Written by: Stacker
As has been true throughout America’s COVID-19 history, every state—and every county therein—has its own COVID-19 story, driven by local policies and behaviors. The United States as of July 28 had reached 611,454 COVID-19-related deaths and 34.6 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Amid the grim numbers come two bright spots: As of Feb. 2, more Americans had been vaccinated for COVID-19 than had been infected; and since then, rolling averages for case counts and deaths have been on the decline.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 death rates in Oklahoma using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Counties are ranked by the highest death rate per 100k residents as of July 26, 2021. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 death rates in your state.
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 182 (75 total deaths)
--- 3.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,685 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 2.4 (1 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,966 (4,507 total cases)
--- 8.2% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 238 (98 new cases, +26% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 183 (37 total deaths)
--- 3.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,662 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 4.9 (1 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 15,719 (3,177 total cases)
--- 31.6% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 10 (2 new cases, +100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 184 (27 total deaths)
--- 2.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,654 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,375 (1,669 total cases)
--- 4.7% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 170 (25 new cases, +178% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 198 (22 total deaths)
--- 4.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,493 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,634 (1,069 total cases)
--- 19.3% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 279 (31 new cases, +138% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 198 (20 total deaths)
--- 4.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,487 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,711 (1,180 total cases)
--- 1.9% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 89 (9 new cases, +350% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 203 (45 total deaths)
--- 7.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,440 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 15,184 (3,370 total cases)
--- 27.2% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 297 (66 new cases, +6% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 204 (28 total deaths)
--- 7.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,418 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,970 (1,922 total cases)
--- 17.0% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 94 (13 new cases, +30% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 205 (18 total deaths)
--- 8.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,407 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,988 (1,230 total cases)
--- 17.1% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 102 (9 new cases, +800% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 209 (80 total deaths)
--- 10.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,360 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,713 (5,250 total cases)
--- 14.8% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 99 (38 new cases, +138% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 209 (73 total deaths)
--- 10.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,357 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 2.9 (1 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,568 (3,337 total cases)
--- 19.9% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 80 (28 new cases, +100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 211 (23 total deaths)
--- 11.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,335 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,104 (1,103 total cases)
--- 15.4% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 92 (10 new cases, +150% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 212 (196 total deaths)
--- 12.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,331 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,064 (11,154 total cases)
--- 1.0% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 275 (254 new cases, +108% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 212 (20 total deaths)
--- 12.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,317 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,274 (1,063 total cases)
--- 5.6% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 32 (3 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 217 (8 total deaths)
--- 14.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,255 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,443 (422 total cases)
--- 4.2% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 221 (85 total deaths)
--- 16.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,222 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,368 (3,988 total cases)
--- 13.2% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 83 (32 new cases, -6% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 224 (23 total deaths)
--- 18.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,190 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 15,166 (1,555 total cases)
--- 27.0% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 78 (8 new cases, +14% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 226 (30 total deaths)
--- 19.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,173 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 7.5 (1 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,511 (1,263 total cases)
--- 20.4% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 226 (6 total deaths)
--- 19.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,172 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,363 (328 total cases)
--- 3.5% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new cases, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 228 (139 total deaths)
--- 20.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,149 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,901 (7,877 total cases)
--- 8.0% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 34 (21 new cases, +91% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 228 (56 total deaths)
--- 20.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,147 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,874 (3,158 total cases)
--- 7.8% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 37 (9 new cases, +12% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 230 (99 total deaths)
--- 21.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,130 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 2.3 (1 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,900 (5,118 total cases)
--- 0.3% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 335 (144 new cases, +22% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 231 (72 total deaths)
--- 22.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,110 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 14,833 (4,617 total cases)
--- 24.2% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 610 (190 new cases, +104% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 231 (119 total deaths)
--- 22.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,108 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,674 (5,500 total cases)
--- 10.6% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 225 (116 new cases, +158% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 232 (166 total deaths)
--- 22.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,096 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 1.4 (1 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,244 (7,327 total cases)
