This document lists the 10 North Carolina counties with the highest average number of fatal motor vehicle accidents over a 10-year period, along with their populations and county seats. Mecklenburg County, with a population of over 1 million, had the highest average of 81 fatal accidents per year. Wake County, with a population also over 1 million, had the second highest average of 67 fatal accidents annually. The county with the lowest average was Davidson County, with 27 fatal accidents per year and a population of around 164,000.

1. TRAFFIC FATALITIES
BY COUNTY
North Carolina's Deadliest Places to Drive

2. #10: DAVIDSON
Population: 164,622
County Seat: Lexington
Average Number of
Fatal Motor Vehicle
Accidents Over 10
years:
27

3. #9: JOHNSTON
Population: 185,660
County Seat: Smithfield
Average Number of Fatal
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Over 10 years:
28

4. Population: 175,842
County Seat: Greenville
Average Number of Fatal
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Over 10 years:
#8: PITT
32

5. #7: BUNCOMBE
Population: 253,178
County Seat: Ashville
Average Number of Fatal
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Over 10 years:
38

6. #6: FORSYTH
Population: 369,019
County Seat:
Winston-Salem
Average Number of Fatal
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Over 10 years:
40

7. #5: GASTON
Population: 748,150
County Seat: Gastonia
Average Number of Fatal
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Over 10 years:
42

8. #4: CUMBERLAND
Population: 323,838
County Seat: Fayetteville
Average Number of Fatal
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Over 10 years:
43

9. #3: ROBESON
Population: 134,197
County Seat: Lumberton
Average Number of Fatal
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Over 10 years:
53

10. #2: WAKE
Population: 1.024 Million
County Seat: Raleigh
Average Number of Fatal
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Over 10 years:
67

11. #1: MECKLENBURG
Population: 1.034 Million
County Seat: Charlotte
Average Number of Fatal
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Over 10 years:
81

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