COUNTY FATALITY DATA
Graham County, Arizona
Road fatality data for Graham County (AZ). Data period: 2016-2023.
- 75
- Total Fatalities (2016-2023)
- 11
- Latest Year Deaths
- 27.8
- Per 100k Residents
- Increasing
- Trend
The verdict
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Graham County ranks #472 of 2,328 U.S. counties by road-fatality rate per 100,000 residents (highest first) and #7 of 14 rated counties in AZ. Graham County's fatality rate of 27.8 per 100,000 residents leaves it more dangerous than most U.S. counties by that per-capita measure.
- #472 of 2,328
- national by fatality rate
- #7 of 14
- in AZ by rate
- 20%
- of rated U.S. counties are deadlier per capita
- Increasing
- fatality trend
NHTSA FARS milepost
Milepost GRAHAM-9 · Graham 27.8/100k · #472 of 2,328
Graham County · 27.8/100k · increasing · cause n/a
- CAUSE 27.8/100k
- PHOTO #472 of 2,328
- VS-ST 75 book
- CRASH Increasing
- FARS 60 crash
- NHTSA -14.6% vs AZ
Stamps derive from this county's NHTSA FARS row (per-100k or book, corpus rank, trend, nationwide peer NAME, vs-state gap), not a trip-risk forecast. PlainRoadSafety is informational only. See our disclaimer. Verify with NHTSA FARS → · Read with methodology → · Understanding road fatality data → · Arizona state profile →
How does Graham County compare?
2023 road deaths per 100,000 residents. Choose any comparison from the menu.
Graham County is About the same as the comparison
2023 road deaths from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System over population from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2023). Rates shown for counties with 10,000+ residents and a 2023 FARS record.
Among the 14 rated counties in Arizona, Graham County ranks 7 for per-capita risk, below the state's own per-capita average of 32.5 per 100,000 -- nationally, this rate leaves it more dangerous than most U.S. counties by that per-capita measure. The gap between Graham County's rate and the state average is 4.7 per 100,000. Its closest per-capita peer statewide is Gila County, at 29.6 per 100,000 (a difference of 1.8). Its peer counties, highest to lowest per 100,000 residents: La Paz County (131.7), Coconino County (38.8), Navajo County (35.7), Apache County (35.4), Mohave County (34.0), Gila County (29.6), Cochise County (24.1), Yavapai County (18.9), Santa Cruz County (18.3), Pima County (17.2), Pinal County (16.3), Maricopa County (14.8), Yuma County (13.1).
Graham County's rate vs. every rated U.S. county
Deaths per 100,000 residents -- counties with 10,000+ people, NHTSA FARS over Census population
28 Higher than most a lower per-capita rate than 20% of 2,328 rated counties
rated U.S. counties, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more rated counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NHTSA FARS over U.S. Census Bureau population estimates · 2026-08-09
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) This information is for research and informational purposes only
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Source and method. PlainRoadSafety is rendered directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). PlainRoadSafety aggregates published FARS records and does not invent a fatality count the census does not report. County figures are computed directly from NHTSA FARS census data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our Editorial & Corrections Policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or Report a correction. Data current as of October 2024.