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JOHNSON (251) County, Texas: Road Fatality Risk

Gera US Road Fatality Index: 6.4/10 (High) · 35/yr avg · 18.091/100k. Risk-context signals only.

Data: FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023· NHTSA FARS + Census PEP · US public domain · FIPS 48251

What is the road fatality rate for JOHNSON (251) County, Texas?

JOHNSON (251) County, Texas averaged 35 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 18.091 per 100,000 population — 5.40/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 6.4/10 (High).

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 Index6.4 / 10High road fatality risk — JOHNSON (251) County, TX (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023). Not a road-safety guarantee.How this index is calculated

Road fatality data — JOHNSON (251) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)

Road fatality metrics for JOHNSON (251) County, Texas (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP)
MetricValueSource
Road fatalities 202139NHTSA FARS 2021
Road fatalities 202236NHTSA FARS 2022
Road fatalities 202331NHTSA FARS 2023
3yr average annual fatalities35.3Gera calculation
3yr average population195,304Census PEP 2021-2023
Fatalities per 100k population18.091Gera formula
US average per 100k12.695NHTSA FARS 2021-2023
GUSRFI score6.4/10High

JOHNSON (251) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer

Explore GUSRFI components and compare against the US average.

GUSRFI

6.4 / 10

High

JOHNSON (251) County, TX

JOHNSON (251) County, TX has a High road fatality index (18.1/100k vs US avg 12.7/100k). Above-average risk signals from both fatality rate and VMT exposure.

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)18.09

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

35

2021-2023

Per 100k pop

18.09

3yr avg

Texas state context

Texas has a state GUSRFI of 5.6/10 (Moderate), with 14.654/100k (3yr avg). JOHNSON (251) County (18.091/100k) is 3.44/100k above the state average.

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JOHNSON (251) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions

How many road fatalities occur in JOHNSON (251) County per year?
NHTSA FARS recorded 39 road fatalities in JOHNSON (251) County, Texas in 2021; 36 in 2022; and 31 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 35.3 per year.
How does JOHNSON (251) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
JOHNSON (251) County has 18.091/100k road fatalities — 5.40/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 average). The state average for Texas is 14.654/100k (GUSRFI 5.6/10).
What is JOHNSON (251) County's GUSRFI score?
JOHNSON (251) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 6.4/10 (High). 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 231 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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