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2020

Georgia · year

Georgia in 2020

Deaths 1,658Fatal crashes 1,517Per 100,000 15.4US deaths 39,007

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. Final FARS file for 2020.

In 2020, 1,658 people died in 1,517 fatal crashes in Georgia, 15.4 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.8 nationally.

The death toll rose 11% from 1,492 in 2019 to 1,658 in 2020.

Georgia accounted for 4.3% of the 39,007 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

24% of the state's fatal crashes that year had at least one driver reported as drinking.

By FHWA road function class, the largest share was on minor arterial roads (26%).

36% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Saturday was the most common day.

← 201920202021 →All years

Compared with 2019 and the nation

MeasureGeorgia 2020Georgia 2019United States 2020
Deaths1,6581,49239,007
Fatal crashes1,5171,37835,935
Deaths per 100,000 residents15.414.011.8
Crashes with a drinking driver24%16%27%

Counties in 2020

Every county with a fatal crash in 2020, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 155 counties listed.

CountyFatal crashesDeathsPer 100,000Deaths 2015–2024
Fulton County11914513.31,289
DeKalb County919111.81,064
Cobb County788410.7613
Gwinnett County53575.7623
Clayton County464916.5459
Chatham County323411.1376
Bibb County303321.0353
Liberty County223246.6113
Hall County283013.5263
Richmond County263014.5328
Bartow County272823.8256
Henry County242810.8282
Paulding County242613.8187
Coweta County232415.2205
Bulloch County212428.1153
Carroll County192317.7234
Newton County192217.7187
Cherokee County20217.2181
Muscogee County20209.9232
Barrow County161818.7138
Houston County161810.3153
Dougherty County161720.6144
Glynn County161719.6137
Rockdale County151717.4130
Whitfield County151615.2149
Spalding County141521.3124
Coffee County131534.289
Colquitt County141429.8115
Haralson County131443.284
Troup County111419.6148
Clarke County131310.0129
Laurens County131325.9115
Monroe County131341.488
Douglas County12138.6195
Forsyth County12124.3149
Lowndes County12129.8183
Polk County121226.989
Jackson County111212.8164
Macon County1012101.444
Walker County101217.3102
Baldwin County101125.292
Columbia County10116.6116
Butts County81140.671
Franklin County101039.783
Catoosa County91014.582
Effingham County91013.788
Floyd County9109.9177
Peach County91034.285
Pickens County91027.362
Thomas County91021.794
Grady County9934.360
Jeff Davis County9959.534
Walton County998.2117
Chattooga County8935.677
Meriwether County8942.065
Ware County8924.887
Murray County7921.874
Fannin County6934.846
Cook County8844.569
Morgan County8836.566
Wayne County8824.959
Rabun County7845.262
Lumpkin County7719.470
McIntosh County7759.353
Tift County7716.881
Bleckley County6755.431
Oconee County6715.654
Toombs County6725.564
Worth County6734.578
Wilkinson County3780.850
Appling County6632.144
Camden County6610.272
Dodge County6630.650
Elbert County6629.850
Fayette County664.8110
Tattnall County6624.747
Burke County5624.577
Crisp County4630.847
Berrien County5526.836
Bryan County559.871
Dooly County5544.742
Gilmer County5515.074
Gordon County558.2104
Hancock County5557.639
Jefferson County5533.348
Lincoln County5562.121
Madison County5515.362
Screven County5534.941
Seminole County5553.926
Stephens County5518.260
Union County5518.144
Washington County5525.260
Wilcox County5556.219
Emanuel County4521.567
Pierce County4524.234
Evans County3546.034
Bacon County4436.228
Candler County4435.941
Dade County4424.950
Dawson County4411.958
Habersham County448.190
Harris County4410.876
McDuffie County4418.455
Oglethorpe County4424.732
Telfair County4436.431
Treutlen County4462.322
Upson County4414.148
Warren County4477.740
Wilkes County4441.816
Brantley County3421.334
Lamar County3419.334
Baker County33109.816
Ben Hill County3317.723
Decatur County3310.286
Greene County3314.244
Hart County3310.757
Jones County3310.348
Lee County338.844
Long County3314.734
Marion County3339.318
Mitchell County3314.851
Pike County3314.547
Putnam County3312.862
Stewart County3362.418
Terrell County3334.530
Towns County3322.836
Wheeler County3342.429
White County3310.163
Pulaski County1–2329.518
Taliaferro County1–23185.225
Twiggs County1–2338.844
Banks County1–21–2—52
Brooks County1–21–2—41
Charlton County1–21–2—23
Crawford County1–21–2—27
Glascock County1–21–2—8
Jasper County1–21–2—40
Johnson County1–21–2—14
Lanier County1–21–2—12
Montgomery County1–21–2—34
Randolph County1–21–2—12
Sumter County1–21–2—43
Talbot County1–21–2—26
Taylor County1–21–2—24
Atkinson County1–21–2—27
Calhoun County1–21–2—8
Chattahoochee County1–21–2—21
Clay County1–21–2—12
Clinch County1–21–2—20
Early County1–21–2—38
Echols County1–21–2—9
Heard County1–21–2—40
Jenkins County1–21–2—37
Miller County1–21–2—18
Turner County1–21–2—22

Per 100,000 uses the 2024 population estimate for every year, so early-year rates are understated where a county has grown.

Hour of day

12am4.4%
1am3.3%
2am3%
3am1.9%
4am2.7%
5am2.9%
6am4.6%
7am4%
8am2.8%
9am2.3%
10am3.1%
11am2.6%
12pm3.1%
1pm4.1%
2pm4.4%
3pm4.5%
4pm4.3%
5pm5.4%
6pm6.8%
7pm6.7%
8pm6%
9pm5.8%
10pm5.8%
11pm5.4%

Weekday

Sunday15%
Monday12%
Tuesday13%
Wednesday13%
Thursday12%
Friday16%
Saturday18%

Road type

Minor arterial26%
Other principal arterial26%
Local14%
Major collector14%
Interstate12%
Minor collector4%
Other freeways and expressways3%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Georgia in 2020?

1,658 people in 1,517 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2020 file, or 15.4 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Georgia had the most crash deaths in 2020?

Fulton County with 145 deaths in 119 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2020 compare with 2019 in Georgia?

1,658 deaths against 1,492 in 2019 (+11%). Nationally the 2020 total was 39,007.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2020 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.