Aug 25, 2021

Where does your county rank in KDHE's new COVID report?

Posted Aug 25, 2021 9:00 PM

TOPEKA - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced Wednesday the release of the Kansas COVID County Ranking report, according to a media release from the agency.

This report is designed to help county commissioners and local leaders stop the spread of COVID-19 in their communities by tracking critical COVID-19 metrics including testing, case and vaccination rates.

“I believe that data is a powerful tool we can use to guide our response to COVID-19,” Dr. Lee Norman said. “I am hopeful this report empowers action in communities and encourages sharing and implementation of best practices across Local Health Departments. Local leaders and communities are working tirelessly to keep us safe; to help them, helps all of us.”

This report is not a report-card, as multiple factors impact COVID-19 testing, case and vaccination rates in our communities. It brings together the most critical COVID-19 metrics at a local level to help state, county, and local leaders work together to stop the spread of the dangerous COVID-19 delta variant and keep Kansans safe and keep the economy open.

“Over the past 18 months, Kansas Counties have worked tirelessly to provide ongoing response and vital resources for county residents to keep them safe and informed on the evolving COVID-19 virus,” shared Bruce Chladny, Executive Director, Kansas Association of Counties, “And, the county response efforts, including vaccinations and essential messaging, continue as Kansas now experiences yet another surge from the deadly virus.”

Three metrics are reported and ranked across each county:

  1. Full series vaccination rate of eligible population (12+ year olds)
  2. 7- day daily average number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people
  3. 7- day daily average number of COVID-19 tests administered per 100,000 people 

Each county’s rankings are added together to generate a total score for the county. The total scores for counties are then ranked from 1-105.   

Allen County: 76

Anderson County: 62

Atchison County: 18

Barber County: 39

Barton County: 79

Bourbon County: 101

Brown County: 1

Butler County: 76

Chase County: 67

Chautauqua County: 103

Cherokee County: 80

Cheyenne County: 66

Clark County: 24

Clay County: 16

Cloud County: 85

Coffey County: 72

Comanche County: 66

Cowley County: 58

Crawford County: 47

Decatur County: 89

Dickinson County: 26

Doniphan County: 48

Douglas County: 2

Edwards County: 51

Elk County:104

Ellis County: 47

Ellsworth County: 32

Finney County: 76

Ford County: 88

Franklin County: 9

Geary County: 6

Gove County: 22

Graham County: 20

Grant County: 58

Gray County: 42

Greeley County: 12

Greenwood County: 42

Hamilton County: 71

Harper County: 45

Harvey County: 44

Haskell County: 102

Hodgeman County: 73

Jackson County: 13

Jefferson County: 22

Jewell County: 37

Johnson County: 3

Kearny County: 25

Kingman County: 10

Kiowa County: 23

Labette County: 61

Lane County: 43

Leavenworth County: 8

Lincoln County: 56

Linn County: 98

Logan County: 81

Lyon County: 14

Marion County: 53

Marshall County: 56

McPherson County: 20

Meade County: 63

Miami County: 31

Mitchell County: 5

Montgomery County: 79

Morris County: 7

Morton County: 96

Nemaha County: 4

Neosho County: 100

Ness County: 33

Norton County: 56

Osage County: 59

Osborne County: 70

Ottawa County: 34

Pawnee County: 40

Phillips County: 77

Pottawatomie County: 95

Pratt County: 29

Rawlins County: 85

Reno County: 31

Republic County: 68

Rice County: 38

Riley County: 49

Rooks County: 36

Rush County: 52

Russell County: 99

Saline County: 36

Scott County: 66

Sedgwick County: 15

Seward County: 85

Shawnee County: 11

Sheridan County: 92

Sherman County: 90

Smith County: 51

Stafford County: 28

Stanton County: 82

Stevens County: 105

Sumner County: 93

Thomas County: 94

Trego County: 91

Wabaunsee County: 27

Wallace County: 70

Washington County: 61

Wichita County: 86

Wilson County: 88

Woodson County: 97

Wyandotte County: 17

The report will be refreshed three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It can be found on KDHE’s website