To date, 88,027,926 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world.

In the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area, which covers all the District of Columbia, and parts of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia, a total of 1,293,109 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 21,066 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 26,906 cases per 100,000 people.

The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is being driven by one area in particular.

The broader Washington metro area comprises 24 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Fairfax, an independent city in Virginia has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 2,236 confirmed infections in Fairfax, or 9,369 for every 100,000 people.

Though Fairfax City has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Washington metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average.

There have been a total of 184 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Fairfax, compared to 182 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 17, 2022.

These are all the counties in Virginia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Rank	Geography	COVID cases per 100,000 people	Total cases	Deaths per 100,000 people	Total deaths
1	Fairfax City, VA	9,369	2,236	184	44
2	Calvert County, MD	13,751	12,525	165	150
3	Rappahannock County, VA	15,194	1,114	136	10
4	Fairfax County, VA	18,864	215,718	130	1,488
5	Montgomery County, MD	19,582	203,679	202	2,100
6	Falls Church City, VA	19,599	2,757	121	17
7	Frederick County, MD	20,346	50,555	215	535
8	Charles County, MD	20,406	32,175	227	358
9	Clarke County, VA	20,487	2,943	320	46
10	Fauquier County, VA	20,525	14,186	217	150
11	Fredericksburg City, VA	20,970	5,970	144	41
12	Prince George’s County, MD	21,093	191,141	243	2,202
13	Loudoun County, VA	21,244	81,818	102	392
14	Spotsylvania County, VA	22,941	30,147	231	304
15	District of Columbia District, DC	23,301	159,494	198	1,354
16	Prince William County, VA	23,574	107,674	165	755
17	Warren County, VA	23,694	9,347	406	160
18	Arlington County, VA	23,774	55,110	141	326
19	Culpeper County, VA	24,089	12,153	305	154
20	Stafford County, VA	24,131	34,751	124	179
21	Alexandria City, VA	24,137	37,776	125	195
22	Manassas City, VA	24,230	10,045	174	72
23	Manassas Park City, VA	25,294	4,154	164	27
24	Jefferson County, WV	27,841	15,641	244	137

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