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 Cincinnati metropolitan area, which covers parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, a total of 5,971 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 274 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 310 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 Cincinnati metro area comprises 15 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Mason County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Mason County stands at 630 for every 100,000 people.
With the highest per capita death rate in the Cincinnati metro area, Mason County ranks among the top 10% 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 July 19, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths | Confirmed cases per 100,000 people | Total confirmed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason County, KY | 630 | 108 | 31,015 | 5,320 |
| 2 | Gallatin County, KY | 597 | 52 | 26,497 | 2,306 |
| 3 | Brown County, OH | 419 | 183 | 26,761 | 11,689 |
| 4 | Bracken County, KY | 325 | 27 | 28,221 | 2,344 |
| 5 | Ohio County, IN | 323 | 19 | 25,599 | 1,507 |
| 6 | Butler County, OH | 310 | 1,172 | 26,043 | 98,519 |
| 7 | Franklin County, IN | 293 | 67 | 19,736 | 4,508 |
| 8 | Dearborn County, IN | 287 | 142 | 28,573 | 14,144 |
| 9 | Clermont County, OH | 278 | 565 | 27,036 | 54,941 |
| 10 | Pendleton County, KY | 275 | 40 | 25,193 | 3,658 |
| 11 | Kenton County, KY | 264 | 435 | 27,630 | 45,503 |
| 12 | Warren County, OH | 259 | 587 | 27,331 | 61,922 |
| 13 | Hamilton County, OH | 256 | 2,081 | 24,934 | 202,477 |
| 14 | Boone County, KY | 237 | 306 | 30,898 | 39,888 |
| 15 | Campbell County, KY | 203 | 187 | 27,201 | 25,098 |
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