NHTSA FARS 2020–2024 · Census population
Most Dangerous Counties in Ohio
Quick answer: Franklin County recorded the most road deaths in Ohio from 2020 to 2024 (591), while Harrison County had the highest death rate, 32.2 per 100,000 residents a year against 10.6 for the state as a whole.
Per 100,000 residents a year · counties with 10,000+ people
Highest death rate
| # | County | Deaths per 100k / year | Deaths 2020–2024 | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison County | 32.2 | 23 | 14,306 |
| 2 | Noble County | 28 | 20 | 14,282 |
| 3 | Morgan County | 24.9 | 17 | 13,651 |
| 4 | Vinton County | 23.8 | 15 | 12,630 |
| 5 | Fulton County | 22.3 | 47 | 42,240 |
| 6 | Morrow County | 21.5 | 38 | 35,404 |
| 7 | Henry County | 21 | 29 | 27,567 |
| 8 | Clinton County | 20.9 | 44 | 42,012 |
| 9 | Perry County | 20.8 | 37 | 35,535 |
| 10 | Preble County | 20.1 | 41 | 40,765 |
| 11 | Meigs County | 20.1 | 22 | 21,896 |
| 12 | Pike County | 20 | 27 | 27,044 |
| 13 | Guernsey County | 19.9 | 38 | 38,223 |
| 14 | Adams County | 19.6 | 27 | 27,540 |
| 15 | Mercer County | 18.8 | 40 | 42,484 |
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| County | Deaths | Fatal crashes | Per 100k / yr | Pedestrians | At night | Alcohol | 2020→2024 | Deadliest roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | 591 | 553 | 8.9 | 24% | 59% | 28% | I-270, I-71, US-40 | |
| Cuyahoga County | 548 | 519 | 8.8 | 17% | 59% | 36% | I-90, I-480, US-6 | |
| Hamilton County | 355 | 334 | 8.5 | 21% | 55% | 37% | I-75, I-275, US-27 | |
| Montgomery County | 342 | 304 | 12.8 | 16% | 50% | 30% | I-75, SR-4, SR-48 | |
| Lucas County | 232 | 219 | 10.8 | 13% | 52% | 38% | SR-184, SR-2, SR-51 | |
| Summit County | 225 | 213 | 8.4 | 15% | 49% | 33% | I-76, I-77, SR-18 | |
| Butler County | 161 | 152 | 8.2 | 14% | 48% | 30% | SR-4, US-127, SR-122 | |
| Stark County | 148 | 140 | 7.9 | 9% | 51% | 34% | SR-172, US-62, SR-43 | |
| Lorain County | 124 | 115 | 7.8 | 8% | 49% | 39% | SR-57, I-80, SR-611 | |
| Trumbull County | 107 | 98 | 10.7 | 10% | 53% | 41% | I-80, SR-5, SR-82 | |
| Clark County | 105 | 97 | 15.5 | 18% | 45% | 27% | I-70, US-40, SR-72 | |
| Mahoning County | 104 | 100 | 9.2 | 18% | 52% | 34% | I-76, I-680, SR-7 | |
| Clermont County | 103 | 89 | 9.8 | 10% | 39% | 39% | SR-125, SR-28, SR-222 | |
| Licking County | 99 | 90 | 10.9 | 7% | 34% | 28% | I-70, SR-79, SR-16 | |
| Wayne County | 87 | 80 | 14.9 | 8% | 30% | 31% | SR-83, SR-3, US-250 | |
| Wood County | 84 | 78 | 12.7 | 6% | 35% | 19% | I-75, US-6, SR-199 | |
| Portage County | 84 | 76 | 10.4 | 12% | 34% | 30% | SR-14, I-76, SR-82 | |
| Ashtabula County | 83 | 81 | 17.1 | 4% | 37% | 33% | I-90, US-6, US-322 | |
| Delaware County | 82 | 76 | 7.2 | 7% | 38% | 32% | US-23, US-36, I-71 | |
| Warren County | 82 | 75 | 6.6 | 11% | 41% | 21% | I-75, SR-73, I-71 | |
| Fairfield County | 77 | 73 | 9.4 | 6% | 38% | 42% | SR-37, US-33, US-22 | |
| Richland County | 73 | 68 | 11.7 | 11% | 40% | 24% | I-71, SR-430, SR-13 | |
| Muskingum County | 69 | 64 | 16 | 12% | 45% | 34% | SR-60, US-40, SR-146 | |
