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 Wichita Falls metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 748 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 495 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 Wichita Falls metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Wichita County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Wichita County stands at 519 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Wichita Falls metro area, Wichita 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 Texas 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	Wichita County, TX	519	684	25,984	34,251
2	Clay County, TX	347	36	21,681	2,252
3	Archer County, TX	319	28	26,601	2,338

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