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Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities, 2024

Cuyahoga County had the highest traffic fatalities of 88 counties in 2024, at 118. Monroe County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 8 and the figure for Ohio was 1,157. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest118Cuyahoga County
Lowest1Monroe County
Median888 counties
Ohio1,157History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 4 countAllen County: 10 countAshland County: 7 countAshtabula County: 21 countAthens County: 5 countAuglaize County: 6 countBelmont County: 4 countBrown County: 3 countButler County: 35 countCarroll County: 3 countChampaign County: 7 countClark County: 18 countClermont County: 19 countClinton County: 4 countColumbiana County: 11 countCoshocton County: 6 countCrawford County: 2 countCuyahoga County: 118 countDarke County: 4 countDefiance County: 6 countDelaware County: 20 countErie County: 10 countFairfield County: 13 countFayette County: 1 countFranklin County: 89 countFulton County: 13 countGallia County: 2 countGeauga County: 10 countGreene County: 19 countGuernsey County: 11 countHamilton County: 63 countHancock County: 14 countHardin County: 2 countHarrison County: 2 countHenry County: 9 countHighland County: 6 countHocking County: 7 countHolmes County: 4 countHuron County: 4 countJackson County: 4 countJefferson County: 8 countKnox County: 3 countLake County: 11 countLawrence County: 4 countLicking County: 17 countLogan County: 4 countLorain County: 26 countLucas County: 35 countMadison County: 7 countMahoning County: 18 countMarion County: 8 countMedina County: 19 countMeigs County: 4 countMercer County: 10 countMiami County: 6 countMonroe County: 1 countMontgomery County: 65 countMorgan County: 5 countMorrow County: 13 countMuskingum County: 14 countNoble County: 3 countOttawa County: 4 countPaulding County: 2 countPerry County: 11 countPickaway County: 16 countPike County: 3 countPortage County: 12 countPreble County: 4 countPutnam County: 2 countRichland County: 16 countRoss County: 10 countSandusky County: 8 countScioto County: 10 countSeneca County: 13 countShelby County: 9 countStark County: 28 countSummit County: 37 countTrumbull County: 18 countTuscarawas County: 12 countUnion County: 5 countVan Wert County: 4 countVinton County: 3 countWarren County: 11 countWashington County: 5 countWayne County: 10 countWilliams County: 6 countWood County: 19 countWyandot County: 2 count
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count, 2024. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Cuyahoga County: 118 countCuyahoga County118Franklin County: 89 countFranklin County89Montgomery County: 65 countMontgomery County65Hamilton County: 63 countHamilton County63Summit County: 37 countSummit County37Butler County: 35 countButler County35Lucas County: 35 countLucas County35Stark County: 28 countStark County28Lorain County: 26 countLorain County26Ashtabula County: 21 countAshtabula County21Delaware County: 20 countDelaware County20Clermont County: 19 countClermont County19Greene County: 19 countGreene County19Medina County: 19 countMedina County19Wood County: 19 countWood County19Clark County: 18 countClark County18Mahoning County: 18 countMahoning County18Trumbull County: 18 countTrumbull County18Licking County: 17 countLicking County17Pickaway County: 16 countPickaway County16Richland County: 16 countRichland County16Hancock County: 14 countHancock County14Muskingum County: 14 countMuskingum County14Fairfield County: 13 countFairfield County13Fulton County: 13 countFulton County13Morrow County: 13 countMorrow County13Seneca County: 13 countSeneca County13Portage County: 12 countPortage County12Tuscarawas County: 12 countTuscarawas County12Columbiana County: 11 countColumbiana County11Guernsey County: 11 countGuernsey County11Lake County: 11 countLake County11Perry County: 11 countPerry County11Warren County: 11 countWarren County11Allen County: 10 countAllen County10Erie County: 10 countErie County10Geauga County: 10 countGeauga County10Mercer County: 10 countMercer County10Ross County: 10 countRoss County10Scioto County: 10 countScioto County10Cuyahoga County: 118 countCuyahoga County118Franklin County: 89 countFranklin County89Montgomery County: 65 countMontgomery County65Hamilton County: 63 countHamilton County63Summit County: 37 countSummit County37Butler County: 35 countButler County35Lucas County: 35 countLucas County35Stark County: 28 countStark County28Lorain County: 26 countLorain County26Ashtabula County: 21 countAshtabula County21Delaware County: 20 countDelaware County20Clermont