COVID-19 death rates by state: March 3
As of March 3, more than 515,000 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 Washington, D.C. The data was last updated at 7:50 a.m. CST.
Note: These are the latest numbers available. The list includes ties.
New Jersey: 263 per 100,000 people
Population: 8.9 million residents
New York: 243
Population: 19.4 million
Rhode Island: 238
Population: 1.1 million
Massachusetts: 235
Population: 6.9 million
Mississippi: 226
Population: 3 million
Arizona: 221
Population: 7.3 million
Connecticut: 215
Population: 3.6 million
South Dakota: 213
Population: 884,659
Louisiana: 208
Population: 4.6 million
Alabama: 204
Population: 4.9 million
North Dakota: 194
Population: 762,062
Pennsylvania: 189
Population: 12.8 million
Indiana: 188
Population: 6.7 million
Illinois: 180
Population: 12.7 million
New Mexico: 178
Population: 2.1 million
Iowa: 174
Population: 3.2 million
Arkansas: 174
Population: 3 million
South Carolina: 167
Population: 5.1 million
Tennessee: 166
Population: 6.8 million
Michigan: 166
Population: 10 million
Kansas: 163
Population: 2.9 million
Nevada: 161
Population: 3.1 million
Georgia: 160
Population: 10.6 million
Texas: 153
Population: 30 million
Delaware: 146
Population: 973,764
Florida: 145
Population: 21.5 million
District of Columbia: 144
Population: 705,749
Ohio: 143
Population: 11.7 million
Missouri: 137
Population: 6.1 million
California: 134
Population: 39.5 million
Maryland: 131
Population: 6 million
Montana: 128
Population: 1.1 million
West Virginia: 128
Population: 1.8 million
Wisconsin: 121
Population: 5.8 million
Wyoming: 118
Population: 578,759
Minnesota: 116
Population: 5.6 million
Oklahoma: 115
Population: 4 million
Nebraska: 114
Population: 1.9 million
North Carolina: 108
Population: 10.5 million
Kentucky: 108
Population: 4.5 million
Colorado: 105
Population: 5.8 million
Idaho: 105
Population: 1.8 million
Virginia: 105
Population: 8.5 million
New Hampshire: 86
Population: 1.4 million
Washington: 66
Population: 7.6 million
Utah: 61
Population: 3.2 million
Oregon: 53
Population: 4.2 million
Maine: 52
Population: 1.3 million
Alaska: 40
Population: 731,545
Vermont: 33
Population: 623,989
Hawaii: 31
Population: 1.4 million
Note: These are the latest numbers available. The list includes ties.
New Jersey: 183 per 100,000 people
Population: 8.9 million residents
New York: 170
Population: 19.4 million
Massachusetts: 143
Population: 6.9 million
Connecticut: 128
Population: 3.6 million
Louisiana: 126
Population: 4.6 million
Rhode Island: 111
Population: 1.1 million
Mississippi: 109
Population: 3 million
Washington, D.C.: 91
Population: 705,749
Arizona: 81
Population: 7.3 million
Illinois: 77
Population: 12.7 million
Florida: 76
Population: 21.5 million
Michigan: 75
Population: 10 million
South Carolina: 74
Population: 5.1 million
Georgia: 72
Population: 10.6 million
Delaware: 70
Population: 973,764
Pennsylvania: 68
Population: 12.8 million
Maryland: 68
Population: 6 million
Texas: 62
Population: 30 million
Indiana: 61
Population: 6.7 million
Arkansas: 60
Population: 3 million
North Dakota: 60
Population: 762,062
Alabama: 58
Population: 4.9 million
Nevada: 57
Population: 3.1 million
Iowa: 52
Population: 3.2 million
Missouri: 47
Population: 6.1 million
New Mexico: 46
Population: 2.1 million
Ohio: 45
Population: 11.7 million
Tennessee: 45
Population: 6.8 million
California: 44
Population: 39.5 million
Minnesota: 43
Population: 5.6 million
Virginia: 42
Population: 8.5 million
South Dakota: 42
Population: 884,659
North Carolina: 40
Population: 10.5 million
Colorado: 39
Population: 5.8 million
New Hampshire: 35
Population: 1.4 million
Kansas: 33
Population: 2.9 million
Kentucky: 33
Population: 4.5 million
Idaho: 32
Population: 1.8 million
Oklahoma: 32
Population: 4 million
Washington: 31
Population: 7.6 million
Nebraska: 31
Population: 1.9 million
Wisconsin: 31
Population: 5.8 million
Montana: 28
Population: 1.1 million
West Virginia: 24
Population: 1.8 million
Utah: 18
Population: 3.2 million
Oregon: 16
Population: 4.2 million
Hawaii: 15
Population: 1.4 million
Wyoming: 12
Population: 578,759
Maine: 11
Population: 1.3 million
Vermont: 9
Population: 623,989
Alaska: 9
Population: 731,545
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