To date, 82,217,041 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — 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 Tuscaloosa metropolitan area, located in Alabama, a total of 66,426 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 27,517 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 25,130 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Tuscaloosa than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.
The broader Tuscaloosa metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Pickens County in Alabama has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 5,273 confirmed infections in Pickens County, or 25,978 for every 100,000 people.
Though Pickens County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Tuscaloosa metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.
There have been a total of 503 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Pickens County, above the 412 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Tuscaloosa metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 23, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pickens County, AL | 25,978 | 5,273 | 503 | 102 |
| 2 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 27,353 | 56,405 | 382 | 787 |
| 3 | Hale County, AL | 31,894 | 4,748 | 712 | 106 |
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