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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Ohio
Among 88 Ohio counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Vinton County, OH (19,459.7, 1.98 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Scioto County, OH (16,720, 1.7 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Pike County, OH (16,409, 1.67 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
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
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinton County | OH | 19,459.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.98x |
| 2 | Scioto County | OH | 16,720 | 9,824.9 | 1.7x |
| 3 | Pike County | OH | 16,409 | 9,824.9 | 1.67x |
| 4 | Lawrence County | OH | 15,073.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 5 | Meigs County | OH | 14,803.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.51x |
| 6 | Adams County | OH | 14,357.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.46x |
| 7 | Gallia County | OH | 13,985.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.42x |
| 8 | Jefferson County | OH | 13,983.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.42x |
| 9 | Jackson County | OH | 13,453.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 10 | Clark County | OH | 12,878 | 9,824.9 | 1.31x |
| 11 | Hocking County | OH | 12,742.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 12 | Brown County | OH | 12,369.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.26x |
| 13 | Hardin County | OH | 12,365.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.26x |
| 14 | Guernsey County | OH | 12,333.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.26x |
| 15 | Ross County | OH | 12,209.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 16 | Clinton County | OH | 12,167.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 17 | Montgomery County | OH | 12,141 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 18 | Mahoning County | OH | 12,041.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.23x |
| 19 | Harrison County | OH | 11,997.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.22x |
| 20 | Lucas County | OH | 11,817.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 21 | Fayette County | OH | 11,760.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 22 | Highland County | OH | 11,713.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 23 | Trumbull County | OH | 11,710.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 24 | Monroe County | OH | 11,678.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 25 | Perry County | OH | 11,570.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.18x |
| 26 | Morgan County | OH | 11,251.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.15x |
| 27 | Marion County | OH | 11,206.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 28 | Richland County | OH | 11,193.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 29 | Crawford County | OH | 11,000.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 30 | Ashtabula County | OH | 10,961.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 31 | Coshocton County | OH | 10,619.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.08x |
| 32 | Columbiana County | OH | 10,610.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.08x |
| 33 | Huron County | OH | 10,506.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 34 | Washington County | OH | 10,492.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 35 | Allen County | OH | 10,482.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 36 | Belmont County | OH | 10,341.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.05x |
| 37 | Muskingum County | OH | 10,314.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.05x |
| 38 | Erie County | OH | 10,180.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.04x |
| 39 | Cuyahoga County | OH | 10,171.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.04x |
| 40 | Athens County | OH | 9,987.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.02x |
| 41 | Seneca County | OH | 9,987.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.02x |
| 42 | Shelby County | OH | 9,915.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.01x |
| 43 | Tuscarawas County | OH | 9,806.9 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 44 | Pickaway County | OH | 9,732.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 45 | Franklin County | OH | 9,721.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 46 | Stark County | OH | 9,698.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 47 | Hamilton County | OH | 9,669.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 48 | Summit County | OH | 9,664.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 49 | Preble County | OH | 9,639.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 50 | Carroll County | OH | 9,631.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 51 | Butler County | OH | 9,596.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 52 | Ashland County | OH | 9,329.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.95x |
| 53 | Lorain County | OH | 9,275.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.94x |
| 54 | Sandusky County | OH | 9,229.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.94x |
| 55 | Darke County | OH | 9,154.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 56 | Morrow County | OH | 9,093 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 57 | Van Wert County | OH | 9,042.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.92x |
| 58 | Wayne County | OH | 8,918 | 9,824.9 | 0.91x |
| 59 | Clermont County | OH | 8,757.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 60 | Noble County | OH | 8,739.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 61 | Ottawa County | OH | 8,724.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 62 | Champaign County | OH | 8,612.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.88x |
| 63 | Miami County | OH | 8,584.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.87x |
| 64 | Defiance County | OH | 8,496.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.86x |
| 65 | Licking County | OH | 8,468.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.86x |
| 66 | Hancock County | OH | 8,446.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.86x |
| 67 | Henry County | OH | 8,404.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.86x |
| 68 | Logan County | OH | 8,349.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.85x |
| 69 | Williams County | OH | 8,265.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.84x |
| 70 | Portage County | OH | 8,136.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.83x |
| 71 | Fairfield County | OH | 8,090.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.82x |
| 72 | Fulton County | OH | 8,021.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.82x |
| 73 | Wyandot County | OH | 8,015.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.82x |
| 74 | Lake County | OH | 7,978.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.81x |
| 75 | Madison County | OH | 7,955.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.81x |
| 76 | Knox County | OH | 7,935.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.81x |
| 77 | Greene County | OH | 7,701.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 78 | Auglaize County | OH | 7,619.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 79 | Mercer County | OH | 7,560.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.77x |
| 80 | Paulding County | OH | 7,074.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.72x |
| 81 | Wood County | OH | 6,562.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.67x |
| 82 | Warren County | OH | 6,327.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.64x |
| 83 | Holmes County | OH | 6,123.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.62x |
| 84 | Putnam County | OH | 6,060.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.62x |
| 85 | Medina County | OH | 5,776.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.59x |
| 86 | Geauga County | OH | 5,580.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.57x |
| 87 | Union County | OH | 5,567.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.57x |
| 88 | Delaware County | OH | 4,328.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.44x |