Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Hawaii
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.
Researchers around the world have reported that Omicron is more transmissible than Delta, making breakthrough and repeat infections more likely.
The United States as of Nov. 16 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and 98.1 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 68.6% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 10.1% of vaccinated people have received the most recently available bivalent booster doses.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Hawaii using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and vaccination data from Covid Act Now. Counties are ranked by the highest infection rate per 100,000 residents within the week leading up to Nov. 10, 2022. Cumulative cases per 100,000 served as a tiebreaker.
Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 infection rates in your state.
#5. Kalawao County, HI
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 0 (0 total cases)
--- 100.0% less cases per 100k residents than Hawaii
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 0 (0 total deaths)
--- 100.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Hawaii
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#4. Maui County, HI
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,604 (39,517 total cases)
--- 5.0% less cases per 100k residents than Hawaii
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 94 (158 total deaths)
--- 21.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Hawaii
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#3. Honolulu County, HI
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,118 (235,042 total cases)
--- 2.9% less cases per 100k residents than Hawaii
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 125 (1,214 total deaths)
--- 5.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Hawaii
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#2. Kauai County, HI
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,471 (16,968 total cases)
--- 5.5% less cases per 100k residents than Hawaii
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 61 (44 total deaths)
--- 48.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Hawaii
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#1. Hawaii County, HI
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,569 (39,435 total cases)
--- 21.2% less cases per 100k residents than Hawaii
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 108 (217 total deaths)
--- 9.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Hawaii
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
