Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate

Noble County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 88 counties in 2021, at 34.9 per 100,000 people. Lake County had the lowest, at 2.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 14 per 100,000 people and the figure for Ohio was 11.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

Highest34.9Noble County
Lowest2.6Lake County
Median1488 counties
Ohio11.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

Noble County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleNoble County34.9Wyandot County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County32.3Paulding County: 31.7 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County31.7Vinton County: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleVinton County31.5Jackson County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleJackson County30.7Geauga County: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleGeauga County29.3Champaign County: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County28.4Harrison County: 27.7 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County27.7Adams County: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleAdams County25.4Allen County: 24.6 per 100,000 peopleAllen County24.6Coshocton County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County24.5Gallia County: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleGallia County23.9Defiance County: 23.6 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County23.6Meigs County: 22.6 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County22.6Morgan County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County21.9Williams County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County21.8Clinton County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County21.4Highland County: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleHighland County20.7Putnam County: 20.4 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County20.4Athens County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleAthens County20.3Morrow County: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County19.9Hardin County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleHardin County19.7Guernsey County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County18.3Miami County: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleMiami County18.3Henry County: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleHenry County18.1Holmes County: 18 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County18Hocking County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleHocking County17.8Darke County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleDarke County17.4Ashland County: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleAshland County17.2Pickaway County: 17 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County17Ross County: 17 per 100,000 peopleRoss County17Clark County: 17 per 100,000 peopleClark County17Perry County: 16.9 per 100,000 peoplePerry County16.9Ashtabula County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County16.4Wayne County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleWayne County16.4Marion County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleMarion County15.3Carroll County: 15 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County15Columbiana County: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbiana County14.8Pike County: 14.8 per 100,000 peoplePike County14.8Erie County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleErie County14.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people
Change on 2020
1Noble County34.9+20.7 pts
2Wyandot County32.3+23.1 pts
3Paulding County31.7+26.4 pts
4Vinton County31.5+15.8 pts
5Jackson County30.7+18.5 pts
6Geauga County29.3+13.5 pts
7Champaign County28.4+23.2 pts
8Harrison County27.7-34.4 pts
9Adams County25.4-3.8 pts
10Allen County24.6+14.8 pts
11Coshocton County24.5+8.1 pts
12Gallia County23.9+13.7 pts
13Defiance County23.6+18.3 pts
14Meigs County22.6+0.1 pts
15Morgan County21.9+0.1 pts
16Williams County21.8+11 pts
17Clinton County21.4+14.2 pts
18Highland County20.7-4.7 pts
19Putnam County20.4+5.8 pts
20Athens County20.3+1.1 pts
21Morrow County19.9+11.3 pts
22Hardin County19.7+0.2 pts
23Guernsey County18.3+10.5 pts
24Miami County18.3+8.2 pts
25Henry County18.1+0.1 pts
26Holmes County18+9 pts
27Hocking County17.8+3.5 pts
28Darke County17.4-3.8 pts
29Ashland County17.2-1.8 pts
30Pickaway County17-0 pts
31Ross County17+4 pts
32Clark County17+0.1 pts
33Perry County16.9-8.5 pts
34Ashtabula County16.4+3.1 pts
35Wayne County16.4+1 pts
36Marion County15.3+1.5 pts
37Carroll County15-11.2 pts
38Columbiana County14.8+8.9 pts
39Pike County14.8-7.4 pts
40Erie County14.7+1.4 pts
41Trumbull County14.4+4 pts
42Crawford County14.4+7.2 pts
43Mercer County14.2-2.3 pts
44Tuscarawas County14-1 pts
45Licking County13.9+4.4 pts
46Muskingum County13.9-0 pts
47Fayette County13.8-6.9 pts
48Montgomery County13.8+0.6 pts
49Fairfield County13+3 pts
50Auglaize County13+4.4 pts
51Lucas County12.6+0.7 pts
52Lorain County12.4+7 pts
53Belmont County12.1+4.6 pts
54Hancock County120 pts
55Washington County11.8+6.7 pts
56Brown County11.4-6.9 pts
57Richland County11.2+4 pts
58Logan County10.8-2.2 pts
59Portage County10.7+0.2 pts
60Lawrence County10.5-1.6 pts
61Stark County10.4+2.2 pts
62Cuyahoga County10.3+1.5 pts
63Wood County10-2.1 pts
64Scioto County9.6-12.1 pts
65Franklin County9.5+0.2 pts
66Fulton County9.4-11.7 pts
67Mahoning County9.3+1.4 pts
68Butler County9+2.9 pts
69Summit County8.9-0.3 pts
70Hamilton County8.7+1.2 pts
71Clermont County8.6+0.4 pts
72Shelby County8.3-10.4 pts
73Medina County8.2+1.6 pts
74Knox County8-1.6 pts
75Jefferson County7.7+1.5 pts
76Union County7.7-8.2 pts
77Monroe County7.5-7.5 pts
78Preble County7.3-19.5 pts
79Seneca County7.3-12.7 pts
80Van Wert County6.9-10.3 pts
81Huron County6.8-6.8 pts
82Sandusky County6.8-15.3 pts
83Delaware County5.4-2.5 pts
84Greene County5.3-2.4 pts
85Ottawa County5-7.4 pts
86Madison County4.5-11.5 pts
87Warren County3.2-2.9 pts
88Lake County2.6-3.9 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).

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, 2021. 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?

Noble County, with 34.9 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Lake County, with 2.6 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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