With states taking actions such as closing bars and restaurants or banning large gatherings to fight the spread of the coronavirus, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus.
To identify which states are taking the largest actions to combat coronavirus, the site compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 35 key metrics. The data set ranges from tested cases of COVID-19 per capita and state legislation on the pandemic to the uninsured population and share of the workforce in affected industries.
South Carolina Ranked as the 11th least aggressive, and North Carolina ranked as the 22nd least aggressive;
State with the Most Aggressive Measures in Limiting Virus Exposure
Overall Rank | State | Score Interval | ‘Prevention & Containment’ Rank | ‘Risk Factors & Infrastructure’ Rank | ‘Economic Impact’ Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rhode Island | >=60 | 1 | 22 | 43 |
2 | Connecticut | >=60 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
3 | Maryland | >=60 | 3 | 18 | 2 |
4 | New York | >=60 | 4 | 40 | 5 |
5 | Washington | >=60 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
6 | Massachusetts | >=60 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
7 | New Jersey | >=60 | 6 | 28 | 24 |
8 | Minnesota | 55 – 60 | 17 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Vermont | 55 – 60 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
10 | District of Columbia | 55 – 60 | 8 | 33 | 26 |
11 | New Hampshire | 50 – 55 | 12 | 5 | 25 |
12 | Ohio | 50 – 55 | 11 | 34 | 23 |
13 | Wisconsin | 50 – 55 | 13 | 12 | 27 |
14 | New Mexico | 50 – 55 | 10 | 46 | 38 |
15 | Utah | 50 – 55 | 24 | 4 | 15 |
16 | South Dakota | 45 – 50 | 20 | 20 | 30 |
17 | Illinois | 45 – 50 | 19 | 17 | 39 |
18 | Delaware | 45 – 50 | 28 | 11 | 12 |
19 | Alaska | 45 – 50 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
20 | North Dakota | 45 – 50 | 27 | 3 | 31 |
21 | Pennsylvania | 45 – 50 | 22 | 25 | 33 |
22 | Louisiana | 45 – 50 | 16 | 44 | 36 |
23 | California | 45 – 50 | 18 | 32 | 40 |
24 | Virginia | 45 – 50 | 30 | 13 | 11 |
25 | Arkansas | 45 – 50 | 23 | 49 | 13 |
26 | Montana | 45 – 50 | 15 | 23 | 50 |
27 | Michigan | 45 – 50 | 31 | 29 | 10 |
28 | Oregon | 45 – 50 | 21 | 27 | 46 |
29 | Arizona | 40 – 45 | 32 | 43 | 6 |
30 | North Carolina | 40 – 45 | 29 | 39 | 16 |
31 | Alabama | 40 – 45 | 35 | 50 | 1 |
31 | West Virginia | 40 – 45 | 25 | 48 | 20 |
33 | Maine | 40 – 45 | 26 | 26 | 42 |
34 | Iowa | 40 – 45 | 38 | 6 | 9 |
35 | Colorado | 40 – 45 | 37 | 2 | 41 |
36 | Nebraska | 40 – 45 | 43 | 14 | 8 |
37 | Florida | 35 – 40 | 33 | 41 | 45 |
38 | Idaho | 35 – 40 | 40 | 16 | 37 |
39 | Georgia | 35 – 40 | 46 | 30 | 7 |
40 | Kentucky | 35 – 40 | 39 | 45 | 32 |
41 | South Carolina | 35 – 40 | 42 | 36 | 22 |
42 | Indiana | 35 – 40 | 45 | 24 | 21 |
43 | Tennessee | 35 – 40 | 41 | 42 | 35 |
44 | Kansas | 35 – 40 | 50 | 19 | 17 |
45 | Hawaii | 35 – 40 | 36 | 35 | 47 |
46 | Missouri | 35 – 40 | 47 | 38 | 29 |
47 | Oklahoma | 35 – 40 | 44 | 47 | 34 |
48 | Nevada | 30 – 35 | 34 | 37 | 51 |
49 | Texas | 30 – 35 | 51 | 31 | 19 |
50 | Mississippi | 30 – 35 | 48 | 51 | 28 |
51 | Wyoming | 30 – 35 | 49 | 21 | 48 |