More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined.

In the Amarillo metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 1,291 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 490 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 310 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people.

The higher than average per capita COVID-19 death rate across the metro area is being driven by one area in particular.

The broader Amarillo metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Potter County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Potter County stands at 616 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Amarillo metro area, Potter County ranks among the top 10% of all U.S. counties or county equivalents by COVID-19 death rate per capita.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 19, 2022.

These are all the counties in Texas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Rank	Geography	Deaths per 100,000 people	Total deaths	Confirmed cases per 100,000 people	Total confirmed cases
1	Potter County, TX	616	745	30,818	37,259
2	Carson County, TX	613	37	26,011	1,569
3	Armstrong County, TX	522	10	30,532	585
4	Randall County, TX	372	493	21,042	27,876
5	Oldham County, TX	287	6	27,703	579

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