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 Peoria metropolitan area, located in Illinois, a total of 1,183 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 316 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 307 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people.
Though COVID-19 deaths per capita in the metro area are closely in line with comparable national rate, there are parts of the city where this is not the case.
The broader Peoria metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Stark County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Stark County stands at 600 for every 100,000 people.
With the highest per capita death rate in the Peoria metro area, Stark 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 June 22, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths | Confirmed cases per 100,000 people | Total confirmed cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stark County, IL | 600 | 33 | 29,345 | 1,614 |
| 2 | Tazewell County, IL | 358 | 479 | 29,676 | 39,722 |
| 3 | Woodford County, IL | 289 | 112 | 28,356 | 11,007 |
| 4 | Peoria County, IL | 286 | 528 | 27,677 | 51,054 |
| 5 | Marshall County, IL | 263 | 31 | 24,597 | 2,901 |
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