As of early November, the states with the most COVID-19 deaths per capita are New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Louisiana, Mississippi and Rhode Island. States in the Northeast were hardest hit early in the pandemic, but other states have had more cases and deaths since then. The states with the lowest number of COVID-19 deaths per capita are Vermont, Maine and Alaska. Data are current as of Nov. 10.
Source: “CDC COVID Data Tracker,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed Nov. 10, 2020, https://tinyurl.com/yxfsxneo
Data for the graphic are as follows:
State | Death Rate Range per 100,000 |
Alabama | 53 to 65 |
Alaska | 0 to 17 |
Arizona | 69 to 93 |
Arkansas | 69 to 93 |
California | 37 to 51 |
Colorado | 37 to 51 |
Connecticut | 116 to 286 |
Delaware | 69 to 93 |
District of Columbia | 69 to 93 |
Florida | 69 to 93 |
Georgia | 69 to 93 |
Hawaii | 0 to 17 |
Idaho | 37 to 51 |
Illinois | 69 to 93 |
Indiana | 69 to 93 |
Iowa | 53 to 65 |
Kansas | 37 to 51 |
Kentucky | 19 to 36 |
Louisiana | 116 to 286 |
Maine | 0 to 17 |
Maryland | 69 to 93 |
Massachusetts | 116 to 286 |
Michigan | 69 to 93 |
Minnesota | 37 to 51 |
Mississippi | 116 to 286 |
Missouri | 37 to 51 |
Montana | 37 to 51 |
Nebraska | 19 to 36 |
Nevada | 53 to 65 |
New Hampshire | 19 to 36 |
New Jersey | 116 to 286 |
New Mexico | 53 to 65 |
New York | 69 to 93 |
North Carolina | 37 to 51 |
North Dakota | 69 to 93 |
Ohio | 37 to 51 |
Oklahoma | 37 to 51 |
Oregon | 0 to 17 |
Pennsylvania | 69 to 93 |
Rhode Island | 116 to 286 |
South Carolina | 69 to 93 |
South Dakota | 53 to 65 |
Tennessee | 53 to 65 |
Texas | 53 to 65 |
Utah | 19 to 36 |
Vermont | 0 to 17 |
Virginia | 37 to 51 |
Washington | 19 to 36 |
West Virginia | 37 to 51 |
Wisconsin | 37 to 51 |
Wyoming | 19 to 36 |