Special Report
These Are the Counties in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area With the Most COVID-19
Published:
There have been 80,854,800 confrimed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow.
In the Louisville/Jefferson County metropolitan area, which covers parts of Kentucky and Indiana, a total of 366,740 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 28,534 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 24,714 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Louisville/Jefferson County is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comprises 12 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Scott County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 7,885 confirmed infections in Scott County, or 33,210 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Scott County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Louisville/Jefferson County area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 446 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Scott County, compared to 313 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 May 6, 2022.
Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Scott County, IN | 33,210 | 7,885 | 446 | 106 |
2 | Washington County, KY | 32,915 | 3,956 | 508 | 61 |
3 | Henry County, KY | 30,473 | 4,819 | 329 | 52 |
4 | Jefferson County, KY | 29,665 | 227,579 | 306 | 2,348 |
5 | Spencer County, KY | 29,469 | 5,377 | 323 | 59 |
6 | Shelby County, KY | 28,594 | 13,378 | 344 | 161 |
7 | Oldham County, KY | 28,247 | 18,466 | 219 | 143 |
8 | Bullitt County, KY | 27,380 | 21,758 | 279 | 222 |
9 | Harrison County, IN | 27,324 | 10,851 | 348 | 138 |
10 | Clark County, IN | 27,112 | 31,369 | 342 | 396 |
11 | Trimble County, KY | 25,645 | 2,215 | 463 | 40 |
12 | Floyd County, IN | 24,850 | 19,087 | 392 | 301 |
Are you ready for retirement? Planning for retirement can be overwhelming, that’s why it could be a good idea to speak to a fiduciary financial advisor about your goals today.
Start by taking this retirement quiz right here from SmartAsset that will match you with up to 3 financial advisors that serve your area and beyond in 5 minutes. Smart Asset is now matching over 50,000 people a month.
Click here now to get started.
Thank you for reading! Have some feedback for us?
Contact the 24/7 Wall St. editorial team.