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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan area, located in Michigan, a total of 17,937 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 415 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 Detroit metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, St. Clair County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in St. Clair County stands at 530 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area, St. Clair 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 Michigan 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	St. Clair County, MI	530	845	27,362	43,661
2	Lapeer County, MI	482	425	24,289	21,423
3	Macomb County, MI	470	4,081	29,335	254,838
4	Wayne County, MI	462	8,143	25,468	448,588
5	Oakland County, MI	318	3,972	26,117	326,681
6	Livingston County, MI	250	471	26,746	50,411

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