How Current COVID-19 Cases in Washington Compare to the Nation

By Steven M. Peters Published Nov 14, 4:00AM EST

How Current COVID-19 Cases in Washington Compare to the Nation — © Joe Raedle / Getty Images News via Getty Images

Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are beginning to rise once again in parts of the United States.

Since the first known COVID-19 case was identified in the U.S. on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been a total of about 46,329,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 14,161 for every 100,000 people.

In Washington, the infection rate is far lower than the national average. Since the first known case of COVID-19 was reported in Washington on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been 742,919 total infections in the state — or 9,859 for every 100,000 people. Of all 50 states and Washington D.C., Washington ranks No. 45 by cumulative COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population.

Just as COVID-19 infections are less concentrated in Washington, so too are deaths. So far, there have been 8,827 COVID-19 related deaths in Washington, or 117 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 229 per 100,000 Americans.

Like other states with a lower than average COVID-19 infection rate,Washington implemented strict measures early in the pandemic to help slow the virus’s spread. On Mar. 23, 2020, Washington implemented a temporary statewide stay-at-home order to limit person-to-person contact.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Nov. 10, 2021.

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

Rank	State	COVID cases per 100,000 people	Total COVID cases	COVID deaths per 100,000 people	Total COVID deaths
1	North Dakota	20,101	152,782	236	1,796
2	Tennessee	19,040	1,289,008	245	16,556
3	Alaska	18,735	138,161	104	764
4	Wyoming	18,346	105,990	215	1,243
5	Utah	17,860	564,576	104	3,300
6	South Dakota	17,841	157,396	257	2,267
7	South Carolina	17,751	902,493	273	13,862
8	Rhode Island	17,198	181,835	273	2,882
9	Florida	17,198	3,662,957	284	60,418
10	Arkansas	17,134	516,386	282	8,508
11	Alabama	17,129	837,252	325	15,882
12	Montana	17,071	181,350	228	2,423
13	Mississippi	16,980	507,116	340	10,153
14	Idaho	16,939	297,142	210	3,678
15	Kentucky	16,859	753,338	224	10,019
16	Arizona	16,626	1,192,365	299	21,409
17	Oklahoma	16,492	650,273	279	11,013
18	Louisiana	16,366	762,659	314	14,622
19	Iowa	15,768	497,648	224	7,069
20	Georgia	15,600	1,641,036	280	29,483
21	Wisconsin	15,571	905,245	165	9,576
22	Indiana	15,469	1,035,141	253	16,916
23	West Virginia	15,427	278,578	252	4,548
24	Kansas	15,169	441,642	224	6,534
25	Nebraska	15,137	292,032	158	3,040
26	Delaware	15,110	146,139	219	2,119
27	Nevada	15,062	457,039	256	7,759
28	Texas	14,793	4,245,949	247	70,766
29	Minnesota	14,600	819,239	160	8,986
30	North Carolina	14,391	1,494,278	176	18,317
31	Missouri	14,109	864,357	201	12,325
32	New Mexico	13,653	286,086	245	5,124
33	New Jersey	13,564	1,208,321	315	28,092
34	Illinois	13,502	1,720,345	227	28,877
35	Colorado	13,496	768,646	149	8,499
36	Ohio	13,476	1,575,319	214	25,067
37	New York	13,277	2,594,542	288	56,280
38	Michigan	13,203	1,319,724	240	24,027
39	Massachusetts	12,544	865,806	277	19,093
40	California	12,529	4,956,081	182	71,979
41	Pennsylvania	12,470	1,597,065	249	31,915
42	Connecticut	11,362	405,910	246	8,790
43	Virginia	11,017	938,376	167	14,225
44	New Hampshire	10,418	141,317	118	1,599
45	Washington	9,859	742,919	117	8,827
46	Washington D.C.	9,503	65,050	174	1,193
47	Maryland	9,385	567,085	182	10,999
48	Oregon	8,931	374,253	110	4,620
49	Maine	8,122	108,710	91	1,215
50	Vermont	6,321	39,587	59	370
51	Hawaii	5,799	82,379	67	952