Socioeconomic Factors influencing the Spatial Spread of COVID-19 in the United States

Christopher Baum and Miguel Henry ()

London Stata Conference 2020 from Stata Users Group

Abstract: As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed in the U.S., “hotspots” have been shifting geographically over time to suburban and rural counties showing a high prevalence of the disease. We analyze daily U.S. county-level variations in COVID-19 confirmed case counts to evaluate the spatial dependence between neighboring counties. We find strong evidence of county-level socioeconomic factors influencing the spatial spread. We show the potential of combining spatial econometric techniques and socioeconomic factors in assessing the spatial effects of COVID-19 among neighboring counties.

Date: 2020-09-11
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