Counties in Every State With the Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases

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May 28, 2020 6:06 pm

Last Updated: June 8, 2020 9:41 am

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Virginia: Richmond County
> COVID-19 cases in Richmond County as of May 27, 2020: 3,098 per 100,000 people (total: 275)
> COVID-19 cases in Virginia as of May 27, 2020: 449 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 38,276)
> COVID-19 deaths in Richmond County as of May 27, 2020: 45 per 100,000 people (total: 4)
> COVID-19 deaths in Virginia as of May 27, 2020: 14 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,202)
> Total population: 8,878 (0.1% of state pop.)
> Largest place in county: Warsaw

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Washington: Yakima County
> COVID-19 cases in Yakima County as of May 27, 2020: 1,206 per 100,000 people (total: 3,008)
> COVID-19 cases in Washington as of May 27, 2020: 268 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 20,181)
> COVID-19 deaths in Yakima County as of May 27, 2020: 36 per 100,000 people (total: 91)
> COVID-19 deaths in Washington as of May 27, 2020: 14 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 1,078)
> Total population: 249,325 (3.3% of state pop.)
> Largest place in county: Yakima

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West Virginia: Jackson County
> COVID-19 cases in Jackson County as of May 27, 2020: 465 per 100,000 people (total: 135)
> COVID-19 cases in West Virginia as of May 27, 2020: 103 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 1,851)
> COVID-19 deaths in Jackson County as of May 27, 2020: none
> COVID-19 deaths in West Virginia as of May 27, 2020: 4 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 74)
> Total population: 29,018 (1.6% of state pop.)
> Largest place in county: Ravenswood

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Wisconsin: Brown County
> COVID-19 cases in Brown County as of May 27, 2020: 880 per 100,000 people (total: 2,285)
> COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin as of May 27, 2020: 283 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 16,462)
> COVID-19 deaths in Brown County as of May 27, 2020: 13 per 100,000 people (total: 33)
> COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin as of May 27, 2020: 9 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 539)
> Total population: 259,786 (4.5% of state pop.)
> Largest place in county: Green Bay

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Wyoming: Fremont County
> COVID-19 cases in Fremont County as of May 27, 2020: 636 per 100,000 people (total: 255)
> COVID-19 cases in Wyoming as of May 27, 2020: 149 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 860)
> COVID-19 deaths in Fremont County as of May 27, 2020: 15 per 100,000 people (total: 6)
> COVID-19 deaths in Wyoming as of May 27, 2020: 2 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 14)
> Total population: 40,076 (6.9% of state pop.)
> Largest place in county: Riverton

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