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Kingman County

Residents 6,946Deaths 2024 1–2Deaths 2015–2024 20Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. Figures are aggregates from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System; no individual crash is identified.

Kingman County, Kansas, recorded fewer than three deaths in fewer than three fatal crashes in 2024, the latest FARS data year, and 20 deaths in 18 fatal crashes over 2015–2024.

With 6,946 residents, that is 27.6 deaths per 100,000 people a year over the ten years, about 2.0 times the Kansas rate of 13.8 and above the national rate of 11.8.

The ten-year death toll fell 9% from 22 in 2005–2014 to 20 in 2015–2024.

Of the factors FARS records, the one that stands furthest above the state share here is speeding: 33.3% against 24.2% for Kansas.

39% of the county's fatal crashes happened between 6am to noon, and Friday was the most common day (28%).

1–2deaths in 20241–2 fatal crashes
14deaths, 2020–202420 over ten years
27.6per 100,000 residents a year2015–2024; 2024 alone: 28.8
+100%vs Kansas ratestate 13.8 · US 11.8

Trend since 1975

059197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 5 deaths1976: 4 deaths1977: 1–2 deaths1978: 6 deaths1979: 4 deaths1980: 5 deaths1981: 7 deaths1982: 4 deaths1983: 3 deaths1984: 1–2 deaths1985: 0 deaths1986: 8 deaths1987: 0 deaths1988: 0 deaths1989: 0 deaths1990: 1–2 deaths1991: 1–2 deaths1992: 0 deaths1993: 0 deaths1994: 3 deaths1995: 1–2 deaths1996: 4 deaths1997: 3 deaths1998: 6 deaths1999: 6 deaths2000: 3 deaths2001: 3 deaths2002: 7 deaths2003: 1–2 deaths2004: 7 deaths2005: 1–2 deaths2006: 6 deaths2007: 1–2 deaths2008: 1–2 deaths2009: 3 deaths2010: 3 deaths2011: 1–2 deaths2012: 3 deaths2013: 1–2 deaths2014: 0 deaths2015: 1–2 deaths2016: 1–2 deaths2017: 0 deaths2018: 3 deaths2019: 0 deaths2020: 1–2 deaths2021: 1–2 deaths2022: 9 deaths2023: 1–2 deaths2024: 1–2 deaths
People killed in crashes in Kingman County by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1–2 deaths.

Ten-year total down 9% (22 in 2005–2014, 20 in 2015–2024). The shaded band is the ten-year window used for rates and shares. County codes are matched to today's Census county list; a few historic code changes are merged.

Compared with Kansas and the nation

MeasureKingmanKansasUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–202427.613.811.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 202428.811.411.5
Deaths, 2015–2024204,045389,190
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024183,631358,460
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.11.1
Change vs previous ten years-9%0%+7%
Crashes on rural roads100%63%43%

Rates divide deaths by Census Bureau population estimates for each year (residents, not road users; through traffic on major routes raises the rate of small counties). Population 6,946 in 2024.

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking27.8%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver33.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed0%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used41.2%
In darknesscrashes after dark33.3%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads100%

tick marks the Kansas share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

"Alcohol" counts crashes where police reported at least one driver as drinking (FARS DR_DRINK), not the BAC-based alcohol-impaired measure NHTSA publishes separately. "Speeding" counts crashes with a driver coded as racing, exceeding the limit or too fast for conditions. Details in the methodology. Factor pages: alcohol, speeding, pedestrians, motorcycles, unrestrained occupants.

Time of day and day of week

12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
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Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Fatal crashes in Kingman County by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 18 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Friday28%
Saturday22%
Monday17%
Tuesday11%
Wednesday11%
Sunday6%
Thursday6%

Light condition

Daylight61%
Dark, not lighted33%
Dusk6%
Dark, lighted0%
Dawn0%
Dark, lighting unknown0%

Road type

Major collector39%
Other freeways and expressways28%
Minor arterial17%
Local11%
Other principal arterial6%
Interstate0%
Minor collector0%

FHWA functional classes as coded in FARS (FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the Kansas share. Interstates and other principal arterials carry the most traffic, so a high share there is expected. See what the road classes mean.

Weather

Clear69%
Rain15%
Cloudy8%
Fog, smog or smoke8%
Snow, sleet or freezing rain0%
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow0%

Routes with the most fatal crashes in Kingman

#RouteTypeIn countyFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1US Route 54US highway610413319%13%
2State Route 14State highway1222427%18%

Signed routes (Interstate, US and state highways) that have a page on this site, ranked by fatal crashes in this county over 2015–2024; "fatal crashes" and "deaths" columns are the statewide totals for the route. Local streets and county roads are not listed.

By year, 2015–2024

YearFatal crashesDeathsDrinking-driver crashesPer 100,000
20241–21–21–2—KS 2024
20231–21–20—KS 2023
2022793129.6KS 2022
20211–21–20—KS 2021
20201–21–21–2—KS 2020
2019000—KS 2019
201833043.2KS 2018
2017000—KS 2017
20161–21–20—KS 2016
20151–21–20—KS 2015

Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule). Per-100,000 uses the 2024 population for every year in this table; the ten-year rate above uses each year's estimate.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Kingman County, Kansas?

fewer than three people died in fewer than three fatal crashes in 2024; 14 over 2020–2024 and 20 over 2015–2024, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

How does Kingman compare with Kansas?

27.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 13.8 for Kansas and 11.8 nationally. Rates use Census Bureau population estimates.

What share of fatal crashes in Kingman involved alcohol?

27.8% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had at least one driver reported by police as drinking, against 22.5% in Kansas. The factor furthest above the state share was speeding at 33.3%.

Which roads in Kingman see the most fatal crashes?

Among signed routes with a page on this site, US Route 54 (6 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024) and State Route 14 (1 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024).

When do fatal crashes happen in Kingman?

Most often between 6am to noon (39% of crashes) and on Fridays (28%); 33.3% happened after dark.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files (1975–2024) and Census Bureau county population estimates. Figures are aggregates; no individual crash is identified. See the methodology page for definitions.

Provenance

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 1975–2024 (accident table for every year; vehicle and person tables for 2015–2024), public domain. Population: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county totals (vintages 2000–2010, 2010–2020 and 2020–2024). Data through 31 Dec 2024; page generated 30 Sep 2026. Processing errors are corrected at the next build; see corrections and sources.