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 Jacksonville metropolitan area, located in Florida, a total of 5,383 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 365 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 Jacksonville metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Baker County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Baker County stands at 515 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Jacksonville metro area, Baker 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 Florida 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	Baker County, FL	515	143	32,712	9,089
2	Clay County, FL	422	875	28,070	58,186
3	Nassau County, FL	379	305	30,270	24,391
4	Duval County, FL	376	3,477	30,098	278,176
5	St. Johns County, FL	248	583	29,332	69,078

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