Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities

Franklin County had the highest traffic fatalities of 88 counties in 2018, at 90. Monroe County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 8 and the figure for Ohio was 1,068. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Median888 counties
Ohio1,068History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 5 countAllen County: 12 countAshland County: 8 countAshtabula County: 22 countAthens County: 12 countAuglaize County: 7 countBelmont County: 5 countBrown County: 7 countButler County: 30 countCarroll County: 3 countChampaign County: 5 countClark County: 17 countClermont County: 16 countClinton County: 7 countColumbiana County: 6 countCoshocton County: 3 countCrawford County: 7 countCuyahoga County: 63 countDarke County: 6 countDefiance County: 4 countDelaware County: 15 countErie County: 6 countFairfield County: 15 countFayette County: 6 countFranklin County: 90 countFulton County: 6 countGallia County: 6 countGeauga County: 7 countGreene County: 7 countGuernsey County: 5 countHamilton County: 51 countHancock County: 11 countHardin County: 6 countHarrison County: 9 countHenry County: 10 countHighland County: 7 countHocking County: 6 countHolmes County: 2 countHuron County: 7 countJackson County: 7 countJefferson County: 4 countKnox County: 13 countLake County: 13 countLawrence County: 4 countLicking County: 21 countLogan County: 12 countLorain County: 21 countLucas County: 35 countMadison County: 9 countMahoning County: 19 countMarion County: 13 countMedina County: 8 countMeigs County: 8 countMercer County: 2 countMiami County: 11 countMonroe County: 0 countMontgomery County: 47 countMorgan County: 2 countMorrow County: 4 countMuskingum County: 11 countNoble County: 3 countOttawa County: 6 countPaulding County: 3 countPerry County: 5 countPickaway County: 10 countPike County: 8 countPortage County: 7 countPreble County: 6 countPutnam County: 3 countRichland County: 8 countRoss County: 20 countSandusky County: 11 countScioto County: 12 countSeneca County: 4 countShelby County: 8 countStark County: 39 countSummit County: 34 countTrumbull County: 12 countTuscarawas County: 12 countUnion County: 7 countVan Wert County: 4 countVinton County: 2 countWarren County: 18 countWashington County: 7 countWayne County: 9 countWilliams County: 9 countWood County: 18 countWyandot County: 2 count
  • Under 4
  • 4 to 6
  • 6 to 8
  • 8 to 11
  • 11 to 18
  • 18 and over
count, 2018. 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, 2018

Franklin County: 90 countFranklin County90Cuyahoga County: 63 countCuyahoga County63Hamilton County: 51 countHamilton County51Montgomery County: 47 countMontgomery County47Stark County: 39 countStark County39Lucas County: 35 countLucas County35Summit County: 34 countSummit County34Butler County: 30 countButler County30Ashtabula County: 22 countAshtabula County22Licking County: 21 countLicking County21Lorain County: 21 countLorain County21Ross County: 20 countRoss County20Mahoning County: 19 countMahoning County19Warren County: 18 countWarren County18Wood County: 18 countWood County18Clark County: 17 countClark County17Clermont County: 16 countClermont County16Delaware County: 15 countDelaware County15Fairfield County: 15 countFairfield County15Knox County: 13 countKnox County13Lake County: 13 countLake County13Marion County: 13 countMarion County13Allen County: 12 countAllen County12Athens County: 12 countAthens County12Logan County: 12 countLogan County12Scioto County: 12 countScioto County12Trumbull County: 12 countTrumbull County12Tuscarawas County: 12 countTuscarawas County12Hancock County: 11 countHancock County11Miami County: 11 countMiami County11Muskingum County: 11 countMuskingum County11Sandusky County: 11 countSandusky County11Henry County: 10 countHenry County10Pickaway County: 10 countPickaway County10Harrison County: 9 countHarrison County9Madison County: 9 countMadison County9Wayne County: 9 countWayne County9Williams County: 9 countWilliams County9Ashland County: 8 countAshland County8Medina County: 8 countMedina County8Franklin County: 90 countFranklin County90Cuyahoga County: 63 countCuyahoga County63Hamilton County: 51 countHamilton County51Montgomery County: 47 countMontgomery County47Stark County: 39 countStark County39Lucas County: 35 countLucas County35Summit County: 34 countSummit County34Butler County: 30 countButler County30Ashtabula County: 22 countAshtabula County22Licking County: 21 countLicking County21Lorain County: 21 countLorain County21Ross County: 20 countRoss County20Mahoning County: 19 countMahoning County19Warren County: 18 countWarren County18Wood County: 18 countWood County18Clark County: 17 countClark County17Clermont County: 16 countClermont County16Delaware County: 15 countDelaware County15Fairfield County: 15 countFairfield County15Knox County: 13 countKnox County13Lake County: 13 countLake County13Marion County: 13 countMarion County13Allen County: 12 countAllen County12Athens County: 12 countAthens County12Logan County: 12 countLogan County12Scioto County: 12 countScioto County12Trumbull County: 12 countTrumbull County12Tuscarawas County: 12 countTuscarawas County12Hancock County: 11 countHancock County11Miami County: 11 countMiami County11Muskingum County: 11 countMuskingum County11Sandusky County: 11 countSandusky County11Henry County: 10 countHenry County10Pickaway County: 10 countPickaway County10Harrison County: 9 countHarrison County9Madison County: 9 countMadison County9Wayne County: 9 countWayne County9Williams County: 9 countWilliams County9Ashland County: 8 countAshland County8Medina County: 8 countMedina 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

