Cassandra Rollins with daughter Shalondra(Courtesy of the Rollins family)
METHODOLOGY
Kaiser Health News analyzed COVID-19 case rates across the country and compared them to a number of demographic factors. KHN obtained COVID-19 data by county from The New York Times and populations from 2019 U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates to calculate cases per 100,000 residents. The national map displays COVID-19 case rates per 100,000 by commuting zone, defined as a group of counties that approximate local economies and can cross state boundaries.
The charts comparing COVID-19 cases in Mississippi and Shelby County, Tennessee, by population and race are irrespective of Hispanic ethnicity because ethnicity is coded separately in the data.
DATA SOURCES
COVID-19 cases and deaths by county: The New York Times
Commuting zone definitions: Urban Institute, with adjustments for recent county boundary changes
Hospitals and ICU beds: Kaiser Health News analysis, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Population: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, 2019
Race, ethnicity and age: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2018
Health insurance: U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2018
Poverty: U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2018
Social Vulnerability: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index, 2018
Hannah Recht:[email protected], @hannah_recht
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