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This Is the City in Every State With the Most COVID-19 Cases
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The U.S. has reported more than 33.1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 15. More than 594,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 — the highest death toll of any country.
The virus has spread throughout the country in a way that has been difficult to predict, surging in one region, then showing signs of improvement, and then reappearing in other regions. Though local outbreaks may ebb and flow, the current surge in cases has been felt nearly nationwide, leading to new travel restrictions and business closures around the country.
Nationwide, there were an average of 4.8 daily new coronavirus cases per 100,000 Americans in the week ending June 15. Cumulatively, the U.S. has reported 10,096.4 cases per 100,000 Americans, and 181.2 deaths per 100,000 Americans.
The coronavirus has spread to different parts of the country in different stages throughout the pandemic. In the spring, the worst hit states were in the Northeast, as New York City became the epicenter of the nation’s crisis. The virus spread to states throughout the Sun Belt in the summer, and hit states in the Midwest and West during the fall. Now, nearly every state is categorized as a COVID-19 hotspot, according to definitions based on new cases per capita from the nonprofit health organization Kaiser Family Foundation.
While the nation’s largest metropolitan areas were hit hardest in the early months of the pandemic, nearly every city has suffered from the virus. Outbreaks are particularly likely to occur in places where large numbers of people tend to congregate, leaving cities with high concentrations of colleges, correctional facilities, and nursing homes particularly at risk.
To determine the metropolitan area in each state with the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita, 24/7 Wall St. compiled and reviewed data from state and local health departments. We ranked metropolitan areas according to the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents as of June 15. Data was aggregated from the county level to the metropolitan area level using boundary definitions from the U.S. Census Bureau. Population data used to adjust case and death totals came from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey and are five-year estimates.
Alabama: Gadsden
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Gadsden: 14,132 (13,754.0 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Alabama: 547,987 (11,176.1 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Gadsden: 19.2% (April 2020)
Gadsden population: 102,748 (192.1 per sq. mi.)
Alaska: Anchorage
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Anchorage: 42,722 (10,710.0 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Alaska: 67,823 (9,271.2 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Anchorage: 14.8% (April 2020)
Anchorage population: 398,900 (15.2 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Alaska where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
Arizona: Yuma
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Yuma: 37,275 (17,795.1 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Arizona: 886,752 (12,182.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Yuma: 25.0% (April 2020)
Yuma population: 209,468 (38.0 per sq. mi.)
Arkansas: Pine Bluff
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Pine Bluff: 13,244 (14,575.5 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Arkansas: 343,964 (11,397.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Pine Bluff: 10.7% (April 2020)
Pine Bluff population: 90,865 (44.8 per sq. mi.)
California: El Centro
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in El Centro: 28,799 (15,937.4 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in California: 3,696,472 (9,355.3 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in El Centro: 30.0% (April 2020)
El Centro population: 180,701 (43.3 per sq. mi.)
Colorado: Pueblo
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Pueblo: 19,406 (11,691.6 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Colorado: 551,091 (9,569.7 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Pueblo: 11.8% (April 2020)
Pueblo population: 165,982 (69.6 per sq. mi.)
Connecticut: New Haven-Milford
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in New Haven: 92,136 (10,744.6 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Connecticut: 348,350 (9,770.6 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in New Haven: 9.5% (July 2020)
New Haven population: 857,513 (1,418.5 per sq. mi.)
Delaware: Dover
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Dover: 18,175 (10,285.9 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Delaware: 109,358 (11,230.4 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Dover: 17.3% (May 2020)
Dover population: 176,699 (301.4 per sq. mi.)
Florida: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Miami: 901,050 (14,794.0 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Florida: 2,304,918 (10,731.7 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Miami: 13.8% (April 2020)
Miami population: 6,090,660 (1,199.6 per sq. mi.)
Georgia: Dalton
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Dalton: 22,019 (15,295.1 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Georgia: 1,128,690 (10,630.5 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Dalton: 20.3% (April 2020)
Dalton population: 143,961 (226.7 per sq. mi.)
Hawaii: Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Kahului: 4,788 (2,884.7 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Hawaii: 35,723 (2,523.0 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Kahului: 34.8% (April 2020)
Kahului population: 165,979 (142.9 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Hawaii where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
Idaho: Idaho Falls
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Idaho Falls: 18,246 (12,539.6 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Idaho: 193,515 (10,828.6 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Idaho Falls: 8.0% (April 2020)
Idaho Falls population: 145,507 (28.0 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Idaho where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
Illinois: Kankakee
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Kankakee: 14,532 (13,134.8 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Illinois: 1,387,595 (10,950.2 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Kankakee: 16.9% (April 2020)
Kankakee population: 110,637 (163.5 per sq. mi.)
