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 Columbus metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 4,656 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 227 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 Columbus metro area comprises 10 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Hocking County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Hocking County stands at 439 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Columbus metro area, Hocking County ranks among the middle 50% 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 Ohio 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	Hocking County, OH	439	125	24,604	7,011
2	Pickaway County, OH	404	232	31,893	18,313
3	Perry County, OH	356	128	24,243	8,724
4	Madison County, OH	314	138	22,993	10,114
5	Morrow County, OH	300	105	23,313	8,154
6	Fairfield County, OH	284	434	26,718	40,854
7	Licking County, OH	278	479	25,785	44,426
8	Franklin County, OH	207	2,638	24,665	314,556
9	Union County, OH	183	102	30,244	16,832
10	Delaware County, OH	140	275	24,683	48,628

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