Special Report

These Are the Counties in the Jackson, TN Metro Area With the Least COVID-19

Samuel Stebbins

Published: May 18, 2022 2:45 am

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, 81,519,474 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with the virus — and over 1 million 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 Jackson metropolitan area, located in Tennessee, a total of 41,319 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 31,948 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 24,917 cases per 100,000 people.

Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Jackson than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.

The broader Jackson metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Madison County in Tennessee has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 30,250 confirmed infections in Madison County, or 30,968 for every 100,000 people.

Not only does Madison County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Jackson metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.

There have been a total of 437 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Madison County, below the 472 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Jackson metro area.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 16, 2022.

These are all the counties in Tennessee where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).