COUNTY FATALITY DATA
Grant County: smaller FARS fatality book
Grant County (KS) holds a smaller FARS book (16, #2,530 of 3,137) with 3 latest-year deaths.
- 16
- Total Fatalities (2016-2023)
- 3
- Latest Year Deaths
- Low count
- 0.8%
- of Kansas road deaths
- Stable
- Trend
Smaller fatality book
Grant County ranks #2,530 of 3,137 by total FARS fatalities (16 across 2016-2023) - bottom-third book size.
Grant County in the smaller-book third
According to NHTSA FARS, Grant County carries a bottom-third fatality book (16 across 2016-2023, #2,530 of 3,137) at 3 latest-year deaths.
- #2,530 of 3,137
- smaller-book third
- 37%
- of U.S. counties have fewer deaths
- Stable
- fatality trend
Highway fatality milepost
Milepost GRANT-67 · Grant 16 deaths
Grant County · 3 latest · stable
- CAUSE 16 tot
- PHOTO 3 yr
- VS-ST 16 book
- CRASH Stable
- FARS 11 crash
- NHTSA 1.8/yr
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How does Grant County compare?
Grant County recorded 3 road deaths in its most recent year, 0.8% of Kansas's statewide total, more than 37% of U.S. counties by count. This county is below the 10,000-resident threshold for a population-stable per-capita rate, so figures are shown as counts.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Data period: 2016-2023.
More road safety data related to Grant County
Contextual links from this profile to rankings, tools, research, and peer geographies on PlainRoadSafety.
- Kansas statewide fatality dataAll counties in this state
- Safest counties per capitaNational county rate ranking
- Deadliest states for drivingContext for KS
- State fatality changesYear-over-year state trends
- Browse all U.S. countiesAlphabetical county index
- All state profiles51 state dashboards
- State vs U.S. safety comparisonRoute-level lookup tool
- National statistics downloadFARS CSV + findings
- How to read FARS fatality dataMethodology primer
- Per-mile vs per-capita road riskRate denominator explained
- Counties starting with GLetter index including KS counties
Frequently Asked Questions
How many traffic fatalities occurred in Grant County, Kansas?
Grant County recorded 16 total traffic fatalities across 11 reported crashes over the data period (2016-2023). The most recent year saw 3 fatalities. The county averages approximately 1.8 fatalities per year.
What is the leading cause of road fatalities in Grant County?
With a small recorded crash count (11), FARS does not publish an individual cause-code breakdown for Grant County. Statewide data for Kansas may provide additional context.
Is the trend of road fatalities in Grant County increasing or decreasing?
The trend in Grant County is stable. Fatality counts have remained relatively consistent over the data period.
What is the fatality rate per capita in Grant County?
Per-capita fatality rate data is not available for Grant County (fewer than 10,000 residents). By raw count, the county sits close to the national middle for raw county death tolls.
How does Grant County compare to the rest of Kansas?
Grant County recorded 3 deaths in its most recent year, below the Kansas county average of 4. Visit the Kansas state page for the full county-by-county breakdown.
Where does the road fatality data for Grant County come from?
All road fatality data comes from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a census of fatal motor vehicle crashes on public roads in the United States. FARS data covers the period 2016-2023 and includes all crashes resulting in at least one fatality within 30 days.