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 Charlottesville metropolitan area, located in Virginia, a total of 48,902 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 21,178 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 26,906 cases per 100,000 people.

The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Charlottesville is being driven by one area in particular.

The broader Charlottesville metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Nelson County in Virginia has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 2,798 confirmed infections in Nelson County, or 18,890 for every 100,000 people.

Though Nelson County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Charlottesville metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.

There have been a total of 243 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Nelson County, above the 197 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Charlottesville metro area.

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

These are all the counties in Virginia 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	Nelson County, VA	18,890	2,798	243	36
2	Albemarle County, VA	19,711	20,964	162	172
3	Fluvanna County, VA	22,023	5,788	179	47
4	Greene County, VA	22,622	4,391	319	62
5	Charlottesville City, VA	22,722	10,689	168	79
6	Buckingham County, VA	25,124	4,272	341	58

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