NHTSA FARS 2020–2024 · Census population
Most Dangerous Counties in Pennsylvania
Quick answer: Philadelphia County recorded the most road deaths in Pennsylvania from 2020 to 2024 (713), while Fulton County had the highest death rate, 28.9 per 100,000 residents a year against 9 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 | Fulton County | 28.9 | 21 | 14,531 |
| 2 | Susquehanna County | 23.5 | 45 | 38,219 |
| 3 | Bedford County | 19.4 | 46 | 47,513 |
| 4 | Clinton County | 18 | 34 | 37,798 |
| 5 | Bradford County | 17.4 | 52 | 59,858 |
| 6 | Wayne County | 16.8 | 43 | 51,262 |
| 7 | Clarion County | 16.7 | 31 | 37,179 |
| 8 | Clearfield County | 16.5 | 65 | 78,635 |
| 9 | Carbon County | 16.5 | 54 | 65,382 |
| 10 | Huntingdon County | 16.5 | 36 | 43,653 |
| 11 | Crawford County | 16.4 | 68 | 82,716 |
| 12 | Juniata County | 16.3 | 19 | 23,379 |
| 13 | Fayette County | 16.2 | 102 | 125,997 |
| 14 | Potter County | 16.1 | 13 | 16,188 |
| 15 | Venango County | 15.7 | 39 | 49,801 |
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| County | Deaths | Fatal crashes | Per 100k / yr | Pedestrians | At night | Alcohol | 2020→2024 | Deadliest roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | 713 | 676 | 9 | 36% | 64% | 14% | SR-611, I-95, US-1 | |
| Allegheny County | 363 | 355 | 5.9 | 20% | 47% | 20% | I-376, SR-837, SR-51 | |
| Lancaster County | 280 | 262 | 10 | 10% | 40% | 24% | US-222, US-30, SR-272 | |
| Bucks County | 252 | 235 | 7.8 | 17% | 47% | 21% | SR-132, US-13, I-95 | |
| Montgomery County | 229 | 216 | 5.3 | 23% | 50% | 25% | SR-309, I-476, US-202 | |
| Berks County | 228 | 216 | 10.5 | 12% | 38% | 27% | US-422, I-78, SR-61 | |
| York County | 186 | 173 | 8 | 16% | 39% | 27% | SR-74, US-30, I-83 | |
| Westmoreland County | 167 | 154 | 9.5 | 7% | 44% | 35% | US-30, I-76, US-22 | |
| Luzerne County | 163 | 158 | 9.9 | 17% | 37% | 25% | US-11, I-81, I-80 | |
| Dauphin County | 152 | 136 | 10.5 | 13% | 52% | 29% | US-22, I-81, SR-230 | |
| Lehigh County | 151 | 136 | 8 | 21% | 51% | 26% | I-78, SR-145, US-222 | |
| Chester County | 150 | 144 | 5.5 | 7% | 38% | 33% | I-76, US-322, SR-82 | |
| Delaware County | 139 | 128 | 4.8 | 20% | 45% | 23% | I-95, US-13, US-1 | |
| Erie County | 130 | 123 | 9.7 | 17% | 46% | 29% | US-20, SR-5, I-90 | |
| Schuylkill County | 111 | 102 | 15.5 | 8% | 33% | 24% | I-81, SR-61, SR-183 | |
| Washington County | 109 | 104 | 10.4 | 7% | 52% | 43% | I-70, US-40, SR-980 | |
| Fayette County | 102 | 84 | 16.2 | 6% | 40% | 40% | US-40, SR-51, US-119 | |
| Monroe County | 102 | 94 | 12.2 | 7% | 36% | 30% | SR-611, US-209, I-80 | |
| Lackawanna County | 101 | 93 | 9.3 | 24% | 44% | 15% | SR-307, I-81, US-11 | |
| Franklin County | 98 | 87 | 12.5 | 8% | 43% | 23% | I-81, US-30, US-11 | |
| Northampton County | 95 | 88 | 6 | 11% | 35% | 18% | US-22, SR-248, SR-33 | |
| Lebanon County | 94 | 87 | 13 | 5% | 24% | 11% | I-81, US-422, SR-72 | |
| Cumberland County | 93 | 89 | 6.9 | 12% | 31% | 18% | I-81, US-11, SR-641 | |
| Butler County | 85 | 79 | 8.6 | 6% | 35% | 33% | SR-38, I-79, US-422 | |
| Lycoming County | 72 | 65 | 12.7 | 3% | 26% | 23% | US-15, SR-2014, I-180 | |
| Mercer County | 70 | 65 | 12.8 | 9% | 46% | 37% | I-80, US-19, US-62 | |
| Crawford County | 68 | 62 | 16.4 | 10% | 37% | 19% | US-322, US-6, SR-0408 | |
| Clearfield County | 65 | 62 | 16.5 | 3% | 23% | 27% | SR-153, I-80, SR-53 | |
| Centre County | 64 | 59 | 8.1 | 11% | 41% | 25% | I-80, SR-45, I-99 | |
