Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities

Franklin County had the highest traffic fatalities of 88 counties in 2013, at 76. Putnam County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 8 and the figure for Ohio was 989. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 2 countAllen County: 7 countAshland County: 5 countAshtabula County: 20 countAthens County: 7 countAuglaize County: 10 countBelmont County: 11 countBrown County: 7 countButler County: 19 countCarroll County: 4 countChampaign County: 6 countClark County: 14 countClermont County: 21 countClinton County: 4 countColumbiana County: 11 countCoshocton County: 2 countCrawford County: 6 countCuyahoga County: 56 countDarke County: 6 countDefiance County: 4 countDelaware County: 10 countErie County: 10 countFairfield County: 9 countFayette County: 8 countFranklin County: 76 countFulton County: 12 countGallia County: 4 countGeauga County: 10 countGreene County: 4 countGuernsey County: 9 countHamilton County: 38 countHancock County: 6 countHardin County: 9 countHarrison County: 4 countHenry County: 2 countHighland County: 5 countHocking County: 6 countHolmes County: 6 countHuron County: 9 countJackson County: 7 countJefferson County: 3 countKnox County: 3 countLake County: 14 countLawrence County: 7 countLicking County: 14 countLogan County: 6 countLorain County: 14 countLucas County: 34 countMadison County: 4 countMahoning County: 25 countMarion County: 11 countMedina County: 2 countMeigs County: 5 countMercer County: 7 countMiami County: 9 countMonroe County: 3 countMontgomery County: 55 countMorgan County: 4 countMorrow County: 11 countMuskingum County: 9 countNoble County: 3 countOttawa County: 9 countPaulding County: 6 countPerry County: 3 countPickaway County: 14 countPike County: 8 countPortage County: 12 countPreble County: 6 countPutnam County: 0 countRichland County: 9 countRoss County: 10 countSandusky County: 10 countScioto County: 10 countSeneca County: 14 countShelby County: 6 countStark County: 26 countSummit County: 29 countTrumbull County: 21 countTuscarawas County: 8 countUnion County: 8 countVan Wert County: 7 countVinton County: 3 countWarren County: 17 countWashington County: 9 countWayne County: 11 countWilliams County: 4 countWood County: 19 countWyandot County: 1 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Franklin County: 76 countFranklin County76Cuyahoga County: 56 countCuyahoga County56Montgomery County: 55 countMontgomery County55Hamilton County: 38 countHamilton County38Lucas County: 34 countLucas County34Summit County: 29 countSummit County29Stark County: 26 countStark County26Mahoning County: 25 countMahoning County25Clermont County: 21 countClermont County21Trumbull County: 21 countTrumbull County21Ashtabula County: 20 countAshtabula County20Butler County: 19 countButler County19Wood County: 19 countWood County19Warren County: 17 countWarren County17Clark County: 14 countClark County14Lake County: 14 countLake County14Licking County: 14 countLicking County14Lorain County: 14 countLorain County14Pickaway County: 14 countPickaway County14Seneca County: 14 countSeneca County14Fulton County: 12 countFulton County12Portage County: 12 countPortage County12Belmont County: 11 countBelmont County11Columbiana County: 11 countColumbiana County11Marion County: 11 countMarion County11Morrow County: 11 countMorrow County11Wayne County: 11 countWayne County11Auglaize County: 10 countAuglaize County10Delaware County: 10 countDelaware County10Erie County: 10 countErie County10Geauga County: 10 countGeauga County10Ross County: 10 countRoss County10Sandusky County: 10 countSandusky County10Scioto County: 10 countScioto County10Fairfield County: 9 countFairfield County9Guernsey County: 9 countGuernsey County9Hardin County: 9 countHardin County9Huron County: 9 countHuron County9Miami County: 9 countMiami County9Muskingum County: 9 countMuskingum County9Franklin County: 76 countFranklin County76Cuyahoga County: 56 countCuyahoga County56Montgomery County: 55 countMontgomery County55Hamilton County: 38 countHamilton County38Lucas County: 34 countLucas County34Summit County: 29 countSummit County29Stark County: 26 countStark County26Mahoning County: 25 countMahoning County25Clermont County: 21 countClermont County21Trumbull County: 21 countTrumbull County21Ashtabula County: 20 countAshtabula County20Butler County: 19 countButler County19Wood County: 19 countWood County19Warren County: 17 countWarren County17Clark County: 14 countClark County14Lake County: 14 countLake County14Licking County: 14 countLicking County14Lorain County: 14 countLorain County14Pickaway County: 14 countPickaway County14Seneca County: 14 countSeneca County14Fulton County: 12 countFulton County12Portage County: 12 countPortage County12Belmont County: 11 countBelmont County11Columbiana County: 11 countColumbiana County11Marion County: 11 countMarion County11Morrow County: 11 countMorrow County11Wayne County: 11 countWayne County11Auglaize County: 10 countAuglaize County10Delaware County: 10 countDelaware County10Erie County: 10 countErie County10Geauga County: 10 countGeauga County10Ross County: 10 countRoss County10Sandusky County: 10 countSandusky County10Scioto County: 10 countScioto County10Fairfield County: 9 countFairfield County9Guernsey County: 9 countGuernsey County9Hardin County: 9 countHardin County9Huron County: 9 countHuron County9Miami County: 9 countMiami County9Muskingum County: 9 countMuskingum County9
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

