Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 33,151,678 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 594,888 have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world.
In the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area, located in Alabama, a total of 138,062 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 12,036 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 10,133 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Birmingham-Hoover than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others.
The broader Birmingham metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Chilton County in Alabama has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 4,470 infections in Chilton County, or 10,175 for every 100,000 people.
Though Chilton County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Birmingham metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high.
There have been a total of 264 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Chilton County, above the 233 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Birmingham-Hoover metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of June 16, 2021.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chilton County, AL | 10,175 | 4,470 | 264 | 116 |
| 2 | Walker County, AL | 11,366 | 7,330 | 434 | 280 |
| 3 | St. Clair County, AL | 11,632 | 10,155 | 286 | 250 |
| 4 | Bibb County, AL | 11,879 | 2,676 | 284 | 64 |
| 5 | Blount County, AL | 12,034 | 6,937 | 241 | 139 |
| 6 | Shelby County, AL | 12,108 | 25,580 | 120 | 254 |
| 7 | Jefferson County, AL | 12,262 | 80,914 | 237 | 1,565 |
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