Elliott County, KY truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Elliott County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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13
truck crashes since 2015
2
people injured
0
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes in the county, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

56 out of 100
Moderate truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Elliott County, 2020–2024: 2.75 per 100,000 a year, higher than 56% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr16.3
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)8%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Kentucky average
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Key findings

#118 of 120
for truck crashes in Kentucky, out of 120 counties
13
truck crashes reported in Elliott County since 2015
1
fatal crashes with a large truck in Elliott County since 2015
0
reported garbage-truck crashes in Elliott County since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 13 crashes.
0 of 13 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-5041

What stands out in Elliott County: #118 of 120 for truck crashes in Kentucky, out of 120 counties.

Overview

Elliott County has recorded 13 truck crashes since 2015, with 2 people injured and 0 killed.

That averages about one truck crash every 309 days in fully reported years.

When crashes happen

Monthly patterns need more crashes than Elliott County has on record.

Where crashes happen

Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck in Elliott County happened on SR-504 (1); no road leads clearly.

Garbage & waste trucks

FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Elliott County since 2015.

Route planning tips for Elliott County fleets

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About the data

Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2005: 2 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 4 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 0 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 4 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 4 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 2 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 1 truck crash2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 4 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 0 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 1 truck crash2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 1 truck crash2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 1 truck crash2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 7 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 0 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 2 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 0 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Elliott County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 15.4% of truck crashesJul: 0.0% of truck crashesAug: 15.4% of truck crashesSep: 53.8% of truck crashesOct: 7.7% of truck crashesNov: 7.7% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Elliott County)
SR-5041

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Elliott County)
Ky00076
Ky00322
Ky09862
Cr1213 Granville Moore Rd1
Ky05041
Ky07061

Elliott County at a glance

Population7,263
Land area234.3 sq mi
Density31 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP average)$42,395

Historical data: truck crashes in Elliott County since the 1990s

Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).

1993: 3 reported truck crashes1994: 1 reported truck crash1995: 3 reported truck crashes1996: 2 reported truck crashes1997: 1 reported truck crash1998: 3 reported truck crashes1999: 6 reported truck crashes2000: 1 reported truck crash2002: 1 reported truck crash2003: 2 reported truck crashes2005: 2 reported truck crashes2006: 4 reported truck crashes2008: 4 reported truck crashes2009: 4 reported truck crashes2010: 2 reported truck crashes2011: 1 reported truck crash2013: 4 reported truck crashes2015: 1 reported truck crash2016: 1 reported truck crash2017: 1 reported truck crash2019: 7 reported truck crashes2021: 1 reported truck crash2023: 2 reported truck crashes 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 1 fatal truck crash1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 1 fatal truck crash1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 1 fatal truck crash2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 1 fatal truck crash2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 1 fatal truck crash 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Elliott County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Elliott County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s3—0.1
2000s2-34%0.1
2010s2-6%0.1
2020s0-71%0.2

In the 1990s about 3 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2010s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.

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Cities, towns & communities in Elliott County

Sandy Hook

ZIP codes in Elliott County

4114941171

Nearby counties

Carter CountyMorgan CountyRowan CountyLawrence CountyJohnson CountyBoyd CountyMagoffin CountyMenifee CountyGreenup CountyLewis CountyKentucky

Questions fleets ask about Elliott County

How common are truck crashes in Elliott County?

13 truck crashes have been reported in Elliott County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 2 injuries.

Are garbage truck crashes common in Elliott County?

Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Elliott County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).

How can I plan a safer truck route in Elliott County?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.