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 Clarksville metropolitan area, which covers parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, a total of 74,680 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 26,389 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 26,906 cases per 100,000 people.

Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Clarksville, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.

The broader Clarksville metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Christian County in Kentucky has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 17,302 confirmed infections in Christian County, or 23,943 for every 100,000 people.

Though Christian County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Clarksville metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average.

There have been a total of 298 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Christian County, compared to 300 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Clarksville metro area.

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

These are all the counties in Kentucky 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	Christian County, KY	23,943	17,302	298	215
2	Montgomery County, TN	27,053	53,129	300	589
3	Trigg County, KY	29,622	4,249	314	45

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