Since the first case of the omicron variant was detected in the U.S., new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs. To date, 81,519,474 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with the virus — 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 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan area, located in Colorado, a total of 696,586 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 24,440 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 24,917 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.
The broader Denver metro area comprises 10 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Gilpin County in Colorado has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 973 confirmed infections in Gilpin County, or 16,425 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Gilpin County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Denver metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.
There have been a total of 68 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Gilpin County, below the 205 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 16, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilpin County, CO | 16,425 | 973 | 68 | 4 |
| 2 | Park County, CO | 16,617 | 2,890 | 115 | 20 |
| 3 | Clear Creek County, CO | 16,931 | 1,588 | 128 | 12 |
| 4 | Elbert County, CO | 19,212 | 4,834 | 159 | 40 |
| 5 | Broomfield County, CO | 20,974 | 13,868 | 175 | 116 |
| 6 | Jefferson County, CO | 22,223 | 126,767 | 238 | 1,356 |
| 7 | Douglas County, CO | 24,328 | 79,944 | 131 | 430 |
| 8 | Arapahoe County, CO | 24,375 | 155,186 | 188 | 1,195 |
| 9 | Denver County, CO | 25,310 | 175,501 | 196 | 1,358 |
| 10 | Adams County, CO | 27,164 | 135,035 | 263 | 1,308 |
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