Georgia fatal crash statistics by county
This record uses FARS 2024. Read counts, rates and file versions before comparing periods.
FARS records 1,403 deaths in 1,312 fatal crashes in Georgia in 2024.
In 2024 the rate is 12.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States.
In 2024 the rate is 1.15 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Georgia and 1.19 in the United States.
By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Georgia was number 22 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Deaths in Georgia fell by 12.9% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.
From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 19.4% of fatal crashes in Georgia and 27.2% in the United States.
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 .
This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on . NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates
Table 2 has the numbers. Go to the table
Since the last update: no figure of this state has a change on record.
County map
Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year
- Fewer than 107 counties
- 10 to 14.924 counties
- 15 to 19.934 counties
- 20 to 29.955 counties
- 30 or more38 counties
- Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown1 county
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.
In words: 7 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 24 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 34 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 55 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 38 counties have a rate of 30 or more; 1 county has a count of 1 or 2 and no rate. Table 1 has the rate of each county.
Counties
| County | Residents | Deaths, 2024 | Deaths, 2015 to 2024 | For each 100,000 residents in a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | 18,785 | 6 | 44 | 23.8 |
| Atkinson County | 8,489 | 3 | 27 | 32.5 |
| Bacon County | 11,053 | 1 or 2 | 28 | 25.1 |
| Baker County | 2,719 | 3 | 16 | 54.1 |
| Baldwin County | 43,853 | 8 | 92 | 20.7 |
| Banks County | 20,512 | 3 | 52 | 27.4 |
| Barrow County | 96,969 | 10 | 138 | 16.3 |
| Bartow County | 117,924 | 24 | 256 | 23.5 |
| Ben Hill County | 17,033 | 1 or 2 | 23 | 13.5 |
| Berrien County | 18,783 | 5 | 36 | 19.2 |
| Bibb County | 157,360 | 32 | 353 | 22.8 |
| Bleckley County | 12,653 | 1 or 2 | 31 | 24.5 |
| Brantley County | 18,694 | 3 | 34 | 18.4 |
| Brooks County | 16,290 | 1 or 2 | 41 | 25.7 |
| Bryan County | 51,080 | 8 | 71 | 16.6 |
| Bulloch County | 85,598 | 10 | 153 | 19.3 |
| Burke County | 24,365 | 5 | 77 | 32.8 |
| Butts County | 27,140 | 5 | 71 | 28.1 |
| Calhoun County | 5,442 | 0 | 8 | 13.5 |
| Camden County | 59,065 | 6 | 72 | 13.1 |
| Candler County | 11,164 | 7 | 41 | 37.5 |
| Carroll County | 129,493 | 19 | 234 | 19.4 |
| Catoosa County | 69,359 | 8 | 82 | 12.1 |
| Charlton County | 13,032 | 1 or 2 | 23 | 17.8 |
| Chatham County | 309,605 | 29 | 376 | 12.7 |
| Chattahoochee County | 8,391 | 1 or 2 | 21 | 21.6 |
| Chattooga County | 25,261 | 9 | 77 | 30.9 |
