Counties in Ohio by traffic fatality rate

Fayette County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 88 counties in 2023, at 38.2 per 100,000 people. Van Wert 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 10.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest38.2Fayette County
Median12.488 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleAthens County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleAuglaize County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleBelmont County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 16 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleChampaign County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleClermont County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleColumbiana County: 11 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleCuyahoga County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleDarke County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleDefiance County: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleErie County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleFairfield County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleGallia County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleGeauga County: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 23 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHighland County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleHocking County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHolmes County: 9 per 100,000 peopleHuron County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleLicking County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleLorain County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleLucas County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleMahoning County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 17 per 100,000 peopleMedina County: 6 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleMercer County: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 12 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 22 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleOttawa County: 7.5 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County: 16 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 16.9 per 100,000 peoplePickaway County: 11.5 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 29.6 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 12.3 per 100,000 peoplePreble County: 34.5 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 0 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleRoss County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleScioto County: 12.5 per 100,000 peopleSeneca County: 11 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleStark County: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleSummit County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleTrumbull County: 12 per 100,000 peopleTuscarawas County: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleVan Wert County: 0 per 100,000 peopleVinton County: 24 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County: 18.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Fayette County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County38.2Harrison County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County35.3Noble County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleNoble County34.9Preble County: 34.5 per 100,000 peoplePreble County34.5Pike County: 29.6 per 100,000 peoplePike County29.6Gallia County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleGallia County27.6Guernsey County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County26.2Vinton County: 24 per 100,000 peopleVinton County24Fulton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County23.8Clinton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleClinton County23.8Hardin County: 23 per 100,000 peopleHardin County23Carroll County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County22.4Madison County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County22.4Morgan County: 22 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County22Hocking County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHocking County21.8Sandusky County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County20.4Wayne County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County19.7Ashtabula County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County19.6Logan County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County19.5Darke County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleDarke County19.4Huron County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleHuron County18.9Wyandot County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County18.6Muskingum County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County18.5Meigs County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County18.4Henry County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHenry County18.2Wood County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleWood County17.3Marion County: 17 per 100,000 peopleMarion County17Perry County: 16.9 per 100,000 peoplePerry County16.9Erie County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleErie County16.2Highland County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleHighland County16.1Paulding County: 16 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County16Brown County: 16 per 100,000 peopleBrown County16Athens County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleAthens County15.9Crawford County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County14.4Clark County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County14.1Morrow County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County14.1Williams County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County13.7Washington County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County13.7Richland County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleRichland County13.6Coshocton County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County13.6Fayette County: 38.