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2022

Georgia · year

Georgia in 2022

Deaths 1,796Fatal crashes 1,677Per 100,000 16.4US deaths 42,721

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 2022.

In 2022, 1,796 people died in 1,677 fatal crashes in Georgia, 16.4 deaths per 100,000 residents against 12.8 nationally.

The death toll was about level between 2021 (1,809) and 2022 (1,796).

Georgia accounted for 4.2% of the 42,721 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

21.5% 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 (27%).

35% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Saturday was the most common day.

← 202120222023 →All years

Compared with 2021 and the nation

MeasureGeorgia 2022Georgia 2021United States 2022
Deaths1,7961,80942,721
Fatal crashes1,6771,68139,422
Deaths per 100,000 residents16.416.812.8
Crashes with a drinking driver22%17%26%

Counties in 2022

Every county with a fatal crash in 2022, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 152 counties listed.

CountyFatal crashesDeathsPer 100,000Deaths 2015–2024
Fulton County14516014.71,289
DeKalb County11912616.41,064
Cobb County67698.8613
Gwinnett County65666.6623
Clayton County595919.8459
Bibb County465132.5353
Henry County404316.6282
Chatham County384013.0376
Richmond County343416.5328
Hall County313214.4263
Bartow County282924.7256
Carroll County252620.0234
Muscogee County252512.4232
Douglas County222516.5195
Cherokee County21258.5181
Forsyth County23248.6149
Houston County202313.2153
Jackson County202223.4164
Coweta County202012.6205
Dougherty County202024.3144
Lowndes County191915.6183
Floyd County181817.8177
Glynn County161618.5137
Whitfield County161615.2149
Troup County141622.4148
Rockdale County151515.4130
Spalding County151521.3124
Colquitt County141531.9115
Barrow County131414.5138
Effingham County131419.188
Haralson County131443.284
Walton County131412.8117
Cook County111477.869
Chattooga County101455.377
Newton County101411.3187
Bulloch County131315.2153
Gordon County131321.4104
Catoosa County121318.982
Rabun County111267.862
Clarke County11118.5129
Columbia County11116.6116
Laurens County111121.9115
Tift County111126.481
Hart County101139.257
Monroe County81135.088
Fayette County10108.0110
Ware County101027.687
Paulding County9105.3187
Decatur County81034.086
Toombs County81036.464
Worth County81049.478
Baldwin County9920.692
Madison County9927.562
Butts County8933.271
Putnam County8938.562
Terrell County89103.530
Coffee County7920.589
Gilmer County8824.074
Jasper County8846.540
Polk County8817.989
Franklin County7831.783
White County7827.063
Emanuel County6834.467
Fannin County7727.146
Habersham County7714.190
Lee County7720.544
Liberty County7710.2113
Lumpkin County7719.470
Meriwether County7732.765
Montgomery County6781.734
Upson County6724.748
Warren County67136.040
Camden County4711.872
Webster County47302.416
Wheeler County4798.929
Brooks County6636.741
Burke County6624.577
Candler County6653.941
Dooly County6653.642
Greene County6628.444
Harris County6616.276
Heard County6649.540
McDuffie County6627.655
Murray County6614.574
Pickens County6616.462
Sumter County6620.743
Walker County668.7102
Hancock County5669.139
McIntosh County5650.853
Banks County5524.652
Ben Hill County5529.523
Crisp County5525.747
Dade County5531.150
Grady County5519.060
Irwin County5554.625
Oconee County5511.254
Peach County5517.185
Screven County5534.941
Thomas County5510.994
Twiggs County5564.744
Dodge County4525.550
Mitchell County4524.651
Stephens County4518.260
Tattnall County4520.647
Towns County4537.936
Washington County4525.260
Wilkinson County4557.750
Atkinson County4447.427
Berrien County4421.436
Bleckley County4431.731
Charlton County4430.723
Dawson County4411.958
Jefferson County4426.648
Jones County4413.848
Long County4419.634
Stewart County4483.218
Chattahoochee County3446.821
Telfair County3436.431
Taliaferro County1–24246.925
Bryan County335.971
Elbert County3314.950
Evans County3327.634
Jeff Davis County3319.834
Macon County3325.444
Seminole County3332.326
Talbot County3352.126
Lamar County1–2314.534
Randolph County1–2349.312
Appling County1–21–2—44
Bacon County1–21–2—28
Glascock County1–21–2—8
Lanier County1–21–2—12
Miller County1–21–2—18
Morgan County1–21–2—66
Oglethorpe County1–21–2—32
Pierce County1–21–2—34
Turner County1–21–2—22
Union County1–21–2—44
Wayne County1–21–2—59
Wilcox County1–21–2—19
Schley County1–21–2—9
Brantley County1–21–2—34
Clay County1–21–2—12
Clinch County1–21–2—20
Crawford County1–21–2—27
Early County1–21–2—38
Jenkins County1–21–2—37
Johnson County1–21–2—14
Marion County1–21–2—18
Pulaski County1–21–2—18
Treutlen County1–21–2—22
Wilkes County1–21–2—16

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

12am5.3%
1am3.5%
2am4.8%
3am3.2%
4am2.5%
5am3.4%
6am4.5%
7am4.1%
8am3%
9am2%
10am2.9%
11am2.8%
12pm3.1%
1pm2.9%
2pm3.2%
3pm4.2%
4pm4.5%
5pm5%
6pm5.8%
7pm5.1%
8pm6.3%
9pm6.8%
10pm5.9%
11pm5%

Weekday

Sunday17%
Monday13%
Tuesday11%
Wednesday12%
Thursday14%
Friday16%
Saturday18%

Road type

Minor arterial27%
Other principal arterial26%
Major collector16%
Interstate15%
Local13%
Minor collector2%
Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Georgia in 2022?

1,796 people in 1,677 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2022 file, or 16.4 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Georgia had the most crash deaths in 2022?

Fulton County with 160 deaths in 145 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2022 compare with 2021 in Georgia?

1,796 deaths against 1,809 in 2021 (+-1%). Nationally the 2022 total was 42,721.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2022 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.