COUNTY FATALITY DATA
Jefferson County, Arkansas
Road fatality data for Jefferson County (AR). Data period: 2016-2023.
- 118
- Total Fatalities (2016-2023)
- 18
- Latest Year Deaths
- 28.3
- Per 100k Residents
- Increasing
- Trend
The verdict
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Jefferson County ranks #452 of 2,328 U.S. counties by road-fatality rate per 100,000 residents (highest first) and #16 of 58 rated counties in AR. Jefferson County's fatality rate of 28.3 per 100,000 residents leaves it more dangerous than most U.S. counties by that per-capita measure.
- #452 of 2,328
- national by fatality rate
- #16 of 58
- in AR by rate
- 19%
- of rated U.S. counties are deadlier per capita
- Increasing
- fatality trend
Highway fatality milepost
Milepost JEFFERSON-69 · Jefferson 28.3/100k · #452 of 2,328
Jefferson County · 28.3/100k · increasing · cause n/a
- RATE 28.3/100k
- RANK #452 of 2,328
- BOOK 118 book
- TREND Increasing
- CAUSE 110 crash
- PHOTO +17.7% vs AR
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 → · Arkansas state profile →
How does Jefferson County compare?
2023 road deaths per 100,000 residents. Choose any comparison from the menu.
Jefferson 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 15 rated counties in Arkansas, Jefferson County ranks 15 for per-capita risk, above the state's own per-capita average of 24.1 per 100,000 -- nationally, this rate leaves it more dangerous than most U.S. counties by that per-capita measure. The gap between Jefferson County's rate and the state average is 4.2 per 100,000. Its closest per-capita peer statewide is Carroll County, at 31.2 per 100,000 (a difference of 2.9). Its peer counties, highest to lowest per 100,000 residents: Pike County (68.6), Madison County (61.9), Little River County (59.3), Hempstead County (56.9), Grant County (54.4), Crittenden County (48.8), Jackson County (47.7), Phillips County (46.8), Hot Spring County (39.1), Sevier County (38.4), Clark County (32.9), Howard County (31.9), Randolph County (31.7), Carroll County (31.2).
Jefferson 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 19% of 2,328 rated counties
rated U.S. counties, bucketed by value
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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
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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.