Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate

Preble County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 88 counties in 2017, at 38.8 per 100,000 people. Noble County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Ohio was 10 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest38.8Preble County
Median12.288 counties
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Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 17 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleAthens County: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 16 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleClermont County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbiana County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleCuyahoga County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleDarke County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 21 per 100,000 peopleGallia County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleGeauga County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 7 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 27 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleHighland County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleHocking County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 6 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleLicking County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLorain County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleLucas County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 23 per 100,000 peopleMahoning County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMedina County: 10 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 0 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 14.8 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County: 10.6 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 5.6 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County: 17.3 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 29 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 5.6 per 100,000 peoplePreble County: 38.8 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleRoss County: 9 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleScioto County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleTrumbull County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleTuscarawas County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleVinton County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County: 13.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Preble County: 38.8 per 100,000 peoplePreble County38.8Henry County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleHenry County36.1Morrow County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County34.7Jackson County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County30.7Pike County: 29 per 100,000 peoplePike County29Morgan County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County28.1Harrison County: 27 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County27Guernsey County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County25.8Fayette County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County24.2Clinton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleClinton County23.8Defiance County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County23.4Vinton County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleVinton County23.2Madison County: 23 per 100,000 peopleMadison County23Shelby County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleShelby County22.6Monroe County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County21.8Washington County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County21.5Tuscarawas County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleTuscarawas County21.4Hocking County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHocking County21.2Fulton County: 21 per 100,000 peopleFulton County21Gallia County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleGallia County20.2Seneca County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County19.9Logan County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County19.7Hardin County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleHardin County19.5Sandusky County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County18.5Carroll County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County18.4Marion County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County18.3Meigs County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County17.6Pickaway County: 17.3 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County17.3Ashtabula County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County17.3Licking County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleLicking County17.2Wayne County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County17.1Ashland County: 17 per 100,000 peopleAshland County17Mercer County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleMercer County16.7Coshocton County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County16.4Brown County: 16 per 100,000 peopleBrown County16Champaign County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County15.5Ottawa County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County14.8Belmont County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County14.6Adams County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleAdams County14.5Van Wert County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County13.9Preble County: 38.8 per 100,000 peoplePreble County38.8Henry County: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleHenry County36.1Morrow County: 34.7 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County34.7Jackson County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County30.7Pike County: 29 per 100,000 peoplePike County29Morgan County: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County28.1Harrison County: 27 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County27Guernsey County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County25.8Fayette County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County24.2Clinton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleClinton County23.8Defiance County: 23.4 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County23.4Vinton County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleVinton County23.2Madison County: 23 per 100,000 peopleMadison County23Shelby County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleShelby County22.6Monroe County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County21.8Washington County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleWashington County21.5Tuscarawas County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleTuscarawas County21.4Hocking County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHocking County21.2Fulton County: 21 per 100,000 peopleFulton County21Gallia County: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleGallia County20.2Seneca County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County19.9Logan County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLogan County19.7Hardin County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleHardin County19.5Sandusky County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County18.5Carroll County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County18.4Marion County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County18.3Meigs County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County17.6Pickaway County: 17.3 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County17.3Ashtabula County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County17.3Licking County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleLicking County17.2Wayne County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleWayne County17.1Ashland County: 17 per 100,000 peopleAshland County17Mercer County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleMercer County16.7Coshocton County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County16.4Brown County: 16 per 100,000 peopleBrown County16Champaign County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County15.5Ottawa County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County14.8Belmont County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County14.6Adams County: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleAdams County14.5Van Wert County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County13.9
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
per 100,000 people
Change on 2016
1Preble County38.8+19.4 pts
2Henry County36.1+18 pts
3Morrow County34.7+5.8 pts
4Jackson County30.7+9.3 pts
5Pike County29+18.1 pts
6Morgan County28.1-13.6 pts
7Harrison County27-6.6 pts
8Guernsey County25.8+2.7 pts
9Fayette County24.2-6.9 pts
10Clinton County23.8+16.6 pts
11Defiance County23.4+7.8 pts
12Vinton County23.2-23.3 pts
13Madison County23+11.3 pts
14Shelby County22.6+6.2 pts
15Monroe County21.8+0.3 pts
16Washington County21.5+9.9 pts
17Tuscarawas County21.4+15 pts
18Hocking County21.2+7 pts
19Fulton County21-4.7 pts
20Gallia County20.2+13.5 pts
21Seneca County19.9+14.5 pts
22Logan County19.7+13.1 pts
23Hardin County19.5+6.5 pts
24Sandusky County18.5-1.6 pts
25Carroll County18.4+3.9 pts
26Marion County18.3+6.2 pts
27Meigs County17.6-4.3 pts
28Pickaway County17.3-5.3 pts
29Ashtabula County17.3+1.1 pts
30Licking County17.2+5.6 pts
31Wayne County17.1+6 pts
32Ashland County17+5.6 pts
33Mercer County16.7+7.1 pts
34Coshocton County16.4-13.6 pts
35Brown County16+4.6 pts
36Champaign County15.5-13 pts
37Ottawa County14.8-0 pts
38Belmont County14.6+8.8 pts
39Adams County14.5-3.6 pts
40Van Wert County13.9-3.6 pts
41Wyandot County13.5+4.5 pts
42Greene County13.3+6.6 pts
43Clark County12.5+3.7 pts
44Miami County12.2-1 pts
45Wood County12.2+2.2 pts
46Geauga County11.5-5.3 pts
47Holmes County11.3+2.3 pts
48Lucas County11.3+3.3 pts
49Williams County10.8-16.1 pts
50Lorain County10.7-1.7 pts
51Allen County10.7-2.8 pts
52Scioto County10.6-3.9 pts
53Paulding County10.6-21.1 pts
54Erie County10.5-3.9 pts
55Muskingum County10.4+3.5 pts
56Huron County10.2-5.1 pts
57Medina County10+5.5 pts
58Knox County9.7-3.3 pts
59Highland County9.3-11.6 pts
60Montgomery County9.1-2.1 pts
61Fairfield County9.1+1.2 pts
62Ross County9-16.9 pts
63Stark County8.8+0.3 pts
64Putnam County8.70 pts
65Summit County8.7+1.1 pts
66Auglaize County8.6-0 pts
67Mahoning County8.2-0.8 pts
68Richland County8.1+3.3 pts
69Butler County8.1+2 pts
70Darke County7.7-5.8 pts
71Cuyahoga County7.5+1 pts
72Crawford County7.1+4.8 pts
73Hamilton County7-0.5 pts
74Delaware County6.9-4.7 pts
75Franklin County6.8-0.6 pts
76Union County6.8-3.7 pts
77Lawrence County6.7+1.7 pts
78Warren County6.4-0.5 pts
79Jefferson County6+4.5 pts
80Trumbull County5.9-0.9 pts
81Perry County5.6-8.4 pts
82Portage County5.6-3.1 pts
83Clermont County5.4-4 pts
84Hancock County5.3-18.6 pts
85Columbiana County4.8-2.8 pts
86Lake County3.9-0.9 pts
87Athens County1.6-7.8 pts
88Noble County0-14 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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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate, 2017. 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?

Preble County, with 38.8 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Noble County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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