| Medina County | 68 | 64 | 7.4 | 10% | 36% | 19% | I-71, SR-18, I-76 | |
| Allen County | 68 | 65 | 13.4 | 19% | 48% | 29% | SR-117, I-75, SR-309 | |
| Geauga County | 66 | 59 | 13.8 | 6% | 34% | 34% | SR-44, SR-608, US-322 | |
| Greene County | 64 | 59 | 7.5 | 11% | 46% | 39% | US-35, US-42, SR-444 | |
| Miami County | 61 | 55 | 11.1 | 2% | 31% | 31% | I-75, US-36, US-40 | |
| Columbiana County | 55 | 51 | 10.9 | 11% | 43% | 31% | US-30, SR-39, SR-172 | |
| Lake County | 55 | 55 | 4.7 | 5% | 42% | 45% | I-90, US-20, SR-2 | |
| Tuscarawas County | 55 | 49 | 11.9 | 2% | 57% | 41% | I-77, SR-800, US-36 | |
| Pickaway County | 52 | 51 | 17.3 | 6% | 39% | 33% | US-23, US-62, I-71 | |
| Erie County | 52 | 45 | 13.9 | 10% | 56% | 31% | I-80, US-250, US-6 | |
| Scioto County | 51 | 47 | 14 | 18% | 45% | 23% | US-52, SR-104, US-23 | |
| Ross County | 48 | 44 | 12.6 | 15% | 36% | 25% | US-23, US-35, US-50 | |
| Darke County | 48 | 41 | 18.6 | 2% | 46% | 34% | SR-49, US-127, SR-571 | |
| Marion County | 48 | 45 | 14.8 | 4% | 40% | 22% | SR-309, US-23, SR-95 | |
| Fulton County | 47 | 39 | 22.3 | 4% | 44% | 26% | I-80, US-20, US-20A | |
| Hancock County | 46 | 44 | 12.3 | 15% | 50% | 18% | I-75, SR-613, SR-15 | |
| Athens County | 46 | 40 | 14.9 | 7% | 40% | 38% | US-50, US-33, SR-78 | |
| Clinton County | 44 | 39 | 20.9 | 5% | 46% | 23% | US-68, SR-73, SR-380 | |
| Sandusky County | 44 | 37 | 15 | 9% | 46% | 22% | US-20, I-80, SR-101 | |
| Ashland County | 41 | 36 | 15.7 | 15% | 33% | 22% | US-42, I-71, US-30 | |
| Preble County | 41 | 36 | 20.1 | 5% | 44% | 31% | I-70, US-127, SR-503 | |
| Mercer County | 40 | 39 | 18.8 | 5% | 33% | 8% | US-127, SR-49, SR-29 | |
| Madison County | 39 | 36 | 17.6 | 3% | 19% | 33% | I-70, I-71, US-42 | |
| Highland County | 39 | 33 | 17.9 | 3% | 33% | 30% | US-50, SR-73, SR-138 | |
| Morrow County | 38 | 33 | 21.5 | 3% | 36% | 21% | I-71, SR-314, SR-61 | |
| Seneca County | 38 | 34 | 13.9 | 5% | 41% | 32% | SR-18, SR-53, SR-101 | |
| Guernsey County | 38 | 34 | 19.9 | 5% | 24% | 29% | I-70, I-77, SR-209 | |
| Perry County | 37 | 37 | 20.8 | 14% | 46% | 27% | US-22, SR-204, SR-93 | |
| Union County | 35 | 33 | 10.4 | 6% | 27% | 39% | US-33, US-36, SR-31 | |
| Shelby County | 35 | 27 | 14.6 | 3% | 19% | 26% | I-75, SR-29, SR-47 | |
| Coshocton County | 33 | 32 | 18 | 3% | 28% | 34% | SR-16, US-36, SR-83 | |
| Logan County | 32 | 31 | 13.9 | 0% | 29% | 35% | SR-47, US-68, SR-235 | |
| Williams County | 31 | 29 | 16.9 | 3% | 24% | 24% | US-6, SR-49, US-20A | |
| Washington County | 31 | 30 | 10.5 | 16% | 30% | 33% | SR-7, SR-339, I-77 | |
| Knox County | 31 | 29 | 9.8 | 3% | 24% | 34% | SR-13, SR-3, US-36 | |
| Huron County | 31 | 30 | 10.6 | 3% | 30% | 30% | SR-61, SR-547, SR-18 | |
| Holmes County | 30 | 27 | 13.5 | 3% | 19% | 19% | US-62, SR-39, SR-83 | |
| Champaign County | 30 | 25 | 15.5 | 7% | 24% | 12% | US-68, SR-29, SR-235 | |
| Henry County | 29 | 28 | 21 | 0% | 25% | 32% | US-6, SR-108, SR-109 | |
| Brown County | 29 | 28 | 13.2 | 10% | 39% | 39% | US-68, SR-32, US-62 | |
| Lawrence County | 28 | 26 | 9.9 | 11% | 27% | 23% | SR-7, SR-93, US-52 | |
