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 Louisville/Jefferson County metropolitan area, which covers parts of Kentucky and Indiana, a total of 368,557 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 28,675 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 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 19,167 confirmed infections in Floyd County, or 24,954 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 393 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Floyd County, above the 314 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 16, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floyd County, IN | 24,954 | 19,167 | 393 | 302 |
| 2 | Trimble County, KY | 25,703 | 2,220 | 463 | 40 |
| 3 | Clark County, IN | 27,248 | 31,527 | 342 | 396 |
| 4 | Harrison County, IN | 27,397 | 10,880 | 348 | 138 |
| 5 | Bullitt County, KY | 27,506 | 21,858 | 281 | 223 |
| 6 | Oldham County, KY | 28,398 | 18,565 | 222 | 145 |
| 7 | Shelby County, KY | 28,742 | 13,447 | 346 | 162 |
| 8 | Spencer County, KY | 29,568 | 5,395 | 323 | 59 |
| 9 | Jefferson County, KY | 29,818 | 228,749 | 307 | 2,357 |
| 10 | Henry County, KY | 30,669 | 4,850 | 329 | 52 |
| 11 | Washington County, KY | 33,031 | 3,970 | 508 | 61 |
| 12 | Scott County, IN | 33,395 | 7,929 | 446 | 106 |
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