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Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate

Vinton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 88 counties in 2015, at 53.9 per 100,000 people. Guernsey County had the lowest, at 2.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Ohio was 9.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest53.9Vinton County
Lowest2.6Guernsey County
Median11.688 counties
Ohio9.5History

Top 40 counties, 2015

Vinton County: 53.9 per 100,000 peopleVinton County53.9Morgan County: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County41.5Henry County: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleHenry County35.9Morrow County: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County34.6Fayette County: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County31.2Noble County: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleNoble County27.9Meigs County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County26.2Fulton County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County25.8Darke County: 24.8 per 100,000 peopleDarke County24.8Preble County: 24.2 per 100,000 peoplePreble County24.2Williams County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County24.1Wood County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleWood County23.1Paulding County: 21 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County21Gallia County: 20 per 100,000 peopleGallia County20Harrison County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County19.9Logan County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County19.7Hardin County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleHardin County19.2Coshocton County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County19.1Madison County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County18.3Ashtabula County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County18.2Defiance County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County18.1Wyandot County: 18 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County18Adams County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County17.9Clark County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County17.5Auglaize County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County17.3Huron County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleHuron County17.1Scioto County: 16.9 per 100,000 peopleScioto County16.9Sandusky County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County16.7Highland County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleHighland County16.3Jefferson County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County16.3Union County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleUnion County16.1Jackson County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County15.3Belmont County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County14.5Erie County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleErie County14.4Monroe County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County14.1Hocking County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleHocking County14.1Richland County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleRichland County13.7Licking County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleLicking County13.4Hancock County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County13.3Portage County: 12.9 per 100,000 peoplePortage County12.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Vinton County53.9+0.6 pts
2Morgan County41.5+41.5 pts
3Henry County35.9+28.7 pts
4Morrow County34.6+20.2 pts
5Fayette County31.2+6.9 pts
6Noble County27.9-6.8 pts
7Meigs County26.2+13.2 pts
8Fulton County25.80 pts
9Darke County24.8+11.5 pts
10Preble County24.2+12.1 pts
11Williams County24.1+8.1 pts
12Wood County23.1+11.5 pts
13Paulding County21+5.3 pts
14Gallia County20+16.7 pts
15Harrison County19.9-19.4 pts
16Logan County19.7+2.2 pts
17Hardin County19.2+9.7 pts
18Coshocton County19.1-0 pts
19Madison County18.3-2.3 pts
20Ashtabula County18.2+9.2 pts
21Defiance County18.1-2.5 pts
22Wyandot County18+4.5 pts
23Adams County17.9+0.1 pts
24Clark County17.5+5.9 pts
25Auglaize County17.3+2.1 pts
26Huron County17.1+6.9 pts
27Scioto County16.9+5.3 pts
28Sandusky County16.7-1.6 pts
29Highland County16.3+9.3 pts
30Jefferson County16.3+7.4 pts
31Union County16.1+5.2 pts
32Jackson County15.3+6.2 pts
33Belmont County14.5+5.8 pts
34Erie County14.4+7.9 pts
35Monroe County14.1-13.9 pts
36Hocking County14.1+10.6 pts
37Richland County13.7+4 pts
38Licking County13.4+2.3 pts
39Hancock County13.3+2.6 pts
40Portage County12.9+8 pts
41Champaign County12.9+10.3 pts
42Mercer County12.1+2.4 pts
43Wayne County12-3.5 pts
44Crawford County11.7-4.7 pts
45Muskingum County11.6-3.5 pts
46Brown County11.4+0.1 pts
47Perry County11.20 pts
48Lorain County11.1+7.8 pts
49Carroll County10.9-7 pts
50Pike County10.8-28.6 pts
51Geauga County10.5-4.2 pts
52Miami County10.5+0.9 pts
53Montgomery County10.5+2.6 pts
54Van Wert County10.4-3.5 pts
55Shelby County10.2-6.1 pts
56Washington County9.80 pts
57Ottawa County9.8-7.3 pts
58Knox County9.8-0 pts
59Ashland County9.5-5.7 pts
60Mahoning County9.4+1.8 pts
61Fairfield County9.3-1.4 pts
62Holmes County9.1+2.3 pts
63Ross County9-2.6 pts
64Pickaway County8.8-14.2 pts
65Trumbull County8.7+2.9 pts
66Putnam County8.7-5.8 pts
67Lawrence County8.3+1.7 pts
68Clermont County7.9-5 pts
69Lucas County7.8-1.6 pts
70Athens County7.8-12.7 pts
71Allen County7.7-0.9 pts
72Butler County7.7-0.1 pts
73Columbiana County7.6-11.3 pts
74Marion County7.6-12.1 pts
75Tuscarawas County7.5-1.1 pts
76Seneca County7.2+1.8 pts
77Clinton County7.2-21.5 pts
78Franklin County6.8+0.8 pts
79Delaware County6.7+0.4 pts
80Warren County6.6+2.1 pts
81Hamilton County6.6+0.6 pts
82Medina County6.2-2.3 pts
83Lake County6.1+1.7 pts
84Cuyahoga County5.9+2.3 pts
85Stark County5-6.6 pts
86Greene County4.9+1.8 pts
87Summit County4.6-1.3 pts
88Guernsey County2.6-15.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate, 2015. 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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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Vinton County, with 53.9 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Guernsey County, with 2.6 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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