Walker County, Texas: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 22 deaths in 22 fatal crashes in Walker County in 2024.

FARS records 166 deaths in 147 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 21.8 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, Walker County was number 47 of 254 counties of Texas.

Deaths in Walker County rose by 23.0% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (135) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (166).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 81.0% of the fatal crashes in Walker 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 Walker 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.Walker County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	22	22	3
2023	13	13	3
2022	15	12	3
2021	15	14	0
2020	13	10	3
2019	17	14	1 or 2
2018	14	13	1 or 2
2017	23	19	5
2016	25	21	4
2015	9	9	1 or 2
2015 to 2024	166	147	27

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 31 (1998)2024: 22

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

Table 2.Walker County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	22	22
2023	13	13
2022	15	12
2021	15	14
2020	13	10
2019	17	14
2018	14	13
2017	23	19
2016	25	21
2015	9	9
2014	22	18
2013	11	9
2012	10	9
2011	8	7
2010	15	15
2009	11	10
2008	12	10
2007	13	12
2006	10	10
2005	23	18
2004	16	15
2003	15	12
2002	13	13
2001	26	24
2000	28	23
1999	13	12
1998	31	30
1997	22	19
1996	16	15
1995	12	10
1994	13	12
1993	21	18
1992	13	13
1991	17	12
1990	9	9
1989	14	12
1988	17	14
1987	17	16
1986	12	11
1985	18	17
1984	22	20
1983	8	8
1982	17	14
1981	20	17
1980	13	12
1979	18	17
1978	13	11
1977	13	7
1976	14	10
1975	22	18

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.Walker County beside Texas and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Walker County	Texas	United States
2024	26.4	13.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	21.8	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. Walker County had 83,460 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Walker County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Texas
A driver recorded as drinkingof 147 fatal crashes	27	147 fatal crashes	18.4%	25.5%
A speeding-related driverof 147 fatal crashes	54	147 fatal crashes	36.7%	32.1%
No restraint usedof 117 occupant deaths with restraint use known	52	117 occupant deathswith restraint use known	44.4%	45.1%
Pedestriansof 166 deaths	21	166 deaths	12.7%	17.6%
Bicyclistsof 166 deaths	3	166 deaths	1.8%	1.9%
Motorcyclistsof 166 deaths	13	166 deaths	7.8%	12.7%
On a rural roadof 147 fatal crashes with the condition reported	119	147 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	81.0%	38.1%
In the darkof 147 fatal crashes with the condition reported	69	147 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	46.9%	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.Walker 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	7	5	8	5	25
Monday	1 or 2	4	4	5	14
Tuesday	1 or 2	4	9	5	19
Wednesday	6	4	4	4	18
Thursday	5	5	4	5	19
Friday	6	3	9	9	27
Saturday	6	1 or 2	5	12	25
All days	32	27	43	45	147

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.Walker County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Texas
Interstate	42	28.6%	15.8%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	6.3%
Other principal arterial	18	12.2%	29.8%
Minor arterial	33	22.4%	20.3%
Major collector	43	29.3%	18.9%
Minor collector	5	3.4%	1.7%
Local	6	4.1%	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.Walker County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	76
Dark, not lighted	59
Dark, lighted	10
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Walker County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	105
Cloudy	28
Rain	11
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Walker County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Walker	In all of Texas
Interstate 45	Interstate	42	668
State Route 19	State highway	15	102
State Route 30	State highway	4	23
State Route 75	State highway	19	41
US Route 190	US highway	14	204

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.Walker 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
Walker County: 21.8

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 Walker County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Grimes County	Texas	15	134	45.2
Houston County	Texas	13	87	38.7
Madison County	Texas	4	65	46.5
Montgomery County	Texas	62	606	9.6
San Jacinto County	Texas	12	95	33.5
Trinity County	Texas	8	44	30.7

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 Walker 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 Walker in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 135 deaths in Walker County from 2005 to 2014. It records 166 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Walker in 2024?

The rate of Walker County in 2024 was 26.4 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 Walker had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 27 of 147 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 Walker?

5 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 94 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.