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Tennessee fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 1,197 deaths in 1,093 fatal crashes in Tennessee in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 16.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.52 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Tennessee and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Tennessee was number 8 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Tennessee fell by 9.5% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 16.5% of fatal crashes in Tennessee 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

Figure 1.Deaths in Tennessee 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 Tennessee by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Anderson County: 15.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBedford County: 16.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBenton County: 21.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBledsoe County: 27.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBlount County: 15.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBradley County: 12.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCampbell County: 22.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCannon County: 29.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarroll County: 17.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarter County: 15.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCheatham County: 20.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChester County: 21.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClaiborne County: 16.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClay County: 19.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCocke County: 27.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCoffee County: 23.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrockett County: 28.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCumberland County: 23.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDavidson County: 14.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDecatur County: 29.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDeKalb County: 20.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDickson County: 23.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDyer County: 20.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFayette County: 20.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFentress County: 21.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 14.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGibson County: 16.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGiles County: 28.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrainger County: 21.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreene County: 25.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrundy County: 15.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHamblen County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHamilton County: 11.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHancock County: 32.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHardeman County: 22.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHardin County: 29.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHawkins County: 17.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHaywood County: 45.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHenderson County: 34.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHenry County: 21.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHickman County: 32.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHouston County: 26.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHumphreys County: 35.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 26.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJohnson County: 23.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKnox County: 13.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLake County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLauderdale County: 22.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLawrence County: 18.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLewis County: 19.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLincoln County: 19.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLoudon County: 17.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcMinn County: 26.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcNairy County: 25.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMacon County: 18.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMadison County: 19.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarion County: 33.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarshall County: 15.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMaury County: 15.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMeigs County: 33.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMonroe County: 26.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontgomery County: 13.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMoore County: 35.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorgan County: 23.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearObion County: 16.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOverton County: 17.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPerry County: 32.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPickett County: 11.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPolk County: 28.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPutnam County: 16.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRhea County: 15.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRoane County: 19.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRobertson County: 21.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRutherford County: 10.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearScott County: 26.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSequatchie County: 31.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSevier County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearShelby County: 20.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSmith County: 26.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStewart County: 27.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSullivan County: 12.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSumner County: 8.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTipton County: 11.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTrousdale County: 21.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUnicoi County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUnion County: 20.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVan Buren County: 27.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWarren County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 10.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWayne County: 23.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWeakley County: 16.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWhite County: 14.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWilliamson County: 6.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWilson County: 14.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 102 counties
  • 10 to 14.916 counties
  • 15 to 19.927 counties
  • 20 to 29.940 counties
  • 30 or more10 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; 16 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 27 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 40 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 10 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Tennessee: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Anderson County81,5741311815.2
Bedford County54,45868216.3
Benton County16,1051 or 23521.8
Bledsoe County15,57384127.5
Blount County142,2722520315.1
Bradley County114,1141513612.5
Campbell County40,32579022.6
Cannon County15,15754329.7
Carroll County29,20364817.0
Carter County57,36888515.0
Cheatham County42,61648520.7
Chester County17,84173721.3
Claiborne County32,94075216.2
Clay County7,81001519.6
Cocke County37,736119827.1
Coffee County61,4731513423.3
Crockett County13,96334028.2
Cumberland County65,6301414323.3
Davidson County736,6231141,03914.8
Decatur County11,73833429.3
DeKalb County21,68454220.6
Dickson County57,8041212823.5
Dyer County36,48447620.6
Fayette County44,542118620.6
Fentress County20,02174121.9
Franklin County45,1911 or 26214.5
Gibson County51,64588216.4
Giles County31,016108428.0
Grainger County25,09835221.9
Greene County73,3452417725.2
Grundy County14,11852115.5
Hamblen County68,177168813.5
Hamilton County387,2683944011.9
Hancock County7,0461 or 22232.7
Hardeman County25,52745822.8
Hardin County27,67267829.5
Hawkins County59,422410217.8
Haywood County17,21198045.6
Henderson County28,22999634.3
Henry County32,92036921.3
Hickman County25,91358232.6
Houston County8,52502226.6
Humphreys County19,54256735.6
Jackson County12,44753126.1
Jefferson County59,217138114.7
Johnson County18,52264223.4
Knox County507,5978265913.8
Lake County6,33901217.2
Lauderdale County24,54085722.5
Lawrence County46,644148218.5
Lewis County13,35402419.2
Lincoln County36,71586819.5
Loudon County62,642109917.8
Macon County27,2921 or 24718.8
Madison County100,2672719019.3
Marion County29,761109733.6
Marshall County37,882105415.6
Maury County114,4561415615.6
McMinn County56,7321614526.9
McNairy County26,13736725.9
Meigs County13,99044233.0
Monroe County49,338512226.0
Montgomery County246,2812628913.3
Moore County6,82242335.2
Morgan County22,07575023.3
Obion County30,25675016.4
Overton County23,58253917.3
Perry County8,98642732.4
Pickett County5,1460611.8
Polk County18,40874928.2
Putnam County85,0111013516.9
Rhea County34,71635215.6
Roane County56,769410819.9
Robertson County78,8301115421.1
Rutherford County380,0864436610.8
Scott County22,55345926.8
Sequatchie County17,60935031.6
Sevier County101,2241417017.2
Shelby County915,4382181,90920.6
Smith County20,78585426.9
Stewart County14,37363827.7
Sullivan County162,7091720212.7
Sumner County212,181111608.2
Tipton County62,30657211.7
Trousdale County12,1891 or 22421.6
Unicoi County17,9251 or 22413.5
Union County21,13654120.5
Van Buren County6,68301727.9
Warren County43,54487919.1
Washington County139,5741113410.1
Wayne County16,03453923.7
Weakley County33,21645516.5
White County29,22764114.9
Williamson County268,486121626.7
Wilson County170,3402521014.2

