Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Indiana
Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Indiana
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 Indiana 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.
#50. Dubois County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,991 (14,099 total cases)
--- 14.0% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 395 (169 total deaths)
--- 6.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.3% (25,323 fully vaccinated)
#49. Parke County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,166 (4,093 total cases)
--- 16.5% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 307 (52 total deaths)
--- 17.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.5% (7,035 fully vaccinated)
#48. Marshall County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,154 (13,486 total cases)
--- 0.8% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 443 (205 total deaths)
--- 19.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.5% (21,517 fully vaccinated)
#47. Vermillion County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,185 (4,678 total cases)
--- 4.3% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 516 (80 total deaths)
--- 38.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.7% (7,554 fully vaccinated)
#46. Decatur County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,653 (8,141 total cases)
--- 5.9% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 572 (152 total deaths)
--- 53.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.0% (13,268 fully vaccinated)
#45. Wayne County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,583 (22,126 total cases)
--- 16.1% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 536 (353 total deaths)
--- 44.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.1% (34,332 fully vaccinated)
#44. Franklin County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,852 (4,973 total cases)
--- 24.5% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 303 (69 total deaths)
--- 18.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.8% (9,067 fully vaccinated)
#43. Lake County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,081 (126,622 total cases)
--- 9.9% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 396 (1,923 total deaths)
--- 6.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.4% (288,491 fully vaccinated)
#42. Daviess County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,501 (8,505 total cases)
--- 11.9% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 474 (158 total deaths)
--- 27.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.1% (11,382 fully vaccinated)
#41. Porter County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,461 (45,087 total cases)
--- 8.6% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 349 (594 total deaths)
--- 6.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.5% (101,313 fully vaccinated)
#40. Gibson County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 40,316 (13,570 total cases)
--- 39.3% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 461 (155 total deaths)
--- 23.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.0% (16,171 fully vaccinated)
#39. Madison County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,940 (37,497 total cases)
--- 0.0% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 519 (672 total deaths)
--- 39.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.6% (70,769 fully vaccinated)
#38. St. Joseph County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,753 (80,877 total cases)
--- 2.8% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 341 (928 total deaths)
--- 8.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.9% (165,565 fully vaccinated)
#37. Owen County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,886 (6,632 total cases)
--- 10.2% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 639 (133 total deaths)
--- 71.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.0% (9,159 fully vaccinated)
#36. Putnam County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,271 (10,623 total cases)
--- 2.3% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 354 (133 total deaths)
--- 4.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.3% (16,631 fully vaccinated)
#35. Adams County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,060 (8,250 total cases)
--- 20.3% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 333 (119 total deaths)
--- 10.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.4% (12,301 fully vaccinated)
#34. Benton County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,270 (2,823 total cases)
--- 11.5% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 274 (24 total deaths)
--- 26.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.8% (3,831 fully vaccinated)
#33. Dearborn County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,073 (15,368 total cases)
--- 7.4% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 297 (147 total deaths)
--- 20.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 65.0% (32,140 fully vaccinated)
#32. Jackson County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,418 (14,339 total cases)
--- 12.0% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 310 (137 total deaths)
--- 16.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.5% (24,555 fully vaccinated)
#31. Greene County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,696 (8,522 total cases)
--- 7.7% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 457 (146 total deaths)
--- 22.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.9% (13,710 fully vaccinated)
#30. Wells County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,505 (7,217 total cases)
--- 11.9% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 495 (140 total deaths)
--- 33.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.2% (12,223 fully vaccinated)
#29. White County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,757 (7,895 total cases)
--- 13.2% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 407 (98 total deaths)
--- 9.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.5% (13,628 fully vaccinated)
#28. Bartholomew County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,037 (25,165 total cases)
--- 3.8% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 314 (263 total deaths)
--- 15.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 63.8% (53,484 fully vaccinated)
#27. Ohio County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,443 (1,671 total cases)
--- 1.7% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 323 (19 total deaths)
--- 13.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 78.2% (4,596 fully vaccinated)
#26. Vanderburgh County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,027 (67,186 total cases)
--- 28.0% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 366 (665 total deaths)
