Provisional U.S. County-Level COVID-19 Death Counts for 2020

AH County of Residence COVID-19 Deaths Counts, 2020 Provisional provides a provisional count of deaths involving COVID-19 by U.S. county of residence. The dataset, from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, covers the full calendar year from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic disparities in COVID-19 mortality by mapping death counts across U.S. county of residence.
• Track the provisional temporal progression of COVID-19 deaths from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
• Compare county-level COVID-19 death counts against other demographic or health datasets using county identifiers.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• Provides full-year coverage of the initial pandemic period from January 1 to December 31, 2020.
• Includes data for all U.S. counties, offering national spatial coverage.

Limitations

• Data is provisional and subject to revision, which may affect accuracy for historical analysis.
• The dataset lacks specific column details, making it difficult to assess granularity beyond county and death count.
• No row count or sample data is available to evaluate the dataset's scale and completeness.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Provisional count from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), as indicated by tags.

Time Range

January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020

Freshness

The metadata was last updated on 2025-04-23, but the underlying data covers 2020.

Geography

United States, by county of residence