More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined.
In the Charlottesville metropolitan area, located in Virginia, a total of 443 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 192 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 307 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people.
Though deaths attributable to the virus are less common across the metro area than they are nationwide, this is not the case in some parts of the city.
The broader Charlottesville metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Buckingham County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Buckingham County stands at 335 for every 100,000 people.
Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the Charlottesville metro area, Buckingham County ranks among the middle 50% of all U.S. counties or county equivalents by COVID-19 death rate per capita.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of June 28, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths | Confirmed cases per 100,000 people | Total confirmed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckingham County, VA | 335 | 57 | 24,700 | 4,200 |
| 2 | Greene County, VA | 319 | 62 | 22,035 | 4,277 |
| 3 | Nelson County, VA | 250 | 37 | 18,377 | 2,722 |
| 4 | Fluvanna County, VA | 179 | 47 | 21,463 | 5,641 |
| 5 | Charlottesville City, VA | 157 | 74 | 22,031 | 10,364 |
| 6 | Albemarle County, VA | 156 | 166 | 19,142 | 20,359 |
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