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County38.2Harrison County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County35.3Noble County: 34.9 per 100,000 peopleNoble County34.9Preble County: 34.5 per 100,000 peoplePreble County34.5Pike County: 29.6 per 100,000 peoplePike County29.6Gallia County: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleGallia County27.6Guernsey County: 26.2 per 100,000 peopleGuernsey County26.2Vinton County: 24 per 100,000 peopleVinton County24Fulton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleFulton County23.8Clinton County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleClinton County23.8Hardin County: 23 per 100,000 peopleHardin County23Carroll County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County22.4Madison County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleMadison County22.4Morgan County: 22 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County22Hocking County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleHocking County21.8Sandusky County: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleSandusky County20.4Wayne County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleWayne County19.7Ashtabula County: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleAshtabula County19.6Logan County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleLogan County19.5Darke County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleDarke County19.4Huron County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleHuron County18.9Wyandot County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleWyandot County18.6Muskingum County: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMuskingum County18.5Meigs County: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleMeigs County18.4Henry County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleHenry County18.2Wood County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleWood County17.3Marion County: 17 per 100,000 peopleMarion County17Perry County: 16.9 per 100,000 peoplePerry County16.9Erie County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleErie County16.2Highland County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleHighland County16.1Paulding County: 16 per 100,000 peoplePaulding County16Brown County: 16 per 100,000 peopleBrown County16Athens County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleAthens County15.9Crawford County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County14.4Clark County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleClark County14.1Morrow County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleMorrow County14.1Williams County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWilliams County13.7Washington County: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County13.7Richland County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleRichland County13.6Coshocton County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleCoshocton County13.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 100,000 people
Change on 2022
1Fayette County38.2+27.8 pts
2Harrison County35.3+14.3 pts
3Noble County34.90 pts
4Preble County34.5+12.3 pts
5Pike County29.6+7.4 pts
6Gallia County27.6+3.5 pts
7Guernsey County26.2+7.8 pts
8Vinton County24+0.2 pts
9Fulton County23.8-2.3 pts
10Clinton County23.8-19.1 pts
11Hardin County23+9.9 pts
12Carroll County22.4+3.7 pts
13Madison County22.4-7.4 pts
14Morgan County220 pts
15Hocking County21.8+7.4 pts
16Sandusky County20.4+8.5 pts
17Wayne County19.7+5.1 pts
18Ashtabula County19.6+5.2 pts
19Logan County19.5+2.2 pts
20Darke County19.4-7.7 pts
21Huron County18.9+12 pts
22Wyandot County18.6+4.7 pts
23Muskingum County18.5+1.1 pts
24Meigs County18.4+0.2 pts
25Henry County18.2-0 pts
26Wood County17.3+7.5 pts
27Marion County17+1.5 pts
28Perry County16.9+2.8 pts
29Erie County16.2+4.1 pts
30Highland County16.1+2.2 pts
31Paulding County16+10.7 pts
32Brown County16+2.2 pts
33Athens County15.9+4.4 pts
34Crawford County14.4-0 pts
35Clark County14.1-2.2 pts
36Morrow County14.1-14.3 pts
37Williams County13.7-8.2 pts
38Washington County13.7+0.1 pts
39Richland County13.60 pts
40Coshocton County13.6-5.6 pts
41Miami County13.5+5.4 pts
42Champaign County12.9-0 pts
43Licking County12.5+3.2 pts
44Scioto County12.50 pts
45Portage County12.3+1.1 pts
46Lucas County12.2+2.8 pts
47Trumbull County12+4.5 pts
48Montgomery County12-0.8 pts
49Union County11.5+1 pts
50Pickaway County11.5-3.5 pts
51Knox County11.1-4.8 pts
52Columbiana County11-1 pts
53Seneca County11+3.7 pts
54Adams County10.9-7.3 pts
55Clermont County10.8-1.5 pts
56Hancock County10.7+2.7 pts
57Shelby County10.5-6.3 pts
58Allen County9.9-2.9 pts
59Franklin County9.6+0.2 pts
60Hamilton County9.6+0.2 pts
61Ashland County9.6-9.6 pts
62Mercer County9.4-21.2 pts
63Ross County9.2-1.3 pts
64Warren County9.1-0.9 pts
65Fairfield County9.1+1.7 pts
66Holmes County9-13.5 pts
67Summit County8.6+0.4 pts
68Cuyahoga County8.4+1.5 pts
69Butler County8.3-0.4 pts
70Monroe County7.6-37.8 pts
71Ottawa County7.5-10 pts
72Delaware County6.9-0.6 pts
73Lorain County6.6-0.1 pts
74Tuscarawas County6.5-4.3 pts
75Jackson County6.1-9.2 pts
76Medina County6-0 pts
77Stark County5.4-2.7 pts
78Geauga County5.2-3.1 pts
79Belmont County4.6-1.5 pts
80Mahoning County4.4-11.9 pts
81Auglaize County4.3-10.9 pts
82Lake County4.3-1.3 pts
83Lawrence County3.6-12.3 pts
84Greene County2.9-7.7 pts
85Defiance County2.6-10.5 pts
86Jefferson County1.6-3.1 pts
87Putnam County0-5.8 pts
87Van Wert County0-27.8 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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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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?

Fayette County, with 38.2 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Van Wert County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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