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

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Kansas: Ford County
> COVID-19 cases in Ford County as of May 27, 2020: 4,704 per 100,000 people (total: 1,622)
> COVID-19 cases in Kansas as of May 27, 2020: 321 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 9,337)
> COVID-19 deaths in Ford County as of May 27, 2020: none
> COVID-19 deaths in Kansas as of May 27, 2020: 7 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 205)
> Total population: 34,484 (1.2% of state pop.)
> Largest place in county: Dodge City

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Kentucky: Butler County
> COVID-19 cases in Butler County as of May 27, 2020: 1,773 per 100,000 people (total: 226)
> COVID-19 cases in Kentucky as of May 27, 2020: 203 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 9,077)
> COVID-19 deaths in Butler County as of May 27, 2020: 47 per 100,000 people (total: 6)
> COVID-19 deaths in Kentucky as of May 27, 2020: 9 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 400)
> Total population: 12,745 (0.3% of state pop.)
> Largest place in county: Morgantown

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Louisiana: St. John the Baptist Parish
> COVID-19 cases in St. John the Baptist Parish as of May 27, 2020: 1,954 per 100,000 people (total: 849)
> COVID-19 cases in Louisiana as of May 27, 2020: 826 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 38,497)
> COVID-19 deaths in St. John the Baptist Parish as of May 27, 2020: 180 per 100,000 people (total: 78)
> COVID-19 deaths in Louisiana as of May 27, 2020: 56 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 2,617)
> Total population: 43,446 (0.9% of state pop.)
> Largest place in parish: Laplace CDP

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Maine: Cumberland County
> COVID-19 cases in Cumberland County as of May 27, 2020: 366 per 100,000 people (total: 1,065)
> COVID-19 cases in Maine as of May 27, 2020: 160 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 2,137)
> COVID-19 deaths in Cumberland County as of May 27, 2020: 15 per 100,000 people (total: 43)
> COVID-19 deaths in Maine as of May 27, 2020: 6 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 81)
> Total population: 290,944 (21.7% of state pop.)
> Largest place in county: Portland

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Maryland: Prince George’s County
> COVID-19 cases in Prince George’s County as of May 27, 2020: 1,556 per 100,000 people (total: 14,100)
> COVID-19 cases in Maryland as of May 27, 2020: 801 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 48,423)
> COVID-19 deaths in Prince George’s County as of May 27, 2020: 57 per 100,000 people (total: 520)
> COVID-19 deaths in Maryland as of May 27, 2020: 40 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 2,392)
> Total population: 906,202 (15.0% of state pop.)
> Largest place in county: Bowie

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