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 Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area, located in Alabama, a total of 4,283 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 373 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 Birmingham metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Walker County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Walker County stands at 699 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area, Walker 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 Alabama 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	Walker County, AL	699	451	30,608	19,740
2	Chilton County, AL	480	211	26,205	11,512
3	St. Clair County, AL	479	418	30,986	27,053
4	Bibb County, AL	466	105	30,204	6,804
5	Blount County, AL	428	247	27,154	15,653
6	Jefferson County, AL	362	2,392	30,273	199,768
7	Shelby County, AL	217	459	30,796	65,060

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