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Washington fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 730 deaths in 674 fatal crashes in Washington in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 9.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Washington and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.21 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Washington and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Washington was number 40 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Washington fell by 9.8% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 40.8% of the occupants killed in Washington with restraint use known had no restraint, against 49.0% 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 Washington 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 Washington by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Adams County: 37.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAsotin County: 5.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBenton County: 8.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChelan County: 9.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClallam County: 8.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClark County: 6.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearColumbia County: 12.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCowlitz County: 11.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDouglas County: 9.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFerry County: 33.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 8.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGarfield County: 34.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrant County: 21.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrays Harbor County: 12.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIsland County: 7.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 16.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKing County: 5.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKitsap County: 6.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKittitas County: 22.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKlickitat County: 15.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLewis County: 13.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLincoln County: 35.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMason County: 17.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOkanogan County: 20.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPacific County: 12.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPend Oreille County: 20.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPierce County: 8.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSan Juan County: 6.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSkagit County: 11.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSkamania County: 30.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSnohomish County: 5.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSpokane County: 8.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStevens County: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearThurston County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWahkiakum County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWalla Walla County: 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWhatcom County: 6.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWhitman County: 8.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYakima County: 16.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 1018 counties
  • 10 to 14.98 counties
  • 15 to 19.94 counties
  • 20 to 29.94 counties
  • 30 or more5 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: 18 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 8 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 4 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 4 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 5 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Washington: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Adams County21,32267537.1
Asotin County22,5381 or 2135.8
Benton County218,931171778.6
Chelan County81,3827719.1
Clallam County77,9305668.6
Clark County526,241413246.5
Columbia County4,0460512.5
Cowlitz County113,7642312511.4
Douglas County45,5174419.5
Ferry County7,5471 or 22533.4
Franklin County101,38611818.5
Garfield County2,4010834.8
Grant County104,8342620821.1
Grays Harbor County78,020109212.3
Island County85,98214667.8
Jefferson County33,89155416.6
King County2,317,9591521,2605.6
Kitsap County280,728181776.5
Kittitas County48,107910622.8
Klickitat County24,0051 or 23415.1
Lewis County87,131811313.8
Lincoln County11,82773935.4
Mason County69,7591511517.4
Okanogan County44,648118620.2
Pacific County24,2371 or 22812.3
Pend Oreille County14,3671 or 22820.4
Pierce County939,7861027948.8
San Juan County18,5561 or 2116.3
Skagit County132,2501715011.7
Skamania County12,6441 or 23730.6
Snohomish County861,070644745.8
Spokane County555,485554328.2
Stevens County49,17896814.7
Thurston County302,132262197.6
Wahkiakum County4,8131 or 2613.5
Walla Walla County62,1096518.3
Whatcom County234,601121506.6
Whitman County47,8635438.9
Yakima County258,9713540516.0

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 Washington by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 1,015 (1979)2024: 730

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

Table 2.Washington: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20247306749.21.21
202380973210.31.35
20227437019.51.27
20216746078.71.17
20205745397.41.07
20195385137.10.86
20185394907.20.86
20175635347.60.92
20165365047.30.88
20155514997.70.92
20144624296.5n/a
20134364016.3n/a
20124384036.3n/a
20114544216.6n/a
20104604226.8n/a
20094924537.4n/a
20085214827.9n/a
20075715318.8n/a
20066335789.9n/a
200564958010.4n/a
20045675099.2n/a
20036005399.8n/a
200265858610.9n/a
200164956810.8n/a
200063157210.7n/a
1999637574n/an/a
1998662590n/an/a
1997674587n/an/a
1996712643n/an/a
1995653576n/an/a
1994640575n/an/a
1993661579n/an/a
1992651592n/an/a
1991682602n/an/a
1990825726n/an/a
1989781694n/an/a
1988778700n/an/a
1987780691n/an/a
1986703648n/an/a
1985744645n/an/a
1984746674n/an/a
1983698628n/an/a
1982748671n/an/a
1981862784n/an/a
1980971847n/an/a
19791,015894n/an/a
1978985865n/an/a
1977912797n/an/a
1976804694n/an/a
1975758668n/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.Washington beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodWashingtonUnited States
For each 100,000 residents20249.211.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year8.211.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.211.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.051.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Washington had 7,927,958 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Washington had 60,555 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Washington: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 5,793 fatal crashes1,8005,793 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 5,793 fatal crashes1,8035,793 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 3,285 occupant deaths with restraint use known1,3403,285 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 6,257 deaths1,1546,257 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 6,257 deaths1396,257 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 6,257 deaths9846,257 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 5,736 fatal crashes with the condition reported2,4015,736 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 5,725 fatal crashes with the condition reported2,7315,725 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.Washington: 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
Sunday254114215274857
Monday124173233230760
Tuesday114141234229718
Wednesday111159249249768
Thursday139134235211719
Friday157163289359968
Saturday254140275328997
All days1,1531,0241,7301,8805,787

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.Washington: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate71212.4%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways3496.1%4.4%
Other principal arterial1,76130.8%29.8%
Minor arterial1,09619.2%22.1%
Major collector1,04318.2%15.5%
Minor collector2163.8%3.4%
Local5439.5%12.2%
Not reported73n/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

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

All routes in Washington

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 Washington in ten years?

FARS records 6,257 deaths in 5,793 fatal crashes in Washington from 2015 to 2024. It records 5,116 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Washington had 730 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 1.9 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 1,800 of 5,793 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 1,803 of them.

How many pages does Washington have?

Washington has 39 county pages, 29 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.