Marion County, Oregon: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 39 deaths in 38 fatal crashes in Marion County in 2024.

FARS records 428 deaths in 380 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Oregon in the same years is 12.4.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Marion County was number 3 of 36 counties of Oregon.

Deaths in Marion County rose by 66.5% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (257) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (428).

In the counties of Oregon the deaths rose by 34.7% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 46.3% of the fatal crashes in Marion County with a known setting were rural, against 55.2% in Oregon.

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 Marion 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.Marion County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	39	38	9
2023	48	39	10
2022	50	43	11
2021	68	63	19
2020	36	34	5
2019	51	42	15
2018	35	30	10
2017	40	34	15
2016	37	34	9
2015	24	23	11
2015 to 2024	428	380	114

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 68 (2021)2024: 39

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

Table 2.Marion County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	39	38
2023	48	39
2022	50	43
2021	68	63
2020	36	34
2019	51	42
2018	35	30
2017	40	34
2016	37	34
2015	24	23
2014	25	22
2013	14	13
2012	20	19
2011	29	24
2010	25	23
2009	25	22
2008	26	26
2007	31	28
2006	28	24
2005	34	31
2004	37	34
2003	36	30
2002	28	28
2001	37	31
2000	43	37
1999	29	25
1998	42	39
1997	45	41
1996	39	36
1995	58	52
1994	41	36
1993	36	32
1992	28	25
1991	49	41
1990	45	41
1989	52	46
1988	51	42
1987	63	55
1986	46	45
1985	29	29
1984	40	37
1983	41	40
1982	40	37
1981	57	49
1980	57	55
1979	36	30
1978	41	33
1977	43	39
1976	35	33
1975	44	37

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.Marion County beside Oregon and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Marion County	Oregon	United States
2024	11.0	12.6	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	12.4	12.4	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. Marion County had 353,218 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Marion County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Oregon
A driver recorded as drinkingof 380 fatal crashes	114	380 fatal crashes	30.0%	31.0%
A speeding-related driverof 380 fatal crashes	110	380 fatal crashes	28.9%	30.1%
No restraint usedof 229 occupant deaths with restraint use known	80	229 occupant deathswith restraint use known	34.9%	35.0%
Pedestriansof 428 deaths	83	428 deaths	19.4%	16.2%
Bicyclistsof 428 deaths	18	428 deaths	4.2%	2.3%
Motorcyclistsof 428 deaths	57	428 deaths	13.3%	13.9%
On a rural roadof 380 fatal crashes with the condition reported	176	380 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	46.3%	55.2%
In the darkof 373 fatal crashes with the condition reported	176	373 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	47.2%	45.0%

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.Marion 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	16	6	18	11	51
Monday	1 or 2	16	14	20	52
Tuesday	8	6	16	8	38
Wednesday	7	11	8	9	35
Thursday	7	18	12	26	63
Friday	8	8	25	24	65
Saturday	23	10	15	25	73
All days	71	75	108	123	377

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.Marion County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Oregon
Interstate	43	11.3%	8.4%
Other freeways and expressways	5	1.3%	0.8%
Other principal arterial	129	33.9%	39.6%
Minor arterial	110	28.9%	22.1%
Major collector	53	13.9%	18.9%
Minor collector	17	4.5%	3.9%
Local	23	6.1%	6.3%
Not reported	0	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.Marion County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	179
Dark, not lighted	105
Dark, lighted	66
Dawn	8
Dusk	10
Dark, lighting unknown	5
Other or unknown	7

Table 8.Marion County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	216
Cloudy	76
Rain	56
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	1 or 2
Fog, smog or smoke	10
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	21

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Marion County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Marion	In all of Oregon
Interstate 5	Interstate	44	212
State Route 22	State highway	31	64
State Route 99	State highway	15	160
State Route 99E	State highway	27	55
State Route 211	State highway	1 or 2	31
State Route 213	State highway	1 or 2	41

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 Oregon

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Marion County on the county map of Oregon

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

Fewer than 104 counties
10 to 14.910 counties
15 to 19.95 counties
20 to 29.97 counties
30 or more10 counties
Marion County: 12.4

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 Oregon

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Marion County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Clackamas County	Oregon	38	358	8.6
Jefferson County	Oregon	7	75	30.7
Linn County	Oregon	25	242	18.9
Polk County	Oregon	10	113	13.1
Wasco County	Oregon	9	86	32.7
Yamhill County	Oregon	12	131	12.3

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of Oregon have a population nearest to that of Marion 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.
Oregon Transportation Safety OfficeThe highway safety office of Oregon.

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 Marion in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 257 deaths in Marion County from 2005 to 2014. It records 428 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Marion in 2024?

The rate of Marion County in 2024 was 11.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Oregon was 12.6. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 114 of 380 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 Marion?

6 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 121 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.