NHTSA FARS 2020–2024 · Census population
Most Dangerous Counties in Oklahoma
Quick answer: Oklahoma County recorded the most road deaths in Oklahoma from 2020 to 2024 (486), while Love County had the highest death rate, 62.4 per 100,000 residents a year against 17.3 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 | Love County | 62.4 | 32 | 10,261 |
| 2 | McCurtain County | 48.6 | 75 | 30,863 |
| 3 | Ottawa County | 47.5 | 72 | 30,341 |
| 4 | Okfuskee County | 46.1 | 26 | 11,278 |
| 5 | Johnston County | 42.8 | 22 | 10,278 |
| 6 | Seminole County | 42.6 | 50 | 23,494 |
| 7 | Choctaw County | 40.6 | 29 | 14,297 |
| 8 | Noble County | 38.5 | 21 | 10,897 |
| 9 | Adair County | 37.8 | 37 | 19,575 |
| 10 | McIntosh County | 37.1 | 36 | 19,400 |
| 11 | Pushmataha County | 37.1 | 20 | 10,790 |
| 12 | Mayes County | 32.3 | 64 | 39,603 |
| 13 | Atoka County | 32 | 23 | 14,379 |
| 14 | Caddo County | 31.8 | 42 | 26,447 |
| 15 | Lincoln County | 31 | 53 | 34,219 |
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Every county in Oklahoma
| County | Deaths | Fatal crashes | Per 100k / yr | Pedestrians | At night | Alcohol | 2020→2024 | Deadliest roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma County | 486 | 465 | 12.1 | 29% | 57% | 23% | I-40, I-44, I-35 | |
| Tulsa County | 463 | 429 | 13.6 | 21% | 57% | 28% | US-75, I-244, I-44 | |
| Cleveland County | 136 | 126 | 9.1 | 16% | 55% | 28% | I-35, SR-9, US-77 | |
| Canadian County | 88 | 78 | 10.4 | 7% | 46% | 28% | I-40, SR-4, SR-152 | |
| McCurtain County | 75 | 66 | 48.6 | 7% | 42% | 45% | US-259, US-70, SR-3 | |
| Payne County | 75 | 65 | 18.1 | 11% | 40% | 29% | SR-51, SR-33, US-177 | |
| Ottawa County | 72 | 62 | 47.5 | 12% | 45% | 24% | SR-10, US-69A, US-69 | |
| Pottawatomie County | 71 | 63 | 19.3 | 13% | 41% | 25% | US-177, I-40, SR-9 | |
| Rogers County | 70 | 67 | 14.2 | 7% | 36% | 27% | SR-66, US-412, I-44 | |
| Le Flore County | 68 | 55 | 27.7 | 6% | 40% | 33% | SR-112, US-271, US-259 | |
| Creek County | 67 | 60 | 18.4 | 10% | 37% | 18% | I-44, SR-48, SR-66 | |
| Muskogee County | 65 | 60 | 19.6 | 14% | 47% | 13% | US-64, US-62, I-40 | |
| Mayes County | 64 | 57 | 32.3 | 5% | 39% | 32% | US-412, US-69, SR-82 | |
| Wagoner County | 63 | 61 | 14.5 | 10% | 49% | 30% | SR-51, US-69, SR-351 | |
| Bryan County | 59 | 50 | 24.5 | 10% | 48% | 28% | US-70, US-69, SR-70E | |
| McClain County | 57 | 51 | 25.2 | 7% | 39% | 33% | I-35, SR-76, SR-74 | |
| Grady County | 57 | 52 | 20.1 | 4% | 40% | 21% | US-81, I-44, SR-37 | |
| Comanche County | 57 | 53 | 9.4 | 25% | 53% | 36% | I-44, SR-7, SR-17 | |
| Lincoln County | 53 | 47 | 31 | 13% | 45% | 21% | I-44, US-62, SR-18 | |
| Delaware County | 52 | 50 | 25.2 | 6% | 26% | 36% | US-59, US-412, SR-20 | |
| Seminole County | 50 | 46 | 42.6 | 6% | 43% | 39% | US-377, I-40, SR-9A | |
| Carter County | 48 | 42 | 19.8 | 8% | 43% | 12% | I-35, US-70, US-77 | |
| Osage County | 47 | 40 | 20.4 | 9% | 40% | 42% | SR-20, SR-99, SR-11 | |
| Kay County | 46 | 40 | 21.1 | 11% | 40% | 35% | I-35, SR-11, US-77 | |
| Sequoyah County | 45 | 42 | 22.6 | 11% | 45% | 21% | I-40, US-64, US-59 | |
| Logan County | 43 | 38 | 16.6 | 5% | 29% | 26% | SR-33, SR-74, I-35 | |
| Caddo County | 42 | 35 | 31.8 | 10% | 34% | 20% | I-40, US-277, US-281 | |
| Pittsburg County | 41 | 36 | 18.8 | 2% | 31% | 14% | SR-31, US-69, US-270 | |
| Stephens County | 40 | 34 | 18.4 | 2% | 21% | 26% | US-81, SR-7, SR-7C | |
| Garfield County | 38 | 36 | 12.2 | 8% | 33% | 17% | US-64, SR-132, US-60 | |
| Cherokee County | 38 | 37 | 15.9 | 8% | 38% | 11% | US-62, SR-82, SR-100 | |
| Adair County | 37 | 31 | 37.8 | 5% | 32% | 29% | US-59, SR-51, SR-100 | |
| McIntosh County | 36 | 32 | 37.1 | 3% | 34% | 44% | I-40, US-266, SR-9 | |
| Garvin County | 35 | 31 | 27.1 | 9% | 42% | 23% | I-35, US-77, SR-74 | |
