COVID-19 has killed 383,290 people in America, according to the Microsoft Bing COVID-19 Tracker. One academic forecast expects the spread of the disease could drive the figure to over 700,000 by the end of March. There are 3,141 counties in America, and at least one person has died in the great majority of them.

In the hardest-hit counties, particularly in and around New York City, Los Angeles and Houston, coronavirus deaths number in the thousands. In Queens County, part of New York City, the number is already 5,507. In Kings County, which contains the borough of Brooklyn, also in New York City, the figure currently is 5,573. Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the country, has had 12,674 deaths. Cook County, home of Chicago, has had 8,841.

However, 80 counties have had no COVID-19 deaths at all as of January 11. Some are in states that have had very few deaths, like Vermont. Others are very small counties, based on population, in hard-hit states like Kansas.

It is not surprising that the counties with no deaths have small populations. The largest is Dukes County, Massachusetts. Its population is 17,313. According to the Census Bureau, almost 90% of the population is white, much higher than the national average. Almost 5% is Black. The median home value is $699,500, well more than twice the national average. Household income is $71,811, also above the national. The poverty rate is a relatively low 7.3%. Dukes County encompasses the entire island of Martha’s Vineyard.

Next on the list, San Juan County, Washington, has a population of 16,473. Third, Estill County, Kentucky has a population of 14,313. The geographic spread among the three counties shows there is little relationship between COVID-19 deaths and location.

Four of the counties on the list have posted less than 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases. These are Harding County in New Mexico, Skagway County in Alaska, and King and Loving Counties in Texas. Loving has recorded only one confirmed case.

Twenty-two of the counties on the list have populations of less than 1,000.

This is by far the hardest-hit state now.

This is America’s worst hotspot.

These are the 80 counties where no one has died from COVID-19:

County	State	Population	Cases	Deaths
Dukes	Massachusetts	17,313	606	0
San Juan	Washington	16,473	83	0
Estill	Kentucky	14,313	753	0
Morgan	Kentucky	13,285	1,359	0
Archuleta	Colorado	12,908	543	0
Powell	Kentucky	12,321	764	0
Nome	Alaska	9,925	201	0
Sitka City	Alaska	8,738	164	0
Webster	West Virginia	8,518	195	0
San Miguel	Colorado	7,968	433	0
Anderson	Kansas	7,852	568	0
Northwest Arctic	Alaska	7,734	349	0
Lake	Colorado	7,585	461	0
Calhoun	West Virginia	7,396	174	0
Grand Isle	Vermont	6,965	70	0
Luce	Michigan	6,364	196	0
Mitchell	Kansas	6,222	478	0
Essex	Vermont	6,208	101	0
Ottawa	Kansas	5,902	333	0
Aleutians West	Alaska	5,750	106	0
Cook	Minnesota	5,311	111	0
Custer	Colorado	4,640	154	0
Bath	Virginia	4,393	209	0
Mineral	Montana	4,211	197	0
Wahkiakum	Washington	4,189	57	0
Osborne	Kansas	3,603	137	0
Harlan	Nebraska	3,438	184	0
Aleutians East	Alaska	3,425	25	0
Woodson	Kansas	3,170	84	0
Rush	Kansas	3,102	294	0
Sierra	California	2,930	32	0
Edwards	Kansas	2,925	108	0
Logan	Kansas	2,810	78	0
Harmon	Oklahoma	2,721	245	0
Hamilton	Kansas	2,616	145	0
Elk	Kansas	2,562	47	0
Haines	Alaska	2,518	17	0
Sheridan	Kansas	2,506	352	0
Wrangell City	Alaska	2,484	22	0
Denali	Alaska	2,232	45	0
Highland	Virginia	2,214	62	0
Wichita	Kansas	2,143	131	0
De Baca	New Mexico	2,060	112	0
Judith Basin	Montana	1,951	79	0
Deuel	Nebraska	1,894	77	0
Golden Valley	North Dakota	1,882	215	0
Dolores	Colorado	1,841	55	0
Eureka	Nevada	1,830	42	0
Taliaferro	Georgia	1,665	69	0
McCone	Montana	1,630	150	0
Sherman	Oregon	1,605	47	0
Wallace	Kansas	1,575	107	0
Jackson	Colorado	1,296	44	0
Sioux	Nebraska	1,266	28	0
Greeley	Kansas	1,200	39	0
Alpine	California	1,146	70	0
Clark	Idaho	1,077	53	0
Skagway	Alaska	1,061	8	0
Esmeralda	Nevada	981	34	0
Billings	North Dakota	946	51	0
Hayes	Nebraska	943	55	0
Logan	Nebraska	886	69	0
Camas	Idaho	886	57	0
Hinsdale	Colorado	878	15	0
Wheeler	Nebraska	822	28	0
Keya Paha	Nebraska	792	38	0
Jones	South Dakota	735	71	0
Golden Valley	Montana	724	47	0
Slope	North Dakota	704	30	0
Banner	Nebraska	696	26	0
Borden	Texas	665	18	0
Thomas	Nebraska	645	48	0
Loup	Nebraska	585	37	0
San Juan	Colorado	544	34	0
Blaine	Nebraska	480	17	0
Harding	New Mexico	459	8	0
McPherson	Nebraska	454	22	0
Arthur	Nebraska	418	18	0
King	Texas	228	9	0
Loving	Texas	102	1	0

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