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Oklahoma fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 645 deaths in 594 fatal crashes in Oklahoma in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 15.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Oklahoma and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.39 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Oklahoma and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Oklahoma was number 11 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Oklahoma fell by 9.3% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 59.5% of the fatal crashes in Oklahoma with a known setting were rural, against 42.7% 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

Figure 1.Deaths in Oklahoma by year, 2015 to 2024

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

Figure 2.Counties of Oklahoma by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Adair County: 27.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAlfalfa County: 27.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAtoka County: 38.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBeaver County: 75.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBeckham County: 30.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBlaine County: 39.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBryan County: 26.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCaddo County: 30.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCanadian County: 11.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarter County: 20.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCherokee County: 17.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChoctaw County: 40.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCimarron County: 104.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCleveland County: 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCoal County: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearComanche County: 9.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCotton County: 37.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCraig County: 18.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCreek County: 20.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCuster County: 20.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDelaware County: 19.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDewey County: 51.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEllis County: 33.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGarfield County: 11.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGarvin County: 30.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrady County: 24.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrant County: 37.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreer County: 24.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHarmon County: 15.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHarper County: 60.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHaskell County: 23.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHughes County: 22.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 14.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 27.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJohnston County: 41.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKay County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKingfisher County: 29.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKiowa County: 30.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLatimer County: 26.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLe Flore County: 27.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLincoln County: 31.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLogan County: 15.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLove County: 57.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcClain County: 28.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcCurtain County: 40.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcIntosh County: 34.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMajor County: 53.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarshall County: 25.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMayes County: 31.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMurray County: 31.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMuskogee County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNoble County: 41.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNowata County: 29.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOkfuskee County: 37.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOklahoma County: 11.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOkmulgee County: 18.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOsage County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOttawa County: 37.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPawnee County: 26.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPayne County: 16.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPittsburg County: 23.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPontotoc County: 23.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPottawatomie County: 21.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPushmataha County: 35.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRoger Mills County: 34.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRogers County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSeminole County: 38.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSequoyah County: 18.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStephens County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTexas County: 21.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTillman County: 18.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTulsa County: 11.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWagoner County: 12.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 10.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashita County: 30.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWoods County: 11.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWoodward County: 19.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 102 counties
  • 10 to 14.99 counties
  • 15 to 19.915 counties
  • 20 to 29.922 counties
  • 30 or more29 counties

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: 2 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 9 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 15 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 22 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 29 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Oklahoma: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Adair County19,70475727.3
Alfalfa County5,72101627.8
Atoka County14,52735438.3
Beaver County4,91583975.2
Beckham County22,18656730.2
Blaine County8,52203639.7
Bryan County50,4401512526.4
Caddo County26,27948630.8
Canadian County181,6441817911.6
Carter County49,168109820.2
Cherokee County48,76568617.8
Choctaw County14,22635940.6
Cimarron County2,121523104.8
Cleveland County303,401222408.3
Coal County5,4571 or 2814.7
Comanche County121,64281169.5
Cotton County5,49802137.1
Craig County14,47402718.8
Creek County73,9291514720.4
Custer County28,2011 or 25920.6
Delaware County41,64998219.6
Dewey County4,2711 or 22451.7
Ellis County3,6211 or 21333.8
Garfield County62,044106911.1
Garvin County26,29978330.9
Grady County58,2981113524.2
Grant County4,1321 or 21637.5
Greer County5,4401 or 21424.7
Harmon County2,3350415.6
Harper County3,19632160.3
Haskell County11,8221 or 22823.0
Hughes County13,44663022.4
Jackson County24,62773714.9
Jefferson County5,42201627.8
Johnston County10,32534441.2
Kay County43,63778419.1
Kingfisher County15,67734629.5
Kiowa County8,25952630.1
Latimer County9,5891 or 22626.2
Le Flore County49,6471513627.5
Lincoln County35,000810831.2
Logan County53,99777515.2
Love County10,59995857.0
Major County7,5581 or 24153.6
Marshall County16,1501 or 24125.4
Mayes County40,1341512531.0
McClain County48,530711928.1
McCurtain County30,7781212940.4
McIntosh County19,72646734.3
Murray County13,85754431.7
Muskogee County66,780911617.2
Noble County10,90804641.3
Nowata County9,5261 or 22929.4
Okfuskee County11,35254437.7
Oklahoma County818,19810291311.5
Okmulgee County37,16357018.5
Osage County46,791118919.1
Ottawa County30,4291311737.8
Pawnee County16,03634226.1
Payne County83,6961213516.4
Pittsburg County43,471810323.5
Pontotoc County38,34358923.2
Pottawatomie County74,4751215521.3
Pushmataha County10,86033935.6
Roger Mills County3,28731234.1
Rogers County101,1701615015.8
Seminole County23,354109338.5
Sequoyah County40,39787718.9
Stephens County44,22586915.8
Texas County20,44334521.6
Tillman County6,7981 or 21318.1
Tulsa County694,6828479211.9
Wagoner County91,3091310612.8
Washington County53,89395310.1
Washita County10,82003430.8
Woods County8,56501011.3
Woodward County19,90244019.6

