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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Ohio
Among 63 Ohio counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Guernsey County, OH (10.8, 1.74 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Scioto County, OH (10.1, 1.63 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Highland County, OH (9.3, 1.5 times the U.S. county median of 6.2). Values are deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Ohio counties, highest first
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guernsey County | OH | 10.8 | 6.2 | 1.74x |
| 2 | Scioto County | OH | 10.1 | 6.2 | 1.63x |
| 3 | Highland County | OH | 9.3 | 6.2 | 1.5x |
| 4 | Erie County | OH | 9.1 | 6.2 | 1.47x |
| 5 | Lucas County | OH | 9.1 | 6.2 | 1.47x |
| 6 | Jefferson County | OH | 8.8 | 6.2 | 1.42x |
| 7 | Hamilton County | OH | 8.4 | 6.2 | 1.35x |
| 8 | Cuyahoga County | OH | 8.1 | 6.2 | 1.31x |
| 9 | Ashland County | OH | 8 | 6.2 | 1.29x |
| 10 | Clinton County | OH | 8 | 6.2 | 1.29x |
| 11 | Auglaize County | OH | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.27x |
| 12 | Montgomery County | OH | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.27x |
| 13 | Clark County | OH | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x |
| 14 | Franklin County | OH | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x |
| 15 | Mahoning County | OH | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.24x |
| 16 | Brown County | OH | 7.6 | 6.2 | 1.23x |
| 17 | Coshocton County | OH | 7.6 | 6.2 | 1.23x |
| 18 | Crawford County | OH | 7.5 | 6.2 | 1.21x |
| 19 | Defiance County | OH | 7.5 | 6.2 | 1.21x |
| 20 | Fulton County | OH | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x |
| 21 | Madison County | OH | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x |
| 22 | Trumbull County | OH | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x |
| 23 | Seneca County | OH | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.16x |
| 24 | Marion County | OH | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x |
| 25 | Richland County | OH | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x |
| 26 | Stark County | OH | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x |
| 27 | Ashtabula County | OH | 7 | 6.2 | 1.13x |
| 28 | Portage County | OH | 7 | 6.2 | 1.13x |
| 29 | Butler County | OH | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x |
| 30 | Wayne County | OH | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x |
| 31 | Williams County | OH | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x |
| 32 | Pickaway County | OH | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x |
| 33 | Muskingum County | OH | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x |
| 34 | Clermont County | OH | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 35 | Summit County | OH | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 36 | Washington County | OH | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 37 | Tuscarawas County | OH | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.05x |
| 38 | Allen County | OH | 6.4 | 6.2 | 1.03x |
| 39 | Athens County | OH | 6.4 | 6.2 | 1.03x |
| 40 | Miami County | OH | 6.4 | 6.2 | 1.03x |
| 41 | Belmont County | OH | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x |
| 42 | Fairfield County | OH | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x |
| 43 | Columbiana County | OH | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.98x |
| 44 | Licking County | OH | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.98x |
| 45 | Knox County | OH | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x |
| 46 | Lorain County | OH | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x |
| 47 | Ross County | OH | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x |
| 48 | Lawrence County | OH | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |
| 49 | Union County | OH | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |
| 50 | Huron County | OH | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.9x |
| 51 | Wood County | OH | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.9x |
| 52 | Darke County | OH | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.87x |
| 53 | Mercer County | OH | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x |
| 54 | Greene County | OH | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x |
| 55 | Hancock County | OH | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x |
| 56 | Sandusky County | OH | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.79x |
| 57 | Shelby County | OH | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.79x |
| 58 | Holmes County | OH | 4.8 | 6.2 | 0.77x |
| 59 | Warren County | OH | 4.6 | 6.2 | 0.74x |
| 60 | Geauga County | OH | 4.5 | 6.2 | 0.73x |
| 61 | Lake County | OH | 4.3 | 6.2 | 0.69x |
| 62 | Delaware County | OH | 3.5 | 6.2 | 0.56x |
| 63 | Medina County | OH | 2.9 | 6.2 | 0.47x |