To date, 88,027,926 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world.

In the Boise City metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 215,778 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 31,094 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 26,906 cases per 100,000 people.

Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Boise City than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.

The broader Boise City metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Boise County in Idaho has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 1,176 confirmed infections in Boise County, or 16,418 for every 100,000 people.

Not only does Boise County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Boise City metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.

There have been a total of 195 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Boise County, below the 270 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Boise City metro area.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 17, 2022.

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

Rank	Geography	COVID cases per 100,000 people	Total cases	Deaths per 100,000 people	Total deaths
1	Boise County, ID	16,418	1,176	195	14
2	Owyhee County, ID	20,576	2,357	463	53
3	Gem County, ID	22,531	3,842	469	80
4	Canyon County, ID	30,172	64,035	326	691
5	Ada County, ID	32,366	144,368	232	1,034

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