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 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metropolitan area, which covers parts of Tennessee and Virginia, a total of 1,475 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 481 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 Kingsport metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Hawkins County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Hawkins County stands at 587 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area, Hawkins County ranks among the top 10% 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 Virginia 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	Hawkins County, TN	587	331	30,685	17,307
2	Scott County, VA	504	111	27,693	6,095
3	Bristol City, VA	493	83	28,095	4,732
4	Sullivan County, TN	468	733	30,884	48,406
5	Washington County, VA	399	217	27,155	14,774

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