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Sublette County

Residents 8,965Deaths 2024 0Deaths 2015–2024 18Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. Figures are aggregates from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System; no individual crash is identified.

NHTSA's FARS file lists 18 people killed in 17 fatal crashes in Sublette County, Wyoming, between 2015 and 2024, no of them in 2024.

With 8,965 residents, that is 19.2 deaths per 100,000 people a year over the ten years, close to the Wyoming rate of 21.6 and above the national rate of 11.8. The rate rests on very few deaths and can double or halve with a single crash; through traffic on a route that passes a small population raises it further.

Counts this small move a lot from year to year, so the page shows ten-year totals and five-year bins rather than single years; 2005–2014 had 41 deaths.

Of the factors FARS records, the one that stands furthest above the state share here is alcohol (a driver reported as drinking): 52.9% against 32.5% for Wyoming.

59% of the county's fatal crashes happened between noon to 6pm, and Tuesday was the most common day (29%).

0deaths in 20240 fatal crashes
9deaths, 2020–202418 over ten years
19.2per 100,000 residents a year2015–2024; 2024 alone: 0.0
-11%vs Wyoming ratestate 21.6 · US 11.8

Trend since 1975

0142719751980198519901995200020052010201520201975: 24 deaths1980: 18 deaths1985: 21 deaths1990: 12 deaths1995: 18 deaths2000: 25 deaths2005: 27 deaths2010: 14 deaths2015: 9 deaths2020: 9 deaths
People killed in crashes in Sublette County, five-year totals 1975–2024. Single years are not shown for counties with fewer than 20 deaths in the last ten years. Latest point: 2020, 9 deaths.

Ten-year total down 56% (41 in 2005–2014, 18 in 2015–2024). The shaded band is the ten-year window used for rates and shares. County codes are matched to today's Census county list; a few historic code changes are merged.

Compared with Wyoming and the nation

MeasureSubletteWyomingUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–202419.221.611.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 20240.018.211.5
Deaths, 2015–2024181,260389,190
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024171,111358,460
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.11.1
Change vs previous ten years-56%-14%+7%
Crashes on rural roads100%81%43%

Rates divide deaths by Census Bureau population estimates for each year (residents, not road users; through traffic on major routes raises the rate of small counties). Population 8,965 in 2024.

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking52.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver41.2%
Pedestriansshare of people killed0%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed16.7%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used53.3%
In darknesscrashes after dark29.4%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads100%

tick marks the Wyoming share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

"Alcohol" counts crashes where police reported at least one driver as drinking (FARS DR_DRINK), not the BAC-based alcohol-impaired measure NHTSA publishes separately. "Speeding" counts crashes with a driver coded as racing, exceeding the limit or too fast for conditions. Details in the methodology. Factor pages: alcohol, speeding, pedestrians, motorcycles, unrestrained occupants.

Time of day and day of week

12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat

Fatal crashes in Sublette County by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 17 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Tuesday29%
Saturday24%
Friday18%
Wednesday12%
Thursday12%
Monday6%
Sunday0%

Light condition

Daylight71%
Dark, not lighted29%
Dark, lighted0%
Dawn0%
Dusk0%
Dark, lighting unknown0%

Road type

Other principal arterial59%
Major collector24%
Minor arterial6%
Minor collector6%
Local6%
Interstate0%
Other freeways and expressways0%

FHWA functional classes as coded in FARS (FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the Wyoming share. Interstates and other principal arterials carry the most traffic, so a high share there is expected. See what the road classes mean.

Weather

Clear88%
Cloudy12%
Rain0%
Snow, sleet or freezing rain0%
Fog, smog or smoke0%
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow0%

Routes with the most fatal crashes in Sublette

No signed route in the county reached 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024, the threshold for a route page. Crashes on local streets and county roads are included in the county totals above.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Sublette County, Wyoming?

no people died in no fatal crashes in 2024; 9 over 2020–2024 and 18 over 2015–2024, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

How does Sublette compare with Wyoming?

19.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 21.6 for Wyoming and 11.8 nationally. Rates use Census Bureau population estimates.

What share of fatal crashes in Sublette involved alcohol?

52.9% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had at least one driver reported by police as drinking, against 32.5% in Wyoming. The factor furthest above the state share was alcohol (a driver reported as drinking) at 52.9%.

Which roads in Sublette see the most fatal crashes?

No signed route in the county reached 20 fatal crashes over 2015–2024, the threshold for a route page.

When do fatal crashes happen in Sublette?

Most often between noon to 6pm (59% of crashes) and on Tuesdays (29%); 29.4% happened after dark.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files (1975–2024) and Census Bureau county population estimates. Figures are aggregates; no individual crash is identified. See the methodology page for definitions.

Provenance

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 1975–2024 (accident table for every year; vehicle and person tables for 2015–2024), public domain. Population: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county totals (vintages 2000–2010, 2010–2020 and 2020–2024). Data through 31 Dec 2024; page generated 30 Sep 2026. Processing errors are corrected at the next build; see corrections and sources.