Indiana: Elkhart-Goshen
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Elkhart: 29,347 (14,346.5 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Indiana: 749,097 (11,127.0 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Elkhart: 29.4% (April 2020)
Elkhart population: 204,558 (441.6 per sq. mi.)
Iowa: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Sioux City: 22,007 (15,299.0 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Iowa: 372,577 (11,808.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Sioux City: 9.8% (April 2020)
Sioux City population: 143,846 (69.4 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Iowa where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
Kansas: Wichita
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Wichita: 71,069 (11,144.8 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Kansas: 315,769 (10,838.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Wichita: 18.2% (April 2020)
Wichita population: 637,690 (153.7 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Kansas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
Kentucky: Bowling Green
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Bowling Green: 20,747 (11,889.5 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Kentucky: 462,303 (10,347.7 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Bowling Green: 18.8% (April 2020)
Bowling Green population: 174,498 (108.1 per sq. mi.)
Louisiana: Monroe
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Monroe: 24,173 (11,881.1 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Louisiana: 475,354 (10,225.3 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Monroe: 12.8% (April 2020)
Monroe population: 203,457 (89.1 per sq. mi.)
Maine: Lewiston-Auburn
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Lewiston: 8,360 (7,769.4 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Maine: 68,603 (5,103.6 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Lewiston: 10.3% (July 2020)
Lewiston population: 107,602 (230.0 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Maine where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
Maryland: Cumberland, MD-WV
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Cumberland: 10,004 (10,144.8 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Maryland: 461,325 (7,630.7 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Cumberland: 14.0% (April 2020)
Cumberland population: 98,612 (131.1 per sq. mi.)
Massachusetts: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Boston: 464,436 (9,611.0 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Massachusetts: 708,875 (10,284.7 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Boston: 16.9% (June 2020)
Boston population: 4,832,346 (1,385.7 per sq. mi.)
Michigan: Grand Rapids-Kentwood
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Grand Rapids: 118,354 (11,140.3 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Michigan: 996,986 (9,983.0 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Grand Rapids: 22.3% (April 2020)
Grand Rapids population: 1,062,392 (395.4 per sq. mi.)
Minnesota: St. Cloud
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in St. Cloud: 28,372 (14,287.4 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Minnesota: 603,760 (10,705.7 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in St. Cloud: 9.4% (May 2020)
St. Cloud population: 198,581 (113.4 per sq. mi.)
Mississippi: Hattiesburg
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Hattiesburg: 18,064 (10,741.1 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Mississippi: 319,381 (10,731.4 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Hattiesburg: 13.3% (April 2020)
Hattiesburg population: 168,177 (83.1 per sq. mi.)
Missouri: Joplin
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Joplin: 21,540 (12,094.3 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Missouri: 606,285 (9,878.5 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Joplin: 10.6% (April 2020)
Joplin population: 178,100 (141.0 per sq. mi.)
Montana: Great Falls
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Great Falls: 9,357 (11,463.4 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Montana: 112,761 (10,550.5 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Great Falls: 12.6% (April 2020)
Great Falls population: 81,625 (30.3 per sq. mi.)
Nebraska: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Omaha: 116,667 (12,520.9 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Nebraska: 223,847 (11,571.9 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Omaha: 10.2% (April 2020)
Omaha population: 931,779 (214.2 per sq. mi.)
Nevada: Carson City
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Carson City: 6,581 (12,015.0 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Nevada: 327,140 (10,620.9 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Carson City: 21.0% (April 2020)
Carson City population: 54,773 (378.6 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Nevada where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
New Hampshire: Manchester-Nashua
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Manchester: 36,287 (8,785.5 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in New Hampshire: 99,068 (7,286.0 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Manchester: 17.5% (April 2020)
Manchester population: 413,035 (471.4 per sq. mi.)
New Jersey: Atlantic City-Hammonton
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Atlantic City: 31,582 (11,868.2 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in New Jersey: 1,019,563 (11,478.7 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Atlantic City: 35.2% (June 2020)
Atlantic City population: 266,105 (478.9 per sq. mi.)
New Mexico: Farmington
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Farmington: 15,592 (12,324.2 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in New Mexico: 204,044 (9,731.1 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Farmington: 14.5% (July 2020)
Farmington population: 126,515 (22.9 per sq. mi.)
