Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities

Franklin County had the highest traffic fatalities of 88 counties in 2015, at 85. Guernsey County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 8 and the figure for Ohio was 1,110. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 5 countAllen County: 8 countAshland County: 5 countAshtabula County: 18 countAthens County: 5 countAuglaize County: 8 countBelmont County: 10 countBrown County: 5 countButler County: 29 countCarroll County: 3 countChampaign County: 5 countClark County: 24 countClermont County: 16 countClinton County: 3 countColumbiana County: 8 countCoshocton County: 7 countCrawford County: 5 countCuyahoga County: 75 countDarke County: 13 countDefiance County: 7 countDelaware County: 13 countErie County: 11 countFairfield County: 14 countFayette County: 9 countFranklin County: 85 countFulton County: 11 countGallia County: 6 countGeauga County: 10 countGreene County: 8 countGuernsey County: 1 countHamilton County: 54 countHancock County: 10 countHardin County: 6 countHarrison County: 3 countHenry County: 10 countHighland County: 7 countHocking County: 4 countHolmes County: 4 countHuron County: 10 countJackson County: 5 countJefferson County: 11 countKnox County: 6 countLake County: 14 countLawrence County: 5 countLicking County: 23 countLogan County: 9 countLorain County: 34 countLucas County: 34 countMadison County: 8 countMahoning County: 22 countMarion County: 5 countMedina County: 11 countMeigs County: 6 countMercer County: 5 countMiami County: 11 countMonroe County: 2 countMontgomery County: 56 countMorgan County: 6 countMorrow County: 12 countMuskingum County: 10 countNoble County: 4 countOttawa County: 4 countPaulding County: 4 countPerry County: 4 countPickaway County: 5 countPike County: 3 countPortage County: 21 countPreble County: 10 countPutnam County: 3 countRichland County: 17 countRoss County: 7 countSandusky County: 10 countScioto County: 13 countSeneca County: 4 countShelby County: 5 countStark County: 19 countSummit County: 25 countTrumbull County: 18 countTuscarawas County: 7 countUnion County: 9 countVan Wert County: 3 countVinton County: 7 countWarren County: 15 countWashington County: 6 countWayne County: 14 countWilliams County: 9 countWood County: 30 countWyandot County: 4 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Franklin County: 85 countFranklin County85Cuyahoga County: 75 countCuyahoga County75Montgomery County: 56 countMontgomery County56Hamilton County: 54 countHamilton County54Lorain County: 34 countLorain County34Lucas County: 34 countLucas County34Wood County: 30 countWood County30Butler County: 29 countButler County29Summit County: 25 countSummit County25Clark County: 24 countClark County24Licking County: 23 countLicking County23Mahoning County: 22 countMahoning County22Portage County: 21 countPortage County21Stark County: 19 countStark County19Ashtabula County: 18 countAshtabula County18Trumbull County: 18 countTrumbull County18Richland County: 17 countRichland County17Clermont County: 16 countClermont County16Warren County: 15 countWarren County15Fairfield County: 14 countFairfield County14Lake County: 14 countLake County14Wayne County: 14 countWayne County14Darke County: 13 countDarke County13Delaware County: 13 countDelaware County13Scioto County: 13 countScioto County13Morrow County: 12 countMorrow County12Erie County: 11 countErie County11Fulton County: 11 countFulton County11Jefferson County: 11 countJefferson County11Medina County: 11 countMedina County11Miami County: 11 countMiami County11Belmont County: 10 countBelmont County10Geauga County: 10 countGeauga County10Hancock County: 10 countHancock County10Henry County: 10 countHenry County10Huron County: 10 countHuron County10Muskingum County: 10 countMuskingum County10Preble County: 10 countPreble County10Sandusky County: 10 countSandusky County10Fayette County: 9 countFayette County9Franklin County: 85 countFranklin County85Cuyahoga County: 75 countCuyahoga County75Montgomery County: 56 countMontgomery County56Hamilton County: 54 countHamilton County54Lorain County: 34 countLorain County34Lucas County: 34 countLucas County34Wood County: 30 countWood County30Butler County: 29 countButler County29Summit County: 25 countSummit County25Clark County: 24 countClark County24Licking County: 23 countLicking County23Mahoning County: 22 countMahoning County22Portage County: 21 countPortage County21Stark County: 19 countStark County19Ashtabula County: 18 countAshtabula County18Trumbull County: 18 countTrumbull County18Richland County: 17 countRichland County17Clermont County: 16 countClermont County16Warren County: 15 countWarren County15Fairfield County: 14 countFairfield County14Lake County: 14 countLake County14Wayne County: 14 countWayne County14Darke County: 13 countDarke County13Delaware County: 13 countDelaware County13Scioto County: 13 countScioto County13Morrow County: 12 countMorrow County12Erie County: 11 countErie County11Fulton County: 11 countFulton County11Jefferson County: 11 countJefferson County11Medina County: 11 countMedina County11Miami County: 11 countMiami County11Belmont County: 10 countBelmont County10Geauga County: 10 countGeauga County10Hancock County: 10 countHancock County10Henry County: 10 countHenry County10Huron County: 10 countHuron County10Muskingum County: 10 countMuskingum County10Preble County: 10 countPreble County10Sandusky County: 10 countSandusky County10Fayette County: 9 countFayette 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

