Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate

Morrow County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 88 counties in 2013, at 31.7 per 100,000 people. Putnam County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Ohio was 8.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest31.7Morrow County
Median11.288 counties
Ohio8.5History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County: 20 per 100,000 peopleAthens County: 11 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleClermont County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleColumbiana County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCuyahoga County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleDarke County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 13 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleGallia County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleGeauga County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 8 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleHighland County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleHocking County: 21 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleLicking County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleLorain County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleLucas County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleMahoning County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleMedina County: 1.1 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 21.9 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County: 31.3 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 8.4 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County: 24.9 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 28.5 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 7.4 per 100,000 peoplePreble County: 14.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleRoss County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleScioto County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleTrumbull County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleTuscarawas County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleVinton County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County: 4.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Morrow County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County31.7Paulding County: 31.3 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County31.3Hardin County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleHardin County28.6Pike County: 28.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County28.5Fulton County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County28.3Fayette County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleFayette County27.8Morgan County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County27.2Harrison County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County25.9Seneca County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County25.1Pickaway County: 24.9 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County24.9Van Wert County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County24.5Guernsey County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County22.7Vinton County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleVinton County22.7Ottawa County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County21.9Auglaize County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County21.7Meigs County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County21.5Jackson County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County21.3Hocking County: 21 per 100,000 peopleHocking County21Monroe County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County20.8Noble County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleNoble County20.6Ashtabula County: 20 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County20Mercer County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleMercer County17.1Marion County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County16.6Sandusky County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County16.6Brown County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County15.8Belmont County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County15.8Huron County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleHuron County15.3Champaign County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County15.2Union County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County14.7Wood County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWood County14.7Washington County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County14.7Preble County: 14.4 per 100,000 peoplePreble County14.4Carroll County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County14.2Crawford County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County14Holmes County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County13.7Logan County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County13.1Gallia County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleGallia County13.1Erie County: 13 per 100,000 peopleErie County13Ross County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleRoss County12.9Scioto County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleScioto County12.8Morrow County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County31.7Paulding County: 31.3 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County31.3Hardin County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleHardin County28.6Pike County: 28.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County28.5Fulton County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County28.3Fayette County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleFayette County27.8Morgan County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County27.2Harrison County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County25.9Seneca County: 25.1 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County25.1Pickaway County: 24.9 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County24.9Van Wert County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County24.5Guernsey County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County22.7Vinton County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleVinton County22.7Ottawa County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County21.9Auglaize County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County21.7Meigs County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County21.5Jackson County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County21.3Hocking County: 21 per 100,000 peopleHocking County21Monroe County: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County20.8Noble County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleNoble County20.6Ashtabula County: 20 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County20Mercer County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleMercer County17.1Marion County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleMarion County16.6Sandusky County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County16.6Brown County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County15.8Belmont County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County15.8Huron County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleHuron County15.3Champaign County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County15.2Union County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County14.7Wood County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWood County14.7Washington County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County14.7Preble County: 14.4 per 100,000 peoplePreble County14.4Carroll County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County14.2Crawford County: 14 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County14Holmes County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County13.7Logan County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County13.1Gallia County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleGallia County13.1Erie County: 13 per 100,000 peopleErie County13Ross County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleRoss County12.9Scioto County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleScioto County12.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1Morrow County31.7+11.5 pts
2Paulding County31.3+20.9 pts
3Hardin County28.6+19 pts
4Pike County28.5+3.7 pts
5Fulton County28.3-4.7 pts
6Fayette County27.8+13.9 pts
7Morgan County27.2+13.7 pts
8Harrison County25.9-31.9 pts
9Seneca County25.1+7.2 pts
10Pickaway County24.9+3.5 pts
11Van Wert County24.5+7.1 pts
12Guernsey County22.7+7.7 pts
13Vinton County22.7+7.5 pts
14Ottawa County21.9-2.3 pts
15Auglaize County21.7+4.3 pts
16Meigs County21.5+4.4 pts
17Jackson County21.3-3 pts
18Hocking County21+17.5 pts
19Monroe County20.80 pts
20Noble County20.6+13.7 pts
21Ashtabula County20+0.1 pts
22Mercer County17.1-22 pts
23Marion County16.6+6.1 pts
24Sandusky County16.6+6.7 pts
25Brown County15.8+4.6 pts
26Belmont County15.8+1.5 pts
27Huron County15.3+3.5 pts
28Champaign County15.2+0.1 pts
29Union County14.7+5.3 pts
30Wood County14.7-0.9 pts
31Washington County14.7+9.8 pts
32Preble County14.4-21.5 pts
33Carroll County14.2+3.7 pts
34Crawford County14+2.3 pts
35Holmes County13.7-2.5 pts
36Logan County13.1-4.4 pts
37Gallia County13.1+9.9 pts
38Erie County13-1.3 pts
39Ross County12.9-12.9 pts
40Scioto County12.8-7.5 pts
41Shelby County12.2-2 pts
42Highland County11.6-11.7 pts
43Darke County11.4-19 pts
44Lawrence County11.4-1.5 pts
45Athens County11+1.6 pts
46Williams County10.6-5.3 pts
47Mahoning County10.6+1.3 pts
48Geauga County10.6+6.3 pts
49Muskingum County10.5-5.8 pts
50Clermont County10.5-1.1 pts
51Columbiana County10.4-2.8 pts
52Defiance County10.3+0.1 pts
53Montgomery County10.3+2.4 pts
54Clark County10.2-3.6 pts
55Trumbull County10.1-5.7 pts
56Clinton County9.5-7.2 pts
57Wayne County9.5-2.6 pts
58Ashland County9.5-9.4 pts
59Madison County9.3-2.4 pts
60Miami County8.7-1 pts
61Tuscarawas County8.6-2.2 pts
62Perry County8.4-2.8 pts
63Licking County8.3+1.7 pts
64Hancock County8-0 pts
65Lucas County7.8-0.5 pts
66Warren County7.7-4.7 pts
67Portage County7.4-0.6 pts
68Richland County7.3-2.4 pts
69Adams County7.1-10.6 pts
70Henry County7.1-25 pts
71Stark County6.9-1.9 pts
72Allen County6.7+1 pts
73Franklin County6.2-1.1 pts
74Lake County6.1+1.3 pts
75Fairfield County6.1-2.8 pts
76Coshocton County5.4-19 pts
77Delaware County5.4-2.9 pts
78Summit County5.3-0 pts
79Butler County5.1-1.6 pts
80Knox County4.9-1.7 pts
81Hamilton County4.7-2.4 pts
82Lorain County4.6-5 pts
83Wyandot County4.4-26.6 pts
84Jefferson County4.4+2.9 pts
85Cuyahoga County4.4+0.6 pts
86Greene County2.4-8.5 pts
87Medina County1.1-4 pts
88Putnam County0-8.7 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).

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?

Morrow County, with 31.7 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Putnam County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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