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 in any country.
The virus has spread across the country in ways that are difficult to predict, spike in one region, then shown signs of improvement, and then reappeared in other regions. Although local outbreaks can swell up and down, the current surge in cases can be felt almost across the country, leading to new travel restrictions and business closings across the country.
Nationwide, there were an average of 4.8 new coronavirus cases per 100,000 Americans every day for the week ending June 15. On a cumulative basis, the United States has reported 10,096.4 cases per 100,000 Americans and 181.2 deaths per 100,000 Americans.
The coronavirus has spread at different stages in different parts of the country during the pandemic. In the spring, the northeastern states were hardest hit when New York City became the epicenter of the country’s crisis. The virus spread to states across the sun belt in the summer and struck states in the Midwest and West in the fall. Almost every state is now classified as a COVID-19 hotspot, according to definitions based on new cases per capita by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit health organization.
While the country’s largest metropolitan areas were hardest hit in the first few months of the pandemic, almost every city has suffered from the virus. Outbreaks are particularly likely to occur in locations where crowds of people congregate, making 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 officials. We have classified metropolitan areas according to the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (as of June 15). The data were aggregated from the county to the metropolitan level using US Census Bureau boundary definitions. The population data used to adjust the case and death numbers are from the US Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey and are five-year estimates.
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