RankCounties2015
count
Change on 2014
1Franklin County85+14.9%
2Cuyahoga County75+63%
3Montgomery County56+33.3%
4Hamilton County54+10.2%
5Lorain County34+240%
5Lucas County34-17.1%
7Wood County30+100%
8Butler County290%
9Summit County25-21.9%
10Clark County24+50%
11Licking County23+21.1%
12Mahoning County22+22.2%
13Portage County21+162.5%
14Stark County19-56.8%
15Ashtabula County18+100%
15Trumbull County18+50%
17Richland County17+41.7%
18Clermont County16-38.5%
19Warren County15+50%
20Fairfield County14-12.5%
20Lake County14+40%
20Wayne County14-22.2%
23Darke County13+85.7%
23Delaware County13+8.3%
23Scioto County13+44.4%
26Morrow County12+140%
27Erie County11+120%
27Fulton County110%
27Jefferson County11+83.3%
27Medina County11-26.7%
27Miami County11+10%
32Belmont County10+66.7%
32Geauga County10-28.6%
32Hancock County10+25%
32Henry County10+400%
32Huron County10+66.7%
32Muskingum County10-23.1%
32Preble County10+100%
32Sandusky County10-9.1%
40Fayette County9+28.6%
40Logan County9+12.5%
40Union County9+50%
40Williams County9+50%
44Allen County8-11.1%
44Auglaize County8+14.3%
44Columbiana County8-60%
44Greene County8+60%
44Madison County8-11.1%
49Coshocton County70%
49Defiance County7-12.5%
49Highland County7+133.3%
49Ross County7-22.2%
49Tuscarawas County7-12.5%
49Vinton County70%
55Gallia County6+500%
55Hardin County6+100%
55Knox County60%
55Meigs County6+100%
55Morgan County6n/a
55Washington County60%
61Adams County50%
61Ashland County5-37.5%
61Athens County5-61.5%
61Brown County50%
61Champaign County5+400%
61Crawford County5-28.6%
61Jackson County5+66.7%
61Lawrence County5+25%
61Marion County5-61.5%
61Mercer County5+25%
61Pickaway County5-61.5%
61Shelby County5-37.5%
73Hocking County4+300%
73Holmes County4+33.3%
73Noble County4-20%
73Ottawa County4-42.9%
73Paulding County4+33.3%
73Perry County40%
73Seneca County4+33.3%
73Wyandot County4+33.3%
81Carroll County3-40%
81Clinton County3-75%
81Harrison County3-50%
81Pike County3-72.7%
81Putnam County3-40%
81Van Wert County3-25%
87Monroe County2-50%
88Guernsey County1-85.7%

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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/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.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, 2015. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Franklin County, with 85 in 2015, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Guernsey County, with 1 in 2015.

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