| Pike County | 27 | 25 | 20 | 7% | 36% | 20% | SR-32, SR-220, US-23 | |
| Gallia County | 27 | 25 | 18.6 | 4% | 32% | 24% | SR-7, SR-588, US-35 | |
| Adams County | 27 | 26 | 19.6 | 11% | 42% | 19% | US-52, SR-41, SR-136 | |
| Hocking County | 26 | 26 | 18.7 | 8% | 35% | 23% | US-33, SR-93, SR-56 | |
| Carroll County | 25 | 23 | 18.8 | 0% | 30% | 43% | SR-171, SR-542, SR-43 | |
| Jackson County | 25 | 24 | 15.3 | 0% | 25% | 42% | US-35, SR-93, SR-124 | |
| Auglaize County | 25 | 24 | 10.8 | 4% | 29% | 29% | US-33, SR-364, SR-66 | |
| Fayette County | 25 | 24 | 17.3 | 4% | 46% | 33% | US-35, I-71, SR-207 | |
| Hardin County | 25 | 22 | 16.4 | 4% | 36% | 23% | SR-235, US-68, SR-81 | |
| Belmont County | 24 | 23 | 7.3 | 12% | 39% | 43% | I-70, SR-149, SR-145 | |
| Harrison County | 23 | 21 | 32.2 | 9% | 52% | 29% | US-22, US-250, SR-646 | |
| Defiance County | 23 | 23 | 12 | 4% | 48% | 39% | US-24, SR-15, SR-18 | |
| Crawford County | 23 | 22 | 11 | 0% | 27% | 14% | SR-4, SR-598, SR-19 | |
| Meigs County | 22 | 20 | 20.1 | 0% | 35% | 15% | SR-7, US-33, SR-143 | |
| Ottawa County | 21 | 19 | 10.5 | 0% | 32% | 37% | SR-105, SR-53, SR-19 | |
| Jefferson County | 21 | 19 | 6.5 | 5% | 32% | 37% | SR-43, SR-152, US-22 | |
| Noble County | 20 | 19 | 28 | 0% | 53% | 37% | SR-146, SR-83, SR-566 | |
| Van Wert County | 19 | 18 | 13.2 | 5% | 28% | 28% | US-30, US-127, SR-116 | |
| Wyandot County | 18 | 16 | 16.7 | 0% | 50% | 25% | US-23, SR-53, US-30 | |
| Morgan County | 17 | 17 | 24.9 | 6% | 35% | 29% | SR-555, SR-60, SR-83 | |
| Putnam County | 16 | 14 | 9.3 | 0% | 36% | 36% | US-224, SR-694, SR-634 | |
| Vinton County | 15 | 14 | 23.8 | 0% | 50% | 36% | SR-93, US-50, SR-677 | |
| Paulding County | 13 | 12 | 13.8 | 15% | 50% | 58% | SR-613, US-127, SR-114 | |
| Monroe County | 11 | 10 | 16.6 | 0% | 70% | 40% | SR-78, SR-7, SR-556 |
Deaths = people killed in crashes in the county, 2020–2024. Pedestrians = share of deaths who were on foot. At night = share of fatal crashes in the dark. Alcohol = share of fatal crashes where police reported a driver had been drinking. Rate = yearly average deaths ÷ average population × 100,000. Source: NHTSA FARS, U.S. Census Bureau.
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Questions
Dangerous counties — FAQ
What is the most dangerous county in Ohio for driving?
Franklin County recorded the most road deaths in Ohio from 2020 to 2024 (591), while Harrison County had the highest death rate, 32.2 per 100,000 residents a year against 10.6 for the state as a whole. Big counties lead on counts because more people drive there; the rate shows the risk for each resident.
How many people died on Ohio roads from 2020 to 2024?
6,257 people, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, about 1,251 a year.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every fatal crash in NHTSA's FARS census for 2020–2024, placed in the county where it happened, divided by the county's average population from the U.S. Census Bureau. Rates are only ranked for counties with at least 10,000 residents.