| Pontotoc County | 34 | 28 | 17.8 | 6% | 25% | 29% | SR-3W, SR-3, US-377 | |
| Beckham County | 34 | 26 | 30.7 | 3% | 54% | 27% | I-40, SR-34, SR-6 | |
| Love County | 32 | 26 | 62.4 | 6% | 65% | 27% | I-35, SR-32, SR-76 | |
| Okmulgee County | 29 | 29 | 15.7 | 3% | 34% | 28% | US-75, SR-16, I-40 | |
| Choctaw County | 29 | 24 | 40.6 | 7% | 62% | 29% | US-70, US-271, SR-109 | |
| Custer County | 27 | 21 | 19.1 | 4% | 33% | 24% | I-40, US-183, SR-33 | |
| Washington County | 27 | 25 | 10.1 | 19% | 60% | 32% | US-75, US-60, SR-75 | |
| Okfuskee County | 26 | 23 | 46.1 | 15% | 52% | 26% | I-40, US-62, SR-56 | |
| Beaver County | 24 | 16 | 95.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% | US-83, US-270, SR-23 | |
| Atoka County | 23 | 22 | 32 | 9% | 55% | 27% | US-69, SR-3, SR-7 | |
| Texas County | 23 | 20 | 22.1 | 9% | 35% | 15% | US-54, US-64, US-412 | |
| Johnston County | 22 | 17 | 42.8 | 18% | 47% | 12% | US-377, SR-1, SR-48 | |
| Noble County | 21 | 18 | 38.5 | 10% | 50% | 44% | I-35, US-64, US-177 | |
| Pushmataha County | 20 | 19 | 37.1 | 0% | 37% | 37% | SR-3, SR-43, SR-2 | |
| Jackson County | 19 | 18 | 15.4 | 11% | 39% | 17% | US-283, US-62, SR-6 | |
| Marshall County | 19 | 19 | 24.1 | 11% | 37% | 32% | SR-32, US-70, SR-70F | |
| Pawnee County | 19 | 15 | 24.1 | 11% | 53% | 13% | US-64, SR-48, SR-18 | |
| Kingfisher County | 18 | 16 | 23.3 | 0% | 44% | 31% | SR-51, US-81, SR-33 | |
| Murray County | 18 | 17 | 26.2 | 11% | 24% | 24% | I-35, SR-7, US-177 | |
| Woodward County | 18 | 18 | 17.9 | 0% | 50% | 39% | US-412, US-183, US-270 | |
| Major County | 17 | 15 | 44.6 | 6% | 47% | 20% | SR-8, US-60, SR-58 | |
| Hughes County | 17 | 15 | 25.4 | 0% | 7% | 13% | SR-9, US-270, US-270B | |
| Washita County | 16 | 16 | 29.6 | 12% | 44% | 25% | SR-44, SR-152, SR-54 | |
| Cimarron County | 14 | 13 | 126.3 | 0% | 62% | 23% | US-287, US-64, US-385 | |
| Craig County | 14 | 14 | 19.6 | 7% | 36% | 14% | US-60, SR-2, US-69 | |
| Latimer County | 12 | 12 | 25.2 | 0% | 58% | 42% | SR-2, US-270 | |
| Haskell County | 12 | 11 | 20.5 | 8% | 36% | 36% | SR-31, SR-82, SR-9 | |
| Dewey County | 12 | 10 | 55 | 0% | 30% | 10% | US-270, US-183, US-60 | |
| Nowata County | 11 | 10 | 23.3 | 0% | 20% | 0% | US-169, US-60 | |
| Kiowa County | 9 | 7 | 21.5 | 0% | 14% | 43% | SR-44, US-183, SR-9 | |
| Jefferson County | 9 | 6 | 33.5 | 22% | 50% | 17% | US-81, SR-5 | |
| Cotton County | 9 | 8 | 32.8 | 0% | 25% | 38% | I-44, SR-5, US-70 | |
| Harper County | 8 | 8 | 50 | 12% | 50% | 25% | SR-149, US-283, US-270 | |
| Tillman County | 8 | 8 | 23.2 | 12% | 38% | 25% | SR-5, US-183, US-70 | |
| Alfalfa County | 7 | 7 | 24.6 | 0% | 43% | 14% | SR-8, SR-45 | |
| Roger Mills County | 7 | 7 | 41.7 | 0% | 43% | 29% | SR-47, SR-33 | |
| Blaine County | 7 | 7 | 16.3 | 0% | 43% | 29% | US-270, SR-51A, SR-51 | |
| Ellis County | 7 | 7 | 38 | 0% | 57% | 57% | SR-15, US-60 | |
| Grant County | 6 | 6 | 29.1 | 0% | 50% | 67% | US-81, US-64, SR-132 | |
| Coal County | 6 | 6 | 22.6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | SR-3, SR-31 | |
| Greer County | 4 | 4 | 14.6 | 0% | 50% | 75% | US-283, SR-6 | |
| Harmon County | 2 | 2 | 16.6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | US-62, SR-30 | |
| Woods County | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0% | 0% | 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 Oklahoma for driving?
Oklahoma County recorded the most road deaths in Oklahoma from 2020 to 2024 (486), while Love County had the highest death rate, 62.4 per 100,000 residents a year against 17.3 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 Oklahoma roads from 2020 to 2024?
3,481 people, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, about 696 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.