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 Springfield metropolitan area, located in Missouri, a total of 1,655 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 361 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 Springfield metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Dallas County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Dallas County stands at 449 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Springfield metro area, Dallas County ranks among the middle 50% 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 Missouri 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	Dallas County, MO	449	74	24,317	4,012
2	Webster County, MO	402	153	24,476	9,321
3	Greene County, MO	364	1,051	25,837	74,522
4	Polk County, MO	345	109	26,898	8,486
5	Christian County, MO	318	268	26,142	22,031

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