Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are beginning to rise once again in parts of the United States. To date, 46,570,559 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 754,062 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan area, located in Washington, a total of 331,389 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 8,699 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 14,234 cases per 100,000 people.
The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is being driven by one area in particular.
The broader Seattle metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, King County in Washington has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 168,039 infections in King County, or 7,768 for every 100,000 people.
Though King County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Seattle metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average.
There have been a total of 94 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in King County, compared to 97 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Nov. 15, 2021.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King County, WA | 7,768 | 168,039 | 94 | 2,023 |
| 2 | Snohomish County, WA | 8,644 | 67,992 | 98 | 772 |
| 3 | Pierce County, WA | 11,090 | 95,358 | 105 | 902 |
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