 18% | US-67, SR-51, US-60 | |
| Camden County | 57 | 51 | 26.1 | 7% | 37% | 29% | US-54, SR-5, SR-7 | |
| Barry County | 56 | 50 | 32 | 2% | 30% | 18% | SR-37, SR-76, SR-39 | |
| Taney County | 54 | 54 | 19.1 | 11% | 33% | 24% | US-65, SR-76, US-160 | |
| Laclede County | 44 | 41 | 24.2 | 14% | 37% | 12% | I-44, SR-5, SR-32 | |
| Stone County | 44 | 39 | 27.5 | 7% | 33% | 21% | SR-13, SR-76, SR-413 | |
| Webster County | 43 | 39 | 21.2 | 7% | 38% | 31% | US-60, I-44, SR-38 | |
| McDonald County | 43 | 38 | 36.3 | 2% | 34% | 18% | US-71, SR-59, SR-90 | |
| Johnson County | 41 | 39 | 15 | 2% | 23% | 15% | US-50, SR-13, SR-58 | |
| Washington County | 40 | 37 | 34.1 | 8% | 41% | 41% | SR-21, SR-8, SR-47 | |
| Phelps County | 40 | 38 | 17.7 | 10% | 42% | 21% | I-44, US-63, SR-68 | |
| Christian County | 39 | 36 | 8.4 | 5% | 39% | 28% | US-65, US-160, SR-14 | |
| Texas County | 38 | 35 | 30.2 | 3% | 34% | 31% | US-63, SR-17, SR-32 | |
| Howell County | 37 | 31 | 18.3 | 3% | 32% | 16% | US-63, US-160, US-60 | |
| New Madrid County | 36 | 29 | 45.8 | 3% | 52% | 28% | US-61, I-55, US-60 | |
| Morgan County | 36 | 36 | 33.2 | 3% | 42% | 36% | US-50, SR-5, SR-52 | |
| Callaway County | 35 | 33 | 15.6 | 17% | 39% | 18% | I-70, US-54, US-63 | |
| Crawford County | 35 | 32 | 30.7 | 0% | 28% | 31% | I-44, SR-19, SR-8 | |
| Pulaski County | 35 | 34 | 13 | 9% | 44% | 29% | I-44, SR-17, SR-133 | |
| Pemiscot County | 34 | 33 | 45.5 | 6% | 36% | 15% | I-55, US-412, SR-84 | |
| Dunklin County | 33 | 29 | 24 | 15% | 34% | 10% | US-412, SR-25, SR-164 | |
| Cole County | 33 | 32 | 8.6 | 6% | 38% | 28% | US-54, US-50, SR-179 | |
| Lafayette County | 33 | 31 | 19.9 | 3% | 42% | 32% | I-70, SR-23, US-24 | |
| Scott County | 32 | 28 | 16.9 | 6% | 46% | 21% | I-55, US-61, SR-77 | |
| Pettis County | 31 | 30 | 14.3 | 19% | 37% | 23% | US-65, SR-127, US-50 | |
| Miller County | 30 | 28 | 23.7 | 17% | 50% | 36% | SR-42, US-54, SR-17 | |
| Benton County | 29 | 26 | 28.8 | 3% | 42% | 42% | SR-7, US-65, SR-52 | |
| Marion County | 26 | 25 | 18.3 | 8% | 44% | 24% | US-61, US-36, SR-168 | |
| Wright County | 25 | 25 | 26.4 | 4% | 20% | 36% | SR-5, US-60, SR-95 | |
| Polk County | 25 | 25 | 15.4 | 4% | 28% | 20% | SR-13, SR-32, SR-215 | |
| Dallas County | 24 | 22 | 27.3 | 8% | 36% | 36% | US-65, SR-64, SR-32 | |
| Stoddard County | 24 | 22 | 16.9 | 8% | 36% | 5% | SR-25, US-60, SR-51 | |
| Bates County | 23 | 22 | 28.4 | 9% | 45% | 27% | I-49, SR-52, SR-18 | |
| Andrew County | 23 | 18 | 25.5 | 0% | 33% | 11% | US-169, US-71, I-29 | |
| Ripley County | 22 | 19 | 41.1 | 14% | 32% | 26% | US-160, SR-142, SR-21 | |
