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 Longview metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 42,056 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 19,304 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 25,130 cases per 100,000 people.
The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Longview is being driven by one area in particular.
The broader Longview metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Gregg County in Texas has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 23,255 confirmed infections in Gregg County, or 18,831 for every 100,000 people.
Though Gregg County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Longview metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.
There have been a total of 558 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Gregg County, above the 509 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Longview metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 23, 2022.
These are all the counties in Texas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregg County, TX | 18,831 | 23,255 | 558 | 689 |
| 2 | Upshur County, TX | 19,449 | 7,929 | 456 | 186 |
| 3 | Rusk County, TX | 20,285 | 10,872 | 435 | 233 |
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