States ranked by COVID-19 death rates: Oct. 27

As of October 27, more than 739,000 people in the U.S. had 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. 

Here is a breakdown of average daily COVID-19 deaths and COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people over the last seven days in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. The data was last updated Oct. 27.

Note: States are ranked by deaths per 100,000. The list includes ties. 

West Virginia
Deaths per 100,000: 1.36
Daily average deaths: 24.4

Montana
Deaths per 100,000: 1.32
Daily average deaths: 14.1

Idaho
Deaths per 100,000: 1.26
Daily average deaths: 22.4

Wyoming
Deaths per 100,000: 0.94
Daily average deaths: 5.4

North Dakota
Deaths per 100,000: 0.86
Daily average deaths: 6.6

Georgia
Deaths per 100,000: 0.83
Daily average deaths: 88.7

Kentucky
Deaths per 100,000: 0.76
Daily average deaths: 34.1

South Carolina
Deaths per 100,000: 0.68
Daily average deaths: 34.9

Ohio
Deaths per 100,000: 0.67
Daily average deaths: 78.3

Arizona
Deaths per 100,000: 0.66
Daily average deaths: 48.2

Alaska
Deaths per 100,000: 0.61
Daily average deaths: 4.4

Texas
Deaths per 100,000: 0.57
Daily average deaths: 166.6

Tennessee
Deaths per 100,000: 0.56
Daily average deaths: 38.4

Florida
Deaths per 100,000: 0.53
Daily average deaths: 112.9

Pennsylvania
Deaths per 100,000: 0.52
Daily average deaths: 66.9

Nevada
Deaths per 100,000: 0.51
Daily average deaths: 15.9

Michigan
Deaths per 100,000: 0.49
Daily average deaths: 49.4

Maine
Deaths per 100,000: 0.48
Daily average deaths: 6.4

Mississippi
Deaths per 100,000: 0.48
Daily average deaths: 14.3

Alabama
Deaths per 100,000: 0.47
Daily average deaths: 23

Delaware
Deaths per 100,000: 0.45
Daily average deaths: 4.4

Iowa
Deaths per 100,000: 0.45
Daily average deaths: 14.3

North Carolina
Deaths per 100,000: 0.43
Daily average deaths: 44.7

Virginia
Deaths per 100,000: 0.43
Daily average deaths: 36.4

Indiana
Deaths per 100,000: 0.42
Daily average deaths: 28.1

New Mexico
Deaths per 100,000: 0.41
Daily average deaths: 8.6

Arkansas
Deaths per 100,000: 0.4
Daily average deaths: 12.1

Colorado
Deaths per 100,000: 0.4
Daily average deaths: 23

South Dakota
Deaths per 100,000: 0.4
Daily average deaths: 3.6

Wisconsin
Deaths per 100,000: 0.4
Daily average deaths: 23.3

Washington
Deaths per 100,000: 0.36
Daily average deaths: 27.3

Kansas
Deaths per 100,000: 0.34
Daily average deaths: 10.

Louisiana
Deaths per 100,000: 0.33
Daily average deaths: 15.4

Minnesota
Deaths per 100,000: 0.31
Daily average deaths: 17.7

Oklahoma
Deaths per 100,000: 0.31
Daily average deaths: 12.1

Oregon
Deaths per 100,000: 0.31
Daily average deaths: 13.1

Utah
Deaths per 100,000: 0.29
Daily average deaths: 9.1

California
Deaths per 100,000: 0.27
Daily average deaths: 107.7

Illinois
Deaths per 100,000: 0.25
Daily average deaths: 32.1

Missouri
Deaths per 100,000: 0.23
Daily average deaths: 13.9

Maryland
Deaths per 100,000: 0.22
Daily average deaths: 13.1

New Jersey
Deaths per 100,000: 0.21
Daily average deaths: 18.3

Vermont
Deaths per 100,000: 0.21
Daily average deaths: 1.3

Massachusetts
Deaths per 100,000: 0.19
Daily average deaths: 13.1

New York State
Deaths per 100,000: 0.19
Daily average deaths: 36

Connecticut
Deaths per 100,000: 0.12
Daily average deaths: 4.4

Hawaii
Deaths per 100,000: 0.12
Daily average deaths: 1.7

New Hampshire
Deaths per 100,000: 0.12
Daily average deaths: 1.6

Rhode Island
Deaths per 100,000: 0.12
Daily average deaths: 1.3

Nebraska
Deaths per 100,000: 0.07
Daily average deaths: 1.4

District of Columbia
Deaths per 100,000: 0.04
Daily average deaths: .3