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Franklin County76-13.6%
2Cuyahoga County56+16.7%
3Montgomery County55+31%
4Hamilton County38-33.3%
5Lucas County34-5.6%
6Summit County290%
7Stark County26-21.2%
8Mahoning County25+13.6%
9Clermont County21-8.7%
9Trumbull County21-36.4%
11Ashtabula County200%
12Butler County19-24%
12Wood County19-5%
14Warren County17-37%
15Clark County14-26.3%
15Lake County14+27.3%
15Licking County14+27.3%
15Lorain County14-51.7%
15Pickaway County14+16.7%
15Seneca County14+40%
21Fulton County12-14.3%
21Portage County12-7.7%
23Belmont County11+10%
23Columbiana County11-21.4%
23Marion County11+57.1%
23Morrow County11+57.1%
23Wayne County11-21.4%
28Auglaize County10+25%
28Delaware County10-33.3%
28Erie County10-9.1%
28Geauga County10+150%
28Ross County10-50%
28Sandusky County10+66.7%
28Scioto County10-37.5%
35Fairfield County9-30.8%
35Guernsey County9+50%
35Hardin County9+200%
35Huron County9+28.6%
35Miami County9-10%
35Muskingum County9-35.7%
35Ottawa County9-10%
35Richland County9-25%
35Washington County9+200%
44Fayette County8+100%
44Pike County8+14.3%
44Tuscarawas County8-20%
44Union County8+60%
48Allen County7+16.7%
48Athens County7+16.7%
48Brown County7+40%
48Jackson County7-12.5%
48Lawrence County7-12.5%
48Mercer County7-56.3%
48Van Wert County7+40%
55Champaign County60%
55Crawford County6+20%
55Darke County6-62.5%
55Hancock County60%
55Hocking County6+500%
55Holmes County6-14.3%
55Logan County6-25%
55Paulding County6+200%
55Preble County6-60%
55Shelby County6-14.3%
65Ashland County5-50%
65Highland County5-50%
65Meigs County5+25%
68Carroll County4+33.3%
68Clinton County4-42.9%
68Defiance County40%
68Gallia County4+300%
68Greene County4-77.8%
68Harrison County4-55.6%
68Madison County4-20%
68Morgan County4+100%
68Williams County4-33.3%
77Jefferson County3+200%
77Knox County3-25%
77Monroe County30%
77Noble County3+200%
77Perry County3-25%
77Vinton County3+50%
83Adams County2-60%
83Coshocton County2-77.8%
83Henry County2-77.8%
83Medina County2-77.8%
87Wyandot County1-85.7%
88Putnam County0-100%

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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/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2013. 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, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Franklin County, with 76 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Putnam County, with 0 in 2013.

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