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YAKIMA (77) County, Washington: Road Fatality Risk
Gera US Road Fatality Index: 7.8/10 (High) · 53/yr avg · 20.639/100k. Risk-context signals only.
What is the road fatality rate for YAKIMA (77) County, Washington?
YAKIMA (77) County, Washington averaged 53 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 20.639 per 100,000 population — 7.94/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 7.8/10 (High).
Road fatality data — YAKIMA (77) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Road fatalities 2021 | 58 | NHTSA FARS 2021 |
| Road fatalities 2022 | 54 | NHTSA FARS 2022 |
| Road fatalities 2023 | 47 | NHTSA FARS 2023 |
| 3yr average annual fatalities | 53.0 | Gera calculation |
| 3yr average population | 256,794 | Census PEP 2021-2023 |
| Fatalities per 100k population | 20.639 | Gera formula |
| US average per 100k | 12.695 | NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 |
| GUSRFI score | 7.8/10 | High |
YAKIMA (77) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer
Explore GUSRFI components and compare against the US average.
GUSRFI
7.8 / 10
High
YAKIMA (77) County, WA
YAKIMA (77) County, WA has a High road fatality index (20.6/100k 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
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
53
2021-2023
Per 100k pop
20.64
3yr avg
Washington state context
Washington has a state GUSRFI of 3.2/10 (Low), with 9.538/100k (3yr avg). YAKIMA (77) County (20.639/100k) is 11.10/100k above the state average.
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YAKIMA (77) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions
- How many road fatalities occur in YAKIMA (77) County per year?
- NHTSA FARS recorded 58 road fatalities in YAKIMA (77) County, Washington in 2021; 54 in 2022; and 47 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 53.0 per year.
- How does YAKIMA (77) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
- YAKIMA (77) County has 20.639/100k road fatalities — 7.94/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 average). The state average for Washington is 9.538/100k (GUSRFI 3.2/10).
- What is YAKIMA (77) County's GUSRFI score?
- YAKIMA (77) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 7.8/10 (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 129 counties by road fatality count in the US (out of 350 counties tracked).
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All counties →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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