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These Are the Counties in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area With the Least COVID-19
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With the ongoing surge of the delta variant, COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States. To date, 42,163,561 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 673,728 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 Cincinnati metropolitan area, which covers parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, a total of 272,585 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 12,568 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 12,887 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Cincinnati, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.
The broader Cincinnati metro area comprises 15 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Franklin County in Indiana has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 2,370 infections in Franklin County, or 10,376 for every 100,000 people.
Though Franklin County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Cincinnati metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.
There have been a total of 166 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Franklin County, above the 156 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Cincinnati metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Sept. 23, 2021.
Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Franklin County, IN | 10,376 | 2,370 | 166 | 38 |
2 | Pendleton County, KY | 11,426 | 1,659 | 83 | 12 |
3 | Bracken County, KY | 11,522 | 957 | 96 | 8 |
4 | Hamilton County, OH | 11,969 | 97,194 | 163 | 1,320 |
5 | Campbell County, KY | 12,167 | 11,226 | 92 | 85 |
6 | Butler County, OH | 12,479 | 47,209 | 173 | 655 |
7 | Clermont County, OH | 12,546 | 25,496 | 144 | 292 |
8 | Gallatin County, KY | 12,605 | 1,097 | 414 | 36 |
9 | Kenton County, KY | 12,817 | 21,108 | 139 | 229 |
10 | Brown County, OH | 12,830 | 5,604 | 163 | 71 |
11 | Warren County, OH | 13,197 | 29,899 | 146 | 331 |
12 | Ohio County, IN | 13,334 | 785 | 187 | 11 |
13 | Mason County, KY | 13,467 | 2,310 | 274 | 47 |
14 | Boone County, KY | 14,011 | 18,087 | 132 | 170 |
15 | Dearborn County, IN | 15,321 | 7,584 | 180 | 89 |
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