Coronavirus cases per 1,000 people as of January 30, 2021 American Communities Project map; click it to enlarge or click here for the interactive version. |
An analysis of pandemic data shows that the most sparsely populated communities, especially those that are unwilling to socially distance or that have reduced access to health care, had the highest rates of coronavirus infections through January, Dante Chinni reports for the American Communities Project, a social-science and journalism project by George Washington University's School of Media & Public Affairs meant to highlight the issues faced by different types of communities.
ACP divides communities into 15 types: African American South, Aging Farmlands, Big Cities, College Towns, Evangelical Hubs,Exurbs, Graying America, Hispanic Centers, LDS Enclaves, Middle Suburbs,
Military Posts, Native American Lands, Rural Middle America, Urban Suburbs, and Working Class Country. Evangelical Hubs and Hispanic Centers had high infection rates, but the three community types with the highest infection rates are Native American Lands, LDC Enclaves, and Aging Farmlands.
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