Since the first case of the omicron variant was detected in the U.S., new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs. To date, 80,112,263 Americans have been infected with the virus — and over 980,000 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 Louisville/Jefferson County metropolitan area, which covers parts of Kentucky and Indiana, a total of 363,861 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 28,310 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 24,487 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Louisville/Jefferson County than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.
The broader Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comprises 12 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Floyd County in Indiana has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 18,965 infections in Floyd County, or 24,691 for every 100,000 people.
Though Floyd County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.
There have been a total of 391 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Floyd County, above the 306 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Louisville/Jefferson County metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of April 25, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floyd County, IN | 24,691 | 18,965 | 391 | 300 |
| 2 | Trimble County, KY | 25,599 | 2,211 | 452 | 39 |
| 3 | Clark County, IN | 26,913 | 31,139 | 342 | 396 |
| 4 | Bullitt County, KY | 27,097 | 21,533 | 267 | 212 |
| 5 | Harrison County, IN | 27,244 | 10,819 | 348 | 138 |
| 6 | Oldham County, KY | 28,063 | 18,346 | 210 | 137 |
| 7 | Shelby County, KY | 28,457 | 13,314 | 336 | 157 |
| 8 | Spencer County, KY | 29,261 | 5,339 | 296 | 54 |
| 9 | Jefferson County, KY | 29,409 | 225,616 | 298 | 2,283 |
| 10 | Henry County, KY | 30,176 | 4,772 | 304 | 48 |
| 11 | Washington County, KY | 32,806 | 3,943 | 491 | 59 |
| 12 | Scott County, IN | 33,121 | 7,864 | 446 | 106 |
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