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 St. Louis metropolitan area, which covers parts of Missouri and Illinois, a total of 8,356 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 298 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 304 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 St. Louis metro area comprises 15 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Monroe County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Monroe County stands at 380 for every 100,000 people.

Though it has the highest per capita death rate in the St. Louis metro area, Monroe County ranks among the middle 50% 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 May 25, 2022.

These are all the counties in Illinois where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Rank	Geography	Deaths per 100,000 people	Total deaths	Confirmed cases per 100,000 people	Total confirmed cases
1	Monroe County, IL	380	129	28,545	9,687
2	Franklin County, MO	363	373	25,283	25,986
3	St. Louis County, MO	335	3,346	23,095	230,646
4	Jersey County, IL	326	72	28,823	6,361
5	Macoupin County, IL	311	142	28,594	13,073
6	Warren County, MO	301	102	24,304	8,241
7	Clinton County, IL	300	113	32,229	12,127
8	Madison County, IL	298	793	27,236	72,357
9	Jefferson County, MO	294	657	24,549	54,818
10	St. Clair County, IL	278	732	24,891	65,579
11	St. Louis City, MO	252	783	18,865	58,723
12	Lincoln County, MO	250	139	27,441	15,247
13	St. Charles County, MO	241	939	24,729	96,438
14	Bond County, IL	185	31	26,322	4,399
15	Calhoun County, IL	103	5	31,886	1,549