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Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate

Monroe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 88 counties in 2019, at 51.9 per 100,000 people. Putnam County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for Ohio was 9.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest51.9Monroe County
Lowest0Putnam County
Median12.488 counties
Ohio9.8History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleAthens County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleClermont County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleColumbiana County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleCuyahoga County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleDarke County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleGallia County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGeauga County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 13 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleHighland County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleHocking County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLicking County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleLorain County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleLucas County: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMahoning County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleMedina County: 5 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 19.7 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County: 5.3 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County: 25.7 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 18.4 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 8.7 per 100,000 peoplePreble County: 34.2 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleRoss County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleScioto County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 8 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleTrumbull County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleTuscarawas County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleVinton County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County: 36.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Monroe County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County51.9Noble County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleNoble County42.2Wyandot County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County36.4Preble County: 34.2 per 100,000 peoplePreble County34.2Morgan County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County28.6Van Wert County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County27.7Meigs County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County26.8Clinton County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleClinton County26.2Logan County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleLogan County25.9Pickaway County: 25.7 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County25.7Fayette County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County24.3Mercer County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County23.6Champaign County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County23.3Shelby County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleShelby County22.7Belmont County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County22.3Huron County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleHuron County22.1Henry County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleHenry County21.7Hancock County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County21.3Sandusky County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County20.3Ottawa County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County19.7Fulton County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleFulton County18.7Jackson County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County18.4Pike County: 18.4 per 100,000 peoplePike County18.4Adams County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleAdams County18.2Ross County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRoss County18.1Holmes County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County18.1Darke County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleDarke County17.4Muskingum County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County17.4Morrow County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County17.2Coshocton County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County16.4Erie County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleErie County15.8Licking County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleLicking County15.8Vinton County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleVinton County15.6Ashtabula County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County15.3Perry County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County14.1Miami County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleMiami County13.9Harrison County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County13.7Brown County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleBrown County13.7Gallia County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGallia County13.7Hardin County: 13 per 100,000 peopleHardin County13Monroe County: 51.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County51.9Noble County: 42.2 per 100,000 peopleNoble County42.2Wyandot County: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County36.4Preble County: 34.2 per 100,000 peoplePreble County34.2Morgan County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County28.6Van Wert County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County27.7Meigs County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County26.8Clinton County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleClinton County26.2Logan County: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleLogan County25.9Pickaway County: 25.7 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County25.7Fayette County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleFayette County24.3Mercer County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleMercer County23.6Champaign County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County23.3Shelby County: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleShelby County22.7Belmont County: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County22.3Huron County: 22.1 per 100,000 peopleHuron County22.1Henry County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleHenry County21.7Hancock County: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleHancock County21.3Sandusky County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County20.3Ottawa County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County19.7Fulton County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleFulton County18.7Jackson County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County18.4Pike County: 18.4 per 100,000 peoplePike County18.4Adams County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleAdams County18.2Ross County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleRoss County18.1Holmes County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County18.1Darke County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleDarke County17.4Muskingum County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County17.4Morrow County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County17.2Coshocton County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County16.4Erie County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleErie County15.8Licking County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleLicking County15.8Vinton County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleVinton County15.6Ashtabula County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County15.3Perry County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePerry County14.1Miami County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleMiami County13.9Harrison County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County13.7Brown County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleBrown County13.7Gallia County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGallia County13.7Hardin County: 13 per 100,000 peopleHardin County13
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Monroe County51.9+51.9 pts
2Noble County42.2+21 pts
3Wyandot County36.4+27.3 pts
4Preble County34.2+19.6 pts
5Morgan County28.6+14.4 pts
6Van Wert County27.7+13.8 pts
7Meigs County26.8-8.6 pts
8Clinton County26.2+9.6 pts
9Logan County25.9-0.2 pts
10Pickaway County25.7+8.4 pts
11Fayette County24.3+3.5 pts
12Mercer County23.6+18.8 pts
13Champaign County23.3+10.3 pts
14Shelby County22.7+6.2 pts
15Belmont County22.3+14.9 pts
16Huron County22.1+10.2 pts
17Henry County21.7-14.4 pts
18Hancock County21.3+6.7 pts
19Sandusky County20.3+1.7 pts
20Ottawa County19.7+5 pts
21Fulton County18.7+4.7 pts
22Jackson County18.4-3.1 pts
23Pike County18.4-10.8 pts
24Adams County18.20 pts
25Ross County18.1-7.7 pts
26Holmes County18.1+13.6 pts
27Darke County17.4+5.8 pts
28Muskingum County17.4+4.6 pts
29Morrow County17.2+5.7 pts
30Coshocton County16.4+8.2 pts
31Erie County15.8+7.9 pts
32Licking County15.8+3.8 pts
33Vinton County15.6+0.1 pts
34Ashtabula County15.3-7.1 pts
35Perry County14.1-0 pts
36Miami County13.9+3.6 pts
37Harrison County13.7-47.5 pts
38Brown County13.7-2.2 pts
39Gallia County13.7-6.7 pts
40Hardin County13-6.4 pts
41Athens County12.8-6.3 pts
42Seneca County12.7+5.4 pts
43Geauga County12.6+5.2 pts
44Greene County12.5+8.3 pts
45Marion County12.2-7.5 pts
46Scioto County12.1-3.9 pts
47Washington County11.70 pts
48Ashland County11.4-3.7 pts
49Madison County11.3-9.2 pts
50Richland County11.2+4.8 pts
51Knox County11.2-9.7 pts
52Wayne County11.1+3.4 pts
53Mahoning County10.9+2.7 pts
54Auglaize County10.8-4.3 pts
55Williams County10.7-13.5 pts
56Tuscarawas County10.7-2.2 pts
57Hocking County10.7-10.6 pts
58Guernsey County10.4-2.5 pts
59Lawrence County10.2+3.5 pts
60Fairfield County10.2+0.5 pts
61Clermont County10.1+2.4 pts
62Wood County9.8-3.8 pts
63Montgomery County9.7+0.9 pts
64Trumbull County9.4+3.5 pts
65Allen County8.8-2.9 pts
66Warren County8.8+1.1 pts
67Portage County8.7+4.3 pts
68Franklin County8.3+1.4 pts
69Lucas County8.10 pts
70Stark County8-2.4 pts
71Defiance County7.8-2.6 pts
72Jefferson County7.6+1.6 pts
73Carroll County7.5-3.7 pts
74Crawford County7.1-9.5 pts
75Cuyahoga County6.8+1.8 pts
76Lorain County6.4-0.3 pts
77Summit County6.1-0.2 pts
78Clark County5.9-6.6 pts
79Columbiana County5.90 pts
80Delaware County5.7-1.6 pts
81Hamilton County5.5-0.6 pts
82Butler County5.4-2.4 pts
83Paulding County5.3-10.6 pts
84Medina County5+0.5 pts
85Union County4.8-6.8 pts
86Highland County4.6-11.6 pts
87Lake County3-2.6 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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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Monroe County, with 51.9 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Putnam County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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