RankCounties2018
count
Change on 2017
1Franklin County90+2.3%
2Cuyahoga County63-33.7%
3Hamilton County51-12.1%
4Montgomery County47-4.1%
5Stark County39+18.2%
6Lucas County35-28.6%
7Summit County34-27.7%
8Butler County30-3.2%
9Ashtabula County22+29.4%
10Licking County21-30%
10Lorain County21-36.4%
12Ross County20+185.7%
13Mahoning County190%
14Warren County18+20%
14Wood County18+12.5%
16Clark County170%
17Clermont County16+45.5%
18Delaware County15+7.1%
18Fairfield County15+7.1%
20Knox County13+116.7%
20Lake County13+44.4%
20Marion County13+8.3%
23Allen County12+9.1%
23Athens County12+1,100%
23Logan County12+33.3%
23Scioto County12+50%
23Trumbull County120%
23Tuscarawas County12-40%
29Hancock County11+175%
29Miami County11-15.4%
29Muskingum County11+22.2%
29Sandusky County110%
33Henry County100%
33Pickaway County100%
35Harrison County9+125%
35Madison County9-10%
35Wayne County9-55%
35Williams County9+125%
39Ashland County8-11.1%
39Medina County8-55.6%
39Meigs County8+100%
39Pike County80%
39Richland County8-20%
39Shelby County8-27.3%
45Auglaize County7+75%
45Brown County70%
45Clinton County7-30%
45Crawford County7+133.3%
45Geauga County7-36.4%
45Greene County7-68.2%
45Highland County7+75%
45Huron County7+16.7%
45Jackson County7-30%
45Portage County7-22.2%
45Union County7+75%
45Washington County7-46.2%
57Columbiana County6+20%
57Darke County6+50%
57Erie County6-25%
57Fayette County6-14.3%
57Fulton County6-33.3%
57Gallia County60%
57Hardin County60%
57Hocking County60%
57Ottawa County60%
57Preble County6-62.5%
67Adams County5+25%
67Belmont County5-50%
67Champaign County5-16.7%
67Guernsey County5-50%
67Perry County5+150%
72Defiance County4-55.6%
72Jefferson County40%
72Lawrence County40%
72Morrow County4-66.7%
72Seneca County4-63.6%
72Van Wert County40%
78Carroll County3-40%
78Coshocton County3-50%
78Noble County3n/a
78Paulding County3+50%
78Putnam County30%
83Holmes County2-60%
83Mercer County2-71.4%
83Morgan County2-50%
83Vinton County2-33.3%
83Wyandot County2-33.3%
88Monroe County0-100%

Other periods

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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip

MLA 9

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, 2018. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{national_counties_in_ohio_by_2018,
  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  title = {{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, 2018}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
TI  - 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, 2018
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/24
PB  - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2018
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/ohio-counties?period=2018.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  - 
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Ohio by traffic fatalities using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"traffic_fatalities","level":"province","within":"Ohio","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=traffic_fatalities&level=province&within=Ohio&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Franklin County, with 90 in 2018, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Monroe County, with 0 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 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.

Traffic fatalities: other rankings

Counties in Ohio: more rankings