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 Bowling Green metropolitan area, located in Kentucky, a total of 597 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 347 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 Bowling Green metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Allen County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Allen County stands at 524 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Bowling Green metro area, Allen County ranks among the top 25% 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 Kentucky 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	Allen County, KY	524	109	33,423	6,950
2	Butler County, KY	432	55	31,495	4,014
3	Edmonson County, KY	412	50	22,265	2,699
4	Warren County, KY	303	383	36,116	45,661

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