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ERIE (49) County, Pennsylvania: Road Fatality Risk

Gera US Road Fatality Index: 2.2/10 (Low) · 26/yr avg · 9.806/100k. Risk-context signals only.

Data: FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023· NHTSA FARS + Census PEP · US public domain · FIPS 42049

What is the road fatality rate for ERIE (49) County, Pennsylvania?

ERIE (49) County, Pennsylvania averaged 26 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 9.806 per 100,000 population — 2.89/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 2.2/10 (Low).

Source:NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023·as of FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023updated annually (last: )
Gera US Road Fatality Index2.2 / 10Low road fatality risk — ERIE (49) County, PA (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023). Not a road-safety guarantee.How this index is calculated

Road fatality data — ERIE (49) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)

Road fatality metrics for ERIE (49) County, Pennsylvania (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP)
MetricValueSource
Road fatalities 202121NHTSA FARS 2021
Road fatalities 202228NHTSA FARS 2022
Road fatalities 202330NHTSA FARS 2023
3yr average annual fatalities26.3Gera calculation
3yr average population268,556Census PEP 2021-2023
Fatalities per 100k population9.806Gera formula
US average per 100k12.695NHTSA FARS 2021-2023
GUSRFI score2.2/10Low

ERIE (49) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer

Explore GUSRFI components and compare against the US average.

GUSRFI

2.2 / 10

Low

ERIE (49) County, PA

ERIE (49) County, PA has a Low road fatality index (9.8/100k). Below the US average of 12.7/100k.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP 2023 + FHWA VM-2 2023. Risk-context index only.

Risk signal components

Fatalities per 100,000 population (3yr avg 2021-2023)9.81

US avg: 12.7/100k · Source: NHTSA FARS + Census PEP

County GUSRFI uses fatalities per 100k only (per-county VMT not available key-free from FHWA).

Avg annual fatals

26

2021-2023

Per 100k pop

9.81

3yr avg

Pennsylvania state context

Pennsylvania has a state GUSRFI of 3/10 (Low), with 9.295/100k (3yr avg). ERIE (49) County (9.806/100k) is 0.51/100k above the state average.

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ERIE (49) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions

How many road fatalities occur in ERIE (49) County per year?
NHTSA FARS recorded 21 road fatalities in ERIE (49) County, Pennsylvania in 2021; 28 in 2022; and 30 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 26.3 per year.
How does ERIE (49) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
ERIE (49) County has 9.806/100k road fatalities — 2.89/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 average). The state average for Pennsylvania is 9.295/100k (GUSRFI 3/10).
What is ERIE (49) County's GUSRFI score?
ERIE (49) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 2.2/10 (Low). County GUSRFI is based on fatalities per 100k population, normalized against the state-level range (min 5.659, max 24.943 per 100k). It ranks among the top 314 counties by road fatality count in the US (out of 350 counties tracked).

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Contains public sector information published by NHTSA / US Census Bureau and licensed under the US Government public domain. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023 (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023, published 2024-2025).

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