Table 2.
Characteristics of 3108 counties and county equivalents in the contiguous US.
| Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| COVID-19 deaths (till October 31, 2020) | |
| Number of COVID-19 deaths | 73.4 (341.7) |
| COVID-19 mortality (per 100,000 population) | 57.6 (61.6) |
| County-level characteristics | |
| Population density (per km2) | 106.3 (697.7) |
| Percent of the population ≥ 65 years | 18.4 (4.5) |
| Percent of the population 45–64 years | 27.1 (2.9) |
| Percent of the population 15–44 years | 36.1 (5.2) |
| Percent living in poverty | 15.6 (6.5) |
| Median household income (US dollar) | 38,303.0 (116,188.9) |
| Percent Black | 10.0 (14.8) |
| Percent Hispanic | 9.3 (13.9) |
| Percent of the adult population with less than a high school education | 13.7 (6.1) |
| Median house value (US dollar) | 146,109.1 (89,065.4) |
| Percent of owner-occupied housing | 71.5 (8.1) |
| Percent of current smokers | 17.5 (3.6) |
| Percent of obese | 32.9 (5.4) |
| Average daily temperature for summer (K) | 303.1 (3.2) |
| Average daily temperature for winter (K) | 280.4 (6.6) |
| Average daily relative humidity for summer (%) | 89.0 (9.7) |
| Average daily relative humidity for winter (%) | 87.5 (4.8) |
| Average number of hospital beds since the first reported COVID-19 case (per 100,000 population) | 234.3 (333.2) |
| Number of days since first reported COVID-19 case | 156.6 (64.9) |
| State-level characteristics | |
| Number of days since state COVID-19 emergency orders | 233.3 (3.8) |
| Number of days since state COVID-19 reopening | 176.2 (10.9) |