| Cherokee County | 294,030 | 15 | 181 | 6.8 |
| Clarke County | 130,750 | 6 | 129 | 10.1 |
| Clay County | 2,795 | 1 or 2 | 12 | 41.3 |
| Clayton County | 297,233 | 47 | 459 | 15.8 |
| Clinch County | 6,834 | 1 or 2 | 20 | 29.7 |
| Cobb County | 788,879 | 56 | 613 | 8.0 |
| Coffee County | 44,118 | 6 | 89 | 20.6 |
| Colquitt County | 47,006 | 12 | 115 | 25.1 |
| Columbia County | 167,263 | 5 | 116 | 7.4 |
| Cook County | 17,995 | 5 | 69 | 39.8 |
| Coweta County | 158,178 | 14 | 205 | 13.8 |
| Crawford County | 12,270 | 3 | 27 | 22.1 |
| Crisp County | 19,444 | 7 | 47 | 22.1 |
| Dade County | 16,143 | 4 | 50 | 30.9 |
| Dawson County | 33,945 | 5 | 58 | 21.1 |
| Decatur County | 29,463 | 4 | 86 | 30.7 |
| DeKalb County | 772,584 | 106 | 1,064 | 14.0 |
| Dodge County | 19,695 | 5 | 50 | 24.6 |
| Dooly County | 11,196 | 1 or 2 | 42 | 34.0 |
| Dougherty County | 82,728 | 13 | 144 | 16.7 |
| Douglas County | 152,060 | 18 | 195 | 13.4 |
| Early County | 10,466 | 1 or 2 | 38 | 36.3 |
| Echols County | 3,688 | 1 or 2 | 9 | 23.5 |
| Effingham County | 73,351 | 13 | 88 | 13.6 |
| Elbert County | 20,178 | 8 | 50 | 25.6 |
| Emanuel County | 23,236 | 1 or 2 | 67 | 29.4 |
| Evans County | 10,946 | 7 | 34 | 31.7 |
| Fannin County | 25,964 | 5 | 46 | 18.0 |
| Fayette County | 124,751 | 14 | 110 | 9.4 |
| Floyd County | 101,198 | 14 | 177 | 18.0 |
| Forsyth County | 278,797 | 13 | 149 | 6.0 |
| Franklin County | 25,334 | 3 | 83 | 35.3 |
| Fulton County | 1,090,468 | 95 | 1,289 | 12.2 |
| Gilmer County | 33,491 | 8 | 74 | 23.5 |
| Glascock County | 3,052 | 0 | 8 | 26.9 |
| Glynn County | 87,052 | 12 | 137 | 16.1 |
| Gordon County | 60,988 | 11 | 104 | 17.9 |
| Grady County | 26,488 | 8 | 60 | 23.5 |
| Greene County | 21,065 | 4 | 44 | 23.5 |
| Gwinnett County | 1,009,864 | 65 | 623 | 6.6 |
| Habersham County | 49,752 | 8 | 90 | 19.5 |
| Hall County | 223,545 | 18 | 263 | 12.8 |
| Hancock County | 8,734 | 1 or 2 | 39 | 45.4 |
| Haralson County | 32,409 | 5 | 84 | 27.7 |
| Harris County | 36,965 | 8 | 76 | 21.7 |
| Hart County | 28,149 | 1 or 2 | 57 | 21.6 |
| Heard County | 12,114 | 1 or 2 | 40 | 34.1 |
| Henry County | 259,972 | 21 | 282 | 11.9 |
| Houston County | 174,904 | 14 | 153 | 9.5 |
| Irwin County | 9,155 | 1 or 2 | 25 | 26.9 |
| Jackson County | 94,302 | 9 | 164 | 21.5 |
| Jasper County | 17,192 | 4 | 40 | 26.8 |
| Jeff Davis County | 15,281 | 1 or 2 | 34 | 22.7 |
| Jefferson County | 15,159 | 6 | 48 | 31.0 |
| Jenkins County | 8,853 | 9 | 37 | 42.2 |
| Johnson County | 9,218 | 0 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Jones County | 29,081 | 6 | 48 | 16.8 |
| Lamar County | 20,639 | 4 | 34 | 17.8 |
| Lanier County | 10,387 | 0 | 12 | 11.6 |
| Laurens County | 50,585 | 6 | 115 | 23.6 |
| Lee County | 34,022 | 6 | 44 | 13.9 |
| Liberty County | 69,537 | 4 | 113 | 17.5 |
| Lincoln County | 8,025 | 1 or 2 | 21 | 26.7 |
| Long County | 20,493 | 5 | 34 | 18.3 |
| Lowndes County | 122,385 | 18 | 183 | 15.5 |
| Lumpkin County | 35,946 | 7 | 70 | 20.9 |
| Macon County | 11,855 | 1 or 2 | 44 | 35.0 |
