The rural desert landscape of most Nevada roads might seem like the best place, if any, to snapchat a selfie or comb through your Twitter feed. No matter where you're driving in the Silver State, though, using your phone while behind the wheel is never a good idea. As a whole, Nevada ranks 31st among states for cell phone–related crash fatalities, according to an Expert Market study. Far from being one of the better states in that category, we set out to find where Nevada's most distracted drivers are.
We here at QuoteWizard analyzed 2017 Nevada Department of Transportation data on distracted driving accidents and paired it with population data to determine which Nevada counties had the highest rate of distracted drivers per 10,000 people. The table below ranks Nevada counties from the highest to the lowest rate of distracted driving accidents. We omitted Mineral, Storey, Eureka, and Esmeralda counties from the study due to low population and sample size of distracted driving incidents.
| Rank (Worst) | County | Distracted Driving Incidents per 10,000 People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elko | 37.29 |
| 2 | Pershing | 36.94 |
| 3 | Humboltd | 22.26 |
| 4 | Douglas | 19.78 |
| 5 | Carson City | 18.86 |
| 6 | Lander | 18.62 |
| 7 | Churchill | 17.67 |
| 8 | White Pine | 15.99 |
| 9 | Lincoln | 13.07 |
| 10 | Nye | 12.35 |
| 11 | Clark | 12.28 |
| 12 | Lyon | 8.39 |
| 13 | Washoe | 7.90 |
Nevada Distracted Driving Statistics
Elko County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 190
Fatal Crashes: 1
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 34%
Pershing County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 25
Fatal Crashes: 1
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 36%
Humboldt County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 38
Fatal Crashes: 0
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 24% (Lowest in Nevada)
Douglas County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 93
Fatal Crashes: 0
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 46%
Carson City County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 103
Fatal Crashes: 0
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 39%
Lander County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 11
Fatal Crashes: 0
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 55%
Churchill County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 43
Fatal Crashes: 0
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 26%
White Pine County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 16
Fatal Crashes: 1
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 44%
Lincoln County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 7
Fatal Crashes: 0
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 43%
Nye County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 53
Fatal Crashes: 2
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 42%
Clark County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 2,453
Fatal Crashes: 3
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 55% (Highest in Nevada)
Lyon County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 43
Fatal Crashes: 0
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 35%
Washoe County
Total Distracted Driving Crashes: 339
Fatal Crashes: 0
Crashes Resulting in Injury: 42%
Methodology
QuoteWizard analyzed 2017 Nevada Department of Transportation data on distracted driving accidents and paired it with population data to determine which Nevada counties had the highest rate of distracted drivers per 10,000 people. Rankings show counties with the highest rate of distracted driving incidents. We omitted Mineral, Storey, Eureka, and Esmeralda counties from the study due to low population and sample size of distracted driving incidents.
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