With nearly all of the 50 states in some form of lockdown to fight the spread of COVID-19, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus.
To identify which states are taking the most aggressive actions to combat coronavirus, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 51 key metrics. The data set ranges from tested cases of COVID-19 per capita to school closures, ICU beds, and shelter-in-place policies.
North Carolina moved down 7 spots from #30 on March 17th to #37 today. South Carolina moved up 13 spots from #41 on the 17th to #28 today.
States with the Most Aggressive Measures in Limiting Virus Exposure
| Overall Rank | State | ‘Prevention & Containment’ Rank | ‘Risk Factors & Infrastructure’ Rank | ‘Economic Impact’ Rank | Delta in Overall Rank vs. March 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 3 | Alaska | 2 | 11 | 40 | 11 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 1 | 28 | 49 | 7 |
| 5 | New Jersey | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 6 | 5 | 47 | -4 |
| 7 | Washington | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 10 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 8 | 12 | 34 | -5 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 7 | 34 | 31 | 21 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 19 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | Vermont | 12 | 9 | 37 | 3 |
| 13 | Maryland | 18 | 8 | 3 | -10 |
| 14 | Connecticut | 13 | 14 | 26 | -8 |
| 15 | Delaware | 14 | 29 | 28 | -3 |
| 16 | Louisiana | 11 | 38 | 44 | -6 |
| 17 | Maine | 16 | 39 | 15 | -9 |
| 18 | California | 15 | 44 | 16 | -17 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | 20 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| 20 | Ohio | 23 | 22 | 20 | 4 |
| 21 | Indiana | 21 | 26 | 38 | 9 |
| 22 | Montana | 17 | 48 | 50 | 23 |
| 23 | Illinois | 25 | 16 | 48 | -5 |
| 24 | Idaho | 24 | 35 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | Oregon | 22 | 42 | 41 | 12 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 26 | 31 | 42 | -10 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 27 | 32 | 25 | 22 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 28 | 30 | 30 | 13 |
| 29 | Georgia | 30 | 40 | 4 | 12 |
| 30 | Kansas | 33 | 27 | 7 | 5 |
| 31 | Colorado | 35 | 3 | 45 | -22 |
| 32 | Missouri | 31 | 41 | 21 | 10 |
| 33 | New Mexico | 29 | 50 | 36 | 1 |
| 34 | Kentucky | 32 | 33 | 43 | -17 |
| 35 | Virginia | 37 | 10 | 22 | -8 |
| 36 | Iowa | 40 | 21 | 1 | -10 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 34 | 36 | 27 | -7 |
| 38 | North Dakota | 43 | 6 | 24 | -25 |
| 39 | Arizona | 36 | 46 | 19 | -1 |
| 40 | Michigan | 44 | 18 | 9 | -17 |
| 41 | Nevada | 38 | 15 | 51 | 9 |
| 42 | Texas | 42 | 25 | 29 | -3 |
| 43 | Utah | 47 | 19 | 12 | -24 |
| 44 | Florida | 46 | 24 | 32 | -8 |
| 45 | Mississippi | 39 | 51 | 33 | 6 |
| 46 | Arkansas | 45 | 49 | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 41 | 47 | 46 | -15 |
| 48 | Alabama | 48 | 45 | 2 | -15 |
| 49 | Nebraska | 49 | 20 | 8 | -5 |
| 50 | South Dakota | 50 | 37 | 39 | -7 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | 51 | 43 | 35 | -5 |
How do you think we’re responding to COVID-19 here in the Carolinas?