--- 1.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.9% (108,603 fully vaccinated)
#25. Warrick County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,460 (23,599 total cases)
--- 29.5% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 398 (251 total deaths)
--- 7.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 65.0% (40,958 fully vaccinated)
#24. DeKalb County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,838 (12,972 total cases)
--- 3.1% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 366 (159 total deaths)
--- 1.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.9% (19,066 fully vaccinated)
#23. Newton County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,246 (2,971 total cases)
--- 26.6% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 522 (73 total deaths)
--- 40.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.6% (4,697 fully vaccinated)
#22. Jay County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,226 (5,564 total cases)
--- 5.9% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 416 (85 total deaths)
--- 11.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.4% (8,257 fully vaccinated)
#21. Sullivan County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,353 (6,067 total cases)
--- 1.4% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 377 (78 total deaths)
--- 1.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.5% (10,647 fully vaccinated)
#20. Hancock County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,496 (23,838 total cases)
--- 5.4% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 363 (284 total deaths)
--- 2.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 70.3% (54,989 fully vaccinated)
#19. Noble County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,384 (14,984 total cases)
--- 8.5% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 352 (168 total deaths)
--- 5.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.0% (19,076 fully vaccinated)
#18. LaPorte County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,467 (30,183 total cases)
--- 5.1% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 349 (384 total deaths)
--- 6.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.4% (64,172 fully vaccinated)
#17. Allen County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,208 (118,373 total cases)
--- 7.9% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 327 (1,241 total deaths)
--- 12.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.7% (207,581 fully vaccinated)
#16. Rush County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,160 (5,664 total cases)
--- 18.1% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 356 (59 total deaths)
--- 4.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.5% (8,045 fully vaccinated)
#15. Huntington County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,993 (13,510 total cases)
--- 27.8% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 468 (171 total deaths)
--- 25.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (19,087 fully vaccinated)
#14. Floyd County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,871 (22,670 total cases)
--- 0.2% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 409 (321 total deaths)
--- 9.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.0% (46,349 fully vaccinated)
#13. Whitley County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,007 (10,871 total cases)
--- 10.6% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 253 (86 total deaths)
--- 32.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.7% (16,526 fully vaccinated)
#12. Steuben County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,595 (10,930 total cases)
--- 9.2% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 353 (122 total deaths)
--- 5.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.1% (16,999 fully vaccinated)
#11. Wabash County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,675 (9,818 total cases)
--- 9.5% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 532 (165 total deaths)
--- 43.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.8% (13,273 fully vaccinated)
#10. Henry County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,650 (15,183 total cases)
--- 9.4% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 509 (244 total deaths)
--- 36.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.2% (26,003 fully vaccinated)
#9. Fountain County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,691 (6,161 total cases)
--- 30.3% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 655 (107 total deaths)
--- 76.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.6% (7,940 fully vaccinated)
#8. Fayette County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,958 (7,845 total cases)
--- 17.4% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 671 (155 total deaths)
--- 80.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.1% (9,717 fully vaccinated)
#7. Harrison County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,090 (12,596 total cases)
--- 7.4% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 375 (152 total deaths)
--- 0.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.1% (21,499 fully vaccinated)
#6. Washington County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,490 (6,866 total cases)
--- 15.4% less cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 332 (93 total deaths)
--- 10.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.6% (11,671 fully vaccinated)
#5. Ripley County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,600 (9,517 total cases)
--- 16.1% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 505 (143 total deaths)
--- 35.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.0% (14,171 fully vaccinated)
#4. Scott County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,955 (9,061 total cases)
--- 31.2% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 469 (112 total deaths)
--- 26.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.5% (10,852 fully vaccinated)
#3. Clark County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,982 (37,835 total cases)
--- 10.5% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 352 (417 total deaths)
--- 5.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 63.3% (74,860 fully vaccinated)
#2. Shelby County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,570 (15,910 total cases)
--- 22.9% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 411 (184 total deaths)
--- 10.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.6% (27,126 fully vaccinated)
#1. Knox County, IN
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,867 (13,125 total cases)
--- 24.0% more cases per 100k residents than Indiana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 437 (160 total deaths)
--- 17.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Indiana
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.9% (18,631 fully vaccinated)