There have been 82,117,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow.
In the Memphis metropolitan area, which covers parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas, a total of 355,674 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 26,425 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 25,100 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Memphis is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Memphis metro area comprises nine counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Crittenden County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 14,341 confirmed infections in Crittenden County, or 29,260 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Crittenden County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Memphis 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 463 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Crittenden County, compared to 366 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Memphis metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 20, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crittenden County, AR | 29,260 | 14,341 | 463 | 227 |
| 2 | Fayette County, TN | 29,046 | 11,529 | 469 | 186 |
| 3 | Tipton County, TN | 28,827 | 17,713 | 384 | 236 |
| 4 | DeSoto County, MS | 28,734 | 50,610 | 315 | 554 |
| 5 | Marshall County, MS | 27,865 | 9,972 | 489 | 175 |
| 6 | Benton County, MS | 27,590 | 2,277 | 594 | 49 |
| 7 | Tate County, MS | 26,112 | 7,440 | 502 | 143 |
| 8 | Shelby County, TN | 25,530 | 239,220 | 353 | 3,312 |
| 9 | Tunica County, MS | 25,290 | 2,572 | 472 | 48 |
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