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2011 | Williamson, Texas | Motor vehicle crash death rate

Summary Information

Range in Texas
(Min-Max):
7-63
Overall in Texas: 17
National Benchmark: 12 (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Factors - Health Behaviors (Alcohol Use)
Weight in Health Factors: 2.5%
Years of Data Used: 2001-2007
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Motor vehicle crash deaths are measured as the crude mortality rate per 100,000 population due to on- or off-road accidents involving a motor vehicle. Motor vehicle deaths includes traffic and non-traffic accidents involving motorcycles and 3-wheel motor vehicles; cars; vans; trucks; buses; street cars; ATVs; industrial, agricultural, and construction vehicles; and bikes & pedestrians when colliding with any of the vehicles mentioned. Deaths due to boating accidents and airline crashes are not included in this measure.

These data were calculated for the County Health Rankings by National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), based on data reported to the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). NCHS used data for a seven-year period to create more robust estimates of cause-specific mortality, particularly for counties with smaller populations.

A strong association has also been demonstrated between excessive drinking and alcohol-impaired driving, with approximately 17,000 Americans killed annually in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes.

More Information

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MV mortality rate Crude motor-vehicle related mortality rate per 100,000 population
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by National Center for Health Statistics
Z-Score (Measure - Average of TX counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceMV mortality rateError MarginZ-Score
Anderson3327-380.41
Andrews*1810-29-0.95
Angelina2622-31-0.16
Aransas1812-25-0.92
Archer*3018-480.20
Armstrong*3411-80NR
Atascosa2217-27-0.58
Austin2921-370.10
Bailey*4024-631.05
Bandera3323-420.41
Bastrop3428-390.49
Baylor*228-48-0.56
Bee1611-21-1.12
Bell1816-19-0.97
Bexar1312-14-1.38
Blanco4226-581.26
Borden*221-123NR
Bosque3524-450.60
Bowie2521-29-0.33
Brazoria1917-21-0.87
Brazos1513-18-1.17
Brewster*168-29-1.14
Briscoe*5319-115NR
Brooks4729-651.70
Brown2318-29-0.45
Burleson3827-490.87
Burnet3730-440.80
Caldwell2821-34-0.04
Calhoun3223-420.37
Callahan3018-410.12
Cameron1210-13-1.51
Camp4732-611.69
Carson*2714-47-0.12
Cass2922-360.07
Castro4527-631.53
Chambers2921-370.07
Cherokee4235-491.25
Childress*157-30-1.19
Clay3723-500.78
Cochran*3012-620.15
Coke*3516-67NR
Coleman3924-551.02
Collin98-10-1.76
Collingsworth*4723-871.74
Colorado3727-460.76
Comal1815-21-0.95
Comanche2817-38-0.06
Concho*81-28NR
Cooke2822-34-0.03
Coryell1310-16-1.37
Cottle*349-87NR
Crane*238-49-0.52
Crockett*4120-731.16
Crosby*3218-530.37
Culberson*163-47-1.11
Dallam*3822-610.85
Dallas1313-14-1.36
Dawson*1912-30-0.83
Deaf Smith2113-29-0.65
Delta*2915-520.07
Denton109-11-1.62
DeWitt3021-390.16
Dickens*4419-86NR
Dimmit3218-450.30
Donley*154-38-1.23
Duval3724-490.76
Eastland2819-380.01
Ector2118-25-0.62
Edwards*6630-124NR
El Paso1413-15-1.32
Ellis1816-21-0.90
Erath3628-430.66
Falls4029-511.06
Fannin3628-440.70
Fayette2719-35-0.12
Fisher*2510-50-0.34
Floyd*167-32-1.10
Foard*100-53NR
Fort Bend1211-13-1.47
Franklin2816-40-0.03
Freestone3626-470.74
