Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate

Harrison County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 88 counties in 2018, at 61.2 per 100,000 people. Monroe 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 9.1 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest61.2Harrison County
Median12.288 counties
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Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleAthens County: 19 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 16 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County: 13 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleClermont County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleColumbiana County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleCuyahoga County: 5 per 100,000 peopleDarke County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 14 per 100,000 peopleGallia County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleGeauga County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 61.2 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleHighland County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleHocking County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleLicking County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleLorain County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleLucas County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleMahoning County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleMedina County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 14.7 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County: 15.9 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County: 17.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 29.2 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 4.3 per 100,000 peoplePreble County: 14.6 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleRoss County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleScioto County: 16 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleTrumbull County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleTuscarawas County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleVinton County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County: 9.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Harrison County: 61.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County61.2Henry County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleHenry County36.2Meigs County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County35.4Pike County: 29.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County29.2Logan County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County26.1Ross County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleRoss County25.9Williams County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County24.2Ashtabula County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County22.4Jackson County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County21.5Hocking County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHocking County21.2Noble County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleNoble County21.2Knox County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleKnox County20.9Fayette County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County20.7Madison County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County20.6Gallia County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleGallia County20.4Marion County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County19.8Hardin County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleHardin County19.5Athens County: 19 per 100,000 peopleAthens County19Sandusky County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County18.6Adams County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleAdams County18.1Pickaway County: 17.2 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County17.2Crawford County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County16.7Clinton County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleClinton County16.6Shelby County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleShelby County16.5Highland County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleHighland County16.3Scioto County: 16 per 100,000 peopleScioto County16Brown County: 16 per 100,000 peopleBrown County16Paulding County: 15.9 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County15.9Vinton County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleVinton County15.4Ashland County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleAshland County15.1Auglaize County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County15.1Ottawa County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County14.7Hancock County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleHancock County14.6Preble County: 14.6 per 100,000 peoplePreble County14.6Morgan County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County14.2Perry County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County14.1Fulton County: 14 per 100,000 peopleFulton County14Van Wert County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County13.9Wood County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWood County13.7Champaign County: 13 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County13Harrison County: 61.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County61.2Henry County: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleHenry County36.2Meigs County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County35.4Pike County: 29.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County29.2Logan County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleLogan County26.1Ross County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleRoss County25.9Williams County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County24.2Ashtabula County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County22.4Jackson County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County21.5Hocking County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleHocking County21.2Noble County: 21.2 per 100,000 peopleNoble County21.2Knox County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleKnox County20.9Fayette County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleFayette County20.7Madison County: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleMadison County20.6Gallia County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleGallia County20.4Marion County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County19.8Hardin County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleHardin County19.5Athens County: 19 per 100,000 peopleAthens County19Sandusky County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County18.6Adams County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleAdams County18.1Pickaway County: 17.2 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County17.2Crawford County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County16.7Clinton County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleClinton County16.6Shelby County: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleShelby County16.5Highland County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleHighland County16.3Scioto County: 16 per 100,000 peopleScioto County16Brown County: 16 per 100,000 peopleBrown County16Paulding County: 15.9 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County15.9Vinton County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleVinton County15.4Ashland County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleAshland County15.1Auglaize County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County15.1Ottawa County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County14.7Hancock County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleHancock County14.6Preble County: 14.6 per 100,000 peoplePreble County14.6Morgan County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County14.2Perry County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County14.1Fulton County: 14 per 100,000 peopleFulton County14Van Wert County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County13.9Wood County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWood County13.7Champaign County: 13 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County13
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 100,000 people
Change on 2017
1Harrison County61.2+34.2 pts
2Henry County36.2+0.1 pts
3Meigs County35.4+17.7 pts
4Pike County29.2+0.3 pts
5Logan County26.1+6.5 pts
6Ross County25.9+16.8 pts
7Williams County24.2+13.4 pts
8Ashtabula County22.4+5.1 pts
9Jackson County21.5-9.2 pts
10Hocking County21.2+0.1 pts
11Noble County21.2+21.2 pts
12Knox County20.9+11.2 pts
13Fayette County20.7-3.4 pts
14Madison County20.6-2.4 pts
15Gallia County20.4+0.2 pts
16Marion County19.8+1.4 pts
17Hardin County19.5-0 pts
18Athens County19+17.5 pts
19Sandusky County18.6+0.1 pts
20Adams County18.1+3.7 pts
21Pickaway County17.2-0.1 pts
22Crawford County16.7+9.6 pts
23Clinton County16.6-7.2 pts
24Shelby County16.5-6.1 pts
25Highland County16.3+6.9 pts
26Scioto County16+5.4 pts
27Brown County16-0 pts
28Paulding County15.9+5.3 pts
29Vinton County15.4-7.8 pts
30Ashland County15.1-1.9 pts
31Auglaize County15.1+6.5 pts
32Ottawa County14.7-0.1 pts
33Hancock County14.6+9.3 pts
34Preble County14.6-24.2 pts
35Morgan County14.2-13.9 pts
36Perry County14.1+8.5 pts
37Fulton County14-7 pts
38Van Wert County13.90 pts
39Wood County13.7+1.5 pts
40Champaign County13-2.6 pts
41Guernsey County12.9-12.9 pts
42Tuscarawas County12.9-8.5 pts
43Muskingum County12.7+2.3 pts
44Clark County12.5-0 pts
45Huron County11.9+1.7 pts
46Licking County11.9-5.3 pts
47Allen County11.7+1 pts
48Washington County11.6-9.8 pts
49Union County11.6+4.8 pts
50Darke County11.6+3.9 pts
51Morrow County11.5-23.2 pts
52Carroll County11.1-7.3 pts
53Defiance County10.4-13 pts
54Stark County10.4+1.6 pts
55Miami County10.3-2 pts
56Fairfield County9.6+0.6 pts
57Wyandot County9.1-4.4 pts
58Montgomery County8.8-0.4 pts
59Putnam County8.7-0 pts
60Mahoning County8.20 pts
61Coshocton County8.2-8.2 pts
62Lucas County8.1-3.2 pts
63Erie County7.9-2.6 pts
64Butler County7.8-0.3 pts
65Clermont County7.7+2.4 pts
66Wayne County7.7-9.4 pts
67Warren County7.6+1.2 pts
68Belmont County7.4-7.3 pts
69Geauga County7.3-4.2 pts
70Delaware County7.3+0.3 pts
71Seneca County7.2-12.6 pts
72Franklin County6.9+0.1 pts
73Lawrence County6.80 pts
74Lorain County6.8-3.9 pts
75Richland County6.4-1.7 pts
76Summit County6.3-2.4 pts
77Hamilton County6.2-0.9 pts
78Jefferson County6.10 pts
79Trumbull County5.90 pts
80Columbiana County5.8+1 pts
81Lake County5.6+1.7 pts
82Cuyahoga County5-2.5 pts
83Mercer County4.8-12 pts
84Holmes County4.5-6.8 pts
85Medina County4.4-5.6 pts
86Portage County4.3-1.2 pts
87Greene County4.2-9.1 pts
88Monroe County0-21.8 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?

Harrison County, with 61.2 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Monroe County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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