Special Report
This is the County in the Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area With the Most COVID-19
Published:
As the delta variant continues to surge, COVID-19 continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 40,330,400 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day.
In the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, located in Oklahoma, a total of 189,365 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 13,825 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 12,327 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Oklahoma City is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Oklahoma City metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, McClain County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 6,753 infections in McClain County, or 17,479 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does McClain County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Oklahoma City 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 215 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in McClain County, compared to 179 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Oklahoma City metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Sept. 10, 2021.
Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | McClain County, OK | 17,479 | 6,753 | 215 | 83 |
2 | Canadian County, OK | 15,191 | 20,768 | 148 | 203 |
3 | Cleveland County, OK | 13,909 | 38,490 | 171 | 474 |
4 | Oklahoma County,, OK | 13,626 | 106,564 | 179 | 1,401 |
5 | Grady County, OK | 13,242 | 7,248 | 252 | 138 |
6 | Lincoln County, OK | 12,142 | 4,232 | 238 | 83 |
7 | Logan County, OK | 11,532 | 5,310 | 163 | 75 |
Finding a qualified financial advisor doesn’t have to be hard. SmartAsset’s free tool matches you with up to 3 fiduciary financial advisors in your area in 5 minutes. Each advisor has been vetted by SmartAsset and is held to a fiduciary standard to act in your best interests. If you’re ready to be matched with local advisors that can help you achieve your financial goals, get started now.
Thank you for reading! Have some feedback for us?
Contact the 24/7 Wall St. editorial team.