Frio2113-30-0.64
Gaines3927-510.97
Galveston1614-18-1.09
Garza*3216-580.36
Gillespie2316-31-0.47
Glasscock*223-81NR
Goliad*3923-600.95
Gonzales4432-551.40
Gray2819-36-0.05
Grayson2521-28-0.33
Gregg2723-31-0.12
Grimes3627-440.66
Guadalupe1613-19-1.08
Hale2116-27-0.64
Hall*4322-771.36
Hamilton3721-530.83
Hansford5531-802.47
Hardeman*71-24-1.97
Hardin2822-33-0.04
Harris1414-15-1.28
Harrison3631-420.75
Hartley*144-32-1.33
Haskell*219-41-0.68
Hays2118-24-0.68
Hemphill*5630-96NR
Henderson2824-32-0.02
Hidalgo1614-17-1.16
Hill2821-35-0.02
Hockley2417-32-0.37
Hood2721-33-0.13
Hopkins3730-450.84
Houston3425-430.56
Howard2216-29-0.53
Hudspeth*185-45-0.96
Hunt3227-360.30
Hutchinson2416-31-0.42
Irion*4214-97NR
Jack3923-550.97
Jackson*1811-29-0.91
Jasper2822-35-0.01
Jeff Davis*267-66NR
Jefferson2219-24-0.61
Jim Hogg*3116-560.26
Jim Wells2923-360.11
Johnson1916-22-0.83
Jones169-23-1.12
Karnes2516-35-0.25
Kaufman2218-26-0.56
Kendall2014-26-0.76
Kenedy*00-0NR
Kent*7521-193NR
Kerr2822-33-0.06
Kimble*3518-630.62
King*00-0NR
Kinney*5630-96NR
Kleberg*95-14-1.76
Knox*196-44-0.85
La Salle*198-38-0.80
Lamar2520-30-0.28
Lamb3927-510.99
Lampasas3323-430.43
Lavaca2517-34-0.28
Lee3020-400.16
Leon5642-692.48
Liberty4439-501.47
Limestone4333-531.34
Lipscomb*3917-76NR
Live Oak3220-440.34
Llano2113-29-0.67
Loving*00-0NR
Lubbock1715-19-1.01
Lynn*3520-580.61
Madison2918-400.11
Marion4127-551.15
Martin*5129-832.07
Mason*3013-59NR
Matagorda2116-27-0.62
Maverick128-15-1.52
McCulloch*146-28-1.26
McLennan1816-20-0.90
McMullen*00-0NR
Medina1813-23-0.92
Menard*3914-84NR
Midland1815-21-0.95
Milam3728-460.79
Mills*208-41-0.75
Mitchell3117-440.22
Montague3828-490.93
Montgomery2119-22-0.70
Moore3223-420.36
Morris4733-611.73
Motley*337-95NR
Nacogdoches2823-33-0.06
Navarro2520-31-0.27
Newton3725-490.78
Nolan2213-31-0.55
Nueces1513-16-1.24
Ochiltree*2716-43-0.14
Oldham*70-38NR
Orange3228-370.38
Palo Pinto3526-430.59
Panola5341-642.21
Parker2319-27-0.47
Parmer3621-500.68
Pecos3322-440.45
Polk4437-511.43
Potter2219-25-0.58
Presidio*82-20-1.86
Rains3421-470.53
Randall1815-21-0.96
Reagan*143-41-1.28
Real*5427-962.31
Red River4834-621.83
Reeves2615-37-0.24
Refugio*2715-45-0.15
Roberts*6919-177NR
Robertson^6348-783.00
Rockwall139-16-1.40
Runnels3219-450.36
Rusk4134-481.17
Sabine4630-621.61
San Augustine3923-550.99
San Jacinto4837-581.78
San Patricio1713-21-1.03
San Saba*3318-560.46
Schleicher*7139-120NR
Scurry*1710-27-1.01
Shackelford*5428-942.30
Shelby4132-501.16
Sherman*5226-94NR
Smith2825-30-0.05
Somervell*2715-46-0.08
Starr2520-30-0.31
Stephens*2716-43-0.07
Sterling*00-0NR
Stonewall*6022-130NR
Sutton*3517-640.57
Swisher*3118-490.24
Tarrant1312-13-1.41
Taylor2017-23-0.75
Terrell*150-81NR
Terry*2012-32-0.77
Throckmorton*7635-143NR
Titus3628-450.72
Tom Green1311-16-1.36
Travis1312-14-1.41
Trinity4733-601.69
Tyler3222-410.30
Upshur3831-460.91
Upton*2810-60-0.06
Uvalde2820-35-0.05
Val Verde139-16-1.42
Van Zandt3731-440.82
Victoria2016-23-0.76
Walker1713-21-1.00
Waller2721-34-0.08
Ward3622-500.74
Washington2619-33-0.19
Webb119-13-1.57
Wharton3125-380.26
Wheeler5933-852.82
Wichita1714-20-1.02
Wilbarger2415-34-0.35
Willacy1912-26-0.82
Williamson1312-15-1.35
Wilson2620-32-0.22
Winkler*4125-641.16
Wise4034-461.06
Wood4032-471.03
Yoakum*2815-46-0.06
Young3625-460.67
Zapata3019-410.15
Zavala*2213-35-0.54

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"
*Unreliable estimates
^Z-Score was capped at -3.0/3.0 due to population < 20,000