COUNTY FATALITY DATA

Jerome County, Idaho

Road fatality data for Jerome County (ID). Data period: 2016-2023.

86
Total Fatalities (2016-2023)
18
Latest Year Deaths
70.6
Per 100k Residents
Increasing
Trend

The verdict

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Jerome County ranks #17 of 2,328 U.S. counties by road-fatality rate per 100,000 residents (highest first) and #1 of 30 rated counties in ID. Jerome County's fatality rate of 70.6 per 100,000 residents puts it among the most dangerous one in ten U.S. counties by that per-capita measure.

#17 of 2,328
national by fatality rate
#1 of 30
in ID by rate
1%
of rated U.S. counties are deadlier per capita
Increasing
fatality trend

NHTSA FARS milepost

Milepost JEROME-53 · Jerome 70.6/100k · #17 of 2,328

Jerome County · 70.6/100k · increasing · cause n/a

  • POST 70.6/100k
  • BAND #17 of 2,328
  • VOL 86 book
  • AVG Increasing
  • YOY 76 crash
  • RATE +233.2% vs ID

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How does Jerome County compare?

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

Jerome County
70.6 per 100k
Idaho county average
21.2 per 100k

Jerome County is 3.3× deadlier 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 Idaho, Jerome County ranks 1 for per-capita risk, above the state's own per-capita average of 21.2 per 100,000 -- nationally, this rate puts it among the most dangerous one in ten U.S. counties by that per-capita measure. The gap between Jerome County's rate and the state average is 49.4 per 100,000. Its closest per-capita peer statewide is Idaho County, at 44.7 per 100,000 (a difference of 25.9). Its peer counties, highest to lowest per 100,000 residents: Idaho County (44.7), Teton County (39.8), Elmore County (37.0), Payette County (33.0), Cassia County (31.1), Benewah County (28.9), Fremont County (28.2), Washington County (26.3), Gooding County (24.9), Valley County (23.7), Jefferson County (23.4), Minidoka County (22.2), Blaine County (20.0), Gem County (19.0).

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

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

71 Higher than most a lower per-capita rate than 1% 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

095Idaho avg21/100k70.6/100k
Jerome County's rate vs. the Idaho state average

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.