Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities

Cuyahoga County had the highest traffic fatalities of 88 counties in 2017, at 95. Noble County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9 and the figure for Ohio was 1,179. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 4 countAllen County: 11 countAshland County: 9 countAshtabula County: 17 countAthens County: 1 countAuglaize County: 4 countBelmont County: 10 countBrown County: 7 countButler County: 31 countCarroll County: 5 countChampaign County: 6 countClark County: 17 countClermont County: 11 countClinton County: 10 countColumbiana County: 5 countCoshocton County: 6 countCrawford County: 3 countCuyahoga County: 95 countDarke County: 4 countDefiance County: 9 countDelaware County: 14 countErie County: 8 countFairfield County: 14 countFayette County: 7 countFranklin County: 88 countFulton County: 9 countGallia County: 6 countGeauga County: 11 countGreene County: 22 countGuernsey County: 10 countHamilton County: 58 countHancock County: 4 countHardin County: 6 countHarrison County: 4 countHenry County: 10 countHighland County: 4 countHocking County: 6 countHolmes County: 5 countHuron County: 6 countJackson County: 10 countJefferson County: 4 countKnox County: 6 countLake County: 9 countLawrence County: 4 countLicking County: 30 countLogan County: 9 countLorain County: 33 countLucas County: 49 countMadison County: 10 countMahoning County: 19 countMarion County: 12 countMedina County: 18 countMeigs County: 4 countMercer County: 7 countMiami County: 13 countMonroe County: 3 countMontgomery County: 49 countMorgan County: 4 countMorrow County: 12 countMuskingum County: 9 countNoble County: 0 countOttawa County: 6 countPaulding County: 2 countPerry County: 2 countPickaway County: 10 countPike County: 8 countPortage County: 9 countPreble County: 16 countPutnam County: 3 countRichland County: 10 countRoss County: 7 countSandusky County: 11 countScioto County: 8 countSeneca County: 11 countShelby County: 11 countStark County: 33 countSummit County: 47 countTrumbull County: 12 countTuscarawas County: 20 countUnion County: 4 countVan Wert County: 4 countVinton County: 3 countWarren County: 15 countWashington County: 13 countWayne County: 20 countWilliams County: 4 countWood County: 16 countWyandot County: 3 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Cuyahoga County: 95 countCuyahoga County95Franklin County: 88 countFranklin County88Hamilton County: 58 countHamilton County58Lucas County: 49 countLucas County49Montgomery County: 49 countMontgomery County49Summit County: 47 countSummit County47Lorain County: 33 countLorain County33Stark County: 33 countStark County33Butler County: 31 countButler County31Licking County: 30 countLicking County30Greene County: 22 countGreene County22Tuscarawas County: 20 countTuscarawas County20Wayne County: 20 countWayne County20Mahoning County: 19 countMahoning County19Medina County: 18 countMedina County18Ashtabula County: 17 countAshtabula County17Clark County: 17 countClark County17Preble County: 16 countPreble County16Wood County: 16 countWood County16Warren County: 15 countWarren County15Delaware County: 14 countDelaware County14Fairfield County: 14 countFairfield County14Miami County: 13 countMiami County13Washington County: 13 countWashington County13Marion County: 12 countMarion County12Morrow County: 12 countMorrow County12Trumbull County: 12 countTrumbull County12Allen County: 11 countAllen County11Clermont County: 11 countClermont County11Geauga County: 11 countGeauga County11Sandusky County: 11 countSandusky County11Seneca County: 11 countSeneca County11Shelby County: 11 countShelby County11Belmont County: 10 countBelmont County10Clinton County: 10 countClinton County10Guernsey County: 10 countGuernsey County10Henry County: 10 countHenry County10Jackson County: 10 countJackson County10Madison County: 10 countMadison County10Pickaway County: 10 countPickaway County10Cuyahoga County: 95 countCuyahoga County95Franklin County: 88 countFranklin County88Hamilton County: 58 countHamilton County58Lucas County: 49 countLucas County49Montgomery County: 49 countMontgomery County49Summit County: 47 countSummit County47Lorain County: 33 countLorain County33Stark County: 33 countStark County33Butler County: 31 countButler County31Licking County: 30 countLicking County30Greene County: 22 countGreene County22Tuscarawas County: 20 countTuscarawas County20Wayne County: 20 countWayne County20Mahoning County: 19 countMahoning County19Medina County: 18 countMedina County18Ashtabula County: 17 countAshtabula County17Clark County: 17 countClark County17Preble County: 16 countPreble County16Wood County: 16 countWood County16Warren County: 15 countWarren County15Delaware County: 14 countDelaware County14Fairfield County: 14 countFairfield County14Miami County: 13 countMiami County13Washington County: 13 countWashington County13Marion County: 12 countMarion County12Morrow County: 12 countMorrow County12Trumbull County: 12 countTrumbull County12Allen County: 11 countAllen County11Clermont County: 11 countClermont County11Geauga County: 11 countGeauga County11Sandusky County: 11 countSandusky County11Seneca County: 11 countSeneca County11Shelby County: 11 countShelby County11Belmont County: 10 countBelmont County10Clinton County: 10 countClinton County10Guernsey County: 10 countGuernsey County10Henry County: 10 countHenry County10Jackson County: 10 countJackson County10Madison County: 10 countMadison County10Pickaway County: 10 countPickaway 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