| Warren County | 22 | 22 | 11.8 | 5% | 41% | 27% | I-70, SR-47 | |
| Henry County | 22 | 21 | 19.7 | 14% | 48% | 29% | SR-7, SR-13, SR-52 | |
| Ralls County | 21 | 20 | 40.3 | 10% | 45% | 45% | US-61, SR-79, SR-19 | |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 21 | 21 | 22.6 | 14% | 48% | 29% | I-55, US-61, SR-32 | |
| Pike County | 21 | 19 | 23.7 | 5% | 32% | 21% | US-54, US-61, SR-79 | |
| Perry County | 20 | 20 | 21.1 | 5% | 35% | 15% | SR-51, US-61, I-55 | |
| Oregon County | 20 | 20 | 46.1 | 5% | 40% | 15% | US-63, US-160, SR-142 | |
| Moniteau County | 20 | 16 | 26.2 | 0% | 38% | 38% | US-50, SR-87, SR-5 | |
| Vernon County | 20 | 18 | 20.3 | 0% | 56% | 44% | US-54, I-49, SR-43 | |
| Bollinger County | 20 | 19 | 37.9 | 0% | 32% | 37% | SR-72, SR-51, SR-34 | |
| Macon County | 19 | 16 | 25.1 | 0% | 25% | 6% | US-36, US-63, SR-3 | |
| Adair County | 18 | 14 | 14.2 | 6% | 43% | 29% | US-63, SR-6, SR-11 | |
| Barton County | 18 | 17 | 30.8 | 0% | 41% | 24% | SR-43, US-160, SR-126 | |
| Douglas County | 18 | 17 | 30.1 | 6% | 35% | 18% | SR-5, SR-14, SR-181 | |
| Reynolds County | 18 | 18 | 59.9 | 0% | 39% | 33% | SR-21, SR-106 | |
| Ray County | 17 | 16 | 14.7 | 0% | 44% | 31% | SR-13, SR-10, SR-210 | |
| Gasconade County | 17 | 14 | 23.1 | 0% | 29% | 50% | US-50, SR-19, SR-100 | |
| Saline County | 17 | 16 | 14.6 | 6% | 56% | 25% | US-65, I-70, SR-240 | |
| Ozark County | 16 | 16 | 36.1 | 0% | 25% | 50% | US-160, SR-5 | |
| Montgomery County | 16 | 16 | 28 | 6% | 50% | 31% | I-70, SR-19, SR-94 | |
| Osage County | 16 | 14 | 23.9 | 0% | 36% | 36% | US-63, US-50, SR-100 | |
| Hickory County | 16 | 15 | 37.3 | 12% | 27% | 13% | SR-254, US-65, SR-83 | |
| Dent County | 16 | 14 | 22 | 19% | 71% | 21% | SR-72, SR-32, SR-19 | |
| Wayne County | 16 | 16 | 29.5 | 6% | 38% | 12% | US-67, SR-34, SR-143 | |
| St. Clair County | 16 | 15 | 33.4 | 6% | 47% | 20% | SR-13, SR-82, US-54 | |
| Mississippi County | 16 | 15 | 26.9 | 0% | 13% | 20% | I-57, US-60, SR-105 | |
| Clinton County | 16 | 15 | 14.9 | 6% | 40% | 40% | SR-116, I-35, US-169 | |
| Cooper County | 15 | 15 | 17.8 | 20% | 27% | 7% | I-70, SR-5, SR-87 | |
| Maries County | 15 | 14 | 35.5 | 13% | 36% | 36% | US-63, SR-28, SR-133 | |
| Caldwell County | 14 | 10 | 31.4 | 0% | 20% | 20% | US-36, SR-13, SR-116 | |
| Iron County | 14 | 12 | 29.6 | 7% | 17% | 17% | SR-32, SR-21, SR-49 | |
| Howard County | 14 | 11 | 27.6 | 7% | 36% | 36% | SR-5, SR-124, US-40 | |
| Audrain County | 13 | 10 | 10.6 | 8% | 20% | 30% | US-54 | |
| Dade County | 12 | 11 | 31.4 | 0% | 18% | 18% | US-160, SR-39 | |
