(KAIR)--The highest rank means the lowest risk of contracting the coronavirus, with Brown County earning the top spot in regards to its handling of COVID-19.

That’s revealed in the Kansas COVID County Rankings made available online by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
According to the state website, counties are ranked on each of three COVID measures, including vaccination rate, average number of COVID cases, and the average number of COVID tests given.

Brown County earns first place overall, with a vaccination rate of 58-percent, 30 COVID cases per 100,000, and 393 tests per 100,000.

Atchison County earns a rank of 32, with a vaccination rate of 41-percent, 35 cases per 100 thousand, and 463 tests per 100,000.

Doniphan County is ranked 65th, with a vaccination rate of 42-percent, 51 virus cases per 100,000, and 376 tests administered per 100,000.

Jackson County earns a rank of 14, with a 62-percent vaccination rate, 78 cases per 100,000, and 438 tests per 100,000.

Jefferson County is ranked 20th, with a vaccination rate of 51-percent, 51 cases per 100,000, and 343 tests per 100,000.

Leavenworth County earns a ranking of 8, due to its vaccination rate of 57-percent, 42 cases per 100,000, 322 tests administered per 100,000.

Marshall County, with a vaccination rate of 56-percent, 60 cases per 100,000, and 153 tests, earns a rank of 65, while Nemaha County is ranked 3rd, with the KDHE statistics showing a vaccination rate of 53-percent, 34 cases per 100,000, and 420 tests per 100,000.

Pottawatomie County earns a rank of 97, with KDHE citing a vaccination rate of 39-percent, 37 cases per 100,000, and 151 tests administered per 100,000.