| Madison County | 32,767 | 8 | 62 | 20.4 |
| Marion County | 7,616 | 1 or 2 | 18 | 22.6 |
| McDuffie County | 21,743 | 6 | 55 | 25.5 |
| McIntosh County | 11,817 | 4 | 53 | 41.6 |
| Meriwether County | 21,352 | 4 | 65 | 31.0 |
| Miller County | 5,807 | 1 or 2 | 18 | 31.0 |
| Mitchell County | 20,345 | 8 | 51 | 23.6 |
| Monroe County | 31,486 | 8 | 88 | 31.0 |
| Montgomery County | 8,597 | 3 | 34 | 38.4 |
| Morgan County | 21,954 | 9 | 66 | 33.4 |
| Murray County | 41,399 | 4 | 74 | 18.5 |
| Muscogee County | 202,072 | 25 | 232 | 11.6 |
| Newton County | 123,678 | 9 | 187 | 16.5 |
| Oconee County | 44,524 | 6 | 54 | 13.2 |
| Oglethorpe County | 16,118 | 3 | 32 | 21.1 |
| Paulding County | 187,933 | 16 | 187 | 11.0 |
| Peach County | 29,511 | 8 | 85 | 30.3 |
| Pickens County | 36,591 | 9 | 62 | 18.7 |
| Pierce County | 20,593 | 3 | 34 | 17.2 |
| Pike County | 20,782 | 10 | 47 | 24.6 |
| Polk County | 44,803 | 6 | 89 | 20.8 |
| Pulaski County | 10,158 | 1 or 2 | 18 | 17.0 |
| Putnam County | 23,534 | 3 | 62 | 27.8 |
| Quitman County | 2,309 | 0 | 1 or 2 | n/a |
| Rabun County | 17,684 | 5 | 62 | 36.5 |
| Randolph County | 6,170 | 1 or 2 | 12 | 18.2 |
| Richmond County | 206,544 | 43 | 328 | 16.1 |
| Rockdale County | 97,402 | 14 | 130 | 14.1 |
| Schley County | 4,523 | 0 | 9 | 18.5 |
| Screven County | 14,388 | 0 | 41 | 29.1 |
| Seminole County | 9,248 | 1 or 2 | 26 | 29.8 |
| Spalding County | 70,311 | 13 | 124 | 18.5 |
| Stephens County | 27,560 | 1 or 2 | 60 | 22.7 |
| Stewart County | 4,636 | 1 or 2 | 18 | 32.3 |
| Sumter County | 29,105 | 1 or 2 | 43 | 14.6 |
| Talbot County | 5,754 | 1 or 2 | 26 | 43.1 |
| Taliaferro County | 1,627 | 1 or 2 | 25 | 156.4 |
| Tattnall County | 24,390 | 3 | 47 | 18.9 |
| Taylor County | 7,799 | 4 | 24 | 30.1 |
| Telfair County | 11,123 | 1 or 2 | 31 | 22.3 |
| Terrell County | 8,776 | 1 or 2 | 30 | 34.0 |
| Thomas County | 46,243 | 16 | 94 | 20.8 |
| Tift County | 42,021 | 11 | 81 | 19.7 |
| Toombs County | 27,504 | 10 | 64 | 23.7 |
| Towns County | 13,168 | 1 or 2 | 36 | 29.4 |
| Treutlen County | 6,397 | 3 | 22 | 33.4 |
| Troup County | 72,220 | 17 | 148 | 21.0 |
| Turner County | 9,023 | 1 or 2 | 22 | 26.1 |
| Twiggs County | 7,679 | 1 or 2 | 44 | 54.9 |
| Union County | 27,608 | 6 | 44 | 17.7 |
| Upson County | 28,404 | 9 | 48 | 17.7 |
| Walker County | 69,724 | 13 | 102 | 14.8 |
| Walton County | 110,278 | 8 | 117 | 12.0 |
| Ware County | 36,537 | 9 | 87 | 24.3 |
| Warren County | 5,186 | 3 | 40 | 76.5 |
| Washington County | 19,682 | 4 | 60 | 29.8 |
| Wayne County | 32,102 | 7 | 59 | 19.4 |
| Webster County | 2,331 | 1 or 2 | 16 | 64.7 |
| Wheeler County | 7,325 | 1 or 2 | 29 | 37.9 |
| White County | 29,610 | 4 | 63 | 21.7 |
| Whitfield County | 105,558 | 7 | 149 | 14.3 |
| Wilcox County | 8,891 | 1 or 2 | 19 | 21.6 |
| Wilkes County | 9,554 | 0 | 16 | 16.5 |
| Wilkinson County | 8,696 | 8 | 50 | 56.3 |
| Worth County | 20,181 | 6 | 78 | 38.2 |
Note: the rate is for the ten years 2015 to 2024. Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2", and no rate is given for it.
