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 Louisville/Jefferson County metropolitan area, which covers parts of Kentucky and Indiana, a total of 4,151 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 327 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 Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comprises 12 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Washington County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Washington County stands at 516 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area, Washington 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 Kentucky 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	Washington County, KY	516	62	35,261	4,238
2	Trimble County, KY	486	42	26,514	2,290
3	Scott County, IN	455	108	34,650	8,227
4	Floyd County, IN	401	308	26,800	20,585
5	Shelby County, KY	357	167	30,633	14,332
6	Harrison County, IN	353	140	28,913	11,482
7	Clark County, IN	347	402	29,464	34,090
8	Spencer County, KY	345	63	31,667	5,778
9	Henry County, KY	335	53	33,578	5,310
10	Jefferson County, KY	317	2,431	32,092	246,197
11	Bullitt County, KY	288	229	29,726	23,622
12	Oldham County, KY	223	146	30,267	19,787

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