COVID-19 Final Count: States With the Most Deaths Per Capita

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10. Oklahoma
> Death rate: 407 per 100,000
> Total deaths: 16,119 – 25th highest
> Cases per 100,000: 32,990 – 19th highest
> Total cases: 1,305,398 – 24th lowest
> Population, 2021: 3,986,639 – 23rd lowest

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9. Kentucky
> Death rate: 415 per 100,000
> Total deaths: 18,567 – 21st highest
> Cases per 100,000: 38,957 – 3rd highest
> Total cases: 1,740,457 – 23rd highest
> Population, 2021: 4,509,394 – 25th lowest

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8. Michigan
> Death rate: 428 per 100,000
> Total deaths: 42,812 – 6th highest
> Cases per 100,000: 31,077 – 22nd lowest
> Total cases: 3,103,644 – 9th highest
> Population, 2021: 10,050,811 – 10th highest

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7. Alabama
> Death rate: 431 per 100,000
> Total deaths: 21,137 – 18th highest
> Cases per 100,000: 33,828 – 16th highest
> Total cases: 1,658,639 – 24th highest
> Population, 2021: 5,039,877 – 24th highest

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6. Tennessee
> Death rate: 432 per 100,000
> Total deaths: 29,515 – 12th highest
> Cases per 100,000: 37,180 – 5th highest
> Total cases: 2,539,120 – 12th highest
> Population, 2021: 6,975,218 – 16th highest

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