Anderson County, Texas: fatal crash statistics

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

FARS records 128 deaths in 110 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 Texas in the same years is 13.6.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Anderson County was number 65 of 254 counties of Texas.

Deaths in Anderson County fell by 18.5% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (157) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (128).

In the counties of Texas the deaths rose by 18.2% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 83.6% of the fatal crashes in Anderson County with a known setting were rural, against 38.1% in Texas.

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	16	13	5
2022	20	15	9
2021	17	14	3
2020	7	7	1 or 2
2019	11	8	1 or 2
2018	14	13	1 or 2
2017	10	9	3
2016	12	12	4
2015	8	7	0
2015 to 2024	128	110	33

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 24 (1981)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	16	13
2022	20	15
2021	17	14
2020	7	7
2019	11	8
2018	14	13
2017	10	9
2016	12	12
2015	8	7
2014	10	10
2013	9	9
2012	18	16
2011	11	11
2010	11	11
2009	20	17
2008	17	16
2007	23	19
2006	16	15
2005	22	19
2004	14	14
2003	9	9
2002	17	14
2001	23	17
2000	16	12
1999	22	20
1998	16	14
1997	24	19
1996	21	19
1995	13	9
1994	21	18
1993	10	10
1992	7	7
1991	14	11
1990	15	14
1989	11	10
1988	5	5
1987	8	8
1986	9	9
1985	23	16
1984	9	9
1983	14	11
1982	21	16
1981	24	19
1980	18	16
1979	13	11
1978	18	16
1977	8	8
1976	14	12
1975	14	14

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 Texas and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Anderson County	Texas	United States
2024	21.8	13.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	22.0	13.6	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. Anderson County had 59,573 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 Texas
A driver recorded as drinkingof 110 fatal crashes	33	110 fatal crashes	30.0%	25.5%
A speeding-related driverof 110 fatal crashes	44	110 fatal crashes	40.0%	32.1%
No restraint usedof 92 occupant deaths with restraint use known	41	92 occupant deathswith restraint use known	44.6%	45.1%
Pedestriansof 128 deaths	9	128 deaths	7.0%	17.6%
Bicyclistsof 128 deaths	3	128 deaths	2.3%	1.9%
Motorcyclistsof 128 deaths	8	128 deaths	6.3%	12.7%
On a rural roadof 110 fatal crashes with the condition reported	92	110 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	83.6%	38.1%
In the darkof 110 fatal crashes with the condition reported	52	110 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	47.3%	55.9%

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	1 or 2	3	3	8
Monday	1 or 2	3	3	5	12
Tuesday	4	1 or 2	8	3	17
Wednesday	1 or 2	5	1 or 2	3	12
Thursday	6	3	9	5	23
Friday	3	3	7	3	16
Saturday	5	3	3	11	22
All days	22	20	35	33	110

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 Texas
Interstate	0	0.0%	15.8%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	6.3%
Other principal arterial	45	40.9%	29.8%
Minor arterial	32	29.1%	20.3%
Major collector	25	22.7%	18.9%
Minor collector	4	3.6%	1.7%
Local	4	3.6%	7.1%
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	52
Dark, not lighted	44
Dark, lighted	6
Dawn	3
Dusk	3
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Anderson County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	79
Cloudy	24
Rain	6
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	1 or 2
Fog, smog or smoke	0
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
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 Texas
State Route 19	State highway	10	102
State Route 155	State highway	12	71
US Route 79	US highway	17	154
US Route 84	US highway	1 or 2	254
US Route 175	US highway	7	127
US Route 287	US highway	20	314

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 Texas

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Anderson County on the county map of Texas

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

Fewer than 1014 counties
10 to 14.926 counties
15 to 19.924 counties
20 to 29.963 counties
30 or more125 counties
Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown2 counties
Anderson 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 Texas

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
Cherokee County	Texas	10	126	24.2
Freestone County	Texas	9	110	55.3
Henderson County	Texas	26	185	22.3
Houston County	Texas	13	87	38.7
Leon County	Texas	8	113	67.5

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of Texas 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.
Texas Traffic Safety SectionThe highway safety office of Texas.

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 157 deaths in Anderson County from 2005 to 2014. It records 128 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Anderson in 2024?

The rate of Anderson County in 2024 was 21.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Texas was 13.3. 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 33 of 110 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 68 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.