As of May 28, more than 592,000 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. 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 May 28.
Note: These are the latest numbers available. The list includes ties.
New Jersey: 295
Population: 8.9 million residents
New York: 271
Population: 19.4 million
Massachusetts: 259
Population: 6.9 million
Rhode Island: 256
Population: 1.1 million
Mississippi: 245
Population: 3 million
Arizona: 242
Population: 7.3 million
Connecticut: 231
Population: 3.6 million
Alabama: 227
Population: 4.9 million
Louisiana: 227
Population: 4.6 million
South Dakota: 227
Population: 884,659
Pennsylvania: 213
Population: 12.8 million
Michigan: 203
Population: 10 million
New Mexico: 203
Population: 2.1 million
Indiana: 202
Population: 6.7 million
North Dakota: 202
Population: 762,062
Illinois: 198
Population: 12.7 million
Arkansas: 193
Population: 3 million
Iowa: 192
Population: 3.2 million
Georgia: 190
Population: 10.6 million
South Carolina: 189
Population: 5.1 million
Oklahoma: 184
Population: 4 million
Nevada: 181
Population: 3.1 million
Tennessee: 181
Population: 6.8 million
Texas: 178
Population: 30 million
Kansas: 175
Population: 2.9 million
Florida: 171
Population: 21.5 million
Delaware: 170
Population: 973,764
Ohio: 169
Population: 11.7 million
California: 160
Population: 39.5 million
District of Columbia: 160
Population: 705,749
Maryland: 158
Population: 6 million
Missouri: 157
Population: 6.1 million
West Virginia: 156
Population: 1.8 million
Kentucky: 155
Population: 4.5 million
Montana: 151
Population: 1.1 million
Wisconsin: 134
Population: 5.8 million
Minnesota: 133
Population: 5.6 million
Virginia: 131
Population: 8.5 million
North Carolina: 125
Population: 10.5 million
Wyoming: 124
Population: 578,759
Nebraska: 123
Population: 1.9 million
Idaho: 117
Population: 1.8 million
Colorado: 116
Population: 5.8 million
New Hampshire: 99
Population: 1.4 million
Washington: 76
Population: 7.6 million
Utah: 72
Population: 3.2 million
Oregon: 64
Population: 4.2 million
Maine: 61
Population: 1.3 million
Alaska: 48
Population: 731,545
Vermont: 41
Population: 623,989
Hawaii: 35
Population: 1.4 million
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