Download: the deaths and fatal crashes of each county by year, 1975 to 2024 (CSV)
Each year
Tallest column: 1,809 (2021)2024: 1,403
The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes | For each 100,000 residents | For each 100 million vehicle-miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,403 | 1,312 | 12.5 | 1.15 |
| 2023 | 1,610 | 1,486 | 14.6 | 1.27 |
| 2022 | 1,796 | 1,677 | 16.4 | 1.39 |
| 2021 | 1,809 | 1,681 | 16.8 | 1.50 |
| 2020 | 1,658 | 1,517 | 15.4 | 1.43 |
| 2019 | 1,492 | 1,378 | 14.0 | 1.12 |
| 2018 | 1,505 | 1,408 | 14.3 | 1.14 |
| 2017 | 1,540 | 1,440 | 14.8 | 1.23 |
| 2016 | 1,556 | 1,424 | 15.1 | 1.27 |
| 2015 | 1,432 | 1,329 | 14.1 | 1.21 |
| 2014 | 1,164 | 1,080 | 11.6 | n/a |
| 2013 | 1,180 | 1,085 | 11.8 | n/a |
| 2012 | 1,192 | 1,126 | 12.0 | n/a |
| 2011 | 1,226 | 1,119 | 12.5 | n/a |
| 2010 | 1,247 | 1,150 | 12.8 | n/a |
| 2009 | 1,292 | 1,180 | 13.4 | n/a |
| 2008 | 1,495 | 1,370 | 15.7 | n/a |
| 2007 | 1,641 | 1,492 | 17.6 | n/a |
| 2006 | 1,693 | 1,557 | 18.5 | n/a |
| 2005 | 1,729 | 1,582 | 19.4 | n/a |
| 2004 | 1,634 | 1,463 | 18.6 | n/a |
| 2003 | 1,603 | 1,463 | 18.6 | n/a |
| 2002 | 1,524 | 1,362 | 17.9 | n/a |
| 2001 | 1,647 | 1,471 | 19.7 | n/a |
| 2000 | 1,541 | 1,380 | 18.7 | n/a |
| 1999 | 1,508 | 1,314 | n/a | n/a |
| 1998 | 1,568 | 1,414 | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | 1,577 | 1,405 | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | 1,573 | 1,402 | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | 1,488 | 1,333 | n/a | n/a |
| 1994 | 1,425 | 1,281 | n/a | n/a |
| 1993 | 1,394 | 1,247 | n/a | n/a |
| 1992 | 1,315 | 1,184 | n/a | n/a |
| 1991 | 1,389 | 1,226 | n/a | n/a |
| 1990 | 1,562 | 1,410 | n/a | n/a |
| 1989 | 1,632 | 1,422 | n/a | n/a |
| 1988 | 1,654 | 1,488 | n/a | n/a |
| 1987 | 1,599 | 1,441 | n/a | n/a |
| 1986 | 1,530 | 1,378 | n/a | n/a |
| 1985 | 1,361 | 1,223 | n/a | n/a |
| 1984 | 1,410 | 1,260 | n/a | n/a |
| 1983 | 1,296 | 1,157 | n/a | n/a |
| 1982 | 1,229 | 1,097 | n/a | n/a |
| 1981 | 1,418 | 1,256 | n/a | n/a |
| 1980 | 1,508 | 1,348 | n/a | n/a |
| 1979 | 1,524 | 1,331 | n/a | n/a |
| 1978 | 1,472 | 1,290 | n/a | n/a |
| 1977 | 1,372 | 1,188 | n/a | n/a |
| 1976 | 1,264 | 1,119 | n/a | n/a |
| 1975 | 1,360 | 1,170 | n/a | n/a |
Note: each year is a link to the page of that year. The rate for residents starts in 2000. The rate for vehicle-miles starts in 2015.