RankCounties2017
count
Change on 2016
1Cuyahoga County95+15.9%
2Franklin County88-6.4%
3Hamilton County58-6.5%
4Lucas County49+40%
4Montgomery County49-18.3%
6Summit County47+14.6%
7Lorain County33-13.2%
7Stark County33+3.1%
9Butler County31+34.8%
10Licking County30+50%
11Greene County22+100%
12Tuscarawas County20+233.3%
12Wayne County20+53.8%
14Mahoning County19-9.5%
15Medina County18+125%
16Ashtabula County17+6.3%
16Clark County17+41.7%
18Preble County16+100%
18Wood County16+23.1%
20Warren County15-6.3%
21Delaware County14-39.1%
21Fairfield County14+16.7%
23Miami County13-7.1%
23Washington County13+85.7%
25Marion County12+50%
25Morrow County12+20%
25Trumbull County12-14.3%
28Allen County11-21.4%
28Clermont County11-42.1%
28Geauga County11-31.3%
28Sandusky County11-8.3%
28Seneca County11+266.7%
28Shelby County11+37.5%
34Belmont County10+150%
34Clinton County10+233.3%
34Guernsey County10+11.1%
34Henry County10+100%
34Jackson County10+42.9%
34Madison County10+100%
34Pickaway County10-23.1%
34Richland County10+66.7%
42Ashland County9+50%
42Defiance County9+50%
42Fulton County9-18.2%
42Lake County9-18.2%
42Logan County9+200%
42Muskingum County9+50%
42Portage County9-35.7%
49Erie County8-27.3%
49Pike County8+166.7%
49Scioto County8-27.3%
52Brown County7+40%
52Fayette County7-22.2%
52Mercer County7+75%
52Ross County7-65%
56Champaign County6-45.5%
56Coshocton County6-45.5%
56Gallia County6+200%
56Hardin County6+50%
56Hocking County6+50%
56Huron County6-33.3%
56Knox County6-25%
56Ottawa County60%
64Carroll County5+25%
64Columbiana County5-37.5%
64Holmes County5+25%
67Adams County4-20%
67Auglaize County40%
67Darke County4-42.9%
67Hancock County4-77.8%
67Harrison County4-20%
67Highland County4-55.6%
67Jefferson County4+300%
67Lawrence County4+33.3%
67Meigs County4-20%
67Morgan County4-33.3%
67Union County4-33.3%
67Van Wert County4-20%
67Williams County4-60%
80Crawford County3+200%
80Monroe County30%
80Putnam County30%
80Vinton County3-50%
80Wyandot County3+50%
85Paulding County2-66.7%
85Perry County2-60%
87Athens County1-83.3%
88Noble 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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2017. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Cuyahoga County, with 95 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Noble County, with 0 in 2017.

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