Johnson County, Texas: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 21 deaths in 19 fatal crashes in Johnson County in 2024.

FARS records 274 deaths in 247 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 15.1 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, Johnson County was number 27 of 254 counties of Texas.

Deaths in Johnson County rose by 14.6% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (239) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (274).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 45.3% of the fatal crashes in Johnson County with known light were in the dark, against 55.9% 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 Johnson 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.Johnson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	21	19	3
2023	31	25	5
2022	36	32	4
2021	39	37	5
2020	20	19	4
2019	39	34	5
2018	22	19	1 or 2
2017	21	20	4
2016	23	23	1 or 2
2015	22	19	7
2015 to 2024	274	247	41

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 39 (2019)2024: 21

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

Table 2.Johnson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	21	19
2023	31	25
2022	36	32
2021	39	37
2020	20	19
2019	39	34
2018	22	19
2017	21	20
2016	23	23
2015	22	19
2014	23	21
2013	19	18
2012	21	20
2011	17	16
2010	25	22
2009	26	24
2008	29	27
2007	26	24
2006	29	28
2005	24	24
2004	20	19
2003	19	18
2002	25	23
2001	27	25
2000	27	24
1999	27	22
1998	27	24
1997	19	19
1996	21	18
1995	22	18
1994	18	15
1993	15	14
1992	14	13
1991	15	14
1990	23	18
1989	22	21
1988	18	17
1987	25	24
1986	29	28
1985	22	20
1984	30	24
1983	16	14
1982	20	18
1981	22	20
1980	19	18
1979	22	18
1978	21	19
1977	21	16
1976	19	17
1975	7	7

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.Johnson County beside Texas and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Johnson County	Texas	United States
2024	9.9	13.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	15.1	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. Johnson County had 211,590 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Johnson County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Texas
A driver recorded as drinkingof 247 fatal crashes	41	247 fatal crashes	16.6%	25.5%
A speeding-related driverof 247 fatal crashes	82	247 fatal crashes	33.2%	32.1%
No restraint usedof 177 occupant deaths with restraint use known	75	177 occupant deathswith restraint use known	42.4%	45.1%
Pedestriansof 274 deaths	32	274 deaths	11.7%	17.6%
Bicyclistsof 274 deaths	4	274 deaths	1.5%	1.9%
Motorcyclistsof 274 deaths	44	274 deaths	16.1%	12.7%
On a rural roadof 247 fatal crashes with the condition reported	112	247 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	45.3%	38.1%
In the darkof 247 fatal crashes with the condition reported	112	247 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	45.3%	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.Johnson 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	11	8	9	14	42
Monday	4	6	9	12	31
Tuesday	5	8	9	13	35
Wednesday	6	11	14	7	38
Thursday	5	7	7	10	29
Friday	4	4	16	6	30
Saturday	9	7	9	17	42
All days	44	51	73	79	247

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.Johnson County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Texas
Interstate	30	12.1%	15.8%
Other freeways and expressways	3	1.2%	6.3%
Other principal arterial	55	22.3%	29.8%
Minor arterial	49	19.8%	20.3%
Major collector	75	30.4%	18.9%
Minor collector	10	4.0%	1.7%
Local	25	10.1%	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.Johnson County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	126
Dark, not lighted	94
Dark, lighted	18
Dawn	3
Dusk	6
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Johnson County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	188
Cloudy	36
Rain	21
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Johnson County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Johnson	In all of Texas
Interstate 35	Interstate	14	915
Interstate 35W	Interstate	14	68
State Route 171	State highway	12	45
State Route 174	State highway	31	38
US Route 67	US highway	31	249
US Route 287	US highway	1 or 2	314
US Route 377	US highway	1 or 2	143

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.Johnson 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
Johnson County: 15.1

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 Johnson County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Bosque County	Texas	4	50	27.1
Ellis County	Texas	41	326	16.8
Hill County	Texas	16	139	38.1
Hood County	Texas	10	96	15.4
Parker County	Texas	35	241	16.1
Somervell County	Texas	8	42	45.3
Tarrant County	Texas	205	1,901	9.0

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 Johnson 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 Johnson in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 239 deaths in Johnson County from 2005 to 2014. It records 274 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Johnson in 2024?

The rate of Johnson County in 2024 was 9.9 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 Johnson had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 41 of 247 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 Johnson?

7 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 104 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.