County: 19 countClermont County19Greene County: 19 countGreene County19Medina County: 19 countMedina County19Wood County: 19 countWood County19Clark County: 18 countClark County18Mahoning County: 18 countMahoning County18Trumbull County: 18 countTrumbull County18Licking County: 17 countLicking County17Pickaway County: 16 countPickaway County16Richland County: 16 countRichland County16Hancock County: 14 countHancock County14Muskingum County: 14 countMuskingum County14Fairfield County: 13 countFairfield County13Fulton County: 13 countFulton County13Morrow County: 13 countMorrow County13Seneca County: 13 countSeneca County13Portage County: 12 countPortage County12Tuscarawas County: 12 countTuscarawas County12Columbiana County: 11 countColumbiana County11Guernsey County: 11 countGuernsey County11Lake County: 11 countLake County11Perry County: 11 countPerry County11Warren County: 11 countWarren County11Allen County: 10 countAllen County10Erie County: 10 countErie County10Geauga County: 10 countGeauga County10Mercer County: 10 countMercer County10Ross County: 10 countRoss County10Scioto County: 10 countScioto County10
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Cuyahoga County Provisional118+13.5%
2Franklin County Provisional89-31%
3Montgomery County Provisional65+1.6%
4Hamilton County Provisional63-21.3%
5Summit County Provisional37-19.6%
6Butler County Provisional35+6.1%
6Lucas County Provisional35-32.7%
8Stark County Provisional28+40%
9Lorain County Provisional26+23.8%
10Ashtabula County Provisional21+10.5%
11Delaware County Provisional20+25%
12Clermont County Provisional19-17.4%
12Greene County Provisional19+280%
12Medina County Provisional19+72.7%
12Wood County Provisional19-17.4%
16Clark County Provisional18-5.3%
16Mahoning County Provisional18+80%
16Trumbull County Provisional18-25%
19Licking County Provisional17-26.1%
20Pickaway County Provisional16+128.6%
20Richland County Provisional16-5.9%
22Hancock County Provisional14+75%
22Muskingum County Provisional14-12.5%
24Fairfield County Provisional13-13.3%
24Fulton County Provisional13+30%
24Morrow County Provisional13+160%
24Seneca County Provisional13+116.7%
28Portage County Provisional12-40%
28Tuscarawas County Provisional12+100%
30Columbiana County Provisional110%
30Guernsey County Provisional11+10%
30Lake County Provisional11+10%
30Perry County Provisional11+83.3%
30Warren County Provisional11-52.2%
35Allen County Provisional100%
35Erie County Provisional10-16.7%
35Geauga County Provisional10+100%
35Mercer County Provisional10+150%
35Ross County Provisional10+42.9%
35Scioto County Provisional10+11.1%
35Wayne County Provisional10-56.5%
42Henry County Provisional9+80%
42Shelby County Provisional9+80%
44Jefferson County Provisional8+700%
44Marion County Provisional8-27.3%
44Sandusky County Provisional8-33.3%
47Ashland County Provisional7+40%
47Champaign County Provisional7+40%
47Hocking County Provisional7+16.7%
47Madison County Provisional7-30%
51Auglaize County Provisional6+200%
51Coshocton County Provisional6+20%
51Defiance County Provisional6+500%
51Highland County Provisional6-14.3%
51Miami County Provisional6-60%
51Williams County Provisional6+20%
57Athens County Provisional5-50%
57Morgan County Provisional5+66.7%
57Union County Provisional5-37.5%
57Washington County Provisional5-37.5%
61Adams County Provisional4+33.3%
61Belmont County Provisional4+33.3%
61Clinton County Provisional4-60%
61Darke County Provisional4-60%
61Holmes County Provisional40%
61Huron County Provisional4-63.6%
61Jackson County Provisional4+100%
61Lawrence County Provisional4+100%
61Logan County Provisional4-55.6%
61Meigs County Provisional40%
61Ottawa County Provisional4+33.3%
61Preble County Provisional4-71.4%
61Van Wert County Provisional4n/a
74Brown County Provisional3-57.1%
74Carroll County Provisional3-50%
74Knox County Provisional3-57.1%
74Noble County Provisional3-40%
74Pike County Provisional3-62.5%
74Vinton County Provisional30%
80Crawford County Provisional2-66.7%
80Gallia County Provisional2-75%
80Hardin County Provisional2-71.4%
80Harrison County Provisional2-60%
80Paulding County Provisional2-33.3%
80Putnam County Provisional2n/a
80Wyandot County Provisional2-50%
87Fayette County Provisional1-90.9%
87Monroe County Provisional10%

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About this ranking

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash (Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities, 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Cuyahoga County, with 118 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Monroe County, with 1 in 2024.

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