There have been 84,292,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow.
In the Jacksonville metropolitan area, located in Florida, a total of 416,644 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 28,240 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 25,764 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Jacksonville is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Jacksonville metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Baker County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 8,805 confirmed infections in Baker County, or 31,690 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Baker County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Jacksonville 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 511 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Baker County, compared to 359 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Jacksonville metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of June 12, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker County, FL | 31,690 | 8,805 | 511 | 142 |
| 2 | Nassau County, FL | 28,576 | 23,026 | 367 | 296 |
| 3 | Duval County, FL | 28,571 | 264,059 | 371 | 3,431 |
| 4 | St. Johns County, FL | 27,823 | 65,524 | 242 | 571 |
| 5 | Clay County, FL | 26,644 | 55,230 | 414 | 859 |
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