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Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate

Monroe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 88 counties in 2022, at 45.4 per 100,000 people. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 4.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Ohio was 10.8 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest45.4Monroe County
Lowest4.7Jefferson County
Median13.788 counties
Ohio10.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleAthens County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleClermont County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 43 per 100,000 peopleColumbiana County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleCuyahoga County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleDarke County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleGallia County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleGeauga County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 8 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHighland County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleHocking County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleLicking County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleLorain County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleLucas County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleMahoning County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleMedina County: 6 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 12.7 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 22 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 17.5 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County: 5.3 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 14.1 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County: 15 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 22.2 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 11.1 per 100,000 peoplePreble County: 22.2 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleRoss County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleScioto County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 8 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleTrumbull County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleTuscarawas County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleVinton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 10 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County: 13.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Monroe County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County45.4Clinton County: 43 per 100,000 peopleClinton County43Noble County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleNoble County34.8Mercer County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMercer County30.7Madison County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County29.8Morrow County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County28.3Van Wert County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County27.8Darke County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleDarke County27.2Fulton County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County26.1Gallia County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleGallia County24.1Vinton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleVinton County23.8Holmes County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County22.5Pike County: 22.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County22.2Preble County: 22.2 per 100,000 peoplePreble County22.2Morgan County: 22 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County22Williams County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County21.8Harrison County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County20.9Ashland County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleAshland County19.2Coshocton County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County19.1Carroll County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County18.7Guernsey County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County18.4Adams County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleAdams County18.2Meigs County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County18.2Henry County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHenry County18.2Ottawa County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County17.5Muskingum County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County17.4Logan County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County17.4Shelby County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleShelby County16.8Mahoning County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMahoning County16.4Clark County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County16.3Lawrence County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County15.9Knox County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleKnox County15.8Marion County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County15.5Jackson County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County15.3Auglaize County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County15.2Pickaway County: 15 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County15Wayne County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.6Crawford County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County14.4Ashtabula County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County14.4Hocking County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleHocking County14.4Monroe County: 45.4 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County45.4Clinton County: 43 per 100,000 peopleClinton County43Noble County: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleNoble County34.8Mercer County: 30.7 per 100,000 peopleMercer County30.7Madison County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleMadison County29.8Morrow County: 28.3 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County28.3Van Wert County: 27.8 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County27.8Darke County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleDarke County27.2Fulton County: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County26.1Gallia County: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleGallia County24.1Vinton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleVinton County23.8Holmes County: 22.5 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County22.5Pike County: 22.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County22.2Preble County: 22.2 per 100,000 peoplePreble County22.2Morgan County: 22 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County22Williams County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County21.8Harrison County: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County20.9Ashland County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleAshland County19.2Coshocton County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County19.1Carroll County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County18.7Guernsey County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County18.4Adams County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleAdams County18.2Meigs County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County18.2Henry County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHenry County18.2Ottawa County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County17.5Muskingum County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County17.4Logan County: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleLogan County17.4Shelby County: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleShelby County16.8Mahoning County: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleMahoning County16.4Clark County: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleClark County16.3Lawrence County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County15.9Knox County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleKnox County15.8Marion County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleMarion County15.5Jackson County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJackson County15.3Auglaize County: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County15.2Pickaway County: 15 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County15Wayne County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County14.6Crawford County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County14.4Ashtabula County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County14.4Hocking County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleHocking County14.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Monroe County45.4+37.9 pts
2Clinton County43+21.6 pts
3Noble County34.8-0.1 pts
4Mercer County30.7+16.5 pts
5Madison County29.8+25.3 pts
6Morrow County28.3+8.4 pts
7Van Wert County27.8+20.8 pts
8Darke County27.2+9.7 pts
9Fulton County26.1+16.7 pts
10Gallia County24.1+0.2 pts
11Vinton County23.8-7.6 pts
12Holmes County22.5+4.5 pts
13Pike County22.2+7.5 pts
14Preble County22.2+14.9 pts
15Morgan County22+0.1 pts
16Williams County21.8+0.1 pts
17Harrison County20.9-6.8 pts
18Ashland County19.2+2 pts
19Coshocton County19.1-5.4 pts
20Carroll County18.7+3.8 pts
21Guernsey County18.4+0.1 pts
22Adams County18.2-7.2 pts
23Meigs County18.2-4.4 pts
24Henry County18.20 pts
25Ottawa County17.5+12.5 pts
26Muskingum County17.4+3.6 pts
27Logan County17.4+6.5 pts
28Shelby County16.8+8.4 pts
29Mahoning County16.4+7.1 pts
30Clark County16.3-0.6 pts
31Lawrence County15.9+5.5 pts
32Knox County15.8+7.8 pts
33Marion County15.5+0.2 pts
34Jackson County15.3-15.4 pts
35Auglaize County15.2+2.3 pts
36Pickaway County15-2 pts
37Wayne County14.6-1.8 pts
38Crawford County14.4+0.1 pts
39Ashtabula County14.4-2 pts
40Hocking County14.4-3.4 pts
41Perry County14.1-2.8 pts
42Wyandot County13.9-18.4 pts
43Highland County13.8-6.9 pts
44Brown County13.7+2.3 pts
45Washington County13.6+1.8 pts
46Richland County13.6+2.4 pts
47Hardin County13.2-6.5 pts
48Defiance County13.1-10.5 pts
49Champaign County12.9-15.4 pts
50Allen County12.9-11.7 pts
51Montgomery County12.7-1.1 pts
52Scioto County12.4+2.9 pts
53Clermont County12.3+3.8 pts
54Erie County12.1-2.6 pts
55Sandusky County11.9+5.1 pts
56Columbiana County11.9-2.9 pts
57Athens County11.5-8.8 pts
58Portage County11.1+0.4 pts
59Tuscarawas County10.9-3.2 pts
60Greene County10.6+5.3 pts
61Ross County10.5-6.5 pts
62Union County10.5+2.8 pts
63Fayette County10.4-3.4 pts
64Warren County10+6.7 pts
65Wood County9.9-0.1 pts
66Hamilton County9.4+0.7 pts
67Franklin County9.4-0.1 pts
68Lucas County9.4-3.2 pts
69Licking County9.3-4.5 pts
70Butler County8.7-0.3 pts
71Geauga County8.4-20.9 pts
72Summit County8.2-0.7 pts
73Miami County8.2-10.1 pts
74Stark County8-2.4 pts
75Hancock County8-4 pts
76Delaware County7.5+2.1 pts
77Trumbull County7.5-6.9 pts
78Fairfield County7.4-5.7 pts
79Seneca County7.30 pts
80Cuyahoga County6.9-3.4 pts
81Huron County6.90 pts
82Lorain County6.6-5.8 pts
83Belmont County6.1-6 pts
84Medina County6-2.2 pts
85Putnam County5.8-14.5 pts
86Lake County5.6+3 pts
87Paulding County5.3-26.4 pts
88Jefferson County4.7-3 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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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate, 2022) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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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, 2022. 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?

Monroe County, with 45.4 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Jefferson County, with 4.7 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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