How many traffic fatalities occurred in Jackson County, Missouri?

Jackson County recorded 862 total traffic fatalities across 802 reported crashes over the data period (2016-2023). The most recent year saw 132 fatalities. The county averages approximately 95.8 fatalities per year.

What is the leading cause of road fatalities in Jackson County?

Despite a comparatively active crash history (802 recorded crashes), individual cause-code breakdowns are not published for Jackson County in the current FARS release. Statewide data for Missouri may provide additional context.

Is the trend of road fatalities in Jackson County increasing or decreasing?

The trend in Jackson County is increasing. This indicates that traffic fatalities have risen over the data period, warranting attention to road safety initiatives.

What is the fatality rate per capita in Jackson County?

Jackson County has a fatality rate of 18.4 per 100,000 residents, which places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure among the 3,137 U.S. counties in this dataset.

How does Jackson County compare to the rest of Missouri?

Jackson County's per-capita rate of 18.4 per 100,000 residents is below the Missouri county average of 21.8. Visit the Missouri state page for the full county-by-county breakdown.

Where does the road fatality data for Jackson 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.

COUNTY FATALITY DATA

Jackson County, Missouri

Road fatality data for Jackson County (MO). Data period: 2016-2023.

Compiled by PlainRoadSafety · August 9, 2026

862
Total Fatalities (2016-2023): 132
Latest Year Deaths: 18.4
Per 100k Residents: Increasing
Trend

The verdict

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Jackson County ranks #963 of 2,328 U.S. counties by road-fatality rate per 100,000 residents (highest first) and #49 of 84 rated counties in MO. Jackson County's fatality rate of 18.4 per 100,000 residents places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure.

#963 of 2,328
national by fatality rate: #49 of 84
in MO by rate: 41%
of rated U.S. counties are deadlier per capita: Increasing
fatality trend

NHTSA county milepost

Milepost JACKSON-95 · Jackson 18.4/100k · #963 of 2,328

Jackson County · 18.4/100k · increasing · cause n/a

RATE 18.4/100k
RANK #963 of 2,328
BOOK 862 book
TREND Increasing
CAUSE near Lubbock
PHOTO -15.6% vs MO

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 → · Missouri state profile →

Osceola

18
Yakima

18
Jackson

18
Lubbock

18
Escambia

19

What this shows Jackson County sits among nearest nationwide per-capita peers.

How does Jackson County compare?

2023 road deaths per 100,000 residents. Choose any comparison from the menu.

Compare with

Jackson County

18.4 per 100k

Missouri county average

21.8 per 100k

Jackson County is 16% safer than 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 15 rated counties in Missouri, Jackson County ranks 15 for per-capita risk, below the state's own per-capita average of 21.8 per 100,000 -- nationally, this rate places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure. The gap between Jackson County's rate and the state average is 3.4 per 100,000. Its closest per-capita peer statewide is Lafayette County, at 30.1 per 100,000 (a difference of 11.7). Its peer counties, highest to lowest per 100,000 residents: Ripley County (74.0), Pemiscot County (54.7), Morgan County (54.6), Barry County (53.9), Lawrence County (51.5), Douglas County (49.1), Ralls County (47.7), Bates County (43.1), New Madrid County (38.9), Bollinger County (37.9), Saline County (34.7), Stone County (33.7), Wright County (30.9), Lafayette County (30.1).

Jackson County's rate vs. every rated U.S. county

Deaths per 100,000 residents -- counties with 10,000+ people, NHTSA FARS over Census population

18 Around the middle a lower per-capita rate than 41% 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

Jackson County's rate vs. the Missouri state average

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) This information is for research and informational purposes only

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Counties with similar FARS profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Jackson County. Same-state rate comparisons stay in the chart above; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state counties with population at least 250,000.

Similar per-capita fatality rate

Nearest counties by deaths per 100,000 residents (18.4 here), outside Missouri.

Lubbock County 18.4 /100k · TX Osceola County 18.3 /100k · FL Yakima County 18.3 /100k · WA Escambia County 19.0 /100k · FL

Similar fatality volume

Nearest counties by recorded FARS deaths (862 here), excluding the rate-peer set.

Bernalillo County 862 deaths · NM Mecklenburg County 858 deaths · NC Davidson County 849 deaths · TN Dekalb County 875 deaths · GA

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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.