| Adams County | 63 | 54 | 11.9 | 3% | 20% | 26% | US-30, US-15, SR-234 | |
| Carbon County | 54 | 45 | 16.5 | 4% | 36% | 24% | SR-903, I-80, US-209 | |
| Cambria County | 54 | 51 | 8.2 | 7% | 25% | 39% | US-22, SR-271, US-219 | |
| Beaver County | 52 | 50 | 6.3 | 13% | 50% | 26% | SR-68, SR-3007, SR-18 | |
| Bradford County | 52 | 47 | 17.4 | 8% | 34% | 30% | US-6, US-220, SR-414 | |
| Blair County | 50 | 47 | 8.2 | 16% | 38% | 21% | SR-764, SR-36, I-99 | |
| Somerset County | 50 | 48 | 13.7 | 6% | 42% | 27% | SR-31, I-76, SR-56 | |
| Indiana County | 49 | 48 | 11.8 | 8% | 27% | 21% | US-119, SR-286, US-422 | |
| Northumberland County | 48 | 47 | 10.6 | 4% | 26% | 19% | SR-405, SR-61, SR-890 | |
| Armstrong County | 46 | 41 | 14.2 | 7% | 34% | 46% | SR-268, SR-56, US-422 | |
| Bedford County | 46 | 43 | 19.4 | 7% | 51% | 19% | US-30, SR-56, SR-96 | |
| Susquehanna County | 45 | 45 | 23.5 | 9% | 44% | 24% | SR-29, I-81, US-11 | |
| Wayne County | 43 | 40 | 16.8 | 5% | 35% | 35% | US-6, SR-191, SR-0191 | |
| Lawrence County | 42 | 38 | 9.9 | 2% | 29% | 16% | SR-18, SR-65, SR-288 | |
| Columbia County | 40 | 38 | 12.2 | 5% | 32% | 21% | US-11, I-80, SR-487 | |
| Venango County | 39 | 35 | 15.7 | 5% | 37% | 17% | SR-8, US-322, SR-208 | |
| Huntingdon County | 36 | 35 | 16.5 | 6% | 34% | 29% | US-22, SR-0994, US-522 | |
| Perry County | 34 | 31 | 14.7 | 6% | 45% | 42% | US-11, SR-74, SR-34 | |
| Clinton County | 34 | 33 | 18 | 6% | 48% | 33% | I-80, SR-120, US-220 | |
| Mifflin County | 33 | 31 | 14.3 | 6% | 32% | 26% | US-22, US-322, SR-1005 | |
| Pike County | 32 | 30 | 10.6 | 3% | 43% | 30% | US-6, SR-507, SR-739 | |
| Clarion County | 31 | 28 | 16.7 | 0% | 46% | 36% | US-322, SR-66, I-80 | |
| Snyder County | 29 | 28 | 14.6 | 3% | 18% | 32% | US-11, SR-104, SR-235 | |
| Warren County | 26 | 25 | 13.7 | 8% | 40% | 32% | US-6, SR-27, SR-0027 | |
| Tioga County | 26 | 26 | 12.7 | 8% | 35% | 19% | US-6, SR-660, SR-0049 | |
| Jefferson County | 25 | 25 | 11.4 | 4% | 40% | 16% | I-80, US-119, US-322 | |
| Union County | 25 | 23 | 11.8 | 4% | 35% | 17% | SR-45, US-15, I-80 | |
| McKean County | 22 | 22 | 11 | 9% | 36% | 23% | US-219, US-6, SR-0770 | |
| Fulton County | 21 | 20 | 28.9 | 0% | 40% | 35% | US-30, I-70, I-76 | |
| Juniata County | 19 | 18 | 16.3 | 5% | 56% | 28% | SR-35, SR-0035, US-22 | |
| Wyoming County | 19 | 19 | 14.6 | 5% | 47% | 32% | SR-87, SR-309, US-6 | |
| Montour County | 14 | 12 | 15.5 | 7% | 25% | 17% | SR-54, I-80, SR-0044 | |
| Greene County | 13 | 12 | 7.5 | 8% | 42% | 50% | I-79, SR-188, US-19 | |
| Potter County | 13 | 13 | 16.1 | 0% | 23% | 38% | SR-49, US-6, SR-0244 | |
| Elk County | 8 | 7 | 5.2 | 0% | 14% | 29% | US-219, SR-555, SR-219 | |
| Forest County | 5 | 5 | 14.9 | 0% | 20% | 20% | SR-66, SR-666 | |
| Cameron County | 3 | 3 | 13.6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | SR-155, SR-120 | |
| Sullivan County | 3 | 3 | 10.2 | 0% | 0% | 67% | SR-87, SR-0054 |
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 Pennsylvania for driving?
Philadelphia County recorded the most road deaths in Pennsylvania from 2020 to 2024 (713), while Fulton County had the highest death rate, 28.9 per 100,000 residents a year against 9 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 Pennsylvania roads from 2020 to 2024?
5,876 people, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, about 1,175 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.