Jackson County, Michigan: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 23 deaths in 22 fatal crashes in Jackson County in 2024.

FARS records 206 deaths in 191 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 12.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Michigan in the same years is 10.6.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Jackson County was number 12 of 83 counties of Michigan.

Deaths in Jackson County rose by 18.4% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (174) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (206).

In the counties of Michigan the deaths rose by 8.1% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 57.1% of the fatal crashes in Jackson County with a known setting were rural, against 40.6% in Michigan.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Jackson County by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.Jackson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	23	22	8
2023	29	28	6
2022	30	28	8
2021	21	21	4
2020	15	14	4
2019	18	16	1 or 2
2018	17	15	1 or 2
2017	20	16	7
2016	18	16	4
2015	15	15	3
2015 to 2024	206	191	47

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Jackson County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 47 (1997)2024: 23

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Jackson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	23	22
2023	29	28
2022	30	28
2021	21	21
2020	15	14
2019	18	16
2018	17	15
2017	20	16
2016	18	16
2015	15	15
2014	17	15
2013	14	14
2012	18	16
2011	14	13
2010	20	20
2009	12	12
2008	17	15
2007	24	23
2006	22	21
2005	16	14
2004	22	21
2003	18	17
2002	19	19
2001	26	22
2000	25	21
1999	21	20
1998	29	28
1997	47	34
1996	31	26
1995	27	26
1994	30	25
1993	26	23
1992	35	30
1991	33	31
1990	28	26
1989	35	34
1988	40	40
1987	26	24
1986	33	28
1985	23	21
1984	24	23
1983	28	24
1982	28	28
1981	40	35
1980	28	25
1979	32	29
1978	36	34
1977	27	24
1976	43	37
1975	31	27

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.Jackson County beside Michigan and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Jackson County	Michigan	United States
2024	14.4	10.9	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	12.9	10.6	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Jackson County had 159,588 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Jackson County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Michigan
A driver recorded as drinkingof 191 fatal crashes	47	191 fatal crashes	24.6%	28.1%
A speeding-related driverof 191 fatal crashes	45	191 fatal crashes	23.6%	25.4%
No restraint usedof 117 occupant deaths with restraint use known	45	117 occupant deathswith restraint use known	38.5%	39.4%
Pedestriansof 206 deaths	20	206 deaths	9.7%	15.2%
Bicyclistsof 206 deaths	7	206 deaths	3.4%	2.8%
Motorcyclistsof 206 deaths	47	206 deaths	22.8%	15.2%
On a rural roadof 189 fatal crashes with the condition reported	108	189 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	57.1%	40.6%
In the darkof 191 fatal crashes with the condition reported	77	191 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	40.3%	46.3%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Jackson County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	8	4	9	6	27
Monday	0	8	8	5	21
Tuesday	1 or 2	6	9	10	27
Wednesday	3	6	6	5	20
Thursday	3	1 or 2	10	13	28
Friday	7	5	13	9	34
Saturday	7	6	9	12	34
All days	30	37	64	60	191

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Jackson County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Michigan
Interstate	24	12.7%	9.0%
Other freeways and expressways	11	5.8%	4.0%
Other principal arterial	27	14.3%	27.7%
Minor arterial	43	22.8%	26.1%
Major collector	41	21.7%	18.4%
Minor collector	16	8.5%	1.7%
Local	27	14.3%	13.2%
Not reported	1 or 2	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.Jackson County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	105
Dark, not lighted	63
Dark, lighted	14
Dawn	3
Dusk	6
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Jackson County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	132
Cloudy	31
Rain	18
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	4
Fog, smog or smoke	5
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Jackson County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Jackson	In all of Michigan
Interstate 94	Interstate	25	288
State Route 50	State highway	8	40
State Route 60	State highway	5	27
State Route 99	State highway	1 or 2	44
US Route 127	US highway	15	72

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Michigan

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Jackson County on the county map of Michigan

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 1012 counties
10 to 14.943 counties
15 to 19.919 counties
20 to 29.98 counties
30 or more1 county
Jackson County: 12.9

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Michigan

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Jackson County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Calhoun County	Michigan	21	220	16.4
Eaton County	Michigan	18	147	13.5
Hillsdale County	Michigan	5	60	13.1
Ingham County	Michigan	21	228	8.0
Lenawee County	Michigan	23	148	15.0
Livingston County	Michigan	14	170	8.8
Washtenaw County	Michigan	35	282	7.7

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Michigan have a population nearest to that of Jackson County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Michigan Office of Highway Safety PlanningThe highway safety office of Michigan.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Jackson in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 174 deaths in Jackson County from 2005 to 2014. It records 206 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Jackson in 2024?

The rate of Jackson County in 2024 was 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Michigan was 10.9. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Jackson had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 47 of 191 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in Jackson?

5 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 54 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.