Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities

Franklin County had the highest traffic fatalities of 88 counties in 2014, at 74. Morgan County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 8 and the figure for Ohio was 1,006. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 5 countAllen County: 9 countAshland County: 8 countAshtabula County: 9 countAthens County: 13 countAuglaize County: 7 countBelmont County: 6 countBrown County: 5 countButler County: 29 countCarroll County: 5 countChampaign County: 1 countClark County: 16 countClermont County: 26 countClinton County: 12 countColumbiana County: 20 countCoshocton County: 7 countCrawford County: 7 countCuyahoga County: 46 countDarke County: 7 countDefiance County: 8 countDelaware County: 12 countErie County: 5 countFairfield County: 16 countFayette County: 7 countFranklin County: 74 countFulton County: 11 countGallia County: 1 countGeauga County: 14 countGreene County: 5 countGuernsey County: 7 countHamilton County: 49 countHancock County: 8 countHardin County: 3 countHarrison County: 6 countHenry County: 2 countHighland County: 3 countHocking County: 1 countHolmes County: 3 countHuron County: 6 countJackson County: 3 countJefferson County: 6 countKnox County: 6 countLake County: 10 countLawrence County: 4 countLicking County: 19 countLogan County: 8 countLorain County: 10 countLucas County: 41 countMadison County: 9 countMahoning County: 18 countMarion County: 13 countMedina County: 15 countMeigs County: 3 countMercer County: 4 countMiami County: 10 countMonroe County: 4 countMontgomery County: 42 countMorgan County: 0 countMorrow County: 5 countMuskingum County: 13 countNoble County: 5 countOttawa County: 7 countPaulding County: 3 countPerry County: 4 countPickaway County: 13 countPike County: 11 countPortage County: 8 countPreble County: 5 countPutnam County: 5 countRichland County: 12 countRoss County: 9 countSandusky County: 11 countScioto County: 9 countSeneca County: 3 countShelby County: 8 countStark County: 44 countSummit County: 32 countTrumbull County: 12 countTuscarawas County: 8 countUnion County: 6 countVan Wert County: 4 countVinton County: 7 countWarren County: 10 countWashington County: 6 countWayne County: 18 countWilliams County: 6 countWood County: 15 countWyandot County: 3 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Franklin County: 74 countFranklin County74Hamilton County: 49 countHamilton County49Cuyahoga County: 46 countCuyahoga County46Stark County: 44 countStark County44Montgomery County: 42 countMontgomery County42Lucas County: 41 countLucas County41Summit County: 32 countSummit County32Butler County: 29 countButler County29Clermont County: 26 countClermont County26Columbiana County: 20 countColumbiana County20Licking County: 19 countLicking County19Mahoning County: 18 countMahoning County18Wayne County: 18 countWayne County18Clark County: 16 countClark County16Fairfield County: 16 countFairfield County16Medina County: 15 countMedina County15Wood County: 15 countWood County15Geauga County: 14 countGeauga County14Athens County: 13 countAthens County13Marion County: 13 countMarion County13Muskingum County: 13 countMuskingum County13Pickaway County: 13 countPickaway County13Clinton County: 12 countClinton County12Delaware County: 12 countDelaware County12Richland County: 12 countRichland County12Trumbull County: 12 countTrumbull County12Fulton County: 11 countFulton County11Pike County: 11 countPike County11Sandusky County: 11 countSandusky County11Lake County: 10 countLake County10Lorain County: 10 countLorain County10Miami County: 10 countMiami County10Warren County: 10 countWarren County10Allen County: 9 countAllen County9Ashtabula County: 9 countAshtabula County9Madison County: 9 countMadison County9Ross County: 9 countRoss County9Scioto County: 9 countScioto County9Ashland County: 8 countAshland County8Defiance County: 8 countDefiance County8Franklin County: 74 countFranklin County74Hamilton County: 49 countHamilton County49Cuyahoga County: 46 