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

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

Tallest column: 1,339 (2004)2024: 1,197

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

Table 2.Tennessee: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20241,1971,09316.51.52
20231,3231,21918.51.59
20221,3131,21418.61.58
20211,3271,22919.01.61
20201,2171,11917.61.59
20191,1361,04116.61.37
20181,04097315.31.28
20171,02494215.31.24
20161,03796215.61.35
201596288814.61.25
201496389314.7n/a
201399591115.3n/a
20121,01592915.7n/a
201193786714.6n/a
20101,03295816.2n/a
200998691515.6n/a
20081,04395816.7n/a
20071,2111,11119.6n/a
20061,2841,16121.1n/a
20051,2701,16121.2n/a
20041,3391,19122.7n/a
20031,1931,09120.4n/a
20021,1771,05820.3n/a
20011,2511,12621.8n/a
20001,3071,17722.9n/a
19991,3021,169n/an/a
19981,2161,110n/an/a
19971,2251,104n/an/a
19961,2391,120n/an/a
19951,2591,130n/an/a
19941,2141,109n/an/a
19931,1701,041n/an/a
19921,1531,027n/an/a
19911,1131,002n/an/a
19901,1771,045n/an/a
19891,088977n/an/a
19881,2661,116n/an/a
19871,2471,101n/an/a
19861,2301,102n/an/a
19851,101997n/an/a
19841,095990n/an/a
19831,037919n/an/a
19821,055944n/an/a
19811,104983n/an/a
19801,1531,007n/an/a
19791,2101,045n/an/a
19781,2411,099n/an/a
19771,2231,080n/an/a
19761,1491,013n/an/a
19751,126987n/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.Tennessee beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodTennesseeUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202416.511.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year16.811.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.521.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.441.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Tennessee had 7,251,291 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Tennessee had 78,904 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Tennessee: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 10,680 fatal crashes2,62010,680 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 10,680 fatal crashes1,76310,680 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 7,579 occupant deaths with restraint use known3,6927,579 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 11,576 deaths1,50811,576 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 11,576 deaths9711,576 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 11,576 deaths1,59211,576 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 10,670 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,56610,670 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 10,566 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,87710,566 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.Tennessee: 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
Sunday4561854254751,541
Monday1943144713701,349
Tuesday1372724263891,224
Wednesday1652704594461,340
Thursday1883224884861,484
Friday2022964755371,510
Saturday4012565096071,773
All days1,7431,9153,2533,31010,221

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.Tennessee: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate1,53614.4%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways1601.5%4.4%
Other principal arterial3,13029.3%29.8%
Minor arterial2,50323.5%22.1%
Major collector1,26711.9%15.5%
Minor collector8267.7%3.4%
Local1,24811.7%12.2%
Not reported10n/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

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

All routes in Tennessee

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 Tennessee in ten years?

FARS records 11,576 deaths in 10,680 fatal crashes in Tennessee from 2015 to 2024. It records 10,736 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Tennessee had 1,197 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 3.0 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 2,620 of 10,680 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 1,763 of them.

How many pages does Tennessee have?

Tennessee has 95 county pages, 84 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.