Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate

Vinton County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 88 counties in 2016, at 46.5 per 100,000 people. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 1.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for Ohio was 9.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest46.5Vinton County
Median11.688 counties
Ohio9.7History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 18 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleAthens County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 6 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleClermont County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbiana County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County: 30 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleCuyahoga County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleDarke County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleGallia County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleGeauga County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 18 per 100,000 peopleHighland County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHocking County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 1.5 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 5 per 100,000 peopleLicking County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleLorain County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleLucas County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleMahoning County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleMedina County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County: 7 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 14 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 14.8 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County: 31.7 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County: 22.6 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 10.8 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 8.6 per 100,000 peoplePreble County: 19.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleRoss County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleScioto County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleTrumbull County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleTuscarawas County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleVinton County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 10 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County: 9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Vinton County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleVinton County46.5Morgan County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County41.7Harrison County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County33.6Paulding County: 31.7 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County31.7Fayette County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County31.1Coshocton County: 30 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County30Morrow County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County28.9Champaign County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County28.5Williams County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County26.8Ross County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleRoss County25.9Fulton County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleFulton County25.7Hancock County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleHancock County23.9Guernsey County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County23.1Pickaway County: 22.6 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County22.6Meigs County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County21.9Monroe County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County21.5Jackson County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County21.4Highland County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHighland County20.9Sandusky County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County20.1Preble County: 19.4 per 100,000 peoplePreble County19.4Henry County: 18 per 100,000 peopleHenry County18Adams County: 18 per 100,000 peopleAdams County18Van Wert County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County17.4Geauga County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleGeauga County16.8Shelby County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleShelby County16.4Ashtabula County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County16.2Defiance County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County15.6Huron County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleHuron County15.3Ottawa County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County14.8Carroll County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County14.5Erie County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleErie County14.5Scioto County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleScioto County14.5Hocking County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleHocking County14.1Perry County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County14.1Noble County: 14 per 100,000 peopleNoble County14Allen County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleAllen County13.5Darke County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleDarke County13.4Miami County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleMiami County13.3Knox County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleKnox County13.1Hardin County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHardin County12.9Vinton County: 46.5 per 100,000 peopleVinton County46.5Morgan County: 41.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County41.7Harrison County: 33.6 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County33.6Paulding County: 31.7 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County31.7Fayette County: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County31.1Coshocton County: 30 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County30Morrow County: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County28.9Champaign County: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County28.5Williams County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County26.8Ross County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleRoss County25.9Fulton County: 25.7 per 100,000 peopleFulton County25.7Hancock County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleHancock County23.9Guernsey County: 23.1 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County23.1Pickaway County: 22.6 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County22.6Meigs County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County21.9Monroe County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County21.5Jackson County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County21.4Highland County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHighland County20.9Sandusky County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County20.1Preble County: 19.4 per 100,000 peoplePreble County19.4Henry County: 18 per 100,000 peopleHenry County18Adams County: 18 per 100,000 peopleAdams County18Van Wert County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County17.4Geauga County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleGeauga County16.8Shelby County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleShelby County16.4Ashtabula County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County16.2Defiance County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County15.6Huron County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleHuron County15.3Ottawa County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County14.8Carroll County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County14.5Erie County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleErie County14.5Scioto County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleScioto County14.5Hocking County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleHocking County14.1Perry County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County14.1Noble County: 14 per 100,000 peopleNoble County14Allen County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleAllen County13.5Darke County: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleDarke County13.4Miami County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleMiami County13.3Knox County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleKnox County13.1Hardin County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHardin County12.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
per 100,000 people
Change on 2015
1Vinton County46.5-7.4 pts
2Morgan County41.7+0.1 pts
3Harrison County33.6+13.7 pts
4Paulding County31.7+10.7 pts
5Fayette County31.1-0.1 pts
6Coshocton County30+10.8 pts
7Morrow County28.9-5.7 pts
8Champaign County28.5+15.6 pts
9Williams County26.8+2.7 pts
10Ross County25.9+16.8 pts
11Fulton County25.7-0.1 pts
12Hancock County23.9+10.6 pts
13Guernsey County23.1+20.5 pts
14Pickaway County22.6+13.8 pts
15Meigs County21.9-4.3 pts
16Monroe County21.5+7.4 pts
17Jackson County21.4+6.1 pts
18Highland County20.9+4.6 pts
19Sandusky County20.1+3.4 pts
20Preble County19.4-4.8 pts
21Henry County18-17.8 pts
22Adams County18+0.1 pts
23Van Wert County17.4+7 pts
24Geauga County16.8+6.3 pts
25Shelby County16.4+6.2 pts
26Ashtabula County16.2-2 pts
27Defiance County15.6-2.5 pts
28Huron County15.3-1.7 pts
29Ottawa County14.8+5 pts
30Carroll County14.5+3.7 pts
31Erie County14.50 pts
32Scioto County14.5-2.5 pts
33Hocking County14.1+0.1 pts
34Perry County14.1+2.8 pts
35Noble County14-13.9 pts
36Allen County13.5+5.8 pts
37Darke County13.4-11.4 pts
38Miami County13.3+2.8 pts
39Knox County13.1+3.3 pts
40Hardin County12.9-6.3 pts
41Lorain County12.4+1.3 pts
42Marion County12.2+4.6 pts
43Madison County11.7-6.6 pts
44Delaware County11.6+4.9 pts
45Licking County11.6-1.9 pts
46Washington County11.5+1.7 pts
47Brown County11.40 pts
48Ashland County11.3+1.9 pts
49Montgomery County11.2+0.7 pts
50Wayne County11.1-0.9 pts
51Pike County10.80 pts
52Union County10.4-5.6 pts
53Wood County10-13.1 pts
54Mercer County9.6-2.5 pts
55Athens County9.3+1.5 pts
56Clermont County9.3+1.4 pts
57Holmes County9.10 pts
58Mahoning County9.1-0.4 pts
59Wyandot County9-8.9 pts
60Clark County8.8-8.7 pts
61Putnam County8.7-0 pts
62Auglaize County8.7-8.7 pts
63Portage County8.6-4.3 pts
64Stark County8.5+3.5 pts
65Lucas County8.1+0.2 pts
66Fairfield County7.9-1.4 pts
67Columbiana County7.7+0.1 pts
68Hamilton County7.6+1 pts
68Summit County7.6+3 pts
70Franklin County7.4+0.6 pts
71Clinton County7.2-0 pts
72Warren County7+0.3 pts
73Muskingum County7-4.6 pts
74Trumbull County6.8-1.9 pts
75Gallia County6.7-13.3 pts
76Greene County6.7+1.8 pts
77Logan County6.6-13.1 pts
78Cuyahoga County6.4+0.6 pts
79Tuscarawas County6.4-1.1 pts
80Butler County6-1.6 pts
81Belmont County5.8-8.6 pts
82Seneca County5.4-1.8 pts
83Lawrence County5-3.3 pts
84Richland County4.8-8.9 pts
85Lake County4.8-1.3 pts
86Medina County4.5-1.7 pts
87Crawford County2.4-9.4 pts
88Jefferson County1.5-14.8 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Vinton County, with 46.5 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Jefferson County, with 1.5 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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