As of Sept. 18, more than 197,000 people in the U.S. have died after contracting COVID-19, according to The New York Times.
The Times used data from reports of coronavirus cases and deaths by U.S. states and counties. The database includes cases and deaths that have been identified by public health officials as probable coronavirus patients, which means they did not have confirmed tests for coronavirus infection but were evaluated using criteria developed by national and local governments. Read more about the data here. State population data is from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Here is a breakdown of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, as of 7:50 a.m. CDT Sept. 18:
Note: These are the latest numbers available. The list includes ties and results in a numerical listing of 41.
1. New Jersey: 181 per 100,000 people
Population: 8.9 million residents
2. New York: 168
Population: 19.4 million
3. Massachusetts: 134
Population: 6.9 million
4. Connecticut: 126
Population: 3.6 million
5. Louisiana: 114
Population: 4.6 million
6. Rhode Island: 102
Population: 1.1 million
7. Mississippi: 93
Population: 3 million
8. Washington, D.C.: 88
Population: 705,749
9. Arizona: 74
Population: 7.3 million
10. Michigan: 70
Population: 10 million
11. Illinois: 68
Population: 12.7 million
12. Maryland: 64
Population: 6 million
Delaware: 64
Population: 973,764
13. Pennsylvania: 62
Population: 12.8 million
14. South Carolina: 61
Population: 5.1 million
Florida: 61
Population: 21.5 million
15. Georgia: 60
Population: 10.6 million
16. Indiana: 52
Population: 6.7 million
17. Texas: 51
Population: 30 million
18. Nevada: 49
Population: 3.1 million
Alabama: 49
Population: 4.9 million
19. New Mexico: 40
Population: 2.1 million
Iowa: 40
Population: 3.2 million
20. Ohio: 39
Population: 11.7 million
Arkansas: 39
Population: 3 million
21. California: 37
Population: 39.5 million
22. Minnesota: 35
Population: 5.6 million
26. Colorado: 35
Population: 5.8 million
23. Virginia: 34
Population: 8.5 million
24. New Hampshire: 32
Population: 1.4 million
25. Tennessee: 31
Population: 6.8 million
North Carolina: 31
Population: 10.5 million
26. Missouri: 30
Population: 6.1 million
27. Washington: 28
Population: 7.6 million
28. Kentucky: 25
Population: 4.5 million
29. Idaho: 24
Population: 1.8 million
North Dakota: 24
Population: 762,062
Nebraska: 24
Population: 1.9 million
Oklahoma: 24
Population: 4 million
30. South Dakota: 22
Population: 884,659
31. Wisconsin: 21
Population: 5.8 million
32. Kansas: 20
Population: 2.9 million
33. West Virginia: 16
Population: 1.8 million
34. Utah: 14
Population: 3.2 million
35. Montana: 13
Population: 1.1 million
36. Oregon: 12
Population: 4.2 million
37. Maine: 10
Population: 1.3 million
38. Vermont: 9
Population: 623,989
39. Wyoming: 8
Population: 578,759
40. Hawaii: 7
Population: 1.4 million
41. Alaska: 6
Population: 731,545
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