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Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate, 2024

Morgan County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 88 counties in 2024, at 36.9 per 100,000 people. Fayette County had the lowest, at 3.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Ohio was 9.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest36.9Morgan County
Lowest3.5Fayette County
Median10.888 counties
Ohio9.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Morgan County: 36.9 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County36.9Morrow County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County36.2Henry County: 32.7 per 100,000 peopleHenry County32.7Fulton County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleFulton County30.9Perry County: 30.8 per 100,000 peoplePerry County30.8Guernsey County: 28.8 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County28.8Pickaway County: 25.7 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County25.7Hocking County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleHocking County25.5Vinton County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleVinton County23.9Seneca County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County23.8Mercer County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County23.4Ashtabula County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County21.7Noble County: 21 per 100,000 peopleNoble County21Shelby County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleShelby County18.8Hancock County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleHancock County18.7Meigs County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County18.6Champaign County: 18 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County18Williams County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County16.4Coshocton County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County16.2Muskingum County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County16.2Defiance County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County15.5Madison County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County15.4Adams County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleAdams County14.5Wood County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleWood County14.3Harrison County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County14.2Scioto County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleScioto County13.9Van Wert County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County13.8Highland County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleHighland County13.7Sandusky County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County13.6Erie County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleErie County13.5Ashland County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleAshland County13.4Clark County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County13.3Ross County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleRoss County13.2Auglaize County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County13.1Tuscarawas County: 13 per 100,000 peopleTuscarawas County13Richland County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleRichland County12.8Jefferson County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.5Marion County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County12.3Jackson County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County12.2Montgomery County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County12.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 100,000 people		Change on 2023
1Morgan County Estimated36.9+14.9 pts
2Morrow County Estimated36.2+22.1 pts
3Henry County Estimated32.7+14.5 pts
4Fulton County Estimated30.9+7.1 pts
5Perry County Estimated30.8+14 pts
6Guernsey County Estimated28.8+2.6 pts
7Pickaway County Estimated25.7+14.3 pts
8Hocking County Estimated25.5+3.8 pts
9Vinton County Estimated23.9-0.1 pts
10Seneca County Estimated23.8+12.8 pts
11Mercer County Estimated23.4+14 pts
12Ashtabula County Estimated21.7+2.1 pts
13Noble County Estimated21-13.8 pts
14Shelby County Estimated18.8+8.3 pts
15Hancock County Estimated18.7+8 pts
16Meigs County Estimated18.6+0.2 pts
17Champaign County Estimated18+5.1 pts
18Williams County Estimated16.4+2.7 pts
19Coshocton County Estimated16.2+2.7 pts
20Muskingum County Estimated16.2-2.4 pts
21Defiance County Estimated15.5+12.9 pts
22Madison County Estimated15.4-7 pts
23Adams County Estimated14.5+3.6 pts
24Wood County Estimated14.3-3 pts
25Harrison County Estimated14.2-21 pts
26Scioto County Estimated13.9+1.5 pts
27Van Wert County Estimated13.8+13.8 pts
28Highland County Estimated13.7-2.4 pts
29Sandusky County Estimated13.6-6.8 pts
30Erie County Estimated13.5-2.6 pts
31Ashland County Estimated13.4+3.8 pts
32Clark County Estimated13.3-0.8 pts
33Ross County Estimated13.2+4 pts
34Auglaize County Estimated13.1+8.7 pts
35Tuscarawas County Estimated13+6.5 pts
36Richland County Estimated12.8-0.8 pts
37Jefferson County Estimated12.5+11 pts
38Marion County Estimated12.3-4.7 pts
39Jackson County Estimated12.2+6.1 pts
40Montgomery County Estimated12.1+0.1 pts
41Carroll County Estimated11.3-11.1 pts
42Pike County Estimated11.1-18.6 pts
43Greene County Estimated11+8.1 pts
44Columbiana County Estimated110 pts
45Paulding County Estimated10.7-5.4 pts
46Geauga County Estimated10.5+5.2 pts
47Medina County Estimated10.3+4.3 pts
48Ottawa County Estimated10.1+2.5 pts
49Allen County Estimated9.9-0 pts
50Preble County Estimated9.8-24.7 pts
51Clinton County Estimated9.5-14.3 pts
52Cuyahoga County Estimated9.5+1.1 pts
53Wyandot County Estimated9.3-9.3 pts
54Licking County Estimated9.2-3.3 pts
55Trumbull County Estimated9-3 pts
56Holmes County Estimated9-0 pts
57Clermont County Estimated8.9-2 pts
58Butler County Estimated8.8+0.4 pts
59Logan County Estimated8.7-10.9 pts
60Wayne County Estimated8.6-11.1 pts
61Washington County Estimated8.6-5.1 pts
62Delaware County Estimated8.4+1.5 pts
63Lucas County Estimated8.2-4 pts
64Lorain County Estimated8.1+1.5 pts
65Mahoning County Estimated8+3.5 pts
66Athens County Estimated7.9-8 pts
67Darke County Estimated7.8-11.7 pts
68Fairfield County Estimated7.7-1.3 pts
69Monroe County Estimated7.7+0.1 pts
70Hamilton County Estimated7.5-2.1 pts
71Stark County Estimated7.5+2.1 pts
72Portage County Estimated7.3-4.9 pts
73Lawrence County Estimated7.2+3.6 pts
74Union County Estimated7-4.5 pts
75Gallia County Estimated6.9-20.7 pts
76Huron County Estimated6.9-12 pts
77Summit County Estimated6.9-1.7 pts
78Brown County Estimated6.8-9.2 pts
79Hardin County Estimated6.6-16.4 pts
80Franklin County Estimated6.6-3.1 pts
81Belmont County Estimated6.2+1.6 pts
82Putnam County Estimated5.8+5.8 pts
83Miami County Estimated5.4-8.2 pts
84Crawford County Estimated4.8-9.6 pts
85Lake County Estimated4.7+0.4 pts
86Knox County Estimated4.7-6.4 pts
87Warren County Estimated4.3-4.8 pts
88Fayette County Estimated3.5-34.7 pts

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Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate).

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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Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate, 2024) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate, 2024. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Morgan County, with 36.9 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Fayette County, with 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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