New York: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in New York: 2,310,079 (11,972.9 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in New York: 2,107,636 (10,834.2 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in New York: 17.2% (June 2020)
New York population: 19,294,236 (2,885.4 per sq. mi.)
North Carolina: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Hickory: 43,737 (11,927.9 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in North Carolina: 1,007,698 (9,608.0 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Hickory: 18.2% (April 2020)
Hickory population: 366,678 (223.9 per sq. mi.)
North Dakota: Bismarck
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Bismarck: 21,491 (16,855.3 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in North Dakota: 110,440 (14,492.3 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Bismarck: 9.5% (April 2020)
Bismarck population: 127,503 (29.8 per sq. mi.)
Ohio: Lima
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Lima: 11,905 (11,538.6 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Ohio: 1,107,047 (9,470.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Lima: 20.4% (April 2020)
Lima population: 103,175 (256.3 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Ohio where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
Oklahoma: Enid
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Enid: 7,815 (12,625.6 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Oklahoma: 454,884 (11,495.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Enid: 11.7% (April 2020)
Enid population: 61,898 (58.5 per sq. mi.)
Oregon: Salem
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Salem: 27,195 (6,434.0 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Oregon: 205,029 (4,861.1 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Salem: 13.1% (April 2020)
Salem population: 422,678 (219.8 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Oregon where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
Pennsylvania: Lebanon
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Lebanon: 16,171 (11,573.1 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Pennsylvania: 1,208,513 (9,440.0 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Lebanon: 14.1% (April 2020)
Lebanon population: 139,729 (386.2 per sq. mi.)
Rhode Island: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Providence: 206,972 (12,789.7 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Rhode Island: 152,213 (14,368.4 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Providence: 18.5% (April 2020)
Providence population: 1,618,268 (1,019.8 per sq. mi.)
South Carolina: Greenville-Anderson
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Greenville: 125,284 (13,983.5 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in South Carolina: 595,452 (11,565.1 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Greenville: 12.5% (April 2020)
Greenville population: 895,942 (330.5 per sq. mi.)
South Dakota: Sioux Falls
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Sioux Falls: 42,456 (16,370.3 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in South Dakota: 124,356 (14,056.9 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Sioux Falls: 10.7% (April 2020)
Sioux Falls population: 259,348 (100.7 per sq. mi.)
Tennessee: Cleveland
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Cleveland: 17,410 (14,204.9 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Tennessee: 865,445 (12,672.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Cleveland: 14.3% (April 2020)
Cleveland population: 122,563 (160.5 per sq. mi.)
Texas: Laredo
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Laredo: 46,724 (17,082.1 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Texas: 2,967,354 (10,233.7 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Laredo: 14.3% (May 2020)
Laredo population: 273,526 (81.4 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Texas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
Utah: Provo-Orem
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Provo: 98,891 (16,033.1 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Utah: 409,558 (12,774.9 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Provo: 8.1% (April 2020)
Provo population: 616,791 (114.3 per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Utah where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
Vermont: Burlington-South Burlington
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Burlington: 9,756 (4,459.2 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Vermont: 24,330 (3,899.1 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Burlington: 14.8% (April 2020)
Burlington population: 218,784 (174.7 per sq. mi.)
Virginia: Harrisonburg
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Harrisonburg: 13,361 (10,004.0 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Virginia: 677,813 (7,941.1 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Harrisonburg: 10.9% (April 2020)
Harrisonburg population: 133,557 (154.1 per sq. mi.)
Washington: Yakima
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Yakima: 30,413 (12,180.0 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Washington: 444,468 (5,836.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Yakima: 14.6% (April 2020)
Yakima population: 249,697 (58.1 per sq. mi.)
West Virginia: Wheeling, WV-OH
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Wheeling: 13,983 (9,883.7 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in West Virginia: 162,939 (9,091.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Wheeling: 17.7% (April 2020)
Wheeling population: 141,475 (150.0 per sq. mi.)
Wisconsin: Green Bay
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Green Bay: 43,436 (13,599.2 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Wisconsin: 676,075 (11,611.6 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Green Bay: 13.3% (April 2020)
Green Bay population: 319,401 (170.8 per sq. mi.)
Wyoming: Casper
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Casper: 8,169 (10,168.9 per 100,000)
COVID-19 cases as of June 15 in Wyoming: 61,114 (10,559.5 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Casper: 12.6% (April 2020)
Casper population: 80,333 (15.0 per sq. mi.)
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