States ranked by COVID-19 test positivity rates: Feb. 24
Here are the rates of positive COVID-19 tests in each state, along with the number of new cases most recently reported and number of tests conducted per 100,000 people.
Data points were last updated Feb. 24. Data for positivity rates and tests are seven-day moving averages. New cases are daily counts as reported by state and the District of Columbia. The information cited is from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. States are arranged in descending order of test positivity rates.
South Dakota: 22.3 percent positive
New daily cases: 212
Tests per 100,000: 69.1
Kansas: 22.1
New daily cases: 11
Tests per 100,000: 94.5
Alabama: 21.9
New daily cases: 1,453
Tests per 100,000: 86.3
Iowa: 21
New daily cases: 710
Tests per 100,000: 55.6
Idaho: 20.6
New daily cases: 282
Tests per 100,000: 81.6
Arkansas: 14.7
New daily cases: 834
Tests per 100,000: 98.6
South Carolina: 12.6
New daily cases: 1,323
Tests per 100,000: 362.6
Georgia: 11.7
New daily cases: 3,780
Tests per 100,000: 243.6
Tennessee: 11.5
New daily cases: 1,226
Tests per 100,000: 119.8
Kentucky: 9.9
New daily cases: 1,487
Tests per 100,000: 267.7
Virginia: 9.5
New daily cases: 1,769
Tests per 100,000: 243
Oklahoma: 9.4
New daily cases: 359
Tests per 100,000: 208.3
Utah: 9.3
New daily cases: 716
Tests per 100,000: 260.4
Ohio: 8.4
New daily cases: 2,775
Tests per 100,000: 215.3
Pennsylvania: 7.8
New daily cases: 2,820
Tests per 100,000: 267.7
Florida: 6.7
New daily cases: 5,610
Tests per 100,000: 397.8
North Carolina: 6.5
New daily cases: 1,514
Tests per 100,000: 417.8
Texas: 6.5
New daily cases: 10,583
Tests per 100,000: 296.8
New Hampshire: 6.3
New daily cases: 258
Tests per 100,000: 451.7
New Jersey: 5.9
New daily cases: 3,158
Tests per 100,000: 582.2
Louisiana: 5.6
New daily cases: 1,404
Tests per 100,000: 308.4
Wyoming: 5.6
New daily cases: 44
Tests per 100,000: 263.6
Mississippi: 5.5
New daily cases: 348
Tests per 100,000: 217.5
Missouri: 5.4
New daily cases: 575
Tests per 100,000: 157.6
Delaware: 5.2
New daily cases: 138
Tests per 100,000: 525.6
Arizona: 5
New daily cases: 1,184
Tests per 100,000: 425.4
Montana: 4.9
New daily cases: 230
Tests per 100,000: 373.3
Nevada: 4.9
New daily cases: 398
Tests per 100,000: 238.7
North Dakota: 4.3
New daily cases: 104
Tests per 100,000: 274.8
Colorado: 4.2
New daily cases: 1,096
Tests per 100,000: 432.2
Michigan: 3.9
New daily cases: 1,784
Tests per 100,000: 301
West Virginia: 3.6
New daily cases: 285
Tests per 100,000: 443.7
New York: 3.5
New daily cases: 6,923
Tests per 100,000: 1,033.3
Minnesota: 3.3
New daily cases: 500
Tests per 100,000: 425.2
New Mexico: 3.2
New daily cases: 312
Tests per 100,000: 485.8
Washington: 3.1
New daily cases: 731
Tests per 100,000: 420.4
Connecticut: 3
New daily cases: 1,357
Tests per 100,000: 776.4
Nebraska: 3
New daily cases: 357
Tests per 100,000: 481.6
California: 3
New daily cases: 6,394
Tests per 100,000: 464.8
Indiana: 2.9
New daily cases: 679
Tests per 100,000: 470.9
Wisconsin: 2.8
New daily cases: 707
Tests per 100,000: 436.5
Maryland: 2.8
New daily cases: 662
Tests per 100,000: 457.5
Illinois: 2.8
New daily cases: 1,673
Tests per 100,000: 508.1
District of Columbia: 2.5
New daily cases: 89
Tests per 100,000: 583.7
Oregon: 2.4
New daily cases: 510
Tests per 100,000: 384.3
Rhode Island: 2
New daily cases: 282
Tests per 100,000: 1,508
Massachusetts: 1.9
New daily cases: 1,237
Tests per 100,000: 1,252.9
Alaska: 1.7
New daily cases: 55
Tests per 100,000: 929.5
Vermont: 1.5
New daily cases: 83
Tests per 100,000: 1,178.6
Hawaii: 1.2
New daily cases: 44
Tests per 100,000: 309.7
Maine: 1.1
New daily cases: 142
Tests per 100,000: 906.2
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