Anderson County, Tennessee: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 13 deaths in 12 fatal crashes in Anderson County in 2024.

FARS records 118 deaths in 105 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 15.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Tennessee in the same years is 16.8.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Anderson County was number 25 of 95 counties of Tennessee.

Deaths in Anderson County fell by 11.9% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (134) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (118).

In the counties of Tennessee the deaths rose by 7.8% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 35.2% of the fatal crashes in Anderson County with known light were in the dark, against 46.2% in Tennessee.

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 Anderson 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.Anderson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	13	12	5
2023	13	10	4
2022	15	10	1 or 2
2021	16	14	1 or 2
2020	12	11	1 or 2
2019	10	10	1 or 2
2018	7	7	1 or 2
2017	11	11	4
2016	15	14	5
2015	6	6	1 or 2
2015 to 2024	118	105	27

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 23 (1984)2024: 13

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

Table 2.Anderson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	13	12
2023	13	10
2022	15	10
2021	16	14
2020	12	11
2019	10	10
2018	7	7
2017	11	11
2016	15	14
2015	6	6
2014	18	16
2013	10	10
2012	12	11
2011	7	7
2010	12	11
2009	14	13
2008	10	10
2007	17	17
2006	18	17
2005	16	16
2004	17	15
2003	13	12
2002	11	11
2001	20	17
2000	21	17
1999	20	18
1998	17	14
1997	14	14
1996	14	13
1995	8	8
1994	9	9
1993	18	16
1992	10	9
1991	17	14
1990	14	12
1989	16	15
1988	17	16
1987	13	11
1986	12	9
1985	15	13
1984	23	15
1983	11	11
1982	18	17
1981	17	17
1980	14	13
1979	15	15
1978	11	11
1977	18	16
1976	17	15
1975	14	13

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.Anderson County beside Tennessee and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Anderson County	Tennessee	United States
2024	15.9	16.5	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	15.2	16.8	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. Anderson County had 81,574 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Anderson County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Tennessee
A driver recorded as drinkingof 105 fatal crashes	27	105 fatal crashes	25.7%	24.5%
A speeding-related driverof 105 fatal crashes	21	105 fatal crashes	20.0%	16.5%
No restraint usedof 81 occupant deaths with restraint use known	37	81 occupant deathswith restraint use known	45.7%	48.7%
Pedestriansof 118 deaths	10	118 deaths	8.5%	13.0%
Bicyclistsof 118 deaths	1 or 2	118 deaths	0.8%	0.8%
Motorcyclistsof 118 deaths	20	118 deaths	16.9%	13.8%
On a rural roadof 105 fatal crashes with the condition reported	44	105 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	41.9%	42.8%
In the darkof 105 fatal crashes with the condition reported	37	105 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	35.2%	46.2%

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.Anderson 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	1 or 2	0	4	4	10
Monday	5	1 or 2	5	3	14
Tuesday	0	5	7	3	15
Wednesday	1 or 2	4	1 or 2	4	12
Thursday	1 or 2	4	6	7	18
Friday	0	3	7	7	17
Saturday	1 or 2	1 or 2	1 or 2	7	12
All days	11	19	33	35	98

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.Anderson County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Tennessee
Interstate	7	6.7%	14.4%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	1.5%
Other principal arterial	37	35.2%	29.3%
Minor arterial	10	9.5%	23.5%
Major collector	23	21.9%	11.9%
Minor collector	16	15.2%	7.7%
Local	12	11.4%	11.7%
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.Anderson County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	57
Dark, not lighted	30
Dark, lighted	7
Dawn	5
Dusk	6
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Anderson County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	83
Cloudy	9
Rain	6
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	6
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	1 or 2
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Anderson County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Anderson	In all of Tennessee
Interstate 75	Interstate	7	165
State Route 61	State highway	14	24
State Route 62	State highway	9	68
US Route 25	US highway	1 or 2	22
US Route 25W	US highway	15	66
US Route 441	US highway	4	74

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 Tennessee

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Anderson County on the county map of Tennessee

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

Fewer than 102 counties
10 to 14.916 counties
15 to 19.927 counties
20 to 29.940 counties
30 or more10 counties
Anderson County: 15.2

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 Tennessee

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Anderson County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Campbell County	Tennessee	7	90	22.6
Knox County	Tennessee	82	659	13.8
Morgan County	Tennessee	7	50	23.3
Roane County	Tennessee	4	108	19.9
Scott County	Tennessee	4	59	26.8
Union County	Tennessee	5	41	20.5

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of Tennessee have a population nearest to that of Anderson 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.
Tennessee Highway Safety OfficeThe highway safety office of Tennessee.

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 Anderson in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 134 deaths in Anderson County from 2005 to 2014. It records 118 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Anderson in 2024?

The rate of Anderson County in 2024 was 15.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Tennessee was 16.5. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 27 of 105 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 Anderson?

6 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 51 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.