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 Cincinnati metropolitan area, which covers parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, a total of 5,971 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 274 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 310 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people.

Though deaths attributable to the virus are less common across the metro area than they are nationwide, this is not the case in some parts of the city.

The broader Cincinnati metro area comprises 15 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Mason County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Mason County stands at 630 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Cincinnati metro area, Mason 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 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	Mason County, KY	630	108	31,015	5,320
2	Gallatin County, KY	597	52	26,497	2,306
3	Brown County, OH	419	183	26,761	11,689
4	Bracken County, KY	325	27	28,221	2,344
5	Ohio County, IN	323	19	25,599	1,507
6	Butler County, OH	310	1,172	26,043	98,519
7	Franklin County, IN	293	67	19,736	4,508
8	Dearborn County, IN	287	142	28,573	14,144
9	Clermont County, OH	278	565	27,036	54,941
10	Pendleton County, KY	275	40	25,193	3,658
11	Kenton County, KY	264	435	27,630	45,503
12	Warren County, OH	259	587	27,331	61,922
13	Hamilton County, OH	256	2,081	24,934	202,477
14	Boone County, KY	237	306	30,898	39,888
15	Campbell County, KY	203	187	27,201	25,098

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