COVID-19: These Are the Only 75 Counties Left Where No One Has Died

Health and Healthcare

Published: January 23, 2021 8:02 am

COVID-19 has killed 418,093 people in America, according to the Microsoft Bing COVID-19 Tracker. One CDC forecast is that the number could be 500,000 by the middle of next month. 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 7,942. In Kings County, which contains the borough of Brooklyn, also in New York City, the figure currently is 8,149. Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the country, has had 14,894 deaths. Cook County, home of Chicago, has had 9,197.

However, 75 counties have had no COVID-19 deaths at all. Many 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.

Beyond Dukes County, only four other counties on the list have populations over 10,000. The next largest is San Juan, Washington, at 16,473. Following that it Estill County, Kentucky with a population of 14.313. The location of the largest counties on this list shows how widespread counties with no COVID-19 deaths are geographical.

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

These are the 75 counties where no one has died from COVID-19:

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

County	State	Population	Cases
Dukes	Massachusetts	17,313	683
San Juan	Washington	16,473	90
Estill	Kentucky	14,313	823
Morgan	Kentucky	13,285	1,723
Powell	Kentucky	12,321	821
Nome	Alaska	9,925	201
Sitka City	Alaska	8,738	163
Webster	West Virginia	8,518	223
San Miguel	Colorado	7,968	484
Anderson	Kansas	7,852	601
Northwest Arctic	Alaska	7,734	349
Lake	Colorado	7,585	479
Calhoun	West Virginia	7,396	191
Grand Isle	Vermont	6,965	81
Mitchell	Kansas	6,222	514
Essex	Vermont	6,208	111
Ottawa	Kansas	5,902	348
Aleutians West	Alaska	5,750	106
Cook	Minnesota	5,311	115
Bath	Virginia	4,393	236
Mineral	Montana	4,211	208
Wahkiakum	Washington	4,189	63
Osborne	Kansas	3,603	149
Harlan	Nebraska	3,438	191
Aleutians East	Alaska	3,425	25
Woodson	Kansas	3,170	107
Rush	Kansas	3,102	319
Sierra	California	2,930	40
Edwards	Kansas	2,925	112
Logan	Kansas	2,810	79
Hamilton	Kansas	2,616	147
Elk	Kansas	2,562	51
Haines	Alaska	2,518	17
Sheridan	Kansas	2,506	366
Wrangell City	Alaska	2,484	22
Denali	Alaska	2,232	45
Highland	Virginia	2,214	71
Wichita	Kansas	2,143	135
De Baca	New Mexico	2,060	122
Judith Basin	Montana	1,951	81
Deuel	Nebraska	1,894	82
Dolores	Colorado	1,841	56
Eureka	Nevada	1,830	44
Taliaferro	Georgia	1,665	84
McCone	Montana	1,630	152
Sherman	Oregon	1,605	47
Wallace	Kansas	1,575	107
Jackson	Colorado	1,296	44
Sioux	Nebraska	1,266	30
Greeley	Kansas	1,200	40
Alpine	California	1,146	71
Clark	Idaho	1,077	53
Skagway	Alaska	1,061	8
Esmeralda	Nevada	981	34
Billings	North Dakota	946	53
Hayes	Nebraska	943	56
Logan	Nebraska	886	71
Camas	Idaho	886	58
Hinsdale	Colorado	878	15
Wheeler	Nebraska	822	32
Keya Paha	Nebraska	792	39
Jones	South Dakota	735	77
Golden Valley	Montana	724	49
Slope	North Dakota	704	30
Banner	Nebraska	696	26
Borden	Texas	665	18
Thomas	Nebraska	645	50
Loup	Nebraska	585	38
San Juan	Colorado	544	34
Blaine	Nebraska	480	18
Harding	New Mexico	459	8
Arthur	Nebraska	418	18
King	Texas	228	12
Loving	Texas	102	1

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