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 Jackson metropolitan area, located in Mississippi, a total of 2,005 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 346 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 Jackson metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Simpson County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Simpson County stands at 554 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Jackson metro area, Simpson 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 Mississippi 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	Simpson County, MS	554	150	27,577	7,466
2	Copiah County, MS	421	121	27,464	7,888
3	Yazoo County, MS	390	109	30,393	8,502
4	Hinds County, MS	330	799	23,723	57,355
5	Rankin County, MS	325	492	26,228	39,667
6	Madison County, MS	323	334	25,648	26,545

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