Two rates
One rate divides the deaths by the residents. The other rate divides the deaths by the miles that vehicles travel in the state.
| Rate | Period | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| For each 100,000 residents | 2024 | 12.5 | 11.5 |
| For each 100,000 residents | 2015 to 2024, in a year | 14.8 | 11.8 |
| For each 100 million vehicle-miles | 2024 | 1.15 | 1.19 |
| For each 100 million vehicle-miles | 2015 to 2024 | 1.27 | 1.23 |
Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Georgia had 11,204,208 residents in 2024.
Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Georgia had 122,216 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024
Factors that NHTSA records
| Factor | Count | Counted among | Share | Share in the United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A driver recorded as drinkingof 14,652 fatal crashes | 2,875 | 14,652 fatal crashes | 26.3% | |
| A speeding-related driverof 14,652 fatal crashes | 2,840 | 14,652 fatal crashes | 27.2% | |
| No restraint usedof 9,842 occupant deaths with restraint use known | 4,909 | 9,842 occupant deathswith restraint use known | 49.0% | |
| Pedestriansof 15,801 deaths | 2,704 | 15,801 deaths | 17.1% | |
| Bicyclistsof 15,801 deaths | 242 | 15,801 deaths | 2.4% | |
| Motorcyclistsof 15,801 deaths | 1,774 | 15,801 deaths | 14.5% | |
| On a rural roadof 14,647 fatal crashes with the condition reported | 5,269 | 14,647 fatal crasheswith the condition reported | 42.7% | |
| In the darkof 14,627 fatal crashes with the condition reported | 7,246 | 14,627 fatal crasheswith the condition reported | 49.2% |
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.
Weekday, time and road class
| Weekday | Midnight to 6 a.m. | 6 a.m. to noon | Noon to 6 p.m. | 6 p.m. to midnight | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 681 | 311 | 522 | 700 | 2,214 |
| Monday | 345 | 446 | 582 | 597 | 1,970 |
| Tuesday | 268 | 419 | 544 | 556 | 1,787 |
| Wednesday | 313 | 433 | 560 | 586 | 1,892 |
| Thursday | 312 | 448 | 573 | 633 | 1,966 |
| Friday | 368 | 461 | 589 | 843 | 2,261 |
| Saturday | 610 | 398 | 603 | 917 | 2,528 |
| All days | 2,897 | 2,916 | 3,973 | 4,832 | 14,618 |
Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.
| Road function class | Fatal crashes | Share | Share in the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 1,953 | 13.3% | 12.6% |
| Other freeways and expressways | 320 | 2.2% | 4.4% |
| Other principal arterial | 3,796 | 25.9% | 29.8% |
| Minor arterial | 4,000 | 27.3% | 22.1% |
| Major collector | 1,943 | 13.3% | 15.5% |
| Minor collector | 703 | 4.8% | 3.4% |
| Local | 1,934 | 13.2% | 12.2% |
| Not reported | 3 | 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
Routes
114 signed routes in Georgia have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.
Interstate routes
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.
- Georgia Governor's Office of Highway SafetyThe highway safety office of Georgia.
These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on .
Cite this page
Fatal Roads. Georgia fatal crash statistics by county. https://fatalroads.com/state/georgia/. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, FARS 2024 annual file. Data to .
The address of this page does not change.
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. Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, table VM-2. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to .
How the figures are made. Data sources and licences. Corrections. All states by year (CSV).
Questions
How many deaths did FARS record in Georgia in ten years?
FARS records 15,801 deaths in 14,652 fatal crashes in Georgia from 2015 to 2024. It records 13,859 deaths from 2005 to 2014.
What part of the deaths in the United States was in Georgia?
Georgia had 1,403 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 3.6 percent.
How many fatal crashes in Georgia had a driver recorded as drinking?
FARS records a driver as drinking in 2,875 of 14,652 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 2,840 of them.
How many pages does Georgia have?
Georgia has 159 county pages, 114 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.