| Randolph County | 12 | 10 | 9.9 | 17% | 20% | 20% | US-24, US-63 | |
| Madison County | 12 | 12 | 18.9 | 8% | 50% | 17% | SR-72, US-67 | |
| Cedar County | 12 | 9 | 16.4 | 0% | 22% | 11% | US-54, SR-32 | |
| Shannon County | 12 | 11 | 33.4 | 0% | 55% | 18% | SR-19, US-60 | |
| DeKalb County | 11 | 10 | 20.2 | 9% | 50% | 20% | US-36, SR-6, I-35 | |
| Lewis County | 10 | 10 | 20.2 | 10% | 60% | 50% | US-61, SR-6 | |
| Chariton County | 10 | 6 | 27.1 | 0% | 50% | 33% | US-24, SR-11, SR-5 | |
| Harrison County | 9 | 9 | 22 | 0% | 33% | 11% | I-35, US-136, US-69 | |
| Nodaway County | 9 | 8 | 8.7 | 0% | 12% | 25% | SR-148, US-71, SR-46 | |
| Shelby County | 9 | 9 | 30.1 | 0% | 44% | 56% | US-36, SR-151, SR-15 | |
| Grundy County | 9 | 9 | 18.4 | 0% | 0% | 11% | SR-6, US-65, SR-146 | |
| Livingston County | 9 | 9 | 12.5 | 11% | 33% | 22% | US-36 | |
| Daviess County | 8 | 8 | 18.9 | 25% | 38% | 0% | SR-6, I-35, SR-13 | |
| Carter County | 8 | 8 | 30.2 | 0% | 25% | 25% | US-60, SR-103, SR-21 | |
| Carroll County | 7 | 7 | 16.6 | 0% | 14% | 29% | US-24, US-65 | |
| Clark County | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0% | 14% | 0% | US-136 | |
| Atchison County | 6 | 4 | 23.1 | 0% | 25% | 25% | I-29, US-59, US-136 | |
| Worth County | 6 | 5 | 62.1 | 17% | 20% | 60% | SR-46, SR-246 | |
| Linn County | 6 | 5 | 10.1 | 17% | 40% | 0% | US-36 | |
| Gentry County | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0% | 20% | 20% | US-136, US-169 | |
| Monroe County | 5 | 5 | 11.4 | 20% | 40% | 20% | US-24, SR-154 | |
| Sullivan County | 5 | 5 | 17.1 | 20% | 0% | 20% | SR-139, SR-5 | |
| Holt County | 5 | 5 | 23.6 | 0% | 80% | 60% | I-29, US-59, US-159 | |
| Putnam County | 4 | 4 | 17.2 | 0% | 50% | 25% | SR-5, US-136 | |
| Scotland County | 4 | 4 | 17.1 | 0% | 50% | 25% | SR-15, US-136 | |
| Mercer County | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0% | 25% | 25% | US-65, US-136 | |
| Schuyler County | 2 | 2 | 9.9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Knox County | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
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 Missouri for driving?
Jackson County recorded the most road deaths in Missouri from 2020 to 2024 (603), while New Madrid County had the highest death rate, 45.8 per 100,000 residents a year against 16.2 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 Missouri roads from 2020 to 2024?
5,006 people, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, about 1,001 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.