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

Figure 3.Deaths in Oklahoma by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 1,054 (1982)2024: 645

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

Table 2.Oklahoma: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
202464559415.71.39
202371163617.51.55
202271064317.61.59
202176268119.11.70
202065360016.51.55
201964058416.21.43
201865560316.61.44
201765761316.71.33
201668762817.51.40
201564559016.51.35
201466958917.2n/a
201367862117.6n/a
201270964318.6n/a
201169660918.4n/a
201066861617.8n/a
200973764619.8n/a
200875067220.4n/a
200776664921.1n/a
200676566921.3n/a
200580371122.6n/a
200477466422.0n/a
200367159519.1n/a
200273963921.2n/a
200168258819.7n/a
200065057418.8n/a
1999741619n/an/a
1998755647n/an/a
1997838721n/an/a
1996772670n/an/a
1995669597n/an/a
1994687606n/an/a
1993671583n/an/a
1992613535n/an/a
1991652551n/an/a
1990641558n/an/a
1989648569n/an/a
1988638561n/an/a
1987597540n/an/a
1986698607n/an/a
1985744652n/an/a
1984797691n/an/a
1983848720n/an/a
19821,054916n/an/a
1981990859n/an/a
1980959820n/an/a
1979853733n/an/a
1978901763n/an/a
1977852737n/an/a
1976832689n/an/a
1975757653n/an/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.

Table 3.Oklahoma beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodOklahomaUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202415.711.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year17.011.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.391.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.471.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Oklahoma had 4,097,758 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Oklahoma had 46,456 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Oklahoma: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 6,172 fatal crashes1,6386,172 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 6,172 fatal crashes1,6026,172 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 4,441 occupant deaths with restraint use known2,3874,441 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 6,765 deaths8356,765 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 6,765 deaths1116,765 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 6,765 deaths8736,765 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 6,161 fatal crashes with the condition reported3,6666,161 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 6,112 fatal crashes with the condition reported2,7616,112 fatal crasheswith the condition reported49.2%

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.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Oklahoma: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday252123214235824
Monday115206262252835
Tuesday101202264236803
Wednesday110185260275830
Thursday119200254259832
Friday142170275333920
Saturday230168274327999
All days1,0691,2541,8031,9176,043

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.Oklahoma: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate83413.5%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways1151.9%4.4%
Other principal arterial1,61026.1%29.8%
Minor arterial1,23620.1%22.1%
Major collector1,47824.0%15.5%
Minor collector380.6%3.4%
Local85013.8%12.2%
Not reported11n/an/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

41 signed routes in Oklahoma have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in Oklahoma

Interstate routes

Official channels

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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 .

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Oklahoma in ten years?

FARS records 6,765 deaths in 6,172 fatal crashes in Oklahoma from 2015 to 2024. It records 7,241 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma had 645 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 1.6 percent.

How many fatal crashes in Oklahoma had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 1,638 of 6,172 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 1,602 of them.

How many pages does Oklahoma have?

Oklahoma has 77 county pages, 41 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.