Elko County, Nevada: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 18 deaths in 16 fatal crashes in Elko County in 2024.

FARS records 117 deaths in 100 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 22.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Nevada in the same years is 11.6.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Elko County was number 4 of 17 counties of Nevada.

Deaths in Elko County fell by 19.3% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (145) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (117).

In the counties of Nevada the deaths rose by 14.0% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 87.9% of the fatal crashes in Elko County with a known setting were rural, against 28.3% in Nevada.

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 Elko 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.Elko County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	18	16	4
2023	8	8	4
2022	12	10	6
2021	14	12	4
2020	17	11	3
2019	9	7	1 or 2
2018	10	9	3
2017	9	9	4
2016	8	7	1 or 2
2015	12	11	3
2015 to 2024	117	100	35

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 29 (1978)2024: 18

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

Table 2.Elko County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	18	16
2023	8	8
2022	12	10
2021	14	12
2020	17	11
2019	9	7
2018	10	9
2017	9	9
2016	8	7
2015	12	11
2014	13	10
2013	7	5
2012	12	11
2011	18	14
2010	11	10
2009	20	15
2008	17	14
2007	18	16
2006	14	12
2005	15	11
2004	20	17
2003	21	17
2002	15	14
2001	15	13
2000	17	15
1999	26	22
1998	26	24
1997	12	11
1996	17	15
1995	20	20
1994	11	11
1993	12	12
1992	15	15
1991	14	12
1990	18	17
1989	20	20
1988	21	17
1987	10	10
1986	12	10
1985	10	10
1984	16	12
1983	10	8
1982	12	12
1981	19	16
1980	13	10
1979	20	13
1978	29	19
1977	18	17
1976	14	14
1975	12	9

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.Elko County beside Nevada and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Elko County	Nevada	United States
2024	32.9	12.8	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	22.0	11.6	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. Elko County had 54,686 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Elko County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Nevada
A driver recorded as drinkingof 100 fatal crashes	35	100 fatal crashes	35.0%	28.9%
A speeding-related driverof 100 fatal crashes	32	100 fatal crashes	32.0%	30.2%
No restraint usedof 93 occupant deaths with restraint use known	57	93 occupant deathswith restraint use known	61.3%	44.8%
Pedestriansof 117 deaths	5	117 deaths	4.3%	23.6%
Bicyclistsof 117 deaths	0	117 deaths	0.0%	2.9%
Motorcyclistsof 117 deaths	9	117 deaths	7.7%	19.6%
On a rural roadof 99 fatal crashes with the condition reported	87	99 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	87.9%	28.3%
In the darkof 100 fatal crashes with the condition reported	39	100 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	39.0%	52.4%

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.Elko 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	9	0	5	5	19
Monday	1 or 2	3	1 or 2	1 or 2	9
Tuesday	1 or 2	1 or 2	6	3	12
Wednesday	0	3	6	8	17
Thursday	1 or 2	0	6	5	12
Friday	6	3	4	1 or 2	15
Saturday	1 or 2	5	5	5	16
All days	21	15	34	30	100

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.Elko County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Nevada
Interstate	26	28.0%	13.7%
Other freeways and expressways	1 or 2	1.1%	2.6%
Other principal arterial	29	31.2%	32.4%
Minor arterial	15	16.1%	31.0%
Major collector	7	7.5%	3.0%
Minor collector	3	3.2%	7.2%
Local	12	12.9%	10.1%
Not reported	7	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.Elko County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	57
Dark, not lighted	34
Dark, lighted	4
Dawn	3
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Elko County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	63
Cloudy	24
Rain	6
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	3
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	1 or 2
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Elko County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Elko	In all of Nevada
Interstate 80	Interstate	25	155
US Route 93	US highway	21	62

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 Nevada

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Elko County on the county map of Nevada

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

Fewer than 102 counties
10 to 14.92 counties
15 to 19.91 county
20 to 29.93 counties
30 or more9 counties
Elko County: 22.0

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 Nevada

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Elko County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Cassia County	Idaho	12	71	28.8
Owyhee County	Idaho	3	28	23.3
Twin Falls County	Idaho	14	112	12.5
Eureka County	Nevada	1 or 2	23	118.1
Humboldt County	Nevada	3	55	32.2
Lander County	Nevada	4	26	45.6
White Pine County	Nevada	5	31	33.7
Box Elder County	Utah	10	108	18.8
Tooele County	Utah	10	121	16.5

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of Nevada have a population nearest to that of Elko 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.
Governors Highway Safety Association: State Highway Safety OfficesThe list of the highway safety offices of the states.

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 Elko in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 145 deaths in Elko County from 2005 to 2014. It records 117 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Elko in 2024?

The rate of Elko County in 2024 was 32.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Nevada was 12.8. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 35 of 100 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 Elko?

FARS records 25 fatal crashes on Interstate 80 in the county from 2015 to 2024. FARS records 21 fatal crashes on US Route 93 in the county from 2015 to 2024.