--- 14.2% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 186 (133 new cases, +111% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 233 (130 total deaths)
--- 23.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,078 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,861 (6,064 total cases)
--- 9.0% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 48 (27 new cases, -4% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 234 (17 total deaths)
--- 23.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #1,063 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,186 (811 total cases)
--- 6.3% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 41 (3 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 248 (107 total deaths)
--- 31.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #946 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,559 (4,987 total cases)
--- 3.2% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 56 (24 new cases, +33% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 262 (178 total deaths)
--- 38.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #842 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 1.5 (1 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 14,139 (9,614 total cases)
--- 18.4% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 171 (116 new cases, +158% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 265 (58 total deaths)
--- 40.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #807 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,345 (2,917 total cases)
--- 11.8% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 46 (10 new cases, +100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 266 (42 total deaths)
--- 40.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #797 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 6.3 (1 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,149 (2,073 total cases)
--- 10.1% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 63 (10 new cases, +100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 267 (32 total deaths)
--- 41.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #783 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 15,209 (1,824 total cases)
--- 27.4% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 75 (9 new cases, +50% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 273 (15 total deaths)
--- 44.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #731 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,157 (723 total cases)
--- 10.2% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 146 (8 new cases, +60% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 274 (132 total deaths)
--- 45.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #726 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 2.1 (1 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,481 (6,486 total cases)
--- 12.9% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 129 (62 new cases, +24% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 282 (16 total deaths)
--- 49.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #654 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,407 (703 total cases)
--- 3.9% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 53 (3 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 285 (79 total deaths)
--- 50.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #641 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,431 (3,722 total cases)
--- 12.5% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 134 (37 new cases, +37% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 286 (94 total deaths)
--- 51.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #628 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,284 (4,033 total cases)
--- 2.9% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 49 (16 new cases, +129% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 286 (14 total deaths)
--- 51.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #627 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,368 (556 total cases)
--- 4.8% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 61 (3 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 294 (128 total deaths)
--- 55.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #590 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,414 (5,405 total cases)
--- 4.0% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 90 (39 new cases, +333% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 299 (26 total deaths)
--- 58.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #560 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,463 (824 total cases)
--- 20.8% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 23 (2 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 300 (18 total deaths)
--- 58.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #552 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,929 (716 total cases)
--- 0.1% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 17 (1 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 311 (61 total deaths)
--- 64.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #480 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,584 (2,074 total cases)
--- 11.4% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 102 (20 new cases, +43% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 313 (44 total deaths)
--- 65.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #470 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 14,766 (2,078 total cases)
--- 23.7% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 149 (21 new cases, +200% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 315 (24 total deaths)
--- 66.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #457 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,544 (957 total cases)
--- 5.0% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 13 (1 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 322 (78 total deaths)
--- 70.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #428 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,975 (2,905 total cases)
--- 0.3% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 41 (10 new cases, +233% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 324 (53 total deaths)
--- 71.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #420 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,218 (1,837 total cases)
--- 6.1% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 189 (31 new cases, +1,450% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 334 (37 total deaths)
--- 76.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #370 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,991 (1,440 total cases)
--- 8.8% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 244 (27 new cases, +12% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 334 (96 total deaths)
--- 76.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #369 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,963 (4,016 total cases)
--- 16.9% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 28 (8 new cases, +167% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 335 (12 total deaths)
--- 77.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #364 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,913 (391 total cases)
--- 8.6% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 362 (105 total deaths)
--- 91.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #279 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 3.4 (1 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 14,192 (4,116 total cases)
--- 18.9% more cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 45 (13 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 385 (22 total deaths)
--- 103.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Oklahoma
--- #213 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,347 (591 total cases)
--- 13.3% less cases per 100k residents than Oklahoma
- New cases per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new cases, -100% change from previous week)