Henderson County, Texas: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 26 deaths in 18 fatal crashes in Henderson County in 2024.

FARS records 185 deaths in 166 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 22.3 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, Henderson County was number 42 of 254 counties of Texas.

Deaths in Henderson County rose by 12.8% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (164) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (185).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 72.9% of the fatal crashes in Henderson 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 Henderson 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.Henderson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	26	18	3
2023	22	20	7
2022	14	14	1 or 2
2021	22	21	3
2020	18	15	6
2019	16	15	1 or 2
2018	23	21	8
2017	16	15	5
2016	11	11	4
2015	17	16	1 or 2
2015 to 2024	185	166	42

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 27 (2008)2024: 26

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

Table 2.Henderson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	26	18
2023	22	20
2022	14	14
2021	22	21
2020	18	15
2019	16	15
2018	23	21
2017	16	15
2016	11	11
2015	17	16
2014	12	10
2013	12	9
2012	18	17
2011	11	10
2010	15	13
2009	19	18
2008	27	23
2007	14	12
2006	11	11
2005	25	21
2004	24	21
2003	20	14
2002	23	22
2001	17	17
2000	21	17
1999	17	15
1998	23	18
1997	25	21
1996	13	12
1995	15	14
1994	19	15
1993	18	14
1992	12	11
1991	23	19
1990	18	16
1989	22	19
1988	15	15
1987	18	14
1986	15	13
1985	22	21
1984	20	19
1983	22	18
1982	11	11
1981	21	16
1980	17	15
1979	17	15
1978	26	23
1977	15	15
1976	9	8
1975	15	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.Henderson County beside Texas and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Henderson County	Texas	United States
2024	29.7	13.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	22.3	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. Henderson County had 87,591 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Henderson County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Texas
A driver recorded as drinkingof 166 fatal crashes	42	166 fatal crashes	25.3%	25.5%
A speeding-related driverof 166 fatal crashes	44	166 fatal crashes	26.5%	32.1%
No restraint usedof 125 occupant deaths with restraint use known	59	125 occupant deathswith restraint use known	47.2%	45.1%
Pedestriansof 185 deaths	13	185 deaths	7.0%	17.6%
Bicyclistsof 185 deaths	0	185 deaths	0.0%	1.9%
Motorcyclistsof 185 deaths	34	185 deaths	18.4%	12.7%
On a rural roadof 166 fatal crashes with the condition reported	121	166 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	72.9%	38.1%
In the darkof 165 fatal crashes with the condition reported	64	165 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	38.8%	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.Henderson 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	4	1 or 2	6	11	22
Monday	1 or 2	6	8	9	25
Tuesday	1 or 2	7	10	7	26
Wednesday	4	6	11	8	29
Thursday	3	5	6	11	25
Friday	1 or 2	6	10	3	20
Saturday	6	4	1 or 2	7	19
All days	22	35	53	56	166

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.Henderson 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	65	39.2%	29.8%
Minor arterial	35	21.1%	20.3%
Major collector	52	31.3%	18.9%
Minor collector	3	1.8%	1.7%
Local	11	6.6%	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.Henderson County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	93
Dark, not lighted	57
Dark, lighted	7
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	6
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Henderson County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	128
Cloudy	24
Rain	13
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	0
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Henderson County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Henderson	In all of Texas
State Route 7	State highway	3	75
State Route 19	State highway	14	102
State Route 31	State highway	20	111
State Route 60	State highway	1 or 2	31
State Route 155	State highway	7	71
State Route 198	State highway	11	22
US Route 175	US highway	28	127

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.Henderson 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
Henderson County: 22.3

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 Henderson County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Anderson County	Texas	13	128	22.0
Cherokee County	Texas	10	126	24.2
Ellis County	Texas	41	326	16.8
Freestone County	Texas	9	110	55.3
Kaufman County	Texas	24	273	18.4
Navarro County	Texas	14	110	21.2
Smith County	Texas	53	562	23.9
Van Zandt County	Texas	12	174	29.5

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 Henderson 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 Henderson in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 164 deaths in Henderson County from 2005 to 2014. It records 185 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Henderson in 2024?

The rate of Henderson County in 2024 was 29.7 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 Henderson had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 42 of 166 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 Henderson?

7 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 84 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.