countCuyahoga County46Stark County: 44 countStark County44Montgomery County: 42 countMontgomery County42Lucas County: 41 countLucas County41Summit County: 32 countSummit County32Butler County: 29 countButler County29Clermont County: 26 countClermont County26Columbiana County: 20 countColumbiana County20Licking County: 19 countLicking County19Mahoning County: 18 countMahoning County18Wayne County: 18 countWayne County18Clark County: 16 countClark County16Fairfield County: 16 countFairfield County16Medina County: 15 countMedina County15Wood County: 15 countWood County15Geauga County: 14 countGeauga County14Athens County: 13 countAthens County13Marion County: 13 countMarion County13Muskingum County: 13 countMuskingum County13Pickaway County: 13 countPickaway County13Clinton County: 12 countClinton County12Delaware County: 12 countDelaware County12Richland County: 12 countRichland County12Trumbull County: 12 countTrumbull County12Fulton County: 11 countFulton County11Pike County: 11 countPike County11Sandusky County: 11 countSandusky County11Lake County: 10 countLake County10Lorain County: 10 countLorain County10Miami County: 10 countMiami County10Warren County: 10 countWarren County10Allen County: 9 countAllen County9Ashtabula County: 9 countAshtabula County9Madison County: 9 countMadison County9Ross County: 9 countRoss County9Scioto County: 9 countScioto County9Ashland County: 8 countAshland County8Defiance County: 8 countDefiance County8
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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Franklin County74-2.6%
2Hamilton County49+28.9%
3Cuyahoga County46-17.9%
4Stark County44+69.2%
5Montgomery County42-23.6%
6Lucas County41+20.6%
7Summit County32+10.3%
8Butler County29+52.6%
9Clermont County26+23.8%
10Columbiana County20+81.8%
11Licking County19+35.7%
12Mahoning County18-28%
12Wayne County18+63.6%
14Clark County16+14.3%
14Fairfield County16+77.8%
16Medina County15+650%
16Wood County15-21.1%
18Geauga County14+40%
19Athens County13+85.7%
19Marion County13+18.2%
19Muskingum County13+44.4%
19Pickaway County13-7.1%
23Clinton County12+200%
23Delaware County12+20%
23Richland County12+33.3%
23Trumbull County12-42.9%
27Fulton County11-8.3%
27Pike County11+37.5%
27Sandusky County11+10%
30Lake County10-28.6%
30Lorain County10-28.6%
30Miami County10+11.1%
30Warren County10-41.2%
34Allen County9+28.6%
34Ashtabula County9-55%
34Madison County9+125%
34Ross County9-10%
34Scioto County9-10%
39Ashland County8+60%
39Defiance County8+100%
39Hancock County8+33.3%
39Logan County8+33.3%
39Portage County8-33.3%
39Shelby County8+33.3%
39Tuscarawas County80%
46Auglaize County7-30%
46Coshocton County7+250%
46Crawford County7+16.7%
46Darke County7+16.7%
46Fayette County7-12.5%
46Guernsey County7-22.2%
46Ottawa County7-22.2%
46Vinton County7+133.3%
54Belmont County6-45.5%
54Harrison County6+50%
54Huron County6-33.3%
54Jefferson County6+100%
54Knox County6+100%
54Union County6-25%
54Washington County6-33.3%
54Williams County6+50%
62Adams County5+150%
62Brown County5-28.6%
62Carroll County5+25%
62Erie County5-50%
62Greene County5+25%
62Morrow County5-54.5%
62Noble County5+66.7%
62Preble County5-16.7%
62Putnam County5n/a
71Lawrence County4-42.9%
71Mercer County4-42.9%
71Monroe County4+33.3%
71Perry County4+33.3%
71Van Wert County4-42.9%
76Hardin County3-66.7%
76Highland County3-40%
76Holmes County3-50%
76Jackson County3-57.1%
76Meigs County3-40%
76Paulding County3-50%
76Seneca County3-78.6%
76Wyandot County3+200%
84Henry County20%
85Champaign County1-83.3%
85Gallia County1-75%
85Hocking County1-83.3%
88Morgan 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.

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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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2014. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Franklin County, with 74 in 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Morgan County, with 0 in 2014.

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